LOL LOL LOL - I honestly can't believe xorcist is THIS stupid.
So it's now obvious that the little 'progressive' 'syndicalist' 'whatever' asshole got offended because he got called out. He KNOWS what kind of shitbags he collaborates with, he KNOWS he is 'one of them' - HE belongs to the '1%', and he doesn't want people to remind him.
Offended? About my standard of living? Now that would be stupid. No, I'm not offended. Nor am I ashamed, nor proud. It is what it is. Globally, even paycheck-to-paycheck Americans or Brits scraping by are the 1%. I just think its stupid to point to causes that post-date the problems. Like all the shit America does. It's colonialism, basically. But America WAS a colony. So obviously COLONIALISM, as a problem, isn't America's fault in the sense of having its genesis there. Now, as I believe I've made clear elsewhere, the only extent to which I "defend" the status quo is in my disagreement about "revolution" - particularly violent revolution. In my reading of history, that never solves the problems, and may in fact make things worse.
It's all bullshit. The problems of the world have always BEEN the problems of the world.
Ah yes. No doubt the guy is Real Top Master of Philosophy. And A is A! Next thing, he'll start sucking ayn rand's cock!
No, I'm not objectivist libertarian. But my statement wasn't a statement of identity. Note the HAVE ALWAYS bit. The problems we have now (with the exceptions of global warming and nuclear proliferation) are really no different than the problems we've always faced. Colonialism is marauding. No doubt about that. And it goes back to the cave men. Revolution won't solve that. What will? Well, nothing that has been tried, and failed, before, thats for sure.
I, in point of fact, used to think very much like Juan. Then I started doing some thinking on my own.
Priceless =)
Also quite true.