In other words, No. 1 rule of power is denying its own existence, and actively punishing people for even lowkey implying it exists (= "conspiracy theory")
People hate feeling the power of other people over themselves, so admitting that you do in fact exercise power is suicidal
So, for example, the No. 1. rule of censorship is to act astonished & genuinely amazed when anyone suggests you are doing censorship
(There's of course no censorship, only company values, etc)
Noticing, or worse, publicly admitting it, is a sign of political disloyalty
The No. 1 rule of power is pretending to not understand what people are even talking about when they say you have or exercise power
Pretending to not understand things, is what the dominant side, the hegemon does
Calling things by their names, that's for the loser, the weaker
Die USA sehen sich von der Geschichte und von Gott mandatiert, der Menschheit ihre Weltsicht und die Verhaltensregeln in der internationalen Arena zu diktieren. Ein Hauptziel ist der Zugriff auf Eurasien.
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Tweets by people who (I know) are very good in mathematics & chess have convinced me that they *really* do not get elementary human relations, societies and politics. Perhaps there is a fundamental split between the ability to think highly abstract thoughts and real life.
E.g.…
1/9 I finally got my copy of @philippilk ’s “The Collapse of Global Liberalism” and it is worth your time, $ and reading. It charts the rise and fall of liberalism not merely as a political ideology, but as a metaphysical force that has shaped the modern world. In his…
6/9 So to critique liberalism using Hegel is to fight fire with gasoline. To analyze liberalism rightly, one must stand outside it. Hegel cannot give us that vantage point! If Pilkington claims liberalism is self-destructive because it erodes natural and social order, I don’t…
Red flags
Being angry. And worse, thinking their anger makes them a good person
Being cruel/enjoying the suffering of other living beings (humans included)
The CCP is a meritocratic (and in my opinion unnecessarily strict) organization that allows only those with good school/college marks and local experience to be part of it.
No wonder China was able to play the long game - authoritarian ruling aside.
The CCP is a meritocratic (and in my opinion unnecessarily strict) organization that allows only those with good school/college marks and local experience to be part of it.
No wonder China was able to play the long game - authoritarian ruling aside.
0 influence on striking Iran by Netanyahu.
The Pentagon wants Israel to take the blame for it. It is the Pentagon forcing Netanyahu to strike on its behalf.
Israel has no such capacity to strike Iran.
0 influence on striking Iran by Netanyahu.
The Pentagon wants Israel to take the blame for it. It is the Pentagon forcing Netanyahu to strike on its behalf.
Israel has no such capacity to strike Iran.
The problem is simply, a fetishization of the stock market that has spread far and wide among the public. For the world as a whole, probably less than 5% of people receive income from financial assets. For many it is simply silly to complain when billionaires become richer & then…
Sudan’s war has severed trade routes that eastern Chad once relied on for affordable goods. Since fighting intensified in Sudan, these supply chains have collapsed with ever deepening consequences across eastern Chad. crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…
Stage 1. You sell Chinese goods marked up 10,000%
Stage 2. You become unnecessary, and get kicked out
Stage 3. They sell it all directly with no intermediary
That is pretty much all you need to know about exploitation. The path up *always* lies through getting exploited
Stage 1. You sell Chinese goods marked up 10,000%
Stage 2. You become unnecessary, and get kicked out
Stage 3. They sell it all directly with no intermediary
That is pretty much all you need to know about exploitation. The path up *always* lies through getting exploited
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