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[–] 0rion 0 points 19 points (+19|-0) ago 

Ted may have been nuts, but he was an incredibly intelligent man. For someone who seemed to have such a tight grasp of how the world works, I still can't figure out how he thought his little campaign would make any difference. He could have had far more success as a philosopher than a murderer.

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[–] altreptiles 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

He had good ideas but the actions done by him (or his alleged group) were horrible. I feel more people would have been able to relate to his ideas if it wasn't brought forward by a terrorist. Maybe though you wouldn't have heard of him if he didn't kill.

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[–] Carmull 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Paragraph 96:

"...But freedom of the press is of very little use to the average citizen as an individual. The mass media are mostly under the control of large organizations that are integrated into the system. Anyone who has a little money can have something printed, or can distribute it on the Internet or in some such way, but what he has to say will be swamped by the vast volume of material put out by the media, hence it will have no practical effect. To make an impression on society with words is therefore almost impossible for most individuals and small groups. Take us (FC) for example. If we had never done anything violent and had submitted the present writings to a publisher, they probably would not have been accepted. If they had been accepted and published, they probably would not have attracted many readers, because it's more fun to watch the entertainment put out by the media than to read a sober essay. Even if these writings had had many readers, most of these readers would soon have forgotten what they had read as their minds were flooded by the mass of material to which the media expose them. In order to get our message before the public with some chance of making a lasting impression, we've had to kill people."

If he hadn't killed people we wouldn't be talking about him right now.

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[–] bourbonexpert 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

i think if the internet today existed back then, he would be a lot more popular and powerful.

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[–] OcculusResurrectio 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

We re still talked by about his writings. I'd say he was successful

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[–] Nayra [S] 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

He really could have. I find it amazing how well he managed to quickly describe the psychology of leftists.

At the same time, he had a well-documented involvement with the MK Ultra program which I'm sure was unhealthy.

It's pretty unfortunate. He would've been a huge figurehead in the current anti-PC war.

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