re: #114 Killgore Trout

They round up the intellectuals first, I’m safe.

I’ve only got a Master’s that I haven’t used since I married a military guy. So I’d be safe until I opened my big fat mouth and said something unflattering about the ruling class. They’d probably get my daughter first. She’s utterly fearless.

And that goes for Stalinist/Maoist and Fundamentalist Islamist or pretty much any other flavor of extremist totalitarian government. Fundamentalists of all stripes seem pretty hostile to smart, opinionated women.

I’m not sure I understand the compulsion to pretend that there aren’t extremist Marxist/Stalinist folks still around. Some of them may even go to OWS rallies, just like some John Birchers and Stormfronters go to Tea Party rallies.