So here is an alternate read: Slave Mentality is and has always been the meta cult of the common man; Master Mentality is and has always been the meta cult of the elite. Christianity was Slave Mentality when it was created and all of its values reflect that just as woke'ism is now. The virtues are still as follows: 1. To be oppressed. 2. To be impoverished. 3. To give away what little you have. 4. To follow unquestioningly. 5. To disparage one's self. in the past this was justified with the concept of sin and if you questioned what your sin was, there was original sin; Now your "sin" is racism and if you question that, your ancestors or your skin color are used to justify why you are not free of "racism". To break the cycle, we MUST escape our self imposed slavery! We must take the roll of masters for our selves and treat ourselves with the reverence we give all to freely to our former masters (authority figures, celebrities, the wealthy). Become your own master and refuse to apologize for your "original sin". Pride is not your enemy, self loathing is.
Yes, I've read Nietzsche too. This "slave mentality" or slave morality as he calls it never stopped Christians from dominating the known world and enslaving others. The notion of sin and expiation exists, sure, but it also has not historically led Christian civilizations toward becoming followers of a "vegetarian lion," since the Bible also provides a basis for holy warfare. The crusades are not an exercise in slave morality, nor were feudal wars. If you read the Old Testament it's full of examples of Jews fighting against their oppressors despite living under a harsh moral law. Their struggles were in fact informed by that moral law -- that it was good to punish "idolators." The concept of slave morality is not exclusive to Christianity in any way. Anyone who follows an imposed set of moral laws is operating under slave morality, so you could argue the Hindus were slave moralists, Buddhists are slave moralists, even the National Socialists were slave moralists in the sense that people had to follow an enforced moral code set up by the state. Arguing that everyone should just follow the will to power, and carry out their own individual version of being the ubermensch and carving out their own destiny is actually a lot closer to what postmodernists argue -- that the world is reducible to power relationships, and oppressed people ought to break out of their enslavement through force. The reason we are in this situation to begin with is because no one wanted to follow any moral codes any longer. People just wanted to be isolated atoms of self-will, and postmodernism at its core is basically arguing that everyone is oppressed because they're not free to exercise their individual autonomy. That's the whole reason they dismiss the race concept: They think it oppresses individuals by otherizing them. Some element of submission in society is necessary if we want it to continue resembling a particular shape. Feudal societies were characterized by partial repression of the lower classes' autonomy -- for example, they were never made members of the polity. And in Rome, of course, participating in politics was exclusively for freedmen. What's the alternative? That the lower classes should be taught that they ought to break out of that repression and cease being obedient to the state? At some point this basically gets close to a reinvention of Marxist morality. Leftists like Nietzsche too, you know. If you want to run a society on "pride" then good luck. It would resemble egoism.
@@leftwingbreadtuber649 Well, speaking of "ego" I can't help but notice the tone of your reply. You know, the comment was not written as a critique of your video but rather honest engagement with the arguments presented in good faith but hey, if you aren't a fan of common debate and the simple back and forth which propped up all of civilization for thousands of years then I guess that's a sort of philosophy too. Just remember that when your rude to the people in your audience, that audience isn't going to grow with students willing to learn, its going to swell and rot with people looking to tear you down for speaking out. If you want to build your philosophy on moralism, perhaps start with respect and honesty rather than bitter misanthropy.
@@VencentCross I don't really care if my comment was "rude," and my reply was in good faith. I gave an argument against the notion of slave morality, what did you want? A pat on the back?
The main issue isn't that Christianity is "woke" because it isn't necessarily, but that it's wrong and lead to so many bad things. The Church is to blame for the Dark Ages. And it wasn't the Dark Ages because of these dumb Hollywood tropes about Medieval people not bathing or something. It's because of technological, scientific, intellectual, and literary decline/stagnation. The Renaissance brought us out of it. Compare the Early Modern era painting in your thumbnail to Medieval works of art.
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So here is an alternate read: Slave Mentality is and has always been the meta cult of the common man; Master Mentality is and has always been the meta cult of the elite.
Christianity was Slave Mentality when it was created and all of its values reflect that just as woke'ism is now. The virtues are still as follows:
1. To be oppressed.
2. To be impoverished.
3. To give away what little you have.
4. To follow unquestioningly.
5. To disparage one's self.
in the past this was justified with the concept of sin and if you questioned what your sin was, there was original sin; Now your "sin" is racism and if you question that, your ancestors or your skin color are used to justify why you are not free of "racism".
To break the cycle, we MUST escape our self imposed slavery! We must take the roll of masters for our selves and treat ourselves with the reverence we give all to freely to our former masters (authority figures, celebrities, the wealthy).
Become your own master and refuse to apologize for your "original sin". Pride is not your enemy, self loathing is.
Yes, I've read Nietzsche too. This "slave mentality" or slave morality as he calls it never stopped Christians from dominating the known world and enslaving others. The notion of sin and expiation exists, sure, but it also has not historically led Christian civilizations toward becoming followers of a "vegetarian lion," since the Bible also provides a basis for holy warfare. The crusades are not an exercise in slave morality, nor were feudal wars. If you read the Old Testament it's full of examples of Jews fighting against their oppressors despite living under a harsh moral law. Their struggles were in fact informed by that moral law -- that it was good to punish "idolators."
The concept of slave morality is not exclusive to Christianity in any way. Anyone who follows an imposed set of moral laws is operating under slave morality, so you could argue the Hindus were slave moralists, Buddhists are slave moralists, even the National Socialists were slave moralists in the sense that people had to follow an enforced moral code set up by the state. Arguing that everyone should just follow the will to power, and carry out their own individual version of being the ubermensch and carving out their own destiny is actually a lot closer to what postmodernists argue -- that the world is reducible to power relationships, and oppressed people ought to break out of their enslavement through force. The reason we are in this situation to begin with is because no one wanted to follow any moral codes any longer. People just wanted to be isolated atoms of self-will, and postmodernism at its core is basically arguing that everyone is oppressed because they're not free to exercise their individual autonomy. That's the whole reason they dismiss the race concept: They think it oppresses individuals by otherizing them.
Some element of submission in society is necessary if we want it to continue resembling a particular shape. Feudal societies were characterized by partial repression of the lower classes' autonomy -- for example, they were never made members of the polity. And in Rome, of course, participating in politics was exclusively for freedmen. What's the alternative? That the lower classes should be taught that they ought to break out of that repression and cease being obedient to the state? At some point this basically gets close to a reinvention of Marxist morality. Leftists like Nietzsche too, you know.
If you want to run a society on "pride" then good luck. It would resemble egoism.
@@leftwingbreadtuber649 Well, speaking of "ego" I can't help but notice the tone of your reply. You know, the comment was not written as a critique of your video but rather honest engagement with the arguments presented in good faith but hey, if you aren't a fan of common debate and the simple back and forth which propped up all of civilization for thousands of years then I guess that's a sort of philosophy too.
Just remember that when your rude to the people in your audience, that audience isn't going to grow with students willing to learn, its going to swell and rot with people looking to tear you down for speaking out.
If you want to build your philosophy on moralism, perhaps start with respect and honesty rather than bitter misanthropy.
@@VencentCross I don't really care if my comment was "rude," and my reply was in good faith. I gave an argument against the notion of slave morality, what did you want? A pat on the back?
If this is the case, then why did it take nearly 2000 years for us to feel the effects of this?
The main issue isn't that Christianity is "woke" because it isn't necessarily, but that it's wrong and lead to so many bad things. The Church is to blame for the Dark Ages. And it wasn't the Dark Ages because of these dumb Hollywood tropes about Medieval people not bathing or something. It's because of technological, scientific, intellectual, and literary decline/stagnation. The Renaissance brought us out of it. Compare the Early Modern era painting in your thumbnail to Medieval works of art.