Outstanding essay. Can't believe I've only just come across this - only after ExcessDeathsAU's recommendation.
I've tight-arse subscribed because I'm really poor (by the state's definition) from not having earned income in order not to incur an income tax liability to the fucking state since November 2020. I hope you won't think too poorly of me.
Is the problem The State? First Causes suggest that "idyllic" pastoral societies succumb to organisation. Organising BY HUMANS. Every time 🤗. Have you read Peter Turcher? Ex Russian Biologist turned U.S Historian, a fascinating journey. His work on civilisational cycles is pretty damned thought provoking!
It's the Bell Curve, Stoopid! (Well, in MY nutshell,). Or The Elite$ versus the Anti-Elites, with the prize being to direct the Waking Kraken - to bestir le Booboeoise, the masses, into defining Action. Venn diagrams, mate 👌
Thanks for recommending Peter Turcher. I haven't come across this author and I'm certain I'll gain much from reading his works.
By the way, is there a need to define the state as it existed prior to the Treaty of Westphalia of 1648, and the form it which it has been defined by it and since? I am old and cynical and I consider the Treaty to have been a shroud of deception with the aim of solemnising the laying hold of territories proportionate to the relative military might of the houses of European aristocracy at the time, but I am open to being disabused of this dim view.
If you’re talking first causes, wouldnt that be the creation of the universe? I’m sure you know the quote - “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
I was out in the far outback bush for a solid six months a half dozen years ago. I never felt more at ease and in my element. I had to make real decisions about real issues every day, and take action.
My heart broke when I had to return to the city, and it's remained broken since.
Well put. I think however, regarding primitive cultures, that it is a mistake to fall for the "Noble Savage" myth since they could be equally brutal in their own way.
And you will never, ever hear your 'freedom experts' or 'thought leaders' saying any of this because they love the state. They lick the boot of the state.
Because they want to BE the state.
Australians truly are the worst sort, expecting the government to 'protect them' holy shit.
Edit: your description of your landlady and breakfast TV was so good I spit tea all over my screen. Thank you.
Also he has a new memoir. After pushing the jab and transfering power upwards and to the military with OWS DOD friends and changing people's DNA, he says: "Plans for Your Good – A Prime Minister's Testimony of God's Faithfulness."
It's for your *good* Dollyboy. All of it was for your good.
I would never speak for God, but...ahh...suggest Scomo is in deep, deep shit.
Outstanding essay. Can't believe I've only just come across this - only after ExcessDeathsAU's recommendation.
I've tight-arse subscribed because I'm really poor (by the state's definition) from not having earned income in order not to incur an income tax liability to the fucking state since November 2020. I hope you won't think too poorly of me.
Is the problem The State? First Causes suggest that "idyllic" pastoral societies succumb to organisation. Organising BY HUMANS. Every time 🤗. Have you read Peter Turcher? Ex Russian Biologist turned U.S Historian, a fascinating journey. His work on civilisational cycles is pretty damned thought provoking!
It's the Bell Curve, Stoopid! (Well, in MY nutshell,). Or The Elite$ versus the Anti-Elites, with the prize being to direct the Waking Kraken - to bestir le Booboeoise, the masses, into defining Action. Venn diagrams, mate 👌
Thanks for recommending Peter Turcher. I haven't come across this author and I'm certain I'll gain much from reading his works.
By the way, is there a need to define the state as it existed prior to the Treaty of Westphalia of 1648, and the form it which it has been defined by it and since? I am old and cynical and I consider the Treaty to have been a shroud of deception with the aim of solemnising the laying hold of territories proportionate to the relative military might of the houses of European aristocracy at the time, but I am open to being disabused of this dim view.
If you’re talking first causes, wouldnt that be the creation of the universe? I’m sure you know the quote - “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
In the beginning, it began & begat more beginnings...? Ok, pedant, the one trillionth & one cause...
Your Last paragraph made me realise my job is so good.
I get to go Bush for weeks at a time.
Out here, your life depends on sanity, judgement and forward thinking. Fuckery gets you killed.
the bonus, is the serenity. How good is it?
I was out in the far outback bush for a solid six months a half dozen years ago. I never felt more at ease and in my element. I had to make real decisions about real issues every day, and take action.
My heart broke when I had to return to the city, and it's remained broken since.
The bush once saved my sanity when I was a child. The experience is imprinted in my brain and I return and return.
Aaah. The serenity (to paraphrase “The Castle”)
To be brutally scrupulous, Bonny-doo's not quite like the bush, though the sentiment is comparable.
*doon*
Well put. I think however, regarding primitive cultures, that it is a mistake to fall for the "Noble Savage" myth since they could be equally brutal in their own way.
I don’t doubt it. I was just illustrating how societies can organise without the need for a state-like apparatus.
Thanks for the clarification 👍🏻
BRAVO
And you will never, ever hear your 'freedom experts' or 'thought leaders' saying any of this because they love the state. They lick the boot of the state.
Because they want to BE the state.
Australians truly are the worst sort, expecting the government to 'protect them' holy shit.
Edit: your description of your landlady and breakfast TV was so good I spit tea all over my screen. Thank you.
We really are an egregious example of sucking up to authority and power. It's vulgar to watch.
Speaking of which, Scomo and Pompeo just linked up. I do not think Scomo will survive this. As in...I do not think he will *survive* this: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12995987/Scott-Morrison-reveals-new-job-working-alongside-ex-CIA-director-quitting-MP.html
Also he has a new memoir. After pushing the jab and transfering power upwards and to the military with OWS DOD friends and changing people's DNA, he says: "Plans for Your Good – A Prime Minister's Testimony of God's Faithfulness."
It's for your *good* Dollyboy. All of it was for your good.
I would never speak for God, but...ahh...suggest Scomo is in deep, deep shit.
Scummo: Traitor. Murderer. Quisling. Satanist.
I agree.
I am indeed. And thank you for subscribing!