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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    From my perspective it's about how absurd and inefficient government is...
    I'm sorry you didn't understand the book.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    Unfortunately, your screwy backasswards perspective is so fucked up it means absolutely nothing.
    You mean, from your screwy backasswards perspective...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    I'm sorry you didn't understand the book.
    I read it as a teenager...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    I read it as a teenager...
    Liar.

    You're just saying that because we did.

    You probably didn't even know it was a book until you saw this thread.

    At best, you saw a promo ad for the new TV series and didn't think twice about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    I read it as a teenager...
    So did I.

    Catch-22 has multiple themes but the two most important themes are;

    The absurdity of circular reasoning.
    How hierarchical institutions abuse power.

    On the later Heller scewered more than government bureaucracies. He also satirized the military, religion and corporations, etc,.


    So you must have missed the chapters on Major Major, Milo Minderbinder and Chief White Halfoat, where he lampoons big business. That or you didn’t understand them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    Liar.

    You're just saying that because we did.

    You probably didn't even know it was a book until you saw this thread.

    At best, you saw a promo ad for the new TV series and didn't think twice about it.
    No, I'm saying it because I read it as a teenager.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    So did I.

    Catch-22 has multiple themes but the two most important themes are;

    The absurdity of circular reasoning.
    How hierarchical institutions abuse power.

    On the later Heller scewered more than government bureaucracies. He also satirized the military, religion and corporations, etc,.


    So you must have missed the chapters on Major Major, Milo Minderbinder and Chief White Halfoat, where he lampoons big business. That or you didn’t understand them.
    Or it was a long time ago and I remember the most how he demonstrated the stupidity of government institutions (including the military of course), as that helped shape my attitude about government in general.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    Or it was a long time ago and I remember the most how he demonstrated the stupidity of government institutions (including the military of course), as that helped shape my attitude about government in general.
    So tell us which specific "government institutions" he "demonstrated the stupidity of" outside of the military.

    Did he demonstrate the stupidity of tax increases? Gun legislation? Environmental regulations? Liberal court decisions? Illegal immigration? Gay rights?

    I mention those particular "government institutions" because I know those are the ones you right-wing goobers hate the most and, having read the book myself countless times, I can't remember outside of the military command hierarchy, any non-military "government institutions" being ridiculed or having their stupidity demonstrated.

    Hence, the reason why I still don't believe you read it any more than I believe you're an engineer or that you own those two houses or the car in your creepy ass video.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    No, I'm saying it because I read it as a teenager.
    I doubt you ever read a book as a teenager.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    So tell us which specific "government institutions" he "demonstrated the stupidity of" outside of the military.

    Did he demonstrate the stupidity of tax increases? Gun legislation? Environmental regulations? Liberal court decisions? Illegal immigration? Gay rights?

    I mention those particular "government institutions" because I know those are the ones you right-wing goobers hate the most and, having read the book myself countless times, I can't remember outside of the military command hierarchy, any non-military "government institutions" being ridiculed or having their stupidity demonstrated.

    Hence, the reason why I still don't believe you read it any more than I believe you're an engineer or that you own those two houses or the car in your creepy ass video.
    Wow I've taken up residence in that tiny little brain of yours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    I doubt you ever read a book as a teenager.
    Your brain is full of doubt, about a lot of things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    I doubt you ever read a book as a teenager.
    Did you read it?Or are you trolling?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    Wow I've taken up residence in that tiny little brain of yours.
    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    Your brain is full of doubt, about a lot of things.
    So obviously you can't answer my questions because like I said, you're lying about having read it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RightThinker View Post
    Did you read it?Or are you trolling?
    Already answered that...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    So obviously you can't answer my questions because like I said, you're lying about having read it.

    Thanks for the admission.
    Is the rent due for the my apartment residing in your brain due? Oh that's right, I live there rent free.

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