Are people capable of self governance? | |
ExpertOfSound
User ID: 1779676 United States 07/11/2012 02:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | GREAT minds talk about IDEAS AVERAGE minds talk about EVENTS SMALL minds talk about PEOPLE Racism is a crime against humanity. “A good scientist is a person in whom the childhood quality of perennial curiosity lingers on. Once he gets an answer, he has other questions.” ~Frederick Seitz There are MORE water molecules in 1 glass of tap water than there are glasses of tap water in EVERY OCEAN ON EARTH. Thread: THE TRUTH about the "Ancient Astronaut Theory" and Ancient Aliens TV Show AGENDA! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1391353 United States 07/11/2012 02:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I said yes -- But I don't believe on a large collective scale.. otherwise things go wacky like we see today. That and people loose their moral compass .. and begin not caring (or being lazy) to actually self govern and leave that to their corporate overloads that control every aspect of their lives with the absolute obedience of government. I believe the only way for any segment of society to return to having fruitful lives and securing their futures is to leave the behemoth we have now or somehow find a way to turn society itself around before it smashes into a wall. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 18814915 Puerto Rico 07/11/2012 02:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | right now, with the current pharma running through their veins and the dependency and co-dependency issues that are plaguing so many? No. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4494441 the ties would need to be broken and people would have to be able to realize that their strength lies within. i'm afraid it would take some kind of major disaster for this to happen. to shake people out of their current thinking and patterns. then, Yes. Boycott Pharma. Control the Elites. They will refuse at first to cut prices down. Don't allow Elites to escape. As cowards and selfish beings they will just quit when the people by massive boycotts try to control them. Leaving the people alone, and begging for a comeback. They know by leaving the people alone they will kill and devore each other. Don't put those criminals in jail! Put them to work as slaves, just only them. I dream of a new world where manufacturing will be almost entire controlled by robotic machines and the people work only to accomplish their creative desires. If 79% of the 99% are addicted to the system, there is no way to convert them. They born in the system they die by the system. A major disaster like having no electricity for 10 years will not shake those 79% minds. What will do is the opposite: they will became animals figthing and murdering for a bag of ice. The only thing you can do is either boycott, prepare or wait until the system falls. |
s. d. butler
User ID: 974819 United States 07/11/2012 04:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | To believe that people aren't capable of self-governance is to be authoritarian, either communist or fascist, and to believe that people are basically bad. I believe that humanity is basically good, and therefore capable of self-government. Quoting: Little Bee That said, there are times when Plato's notion of Philosopher Kings, wise incorruptible leaders who rule impeccably with lots of personal freedom for their subjects, seems appealing also. The only problem with that is you are asking for people to be ruled by a person drawn from the very ranks of those who are incapable of self rule. There are no "wise, incorruptible leaders" there are only men with all the flaws already built in. That is why these "leaders" that people seem to need so desperately, must be restrained, bound by the chains of a constitution that actually works. Last Edited by s. d. butler on 07/11/2012 04:43 PM |
s. d. butler
User ID: 974819 United States 07/11/2012 04:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | its not even a question.people are absolutely capable of self governance,the question is,IS SOCIETY TODAY AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SELF GOVERNANCE IS POSSIBLE?.and its not but its a problem with the model, not with us. statism and corporatism creates what it needs to remain relevant.its a parasitic authoritarian system. Quoting: miserkocho i apologize for my writing,i wanted to say much more. Nicely said. The statists and parasites who have gotten the upper hand have to be overcome. Before true self governance can take place. Last Edited by s. d. butler on 07/11/2012 04:49 PM |
Muzzle
User ID: 6475987 United States 07/11/2012 04:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yup. Vampires at the top, blood sucking ticks at the bottom. In his book, "Between Two Ages," Brzezinski wrote: "The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values." MuzzleBreak |
s. d. butler
User ID: 974819 United States 07/11/2012 05:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It really does not matter if they are capable or not. There must be freedom even if it means a billion people kill each other off in the process. If we must be ruled over, then we might as well end it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19498359 Yes. People seem to be terrified of what they think anarchy is. It actually means no rulers, NOT no rules. Most of our daily life is conducted in anarchy. We make peaceful exchanges every day. We don't aggress against other people every day. We follow rules of civilized behavior. And it isn't because of government that we do these things. It is in the interests of government to promulgate the idea that without government people descend into savagery. Last Edited by s. d. butler on 07/11/2012 05:23 PM |
EvenT6HorizoN
User ID: 12833553 United States 07/11/2012 05:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: fellowearthling And yet is not all that is man made natural too? Are we not a part of nature too? To isolate that which men make from the whole that is does much disservice to earthlings and our contribution to that which is imho absolutely but there is point of distinction between synthetic and natural.things that dont return back to a natural state.imho From a relative POV the synthetic may not seem natural. What makes a synthetic object or substance? Show me an un-natural constituant of anything synthetic and I will acknowledge the distinction you ascribe to. lol i didnt quite think that through.i was thinking something like depleted uranium or baths salts,europa[synthetic lsd],synthetic marijuana which are chemical modifications.plastic disintegrates,cloning,tranhumanism is still materially bonded.so i guess i am making a judgement of what i relate to as being natural[godlike] or anti natural[satanic]things that cause natural systems into an unsustainable situation or forces the system to correct itself or adapt as a result of toxicity.so from a relative pov,i concede the point. regardless cloning and transhumanism is bad mmkay. How can one even argue "natural" and "unnatural"? Humans are natural beings who creat things out of natural resources. Therefore, everything created by Man is natural. Don't delude yourself so much to seperate yourself from your primative state. "I collapsed a lung, screaming at the face of ignorance. I fell victim to the excuse of hatered." - Crater "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Voltaire "Some feel the rain, others just get wet" - Bob Marley |
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miserkocho
User ID: 17809430 Australia 07/12/2012 02:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: miserkocho absolutely but there is point of distinction between synthetic and natural.things that dont return back to a natural state.imho From a relative POV the synthetic may not seem natural. What makes a synthetic object or substance? Show me an un-natural constituant of anything synthetic and I will acknowledge the distinction you ascribe to. lol i didnt quite think that through.i was thinking something like depleted uranium or baths salts,europa[synthetic lsd],synthetic marijuana which are chemical modifications.plastic disintegrates,cloning,tranhumanism is still materially bonded.so i guess i am making a judgement of what i relate to as being natural[godlike] or anti natural[satanic]things that cause natural systems into an unsustainable situation or forces the system to correct itself or adapt as a result of toxicity.so from a relative pov,i concede the point. regardless cloning and transhumanism is bad mmkay. How can one even argue "natural" and "unnatural"? Humans are natural beings who creat things out of natural resources. Therefore, everything created by Man is natural. Don't delude yourself so much to seperate yourself from your primative state. yes and im not,im merely pointing out there is balance and imbalance which applies to everything,especially power. it makes sense why they would want us to believe in an alien origin but even still its hard to make a distinction.natural\unnatural. Last Edited by miserkocho on 07/12/2012 02:54 AM searching for intelligent life in all its forms without judgement. |
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