The taint hidden in selflessness is that selflessness is the only moral justification of ruthlessness.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 142 (1955)
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Compassion is probably the only antitoxin of the soul. Where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless. One would rather see the world run by men who set their hearts on toys but are accessible to pity, than by men animated by lofty ideals whose dedication makes them ruthless. In the chemistry of man’s soul, almost all noble attributes — courage, honor, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, etc. — can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 139 (1955)
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A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
The experience of the past two years has proven beyond doubt that no nation can appease the Nazis. No man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness. There can be no reasoning with an incendiary bomb. We know now that a nation can have peace with the Nazis only at the price of total surrender.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1940-12-29), “Fireside Chat: Arsenal of Democracy” (radio broadcast)
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The sick in soul insist that it is humanity that is sick, and they are the surgeons to operate on it. They want to turn the world into a sickroom. And once they get humanity strapped to the operating table, they operate on it with an ax.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 104 (1955)
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HECUBA: O gods, spare me the sight
of this thankless breed, these politicians
who cringe for favors from a screaming mob
and do not care what harm they do their friends,
providing they can please a crowd!
[ἙΚΆΒΗ: ἀχάριστον ὑμῶν σπέρμ᾿, ὅσοι δημηγόρους
ζηλοῦτε τιμάς· μηδὲ γιγνώσκοισθέ μοι,
οἳ τοὺς φίλους βλάπτοντες οὐ φροντίζετε,
ἢν τοῖσι πολλοῖς πρὸς χάριν λέγητέ τι.]
Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Hecuba [Hekabe; Ἑκάβη], l. 254ff (c. 424 BC) [tr. Arrowsmith (1958)]
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I am driven by my emotions.
"Our opinions generally have emotional rather than intellectual roots, and indeed rationality largely functions as a post hoc justification. Our political opinions, ultimately, are what we feel about the world, not what we think about it. And in turn, our opinions about particular events have a lot to do with how we feel about the world in general. It’s not an exaggeration to say that most people’s views about the kind of things that happen today are extensions of concerns of their own ego. And consequently, invitations to change their minds because new facts emerge, or because old ideas are discredited by new evidence, are in fact a threat to the strength and even survival of that ego."
"But few people, especially those who have received a decent education, want to acknowledge that their views are based on emotion and not reason. They therefore try to argue".
https://aurelien2022.substack.com/p/another-country
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„For more than two years, Yahya Sinwar huddled with his top Hamas commanders and plotted what they hoped would be the most devastating and destabilizing attack on Israel in the militant group’s four-decade history.“
Mastodon Biography: Alexander The Great
Source: https://linktr.ee/MoreCelebs
Alexander set upon 🥊 eliminating all his domestic enemies and potential rivals. The ruthlessness he displayed would both help and 🎃 haunt him in the years to come...
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#TheLavenderScare 2.0.
Seventy years later, #America is again in the grip of a #LavenderScare. #Republican-controlled #states are #copyandpasting #antiLGBTQ+ #legislation from one #statehouse to the next with #frightening #speed and #ruthlessness
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/07/20/the-lavender-scare-2-0/
So what did #ElonMusk break today? Twitter thinks rockets are penises he implies, referencing #HBO 's Silocon Valley. Twitter allowed nudity prior, but it seems he added a new feature which seeks out penises and bans accounts immediately. He didnt properly test it prior to make sure it didnt flag other things as penises and didn't have humans review the content to verify before banning.
This is immediately after he and his followers freaked out because #Twitter fought #COVID #disinformation and mistakenly removed a small percentage of posts wrongly before he bought the platform.
The level of incompetence here is staggering. Ultimately, I blame it on his call for a "hardcore" work ethic leaving those in his employ overworked and fearful to report that something isn't already done. Humans are not built for that. No "genius" fails to understand their medium and Elon's medium is worker exploitation. By not understanding basics about how workers operate he proved himself an utter fool - humans are not machines and fear tactics encourage withholding of information. If you ask for too much too fast, humans cut corners and pray it works out.
This ought to send #Tesla and #SpaceX #stocks plummeting as this is highlt suggestive that there are undiscovered liabilities in his other managed companies. How many more Teslas will drive their owners into certain death? How many rockets will explode with their payloads? This has Elon written all over it.
Remember, billionnaires are not born out of competence and ingenuity, but out of #sociopathy, #callousness, and #ruthlessness allowing them to exploit others.Elon extended his beyond what was even profitable and created an administrative and PR nightmare.
