Comments by "c. j. macq" (@cjmacq-vg8um) on "Is 1984 Becoming a Reality? - George Orwell's Warning to the World" video.
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@idenhlm .... this is how equalists see "morality." morality is a cultural construct. it changes from time to time and place to place. what's moral changes depending on where and when you live.
ETHICS on the other hand, are intrinsic. they don't change and aren't determined by cultural prejudices. which, always seem to favor the oligarchs. humanity is naturally ethical. we're, by nature, honest, coopertaive, empathetic and kind. this is "who" humanity actually is. its through 1000's of years of elitist predatory rule and propganda that's convinced us of the false notion that we're naturally predatory, selfish and violent.
so, in this sense i disagree with Nietzsche. i'm not a big fan of Nietzsche, but like most writers, i believe he's been misinterpreted to coincide with the desires and goals of our oppressors.
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@egrytznr8893 ... thanks so much for that info. i gotta read that book. its date, 1908, was close to the guilded age and the installment of the "fed." i wonder if london just extrapolated from the previous 30 years of american history. anyone who lived through the gilded age could've predicted the coming of the corporate state we currently find ourselves.
just goes to show, humanity has been warned by MANY sources of this insanity we now face. many people joined in trying to change this horrifying direction but the oligarchs WON! as always, they got their way.
every step taken to reverse this fascist trend has been met with lies, propaganda, hostility and corruption to maintain, and reinforce the power of the elite-class status quo. coolidge, hoover, nixon, reagan, the bush's, the GOP and even the dems of the last 30 years have all done whatever the elite have wanted done. every step taken to reverse this fascist trend has been met with hostility and corruption to maintain, and reinforce the power of the elite-class status quo.
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@Nightdare ... of course. like orwell, and any other sensible person, i favor a non-predatory socialist economic system over an elitist producing, corruption inducing, predatory rewarding capitalist system.
you know, there's a reason why the buddha, plato, jesus, john locke, tom paine, thoreau, emerson, mill, twain, einstein, gandhi, orwell and m. l. king were all socialists. i think its time we start listening to and following the WISEST humanity has to offer.
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@egrytznr8893 ... when you wrote - "Sometimes people have to lose faith in everything to gain faith in themselves, then reexamine the things they thought they knew..." i couldn't agree more. it was my loss in faith in the "system," seeing it fail regardless of who's in charge, that led me to found the philosophy pf "equalism."
but the "thought revolution" i'm speaking of is both an internal, subjective one and an external, objective one. in other words it CAN'T happen as long as we keep this revolution to ourselves. BUT, like you suggested, it MUST BEGIN within us.
equalism asks each of us - "how do you expect the entire world to change when you're unwilling to change yourself." once we begin to change ourselves, our behaviors as much as our thoughts, or, how our thoughts dictate our behaviors, WE MUST UNITE in our common goals.
this is how we change the world for the better. how do i know? because its never been tried and nothing else has worked. even if we try and fail, at least we tried something different for once rather than repeating the same mistakes we've made for 1000's of years.
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@lishalou761 ... you're missing the point and rejecting the facts. FACT: so-called big govt is run by the VERY same people who run big business! the oligarchic elite OWN AND OPERATE BOTH! to denounce one without denouncing the other is an example of fascist short sightedness and hypocrisy.
see, fascists, like you, DON'T REALLY denounce big govt. they denounce "liberal" big govt. they pursue and embrace big "conservative" govt that enforces the will of the fascist corporate elite. all you gotta do is listen to trump, abbott, desantis, mcconnel, jordan, greene and all the other fascist trump cult to recognize this.
they ALL attack socialism and liberal govt while using the power of their "right-wing" govts to enforce their fascist goals.
here's another reality. "communism" is akin to anarchy. its the final stage of socialism where the govt "withers away." how does this promote "big govt?" socialism ISN'T about big govt either. many on the left get this wrong. socialism is a society where govt programs AREN'T NEEDED! society takes care of its own with little govt interference. through democracy govt is used as an administrator, not as a dictator of individual beliefs.
THAT'S THE END GOAL OF ACTUAL SOCIALISM. a society ruled, NOT BY PEOPLE, but by ideas of cooperation, compassion, equality, empathy, ethics and individual rights. that's REAL socialism! why on earth would anyone but a true fascist fear REAL socialism? it combines the principles of individual autonomy with social obligations. this UNITES humanity. and a united humanity is what fascists TRULY FEAR!
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@Nightdare ... yes it is. its the fundemental principle of socialism. much of what you hear from the left, and ALL of what you hear from the right ISN'T socialism. here, i'll break it down for you:
socialism is economic democracy and democracy is political socialism. the one can't exist without the other. its strictly anti-fascist and anti-elitist where majority rule and individual rights are mutually protected. its based upon cooperation and mutual benefit.
capitalism, on the other hand, is economic fascism and fascism is political capialism. the one can't exist without the other. its based upon an elitist heirarchy, cut throat competition, social divisions, animosity and greed.
don't confuse capitalism with free-marketism. they're two seperate things. the stock market isn't free-marketism. the capitalist elite don't want free markets, or free people. THEY WANT TO RULE! and that's how capitalism works. whoever has the most money GET THEIR WAY! under capitalism the RICH make the decisions and they corrupt the govt to protect and increase their wealth and enforce their will.
socialism and free marketism are, in fact, more closely related thsn capitalism and free-marketism.
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@JAAB9296 ... your comment is based upon untrue assumptions. i'll address only one of those assumptions. you say - "Man "by nature" desires 3 things; money, power and complete control, that is how it has always worked and will always work." that's just untrue. its a fallacy created by the predators who rule us to justify their own predation. ITS A LIE!
i'm a human and predation isn't my nature. i don't seek power, money or control over anyone. most people are like me. we just want to be left the hell alone. but the predators who rule us WON'T leave us alone.
predation is a LEARNED trait. not a natural one. humanity's natural instincts are that of empathy, cooperation and mutual benefit. sadly, the elite have brainwashed us to violate our natural instincts and even created a global system that harms kind, honest, compassionate people. and i, for one, am damned tired of being punished for the incompentence, cruelty and greed of others.
my question is - WHY AREN'T you as tired as i am of being screwed every time you turn around?
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