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To: average joe who wrote (43905)	10/9/2013 7:51:32 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) of 86352

Hi average joe; Before quoting from Socrates' trial, it might be useful to understand the reason that he was executed. The famous versions by his students are, of course, a whitewash of the case. Here's a nice modern analysis of why the Athenians killed Socrates: amazon.com In short, thousands of Athenians had just been murdered by various right-wing thugs, and they fought a brutal long war against Sparta.the state Socrates supported. Socrates supported the right wing thugs and Sparta. After they finally managed to overthrow the last tyrant, Socrates was too stupid to shut up or move. Think about it. How many left wing heroes are brave enough to calmly drink poison? Socrates was a hero of the right wing at a time when the right wing was as brutal as Hitler. -- Carl

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