Monday, September 22, 2014

The Transvaluation of Values


A dove is not a rat. Perhaps it is helpful if people think this way; they might stop feeding pigeons. 

Turning unwelcome beings into rats and snakes is an old propaganda trick, used before in ways that people here want to forget. But the trick is wrong, not just its uses. Shifting perception is serious, and there are occasions when the shift is accurate. That's just why it shouldn't be done - cheaply.

Here's a real dove:


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