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Out of context: Reply #16
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Inu, regarding the "Funny questions:"
"When a person is troubled, it's better not to think about it, but to keep busy with more cheerful things."
This is about the Brave New World idea that the masses should be kept in a mild state of contentment - that way they will be docile and will not question the authorities too deeply. I BNW people are compulsorily sedated with a drug called "soma" - I believe that television is the drug of choice in our society.
"Although the electronic age makes official surveillance easier, people who haven't done anything wrong shouldn't be worried."
This is about the way our civil liberties are being eroded in the name of "security".
"Abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all."
That's quite a reactionary statement, but one that is still very prevalent. It doesn't encourage people to use their imaginations and make new connections when looking at abstract art, preferring to reinforce the passive consumption of "realistic" entertainment delivery systems like TV, where all the opinions are pre-made and there is no time to digest and reflect.
"No one can feel naturally homosexual."
There is mounting evidence that homosexuality has always been part of humanity, ie that it is "natural", but conservatives routinely propagate the idea that homosexuality is "unnatural".