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RAT's very own Norm Chomsky wrote:
>On 4/9/2025 2:17 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

>> Four hours ago, William Shatner posted this to the X:
>> 
>> "It's called Presentism and it was used wreak havoc on history several
>> years ago when statues were torn down, books were banned and things 
>> renamed to prove how progressive the world had become.  Just listen to 
>> my opening monologue on Star Trek TOS on Paramount+. They intentionally 
>> garbled it on every episode because I say "where no man has gone before"
>> That's Presentism at its finest hour. 🤣”
>
>Although Shatner walks on water, he glosses over some harder issues, 
>such as statues that toggle between 'history' and 'admiration'.

Nonresponse noted. Get back to us when you have a real argument to make.

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