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Post by permutojoe on Oct 20, 2017 23:58:13 GMT
We all have thoughts and urges of tyranny, domination, and control below the conscious level. It's embedded in our DNA. A small percentage can overcome these things with higher level thinking. An understanding of the humanities, philosophy, history, psychology, politics, etc helps immeasurably. It's no wonder our society is rapidly phasing these things out. Soon only a tiny percentage will even read books. All the better to turn us into drones of misery, hate, and servitude.
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Post by The Lost One on Oct 26, 2017 13:28:17 GMT
We all have thoughts and urges of tyranny, domination, and control below the conscious level. It's embedded in our DNA. A small percentage can overcome these things with higher level thinking. An understanding of the humanities, philosophy, history, psychology, politics, etc helps immeasurably. It's no wonder our society is rapidly phasing these things out. Soon only a tiny percentage will even read books. All the better to turn us into drones of misery, hate, and servitude. I'm not sure I agree, there are some pretty awful people who know plenty about philosophy and history etc. There are some wonderful people who don't have a clue about any of these things.
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Post by permutojoe on Oct 27, 2017 21:43:52 GMT
We all have thoughts and urges of tyranny, domination, and control below the conscious level. It's embedded in our DNA. A small percentage can overcome these things with higher level thinking. An understanding of the humanities, philosophy, history, psychology, politics, etc helps immeasurably. It's no wonder our society is rapidly phasing these things out. Soon only a tiny percentage will even read books. All the better to turn us into drones of misery, hate, and servitude. I'm not sure I agree, there are some pretty awful people who know plenty about philosophy and history etc. There are some wonderful people who don't have a clue about any of these things. Yes of course. Just like there are people who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day that live to 80. And there are people who don't smoke but die at an early age. Still, the life expectancy of smokers is a lot lower than non-smokers, as a general rule.
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Post by permutojoe on Oct 30, 2017 12:20:41 GMT
But it does. Tyranny describes behavior in the real world, not inner thoughts. You can have these types of urges below the surface, which we all do, and overcome them with your cerebral cortex. There are other ways of course. You can be a blind adherent to a religion that tells you how to act and how not to.
We're getting into the realm of politics here at the end of my paragraph. The servitude and drones of misery bit is meant to describe those below a certain level of affluence. Whatever arbitrary line you pick, there are far too many in the world that are below it. And especially in the US, more and more are being pushed down with every passing year. It's a scandal of literally epidemic proportion.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Oct 30, 2017 12:33:12 GMT
I don't believe that anyone has any thoughts "below the conscious level."
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Post by permutojoe on Oct 30, 2017 12:42:14 GMT
I don't believe that anyone has any thoughts "below the conscious level." I use the term "thoughts" loosely there. Processes, or urges may be a better way of putting it.
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Post by someguy on Nov 19, 2017 14:29:16 GMT
I disagree. It is not human nature to want to dominate, it is human nature to want to treat others as we would like to be treated. We do not need to be taught that, our own gut tells us that.
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Post by hi224 on Dec 14, 2017 6:52:59 GMT
We all have thoughts and urges of tyranny, domination, and control below the conscious level. It's embedded in our DNA. A small percentage can overcome these things with higher level thinking. An understanding of the humanities, philosophy, history, psychology, politics, etc helps immeasurably. It's no wonder our society is rapidly phasing these things out. Soon only a tiny percentage will even read books. All the better to turn us into drones of misery, hate, and servitude. not sure I agree.
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Post by permutojoe on Dec 16, 2017 18:02:31 GMT
We all have thoughts and urges of tyranny, domination, and control below the conscious level. It's embedded in our DNA. A small percentage can overcome these things with higher level thinking. An understanding of the humanities, philosophy, history, psychology, politics, etc helps immeasurably. It's no wonder our society is rapidly phasing these things out. Soon only a tiny percentage will even read books. All the better to turn us into drones of misery, hate, and servitude. not sure I agree. Well, thanks for your input.
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Post by hi224 on Dec 16, 2017 18:24:40 GMT
Well, thanks for your input. Your welcome.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Sept 30, 2018 21:03:09 GMT
We all have thoughts and urges of tyranny, domination, and control below the conscious level. It's embedded in our DNA. A small percentage can overcome these things with higher level thinking. An understanding of the humanities, philosophy, history, psychology, politics, etc helps immeasurably. It's no wonder our society is rapidly phasing these things out. Soon only a tiny percentage will even read books. All the better to turn us into drones of misery, hate, and servitude. Interesting theory that I absolutely don't agree with
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Sept 30, 2018 21:05:37 GMT
This is teh problem with feminism Oh, please explain.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Sept 30, 2018 21:07:40 GMT
We all have thoughts and urges of tyranny, domination, and control below the conscious level. It's embedded in our DNA. A small percentage can overcome these things with higher level thinking. An understanding of the humanities, philosophy, history, psychology, politics, etc helps immeasurably. It's no wonder our society is rapidly phasing these things out. Soon only a tiny percentage will even read books. All the better to turn us into drones of misery, hate, and servitude. Being educated in the things you have listed, does not make one any less of a tyrant. Misery and hate and anger, are usually a part of our conditioning, which leads into the need to play the victim which also fueled by these negative emotions. As for servitude, we are here to serve, regardless of who we think we are, or what we do, so I am not sure what you mean by this. We are here to serve what?
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Sept 30, 2018 21:58:45 GMT
We are here to serve what? The planet and each other. What else are we to do? The planet? Is that why we're trying to destroy it? Each other? Is that the reason for the clown show we witnessed put on with the Senate. The better answer would be...........ourselves.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 1, 2018 2:32:17 GMT
The planet? Is that why we're trying to destroy it? Each other? Is that the reason for the clown show we witnessed put on with the Senate. The better answer would be...........ourselves. It is about learning to serve each other in the most noblist fashion. One can't tell others how they should be serving themselves or others, we can only look at our own intentions behind it. It is all about service nonetheless, even if it is about self-serving. There is no way around that, especially due to the constricts of the physical form. Self-serving is kind of a survival instinct. And not everyone has it.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 1, 2018 3:29:21 GMT
Self-serving is kind of a survival instinct. And not everyone has it. It would also depend on the extremity. Are we self-serving our health, body, mind, keeping things in check and serving our own basic and fundamental needs for survival, which we all have to do at some level, or is the survival instinct born out of a need for what we can take and accumulate on a possessive level for material gain and delusions of grandeur\power? Even Trump is serving, be it for himself or the nation he resides over. You have experienced exchanges with the homeless, I imagine. And then there are upper middle class to fucking unbeliebably wealthy and popular that have commited suicide. Fuckin' Owen Wilson attempted suicide. Everyone doesn't have it. We are humans, We are different, we are strange.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 1, 2018 7:03:37 GMT
You have experienced exchanges with the homeless, I imagine. And then there are upper middle class to fucking unbeliebably wealthy and popular that have commited suicide. Fuckin' Owen Wilson attempted suicide. Everyone doesn't have it. We are humans, We are different, we are strange. It can be suppressed--as in the case of suicide or risking one's own life to save another--but everyone has it. Sez you
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 1, 2018 7:17:11 GMT
Even infants hold their breath under water. To commit suicide, the instinct to survive must be dealt with. Infants. That's where you're going.?
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Post by bigwhiskey on Oct 3, 2018 14:27:25 GMT
You have experienced exchanges with the homeless, I imagine. And then there are upper middle class to fucking unbeliebably wealthy and popular that have commited suicide. Fuckin' Owen Wilson attempted suicide. Everyone doesn't have it. We are humans, We are different, we are strange. What other option do we have though, but to keep on putting one foot in front of the other? We will end up in a mental institute otherwise if we give up. If the establishment is self-serving, this can create issues in society like homelessness as is proven, but if it is also of major concern to you, one can always offer their services to assist. Ultimately, the only world you can fix is your own. Now please try repeating why you just posted out-loud in the voice of Bela Lugosi's Count Dracula.
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Post by bigwhiskey on Oct 4, 2018 12:17:05 GMT
Now please try repeating why you just posted out-loud in the voice of Bela Lugosi's Count Dracula. Sheesh! Another troll, with nothing of any real value to add. Life must've been cruel to you. That's an outrageous accusation; for all you know, I could've been speaking to my dog and accidentally transcribed my words onto this here forum instead of addressing my dog correctly.
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