GR translation: And how they know it

[Jochen Stremmel]

Yes, I think so, too.

2016-01-28 8:40 GMT+01:00 Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>:

> V712.36-713.8, P727.1-15   Well, if the Counterforce knew better what
> those categories concealed, they might be in a better position to disarm,
> de-penis and dismantle the Man. But they don’t. Actually they do, but they
> don’t admit it. Sad but true. They are as schizoid, as double-minded in the
> massive presence of money, as any of the rest of us, and that’s the hard
> fact. The Man has a branch office in each of our brains, his corporate
> emblem is a white albatross, each local rep has a cover known as the Ego,
> and their mission in this world is Bad Shit. We do know what’s going on,
> and we let it go on. As long as we can see them, stare at them, those
> massively moneyed, once in a while. As long as they allow us a glimpse,
> however rarely. We need that. And how they know it—how often, under what
> conditions . . . . We ought to be seeing much popular-magazine coverage on
> the order of The Night Rog and Beaver Fought Over Jessica While She Cried
> in Krupp’s Arms, and drool over every blurry photo—
>
> The "how" in "And how they know it" is for emphasis, is that correct?
>
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