That blind attitude of the Society of Knowledge is similar in all to the proud consideration that "our language is better because it’s understood." J… - Jorge Majfud

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That blind attitude of the Society of Knowledge is similar in all to the proud consideration that "our language is better because it’s understood." Just that with a completely tragic intensity, that could be translated like this: "our dead are true because they hurt."

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About Jorge Majfud

Jorge Majfud (born 10 September 1969) is a Uruguayan-American professor and author, widely recognized as one of the most significant Latino American intellectuals.

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