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Stephen Coughlin

@S_Coughlin_DC

Dec 6

1) John, that's a 'been there, done that' observation. (LOL)

When the OIC revised its charter and rebranded itself (Organization of Islamic Conference to Organization of Islamic Cooperation) in 2008, they also defined themselves as the leader of the Ummah in terms that match the status of a Caliphate.

Because this OIC Charter was formally and officially ratified by the heads of every Muslim Country (I could say 'Islamic State' but that would short circuit too many people), it's legal status is dispositive. When the OIC Secretary General was asked about the 'caliphate' status of the OIC, the Turkish Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu that the OIC fills that role.

So, none of this is speculative.

And what does it mean that the American component of the IM (which, in North America is lead by the Ikhwan Muslimin - i.e., the M Brotherhood).

After all, when the US MB has their national conferences, they don't hesitate to broadcast him in as a keynote speaker - Rabia gesture and all.

2) And whenever Erdogan comes to America, he does like to leadership meetings with his subordinates. But Erdogan's Sultan-esque leadership is also reflected by how the OIC writ large perceives him. And he certainly seems to have sustained experience with the . . . shall we say, global left. It really is a concern.

But even more concerning is that it's not on anyone's radar.

3) And yet, as one notes the openly hostile attitude towards then President Trump and now the incoming President Elect Trump as posted earlier, and also the openly hostile statements directed towards Western Europe, which already has a well developed Diyanet structure, should there be reasons for concern? After all, as we look at all the ISIS-style violence in Syria right now, shouldn't there be concern regarding a leader show moved such forces around?

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Stephen Coughlin

@S_Coughlin_DC

Sep 1

1) There's so much to ripsaw through here. After a few brief pointers however, we'll focus on the initiate signaling of "Ur-Platonists."

Beware of Post Vatican II philosophers discussing Plato and Aristotle, you may be reading a mugging.

Pointers.

Note the assessment of Plato along materialist terms that put the discussion in line with Marxist notions of dialectical materialism.

"The ultimate cause is God, or soul . . ." The Platonic discussion primarily concerns the soul. Plato may refer to small "g" gods, but not "God," and any monotheistic tendencies would be, as noted in earlier posts, with notions of "One" (Monad) from which the "many" are to become sublated aspects of at some end point in history a la Chardin, Hegal, Blavatska, the Hermticists, Alchemists, Neoplatonists, and Plato.

There is warning that when Aristotle and Aquinas are put in this "Ur-Plato" continuum, one should take time to assess whether it's the Aquinas in the Neoplatonic box Aristotle (and by extension Aquaina).

On the 2nd page (80), the text on Plato morphs into Aristotle's "Nicomachian Ethics." Maybe it's just too blurred for my sense of things, but "The Ethics" discussion on happiness, ευδαιμονια - eudaemonia - a much deeper sense of the term than its use suggests, does come from habituation along the entire telos of one's life.

This is Plato in a blender with an admixture of Aristotle.

Now, on to "Ur-Plato" and how materialism might yield a nexus (or two).

2) The first thing to ponder when hearing of "Ur-Platonist" is that it can be traced to Plato's Symposium, specifically to Pasuanias's defense of high-minded pedophilia, as opposed to the lowly "Pandemic" pederasty that gave it a bad name.

Uranian reflects that the Aphrodite in question comes from the primordial Greek god of the heavens, Uranus, in Latin, Ουρανος - Ouranos in Greek, placing Pausanius's position in the preferred status.

Of course, within the language itself, "pan" all - "demos" people, one can see that this privilege was withheld from the hoi polo and reserved for those in a higher status.

Of course, there's good reason to suspect that Plato himself thought that such arguments were contrived nonsense.

3) It's the "Catholic" nexus imported into these professorial discussions of classical philosophy that should elevate the standard of review given the rash of such "X" "discussions" in which those unfolding their narratives (the Neoplatonic term for this is "evolve") know there's a 98% chance those reading have no outside reference to measure the points being made.

Pausanias is clear that pederasty should be criminalized for the many (the MANY, the oi polloi), but not for the few owing to the special privileges they enjoy. The interesting thing is, when looking into the cult of pedophile priests, they seem to make the same type of argument as it (dare I say "AS IF") that's the archetype argument to be made.

But there is more. As noted, there is an ongoing nexus between Marxism and the esoteric. To the extent that Pausanius's views constitute a metaphysical view today, they would be esoteric. This would constitute yet another Platonic nexus between New Theologian priests and academics with their modern "materialist" partners. Take Marcuse and his orienting on the "Symposium" for his view of the perfectly formed society published around the same time the Church began having, ahem, issues.

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Stephen Coughlin

@S_Coughlin_DC

Aug 29

1) Carl Sagan and his successors execute the Hegelian "Science of Reason" line of effort by which they claim the top position on the divided line and then declare all competing views "unscientific" and, therefore, intellectually inferior. In doing so, the leverage what might be real (or perceived to be real) science to advance non-scientific claims of a distinctly metaphysical nature. In this regard, Saban simply picked up where the Jesuit scientific fraud Teilhard de Chardin left off. Hegel IS the exploitation of the "Platonic Nightmare," as are all Notions and philosophies that stem from him.

Of course, Sagan's "science" line of effort (LOE) includes fully reworking historical figures like Hypatia. Almost everything taught about her today completely violates the known historical record, thus constituting a completely manufactured persona. Why? So that people like Sagan can say all of history confirms what they want you to believe (as if science) today and constitutes a (not so) covert attack on Christians today.

What follows are a few slides from a draft product. But for those who'd like to look into more detail about Hypatia, and don't forget the Marxist 2009 "Agora," here's a reasonably good place to start: historyforatheists.com/2020/07/the-gr…

2) Carl and his faux ancient Alexandria stage, like his macro version of Chardin's micro "billions and billions of . . ." When you read the article, check out the associated video.

3) But, even as Chardin had to concede, in a rye smile, his science is not science, and they all know it.

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Stephen Coughlin

@S_Coughlin_DC

Jul 16

1) "I'm Senator Graham, and I approve this candidate." Will we look back on this as an open communication of the sort we'd rather not want to deal with?

I'm not in a thumbs-down posture. Rather a wait and see.

https://x.com/AccountableGOP/status/1812940196062642365

2) After all, his "Never-Trumper" pedigree was not exactly concealed. And he seems to be tight with IDW set - an AM in its own right -

https://x.com/AccountableGOP/status/1812940196062642365

3) And in the above interview, with Mr. Liminal Order (Mason-Lite?) and sometime amateur porn guy, John Goldman (and Jack Murphy) -

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Stephen Coughlin

@S_Coughlin_DC

Jun 29

My awareness of the "Counterspell Group" is recent. Not sure who runs it so I'll follow it with a discerning eye. See what you know in its X-feeds and take the time to convert to knowing what you see and make the call yourself.

There is the shocking epiphany many reach, for me accidentally, that, for example, Marxism is hardwired to Hegel along theosophical lines, and Hegel executed a convert form of Hermetic Alchemy. In turn, one can than hardwire this into the ongoing "gold, silver, base metal" triangle of Plato's Republic understood along the metaphysical lines established in Plato's Timaeus. It's a covert (initiate) theosophy.

In the pre-modern world, there was a concept of time that emphasized a sharp and severe distinction between "Being" and "Becoming," the lack of awareness of which means you cannot understand either Plato or the Bible. ("I Am" Being/God created time and space "Γένεση" [Genesis] - becoming. That, for example, 'God [Being] so loved the world, he put his only son in Becoming.) This concept has all but been erased from modern awareness and as such has deracinated the West from its own roots.

The dialectic arises directly out of this distinction. Hence, to understand Marxist nature of Harris's "what can be, unburdened by what has been," one must first recognize that its Marxist authority derives from the dialectical nature of the statement.

Removing "I Am" - Being - from the equation - everything that has become to this day must be negated in pursuit of everything to come tomorrow. Tomorrow's reality is premised on today's destruction (dialectical negation), which only exists to move history forward in a perpetual state of destruction of all that is (perpetual revolution) for all that will be. This is accomplished through praxis (doing it without saying so). This practice assumes eternal existence of perpetual becoming that negates, through mere praxis, Aristotle's Act (Pure Being) and Potency (unrealized Act that can become) distinction thus negating both Maimonides and Aquinas without having to ever say they did.

Thus, Harris's statement becomes THE justification for the complete destruction of all institution that currently exist (the ones she took an oath to 'support and defend'. It fits precisely with the Frankfurt School's "Aufheben der Kultur" (Destroy the Culture). The term "aufheben" connects the Marxist with the Hegelian with the alchemical notion of the dialectic - in which the movement of history forward is the process of converting man from base metal to silver to gold - a real practice from which the term "chemistry" is derived but which also serves as the hardwired metaphor for man's hermetic pursuit of a transhuman perfection as mankind "ascends" to the gold standard. "Ascended beings" - or the X-Men.

But of course, all the dialectic does is negate. Cultures that adopt it get destroyed. In this regard, the branded name for this dialectic of destruction - "Aufheben der Kultur" is "Cancel Culture."

One does not have to be a practitioner of metaphysics to recognize the perennial form. In this instance, that Marxism is hardwired to Hermetic Alchemy by way of the dialectic. HARDWIRED! For those who get uncomfortable concerning the esoteric nature (and occult is the theological term for esoteric) of the Marxist equation, you either have to deal with it - account for it - or stay on the porch.

BTW - What's the difference between alchemist turning base metal into gold and Federal Reserves creating money out of loans backed by nothing?

My sense is that "Counterspell Group" may be seeking to expose this relationship. In this instance, the Marxist nature of Harris's claim is that "what can be, unburdened by what has been" is simply an initiate form of aligning her vision with the Marxist "Cancel Culture."

Know what you see!

2) By the way, not just the X-Men. The association between transhumanism and ascension with sci-fi is long-established. Consider it a form of proselytizing with a profit.

I'm also a sci-fi fan. I know what I see when I watch it and assume most do, but I was wrong.

3) Whether it's original Star Trek -

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Stephen Coughlin

@S_Coughlin_DC

Jun 15

@gatewaypundit
1)This is an example of trying to sustain an active measure when challenged through gas-lighting. It is a fact that the United States is a Republic. It expressly says so in the Constitution. The Federalist Papers make clear that the Constitution was designed to avoid its devolving into a democracy.

https://twitter.com/S_Coughlin_DC/status/1743399889193623673

2) The US is not now nor has it ever been, a democracy -

https://twitter.com/S_Coughlin_DC/status/1743399889193623673

https://x.com/S_Coughlin_DC/status/1744190568652025917

3) In fact, the purposeful replacement of the term Republic and replacing it with democracy has a known pedigree - the "Democratic Republic of North Korea, the Deutsch Democratic Republic. The use of the word "people" - The Peoples Republic of China.

https://x.com/S_Coughlin_DC/status/1744190568652025917

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