Posts by andin
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You win those people over by being relevant to them as they are, not by telling them they’re worldview needs a rethink. It is just basic psychology. Tell people they were right all along; they like you. Tell people they were wrong all along; they don’t.
Yeah well what needs to be done now, globally, is taking us as a species past such pop considerations. If anything, its the human species that is becoming irrelevant
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The political right have a fairly consistent ecosystem of language to articulate their worldview
Its a corruption not just of language but of the people who espouse such views.Such people never like to admit to being wrong. They would rather see people suffer than admit to being Wrong. Its narcissism gone mad.
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Polity: Too much to swallow on the TPP, in reply to linger,
Slightly more charitably:
When everyone well 99.9%) is now dependent on money and that is being gobbled up by a few and people starve. And no thought is given to how everyone is supposed to live now and into the future and survive Im not feeling too charitable. That can change...
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Polity: Too much to swallow on the TPP, in reply to Rob Stowell,
Does Little know something we all don’t? Being sat on by the US? Or do they genuinely support the neoliberal corporatist agenda,
I guess remembering not to kick down was something they found difficult enough. Learning not to kiss up... well... is harder than forelock tugging.
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Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to Alfie,
it’s not a bribe,
No its a crime against language.
If trying to manipulate words to control perceptions isnt a crime, it should be!
P-P-P-P-P-Propaganda. -
Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to Sacha,
bad political management
Really?
So the really screwed up attitudes of people has to be danced around?
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Speaker: Why we need to stop talking…, in reply to Peter Malcolm,
the most important issue facing the world
Is who are these arseholes, who are lining their pockets, screwing everyone else and inflating their own sense of self purpose? We dont need them! They shouldnt be in charge of a Weet bix packet.
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It’s not so easy to examine and modify our own personal prejudices.
No it isnt, but if our species are to have a future in this universe that is what we have to do. It was the aim for centuries of our species in the mistaken belief that a god wanted us to do it. Well there may be a consciousness to the universe but us on this small stone in one of a billion galaxies will never be able to grasp it. It just makes our existence more tolerable and that is the best reason of all
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Speaker: Why we need to stop talking…, in reply to chris,
I’d compensate everyone
Very community minded of you, would SHG do anything like that ? could he & his ilk put others first?
Stolen? Yeah right.
It is an old thought game no need to get cynical on it, although the temptation is definitely there these days.
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Speaker: Why we need to stop talking…, in reply to SHG,
Thought experiment.
Nah dumb
How about you try this one.
You are the wealthiest person in a small group of people in community.
Everyone has animals though you have the most and are able to have a shelter to put them at night. No one else does, so let them keep their animals in your shelter and take responsibility for looking after them.
One morning all the animals are gone, stolen. You can afford to pay everyone for their lost animals but it will leave you with no wealth, tho you are likely to gain the respect of the community.
So do you say tough luck to everyone else, or do you pay them for their animals and leave yourself poor?