Thought of the day .

[JPfloor]

perfectly happy to let itself be ruled. "
~Aldous Huxley

In a country like ours, what are the options? What’s the average citizen to do?

Vote for the other guy?
Run for office and make things right?
Revolution?

Way I see it is our greedy government officials are controlled by greedy global corporations beyond our control.

Aldous was a smart fellow. Many of his fears back in the 30s about politics and technology have come true.

 

[MSLI]

" The greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled. "
~Aldous Huxley

Now that philosophical quote explains a lot about both sides of the aisle and about all sides of human thought ….Sounds a lot like the book ‘ Lead, Follow or get out of the way ‘ but I bet Understanding the difference and the nuance between each is probably the key to functionality…..and that understanding takes intelligence, and a desire to be responsible, AND ! If what Huxley said is true, that the greater part of the population lacks intelligence, personal responsibility, and wants nothing more than to be followers rather than personal leaders of Kindness, then life and death as we know it will remain the same as it ever was.

Check out these quotes from Huxley that eloquently sum up those thoughts.

 

[Floorist]

In this day and age, common sense is not very common.

 

[MSLI]

Sense, In ever day and age, has not been that common, probably due to the Huxley effect ( the majority’s less than par intelligence ) That’s why Leaders of yesteryears , yesterday and today have an extra burden to demonstrate personal responsibility to the masses, because a gathering of followers can easily be turned into a group of irresponsible ones, even a Person of Peace can turn on a dime.

This concept imho can happen irrespective of Party affiliation, Creed, Nationality, Status and so on ! because in the End and the beginning, we are all one thing for sure, DIFFERENT From one another.

Conclusion:
( IMHO ) Sense comes from a combination of following, but ! to whom you could follow is yourself. Follow by listening to analytical thought and emotional thought together ! now ! that’s the recipe towards intelligence. AND as it relates to Leaders, be skeptical when-ever a leader is asking you to abandon one of those ingredients, they’re essentially trying to turn us individuals into blind followers, and what if that leader is a person who demonstrates personal irresponsibility ? To me, that tips the scale towards us potentially following in the wrong direction, even though it FEELS right. Could that be what Huxley was saying when speaking about History and not learning the important lessons ?

 

[Floorist]

 

[Incognito]

Ukraine has workers filling US jobs? Why are those workers not home fighting?

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-...l-Positions-In-North-Dakota-Oil-Industry.html
Makes absolutely zero sense to me that able body workers would flee their homeland in time of war------where US taxpayers are sending over a hundred billion dollars to support the war. I realize refugees-----women, children, elderly and disabled need to flee. But these are oilfield jobs----TOUGH jobs not even most men want to do here in the States. I wonder what the payscales are and working conditions for those 2500 unfilled positions. Media loves to casually forget that aspect of our booming economy with "more jobs than available workers."

American workers are unavailable to work for substandard wages in brutal conditions. Offer a decent wage and decent working conditions and there'd be a line 50 miles long.

 

[Floorist]

 

[MSLI]

Makes absolutely zero sense to me that able body workers would flee their homeland in time of war------where US taxpayers are sending over a hundred billion dollars to support the war.

That sounds reasonable but maybe there’s more to the story than meets the eye, like a disability preventing someone from being a soldier, but still able bodied to work hard.

We as a society, with money loving Owners and desperate workers will probably never eliminate a Scab workforce unless the Government steps in and sets the rules, good luck with that. In the meantime, let’s be kind, judge less and live more in peace.

 

[C.J.]

Every tool has a hammer end you can use at least once.

 

[Floorist]

I just found this interesting. The Filipino people have long had a legend of a cyclops race living there in the distant past. Not long ago a 10,000 year old skull was found.

 

[Tile Tom]

Every tool has a hammer end you can use at least once.

We’ve all been there man.

 

[Floorist]

 

[Floorist]

 

[Floorist]

Did you ever think that Earth might be some alien kid's science project and he got a C-?

 

[havasu]

You ever consider we are just a grain of salt in a salt shaker, and the stars are just the holes to allow the salt to fall out?

Wow, we're getting heavy Dude!

Pass that reefer!

 

[Floorist]

You ever consider we are just a grain of salt in a salt shaker, and the stars are just the holes to allow the salt to fall out?

Wow, we're getting heavy Dude!

Pass that reefer!

What if we are in a box and the stars are the air holes punched in it?


One of the short stories I wrote, is about us only being alive in someone's dream and when they wake up, we die.

 

[MSLI]

Thanks for passing the doobie havasu,

A quick google search said humans have been around for 198,000 BC years Man ! that means Christ was here yesterday and lived maybe a couple of minutes or seconds of experimental Earth time ….. h e r e ! Cough cough

 

[Floorist]

There was an ancient human species that buried their dead in coffins shaped like rockets. In their writings, they said it was so their dead could go back to the stars where their people originated.

 

[Floorist]

If you want to watch something fascinating, watch "Ancient Apocalypse" on Netflix.

 

[Floorist]