When you are born without the ordinary feelings and emotions shared by most other human beings, life looks different to you. It seems at times like a movie youโre walking through, more a spectator than a participant. There is above all a lack of empathy with most of mankind, a sense of detachment. But with detachment comes perspective. The less you care, the more you know, and the more you know the less you care.
Boyd RicePeople who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with the greatest lack of perspective.
Boyd RiceWhen you are born without the ordinary feelings and emotions shared by most other human beings, life looks different to you. It seems at times like a movie youโre walking through, more a spectator than a participant. There is above all a lack of empathy with most of mankind, a sense of detachment. But with detachment comes perspective. The less you care, the more you know, and the more you know the less you care.
Boyd RicePeace /n/: A rare state which has only existed when a despot has been fearsome or strong enough to impose it. The image of your head on the end of a stick is a strong incentive toward 'visualizing world peace'.
Boyd RiceSimilarly, only people as misanthropic as myself can be counted on not to have to lie to others, since we have the unique luxury of not caring what sort of opinions others formulate about us.
Boyd RiceNo, seriously, I really don't have much ill-will toward anyone these days; I just ignore the people that I dislike
Boyd RiceIf laws were real they wouldnโt need to be enforced, because if they were real they couldnโt be broken. Try breaking the law of gravity. Now thatโs a law. Laws made by man are rules reflecting the current status of his moral codes. As he alters and whittles away his morality, casting bits and pieces aside, his codes change to reflect it.
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