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How to rebuild trust
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Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
rebuild trust in goverment
1. Showcase individual federal employees.
2.Make the government more transparent and accountable to the public.
3. Develop modern, customer-friendly services.
4. Improve federal leadership.
5. Reconnect with young people.
paris Institute for critical thinking
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The Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) is an independent, volunteer-run, non-profit institute with no state or corporate backing. We provide a public space for the humanities and arts, unregulated by the gatekeepers of traditional higher education.
revolt or reform?
That's right.
We agree, to say that a replacement system, a congreuent system, a simultaneous system, an asymmetrical system, must be in place and active before any meaningful switch occurs.
if and when it's functional and effective, the revolution, ie thru Violence, Won't be necessary.
However;
the enemy, says when the war is over.
Are there alternative systems available now?
If so, would they advertise?
Who will Accept 8 billion new citizens?
Where can they When they are ready to switch?
Big questions for a such a tiny group.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
progress vs regress
There's two versions of how the term "progress" is used in political discourse.
The general audience is not always savy enough to spot the differences, and the alt-right seeks to undermine left leaning discourse thru this manipulation of double speak.
1. Progress is referred to any movement, forward motion or direction towards a specific goal.
Conservatives oppose this, and know very well they can't call them selves, political Re-gresssives, that simply won't do.
Take America back, make great again, does just that, Regress. Its regressive ideology.
Where we get confused, on purpose, purposely deceived, is where the alt-right states that progress, is forward movement in thier direction further Down this road of regression.
In other words, you can have both left progress and right progress.
Agendas that serve the decentralization of power into the hands of the public many
Or
Centrize that power into the hands of the private few.
One serves itself and destroys the other.
Would prefer to learn more?
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
New economy
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
☠️ EconOfWar.org 🕊️
As war continues to shape the world, economists need to rethink their approach. In The Economics of War & Peace, Professor Boyce challenges the status quo and explores the deeper costs of conflict.
#EconOfWar
Friday, November 22, 2024
ontology of the evils of banality
Banality of evil vs the evil of banality
Vs evils of banality
Banalities of evil
One implies the quality of evil
One implies the quality of banality
Plural qualities of banality
Thursday, November 21, 2024
are barbarism and cruelty synonymous?
LEts ask meta
In a post-modern context, barbarism and cruelty are related but distinct concepts:
*Key Differences*
1. Barbarism: Typically implies a rejection of civilized norms, values and cultural refinement, often associated with violence, brutality or destructive behavior.
2. Cruelty: Encompasses intentional infliction of physical or emotional pain, harm or suffering, regardless of cultural context.
*Overlapping Themes*
1. Violence: Both involve harm or violence.
2. Moral Transgression: Both violate accepted moral standards.
*Post-Modern Considerations*
1. Contextualization: Definitions depend on cultural, historical and social contexts.
2. Relativism: Perspectives on barbarism and cruelty vary across cultures and ideologies.
3. Power Dynamics: Both concepts involve exercises of power and control.
*Theoretical Frameworks*
1. Critical Theory: Examines power structures and cultural narratives.
2. Post-Colonialism: Analyzes cultural imperialism and historical context.
3. Existentialism: Explores individual choices and moral responsibility.
*Examples*
1. Historical: Colonialism, slavery
2. Contemporary: Torture, human trafficking
*Interdisciplinary Connections*
1. Philosophy (Ethics, Moral Philosophy)
2. Sociology (Cultural Studies, Criminology)
3. History (Colonialism, Conflict Studies)
To delve deeper, consider exploring:
1. Critical theorists (Adorno, Foucault)
2. Philosophers (Nietzsche, Levinas)
3. Literary works (Conrad's "Heart of Darkness")
Would you like more information or clarification?
barbarism Unite!
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barbar
(..."This is term barberism, an abuse of language, the language of oppression.
To ad-homin attack a distant culture for simply not being roman is, incorrect.
The lack of empathy does not lead to the unshaven, uncivilized pagan folk of the country side
The lack of empathy leads to imperialist apathy and acceptance of the same oppression. ....) O.B.
Pagans deserve better. Barbarians, Unite! Arrrrgh!
#agitate #instigate #educate
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barbar
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
start ur own chapter
https://greenpartywashington.org/form-a-local-green-party-chapter/
There's a pathway to form a new green party, caucus or chapter
15 or more signatures
https://www.toolsforchange.org/
https://www.toolsforchange.org/
Acknowledgements
This guide was adapted from a number of sources, including the original Process Manual of the Green Committees of Correspondence, the SEAC Organizing Guide, Organizing by Si Kahn, Organizing for Social Change by the Midwest Academy, the Resource Manual for a Living Revolution by the Movement for a New Society, On Conflict and Consensus by C.T. Butler, the DSA Youth Section Organizing Manual, the San Diego SEAC Organizing Manual, and miscellaneous handouts and flyers. This is a living document and criticisms, additions, and changes are always welcome.
Resist grants
#educate #agitate #delegate
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Sunday, November 17, 2024
permission to manifest hatred
Response:
(or in this case, white nationalist christian facists are protected and encouraged, by the power of state violence.) O.B.
Sources:
Saturday, November 16, 2024
dismantling vs destruction
I agree with statement, sure. Though, let's say it happens, do we have time to dismantle the system and build a new replacement before or after it has been destroyed?
Do we really have, the "luxury time";
to find a replacement before the system destroys itself, and everything around it?
The point here is the false dichotomy bewtween dramatic abrupt change vs slow incremental change.
When we realize we have to build a new boat first, ie beg, borrow or steal, before the old boat sinks..
Regardless how it sinks, we'll need a new boat big enough to carry all those fools who can't swim.
Are there alternatives, available today?
Yes. Let's explore them together.
Iww.org -
Research world peace treaty
Who runs the dnc?
Who owns the dnc?
Two groups
Committee vs convention
Dnc-m
Dnc-v
Dnc-c
Democractic national convention committee
Runs the convention operations itself
Private corps
Remember Debbie s
There's a list of chair seats
On thier main site
how did Rhode Island become a state?
Independence
Newport, Portsmouth, and Providence united in 1644 to form the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ("plantation" is a British English word for "colony") with the aim of fighting for their independence. On May 4th, 1776, Rhode Island was the first colony to renounce allegiance to the Great Britain and declare its independence. However, Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the United States Constitution. It finally did so on May 29, 1790, following threats of having its exports taxed as if from a foreign country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island
Free thinkers society
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freethinkers_Society
Freedom from religion foundation
https://ffrf.org/uncategorized/what-is-a-freethinker/
Good without god
Central Minnesotas freethinkers society
Friday, November 15, 2024
mapl at umd
https://www.metrostate.edu/academics/community-studies
https://www.metrostate.edu/academics/programs/advocacy-and-political-leadership-mapl
The Master of Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) is a cohort program which accepts new member cohorts in Fall and Spring Semesters. MAPL courses are designed to help students learn how to ethically influence public policy.
The Masters in Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) degree was offered at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) from 2002-2015 when it relocated to Metropolitan State University. MAPL has 198 graduates with degrees from UMD, 18 with degrees from Metropolitan State. Approximately 4/5ths of the graduates are working in the Advocacy field. Of the 216 graduates, approximately 2/3rds work in Minnesota.
MAPL classes are almost universally face-to-face. Four core courses offered in sequence to MAPL cohort members only are held Friday evenings; eleven class meetings each semester. Three emphases are available: Advocacy in the Nonprofit Sector, Advocacy in the Public Sector and Labor Organizing and Leadership. Classes
what is a general strike?
https://generalstrikeus.com/
Who are we?
We’ve voted, we’ve protested, and this country still does not work on behalf of us working people. The General Strike is a network of regular people who know our greatest power is our labor and our right to refuse it. If we all strike together, we can make real change.
Who was Peter maurin and the ideology of duplication of effort?
https://catholicworker.org/why-peter-matters-html/
Peter Maurin’s influence on the Catholic Worker Movement is often overlooked, even in Catholic Worker circles. But he was the intellectual author of the movement, and gas much to teach the movement even today. A talk by Paul Magno presented at the Dorothy Day Centenary Conference, Marquette University, October 10, 1997
Thursday, November 14, 2024
how to define a cult?
How do we define a cult?
"There's no shame calling a dead man, dead, "
Quote:
The phrase "there's no shame in calling a dead man dead" is attributed to Shakespeare in his play "Othello," where the character Iago says it, highlighting the idea of accepting reality and not trying to sugarcoat the truth about someone's death.
a cult of reason?
(It's not rational to debate with Dead men", a foolish endeavor from those who seek to embellish thier obsolete traditions.) O.B.
Cult is a lay term for a group perceived as requiring unwavering devotion to a set of beliefs and practices which are considered deviant outside the norms of society. Such groups are typically perceived as being led by a charismatic leader who tightly controls its members. (1)
______
The metaphysics of identity implies that actions and persons are the same or share same-Ness. (1)
The crisis of political, national and cultural identity rests in the discontinuity of this perceived same-ness. In other words, and persons ideas, words and deeds should match thier character. If not, trauma of divergent behaviors, cognitive dissonance begin to develop. (OB)
__________
Cult of reason
The Cult of Reason (French: Culte de la Raison)[note 1] was France's first established state-sponsored atheistic religion, intended as a replacement for Roman Catholicism during the French Revolution. After holding sway for barely a year, in 1794 it was officially replaced by the rival deistic Cult of the Supreme Being, promoted by Robespierre.[1][2][3][4] Both cults were officially banned in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte with his Law on Cults of 18 Germinal, Year X.[5]
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