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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (174037)7/1/2021 5:31:26 PM
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I don't think I've ever seen such a pile of BS...

The worst thing that civilization brought about is the generalization of a whole nation, or big group of people, as if not in every nation...

Let's start with your confusion about nations... the very idea of which you first blame as the problem... and then you say... without that idea... nations would still exist... only without problems... because there are good people ? What rubbish.

That's either insane... or just wildly irrational ? Either you don't understand it, at all, and don't know what you are talking about... or you are failing to communicate what you do mean... ? In any case, the logic is... you are declaring Chickens to be good, while Eggs are bad... requiring we must smash all eggs in order to protect chickens ?

To the first point... civilization exists AS the bringing of people together to share in the benefits of a mutual society. You claiming civilization is the problem... seems to ignore that people throughout history have always found the opposite to be true... as civilization, in general, seems to solve a lot more problems than it causes.

Otherwise... it has you declaring yourself to be a radical anarchist... who opposes all government, as all that government does is cause problems and get in the way ? But, that appears it is not consistent with any of the rest of your posting... so I have to assume you don't really mean any of what you just said... ?


...there are good people sensitive to others feeling and considerate honest with high integrity when on the other side of the spectrum, of the same nation there are brutal unscrupulous, mean, cruel, sadistic, crooks and thieves who exploit those that are weaker to withstand them.

That's exactly right... and, that's the REASON we do agree to form civilizations, and nations... is so that it is NOT only the self interested opinions of self appointed whack jobs that rules us by force... but REASON... which also has us understand that our shared interest in peace and prosperity... necessarily limits all others the same way... so that we all follow the same rules... (the rule of law, and equality under the law) since that is what peace IS... is our shared agreement to limit ourselves in how we behave... as others agree to also be so limited...

Without that agreement on "the rules"... there is no nation... there is no civilization... there is only submission to power... with the worst excesses of evil people being imposed... and declared good... as they have the power to do that...

Of course, there is more to it than that... otherwise solving problems would be as easy as Google adopting a slogan... "don't be evil"... which seems it did nothing to prevent Google becoming evil incarnate ? And, of course... they get that now... and thus have quit trying... apparently realizing being overly judgmental about morality is itself kind of evil, so, now, evil can be good, too... !!! See how easy that is ?

That there are still good people left who are not part of Google... is the argument FOR civilization... not an argument against it ? So, the rest... has you arguing that when civilization fails to attain that end we desire... the problem is not the failure, or what caused it... but is the result of having ever made the effort made to make it work ?

But, of course, it is also true... that the fact there are bad people... is also an argument FOR civilization... We band together... agree to cooperate... so that we don't have to fight the evil bastards by ourselves... but can rely on the community of good people to help us defeat the evils there are...

At lease we could, until you declared that effort, itself, to be the problem ?

I'm hearing Elon Musk in my head... taking about transportation and the insanity of making cars or using horses... as single use items... so if anything goes wrong with them... you just throw them away... ?

You would require that for civilization... because it failed, once, in meeting your personal expectations ?

Rather than address "what broke, how and why"... you've decided we don't need it ?

"Civilization" is not bad. "Nations" are not inherently evil... as is also true of "most" but not "all" people... most of whom are also willing to help. Those three things are the best defense that we have... against others who are... "on the other side of the spectrum"... "brutal unscrupulous, mean, cruel, sadistic, crooks and thieves who exploit those that are"... WITHOUT THE PURPOSEFUL COOPERATION OF OTHERS IN DEFENDING THEMSELVES... too weak to withstand the evil alone.

So, are you a radical anarchist... convinced (and perhaps not a hard sell these days) that you're better off on your own than trusting in the good will of other people... for anything ?

Or, are you a part of the evil cabal... lobbying us to remove the only obstacles to evil that do exist ?

Perhaps more clues in the rest of what you wrote ? Enough for now.
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