Comments by "CynicalBroadcast" (@CynicalBastard) on "The Proper Limits of Free Speech (Hint, Freedom Doesn't End Where Feelings Begin)" video.

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  12. Jesus wasn't a "socialist" per se...he advised people to be free from such things...but you misunderstand me, I think (sorry for the confusion)-- I never said Jesus was a socialist, I said that his small congregation was THE WAY to do things, actually. =) I might have implied that Christianity is socialist (not Jesus though- I said he 'kept it small', which is a good thing- read on, and you'll see what I mean). And they have been, for ages. See: Distributism -- But my point is, in saying what I said, friend, is that Jesus kept it small...his congregation was SMALL. Older tribes used to either be culled by nomadic life, or by cultural exchanges between tribes (war, a la blue plate special)-- they were kept Small, most importantly. I happen to believe Socialism is a sort of natural human tendency to provide a stop-gap against "inequality" in larger populaces (ie, within a republic, or even empire- a small bit of "redistribution" in some fashion is always employed, even if it's "better rations", or "better accommodations", or whatever the matter..."whores"....whatever the case.) The only political tendency, I find, that could avoid that, was within feudal systems....nevertheless, all of our "societies'" (pure fictions, like laws) seem to transcend (negatively) into a socialist mindset, because as they grow, the function of the church or the state tends to want to appease them, to avoid a conflagration against them, by the people. Because of such proclivities towards "weaknesses" (one might say), bigger populaces tend towards appeasing THEMSELVES with socialism, and/or some kind of nationalism (the two can be twain), or patriotism, of some sort. The tendency towards socialism is found within pagan tribes, empires, the church, cities and states, alike....all because of "the people" and their proclivity towards the path of least resistance...and why do you think they are given it; of course, to appease them means to make them weaker...so of course they would appease them...we are coming to only realize this now- and I assure you, only more confusion is on the way.
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