In the context of the book (a bomber squadron under corrupt leadership in WWII Italy), it was largely true. In the context of day-to-day life, not so much.

In the context of the book (a bomber squadron under corrupt leadership in WWII Italy), it was largely true. In the context of day-to-day life, not so much.
Re: Which was, of course, obviously silly when first propounded. The vast majority of people fit into neither category. -- Russ Walden	Post Reply	Top of thread	Forum

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11/24/2020, 17:47:12

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But in regard to government I think it's basically dead, spot-on. We can see how politicians with a hyper-intellectual, reality-detached view of the world often do things that cause unnecessary suffering, loss and death to those who trust them with power.

Governor "Murderhouse" Cuomo is a perfect example of this in his arguably-criminally negligent mishandling of the China Virus epidemic in his state.

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But, when he said "in the world," he ventured way outside the context of the book, and went from potentially profound to provably silly. Words mean things. --- Russ Walden ( 11/24/2020, 22:41:44 ) ( 2 bytes ) +1

'Might have flubbed the verbatim quote. --- LateForLunch ( 11/25/2020, 15:57:28 ) ( 2326 bytes ) +1

Understand. --- Russ Walden ( 11/25/2020, 16:28:51 ) ( 2 bytes )