Take No Prisoners
The Aphorisms, 55 minutes worth, are on the Audio below only.
May 22, 1989
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Summary
#496 * May 22, 1989 * – 1:27
Notes by TK
Reading of Kyroots to :55.
In cellular division the part without the nucleus cannot grow, although it may survive for a while. When an idea divides, the more complex part contains the nucleus and it is that part which must be pursued by a RE, not the simplistic, non-nucleated offspring which contains no nourishment and will not grow or reproduce.
A new Kyroot: you can learn no lessons from the defeated if there are no survivors. Dual interpretation (division potential): City: there is something to learn from the vanquished; RE: why engage in conversation with the defeated? What is there to learn, of value, from losers? Take no prisoners. Example of a man who is attempting to give up drinking, taking interest in an article about the beneficial effects of alcohol.
This supports the Dialogue; supports the less complex, sure to lose, aspect of the internal division in man. The only way for the RE is to make his decision/judgment such that there is no recourse of appeal.
Another possible name for This Thing: “it’s all still in flux”.
Thought for the night: “who’s there? (you know damn well who!)”
AKS
On a job application, the Real Revolutionist is always sure
to note, “I don’t do regrets.”
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The Revolutionist, above all men, remembers that the basic
molecular structure of human affairs is “lead or be led.”
(Paradise, as described by many in the City, sounds much like a
place wherein this relationship is never ambiguous, or
unsatisfying.)
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In the City, being “civilized” is simply “Gimmie”
translated into “If you please” spoken by a man who may be
armed.
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I understand that this has absolutely no pertinence to our
general field of interests, but I’ll mention it just the same:
Time turns even the vilest of conquerors into an acceptable hero.
(Don’t ever try and twist this around somehow and attempt to use
it.)
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I once heard a saying back in the City that went thusly,
“Words are the coins of the wise”, but don’t overlook the fact
that everyone (including dolts) has equal access to the monetary
system.
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The uselessness and danger of parochial, chauvinistic
thoughts regarding one’s culture, race or religion is so obvious
that the Revolutionist rarely even remembers to mention same to
the recruits.
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A prime difference between the truly civilized and the
otherwise is that the former can apparently think and reason
about that most UN-reasonable and UN-civilized of energies —
force.
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Under the necessary circumstances, everybody can be
attracted to anything.
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In the City, only those who believe they have a “soul” have
one.
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If anyone’s life was truly as exciting as their biography
declares, they would have EXPLODED (and would have never been
able to lie still long enough to die).
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After all is said-and-done (and then-some), never ever
forget that more than morals, character, or intelligence, remains
the importance of penmanship.
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A truly up-to-date map is out-of-date before it leaves the
printer’s.
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Since no one in the City can agree on what is “art” and
what is not, let me give you a fresh definition and settle the
matter: If it performs no labor-saving function, and is not a
part of the Parks System, and YOU like it — it’s art.
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If you hang around dumb people you get dumb.
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There was once a man from “2 1/2-D Land” who passed through
here, and upon observing a two lane highway with one lane moving
faster, asked why everyone didn’t get in the fast one. (Silly
boy.)
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Dead people aren’t “dead”, their phones are just
disconnected.
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Those who glorify the “common man” will remain common and
those who accept the “mortal condition” will continue to receive
it.
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You should live each day as though you’re going to die
yesterday.
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I once heard a kid asked if he “believed in fate and
justice” and he pondered a moment and said, “If I don’t will
they go away?”
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Regarding this Revolutionary activity: You should do
everything in its appropriate time, that is, ALL THE TIME.
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Over in another City, I heard of a theatrical group that was
so artsy and histrionic that they even had a cast to play
themselves.
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If you hang around people you get to be one. (Oh,
boy…Whoopie.)
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