From: Xela@yabbs
To: arachnoi@yabbs
Subject: Hitler and Hawking, pt.1
Date: Wed Jun 15 21:01:47 1994

{Spelling! He who lives anal retentive, Dies [sic] anal retentive!}

I'd rather die anal retentive than illiterate.

{...tell us [sic, unless you are schizo] more how GREAT u [sic] are, and 
then tell us [sic] why u [sic] can't count, spell, form grammatically 
correct sentences, chk [sic] your facts, or logically present an 
argument.}

I never claimed greatness, but I did present the reason why I am credible 
and knowledgable *enough* to take part in this discussion.  You have yet 
to show any credibility; as far as I know, you have the credentials of a 
televangelist.

{...What Hitler had to say was important than how loud he shouted it...}

Let me quote the political theoretician Dr. Harrah Arendt:
    "The 'magic spell' that Hitler cast over his listeners has been 
acknowledged many times, latterly by the publishers of 'Hitlers 
Tischgespraeche' [Hitler's Table Talks]...This fascination--'the strange 
magnetism that radiated from Hitler in such a compelling manner'--rested 
indeed 'on the fanatical belief of this man in himself"...
    Society is always prone to accept a person offhand for what he 
pretends to be, so that a crackpot posing as a genius always has a certain 
chance to be believed.  In modern society, with its characteristic lack of 
discerning judgement, this tendency is strengthened, so that someone who 
not only holds opinions but also PRESENTS [emph. added] them in a tone of 
unshakable conviction will not so easily forfeit his prestige, no matter 
how many times he has been demonstrably wrong." (pg. 3, Totalitarianism)

The presentation plays an integral part in getting the message across, and 
especially in Herrn [no spelling mistake, take German] Hitlers case.

To be continued...