Gregory's Server“We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable – but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.”
– Ursula K. Le Guin
Aral Balkan
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Ben Foote
@aral@ar.al "While the fool may point out that the emperor wears no clothes, the emperor still remains an emperor and the fool remains a fool."
Daniel S. Reichenbach
@aral maybe kick out religions and capitalism and the same time? According to history both are highly detrimental to humanity 🧐 
F4GRX Sébastien
@danielsreichenbach @aral yes please. And dont forget that religions usually support capitalism by alienating people into believing that we are powerless and inferior. 
St. ᒪᐸᒋᓐ(:raccoon_x3:)PUNK
@f4grx @danielsreichenbach @aral not all religions do this btw, especially not the "dangerous ones" that Empire tries desperately to suppress.
mirabilos
@aral @danielsreichenbach @f4grx organised, abrahamistic religions not all religions do that; in paganism it is a common theme, for example, that the gods won’t save you but they give you a reason (sometimes even an arse kick) to save yourself, and it’s a natural companion to science, not opposed to science like US-american evangelicals
Jonathan Hill
@aral I keep seeing this quotation, but every time I just think: most people still believe in the divine right of kings, at least round here. So it doesn’t seem particularly inspiring! |
@aral
I vote for #freeEnterprise