or https://mises.org/library/rise-and-fall-society
On Feb 25, 2018 5:35 PM, "Steven Schear" <schear.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > It seems humanity, historically, has always sought to replace > freedom/anarchy with a series of increasingly specialized social functions > to provide services few if any wished to perform themselves. Over time > these specialists become governments and then The State. Eventually > corruption, environmental damage or other factors lead to a chaotic > collapse and, after a time, the process repeats. > > A great treatise on this is Frank Chodorov's "The Rise and Fall of Society" > https://mises.org/files/rise-and-fall-society5pdf/download > > On Feb 25, 2018 4:15 PM, "Zenaan Harkness" <z...@freedbms.net> wrote: > >> Modern "democracy" makes its own extremely strong case against >> itself. >> >> "Monarchy" is just one form "benevolent dictatorship", when it works, >> but is anything but benevolent when it doesn't work. >> >> Hereditary monarchy consistently descends into something as bad as >> "democracy" is today. >> >> Personality cult worship is also a societal pathology. >> >> Putin actually did save Russia from total disintegration (to the >> great chagrin of Harvard's "economic shock therapy" oligarch >> creators) - and a significant percentage of the Russian population >> bemoans that Putin "did not go far enough" (in putting unethical >> oligarchs in jail for instance). >> >> >> Although the lie we've been fed for decades that "democracy is the >> worst form of government, except for all the rest" has lead many away >> from the path of critical thinking about our Western system and how >> it is used to dominate us, the truth is that this quotable quote >> contains an assumption at its core underlying that lie, which also >> leads people astray, "that government is something important, >> necessary". >> >> Mechanisms of conflict resolution are what's needed. >> >> Government is one form of conflict resolution, notwithstanding the >> tyranny of the majority/ the mob, the tyranny of the minority, and >> the usurpation of not only government, but any and every form of >> shared common delusion or collective concensus agreement - there are >> always problems to solve. >> >> And yes, we've never had a real anarchy, or a real libertarian or >> direct democracy. >> >> BUT, we have had "relatively benevolent" benevolent dictators - in >> the modern floss world, Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman and others, >> and throughout history, some of the rulers have been, from the point >> of view of their citizens, generally, and genuinely, benevolent - not >> the majority I presume, but certainly some. >> >> So benevolent dictatorship - if you truly have an actually benevolent >> dictator at the top - is one of the most constructive and functional >> societal arrangements, as long as the various forms of descent into >> tyranny are successfully guarded against - hereditary right does not >> make logical sense and history shows us it readily descends into >> tyranny (old Roman empire, many Monarchies). >> >> One could be cautiously hopeful that Russia will carry through with >> its excellent "democratic" threat of Etherium based public ledger, >> publicly auditable national voting, and even more to eventually put >> everything to the vote - a true direct democracy (as Malcolm always >> says, at least the people would have only their collective selves to >> blame, for every law and clause). >> >> >> Now although we in The West are supremely enlightened since 400 years >> and view the world eminently objectively from unassailable glass >> towers << COUGH >> << COUGH >>, with our deeply nuanced >> understanding and abiding and unconditional empathy for our Russian >> brothers <<...>>, we immediately understand not only why they >> (rightly I would say) view Putin as a benevolent dictator and >> somewhat of a saviour of all Russia and Christendom, but carry some >> not insignificant concern for the day, roughly 6.5 years from now, >> when Putin steps down from his benevolent dictator role. >> >> Our Russkie brethren have a significantly more vibrant public >> discussion (a bit unbalanced in some ways, and very different to >> what we see in the pathological Western MSM), and one which is >> naturally drawn from their very rich (as in interesting) past, thus >> the real and significant desire of a portion of the Russian >> population to return to Monarchy (see below). >> >> In a very real sense this shift is unstoppable, just as the Christian >> revival is unstoppable in Russia (they are STILL opening on average 3 >> new churches a day, day in, day out, and have for a few years now) - >> since as some (<cough>Razer<cough>) have utterly failed to grasp, >> that which you try to (or temporarily successfully) suppress, be it >> the Huwaite Nazis or the Russian Orthodox Churches, you do nothing >> but strengthen the backlash when it comes. >> >> The cycle (the resolution of the existential crisis sweeping the >> globe, both Eurasian and Western) is likely not back to Monarchy, as >> the path of the awareness and realisation of sovereignty in this >> reality has gone thusly: >> >> >> God/Creator -> Monarchs -> Man (the individual) -> _ _ _ _ >> >> >> The natural or cyclical progression is something other than "back to >> Kings and Queens" - the majority simply won't give up their dawning >> sovereignty, and so some other resolution is inevitable. >> >> Since vesting sovereignty in the individual, in Man, has actually yet >> to be really done, that is what must eventuate, notwithstanding the >> vehement and violent opposition from the oligarchs who rabidly >> continue to attempt to suppress the sovereignty of the vast majority >> of individuals in their unbalanced and relentless pursuit of "more >> power" which journey, of itself, can never conclude except by >> suppression of everyone except for a single individual - Atlas >> Shrugged must be read for those who fail to grasp this simple >> conclusion. >> >> >> In other words, we are still in the transition from the ultimate >> power of the Earthly Monarch, to vesting sovereignty in Man, the >> individual. >> >> >> The glorification of the individual, as seen so strongly in the West, >> carries its own psychoses and societal pathologies (also seen widely >> in the West), yet before a different journey can begin, we seem bound >> to play out the present one to its conclusion - and the struggle for >> sovereignty (its true vesting in the individual) is now a very small >> step away - technologically, direct democracy is almost trivial >> today, requiring nothing more than a little leadership and collective >> will in this direction, and Russia's Ethereum-based voting looks to >> be the first solid step on this journey. >> >> Don't worry though - the individual quest for meaning and >> significance shall continue, and once the extreme vesting of >> sovereignty in the individual is (shortly - over the next decade) >> attained, then discovery and pursuit of the next step in the >> evolution of mankind shall begin - seeking the deepest understandings >> and experiences within the nature of our existence, consciousness and >> its source, and the mystery of the matrix of this particular >> "reality" within which we find ourselves - for want of words, that >> search for the divine, for "the Creator", for "God" - but this time >> by "going within" rather than settling for the mediation of the >> priest, the imam, or the medicine man. >> >> Nikola Tesla (not Nickola) spoke/ wrote quite poignantly to the art >> (science?) of contemplation and its use in the pursuit of creativity, >> knowledge, and manifestation in reality - in some ways he was quite >> the modern exemplar of this journey. >> >> May you find that which Soul seeks for itself, >> >> >> >> >> >> ** Democracy Is Fraud! - We Need Monarchy! - Hugely Popular Russian >> Priest on Top TV Show ( Dmitry Smirnov) >> https://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2 >> faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=ab861b4fbf&e=5110f4b440 >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> by Mark Boden on Sun, Feb 25, 2018 >> Dmitry Smirnov is one of the best known priests in Russia and has a >> very large following. He is ubiquitous on television, radio, and >> YouTube, where his videos frequently get 100s of 1000s of views on >> his channel. (Russian only). He is a brilliant public speaker and >> excellent at debate, known for his sharp wit and quick comebacks. He >> is especially loved for his sermons, which are all on his YouTube >> channel, and is by far the most popular preacher in Russia. >> >> >> >> >> >> ** The Coming War to End All Wars >> https://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2 >> faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=cd5941593b&e=5110f4b440 >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> by Ed Curtin on Sun, Feb 25, 2018 >> “The compulsive hatred of Putin by many who have almost zero idea >> about Putin or Russian history is disproportionate to any rational >> analysis, but not surprising. Trump and Putin are like weird >> doppelgangers in the liberal imagination.” —John Steppling, “Trump, >> Putin, and Nikolas Cruz Walk into a Bar” >> >> >> >> >> ** If America Wasn’t America, the United States Would Be Bombing It >> https://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2 >> faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=4bf532921e&e=5110f4b440 >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> by Darius Shahtahmasebi on Sun, Feb 25, 2018 >> On January 8, 2018, former government advisor Edward Luttwak wrote an >> opinion piece for Foreign Policy titled “It’s Time to Bomb North >> Korea.” Luttwak’s thesis is relatively straightforward. There is a >> government out there that may very soon acquire nuclear-weapons >> capabilities, and this country cannot be trusted to responsibly >> handle such a stockpile. The responsibility to protect the world from >> a rogue nation cannot be argued with, and we understandably have a >> duty to ensure the future of humanity. >> >> >> >> >> >> ** The Guardian Is Right – Ghouta Is 'Syria’s Srebrenica' >> https://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2 >> faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=fefc983c7b&e=5110f4b440 >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> by Catte on Sun, Feb 25, 2018 >> Simon Tisdall’s latest fact-lite, emotionally manipulative lament >> that the West isn’t doing enough to save the lovely terrorists in >> Syria makes one unintentionally accurate claim. “Eastern Ghouta,” he >> says “is turning into Syria’s Srebrenica.” We agree with him on this, >> but not for the reasons he offers in his article. Let’s remind >> ourselves about the real story of Srebrenica and the wider context of >> the break up of Yugoslavia. Srebrenica didn’t happen in a vacuum. It >> was part of the “civil war” that shattered the former Yugoslavia into >> warring regions. NATO supported the civil war and encouraged the >> secession of Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. It saw chaos in the region >> as advantageous to its interests. >> >