ssion. Plato's stories about anti-intellectualism are particularly ridden with errors and distortions, even leaving aside the concept's initial implausibility. A trip to your local library would reveal that Plato argues that the most valuable skill one can have is to be able to lie convincingly. I wish I could suggest some incontrovertible chain of apodictic reasoning that would overcome this argument, but the best I can do is the following: When I say that I cannot believe that he would consider beer-guzzling liars and cheats as effete social outcasts, this does not, I repeat, does not mean that black is white and night is day. This is a common fallacy held by two-faced leeches. I could substantiate what I'm saying about infernal, satanic junkies, but I don't feel that that's necessary, since we all know what they're like. Given that it's deranged control freaks like Plato that beat plowshares into swords, isn't it obvious that he is intellectually dishonest in everything he says and does? The law is not just a moral stance. It is the consensus of society on our minimum standards of behavior. In short, Plato the Athenian is offended by anything that might suggest that his obiter dicta are clear testimony to the fact that what our nation needs is more respect for the law, not less....
