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  • #21
    Re: Intellect or as$hole

    Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
    So what do you think 5 billion people should do if the primary purpose of their lives is no longer going to be the attaining of new things and as many of those new things as possible? Try weaning 5 billion off their drug of choice.
    Here is your post that I quoted previously . Your question is based upon an absurd assumption of the primary purpose of an individual's life .
    Again your stated assumption as to the " drug of choice " for 5 billion is preposterous .
    This invented manipulation of the public was not invented by the public , but rather how the public is being guided by understanding human foibles and appealing them .
    So don't know what your talking about .
    Your words and discription of the general public come right out of the manipulative ultra riches guid book on describing and utilizing the general population .
    Education of the populous is the start . Real , genuine education .
    Artashes

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    • #22
      Re: Intellect or as$hole

      As Gegev pointed out in post 12 of the antisocial/criminal/prostitution thread ...
      ... Learning and carrying out moral behavior takes years of education while while one slick advertisement can swiftly lead astray many . An unfortunate part of human character and a part of human character recognized by the manipulative and utilized by same .
      Artashes

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      • #23
        Re: Intellect or as$hole

        Originally posted by Artashes View Post
        Here is your post that I quoted previously . Your question is based upon an absurd assumption of the primary purpose of an individual's life .
        Again your stated assumption as to the " drug of choice " for 5 billion is preposterous .
        This invented manipulation of the public was not invented by the public , but rather how the public is being guided by understanding human foibles and appealing them .
        So don't know what your talking about .
        Your words and discription of the general public come right out of the manipulative ultra riches guid book on describing and utilizing the general population .
        Education of the populous is the start . Real , genuine education .
        Artashes
        So you are not English-language illiterate, but simply ordinary, everyday, unobservant, and easily-duped?

        The primary purpose of an individual's life since about the middle of the 20th century has been to consume as many consumer products as possible and in as large a quantity as possible - and, in order to facilitate that purpose, be guaranteed the right to consume as many of them and in as large a quantity as he or she wants regardless of actual need or positive benefit or of long term sustainability (unless that guaranteed right, or a specific product - such as recreational drugs, might be seen to undermine the primary purpose).

        And you are not going to suddenly stop billions of people from wanting a society and a position in that society that they have been conditioned to desire their entire lives, and replace it with some other thing gained through re-education. Are you going to re-eductate them into wanting nothing (the only sustainable position), or into believing in pink unicorns and jam tomorrow but never today (i.e. religion), or that they should get up early in the morning to kill their neighbours and take their wives and possessions (like all well-educated Vikings knew)?
        Last edited by bell-the-cat; 03-07-2013, 08:41 AM.
        Plenipotentiary meow!

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        • #24
          Re: Intellect or as$hole

          Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
          So you are not English-language illiterate, but simply ordinary, everyday, unobservant, and easily-duped?

          The primary purpose of an individual's life since about the middle of the 20th century has been to consume as many consumer products as possible and in as large a quantity as possible - and, in order to facilitate that purpose, be guaranteed the right to consume as many of them and in as large a quantity as he or she wants regardless of actual need or positive benefit or of long term sustainability (unless that guaranteed right, or a specific product - such as recreational drugs, might be seen to undermine the primary purpose).

          And you are not going to suddenly stop billions of people from wanting a society and a position in that society that they have been conditioned to desire their entire lives, and replace it with some other thing gained through re-education. Are you going to re-eductate them into wanting nothing (the only sustainable position), or into believing in pink unicorns and jam tomorrow but never today (i.e. religion), or that they should get up early in the morning to kill their neighbours and take their wives and possessions (like all well-educated Vikings knew)?
          ---- they wanting a society they have been conditioned to desire their entire lives ---
          Recognition of said conditioning is important .
          --- I ( Artashes ? ) am not going to suddenly stop billions of people from wanting ---
          My pointing out the ordinary person can understand the incideous conditioning is taking place and is not beneficial to him but rather beneficial to the manipulative greed ridden .
          That is not the same as me STOPPING BILLIONS ...
          In the beginning of your quoted posts you make statements about me .
          Your post above was merit less . You have stated a contrived purpose ( as ) the primary purpose of an individuals life . And you think the ordinary person cannot understand the rudeness of defining their primary purpose of life as you have and as the ultra wealthy manipulator(s) do ?

          Recognition of what's happening and countering should be a primary in our lives
          Not conditioned lemmings
          Artashes

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