For as long as people are irrational, irreconcilable conflicts are inevitable. In situations of irreconcilable conflict, hierarchical societies are intrinsically more powerful (militarily) and are bound to dominate and subjugate anarchic groups, and this is why anarchism is mostly confined to the arts and the militarised hierarchies rule all. Conversely, if people are rational, all conflicts can be resolved by deliberation and any systemic ideas about self-rule or state or hierarchy are then moot (the laws of rationality rule supreme). Therefore, irrational people are incapable of sustaining anarchism, whereas rational people do not need it.
The phrase 'the rule of law' implies not merely that someone rules, but that someone rules 'because of' and 'according to' law, in order to fulfil the law. The authority to rule comes from the law; the authority of law cannot come from the ruler/parliament/monarch/God, as this would be begging the question. The alleged authority of any national Constitution already begs the question, presupposing the existence of some unspecified law that the constitution aims to fulfil. The impostors who rule don't even try to justify the law, intuiting (falsely) that there is nothing there. What is the law? The “lawmakers” are yet to justify themselves.
The most honest substitute for authoritative, universal law is that each is bound by whatever ‘law’ they seek to impose on others, that each is to be judged by their own standard of judgement.
Forwarded from Normal (Michael Kowalik)
The myth of indigenous sustainability
It is often claimed by advocates of Sustainability that indigenous tribal cultures were models of sustainability. This is a strange claim considering that the kind of lifestyle practiced by indigenous cultures would absolutely decimate the environment and cause a rapid population die-off if adopted at today’s population density. In short, primitive hunter-gatherer or early semi-agrarian cultures could sustain a far lower population density than the modern society, and if its only claim to sustainability is that fewer people could survive then the comparison is misleading. Their culture was less sustainable and therefore a smaller population was sustained.
It is often claimed by advocates of Sustainability that indigenous tribal cultures were models of sustainability. This is a strange claim considering that the kind of lifestyle practiced by indigenous cultures would absolutely decimate the environment and cause a rapid population die-off if adopted at today’s population density. In short, primitive hunter-gatherer or early semi-agrarian cultures could sustain a far lower population density than the modern society, and if its only claim to sustainability is that fewer people could survive then the comparison is misleading. Their culture was less sustainable and therefore a smaller population was sustained.
The nativity story was without a doubt invented to retrospectively contextualise the teachings of adult Jesus in a narrative of miraculous continuity. We can deduce the truth from the fact that Jesus was not known as a miraculous person, or even an extraordinary person, until some point in his adulthood, when he became a teacher and likely performed acts that were supernatural/godlike. If the nativity story were true, supported by actual witnesses of miraculous events, he would have a continuous, fanatical, mass following already from birth, but he did not. The idea of witnessed miracles and his endorsement as the Son of God by sages/astrologers at the time of his birth contradicts the idea that he lived in obscurity until he declared himself the Son of Man. This does not negate the symbolic value of the nativity story, but also reminds us that any holy scripture must be read discerningly, because it is already a test; its interpretation demands a functioning moral compass. All religious scriptures present the reader with contradictions, with mortal conflict, and therefore with a necessary moral choice. For example, 'kill the Amalek' or 'kill your firstborn' must be juxtaposed with the commandment 'thou shalt not kill'. The choice is yours, and the necessary consequences will confirm the correct answer, after all is said and done. Merry Christmas!
It is incommensurably easier for the victims of crimes against humanity to recover from their trauma then for the perpetrators to recover from their moral fall. And yet it happens over and over again, under ever new ideological guises, under new flags. The same applies to vaccine mandates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlCTkupKcn8
YouTube
Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac: ‘For those who are complicit, I feel sorry for you’
On a live streamed worship session in the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Bethlehem, Reverend Dr. Munther Isaac gave a Christmas message criticising those who are complicit in the genocide in Gaza as he gave words of encouragement for the Palestinian people.…
Hypothesis. Covid policies intentionally amplified the totalitarian inclinations of the majority under the guise of health, to the point of medical self-harm. The Ukrainian government intentionally amplified the ethno-nationalistic prejudices of the majority under the guise of patriotic duty, to the point of national self-destruction. The EU leadership has amplified the moral conceit of the majority under the guise of ‘standing with Ukraine’ and ‘saving the planet’, to the point of economic self-harm. The Israeli government has amplified the ethno-nationalistic prejudices of the majority under the guise of self-defence, to the point of political suicide. The leading actors are extraordinarily competent, therefore any appearance of failure must be regarded as intentional.
I am yet to meet a person who extols indigenous cultures on social media that would give up the perks of modernity and commit to permanently live the indigenous lifestyle. It follows that they do not really value indigenous cultures (nobody does) but only use them to channel their resentment for rational consciousness.
Is Bitcoin modelled on consciousness?
Nodes in the bitcoin network verify transactions via numerical consensus and record them in a chronologically structured distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight. In essence, the function of the bitcoin network is to generate the common blockchain from new instances of consensus in a network of nodes that mirror one another.
Conscious individuals in the community collectively verify new subjective claims of fact via logical consensus and retain the validated claims in a chronologically structured record of reality, called History, without central oversight. In essence, the function of the community is to generate reality from instances of logical consensus in a network of nodes of reflexive consciousness.
Nodes in the bitcoin network verify transactions via numerical consensus and record them in a chronologically structured distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight. In essence, the function of the bitcoin network is to generate the common blockchain from new instances of consensus in a network of nodes that mirror one another.
Conscious individuals in the community collectively verify new subjective claims of fact via logical consensus and retain the validated claims in a chronologically structured record of reality, called History, without central oversight. In essence, the function of the community is to generate reality from instances of logical consensus in a network of nodes of reflexive consciousness.
The alleged savings are of course a lie; natural gas is the cheapest energy source in Australia. But Victorians deserve to be treated like this, for now. Same with the covert federal ban coming on petrol/diesel utes/4wd’s, by making the emissions standard too stringent for anything except hybrid and full electric vehicles in that class. Good luck with those massive batteries; they are “safe and effective” TM, but not light.
If Aboriginal culture is so great for the environment then why can’t we all help to save the planet by hunting endangered species?
The unwritten rule of propaganda: Thou shall not publicly compare the actions of your government to any officially recognised crime against humanity, nor shall you compare the victims of your government to Jesus or to any other Good archetype. Thou shall not compare the ruling power unfavourably!
A person who refuses to engage in the business of killing humans need not justify himself; it is those who claim that one has the moral duty to engage in the business of killing humans that ought to justify themselves. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/29/tal-mitnick-israel-soldier-military-service-society
the Guardian
Like Tal Mitnick, I refused to serve Israel as a soldier. It’s important to understand why | Etan Nechin
Military service defines who you are in Israeli society but dissent has a long tradition, despite the many obstacles, says writer Etan Nechin
Forwarded from Normal (Michael Kowalik)
A government that is willing to kill its own citizens, people of the same religion, ethnicity or culture for the sake of pharmaceutical profits, certainly does not give a damn about your religion, ethnicity or culture. Your cultural or racial identity is the leash they have you on. The stronger your sense of group-identity the shorter the leash. A state may designate another nation as your enemy, teach you how to fear them, despise them, feed you lies about them to sustain this polarisation, and their own government will feed them lies about you. You will not be allowed to make peace. Racial and cultural hatred is an international business model, a franchise owned by your government, and your group-identity is their intellectual property, crafted by symbolic conditioning and psychological manipulation. They own your ethno-religious-national identity, they always have. You were never free.
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People celebrate the End of a horrible year, hoping that the next year will be better, but it will be worse. Every new year is now the worst year of your life, and will be for the foreseeable future;)
Patriarchy is a strawman used to distract from the animal essence of political power: where psychological manipulation fails, the physically strong always dominate the weak through violence, and there is no mystery about it, just a blind force of nature. Feminism is how the ruling power optimises its expenditure of animal energy.
Forwarded from Normal (Michael Kowalik)
How to become more Human:
- accept that you do not belong anywhere,
- assume that there are no likeminded people,
(you just have not realised your disagreements yet),
- acknowledge that you have no tribe,
- accept that you are probably wrong about most things,
- but you need others to make sense of it all.
That is a good place to start.
- accept that you do not belong anywhere,
- assume that there are no likeminded people,
(you just have not realised your disagreements yet),
- acknowledge that you have no tribe,
- accept that you are probably wrong about most things,
- but you need others to make sense of it all.
That is a good place to start.
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Those who mandated “proportionate” killing of their own citizens for the sake of public health are now conducting a “proportionate” genocide for the sake of national security. Anyone who accepted the utilitarian argument in the context of public health will find it difficult to defeat its application to national security, and it likely won’t end there.
List of activities that became "proportionate" in 2023:
Proportionate Murder
Proportionate Targeting of Civilians
Proportionate Collective Punishment
Proportionate Ethnic Cleansing
Proportionate Genocide
Proportionate Depopulation
Proportionate Torture
Proportionate Nuclear Holocaust
Proportionate Murder
Proportionate Targeting of Civilians
Proportionate Collective Punishment
Proportionate Ethnic Cleansing
Proportionate Genocide
Proportionate Depopulation
Proportionate Torture
Proportionate Nuclear Holocaust