The Pathogen Known As Reality

"‘I can’t believe that,’ said Alice.
"‘Can’t you?’ the Queen said in a pitying tone. ‘Try again: draw a long breath and shut your eyes.’
"Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said; ‘one can’t believe impossible things.’
"‘I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.’"
Law.A rule of action prescribed by a superior, which an inferior is bound to obey: 36 C.J. 957

Slave. 2 : One that is held completely subservient to a dominating influence. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Slavery. 2 : submission to a dominating influence. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary.



Puppet. 3 : One whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence.Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Puppeteer. One who manipulates puppets. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Government. The control and administration of public policy in a political society by a system of rules. Gilbert Law Summaries

Sheep. b : a timid docile person; esp: one easily influenced or led. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Public. That vast multitude, which includes the ignorant, the unthinking, and the credulous, who, in making purchases, do not stop to analyze, but are governed by appearance and general impressions. J.W. Collins Co. v. F.M. Paist Co. 14 F.2d 614.

Cattle. 2: human beings esp. en masse. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Herd. 2 a (1) : a group of people usu. Having a common bond. b: the undistinguished masses: CROWD Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Stampede 2: a mass movement of people at a common impulse. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Cow. To subdue; akin to cop, cuff (hit); meaning influenced by cow, n., coward, to frighten; make timid; overawe.



Mass. b: the body of people as contrasted with the elite- Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Illiterate. Unlettered; ignorant of letters or books; untaught, unlearned; uninstructed in science. Ballentines Law Dictionary Third Edition.

Parrot. : to repeat by rote. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Rote. 1: the use of memory usu. With little intelligence <learn by ~> 2 : routine or repetition carried out mechanically or unthinkingly. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Brainwashing. 2: persuasion by propaganda or salesmanship. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Dead. (1) : incapable of being stirred emotionally or intellectually : UNRESPONSIVE. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Apathetic. 2 : having no or little interest or concern. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Zombie. 2 a : a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead esp : AUTOMATION Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Automation. 2 : the state of being operated automatically. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Machine. b : a person or organization that resembles a machine (as being methodical, tireless or unemotional) Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Robot. b : an efficient, insensitive, often brutalized person. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Robotization. 1 : AUTOMATION 2 : the process of turning a human being into a robot. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Zoo.3 : a place, situation marked by crowding, confusion, or unrestrained behavior. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Insane delusion. An "insane delusion" is a conception of a disordered mind which imagines facts to exist of which there is no evidence and belief in which is adhered to against all evidence and argument to contrary, and which cannot be accounted for on any reasonable hypothesis. In re Nigro's Estate, 243 Cal. App.2d 152, 52 Cal.Rptr. 128, 133.

Authoritarianism. Authoritarian principles; policy or practice of unquestioning obedience to the authority of a dictator or a small dictatorial group. Webster’s New World Dictionary

Authoritarian. Believing in, relating to, or characterized by unquestioning obedience to authority rather than individual freedom of judgement and action. A person who believes in, advocates, practices, or enforces such obedience. Webster’s New World Dictionary

Authority. The power or right to give commands, enforce obedience, take action, or make final decisions: jurisdiction. Power or influence resulting from knowledge, prestige, etc., synonyms. Power and Influence. Webster’s New World Dictionary

Influence. The power of a person or group to produce effects without the exertion of physical force or authority, based on wealth, social position, ability, etc. Webster’s New World Dictionary

Power. The ability to control others. A document giving it. Webster’s New World Dictionary

Obedience. Doing what is ordered; submission. Webster’s New World Dictionary

Slavery. 2 : submission to a dominating influence. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Self-abasement. Abasement or humiliation of oneself. Webster’s New World Dictionary



America. The only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilisation. George Clemenceau

Chastity. The most unnatural of the sexual perversions. Aldous Huxley

Communist. One who has nothing and wishes to share it with the world. Anon

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to truth and common sense. Ambrose Bierce

Friendship. A mutual belief in the same fallacies, mountebanks, hobgoblins and imbecilities. H.L. Mencken

Heaven. The Coney Island of the Christian imagination. Elbert Hubbard

Quack. A murderer without a licence. Ambrose Bierce

Piety. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon his supposed resemblance to man. Ambrose Bierce

Power. The ultimate aphrodisiac. Henry Kissinger

Religion. The belief that gods on the side of the government. Bertrand Russell

Religion. Excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Napoleon Bonaparte

Sham. The professions of politicians, the science of doctors, the knowledge of reviewers, the religion of sensational preachers, and in a word, the world. Ambrose Bierce

Suburbs. Incubators of apathy and delirium. Cyril Connolly

Sunday School. A prision in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents. H.L. Mencken

Thinking. The hardest work there is, which is why so few engage in it. Henry Ford