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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Freedom of Thought Is the Freedom to Be Wrong

The one thing postmodernists know for sure
is that the surest way to control minds
is to convince people there are no right or wrong answers
prompting an endless chain of second guessing
while provoking so much anxiety
that people will do anything you say
in order to make the anxiety stop
 
Because when there are no right or wrong answers
the only authority
is the authority that guarantees
there are no right or wrong answers

Altre opere di Chris Gaither...
I Forgot the Score Again, Guys

My favorite tennis player of all time is the Frenchman Guy Forget because man always forgets
A Culture of Death Never Speaks of Death; We Just Say It’s Gone to Committee

A planning committee’s second most… Is coming up with a plan That everyone can agree to But no one is happy with This sounds strange until you real…
So There Is That

I have not loved my neighbor as my… but I have consistently greeted hi… with an insouciant bonhomie
The New Age of Anxiety

People complain that religion tell… missing the point that it enables… other people telling you what to d…
You Can Handle the Half-truth but Please Don’t Handle the Merchandise

Telling ourselves half-truths Is worse than telling ourselves li… Because Although the truth will set you fr… Just as you can’t be half pregnant
“All it takes is patience”

The second we try Patience Is the moment we stop trying God’… Patience
Your Poems Are So Bad, and Their Proportions Are So Small

Do I still get credit For ignoring the critics If they are just the voices in my…
If You’re Lucky, Your True Soulmate Becomes Your Real Helpmate

We expect a fiduciary relationship with our financial advisors and all they do is help handle the money Yet we so often fail
The Walls Have Fears

My life used to be An open book Now it’s an open state secret
Right Hand Man

Maya Angelou says we have one hand to help others and one hand to help ourselves
Just Like God, You Can’t Talk to a Person, but You Can Listen to Them

Human beings are social creatures because even though we can only ever talk to ourselves it works better when we talk to ou… in the presence of others
What’s Sauce for the Goose Is Sauce for the Gander

At first moving heaven and earth is its own reward because it’s hell on wheels But self-flagellation
For the Express Purpose of Homeland Security

American Express changed its slog… “Don’t leave home without it” to “Don’t live life without it” in acknowledgement that
Eight Rhymes with Hate

It took years of therapy but the octopus finally arrived at… that the reason she didn’t like th… was because they were so much alik…
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The Unofficial Results of the Unwritten Rules

In countries with official state-r… Everyone pretends to pay attention So that they can go back to being… In countries with unacknowledged s… Everyone pays attention



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