Trying my hardest to be civil in this uncivilised world.

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  • People are not inherently evil, I’d even say we’re predisposed to prosociality, but intelligence plus free will mixed with selfishness and fear make us more than capable of being/doing “evil”, certainly. We’re imperfect, we’ll never not be, but I do believe we can be better towards each other with a minimal amount of great excesses. The only way to combat it is to truly believe collectively it’s our duty to be righteous, and here’s where believing in God, and that will judge us all fairly for our deeds, comes in handy. Idk any other more foolproof way, as in one empathetic philosopher might bring himself to do this without belief somewhat successfully but the other 99 will require some sort of handrails to walk through life ethically more successfully than not.



  • The values necessary to fuel the empire’s economy and narratives, which run on innocent blood, sweat and tears, are not conducive to having a society of prosocial, healthy, righteous individuals. Don’t worry, it’s different elsewhere, Americans are just particularly cooked. Even the UK, which was the world’s main villain some years ago, is a somewhat different and more humane society (Tommy Robinson and pals excluded ofc).

    It really is an American/turbo Western issue at the moment but it has been part of the culture of many older civilizations, and an ideological one, which means it can be changed!




  • Amongst other things, sure, because if you have “good people stickers” you’re a rebel in the genocidal, slaver, rapist American empire. It’s just that the empire has gotten to the point where the ideology and lies have to be truly enforced (things will get materially worse for everyone besides the oligarchs, bloodthirsty racists included, the party lines are distractions and coping mechanisms). Regardless, it’s joever. Your government and your own neighbours will show you as much humanity and kindness as they did in Vietnam and Afghanistan.