This series by Geoff has been wonderful. I'm sure it is no accident that the philosophers that provided framework for the founders of the US,-Hume, Locke,, Rousseau, et al - are being referenced in context of what is occurring in the US. Perhaps now, as we have never seen before, we have an existential threat from within in the form of a real demagogue, and we can observe on a daily basis a visceral sea-change in behavior and attitude towards one's fellow citizen that that demagogue summons.
A true democracy is not a efficient model for a government, a meritocracy is a much better one but has your video highlights a government must also represent the population which in a meritocracy it wouldn't. This could be resolved with referendum on subject who are judged essential to get the public opinion but the rest should be left to the best people in government . I believe there is also the problem of power to consider. A fireman choose to be one not to gain something but to help other. If we were to remove the power people in government acquire, we would change at the core what drive a person towards this line of work. "power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely"
"Forced to be free" seems more like "we deny you chains" and I'm not certain that we need aid others in making them less than us. Even if it's their own frame. Which of course is thiers and their right. But we don't have to meet them in a more and less way. I really rather hope no one meets me that way.
AND Beware of Messianic Vision The emerging 'poly-crisis world' is revealing many big faults in the way we have come to be, as the dominant species on earth. The coming together of multiple crises upon us, created by us - of climate change, overshoot, energy, loss of habitat (exodus), rising fear and violence coupled with anger. A new world order is in the making yet highly contrary and conflicting from what was envisioned (and planned) earlier. My point of view is of an outsider's. An alien living in Europe, which is heralding a much problematic ‘green colored’ future. Why it seems like a grand disaster in the making, and it’s not the first time so… The prelude- Lets take a detour, to frame the context of my view in a global sense (bare with me). The period 1810 to 1910 (sometimes referred as post-enlightenment) saw the rise of "messianic visions" of a better world for human beings. These visionaries proposed (and ignited) radical new ideas like democracy, nationalism, anti-colonialism, anarchism, human rights, etc aimed at all races, religions and languages. These visionaries were all based in Europe and Russia, given that the corresponding age was also the apex of European imperial power. The prominent ones include Tolstoy, Goethe, Karl Marx, Nietzsche, Herbert Spencer, Pushkin, Adam Mickiewicz, Tomasso Marinetti and Alexi Tocqueville to name just a few. Their enlightened visions and texts manifested as ‘global thought detonators’ - stirring up deep sentiments within common people across the world, writers, artists, intellectuals and future leaders. However all those messianic visions failed and after all the false praise is done with, get lost with this bullshit capsule size psuedo philosophy 😅😅😅😅 what a jackass economy
This series by Geoff has been wonderful. I'm sure it is no accident that the philosophers that provided framework for the founders of the US,-Hume, Locke,, Rousseau, et al - are being referenced in context of what is occurring in the US. Perhaps now, as we have never seen before, we have an existential threat from within in the form of a real demagogue, and we can observe on a daily basis a visceral sea-change in behavior and attitude towards one's fellow citizen that that demagogue summons.
A true democracy is not a efficient model for a government, a meritocracy is a much better one but has your video highlights a government must also represent the population which in a meritocracy it wouldn't.
This could be resolved with referendum on subject who are judged essential to get the public opinion but the rest should be left to the best people in government .
I believe there is also the problem of power to consider.
A fireman choose to be one not to gain something but to help other. If we were to remove the power people in government acquire, we would change at the core what drive a person towards this line of work.
"power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely"
"Forced to be free" seems more like "we deny you chains" and I'm not certain that we need aid others in making them less than us. Even if it's their own frame. Which of course is thiers and their right. But we don't have to meet them in a more and less way. I really rather hope no one meets me that way.
AND Beware of Messianic Vision
The emerging 'poly-crisis world' is revealing many big faults in the way we have come to be, as the dominant species on earth. The coming together of multiple crises upon us, created by us - of climate change, overshoot, energy, loss of habitat (exodus), rising fear and violence coupled with anger. A new world order is in the making yet highly contrary and conflicting from what was envisioned (and planned) earlier. My point of view is of an outsider's. An alien living in Europe, which is heralding a much problematic ‘green colored’ future. Why it seems like a grand disaster in the making, and it’s not the first time so…
The prelude-
Lets take a detour, to frame the context of my view in a global sense (bare with me). The period 1810 to 1910 (sometimes referred as post-enlightenment) saw the rise of "messianic visions" of a better world for human beings. These visionaries proposed (and ignited) radical new ideas like democracy, nationalism, anti-colonialism, anarchism, human rights, etc aimed at all races, religions and languages. These visionaries were all based in Europe and Russia, given that the corresponding age was also the apex of European imperial power. The prominent ones include Tolstoy, Goethe, Karl Marx, Nietzsche, Herbert Spencer, Pushkin, Adam Mickiewicz, Tomasso Marinetti and Alexi Tocqueville to name just a few. Their enlightened visions and texts manifested as ‘global thought detonators’ - stirring up deep sentiments within common people across the world, writers, artists, intellectuals and future leaders.
However all those messianic visions failed and after all the false praise is done with, get lost with this bullshit capsule size psuedo philosophy 😅😅😅😅 what a jackass economy
Love the video! But the music is a bit much.
Noted!
I like the music, as a composition. Sometimes the balance could be adjusted to not cover the speaker. @@WirelessPhilosophy
Love the music! Is it AI-generated, self-composed, or from the media? If it is the last case, PLS let me know the name! thx @@WirelessPhilosophy
Démocratie est un mot féminin.