I am ignorant of the history of pathocracies being overthrown. I suppose (mistakenly?) that the new bosses are similar to the old bosses, in terms of their psychopathic qualities. Too pessimistic?
I am ignorant of the history of pathocracies being overthrown. I suppose (mistakenly?) that the new bosses are similar to the old bosses, in terms of their psychopathic qualities. Too pessimistic?
perhaps too but also not unrealistic. there is an element of faith, of trusting humanity to be more than it has shown itself to be. Hope seems to be a critical component. It's hard to find it at times.
i'd say nearly all governments or societies are oriented to control or harvest the labour of the many to benefit a few. that is pathocentric. sure some may start with an apparent wider purview but the few always seem to wield undue influence and create or sneak in means to expand their power.
the rest can't be bothered, or aren't clear enough in their analysis of the situation, or are hoodwinked or bamboozled by the promise of ease and security, or frankly just don't go there as long as they are mostly comfortable with the arrangement.
and yes, the new bosses are always similar to the old bosses it appears. because the new bosses have been taught what works and they advantage themselves in the same ways the old bosses did. it may be a new group so to sell the "change" the control may take a step back, and there may be attempts to build a system that is less prone to breaking or being corrupted. until it is anyway.
utopia has a problem in that it is never reachable from here.
but the needs we seek to meet are not unclear. the will hasn't been sufficient it seems, or the ability isn't there. We are smart individually but often (too often it seems) behave abysmally in groups.
We also focus on relieving symptoms and not understanding and repairing the root causes. This leads to those who know this to pull our strings and yank our chains which leads to favorable outcomes for those with the power and desire to narrowly serve themselves and those like them.
That’s a forthright analysis. I read somewhere that critical analysis is the highest form of logic. And I also read that human logic is ultimately misleading. So many contradictions. So little time to resolve them.
I am ignorant of the history of pathocracies being overthrown. I suppose (mistakenly?) that the new bosses are similar to the old bosses, in terms of their psychopathic qualities. Too pessimistic?
perhaps too but also not unrealistic. there is an element of faith, of trusting humanity to be more than it has shown itself to be. Hope seems to be a critical component. It's hard to find it at times.
i'd say nearly all governments or societies are oriented to control or harvest the labour of the many to benefit a few. that is pathocentric. sure some may start with an apparent wider purview but the few always seem to wield undue influence and create or sneak in means to expand their power.
the rest can't be bothered, or aren't clear enough in their analysis of the situation, or are hoodwinked or bamboozled by the promise of ease and security, or frankly just don't go there as long as they are mostly comfortable with the arrangement.
and yes, the new bosses are always similar to the old bosses it appears. because the new bosses have been taught what works and they advantage themselves in the same ways the old bosses did. it may be a new group so to sell the "change" the control may take a step back, and there may be attempts to build a system that is less prone to breaking or being corrupted. until it is anyway.
utopia has a problem in that it is never reachable from here.
but the needs we seek to meet are not unclear. the will hasn't been sufficient it seems, or the ability isn't there. We are smart individually but often (too often it seems) behave abysmally in groups.
We also focus on relieving symptoms and not understanding and repairing the root causes. This leads to those who know this to pull our strings and yank our chains which leads to favorable outcomes for those with the power and desire to narrowly serve themselves and those like them.
That’s a forthright analysis. I read somewhere that critical analysis is the highest form of logic. And I also read that human logic is ultimately misleading. So many contradictions. So little time to resolve them.