Authors note: Reproduced from my old blog. Originally published May 1 2018. "I know that after my death a pile of rubbish will be heaped on my grave, but the wind of History will sooner or later sweep it away without mercy." - Joseph Stalin It is said that in ancient Persian culture, bad faith was the most shameful crime of which a person could stand accused. At a time when punishment was likely to involve ritual dismemberment, deception for most was unspeakable; perhaps even unthinkable.
Aug 4, 2022·edited Aug 4, 2022Liked by Sean Stinson
Like your stuff man. That George Bush clip is still surreal, just openly joking about their fraud.
History is a funny thing, while the aphorism "the truth will set you free" rings true to me, so does the one you mentioned "history is written by the victors." If one could know the full history it would be freeing, but that's almost impossible to do, especially for anyone hypnotized by what they've been told by an authority.
And my take is that focusing too heavily on history kind of shackles us to the past more than it seems to free us. The problem too with history is it can't be fully understood through words alone, so even honest accounts without agenda are going to be heavily flawed in most cases.
But I think the clearest sign of truth when regarding history is to look at the present and the impetus behind the systems that govern our lives now. Through that lens it should be rather clear to everyone that the intent of these systems was always avarice via domination, as that is what their outcomes consistently are and what our long entrenched social systems are all normalizing right now. And it's those social constructs around centralization of power that are without dispute functionally the same dynamics that were operating long ago in western civilization.
Further, written history by dominators always tells tale of a faux progress, rebranding the present as always a little better than it used to be when in reality it's always the same bullshit. Social hierarchies rule over the people the way Chef Boyardee rules over the canned food market, rework the same shitty ingredients over and over and sell it as something new and different.
Like your stuff man. That George Bush clip is still surreal, just openly joking about their fraud.
History is a funny thing, while the aphorism "the truth will set you free" rings true to me, so does the one you mentioned "history is written by the victors." If one could know the full history it would be freeing, but that's almost impossible to do, especially for anyone hypnotized by what they've been told by an authority.
And my take is that focusing too heavily on history kind of shackles us to the past more than it seems to free us. The problem too with history is it can't be fully understood through words alone, so even honest accounts without agenda are going to be heavily flawed in most cases.
But I think the clearest sign of truth when regarding history is to look at the present and the impetus behind the systems that govern our lives now. Through that lens it should be rather clear to everyone that the intent of these systems was always avarice via domination, as that is what their outcomes consistently are and what our long entrenched social systems are all normalizing right now. And it's those social constructs around centralization of power that are without dispute functionally the same dynamics that were operating long ago in western civilization.
Further, written history by dominators always tells tale of a faux progress, rebranding the present as always a little better than it used to be when in reality it's always the same bullshit. Social hierarchies rule over the people the way Chef Boyardee rules over the canned food market, rework the same shitty ingredients over and over and sell it as something new and different.