re: #84 zombie

That manipulative tendency is also on display in thie Freeman Dyson piece for the NYT, in which he states that getting rid of nukes is possible, but only if you have ‘strong nerves.’

Americans tend to think of nuclear weapons as an invincible force of which we should be mortally afraid. Stalin knew better. If we are to succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, it is not enough to be mortally afraid. We shall have a better chance if we understand that nuclear weapons are useless and dangerous toys which we are free to discard if our nerves are strong.

nytimes.com