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About an hour in you were discussing the "X" subjects, John Locke. Including subjects like psychological control. It reminded me of this passage in George Orwell's Prevention of Literature:

"When one sees highly educated men looking on indifferently at oppression and persecution, one wonders which to despise more, their cynicism or their shortsightedness. Many scientists, for example, are the uncritical admirers of the U.S.S.R. They appear to think that the destruction of liberty is of no importance so long as their own line of work is for the moment unaffected. The U.S.S.R. is a large, rapidly developing country which has an acute need of scientific workers and, consequently, treats them generously. Provided that they steer clear of dangerous subjects such as psychology, scientists are privileged persons."

The Prevention of Literature

Polemic, January, 1946

https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-prevention-of-literature/

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Would liked to have heard a bit more of the Rhodes connections to Canada. Was John Locke fully involved with the work of Cecil Rhodes? Also was noting Maurice Strong being mentioned. Who backrolled his rise in Canada so he could go on later for the UN Environmental Program? I do know when he bought a major ranch (funny how many like Ted Turner are into the same earth control) in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado and then proceeded to try and manipulate the ground water resources for a quick cash grab similar to the Bushes too in South America.

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