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For Christians, the Universe starts with God creating it. For Muslims, the Universe starts with hating Jews.

For Christians, the Universe starts with God creating it. For Muslims, the Universe starts with hating Jews. - Lemmy.World

For Christians, the Universe starts with God creating it. For Muslims, the Universe starts with hating Jews. The first chapter of the Bible is Genesis- the story of God creating the Universe. The first chapter of the Quran is “The Cow”- an attack on Jews. I’m going to explain the context of the chapter and then recite some important parts. Please read, especially if you prefer not to read such posts. “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned in love” -Shakespeare Why did Muhammad hate the Jews so much? Because he at first tried to suck up to them, but then was rejected by them for this effort, leading Muhammad to decide to embark instead on a decade of armed conflict against them, resulting in him and his followers eradicating them from the Arabian Peninsula. Muhammad’s first attempt at receiving religious worship involved him trying to convince Judaism that he was the next Jewish prophet, or rather, that he was the original Jewish prophet, such as his ego went. He attempted to convince them of this by having his first, small band of local ruffian followers all pray toward Jerusalem five times a day, on their hands and knees. This is the original Muslim prayer routine (later it was changed to praying toward the Kaaba of Quyreish (Mecca)). In the town of Yathrib (Medina), Muhammad commanded the rabbis to follow him, for this. The rabbis rejected his offer. They didn’t care that he prayed toward Jersusalem, because he didn’t know anything about Judaism, and hadn’t done anything to help or save anyone in the world, but was calling himself their own Messiah. This was all because of a hallucination he had had in a cave one day, causing him to become convinced that the Judeo-Christian angel had selected him to be the Judeo-Christian prophet, and he even took that to mean that he was “the real prophet” compared to the ones who had come before him such as Jesus, Moses, and Abraham. This is all without actually doing anything like that on his part. He was just a lowly merchant. So, he decided to start off his religious career by making people pray a lot. Surely this would do the most to convince people he was a prophet, he must have thought. He then became outraged when this didn’t work on any religious scholars, who he wanted authority from. He wanted them to agree with him that he was The Prophet. The first chapter of Islam’s holy literature (the Quran book plus the several Hadith books) is Muhammad’s angry reply to these rabbis of the town of Yathrib (Medina), forming the origin-story of all of Islam: Muhammad’s counter-rejection of the first religious scholars who rejected him. This a scathing rant against all Jews, here addressed as “the disbelievers” for a first time: the chapter is entitled “The Cow”, and it’s numbered as the second entry after a seven-line introduction, making it the first chapter of substance in the Islamic narrative. Its title “The Cow” is also an attack on Jews. Here is the very first address toward Jews in the Islamic literature, beginning right away within its first substantial chapter “The Cow” (which is a slander referring to the sacred calf worshipped by rebellious Jews in their own Exodus narrative): Muhammad’s tone has become threatening as he sentences them to immediate doom: "Verily, those who disbelieve, whether you warn them or you do not warn them, it is all the same for them; they will not believe. Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be a great doom. And of mankind, there are some hypocrites who say, “We believe in Allah and the Last Day”, when they are not believers. They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none except themselves; but they perceive not. In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increases their disease. A painful doom is theirs because they used to lie. And when it is said to them, “Make not corruption in the earth”, they say, “We are but reformers.” Are they not indeed the corruptors?! But they perceive not. And when it is said to them, “Believe as the people have believed,” they say, “Shall we believe as the foolish have believed?” Are they not indeed the foolish?! But they know not. And when they meet those who believe, they say, “We believe,” but when they go apart to their devils they declare, “Lo! we are with you; verily, we were only mockers.” Allah Himself mocks them, and leaves them increasing in their transgression to wander blindly on in their contumacy… Deaf, dumb and blind; and they will not return to the Right Path… … guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is o men and stones… O Children of Israel! Remember My favor with which I favored you, and fulfill your part of the covenant, I shall fulfill My part of the covenant. And fear Me. And believe in what I have sent down, confirming that which you already possess of the Scripture, and do not be the first to disbelieve in it, and do not exchange My revelations for a trifling price, and fear only Me… O Children of Israel! Remember My favor with which I favored you and how I preferred you to all the worlds… And when We appointed for Moses forty nights of solitude, and then you took for worship the calf after him and were wrongdoers… And when Moses said to his people, “O my people! You have wronged yourselves by your taking the calf for worship, so turn in repentance to your Creator, and kill yourselves. That will be better for you in your Creator’s sight… And when you said, “O Moses! We will not believe in you till we see Allah plainly”; and even while you gazed, the thunderbolt seized you… And humiliation and poverty were stamped upon them, and they were visited with wrath from Allah. That was because they disbelieved in Allah’s signs and killed the prophets wrongfully. That was for their disobedience and transgression… And when Moses said to his people, “Lo! Allah commands you that you sacrifice a cow.” They said, “Do you ridicule us?” … “Pray for us to your Lord that He makes clear to us what cow it is.” Moses answered, “Lo! He says, ‘Verily, it is a yellow cow, with a bright color, gladdening the beholders’”… And when they the Jews meet those who believe, they say, “We believe.” But when they go apart, one with another… And they say, “The fire of punishment will not touch us…” … Do you say concerning Allah that which you do not know? No, but whoever has done evil and his sin surrounds him, such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein eternally. And remember when We made a covenant with the Children of Israel, saying, “Worship none except Allah only, and be good to parents and to kindred and to orphans and the needy, and speak kindly to mankind, and establish prayer and pay the poor-due.” Then, after that, you turned away, except a few of you, being averse… Do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part? … those who do so… on the Day of Ressurection they will be consigned to the most grievous doom. For Allah is not unaware of what you do… We gave to Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs of Allah’s sovereignty… Is it always the case that, when there comes to you a Messenger from Allah… some you disbelieve and some you kill? And they say, “Our hearts are hardened.” No, but Allah has cursed them for their unbelief. Little is that which they believe. And when there comes to them the Jews a Book this Quran from Allah… they disbelieve in it. The curse of Allah is on disbelievers… Evil is that for which they sell their souls: … For the disbelievers there is a shameful doom…”… Why then did you previously kill the prophets of Allah, if you are indeed believers? … And Moses came to you with clear proofs of Allah’s sovereignty, yet, while he was away, you took the calf in worship and you were wrongdoers… … Worship of the calf was made to sink into their hearts because of their disbelief. Say to them, “Evil is that which your belief enjoins on you…” And you will find them greediest of mankind for life and greedier than the polytheists. Each one of them would like to be allowed to live a thousand years. And to live a thousand years would by no means remove him from the doom. Allah is the Seer of what they do… And when there comes to them a Messenger from Allah, confirming that which they possess, a party of those who have received the Scripture fling the Book of Allah behind their backs, as if they do not know. And they follow that which the devils falsely related and used against the kingdom of Solomon. Solomon did not disbelieve, but the devils disbelieved, teaching mankind magic… Neither those who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture nor the polytheists love that there should be sent down to you any good thing from your Lord… Or would you question your Messenger as Moses was questioned previously? … Many of the People of the Scripture long to make you disbelievers after your belief, through envy on their own account, after the truth has become manifest to them… And they say, “None enters Paradise unless he is a Jew or a Christian.” These are their own desires. Say, “Bring your proof of what you state, if you are truthful.” And the Jews say the Christians follow nothing true, and the Christians say the Jews follow nothing true, yet both recite the Scripture. Similar words are spoken by those who do not know. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning about which they used to differ… And the Jews will not be pleased with you, nor will the Christians, till you follow their religion. Say, “Lo! the guidance of Allah Himself is the only Guidance.” Those to whom We have given the Book, who recite it with its true recital, those believe in it. And whoever disbelieves in it, those are they who are the losers. O Children of Israel! Remember… [And it keeps going on like that. I’ll stop here. These were excerpts from lines 1-122]

Archon_Warslut 2d ago

THE TRUTH!!! THE TRUTH!!! THE TRUTH:

https://lemmy.world/post/45442634

THE TRUTH!!! THE TRUTH!!! THE TRUTH: - Lemmy.World

THE TRUTH!!! THE TRUTH!!! THE TRUTH: BEHOLD THE TRUE LOSS OF PALESTINE: TO BRITAIN, NOT JEWS, IN 1917, NOT 1948: The British paid 17,000 British lives and in total 62,000 British casualties for the land of Ottoman Palestine, after the Ottoman Caliphate forced Britain to fight them by joining the German war against Britain, despite not being threatened at all by the European theatre: [During the Sinai and Palestine campaign (1915–1918), British Empire forces suffered roughly 16,880 killed or missing, with a total of over 60,000 casualties (including around 43,712 wounded). This campaign, often known as the Battle for Palestine, involved brutal fighting across Gaza and Beersheba to control the region from the Ottoman Empire. Key Casualty Figures: • Killed/Missing: 16,880 • Wounded: 43,712 • Captured: 1,385 • Total Casualties: ~61,977 • Key Battles: The two failed Battles of Gaza in 1917 resulted in heavy losses, with over 6,000 casualties in the second battle alone. • The Final Advance: Despite early setbacks, the British, under General Allenby, successfully took Jerusalem in December 1917. These losses were part of a wider effort to defeat Ottoman forces in the Levant.] Palestine and their Ottoman troops paid for their lives with the land of Ottoman Palestine, once they had lost, by surrendering this land, to keep the British army from pressing further. It is unfair to undo this transaction, postmortem, because of what was paid for. To the Arabian Muslims and the British Christians, the only precedents for this war between them were the Crusades, where The Holy Land, as the Christians called it, was the prize, the trophy, and the goal, each time: for the European Christians it was to seize this for Christianity (as the birthplace of Jesus), and for the Muslims the goal was to defend this spot from the Christians. For the British of the time, there can be doubt of their personal, unbiased intention, to seize and keep The Holy Land for the final time, for themselves, regardless of other consequences or outcomes of this war or considerations of other peoples, in what to them would’ve been the final, quiet, victorious, 5th Crusade, without putting this notion out into the world in any offensive wording, but which we can conclude proof of by their own internal national communication, of historic note, upon completion of the campaign: [David Lloyd George famously declared the capture of Jerusalem by British forces in December 1917 as a “Christmas present for the British people”. Actual Quotes Regarding the “Gift”: • “I want Jerusalem [captured] for Christmas… as a present to the British nation.” — David Lloyd George to General Edmund Allenby in June 1917, according to historical accounts of the campaign. • “Jerusalem was a Christmas present for the British nation.” — David Lloyd George’s sentiment expressed around the time of the Battle of Beersheba, November 1917. • “The last Crusade.” — Though Lloyd George was instructed not to use religious language, this term became associated with the victory and was used in the press to frame the 1917 Christmas announcement. Newspaper & Historical Context (December 1917/1918) • Newspaper Announcement Context: The British press celebrated the fall of Jerusalem (which officially happened on December 9, 1917, and was announced to the public just before Christmas) as a major victory, with many papers framing it as the “Last Crusade” to boost morale. • General Allenby’s Entrance: On December 11, 1917, General Allenby entered Jerusalem on foot through the Jaffa Gate, acting on the goal set by the Prime Minister. The Jerusalem gift was specifically designed to boost British spirits during the grim winter of 1917–1918.] Here is a great video documentary, only twenty-four minutes long, of the campaign. Look into the background of all the photographs: all photos show miles and miles and miles of empty scrub land, stretching to the horizon in all directions. This is how both sides were able to maneuver large armies across this area and do fighting without running into civilians. This land was mostly uninhabited at this time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXqnw1OWecw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXqnw1OWecw]

Archon_Warslut Feb 15

scrap of "warring states" period china conversation

https://lemmy.world/post/43178821

scrap of "warring states" period china conversation - Lemmy.World

(scrap of comment someone else said to me that i wanted to look up: ) "… Taoist philosophy very helpful for our modern society. It talks about the dangers of language used in propaganda during the warring states period in China… " (just plugged into ai to start conversation) You’ve hit on one of the most sophisticated aspects of Taoism. While many people see it as just “going with the flow,” it actually began as a radical critique of how language is used to manipulate human behavior and perception. During the Warring States period, philosophers (the “Hundred Schools of Thought”) were traveling from kingdom to kingdom, selling “wisdom” to rulers on how to effectively control their populations and win wars. The Taoists saw this linguistic arms race and realized that words weren’t just tools for communication—they were tools for coercion. — ## The Taoist Critique of Language The Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi offer a deep skepticism of language that feels incredibly relevant in an era of “alternative facts” and algorithmic propaganda. ### 1. “The Name that can be Named” The very first line of the Tao Te Ching—“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao”—is a warning. Once you put a label on something, you limit it. In propaganda, “naming” is used to box people into categories (friend vs. enemy, patriot vs. traitor). Taoism suggests that reality is too fluid for these rigid labels. ### 2. The Danger of Moral “Labels” Laozi argued that when we start obsessively defining “goodness” or “justice,” we actually create their opposites. * The Logic: By creating a strict definition of “Virtue,” you provide a script for hypocrites to follow. * Modern Parallel: We see this in “virtue signaling” or corporate branding where the language of ethics is used to mask unethical behavior. ### 3. Wu Wei vs. Social Engineering Propaganda is a form of Yu-Wei (highly intentional, forced action). It tries to “carve” the human mind like a block of wood. Taoism advocates for the “Uncarved Block” (Pu), representing a state of perception that hasn’t been shaped by the biases and definitions imposed by society or the state. — ## Why It Matters Today In our modern “Warring States” of social media and political polarization, Taoist philosophy offers a psychological shield: * Skepticism of Binary Logic: Propaganda thrives on “Either/Or.” Taoism thrives on “Both/And” (Yin and Yang). It encourages us to see the hidden complexity rather than the simplified slogan. * Silence as Resistance: In a world where everyone is shouting for your attention, the Taoist emphasis on stillness and the “fasting of the heart” (xinzhai) allows you to filter out the noise and reclaim your own mental space. > “When the great Tao is forgotten, kindness and morality arise. When intelligence and knowledge appear, the Great Hypocrisy begins.” — Tao Te Ching, Chapter 18 It’s a bit ironic, isn’t it? The more a society talks about “values,” the more the Taoists suspect those values have already been lost. Would you like to explore how specific Taoist concepts like “The Fasting of the Mind” can be used as a practical tool for media literacy today? tell me just a lot about this: During the Warring States period, philosophers (the “Hundred Schools of Thought”) were traveling from kingdom to kingdom, selling “wisdom” to rulers on how to effectively control their populations and win wars The Warring States period (c. 475–221 BCE) was essentially the world’s first “open market” for political strategy and psychological warfare. Because China was fractured into several competing states, rulers were desperate for an edge. This created a class of traveling intellectuals known as Shi (itinerant scholars) who functioned like a mix between modern lobbyists, management consultants, and spin doctors. Here is a breakdown of how these “merchants of wisdom” operated and why the Taoists were so horrified by them. — ## 1. The “Hundred Schools” Marketplace Think of this era as a chaotic intellectual boom. If you were a king, your palace gates were open to anyone who claimed they could make your state richer or your army harder to defeat. | School | Their “Sales Pitch” to Rulers | | — | — | | Confucians | “Govern through ritual and hierarchy. If you act like a father to your people, they will be loyal sons.” | | Legalists | “Forget morality. Use a system of harsh punishments and predictable rewards to automate obedience.” | | Mohists | “Practice ‘Universal Love,’ but also build incredible defensive fortifications and a meritocratic spy network.” | | Diplomatists | “I can use rhetoric to trick your neighbors into a disadvantageous alliance or break their treaties.” | — ## 2. Selling “The Art of the Mind” The most dangerous “wisdom” being sold wasn’t about spears or chariots; it was about social engineering. Rulers wanted to know how to make people want to die for them in battle. * Standardization of Thought: Philosophers like the Legalist Han Fei argued that a ruler should “empty the people’s minds and fill their bellies.” They sold the idea that diverse opinions were a bug, not a feature. * The Power of Names (Zhengming): Confucians argued for the “Rectification of Names.” While they meant it sincerely—that a “king should act like a king”—the Taoists saw this as a gateway to state propaganda. If the State defines what a “Good Citizen” is, they can then label anyone who disagrees as “Subhuman” or “Criminal.” — ## 3. The Taoist “Anti-Consultant” Stance While other philosophers were polishing their resumes to get government jobs, the early Taoists (like Zhuangzi) were famously turning them down. There’s a famous story of officials offering Zhuangzi a high-ranking post; he replied by asking if a slaughtered turtle used for divination would rather be “dead and honored” or “alive and dragging its tail in the mud.” The Taoist critique of these traveling “wise men” was twofold: ### A. The “Cleverness” Trap Taoists believed that the more “wisdom” and “cleverness” these scholars sold to the kings, the more miserable the people became. They saw intellectualism as a tool for tax collection and conscription. > “When the world has many prohibitions and taboos, the people become poorer… The more ‘clever’ devices people have, the more confused the state becomes.” (Tao Te Ching) ### B. The Invention of “False Needs” Taoists argued that these philosophers were creating problems just so they could sell the solutions. By defining “Virtue” and “Success,” they made people feel inadequate, which made them easier to control. A person who wants nothing is impossible to bribe; a person who is convinced they must be “virtuous” or “patriotic” can be led anywhere by a string. — ## 4. Propaganda and the “Art of the Switch” The traveling scholars were masters of rhetoric. They taught rulers how to use “benevolent” language to justify “violent” ends. * They used Historical Revisionism, claiming that the “Ancient Kings” did exactly what they were currently proposing. * They used False Binaries, telling rulers that if they didn’t adopt a specific harsh policy, their state would be swallowed by its neighbors. — ## Why this resonates today This period mirrors our modern “attention economy.” Just as the Shi traveled from court to court, modern think tanks, PR firms, and algorithm-driven platforms “sell” ways to capture and direct the public’s will. The Taoist response—to remain “unpolished” and skeptical of labels—was an early form of mental self-defense. Would you like to dive deeper into the “Legalist” school to see the specific, darker tactics they sold to rulers that the Taoists were so against? sure If the Taoists were the “hippies” or “anarchists” of the Warring States period, the Legalists (Fajia) were the cold-blooded efficiency experts. They didn’t care about “The Tao” or “Virtue”—they cared about power, punishment, and productivity. Legalism was the “wisdom” that eventually allowed the State of Qin to conquer all others and unify China. It was the ultimate manual for state-sponsored propaganda and social control. — ## 1. The Core Philosophy: Humans are “Self-Interested Animals” Legalists like Shang Yang and Han Fei argued that trying to rule through “kindness” (the Confucian way) was like trying to stop a flood with a teaspoon. * Their Pitch: People are naturally lazy and selfish. Therefore, a ruler shouldn’t try to make them “good”; he should make it impossible for them to be bad. * The Mechanism: The “Two Handles”—Reward and Punishment. If the reward for obedience is high and the punishment for dissent is gruesome (death for you and your entire family), the people will be “orderly.” ## 2. The Dark Tactics of Legalism The “wisdom” they sold to kings was chillingly modern. Here are the specific tactics the Taoists rebelled against: ### A. “Weakening the People” (Ruo Min) Shang Yang wrote a book literally titled The Book of Lord Shang. In it, he argued that a weak people makes a strong state. * If the people are poor and struggling, they have no time to think about politics or philosophy. * If they are uneducated, they are easier to lead. * The Goal: Turn the population into two things only: Farmers and Soldiers. Anything else (like being a poet or a merchant) was considered “parasitic.” ### B. The “Rectification of Names” as Mind Control While Confucians used “names” to encourage moral behavior, Legalists used them to create a snitch culture. * They implemented the Baojia System: Groups of 5 or 10 families were held collectively responsible for each other’s crimes. * If your neighbor committed a crime and you didn’t report it, you were executed along with them. * This turned language into a weapon—speech was no longer for connection, but for surveillance. ### C. Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars When the Legalists finally won and the Qin Dynasty began (221 BCE), they acted on their “wisdom.” * They ordered the burning of all books that didn’t deal with agriculture, medicine, or divination. * They didn’t want people comparing the present to the past or imagining a different future. * Taoist perspective: This was the ultimate violation of the “Uncarved Block.” The state was trying to “carve” every mind into the exact same shape. — ## 3. The “Invisible Ruler” (A Twisted Wu Wei) Interestingly, Han Fei (the greatest Legalist writer) stole the Taoist concept of Wu Wei (non-action) and weaponized it. He told the King: “A great ruler should be like a ghost. Hide your likes and dislikes so your ministers can’t manipulate you. Sit back and let the Laws do the work. If the Law is perfect, the King does nothing, yet everything is governed.” * Taoist Wu Wei: Harmony with nature and spontaneity. * Legalist Wu Wei: A terrifying, automated machine of state power where the ruler is the “operator” who never has to show his face. — ## 4. Why Taoists Called it “The Great Hypocrisy” The Taoists watched these Legalists “selling” their services and saw a world being stripped of its soul. * The Legalists turned trust into suspicion. * They turned spontaneity into drills. * They turned human beings into units of labor. When the Tao Te Ching says, “The more laws and edicts are publicized, the more thieves and robbers there will be,” it was a direct shot at these Legalists. Laozi was saying that by creating more rules, you aren’t creating more “good” people—you are just creating more “criminals.” — ### The Result The Legalist “wisdom” worked—for a while. The Qin Dynasty was incredibly powerful, but it was so brutal that it collapsed after only 15 years. The Taoists would have said, “I told you so”—you cannot “carve” the human spirit for long before it shatters. Does this “Two Handles” (Reward/Punishment) approach remind you of any modern systems, like “gamification” in apps or corporate performance reviews? (no haha) so what they were really referring to was a specific time period they witnessed of basically fascism with its usual attendant propaganda on one hand and repression on another, sandwiching vague general militant aspirations in between. just another time period like that. what we need is a constant defense! a constant, uniform, defense-!! what i really feel bad about is how it said they burned all of china’s books. china existed thousands of years and was one of the most advanced civilizations; i wonder what books they burned and how much knowledge was lost!!! in a sense we just had our books burned by trump, who has erased the knowledge that pollution harms the environment.

Archon_Warslut Feb 1

what about shorter term limits? or shorter terms?

https://lemmy.world/post/42523186

what about shorter term limits? or shorter terms? - Lemmy.World

how bout one, four-year term? or what about one, one-year term? what if its: if you really want to do something, get organized about it, and make it fit into one year? if the next person loves your policies, they can keep them going.

Archon_Warslut Feb 1

did i mention id be fine with an income cap? epstein file fall-out: (neutral post): may be the greatest advertisement for socialism and against capitalism, ever: because:

https://lemmy.world/post/42520561

did i mention id be fine with an income cap? epstein file fall-out: (neutral post): may be the greatest advertisement for socialism and against capitalism, ever: because: - Lemmy.World

its starting to look like: oh my god, this is ALL the rich people. all of them. this is what theyve been doing, all of them, the whole time. this is all they do. give anyone ten billion dollars, and all they do is spend all their time having private, wild, sex parties. thats it. thats all they do with it. do we want to give people ten billion dollars? how bout an income cap of ten million? thats enough to buy a nice house and live luxuriously. “a well-regulated capitalism” might be superior to a less-regulated capitalism or to a marxist socialism or communism.

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Archon_Warslut Feb 1

THIS SITE RULES

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Archon_Warslut Feb 1

CAUSE THEYRE FUCKHEADS!!! I SAY, I DO SAY. especially the french lemmys. i dont know why but theyre especially toxic marxists. like three different marxist lemmys, and it turned out they were all french, banned me on application just for answering their questions honestly. i was like, im not a 100% marxist and i think it had some failures, but im willing to try to rewrite & improve the concept and im here to have interesting conversations about that… " all of them were like, youre a non-100%-marxist-traitor and we’re auto-banning you. what a bunch of fucks! do you see what i mean about ^ (the above post)? this was necessary.

Archon_Warslut Feb 1

A new socialism/communism

https://lemmy.world/post/42511996

A new socialism/communism - Lemmy.World

is this a bang link: exclamation point first, then link? i dont understand what this does different from a link, but someone said to use them !https://lemmy.world/c/A_new_socialism_communism [https://lemmy.world/c/A_new_socialism_communism] / https://lemmy.world/c/A_new_socialism_communism [https://lemmy.world/c/A_new_socialism_communism] (regular link without exclamation point)

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Archon_Warslut Jan 31

well i think sloppy enthusiasm is creatively literary. what the hells a bang link? that sounds like something id be interested in.

Archon_Warslut Jan 31

A new socialism/communism

https://lemmy.world/post/42465518

A new socialism/communism - Lemmy.World

If this concept were rewritten, from the ground up, without any thought toward prior versions of it: I think it would start with: How much land, exactly, at a minimum, does every single person need, to sustain themselves? This amount of land should be given to every single human born, for free. The amount of land is actually small: it’s only the amount of land needed for a sustenance garden. Or, a sustenance garden, a few animals, a bed, a toilet. This is a very small amount of land. It’s certainly not even an acre or a half acre. In the middle ages, a sustenance garden was about ten feet by fifteen feet, and usually was filled with giant turnips because these were the most efficient use of a sustenance garden. Anyway, the basic kit provided to each newborn human by their worldwide fellows should be: just enough land to sustain themself as a native, and, just enough farming education and seeds and baby animals and basic supplies for a bed, a small shelter (single enclosed small room simple shelter), simple basic toilet/plumbing/running water and/or outhouse system. A basic minimum size of land for each person. Maybe a quarter acre each?