Taking somebody's money without permission is stealing, unless you work for the IRS; then it's taxation. Killing people en masse is homicidal mania, unless you work for the Army; then it's National Defense. Spying on your neighbors is invasion of privacy, unless you work for the FBI; then it's National Security. Running a whorehouse makes you a pimp and poisoning people makes you a murderer, unless you work for the CIA; then it's counter-intelligence.
Robert Anton WilsonStupidity is like bumping into a wall all the time. After a while you get tired of it and try to look the situation over and see if thereโs a doorway somewhere. I think most people eventually do look for the doorway and stop bumping into the wall
Robert Anton WilsonWe have been told over and over that "you can't change human nature", but the study of emic realities shows quite the contrary, that almost anything can become "human nature" if society defines it as such.
Robert Anton Wilson