One needs to look no further than the Declaration of Independence for an answer, specifically The Preamble:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
Agree, Jefferson was partially on the right path. His big failing, though, was that he was addicted to Western culture, that protects and rewards weakness, so like all of the weak humans he despised nature and desired to conquer it. He led the cleansing of the native Americans from the land, because they didn't go along with the conquering of nature, and instead tried to defend it.
The founding fathers set us on this path because they too were Western materialists, and they continued most of the type of governance that they supposedly disliked about the British. Probably most important, all of the king's land grants remained in force after the war, and the class of men represented by the founders were the beneficiaries. They made themselves lords, laying the foundation for a system of mass servitude, ruled by the corrupt and weak-minded. Was there really no one at that time who recognized this massive corruption? I say, impossible. So why do we not read anything about a heated debate on this issue and counter views?
The system of a class of lords controlling the vast majority of land must be undone, for that is the primary mechanism of enslavement and conquer of nature and souls. There's one philosopher who stands way above all others shining light on this issue, and that's Henry George, the brightest and most shunned economics philosopher in US history.
Another big one is corporations. What few understand is that a corporation is a government charter. It's an artificial entity that's in partnership with government, given special privileges by government that individuals don't receive, and with government protection as well as regulation. Thus, corporations are by nature about artificial advantage, domination, and control, and they're antithetical to free markets. It's this government package of special privileges and protection, even against competition, that makes monopolies.
Government should be prohibited from granting charters and partnering with private businesses, and the idea should be seen as blatant corruption.
And yet today, it seems that 9 of 10 people think monopolies are the result of economic freedom, and they clamor for even more government as the solution. Collectively we most reward the biggest of the monopolies, showing that we love elite individuals conspiring with government to enrich themselves as the rest sink deeper into servitude. The human masses are voting for their own enslavement every day.
Frederick Nietzsche had some very wise things to say about Christianity. In our caring and with our charity, we weaken people. By giving charity, we weaken ourselves. A friend of mine long ago joked about the futility and self-destructive nature of the Peace Corps. He liked to site the example of the good-hearted young American volunteers who dug wells in primitive African communities and how those wells led to more reproduction and resulted in starvation.
There are so many moving pieces in today's world, it is impossible to frame a discussion about it. America is determined to unseat Vladimir Putin. American-led Kurds have abandoned their war with ISIS to invade Turkey. People are freezing in Ukraine and all the comedian Zelensky can think of is broadening the war.
At the same time, thousands of illegal immigrants pour into the United States through our abandoned border. Fentanyl is now the #1 cause of death in America. Of course, our government, our schools, and our military have decided that there are too many men (certainly too many WHITE men) and have promoted the LGBTQ++++ movement.
American political prisoners rot in DC jails and Julian Assange may soon face prison for being an excellent journalist.
The government is promoting the clot shots to kill as many of us as they can and to get rid of the giant oversupply of the "vaccine".
Oh well.
Harrison Bergeron (Vonnegut) Full Text.pdf - Google Docs
Insightful and true. Over 330 MILLION of us and from local offices all the way up, for the most part, these pathetic, thieving, in some instances pedophilic, etc., are the ones that end up leading us. When a pack of wolves senses weakness in the leader, GONE, and replaced.
One needs to look no further than the Declaration of Independence for an answer, specifically The Preamble:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
Agree, Jefferson was partially on the right path. His big failing, though, was that he was addicted to Western culture, that protects and rewards weakness, so like all of the weak humans he despised nature and desired to conquer it. He led the cleansing of the native Americans from the land, because they didn't go along with the conquering of nature, and instead tried to defend it.
The founding fathers set us on this path because they too were Western materialists, and they continued most of the type of governance that they supposedly disliked about the British. Probably most important, all of the king's land grants remained in force after the war, and the class of men represented by the founders were the beneficiaries. They made themselves lords, laying the foundation for a system of mass servitude, ruled by the corrupt and weak-minded. Was there really no one at that time who recognized this massive corruption? I say, impossible. So why do we not read anything about a heated debate on this issue and counter views?
The system of a class of lords controlling the vast majority of land must be undone, for that is the primary mechanism of enslavement and conquer of nature and souls. There's one philosopher who stands way above all others shining light on this issue, and that's Henry George, the brightest and most shunned economics philosopher in US history.
Another big one is corporations. What few understand is that a corporation is a government charter. It's an artificial entity that's in partnership with government, given special privileges by government that individuals don't receive, and with government protection as well as regulation. Thus, corporations are by nature about artificial advantage, domination, and control, and they're antithetical to free markets. It's this government package of special privileges and protection, even against competition, that makes monopolies.
Government should be prohibited from granting charters and partnering with private businesses, and the idea should be seen as blatant corruption.
And yet today, it seems that 9 of 10 people think monopolies are the result of economic freedom, and they clamor for even more government as the solution. Collectively we most reward the biggest of the monopolies, showing that we love elite individuals conspiring with government to enrich themselves as the rest sink deeper into servitude. The human masses are voting for their own enslavement every day.
Frederick Nietzsche had some very wise things to say about Christianity. In our caring and with our charity, we weaken people. By giving charity, we weaken ourselves. A friend of mine long ago joked about the futility and self-destructive nature of the Peace Corps. He liked to site the example of the good-hearted young American volunteers who dug wells in primitive African communities and how those wells led to more reproduction and resulted in starvation.
There are so many moving pieces in today's world, it is impossible to frame a discussion about it. America is determined to unseat Vladimir Putin. American-led Kurds have abandoned their war with ISIS to invade Turkey. People are freezing in Ukraine and all the comedian Zelensky can think of is broadening the war.
At the same time, thousands of illegal immigrants pour into the United States through our abandoned border. Fentanyl is now the #1 cause of death in America. Of course, our government, our schools, and our military have decided that there are too many men (certainly too many WHITE men) and have promoted the LGBTQ++++ movement.
American political prisoners rot in DC jails and Julian Assange may soon face prison for being an excellent journalist.
The government is promoting the clot shots to kill as many of us as they can and to get rid of the giant oversupply of the "vaccine".
Oh well.
Harrison Bergeron (Vonnegut) Full Text.pdf - Google Docs
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=...
About Courage, from one of my favorite Substack writers: https://substack.com/inbox/post/48086162
Insightful and true. Over 330 MILLION of us and from local offices all the way up, for the most part, these pathetic, thieving, in some instances pedophilic, etc., are the ones that end up leading us. When a pack of wolves senses weakness in the leader, GONE, and replaced.