Use destruction. It's the only way to pave salvation.
~The Unseen- "Where's the Anger?"
I do not advocate violence, but there are many kinds of destruction. Destruction of the strongholds put in place inside one's mind. Destruction (via disassociation) of toxic relationships/dynamics. Destruction of support for violent systems through disobedience, subversion, and the elevating of individual awareness regarding these matters. Through philosophy only is the battle won. The state will be destroyed when the majority of individuals no longer legitimize it.
I woke up depressed today. And tired. And frustrated at the lack of time for just pure relationship in my life. At the emptiness of the rushed struggle to pay taxes, pay the bills, and still be present for my wife and son--not working all the time and being tired all the time just so we can barely get by.
No, nobody is starving. No, I am not a victim. I simply want to live to the fullest potential possible, and to see the false patina of "order," which is truly indentured servitude, slavery, and chaos, destroyed.
The way to do this, as I said, is through philosophy. The battle is first to be won within myself. The battle is won with, I believe, two things:
Gratitude, and ANGER (which leads to destruction of toxic elements).
Please enjoy this latest video in my "True Anarchy" series.
Peace, Love, and ANGER.
~*~
PREVIOUS EPISODES:
True Anarchy 01: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUST
True Anarchy 02: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY
True Anarchy 03: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING YOURSELF
~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
Great post.
Your righteous anger serves the purpose of the "creative destruction" of Schumpeter, the process in which things are destroyed in the process of being made new. Shiva, the destroyer, creator and protector -- fearsome and benevolent at the same time.
Interesting that you mention permaculture.
To my way of thinking, human physiology, our ecology, our economy and our society all function by the same processes. They are all steered by feedback loops and are self adjusting complex systems. But in our "infinite wisdom" we believe that we can tell these systems what to do, make them into anything we want, make them function any way that we want. So we set to work, busily severing feedback loops in the name of making improvements, confusing the masking of symptoms with the solving of problems. We impose top down solutions with short outcome horizons, unaware or uncaring of the long term consequences. And eventually -- we break the systems. But never understand how or what happened.
Permaculture takes a different perspective. A deep understanding of systems shows us that asking things to do what they were designed to do is the only sensible solution. It's like an architect or engineer that takes into account the nature of the material they are building with, and doesn't ask this material to do something it is incapable of doing. An architect with an appreciation for the amazing capabilities of the materials we are given, who loves things for what they are rather than hating them for what they are not.
For permaculture, this philosophical approach entails building up soil health, understanding the function of plants and the symbiosis between plants and animals and fungi and bacteria, seeing the system as a symbiotic whole that just becomes steadily richer and more productive and resilient the more you help it do what it was designed to do.
From a human body standpoint, this involves understanding that the human body is technology and also a complex adaptive system, and as such it has certain requirements and capabilities that must be respected and cared for if it is to stay healthy and happy. It involves understanding that medication can only shut down systems but never make them function better, that western medicine is mostly consumed with the destruction of disease but has completely ignored the improvement of health, and that western lifestyles unfortunately completely ignore how our bodies need to function.
And from an economic/societal perspective, it involves understanding the necessity of balance, that freedom is unstable without responsibility, that creative destruction is necessary to keep society healthy just like bone must constantly be destroyed and remade in order for bone to stay healthy. It involves loving people for their self interest rather than hating them for it. Trusting people to love each other and care for each other rather than imposing fake charity through decrees.
We are all steadily learning the same lesson across many different disciplines -- that Libertarians/anarchists, permaculturists, holistic healers, and Austrian economists are all vibrating on the same wavelength, but just focused on different systems. It's a great time to be alive!
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Wow. Yes. You said it all!!!
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I would hope that eventually people will learn to just be. To throw away all the political affiliations, and move forward to the life they love. The truth is we are all people. If we can learn to be just that, we will prosper.
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The real deal is a kind of spreading of enlightenment. The kind that can be proven true.
"Destruction of support for violent systems through disobedience, subversion, and the elevating of individual awareness regarding these matters."
Is a really nice way of putting it.
The way I put it is we need to have really good B.S meters we can share with one another. Than all we need do is keep them in the lamplight of truth. Why? The reason is because the truth is a kind of poison they cannot stand against. The truth will set us free, and cause the destruction of support while elevating awareness. Nice post
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Thanks for this.
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Great and extremely relatable post as always. I don't have a kid but, can empathize the struggle of being present in a world that is so seemingly persistent on stressing us out to the point that we just can't be there for the ones we love at what we feel is max capacity is frustrating. I frequently feel this way bevause of how life freaking is. It makes me feel like a poor partner, sibling, daughter, etc. When in reality I am not. But those feelings aren't fun to have.
"Destruction of the strongholds put in place inside one's mind".
PREACH IT! these structures are placed by society and TPTB. the sooner we let.it.go. and live by something other than what's being force fed to humanity the better
"Destruction (via disassociation) of toxic relationships/dynamics."
Yes yes and yes. Allowingyour mind to wallow in despair and needless toxicity is not fruitful, gotta find how you are going to rise above that!
"Destruction of support for violent systems through disobedience"
Perhaps my favorite line. The government/TPTB are so full of shit garbage. You don't have to play by their rules. Do so enough that you aren't imprisoned of course but don't be a doormat either. So many of these state and even township regulations are bull because they're simply meant to skim off my money to continue lining the fat cats pockets. I don't think so. I can play your rules my way. And i do. Won't say how but it saves me hundreds to thousands yearly is not illegal but more of a "gray" zone. It's my flag of defiance
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Thanks as always for the thoughtful comments. I really appreciate it. Glad to hear of your flag of defiance! ☝️🎶🔥👍✌🏽🏴
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Thank you for being so open about your frustration. You're not alone , at least 2 or 3 times a month I get frustrated at how my wages are stolen STOLEN! from me and used for corporate interests . And then the narrative " this for your freedom , support your troops " is crammed down our throats. Dude! and people will defend this tax theft with frothy emotional appeal .
Acceptance isn't always going to feel good , but it may be necessary for serenity . My salvation comes from helping others , asking for nothing in return . Listening , not just waiting for my turn to talk, but intensely listening to a co worker when they are sharing real concerns about health , family , spirituality . And then sharing my experience (if any ) on the same concerns .
But ya, destruction of the force fed programming . Get people upset with challenging the state , fly a drone illegally I do all the time ( not in air traffic though , that's just being a douche) . Promote objective critical thinking . I'm rambling and this is your post not mine , Thanks .
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Looking honestly at the elements of our lives - personal, environmental, societal, etc. - has never been more important than now, when life is so controlled and suppressed by those currently in control. So, Thanks! for your postings.
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Great advice. Thank you for sharing!
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While I agree with the general message, I think you're seriously too much rainbows and butterflies when it comes to the state giving up.
Let me not skirt around it or go on a rant: Look at fucking venezeula. There's never been a complete toppling of the system through peaceful means as far as I know of, and that's especially true in the modern era. When critical mass is reached the government/king/etc becomes more oppressive and violent, just like in venezeuala, or any corrupt shithole where people are /woke/ to their enslavement.
The government isn't going to just say "well the citizens hate us, lets comply!"
That's not how this game works, I'm sorry.
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Don't be sorry. I never argued that that was how it works.
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Oh, that's what it sounded like to me at 5:08 in the video, I guess you could simply mean society will flip against the state as a whole and begin to defy it, but the struggle won't be over. wooops.
It's good that you have "an attitude of gratitude" or whatever you'd call it. I learned that from @tedcarr and it's a great way to boost your day up and put yourself on a literal high, although it sounds stupid it does truly help. Just recognizing those things helps put you in a good mood imo.
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With no trigger fingers, there's no war.
The way to get the trigger fingers to stop pulling the triggers is to win the philosophical battle.
Of course tyrants don't comply, but at critical mass, their compliance is no longer necessary.
Yep. Gratitude is everything!
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"Through philosophy only is the battle won." ...The battle of the mind is never won. It is history.
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I agree with you though. Destruction and creation are the same force. This system is crumbling under it's own weight and when the indoctrinated get effected they'll be more likely to re-examine things.
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You misunderstood what I was saying. I never said the battle of the mind is won in a sense of the completion of the evolution of consciousness this side of "the veil." Let's be intellectually honest here.
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That's why I made the other reply to clarify. Sorry about that! I'm with you.
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Didn't see that. Sorry. Think I am a bit touchy today... :-/
Thanks for the comment.
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Thanks for the post : )
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