"A ruling intelligentsia, whether in Europe, Asia or Africa, treats the
masses as raw material to be experimented on, processed, and wasted at will."
by:
Eric Hoffer
(1902-1983) American author, philosopher, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
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And we know that we all hate a "mob" also. How do they treat a non-ruling intelligensia. Hitler burned the intelligensia's books. So what is this guys point really!
 -- Waffler, Smith     
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    Waffler what is YOUR point? What does "mob" have to do with this quote at all? Or Hitler for that matter?
     -- J Carlton, Calgary     
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     -- Anonymous      
    The quote is dead on. We "taxpayers" are treated as inventory to be fleeced at will. Not to mention that the people of Africa have had "pharmaceutical trials" done on them as though they were lab rats. here again we see "Big Pharma" working with "Big Government" operating as sociopaths.
     -- J Carlton, Calgary     
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    Using the term intelligentsia very loosely, he forgot the Americas
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    This really speaks to me.
     -- Anonymous     
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     -- gtheo, portage,michigan      
    Then there's Bill & Melinda Gates....off to give their Toxic, Poisonous vaccines to ALL those people in the third world countries (mostly children) which equates to: Global Depopulation. Way to go Bill......spending ALL that $$$ where it REALLY counts. More sheep to the slaughter.........................
     -- L.P., Kirkland     
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    History backs this up. America is the sacred cow to yoke now. That is what social engineers do -- it is like playing god and it is the same old power trip of kings and dictators.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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    Waffler knows the difference between intelligensia and plutocracy. If Hoffer had used the correct word his statement would have been right on.
     -- dick, fort worth     
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    The elected officials do appear to not have much respect for us menials, without which absolutely nothing is produced. 
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    Heck, our elected officials. as imperfect as they are, sure do seem to have more respect than you do, Fred.  You would have us all live in your own private Idaho whether we want to or not.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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    Mr Archer, I seek only the most correct behavior coordination for the most effective  productiveness of life.  We are all of social element of life and must be placed in our proper positions for life to move forward.  Much as the automobile cannot run without its essential order, cylinder ten feet away from piston, wheel a 100 yards from axel, humankind must be placed in its most productive precise order. 
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    Sillik, you do NOT seek, only the most correct behavior for anything - you only rationalize depraved enslavement. We are all NOT of social element — WE ARE all of individual elements. Can you please draw or take a picture (maybe through a microscope) of a social element (-; you know, something scientific;-). Is it your godhood position (or another god) that will place each person within humankind's most productive precise order?
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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