psychoceramics: (fwd) Re: Michael John Falkner, Philosopher

[acb @ bruce.cs.monash.edu.au (Andrew C Bulhak)]

Here is an example of psychoceramics from USENET.  Michael
Falkner is a jackboots-and-all authoritarian.  He first 
appeared during the original Communications Decency Act debate,
hailing the wisdom of Exon and calling for a neo-Medieval theocracy
to protect people from sinning.  His ideology seems to be a 
combination of some bizarre, militant version of Christianity and
some form of sadomasochistic Orwellian fetishism.  (Not sure if he's
actually twisted or if this is some sort of act.)

 -- acb [he's also a big Debbie Gibson fan, FWIW]

From: mfalkner @ alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (Michael John Falkner)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Michael John Falkner, Philosopher
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Message-ID: <4b4v6k$7--@u--.edu>

Allan Trojan (a--@y--.ca) wrote:

:   Let me dare to summarize Falknerianism in one line:
: 
:  "Government exists to control our thoughts."

It exists to control the actions necessary to retain a civilized society,
and, hence, must do exactly as you state.

:  Let me go further and pose the ensuing questions:
: 
:  1. Who is our government?
:  2. What are our thoughts?

1.  The government IS NOT the people -- don't believe the people who say
otherwise.  The government is one of, by, and for the rich.

2.  That's a harder question to answer, but your thoughts are often
expressed as your beliefs, such as that a lot of you have no desire for a
government.

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