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ok - but you could see these things as persistent illness in any civilization of this size.. So, outrage at the existence alone is not constructive; instead tre

ok - but you could see these things as persistent illness in any civilization of this size.. So, outrage at the existence alone is not constructive; instead treat the illness knowing that it will never completely go away. "checks and balances" you know? there is a tendency to boil over and demand immediate change.. temper that, make longer commitments?

pksebben 4y ago
longer commitments are what entrench these patterns. the illness must be allowed to be terminal - we can plant good seeds in fresh ground sooner or wait it out as things get progressively worse and build the pressure of the ending catastrophe ever higher. An analogue is controlled, regular burns. Look at California - we stopped allowing the dead matter to cull and now we have blazes that take out whole townships. The only way to break an infinite recursive loop is a crash. That's where we are with money => influence => law => money
GeekyBear 4y ago
Outrage is absolutely constructive. The first Gilded Age only gave way to the Progressive Era's reforms after an expose that got the general public completely pissed off. >The Treason of the Senate was a series of articles in Cosmopolitan magazine by David Graham Phillips, published in 1906. The articles were each published a month apart, beginning with the forward in February and the last article, in July. The series is a caustic exposé of the corruption of the United States Senate Phillips published this series of articles at the close of what is to be considered the Gilded Age, which is the period when money and politics became very interconnected. The expansion of the railroad industry combined with increased production of steel, iron, and oil contributed to a group of immensely wealthy businessmen that came to be known by the term tycoon. These wealthy tycoons used their wealth to influence the already contentious politics of the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treason_of_the_Senate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treason_of_the_Senate
- jessaustin 4y ago
  Outrage is absolutely constructive. I hope you're right. Please join us at the anti-war rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday at 12:30. [0] If you can't make it to Washington, there are affiliated rallies happening in various locations around the world this weekend. [0] https://rageagainstwar.com/ https://rageagainstwar.com/

pksebben 4y ago

longer commitments are what entrench these patterns. the illness must be allowed to be terminal - we can plant good seeds in fresh ground sooner or wait it out as things get progressively worse and build the pressure of the ending catastrophe ever higher. An analogue is controlled, regular burns. Look at California - we stopped allowing the dead matter to cull and now we have blazes that take out whole townships. The only way to break an infinite recursive loop is a crash. That's where we are with money => influence => law => money

GeekyBear 4y ago

Outrage is absolutely constructive. The first Gilded Age only gave way to the Progressive Era's reforms after an expose that got the general public completely pissed off. >The Treason of the Senate was a series of articles in Cosmopolitan magazine by David Graham Phillips, published in 1906. The articles were each published a month apart, beginning with the forward in February and the last article, in July. The series is a caustic exposé of the corruption of the United States Senate Phillips published this series of articles at the close of what is to be considered the Gilded Age, which is the period when money and politics became very interconnected. The expansion of the railroad industry combined with increased production of steel, iron, and oil contributed to a group of immensely wealthy businessmen that came to be known by the term tycoon. These wealthy tycoons used their wealth to influence the already contentious politics of the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treason_of_the_Senate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treason_of_the_Senate

jessaustin 4y ago
Outrage is absolutely constructive. I hope you're right. Please join us at the anti-war rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday at 12:30. [0] If you can't make it to Washington, there are affiliated rallies happening in various locations around the world this weekend. [0] https://rageagainstwar.com/ https://rageagainstwar.com/