[T]he ruling caste are the people who say "we" when they mean "the government". The ruled castes always say "they"." - Meaning and context.">
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"Roberts and Easterbrook", 2Blowhards (April 11, 2007).
 • Paraphrasing Freda Utley.Freda Utley, Odyssey of a Liberal: Memoirs (1970), page 168
I remember Peter saying one evening in Pennsylvania, "Do you notice, Freda, that whereas most people say 'they' in referring to the government, Bertie always says, 'we'?" Such was his instinctive attitude as a member of the English ruling class.
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[T]he ruling caste are the people who say "we" when they mean "the government". The ruled castes always say "they".

— Curtis Yarvin

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[T]he ruling caste are the people who say "we" when they mean "the government". The ruled castes always say "they"." in the context of ""Roberts and Easterbrook", 2Blowhards (April 11, 2007).
 • Paraphrasing Freda Utley.Freda Utley, Odyssey of a Liberal: Memoirs (1970), page 168

I remember Peter saying one evening in Pennsylvania, "Do you notice, Freda, that whereas most people say 'they' in referring to the government, Bertie always says, 'we'?" Such was his instinctive attitude as a member of the English ruling class.
" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Curtis Yarvin

Curtis Yarvin (born June 25, 1973), also known under his pen name Mencius Moldbug, is an American computer scientist and quintessential political theorist of the neoreactionary movement. He is also creator of the Urbit computing platform and, currently, authors primarily the Gray Mirror blog.