Espionage at I-House

JBStillFlying
Fri, 01 Nov 2019 22:39:58 +0000

@JHS at #11: Sure, understandable. If you are well versed in nothing but Leninist and Maoist ideology. But UChicago students were probably a bit more broadly educated, as @marlowe1 pointed out in his original post. For instance, many mainstream spiritual leaders can sound quite alarming if you just read snippets of their sayings. Jesus himself was probably one of the worst!

This is just a guess, but perhaps Hutchins was using hyperbolic words to inspire his audience to stick to the principles they acquired at school rather than be dissuaded by less thoughtful sentiments from those others around them, rather than using them to urge his charges to view their loved ones with contempt. And most likely he was NOT attempting to start a violent revolution. Hutchins was, after all, leading an institution that PROPOSED - not IMPOSED - ideas.

Edit/update: what @marlowe1 is saying at #12. Similar thoughts, better expressed.