May I inject my twist on your second sentence?
Discrimination produces hierarchy; this gives us models of what succeeds to follow.
Tastemakers are essential. I was just riffing on this in the context of metal (of course).
May I inject my twist on your second sentence?
Discrimination produces hierarchy; this gives us models of what succeeds to follow.
Tastemakers are essential. I was just riffing on this in the context of metal (of course).
In my experience as a lifelong troll, the only silver bullet against trolling is an audience that shrugs and says "that's nice... anyway..."
When people respond to trolls, trolls thrive. You feed them, and they are the wolf you get more of.
@Hoodedman @thatguyoverthere @Sigma @wjmaggos @FourOh-LLC
"most pre-civilization hunter/gatherer societies were non-hierarchal."
Not correct. They found some they think were non-hierarchical, but that is far from "most."
Even more, all of this is historical reconstruction.
In reality, if everyone throws spears, the hunt is going to go badly often.
I was not attempting to complain, just throwing out nasty comments about Reddit because it is fun!
I mute any mention of Reddit :)
The bigger problem is that all egalitarian systems, and indeed all Leftist systems, are based on a lie: equality.
People are not equal. In groups they choose evils.
So what is the best society? (As Plato would ask, a subset of his "what is the best life?" question.)
Your second paragraph has a hint but might be worded differently: where the individual is in sync, mostly, with his culture.
But that requires getting rid of the bureaucracy.
Nature does not have bureaucracy or equality.
It does have hierarchy, even in the forests.
Good argument for natural rights.
I hope you do not mind if I tag in a few interesting thinkers to this discussion:
@wjmaggos @thatguyoverthere @FourOh-LLC @Sigma
Let us talk about not Utopia, but a realistic ideal. Utopia does not exist after all.
Useful points:
1. "Lesser evil" = system is evil
2. Appearances are not reality
3. The existence of an opposition party validates the evil party
Some of us were never fooled by Obama, who was simply a toasted Clinton.
Another great reason to object to national socialism. There are options further to the Right that are better.
They were playing them the shitty post-1992 Slayer material, not the great stuff.
In my view this is a crime against humanity.
Some things are demoralized neurotic midwit attractors.
It's there to hook up Redditors for thousand-pound threesomes.
You know they show them C-SPAN at Gitmo to get them to crack?
Sexual liberation encourages people to date someone safe until they get a better offer.
Most people probably should be enslaved or at least in a feudal system.
I am skeptical of "education" as a magic bullet.
For starters, it is not universal; its utility varies with IQ.
We dumbed it down to let everyone in, and now it is very much in the public school model of memorizing stuff instead of learning to think.
...which will make it as worthless as a high school degree.
Socialized medicine is a Leftist policy. If you resist it, you are an enemy of the State, bigot. Be stunning and brave instead and trust what the bureaucrats tell you.
Wage war against France of course
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