Re: [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it)

There may be collaborators who would be eager to help in such a project: http://kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com/ Eric > On Sep 15, 2017, at 8:49 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > > I wonder if a Trump-like candidate bot could be built using a genetic program > and some

Re: [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it)

Roger writes: "In the Peircian ecology of political ideas, the electorate (or someone) must act as the conscience of politics, the politician flails around trying to move the world away from the horrible things that already exist, and the electorate tries to keep us from moving to places

Re: [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it)

I guess the point is that politicians are guaranteed to try these lies out, to the limit that their consciences (assuming there is one) allow, so you have to keep shouting back at them that they lie, not only is it a lie, it's a horrible lie which hurts these people this way and you should be

Re: [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it)

Roger writes: "The lies that bind political coalitions together, the art of the possible fiction which might be brought to horrible life, ... " It is ugly, but it is irresponsible to pretend it could be otherwise. Marcus From: Friam

Re: [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it)

The lies that bind political coalitions together, the art of the possible fiction which might be brought to horrible life, ... -- rec -- On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 12:41 PM, gⅼеɳ ☣ wrote: > But did the Mexican Repatriation also include things like rape, burning > villages,

Re: [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it)

But did the Mexican Repatriation also include things like rape, burning villages, and indiscriminant execution? I can imagine it did, but would rather not believe it. It's still so jarring to me, given the cultural appropriation of Buddhism in Western developed countries, to hear phrases like