HAHA, One friend reckons I'm one in 2 billion. He's competent enough to judge so.
adrian. ornamentalmind wrote: > I'm sure you are unique! ;-) > > http://despair.com/individuality.html > > > On Sep 25, 3:17 pm, adrian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Goodie, I'm not unique, at least not fully so. >> Yes, that's what the people need, but it would need a rattle snake type mind >> they don't have. >> They're still stuck in believing. Very hard to get rid of after being >> brainwashed at school >> >> adrian >> >> >> >> chazwin wrote: >>> Fab - I could have written this myself. >>> On Sep 25, 10:19 pm, adrian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> chazwin wrote: >>>> Would you like my shorter than H.G. Wells History of the world? >>>> Once upon a time twe were hunters and foddgatherers. They were not much >>>> for accummulaing >>>> goodies when we had to carry them along. So then arrived farming which >>>> needs a settled >>>> existence. >>> That is, of course, where we made our first mistake. If you plant a >>> seed you have to protect that land from animals, and humans. >>> This is the point where the notion of owning land derives. Protecting >>> land and farming are two distinct skills. This leads to >>> specialisation, and the soldiers realise that they can control the >>> farmers and the land too. Heirarchies develop to control the soldiers >>> and and ideologies are necessary to mask inequalities - hence >>> organised religions develop which reify and justify those >>> inequalities. >>> So the farmers grew food and saved enough for winter and a few >>> trinkets for the wife >>>> and trading for tools. This was noticed by ex-hunter bands who thought >>>> that was a neat trck. >>>> All they had to do is wait till harvest time and have their pick. So the >>>> farmers compromised by >>>> offering one band shelter and food to keep away other thieves. That was >>>> the start or armies who >>>> had a leader who figured out he could have a fat living if he bullied the >>>> farmers. >>>> That was the start of royalty and all that who in order to hang on to >>>> their armies had to >>>> provide them with a fat living. That was not so bad as long as one king >>>> per territory existed. >>>> But by then the army henchmen figured they could do a well as the boss, if >>>> they got rid of him. >>>> That was the start of an aristocracy and political infighting and all that. >>>> Who the heck did you think paid for Pharaohs building whole cities >>>> and gynormous palaces >>>> stuffed with harems and all that? Anyhow the pastime caught on fast and so >>>> called civilisation >>>> took off. The only change that happened since then is the number of >>>> thieves grew and grew and >>>> grew. I think you can fill in the rest of the script without my help? Do >>>> you know about Bauer, >>>> pawn broker and father of the Rothschild Dynasty, who bankrupted the >>>> aristocracy with the help >>>> of royalty who did not like the barons much. How much do you image the >>>> Rothschilds and >>>> relatives are worth after 3 odd centuries odd, making not just profits but >>>> doubling their money >>>> and holdings quite regularly at often quite short notice. Ah well, what's >>>> next for breakfast? >>>> Banks are allowed to lend out 16 times the money people stow there, >>>> probably more now. >>> What is needed now is a guy like Karl Marx to teach the poor farmers >>> and exploited people that it is possible for them to re-take control >>> over the bosses. >>>> adrian- Hide quoted text - >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
