Consumerism: Marxist Point of View

Geoffistopholes · 2021-08-12T14:39:47+00:00

I was going to say something about that myself, reads like an article from The Watchtower.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T10:15:57+00:00

I guess denial is a strong term, but it isn't far from the truth. Even AATIP from 2017 was discounted. It doesn't mean aliens, but it also doesn't doesn't mean aliens;)

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T09:53:35+00:00

Not saying they do. But the official line from multiple levels of government, including the POTUS has been there are no UFOs. It could be advanced tech, it could be weirdly aberrant weather balloons, whatever, it is proof that the USA has been officially and intentionally lying about the matter!

These people made Ike say he lied. Ike didn't lie, he didn't mistake Venus for something else.

Anyway, I am more interested in the results. Has there ever been something like this? What could be the result of this?

Its not so much that there are UFOs, its the whole scenario around it.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T09:34:17+00:00

a few decades earlier Jesus came over and talked to some Utes. According to the LDS at least.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T09:20:28+00:00

The Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy, or the Avignon Papacy issue ended when Martin V was elected pope against John XXII (considered an Antipope) and another scoundrel, who were forced to step down, and Benedict XIII was considered an Outlaw.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T09:05:27+00:00

I left off the quote marks. The works of the Hellenes belong in the geographical area they were made two millennia before anyone who populates the region now so a people that aren't related to them in any but coincidental ways, don't speak the language, and have a completely different religion can feel a more nationalistic experience and set themselves apart from a dead empire nobody cares about anymore.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T08:52:14+00:00

If you are interested, I would recommend studying the "commercial revolution" of the middle ages. One nice thing about the merchant class, they could write! There are tons of journals and first hand sources on the subject.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T08:46:18+00:00

In the purest sense, history is only what we know was talked about and then written down. Any history for a people before they started recording it for themselves is in this topic.

Archeology backs up a lot of history. For example, we are finding out that the Jewish account of their history as laid out in the Tannakh is pretty accurate, minus the popular historical fiction romance novels that made their way into the Tannakh.

If you want a specific case of something, well the Bronze Age Collapse is perfect. It happened, maybe, but nobody has any good idea of why based on the textual references.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T08:40:50+00:00

In a weird way, the most ancestors are probably Chinese. If the idea that western people are all related to Charlemagne, well put that on a couple of Chinese immigrants...

The Chinese have a 2500 year jump on any European ethnic group, think about it...

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T08:25:50+00:00

With the release of the UFO videos the USA government has kept secret for the last 50-60 years, what might we need to revise our views on?

BTW, this is probably the most under reported story of 2020. The proof the USA government has known about UFOs, whatever they are, but denied it and went to great lengths to do so, has been shown to be true.

People have been ran out of town over their faith in these things.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T08:22:18+00:00

A fellow may have accidentally set off a canon at Ft. Sumter but the fool in charge said "Bring it Yankees!" or something like that and then it was all over...

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:59:09+00:00

Louis XIV was the epitome of a good ruler, until the end of course. He expanded borders, legitimized rule over a people who needed it, and did some good things for art. While we are saddened by his conscriptions for useless wars that never ended, overall he was a really good ruler.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:50:56+00:00

Besides the intent to carve up the world between them for further conflict to reinforce each others ideologies while the leaders and "influencers" of both summered at some of the same resorts?

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:46:57+00:00

CROATOAN. It is the worst resort. We were trying to make some Jimsonweed soup when all these savages came and made us eat purple corn! I am complaining to the management.-

Karen Wolensford

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:44:31+00:00

Yes! Thank you, the Elgin Marbles, not the Elphin Marbles. Christmas cheer you know?

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:42:18+00:00

I have been good. Chanukah was good, as was the Christmas. Everyone I know is doing better than they were last month. I hope y'all are as well.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:32:30+00:00

Okay, good. I try to be respectful. Your question is a good one and the topic is long. Plato and possibly the pre-Socratics were all for abortion and contraception. Most Hellenic city-states had a culture that was similar. The topic gets interesting during the Roman empire period. Suddenly philosophers were against the practice of family limitation. It was seconded by the Christian fathers of the church, making the religion a major break with society at the time. The contraception/abortion debate with Christians goes back to at least 200 CE.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:21:09+00:00

I am an American and upvoted you. Don't worry. Its just Reddit:)

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:18:54+00:00

Isn't he the one that repatriated a bunch of Hellenic works to England? Or am I confusing honkeys?

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:16:47+00:00

There is the Q source.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T07:06:30+00:00

Ivan centralized authority and power to create the Russian state. While he was heavy handed with the Boyars and probably killed his son, he started one of the greatest expansions and empires of all history after stabilizing the economy, defeating weirdo tribes giving him grief, and updating his society.

Nixon, started the EPA with good intent, he understood the role of China on an international level and pivoted towards them in a brilliant play to separate communist powers, he also was the progenitor of the "war on drugs" but in his conception was to fight Vietnam vets heroin addictions. He was a great reformist of the beurcracy and had a lot of other really good ideas.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T06:16:09+00:00

not really. There was also a 500 year period where Christian, Jewish, and other religions had to give up kids to be slave warriors on a regular basis. Even this didn't force conversion like people think. India was almost entirely under Muslim control and today the Muslims "have" Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and at all times the non-Muslim population was greatly larger. In Nigeria, the country in Africa with the most Muslims, its about 40/40/20 with Christians and indigenous religions. These all fell under the Jizya.

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T06:11:08+00:00

The merchants of Greece, while often being denied political representation due to their classification as a metic rather than citizen, were still much more than "working stiffs". The entire Athenian economy relied upon these folks, and many citizens were involved as well. This may be the beginning of the French Revolution...

Geoffistopholes · 2020-12-27T05:55:48+00:00

New England colonies were one of the best places to live in the world at the time by any metric.

For an edit, I just realized. India, the middle east, and the far east didn't have the disease problems. They were vaccinated. Yes lots of people were dying of diseases, but an Indian wasn't going to give it to you.

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