In present tense it means acknowledging the massive amount of illnesses, deaths and general deformation of humanness because of a protestant work ethics that serves very much the one and less the many. I hope you can decipher my shorthand by now.
2013/1/26 Allan H <[email protected]> > Yes and no one is more or less past tense the other is on going, > one killing was based off racial superiority,, the other killing is > based off religious superiority, > Whats the difference.. ?? > > On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > The other serving as a better example of wickedness is a classic, Allan. > > > > > > 2013/1/26 Allan H <[email protected]> > >> > >> A better example Riggs and sadly enough is Islam in today's world.. > >> This is evidenced in all the news reports of the day. > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 2:43 AM, rigs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > The Nazis seem an obvious example of fairly recent history- that's all > >> > I meant- and history is littered with examples as explicated by > >> > Archytas. It's as if the majority gets caught up in a wave- to use > >> > Molly's image. Though there may be concrete reasons at the base, it is > >> > often an irrational reaction. My point is that when dissent is > >> > silenced, democracy is in trouble. > >> > > >> > On Jan 25, 1:25 pm, Gabby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Ah, rigs. :( Where is Molly by the way? > >> >> Let's give the majority opinion problem a hearty positive spin and > say: > >> >> the > >> >> majority of Germans is happy that the majority of Americans is > happily > >> >> forming their opinions in America and exchange it over there. :) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Friday, January 25, 2013 2:03:29 PM UTC+1, rigs wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > And very often their very existence does depend upon going along > with > >> >> > the majority. However, one feature of democracy is that of dissent > >> >> > but > >> >> > it can be risky esp. if the majority has a mob mentality. When you > >> >> > think of the average classroom it is obvious that the pattern is to > >> >> > echo rather than question and the same applies to other areas of > >> >> > life. > >> >> > It is just as likely that the group can be corrupt so "membership" > >> >> > can > >> >> > be a doom- ex: Nazis, etc. > >> >> > >> >> > On Jan 25, 1:43 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > > If there is one concept on Earth that has been the absolute bane > of > >> >> > > human existence (besides global elitism), it would have to be the > >> >> > > concept of the “majority opinion”. The moment men began refusing > >> >> > > to > >> >> > > develop their own world views without first asking “What does > >> >> > > everyone > >> >> > > else think?”, they set themselves up for an endless future of > >> >> > > failures. We are, of course, very social beings, and our natures > >> >> > > drive us to seek those of like mind and spirit in what some might > >> >> > > call > >> >> > > a “tribal imperative”. However, this imperative to organize is > >> >> > > often > >> >> > > manipulated by those who understand the psychological mechanisms > >> >> > > behind it. Oligarchs and tyrants abuse and exploit the inherent > >> >> > > social natures of the people in order to fool them into > abandoning > >> >> > > their individuality for the sake of the group, or some abstract > and > >> >> > > dishonest ideal. When successful, the organization of a culture > >> >> > > becomes bitter and twisted, changing from a tribe or a community > of > >> >> > > sovereign individuals, into a nightmare collective of soulless > >> >> > > sheep. > >> >> > >> >> > > Human beings desperately want to belong, but, they also > desperately > >> >> > > want to understand the environment around them. Often, the > desire > >> >> > > to > >> >> > > belong and the desire to know the truth conflict. In some > >> >> > > societies, > >> >> > > in order to be accepted, one must give up on his search for truth > >> >> > > and > >> >> > > avoid eliciting the anger of others. This causes a severe mental > >> >> > > and > >> >> > > emotional disturbance within a population. In order to reconcile > >> >> > > their conflicting needs within a system that does not nurture > their > >> >> > > quest for transparency, they tend to unconsciously cling to the > >> >> > > “majority view” as if their very existence depends on it. The > idea > >> >> > > of > >> >> > > the majority view or the “mainstream”, gives people the sense > that > >> >> > > they are a part of a group, and at the same time, gives them the > >> >> > > illusion of being informed. > >> >> > >> >> > > The above from Zerohedge - is it right? What does it say about > our > >> >> > > general ability to argue rationally? I agree with what is said > >> >> > > here - > >> >> > > yet believe it suggests we need a radical alternative of > education > >> >> > > as > >> >> > > we have experienced it.- Hide quoted text - > >> >> > >> >> - Show quoted text - > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ( > >> ) > >> |_D Allan > >> > >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > >> > >> Of course I talk to myself, > >> Sometimes I need expert advice.. > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > -- > ( > ) > |_D Allan > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > Of course I talk to myself, > Sometimes I need expert advice.. > > -- > > > > --
