The sign of a truly totalitarian culture is that important truths simply lack cognitive meaning and are interpretable only at the level of Fuck You, so they can then elicit a perfectly predictable torrent of abuse in response. We've long ago reached that level.

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This quote suggests that in a truly totalitarian culture, important truths lose their significance and can only be understood as offensive statements. As a result, when these truths are expressed, they inevitably provoke a barrage of predictable and abusive reactions. The quote implies that society has already reached a point where meaningful dialogue and understanding are absent, and where insults and hostility dominate responses to differing viewpoints.

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