Comments by "BlackFlagsNRoses" (@blackflagsnroses6013) on "Candace Owens Blames Cardi B For Destroying America" video.

  1. “Empire” that’s the problem. Republics aren’t supposed to be empires. It’s their downfall
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  2.  @TouringWolf42  well as an egoist morality is a spook, social customs are inhibitions on individual freedom. Usually used by States to consolidate power as the “defender of right, and punished of wrong.” I think the blame falls on the person committing sexual assault, as they should know better. And children aren’t interested in sex until puberty age is reached. Then the feelings of biology come naturally. As a civic Libertarian the sociocultural problem is both progressives and conservatives trying to legislate their moral views and make others conform. I’m radically socioculturally progressive, but to foster a free society one must emphasize and support liberal society first and foremost.
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  3.  @venum17  imperialism is the end of republics. The centralization of power and concentrations of wealth were part of why Rome fell. They became an empire stretching resources far before Caesar. Republics can be oligarchic but still constitutional and with level sovereignty of free people considered citizens.
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  4.  @auntypha5958  the republic died when it became empire. A republic is supposed to be an anti-monarchic sovereignty of the populace. Rome was an empire of oligarchs long before Ceasar, and it was the concentration of wealth and power the patrician agendas, undermining the plebeians that lead to imperial pursuits and the end of Republican structures. But modern republicanism is highly democratic and liberal. You should know this comrade, or have you yet to read Proudhon: “Under the law of association, transmission of wealth does not apply to the instruments of labour, so cannot become a cause of inequality. [...] We are socialists [...] under universal association, ownership of the land and of the instruments of labour is social ownership. [...] We want the mines, canals, railways handed over to democratically organised workers' associations. [...] We want these associations to be models for agriculture, industry and trade, the pioneering core of that vast federation of companies and societies, joined together in the common bond of the democratic and social Republic.”
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  5.  @venum17  I would think they are different government forms because when republics take the form of empire they become empires. Specifically modern republicanism isn’t classical, they are based in liberal democratic virtues and ideals. Rome being the original Republic was the form that proved empire and republics do not mix, and are antithetical to each other. The Roman Republic started as inclusive of Roman citizenship, creating contracts and treaties for citizenship and commerce. And once the patrician class in the senate sought to expand imperial conquests and pursuits, the Roman republic gave way to imperialism and it’s ultimate conclusion, an emperor. Modern republicanism was formed as the antithesis to monarchism, and so had ideological struggles against imperial colonialism. As seen by the French Republic’s attempt at a constitutional end to colonialism, and Bonaparte’s imperial maintenance of colonies. Also “imperator” was a public service within the Republic, before it became king in the empire. In general a republic is a form of government in which the country and its governance is considered a public cause, as opposed to a monarchy where it is considered the private concern of the monarch (except in constitutional monarchies). If you follow this interpretation it doesn’t matter if the emperor is elected or not, an empire can not become a republic unless it profoundly changes it’s goverment.
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  6.  @TouringWolf42  sexualization, free love, and sexual liberation are all natural conclusions of liberal society where individual liberties and rights are sovereign, not government authority
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  7.  @venum17  “A republican empire is a form of government in which a country governed as a republic transitions into an empire. Examples of this process include the First French Republic, which became the First French Empire, as well as the Dutch Republic, which formed a Dutch Empire by seizing territory from Spain. The distinction between a republican empire and a more traditional monarchy is that the people are assumed to be the source of government power. In France, for example, voters were asked in an 1804 referendum whether they supported the creation of an empire.” Therefore it is a transition from republic to empire. Perhaps there is such a thing as democratically ruled empire, but that’s more political studying I have to do. Thanks for making me think about it. Your description of Republican management of empire caught my eye. I see what you mean.
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  8.  @TouringWolf42  even under corporate monopolies the liberal potential of markets shows its progress. Companies want to sell so they cater to the times and the conventional social attitudes. And the majority of the conservatives were evangelical traditionalists and pro-segregationists so no the majority hated the New Left and intermarriage. They called race mixing communism, as well as gay relations. They threw a fit with R&B so they whitewashed it in pop and early vanilla Rock and Roll to censor and sell to mainstream white audiences. They threw a fit when Elvis would gyrate his hips. The sexual revolution was a development of the New Left and progressives.
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  9.  @TouringWolf42  yeah cause the majoritarian social views always dominate, and companies wish to cater that. Back then it was prevalent to at the very least by neutral on the issue of gay marriage and just not pick a side. Now it is more accepted and in a global economy these corporations wish to be inclusive to sell their products. I have seen several black liberation groups staring to think about separatism. There is a huge difference with separatism and segregationism. One the State coerces you into separation and keeps you in different conditions. Separation is choosing to separate and focus on those communities exclusively to build their capital and wealth. However the majority do not wish for such a thing, despite acknowledging that black capital was greater, and communities more active in their segregated existence. The black economy was built by those segregated communities, however they could not expand beyond those communities because of segregation. Black Wall Street comes to mind, as the State was determined to maintain blacks as an underclass for exploitation and fear mongering to poor whites. Without a doubt modern progressives like the Left during LBJ do not understand that government social engineering only leads to more problems. While segregation should have never been a thing by law, as it is an anti-liberal authoritarian policy, government should not have coerced communities to integrate abruptly. Such integration done right could only come from social progress and freedom as communities eventually come together. The sudden integration only caused more social tensions and even hurt the black economy, as they were far behind in wealth accumulation. This is something Barry Goldwater was right on, perhaps the last great true conservative ideologue.
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  10.  @TouringWolf42  that’s the thing, no liberal republic has lived up to their liberal ideals. It’s why Thomas Paine was hurt to see what became of the American Revolution. People have always allowed the State to divide people into color palettes. And what I defend is Cardi B’s right to make whatever content and music she wants. To produce what she likes. To participate in the market of the music industry freely. When conservatives pretend to be classical liberals, their culture war issues prove otherwise. Just like social progressives today, conservatives have always sought to coerce their morality and views on others, instead of supporting civic liberalism. This culture conflict issue is propagated by government and both political organizations for support, when instead the country should be united in individual rights and liberties, and not trying to legislate and coerce one moral point of view on everyone else. Indeed the Conservative ideology is rooted in reactionary backlash against liberal revolution and the values of liberal society. Liberalism was a development of the Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution, and Age of Reason. When looking into classical liberalism you’ll find the support of advancing society along with science and rationality. I’m working on exposing the roots of libertarian socialism in classical liberalism, and the real expression of liberal doctrine and idealism. Conservatism in America started as Tory royalists against the American Revolution, followed by reactionary elites that aimed to diminish the fervor of democratic liberalism, by centralization of government, and rule by elites, and desire to quell the “rabble” and propertyless majority. Anti-liberalism has plagued the United State since before the Revolution, and well after. And we shall find no liberty until even the right wing of this Republic is committed to classical liberalism and republicanism. It’s telling that politically speaking figures from the Revolutionary era were more radically liberal than even the left wing of mainstream American politics today.
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  11.  @venum17  Indeed excellent points. Republic for the homeland, imperialism for the conquered. And it only leads to concentrations of power as resources spread thin and the transition to an autocratic Empire is finalized.
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