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| Worst Philosophy in the History of Mankind (Bill Wiltrack) Posted: 7:45:43 am on 6/5/2011 Modified: Never |
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| . Worst Philosophy in the History of Mankind Me personally, I’ve always looked at philosophy as being one of the most important positive aspects of my adult life, possibly THE most important aspect of my adult life. Well, now is the time I must admit the anti-thesis of this tremendously positive feeling I have developed towards all things philosophical. Today I must admit, and attempt to verbalize The worst Philosophy in the History of Mankind. Today I must confront philosophy as being the worst overall influence put upon me from outside. This blackest of all black philosophy that I'm referring to affects ALL people on earth. And for 99%, of us, yes for a full 6 Billion people, this philosophy is now crushing us. Crushing our bodies and stealing our souls. Each day, the world turns, only to discover she is entering a new gate of hell. An ever more darker and deeper gate of hell on earth. And you will sell your soul... And you will sell your soul. Just to be here. Because we have lost all our belief. We have sold our belief. We have bought a ticket to hell. Philosophy. Oh philosophy, the god of wisdom, is now the darkest enemy man has ever faced. And there is no apparent way out. No end in sight. Not now. What is this philosophy that I speak of? What is by far the worst scourge of all scourges in the history of mankind? It is the philosophy of conservatitism. I do not know where it started and I cannot foresee an end but I will share the point at which the world visibly took note. It was back in August of 1981 in America. Ronald Reagan, the 40 President of the United States did Beelzebub's bidding as he destroyed the Air Traffic Controllers Union ability to bargain effectively. In short, he put profit before people. He said it was for national interest and national security. Thirty years later, the world witnesses that on that day, August 1, 1981 the United States of America sacrificed both. The United States of America betrayed her own people, and the world's corporate headquarters took note. The air traffic controllers’ strike was a major union movement in America. It proved the importance of worker’s rights and liberties. The strike proved that unions could make a difference in a society based on capitalism. As they say, the rest is history. The philosophy of profit was put before people. The philosophy that government is the problem was openly accepted by the leader of the world's largest government and, at the time, the most successful society the world has ever known. Upside-down. On our heads. Nothing anymore made sense. And for the next thirty years the daily headlines of all major newspapers reflected that theme at an ever increasingly bold pace. And then it eventually became all the media outlets of all media, and the paid announcers, writers, and performers... This hell. This all encompassing hell on earth. The economic and emotional race to the bottom that all countries, all peoples must participate in. The race to hell. Fast track forward to today. We are the dying fruit of this horrible disease. We are the end. Philosophy, this philosophy of the night undoes all the apparent good that any school or mode of philosophy has ever accomplished. You and I are now witnessing, you and I are a part of this dark night of the soul. And when they look back and say, why didn't someone do something? Why didn't someone stop this? Because we couldn’t. We, the dust in the wind. We couldn’t. As you finish reading this post are you able to accept the fact that philosophy, namely the philosophical lie that is conservatism, has ruined your life? I will state that here on this site philosophy is THE most important aspect of our adult life. The only thing I would add is that philosophy has become the most overall negative aspect in our lives. http://brainstorm-services.com/wcu-2005/art/inferno-simony.jpg The Hell of the Upside-down Sinner . |
| Re: Worst Philosophy in the History of Mankind (itsallmadness) Posted: 10:48:12 am on 6/5/2011 Modified: 1:54:28 pm on 6/14/2011 |
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| George H.W. Bush got it right when he called Reagan's policies "voodoo economics". The only way that I saw tax cuts raising revenue was if incomes rose greatly, expanding the taxable income base. Just the opposite has happened over the last 30 years. Federal employee unions, with the possible exception of the teacher's unions in the DoDDS schools, have been weak throughout my career, which began in 1982. Part of the reason was PATCO, part was the law that required federal employees not to strike, and part was the fact that federal employment is effectively an open shop. I could be described as a fiscal conservative because I believe in balancing budgets. "Tax and spend" is far superior to "borrow and spend" because you don't have interest to pay over however many years the debt is rolled over, which I think was 175 at last count, because the last time that the U.S. debt was paid off was in the time of Andrew Jackson. Most entities will make economic choices that they consider rational. 401(k) plans are great for corporations because they cap the company's liability for pensions. However, we forget that 401(k) plans were originally intended to be a supplemental income to the defined benefit plan. My rational choice might not be your rational choice. I know people who are deeply in debt or have lost their homes, and I'm willing to help them, provided that I get to say where the money goes. I'm willing to pay for a security deposit on an apartment, not a trip to Disney World. Their argument is that they deserve a treat because they've had such a hard time. Maybe so, but doesn't it make more sense to have a place to live first, if only so that you can stop paying $150 a month to store your stuff? The great success of conservatism has been to shift the cost of services back to lower-paid workers. It might cost one cent per $100 of assessed value to retain existing trash collection schedules, but instead cities and towns shift to the "bag tag" system, where you pay 40 cents for a small bag and 80 cents for a large bag of non-recyclable trash. It is not just the conservatives who are screwed up. Many people expect to get something for nothing, which goes a long way to explain the growth of casino gambling in the U.S. The fundamental failure of conservatives and progressives alike is to recognize that social costs eventually have to be paid You can have a pigovian tax like those on tobacco and alcohol, but revenues raised are spent as general revenues, not put into programs that would correct the bad effects of smoking and drinking. I'd argue that tobacco taxes are not nearly high enough. Even if you earmarked these funds for public health programs, dollars are fungible. It is trivial to reduce the appropriation for an item by the amount that you expect to raise on those taxes. We are not honest about what we are willing to pay for in terms of government services. The last 80 years or so have been a grand scheme to push the time that costs would be paid forward, while enjoying the benefits now. My prediction that the various stimulus packages would be a bust has proven true, a fact that has annoyed a friend of mine who regularly donates to the Republicans. I've asked him why he doesn't keep his money, because the politicians are not listening to him. |
| Re: Worst Philosophy in the History of Mankind (whirlypets) Posted: 8:52:14 am on 6/14/2011 Modified: Never |
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| One thing I ask myself is how much are we influenced to follow a certain philosophy. The news does a wonderful job in having us like a certain candidate dont they? I think its good to ask questions on a regular basis. -------I am a proud mom and I make wood craft whirligigs |
