1/ There's a documentary on RTE One that shines a light on certain social practices & mores that predominated throughout the second half of the XX Century. The Roman Catholic Church played a prominent role. +
2/ The implication seems to be that the state was tyrannical in its approach to women. That's a fair point in retrospect but it arguably wasn't seen as such at the time. It was normalised. Accepted. Strangely, control of (hetero)sexual relations was the instrument of control. +
3/ Another way of interpreting this power structure would be to say that it was about population control (increase)(abstractly). In an environment that espouses free speech a documentary that conveys this perspective deserves to be heard, for all its bias. +
4/ Hence, the narrative from RTE continues apace with the implication that mid- & late- XX Century Ireland was a repressive, tyrannical, religious fundamentalist patriarchy. I think that view is simplistic. I disagree somewhat. But what is RTE not telling us? +
5/ They're not telling us that the society that they now espouse - a collectivist, technocratic tyranny, devoid of much religious observance with distinct Cultural Marxist & even Maoist undertones, advanced under the cover of the 'climate emergency' will be arguably much worse +
6/ where once again sex is being leveraged as a tool of oppression by power structures, namely (in reality the non-issue of) gender identity. Not to mention Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity which one must believe with a quasi-religiosity as fervent as anything from Catholicism.+
7/ Hence how far have we really progressed? In the last century the state & RC Church collaborated to control society. Currently, the state collaborates with internationalist, socialist-Marxist (UN Complex) & perhaps even Communo-fascist forces of stakeholder capitalism (EU-WEF)+
8/ While advancing quasi-Islamist influences. Because in a collectivist cultural context, with top-down control, Islamist & Marxist-socialist forces are easy if contingent bedfellows, since both espouse the type of control in the minutiae of life embedded in the climate cult.
9/ The message: the makers of that RTE documentary would likely claim that Ireland has changed for the better by juxtaposing the past with the present.
Is the truth, though, that Ireland hasn't changed that much at all? Same pathologies express in similar power structures.
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#geopolitics
1/There are many views of the world (Brzezinski's Grand Chessboard being one). In Europe & the Anglophone world we live supposedly in liberal democracies (contestable after the last 2+ yrs) - the "developed world".
2/ Perhaps, arguably, the two dominant worldviews could be labelled 'Growthism' (globalized capitalism, i.e., corporatism) versus 'Conservationism' (i.e., arguments for a centrally-planned, steady-state economy.) The latter espousing a Malthusian worldview.
3/ Two diametrically opposing views on resource management, i.e. extraction, distribution etc. The former connotes development, arguably (perhaps idealistically) in pursuit of improved human welfare. The latter connotes constraint - "there's not enough to go around".
1/ Myth #541: this is a Public Health Crisis. ❌
This is crisis of resource allocation (incl. credit), societal power structures, democratic legitimacy etc.✅
A Crisis of Corporate Capitalism.
As resources decline, & as the money merri-go-round ends, it seeks ROI/yield.
2/ The Global Investor Class seek ROI, yield, wherever (& however) new frontiers for investment can be created.
After all, they're lovely people. Love to solve problems.
But are there enough problems in the world?🤔 #GlobalHealthcare
1/"The political difficulties implicit in pulling the plug on extravagant habits of energy, of course, preclude any chance that such policies will be deliberately pursued on a large scale in our lifetimes".
John Michael Greer, The Ecotechnic Future, p.172/3
2/ translation: nobody will vote, knowingly, for what might appear at first glance like a more difficult or less prosperous life or a decline in social status (although not all will be affected equally, e.g., public sector v SME owners)
Which is why you weren't consulted.
3/ Which is why the device used was a mild-to-moderately severe (except in those susceptible due to pre-existing comorbidities) infectious respiratory pathogen. Fear is the sine qua non of control, from the individual to the population level.
1/ yup, sounds more like a prison ship than a cruise ship. Could this, however, be a cover story to disincentivize customers to partake in cruises?
If we're talking about #sustainability, cruise ships are perhaps the epitome of #PeakConsumption.
2/ elites know this (but will keep their mega yachts, e.g., fraseryachts.com/en/yachts-for-…) but for Middle Class Joe & Jane punter?
Anybody with sense can see what the restrictions are?
A disincentive to travel & consumption.
Remember these types of headlines from recent years? (below)
Thread: 9/n
well, you could a Documentary costing millions made by RTE/BBC/ZDF/CNN etc etc, or you could watch a video made by a guy in his car @BeyondRoom313 absolutely nailing it. #BallymunBard
After a year where I've watched (so-called) Irish "Professors" (Medieval - they profess to know) coming on TV & basically-& there's no kind way to put it-telling bare-faced lies & untruths; ppl who are elevated in our society, put in positions of public trust, & betray that trust
why do I say this?
Yes, I have a PhD (Permanent Head Damage), which while though not in any 'Health Science' is in Biological/Biochemical Sciences, so can pick up/absorb large amts of data in real time. Grasp basic concepts/know them already
I also know how #PCR works
"I believe at a society level, a whole series of social contracts are about to be revoked & re-written". This was 2015.
I guess this may include various 'Constitutions'?
Why are MSM not alone not telling truth (considered too 'fringe') but avoiding it?
now the choice may be btwn "social control" (lockdown) vs hyperinflation.
In sustainability "slowing societal metabolism" is understood (Ecological Economics).
Mainstream economists call this concept "the velocity of money".
Record QE + production⬇️*(LDs)
*nytimes.com/2020/04/11/bus…
= hyperinflation.
For ppl's lived experience, this translates as a "New Normal" (ie., reduced living stds; nothing to do with a virus, although LDs have prolonged it beyond its trajectory).