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 <allanh1946@gmail.com>
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 <gabbydott@gmail.com> wrote:
> The other serving as a better example of wickedness is a classic, Allan.
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> 2013/1/26 Allan H <allanh1946@gmail.com>
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>> A better example Riggs and sadly enough is Islam in today's world..
>> This is evidenced in all the news reports of the day.
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>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 2:43 AM, rigs <rigs117@gmail.com> 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 <gabbyd...@gmail.com> 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 <nwte...@gmail.com> 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 -
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>> |_D Allan
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>> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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>> Of course I talk to myself,
>> Sometimes I need expert advice..
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