Talk:Chad Dumier/@comment-36731775-20181103072455

Talking to Chad in the catacombs will get him to espouse his philosophical positions. He seems to make a post-structuralist critique of language and power structures. Since most post-structuralist philosophers such as Foucault or Derrida were French, it may be that Chad has read or is referencing their work.

"This war all around us is being fought over the very meanings of words."

"Culture, by definition a shared territory of meaning, inspires conflicts far more destructive than any dispute over territory on the Earth's surface."

"Meaning does not exist a priori. It is order imposed by individuals with arsenals of communication devices. Every inscription, every utterance, every gesture seeks to dominate the plain of meaning. Real violence is only an extension of this process."