Message from @Xinyue

Discord ID: 528219434695786509


2018-12-28 14:32:12 UTC  

in our culture we don't give enough respect to authority

2018-12-28 14:32:40 UTC  

Most people seem willing to follow a trend along

2018-12-28 14:32:48 UTC  

Without giving it any thought

2018-12-28 14:33:08 UTC  

sometimes it's just better to listen to your Rabbi and your Parents even if they can't convince *you* rationally

2018-12-28 14:33:26 UTC  

your rabbi?

2018-12-28 14:33:27 UTC  

hmmmmmmm

2018-12-28 14:33:46 UTC  

Not everyone is an intellectual of course, but everyone is a member of society, has a vested interest in society, is connected to the society via social relationships and has both freedom and duty to partake in that society. Authoritarianism is individualism applied to leadership, it betrays true collectivism which consists in the whole people deciding for themselves what to do.

2018-12-28 14:33:47 UTC  

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2018-12-28 14:34:11 UTC  

The whole people cannot decide for themselves

2018-12-28 14:34:18 UTC  

They can, of course

2018-12-28 14:34:20 UTC  

i don't care about being loyal to these political theories

2018-12-28 14:34:23 UTC  

They ain't smart enuff

2018-12-28 14:34:29 UTC  

Neither are you

2018-12-28 14:34:33 UTC  

but you must decide for yourself

2018-12-28 14:34:47 UTC  

that was uncalled for

2018-12-28 14:34:49 UTC  

dayum

2018-12-28 14:34:52 UTC  

😂

2018-12-28 14:35:05 UTC  

You don't want normies taking the reigns any further than they already

2018-12-28 14:35:07 UTC  

have

2018-12-28 14:35:18 UTC  

In fact, if the people can't decide for themselves, they cannot carry out societal duty

2018-12-28 14:35:27 UTC  

Duty consists in agency

2018-12-28 14:35:29 UTC  

and cannot be otherwise

2018-12-28 14:35:41 UTC  

Not really

2018-12-28 14:35:42 UTC  

if you do not have agency, you are amoral

2018-12-28 14:36:01 UTC  

Why do you care about being amoral?

2018-12-28 14:36:10 UTC  

but this is true.. most people just can't create values for themselves, one person simply doesn't have the time or energy or interest to go into the depths of these things.

2018-12-28 14:36:30 UTC  

Duty does not really require you to have agency

2018-12-28 14:36:35 UTC  

its just doing what you're told

2018-12-28 14:36:35 UTC  

Only by partaking in the societal collective decision-making can people actually carry out a duty towards society, and we should urge people to better their knowledge about the world, how it works, etc. Currently we *really really do not*

2018-12-28 14:36:44 UTC  

most people like to be told the ways to be moral, so they can follow them with a predictable outcome being living a good righteous fulfilling life.

2018-12-28 14:36:51 UTC  

^

2018-12-28 14:37:12 UTC  

That's empty and hollow and we should not encourage it

2018-12-28 14:37:20 UTC  

we're not all made to be decision makers

2018-12-28 14:37:28 UTC  

"Do what you are told"

is not a good way to live your life

2018-12-28 14:37:38 UTC  

Plenty of people are fine with it

2018-12-28 14:37:46 UTC  

yes and that's a flaw

2018-12-28 14:37:49 UTC  

there needs to be a place in our society for that kind of cognition as well

2018-12-28 14:37:55 UTC  

Its not a good way for you, its good for others

2018-12-28 14:38:00 UTC  

How is it a flaw

2018-12-28 14:38:10 UTC  

oh yeah, you will decide what's a flaw in how we have evolved 😂

2018-12-28 14:38:16 UTC  

Btw everyone makes decisions on a daily basis, only the comatose make none