that Zhao Gao, in an attempt to control the Qin government, devised a loyalty test for court officials using a deer and horse: Zhao Gao was contemplating treason but was afraid the other officials would not heed his commands, so he decided to test them first. He brought a deer
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and presented it to the Second Emperor but called it a horse. The Second Emperor laughed and said, "Is the chancellor perhaps mistaken, calling a deer a horse?" Then the emperor questioned those around him. Some remained silent, while some, hoping to ingratiate themselves with
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Zhao Gao, said it was a horse, and others said it was a deer. Zhao Gao secretly arranged for all those who said it was a deer to be brought before the law and had them executed instantly. Thereafter the officials were all terrified of Zhao Gao.
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Zhao Gao gained military power as a result of that.
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Replying to @cwhobo @gcochran99 and
Usually the word inferior is almost exclusively used by people like you. Hereditarians instead say things like: "There exists a difference in mean and variance of IQ scores."
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Replying to @cwhobo @gcochran99 and
Nah you dont. Sometimes you are correct, and the guy has another agenda, but often you are wrong. Pretending to mind read is impolite in a quite buffoonish sort of way.
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Replying to @cwhobo @negatingspirit and
Sure it's disputed. People have gotten fired for saying that.
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There's disputes and disputes, really.
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