Corrupt

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by Nanonetics, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. android nothing human inside Registered Senior Member

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    Yeah, you're really missing something. Did you notice our society is collapsing from within?
     
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  3. invert_nexus Ze do caixao Valued Senior Member

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    "Rot at the core spreads outwards."
    -Darwi Odrade

    "Things fall apart, the center cannot hold."
    -Yeats

    "Doom, doom, kerboom!"
    -Maynard G. Krebs

    "Don't worry about it."
    -Chong

    (A hint. Society has been collapsing from within since Catalhoyuk's day.)
     
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  5. Nanonetics Registered Senior Member

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    Where is that sucking sound and rancid corrupt stink coming from?

    http://www.energybulletin.net/19971.html
     
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  7. android nothing human inside Registered Senior Member

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    A hint: eventually that collapse becomes manifest.
     
  8. Ogmios Must. learn. to. punctuate! Registered Senior Member

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    Wow. Two-thirds down and I was totally like "YEAH". Then read the rest and I thought "these people must be insane".

    Sure, I agree totally that the "leaderless" society succumbs into an escape from reality. No one is enforcing order, so people have to do it themselves. They don't want to, so they just pretend reality is not there. When no one is giving answers they can't escape by saying "God Wills It!" or whatever. Society becomes corrupt when the people don't know what to do.

    But to solve this by strong leadership just shows how much these people hate their own methods; they refuse to think about it any more than necessary. Intrestingly, they also DENY selfisness, which is where they go wrong. On these assumptions they reach these CRAZY courses of action.

    Strong leaders give a good, solid and guiding way to escape realism. In the Empire people are given something PRODUCTIVE to do and they can pretend they're perfect and good. Hence it seems Empires are more productive and more healthy. But in fact, they suffer from the same corruption, and eventually the corruption of escapism reaches the center (The Emperor) and the Empire declines until it falls under the heel of barbarians (who establish either a more realistic order) or revolutionaries (who induce chaotic democracies). Democracies, however, just put as right back where we are. Going back MAY not be the answer! (the next step is the birth of the emperor, like Alexander or Cesar who change democracies into Enlightenend Kingdoms, which eventually begin to decline. Also, new monotheistic way of explaining all the new things!)

    From selfish point of view, why spend tons and tons of time into "improving the world", and make tons and tons of enemies? Gather ye around as many people as possible, then make them as useful as possible. Kill people? What a waste of precious resources. From this point of view, selfishness becomes a virtue. Nice tought, but not nice enough.
     

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