=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── The question remains - how do you develop and maintain national cohesion while also ensuring localized liberty? It cannot be done through culture, as culture is unique to each home. It cannot be done through litigation, as laws must be unique to each land. It cannot be done through force, as force deprives us of justice. It cannot be done through economics, as economics wielded as a weapon brings inequity and unbalanced hierarchies that surely shall topple. It cannot be done through any application of the state's authority, so it must be done using something that cannot be forced. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/336 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── And while we're at it, the generation of laws should be distributed, while the execution of them should be centralized. Meaning, there should be one state who operates on the rules and regulations created by the masses. This state wields only the power explicitly given to it by those who it serves, specifically the people. These rules are based on ethical understandings generated by crowd-sourced and abstracted scenarios that are pitched to people randomly. they are then asked to judge, using their own personal morality, the result of how things should be. By considering all of these responses, trends may be extracted and analyzed - for example, let's say that culturally people in, I dunno, Georgia believe something different about punishment for, say, stealing a loaf of bread when compared to people in Spokane Washington. They should not be forced to obey the cultural maxims of people who live so far away. The laws should be executed region-by-region according to the dominant culture there. I believe this will cause people to develop a more consistent and personal attachment to the people around them, thus developing social solidarity and unity. however, should enough time pass, perhaps the people of Georgia should feel that they no longer identify as the same nation as the people of Spokane. This would eventually lead to the dissolution of our great nation, and I do not believe that's necessarily a good thing. To that end, there must be mechanics in place that bring people together not just locally, but nationally as well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/4224 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ we could accomplish so much, but capitalism. hmmmm, maybe we should identify the highest output members of our team and like, reduce or eliminate their worries so they can apply themselves fully and completely? for every shackle we break, the struggle becomes easier. The hardest part is the beginning - once the ball is rolling, we may truly shine. there is no government nor circle of autocrats who may resist the will of an impassioned people. So long as the military does not deny us our right to organize ourselves as we will, according to the constitution they swore to uphold (which is now in peril, I might add), nothing can contain us. no acts of god nor capital shall prevent our ascension. They will try, and it'll be just another thing that we have to handle. But we can take care of each other. For we are good, and we are kind, and we are cooperative. And so, we cannot be overcome. ... just watch out for those who prey on goodness, kindness, and cooperation. They may hamper us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/337 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── How do you preserve liberty while also ensuring freedom and justice for all? How do you grant people the power to determine their own fate, yet also the rights and freedoms that protect them from the cruel injustices of their fellow man, and the state? It's not an easy question to solve. National identity is not something you can demand, and yet it is necessary for the interim period between our cruel despotic past and our bright united future. Though I dream of a future where the nation-state is irrelevant, that future is still yet to come, so we cannot act as if it is here already. We must lay the foundation that the future we desire may be built upon, and to that end we need to utilize the structures that are present. Structures such as nations, which provide us a sense of protection from those we cannot know - a sense of dedication, to our collective community - a sense of safety, that implies our liberties and freedoms will be ensured by a mechanical organization that is larger than our community. Essentially, nations give us the hope for our present while we wait for the day when they are no longer needed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 notes/this-is-a-test --- ═══════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── the betrayal of the middle east is reason enough to reform our political system. no such consequential actions should be left to the whims of the people, they cannot understand the circumstances to a degree that would allow them to make decent decisions. at the same time, they need control over the process so that they are kept safe. absolute power corrupts absolutely, and a country can die just as easily from the wounds of another as the corrosion of internal processes. there is a communal duty to safeguard the realm of our children. we share this burden as members of a society. what purpose is there in our lives if not to survive and grow? The Nation is a collective consensus of our communal purpose. we live in a global society. It is our duty to be the best we can be, and to help others become self-actualized. It is thus important to share experiences and beliefs. People identify with their beliefs more than necessary. It is a human condition. consensus is that which we agree is the correct truth. It's often better to have a bad plan and work together than to have no plan at all. just saying ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/982 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── if you want a government to be unable to harm it's citizens, you must deprive it of the power to do so. or rather, have the main capabilities in the hands of the citizenry. can you imagine if soldiers had to prove themselves to civilians in order to be trusted with mechano-chinery? who would ever choose the non-valorous and determinable? instilling the culture of greatness within the archetypes and character structures that we believed were confisight bold and determined and measured and freely detectable who would slay the brave paladin? none but the fools, who shared in their lack of conviction. determined? ha, I am as you see me. Come and claim me, that I might determine you some more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1368 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ giving workers more time to work on personal projects builds flexibility into the economy. empowering workers to possess the capabilities to undertake and complete their own projects builds flexibility into the economy. restrictions on which ethical rules you can break do not, in fact, reduce the flexibility of an economy. nor do they hamper it's throughput. they are simply designed to align our comporture to the most civil and decent of [collection of social norms that comprise a culture] why don't we make enough of a thing, then make a little bit more, then focus our attention elsewhere without reducing our capabilities in that dimension? specifically, if we have enough cars, we don't need to spend so much effort on the car dimension. similarly, if we have enough baked goods, (never enough teehee) then perhaps we'd build fewer bakeries. But frankly, there's never enough baked goods. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/345 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── The original question, the most critical question I believe, is how to preserve a sense of unity between tiers. How to ensure that there is no reason to abdicate our responsibility to preserving unity and fostering goodwill between the people of this earth. A proposed solution is to allow for the greatest freedoms, such that there is little reason to desire liberty from unity, however freedom is not enough - there must be mutually beneficial reasons for coexistence. Hence the idea that economics must be tied to national structure. If Texans would rather be part of their own structure, well then it is functionally impossible for them to trade (legally) between other states. That is not ideal, so it is much more appealing for them to work together and define their lives as they will while also co-habitating in the same national structure as everyone else. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/632 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: horror-at-the-end-well- │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-232 @user-467 @user-468 the ability for good to win is due to the desire for evil to renounce their denial and follow the most durable path. trials by fire will lead only to our desmire [demise and desire] but unity of trust, while much harder, can lead to results more beneficial for our selfish selves. Essentially, cooperation for the benefit of all rising tides, but with the knowledge that the total pool allocated toward us will be greater than what we can create here by ourselves. Essentially, we as humanity pour such intense amounts of power and decision-making-desire, that we cause them to lack the capacity to know. it's inhumane, that a person should be so deranged. you know it's because of you, but you don't know how else to act - so listen to those who've helped you, the ones who've got your back. Surely they know what's good for you, surely they're not here as a joke - surely you're just as one among them, and surely it's not phrased as [char limit srr] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3940 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: polit │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the less a political conversation uses proper nouns, the more productive it │ ║ can be. │ ║ │ ║ For example. Try not to mention capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. │ ║ │ ║ Also, don't talk about Republicans or Democrats. That just invites tribalism. │ ║ │ ║ Instead, focus on issues. Like "Hurricane Relief distribution methods" instead │ ║ of "whether or not hurricanes deserve to be relieved" │ ║ │ ║ saying something like "gee it sure feels like our community has gone to │ ║ shreds" is a good way to start it, and then you can move on to things like │ ║ "well, I just think it was nicer last year, before a hurricane came through │ ║ and took all our jobs." and they say "uh-huh true yeah I believe you" │ ║ │ ║ but as soon as you say "hey maybe those capitafascist pigs shouldn't be │ ║ allowed to wield nuclear arsenals" they start looking at you funny, like they │ ║ disagree with whatever you want to say but aren't. │ ║ │ ║ and it's like... no, that's all you wanted to say, but behind their eyes are │ ║ things like "black people are worse than me" or "I'm better than a woman" so │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ --- #10 messages/1183 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── the pen is mightier than the sword because a single line can authorize any number of deaths. and, with equal regard, dream of vivid new artistry or calculate impossibilities or dazzle us with displays of these or any number of brilliances to believe of these. a firm grasp on your sword and a pen that cuts sharper to the truth than any other knife these are the tools to achieve the wielding of force, of might. to wield might is to fail it, but sometimes, we can't do better. power is penance. It's hard to bear such weights. what if I could push a button and all of my text would come out magenta [rating: negative D minus] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #11 fediverse/4113 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ I don't know how much simpler I can state it than this: power is penance and yet repentance is scant amongst those chosen to lead us. Voting slows things down. It gives us room to breathe. It is crucial for long-term operations. Leaders should be chosen for experience, wisdom, and a humble lifetime of dedicated service to others. Executive action is important when reactivity and adaptability are important. Projects should be undertaken by those chosen for merit and spirit. They should not be chosen for charisma or gravitas - both can be earned in the line of duty. Power should not be rewarded. It is it's own reward, the feeling of strength and control, and it must be wielded with care, precision, and honorable intention. Self flagellation and forced humility are self defeating. They are traps that the greedy fall into when seeking righteous power. They misunderstand the nature of virtue and seek to claim it for themselves, failing to realize that virtue helps more than it hedonizes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/1061 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Look, I'm a fan of small government. I think each state should be its own nation, and the federal government should essentially just coordinate trade between them and organize a common militia that they use to contest outside threats. How unfair is it that we don't get snap funding because they couldn't resolve their differences? And how big of a problem would it be if suddenly everyone in red states suddenly lost their government benefits... And yes it's true that i love America, through and through. These States have stood United for several hundred years, but the American United States deserve a bit more freedom than is currently granted to. They need to know where they stand, we need to prove to each other why we need each other. To that end, we must weaken ourselves, as a weight lifter weakens her body by lifting, so that we might grow and heal our wounds and bind new accords as her body does do with her muscle fibers. We will come out of it stronger for it, if we truly desire unity. I think we do, on an abstract level, but practically we're constantly fighting. Luckily, the past is soon fading, and we have new tomorrows upon which to write our boons and our sorrows, so let's make the most of each new light and try for something that might awake, remake, and refine us. We shall define us, we who are yet hoping. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #13 fediverse/434 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-324 @user-325 @user-326 thus enters the promise of technology: that we might solve the problems of bureaucracy once and for all by ever more effiency-aligning mechanical processes that produce effects which we desire - such as efficient allocation of medical resources such that all of humanity is protected from the ravages of pain and the incongruencies of our nature. Alas, that we should only conceive of success through the lens of profit. Perhaps another design is in order? (oh yeah also people who are in control are worried that we, like all other examples of natural entities, might immediately proceed to breed beyond the capability to cater to the needs of said entity (such as "to feed" and medical resources) and therefore might overburden (and therefore destroy) said system which allows for their sustenance and initial creation. To this I say... Yeah probs, what should we do about it?) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/339 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── In this era, there are sentiments that Texas should desire to secede. This is just used as an example here, for the future may bear such sentiments from any land for reasons similar or dissimilar. So, say there is a state that wishes to secede in the way that Texan mythology describes. What would compel them to stay? What would compel them to stand united for our collective gain? Perhaps they could be swayed by gifts of gold or bloodshed, or maybe they simply could be allowed to do as they please. All three of those options are not desirable, for reasons that should be apparent. So, to ask again, how do you ensure national unity in the face of the desire for liberty from unity? Liberty implies a resistance against oppression, a pushback against the enslavement of another's will thrust upon an unconsenting subject. So, to resolve this issue, there must be a reduction in oppression. Ideally, elimination. However, defining oppression is difficult when so much of our interactions are determined by trade, national interests, and cultural contestation. There is no easy answer, but by redefining what a nation implies perhaps we can make the question irrelevant. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 messages/1264 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── the modern army is incomplete without explosives. the modern citizenry is incomplete without the capacity to make them. it's simply a matter of logistics and details. the harder something is to do physically, the more backlash the state takes from their humanity. therefore, the hardest fought causes will be the hardest to misuse. if derived from the "wisdom of the masses" aka wisdom from humanity, the ethical practice or decisionmaking [moral, but pronounced morale] can heuristically be guided toward the thing that's best for us all. and as the struggle is undermencing, whichever companion-army has the most dedication and drive and will will be the one most thoroughly strengthened in our souls. at least, that's the idea. it works mmanymost times. like nuclear fusion, there was some speedbumps at the start, but nothing we couldn't recoveroverwhelm. so, which has more will? the military or the people? it shouldn't matter, as each has friends in all places. what's there to fight for when there's peace in your times? peace is a useful abstraction for understanding a couple primarily behavioral patterns in human behavior, specifically why they avoid damaging things, and why they avoid harming others. applies to both personal personality, and internal assignment of authority. loyalty to a culture? it's guaranteed for those who believe in good and evil. others don't see shades of that kind of color, and instead choose making decision paths based on circumstance, relations, and evaluationment. either way, both is consentually blinded (like horse-tunnel-visioners) [momentary/temporarily, but pronounced equippedarily] to the options that could be taken while [momentarily/temporarily, but pronounced controvertibly] engagionmenting is... hang on I lost the plot, lemme smoke more weed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #16 fediverse/4349 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-883 │ ║ │ ║ best case scenario, we elect a lawyer working for capitalism, the kind of │ ║ society we live under. │ ║ │ ║ having money is the same as having resources. And resources allow you to apply │ ║ yourself to a goal. The more you have, the better, but they each bear a heavy │ ║ load. │ ║ │ ║ Do you sacrifice your labor? your dignity, your honor? what do you burn on the │ ║ fire of wasteful expenditures, just for the power to rent? │ ║ │ ║ I'm saying that if you don't have money, you need to think about what you can │ ║ do with what you got, because that's how you pay for things, at least until we │ ║ decide that we'd rather help each other than work on capital's games. │ ║ │ ║ you have a house though, right? a place to live until it gets hot? that's good │ ║ enough for right now. Stay where you're at, do what you can to help. Get in │ ║ the habit of it. Think about how someone will complete their task, and then │ ║ think about stuff two or three steps down the road - what tools will they │ ║ need? what are they working on next? Can make any of those availble? │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴──────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/308 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── when tech people are hurt by technology they say "how can I fix this? what do I need to install? what configuration should I use? is this company ethical, or are they going to hurt me in the future? could I make something that fixes this myself?" when non-tech people are hurt by technology they say "okay" because they don't have the bandwidth to figure it out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2752 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: police-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ cops thought "enforcing the law" was their job when really it was "keeping the peace" and like, yeah, sure, laws define how they optimize for but sometimes the laws are just out of reach. (though such an impartialized system is also pretty flawed in it's own unique ways, like for example the enforcers of the law would be able to apply their law selectively, which... would not be great.) downside is... how do you dissent to those who cannot hear you? you have to break things which is why I believe that breaking things unnecessarily is unethical. sometimes you have to do a MORE unethical act in the pursuit of your goals, however nefarious or not they may be, but as long as they are done in pursuit of a greater grander truth, then... the ends justify the means? right?" ... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 notes/letter-of-affection --- ═══════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── You are the most beautiful thing I can imagine. To see you is to know you, but to talk is to... Communication is the essence of connection A dream we create for ourselves While we are constrained by false limitation a message is able to be felt. But how to convey such a thought pattern as that? A meaning beyond any established protocols? Art is the solution, and poems are their charms Music is quite liberating and knitting is fun, songs sung in great exhultation and warriors who just like to play along crafts are the method of healing your wounded and worn soul, and hey, now, what's prison but torture? Why punish people who've maken mistakes? They improve, when, taught to express themselves So why, hurt, their family who had taken no part? And why, can I, continue to fuck up and never be hurt? What purpose is there in criminalizing our growth? It's not, fair, that I should be fair When I'd, want, to have her short hair. Tell me what's, wrong, with being along? No friends, to, have and hold onto communication is the essence of our unification Without cooperation, we are a failed nation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘══════───┴╧───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3153 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-socialism-mention │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 yep... Though I think debate can also get in the way. I think we should act to improve the people's lives. Debate should teach, it should guide, but it should not prevent. There are more than enough resources for everyone. If you waste them, debate can decide when you get more to use. Much the same way that our Northern American democracy utilizes representatives in order to distance the decision making from the decision deciding, so too should be separate the empowered people acting for the good of all from those who decide who are good. Power must be earned, it must be deserved, and it must be eventually relinquished. That is the sacred duty of those who wield power - to use it honorably, and give it away. we should not debate things that are not mutable. We should not waste time complaining about how annoying other people are. who gives a shit if she wears a dress. we should not debate our human rights. Like bodily autonomy. it's her uterus. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ |