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"I begin to see the differences," I replied in a humble, questioning manner, "And yet they seem to me to be passive, secondary differences, the kind that result in a conflict of subtle disagreements here and there, argued over dessert like tariffs or taxes, not at all violent. I BEGIN TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES I REPLIED IN A HUMBLE QUESTIONING MANNER AND YET THEY SEEM TO ME TO BE PASSIVE SECONDARY DIFFERENCES THE KIND THAT RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF SUBTLE DISAGREEMENTS HERE AND THERE ARGUED OVER DESSERT LIKE TARIFFS OR TAXES NOT AT ALL VIOLENT
sts as they are called. They believe that the past is just that, the past: the ignorant and selfish times of the unenlightened who were too shrouded by prejudices to understand the world clearly. Instead they place their faith in the scientific and philosophical ideas of the day, believing that while history and the past were delegated to the control of the unsophisticated whose ways were superstitious and outdated, the present contains truth in its pure form. Reform and revolution are their watchwords, for they tinker with the very foundations of society and life in an attempt to cultivate it. Zimri is their Lord, of the Future, and they follow him loosely, for he doesn't require the strict adhesion that Onan does, which suits their independent and relaxed world view very well." He went on, in summary, "In a word, the Pastites believe that history, the reality of the past, governs the present and the future, while the Futurists believe that the future defines the present and the past. FOLLOWERS OF THE FUTURE OR FUTUREISTS AS THEY ARE CALLED THEY BELIEVE THAT THE PAST IS JUST THAT THE PAST THE IGNORANT SELFISH TIMES OF THE UNENLIGHTENED WHO ARE TOO SHROUDED BY PREJUDICES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD CLEARLY INDEED THEY PLACED THEIR FAITH IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS OF THE DAY BELIEVING THAT WHILE HISTORY AND THE PAST WERE DELEGATED TO THE CONTROL OF THE UNSOPHISTICATED WHOSE WAYS WERE SUPERSTITIOUS AND OUTDATED THE PRESENT CONTAINS TRUTH IN ITS PURE FORM FORM AND REVOLUTION ARE THEIR WATCHWORDS FOR THEY TINKER WITH THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIETY AND LIFE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CULTIVATE IT ZIMRI IS THEIR LORD OF THE FUTURE AND THEY FOLLOW HIM LOOSELY FOR HE DOESN'T REQUIRE THE STRICT ADHESION THAT ONEN DOES WHICH SUITS THEIR INDEPENDENT AND RELAX WORLD VIEW VERY WELL HE WENT ON IN SUMMARY IN A WORD THE PASTITES BELIEVE THAT HISTORY THE REALITY OF THE PAST GOVERNS THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE WHILE THE FUTURES BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE DEFINES THE PRESENT AND THE PAST
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