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Old 2011-02-27, 23:46   Link #22037
haguruma
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Originally Posted by Jan-Poo View Post
Which is what I was talking about. No doubt that this is the best philosophy a politician can wish for.

Deny or minimize a terrible truth for the sake of harmony? I know a lot of dictators that totally agreed (and agree) with that.


No doubt that disclosing some truths can lead to conflict and even war and deaths. But if you don't open your eyes to the truth, nothing will ever change.
But like Aura Twilight already explained there is a big difference between political and social philosophies...you are comparing pears with apples here.

Where is the similarity between a dictator hiding terrible government secrets about weapons of massdestruction and death facilities and a brother who just wants his sister to remember the good points of her family instead of their terrible last moments.

In knowing that a dictator is hiding weapons of massdestruction and kills everyone opposing his reign there is a very positive gain, because you can give that information to the world and help overthrow that reign of terror.

In knowing that a family turned into selfcentred jerks over a bunch of gold and basically killed each other in the process because an abandoned child didn't know how to be loved and accidently opened up that chance, ending in the death or madness of everybody except a single teenage girl....what's the gain in knowing that?!

Of course people can hold different personal opinions about the second, but there is no definite GAIN in that truth.
That truth is not about gaining something useful, it's just about knowing and gaining power through that. It's like we regain some power over celebrities by depriving them of their privacy.
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