Comments by "nuqwestr" (@nuqwestr) on "The Institute of Art and Ideas" channel.

  1. Taliban; why be a 4th class Americanized citizen of the world when you can be a 1st class warlord in your own land.
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  2. Opps The trans-Saharan slave trade, also known as the Arab slave trade, began as early as the 3rd millennium BC. Records indicate that during the reign of the Egyptian king Sneferu, slaves were captured and transported from what is now modern Sudan to Egypt. This trade continued for centuries, with significant activity from the 7th century AD until the 20th century. The trans-Saharan routes were primarily used to move slaves from sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa, where they were sold to Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations. This trade had a profound impact on the regions involved and the people who were enslaved.
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  3. Discussions like this is why middle-school kids are showing up to class as "furries" and morph into cosplay as adults.
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  4. Curry is the author of The Man-Not: Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood. In academic circles, The Man-Not is controversial for its discussion of the rape of Black males during American slavery by White men and women, its depiction of White feminism as the perfection of patriarchy and American imperialism, and the text's documenting of the rape and domestic abuse Black males suffer at the hands of Black men and women in their communities. Too bad he left out the sub-Saharan Slave trade and the castration of black males before their service in North Africa and the Middle-East. Compare and Contrast
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  5. The public is the "power", always has been, a power the people more often than not intentionally hand over to others.
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  6. Universal means Universal The *Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)* is a historic document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. It consists of a preamble and 30 articles that outline fundamental human rights to be universally protected. Here are some key highlights: - **Article 1**: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. - **Article 3**: Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person. - **Article 5**: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. - **Article 18**: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. - **Article 19**: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. - **Article 23**: Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, and to just and favorable conditions of work. The UDHR has inspired many national and international laws and has been a cornerstone of global human rights efforts.
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  7.  @andersonmedina7681  Lying (2011) - Sam Harris
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  8. @nyarparablepsis872 If so, it's a fantasy of several AI large language models, too.
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  9. Yes, Sam believes in the Platonic Lie; that those with special knowledge are obligated to lie for the greater good. He's a monarchist, believes in Nobles Oblige.
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  10. Noble is apparently a neo-Lamarckian?
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  11.  @andreselectrico  none mine, all Co-Pilot. However, to prompt AI you need knowledge for the ask.
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  12. Bertrand Russell was associated with the Fabian Society, a British socialist organization that promoted social democracy and democratic socialism through gradualist and reformist efforts. They were, and are, the Enemy Within.
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  13.  @someonenotnoone  garbage in garbage out. The Trans-Saharan Slave route is base fact, and why the city of Timbuktu existed. I had to have that base knowledge to prompt the model. Easy to fact check. Yes, *Timbuktu* was indeed a significant part of the *Trans-Saharan slave trade**. From around **650 to 1600**, nearly **five million enslaved people* from sub-Saharan Africa were transported through Timbuktu and other desert trading centers to destinations along the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean. Timbuktu was a major hub on the trans-Saharan trade routes, connecting the Saharan interior with North Africa and beyond. The city was not only a center for commerce but also for culture and learning, housing famous libraries and attracting scholars from across the region. Does this help answer your question, or is there something more specific you'd like to know about Timbuktu's history? - Co-Pilot
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  14.  @someonenotnoone  be curious, respond to the fact of the Sub-Saharan Slave Trade, which has been documented since before computers existed. James Bruce, who mapped the source of the Blue Nile in the late 18th Century, documented the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade. Thomas Jefferson, in 1804, sent the USS Enterprise to protect US Citizens from being enslaved in North Africa. "The Shores of Tripoli" in the US Marines anthem. Easy to fact check. BTW, the Apollo 11 Moon landing was not a large language model hallucination.
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  15. "Science" just another segment of the evil patriarchy and settler-colonialism destroying the planet. I get it.
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  16.  @someonenotnoone  "we"? who are the "we" putting people on trail for witchcraft? No one should be burned at the stake for asking a question which presupposes and answer. I'm just asking for a better framed question, one that does not presuppose humans are blank slates subject only to social, linguistic constructs. "Discover Morality" is akin to saying Columbus discovered America. Is "morality" a potential inherit in the Big Bang and emerged through a particular process on this planet? Feynman posited the idea that even quantum reality is subject to evolution, even the speed of light. I just don't think the question is properly framed, and smells of speciesism.
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  17. 2:56 "Genocide"??? Even the ICC didn't charge genocide. The population of Gaza has increased in the last year based on the UN's own stats, with 165,000 pregnant women in Gaza as of August 2024. Assad killed 40,000 in one day, over 600,000 in the civil war, add in Saudi/Yemen conflict and you reach well over 1 million. There are 1.9 million Arab citizens of Israel, 20% of the population. In the West we've learned about the deception, al-Taqiyya. The Soviets had their own brand of propaganda which somehow melded into the "resistance" of those who dream of a pan-Arab region free of Jews. Even PA Leader Abbas earned his PhD equivalent in Moscow. Arafat said Solomon's Temple was a "Zionist Fantasy". No, the night ride on a donkey to Jerusalem was the fantasy. Al-Aksa is the symbol of "settler colonialism", not the Jews. I challenge you to read this: "Report on the State of Palestine presented to the Right Honourable Mr. Winston Churchill P.C., M.P. by the Executive Committee of the Third Arab Palestine Congress. Jerusalem, March 28, 1921." - Library of Congress (primary source digitized as PDF)
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  18. 1804 The US President, Thomas Jefferson, sent warships to the Mediterranean to protect our commercial ships from Muslim Terrorists being run by the Ottoman Empire. Our people were being captured and either ransomed or sold into slavery. Correct, this did not being on October 7th.
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  19. Truth? Particle or Wave?
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  20.  @dashdashhelp  there's never been a "proletariat", that's a Marxist fantasy, one that keeps failing, just like Christianity. Doctrine/Catechism will not bring paradise on earth. Individuals have the responsibility but yield that to others. It's biology, not sociology.
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  21. Russell was a Socialist of the Fabian Society, a quiet Fascist who fascinated the fools from inside the institutions, the Enemy Within.
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