mikedilger on Nostr: I haven't and I'm watching it now. But so far I think I disagree with more than I ...
I haven't and I'm watching it now. But so far I think I disagree with more than I agree with. People that this political vantage point are quite a long ways from where I am standing.
He seems in the first 10 minutes to imply he supports collective action revolutionaries, or at least that he was disappointed that they didn't rise up and overthrow... banks? Revolutions happen from time to time and the only good is that ossification is removed. Generally they don't represent the majority, cause a lot of instability and violence. For example in Ukraine 2014 those people yanked Ukraine out of Russia's orbit leading to the devastation of today. Great job, revolutionaries! The Russian ones in 1917 instituted socialism/communism that made Russia poor. Great job, revolutionaries! The recently one in Syria put ISIS in power.
I don't think banks wishing to collect on their investments represents a new form of political power. It is a very old form of power. It used to be normal to have indentured servants, people who couldn't pay you back that you got to control as slaves until they worked off their debt.
I'm more aligned with Aristotle. All we see today was understood by Aristtotle back in the day. Polity, democracy being a degenerate form; aristocracy; oligarchy being a degenerate form, etc.
I don't think we live in a "strange time". I think all times appear strange when you are living through them.
I'll keep watching.
He seems in the first 10 minutes to imply he supports collective action revolutionaries, or at least that he was disappointed that they didn't rise up and overthrow... banks? Revolutions happen from time to time and the only good is that ossification is removed. Generally they don't represent the majority, cause a lot of instability and violence. For example in Ukraine 2014 those people yanked Ukraine out of Russia's orbit leading to the devastation of today. Great job, revolutionaries! The Russian ones in 1917 instituted socialism/communism that made Russia poor. Great job, revolutionaries! The recently one in Syria put ISIS in power.
I don't think banks wishing to collect on their investments represents a new form of political power. It is a very old form of power. It used to be normal to have indentured servants, people who couldn't pay you back that you got to control as slaves until they worked off their debt.
I'm more aligned with Aristotle. All we see today was understood by Aristtotle back in the day. Polity, democracy being a degenerate form; aristocracy; oligarchy being a degenerate form, etc.
I don't think we live in a "strange time". I think all times appear strange when you are living through them.
I'll keep watching.