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"Among the Volga Bulgars, Ibn Fadlan found a strange custom [circa 740 AD]:

“When they observe a man who excels through quickwittendess and knowledge, they say: ‘for this one it is more befitting to serve our Lord.’ They seize him, put a rope round his neck and hang him on a tree where he is left until he rots away ....”

Commenting on this passage, the Turkish orientalist Zeki Validi Togan, undisputed authority on Ibn Fadlan and his times, has this to say: ‘There is nothing mysterious about the cruel treatment meted out by the Bulgars to people who were overly clever. It was based on the simple, sober reasoning of the average citizens who wanted only to lead what they considered to be a normal life, and to avoid risk or adventure into which “Genius” might lead them.’ He then quotes a Tartar proverb: ‘If you know too much, they will hang you, and if you are too modest, they will trample on you.’"

Source: http://www.ivorcatt.com/3101.htm

"Among the Volga Bulgars, Ibn Fadlan found a strange custom [circa 740 AD]: “When they observe a man who excels through quickwittendess and knowledge, they say: ‘for this one it is more befitting to serve our Lord.’ They seize him, put a rope round his neck and hang him on a tree where he is left until he rots away ....” Commenting on this passage, the Turkish orientalist Zeki Validi Togan, undisputed authority on Ibn Fadlan and his times, has this to say: ‘There is nothing mysterious about the cruel treatment meted out by the Bulgars to people who were overly clever. It was based on the simple, sober reasoning of the average citizens who wanted only to lead what they considered to be a normal life, and to avoid risk or adventure into which “Genius” might lead them.’ He then quotes a Tartar proverb: ‘If you know too much, they will hang you, and if you are too modest, they will trample on you.’" Source: http://www.ivorcatt.com/3101.htm

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So another reason to wish for destruction of this useless normie society. Maybe depopulation agenda isn't the worse one they can initiate.

Also when person knows and understands much about surrounding world his values change direction towards spiritual, ideological ones instead of materialistic and he becomes much more harder to control. Dumb entertainment, scary fairy tales, throw some coins for these herd normies and they will be satisfied. But not so easy to handle man who seeks knowledge.

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You can always find weird "customs", another matter is if the "custom" is helping natural selection of the group or not