Understanding McLuhan/Understanding McLuhan (1996)(Voyager)[Mac-PC].iso/pc/mcluhan.dxr/05050_Field_OMCO T4.txt

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passion for what we might call “léguer ses voix,” a
kind of “perestroika” in consciousness, constantly
choosing the counterpart or the alternative point
of view, the unseen angle of observation. And
maybe our greatest usage of his as a tool is
exactly that—a kind of double DA, district
attorney or devil’s advocate, for other points of
view—those we wish to neatly sweep under the
carpet in order to patent our own formulaic
wisdom. So he’s sort of like the autolift in the
mechanic’s shop by which you can finally go under
your own assumptions and begin to inspect them
and find out what is wearing on your tires, or what
is tired within your wear and tear of theory, and