>>1382
I've been following this thread for awhile and I'm under the impression that you actually think the current political/power apparatus is competent of such major disinformation and manipulation of such large groups of people. No doubt there are currently and have been massive distraction methods used, to a varying degree of success, in an effort to persuade and or de-saude populaces all over different countries. Being that I was and am privy to a certain degree of discourse in the privacy of few men, of what many would deem 'men of means' and capable of such manipulation, I have found that the primary motive is in fact greed. Not just greed for money, but also control.
This all being said, it is still a matter of fact that these 'manipulators' are still in fact human, and subject to human instinct and therefore error. And they do in fact make error's galore.
With that, this arises the natural gaps in the power structure, where the will of the people can emerge.
However it's not so much the will of the people that I believe in, it's the will of the people that agree with me and my core values. And there in lies the dilemma no? Even if the vast majority of /pol/ or even /32/ got what it desired, say outcomes in 'elections' or certain reforms taking place, or liberties being restored etc., it would still be subjective and in the eye of the beholder so to speak.
While many would agree here that autonomy is a moral virtue and right (the right to be left alone), many would also say they feel comfort in 'big brother' etc. so this concept of 'free them' is what believe just another illusion in the apparatus. We are already free. They are free. There is no 'free them' to tale action on.
>Don't get bogged down in discussions about who is voting for whom or the personal celebrity gossips about politicians.
This could be and is someones idea of freedom, what right do you have to impede on that? What if that person or persons is blissfully happy, no matter how ignorant you deem them to be?
>You want changes in the community? Talk and organize with your neighbors.
Right.... but we all know it won't end with 'talk' so...
>Free men shed blood to throw off the shackles, the strong thrive.
We differ on our definitions of strong. Is strength not educating a primitive, inbred and mentally handicapped desert population to seize on only the most brutal natural instincts in the name of a 'god', to instill a way of living order over themselves, and everyone else of which knows no bounds and is in fact still spreading more than ever 1400 years later?
This is clearly strength since it can dominate you and your livelihood? And this applies to all if not most religions, which is at the core of swaying people throughout history anyway.