RE: Why We Should Get Rid of Human RIghts
It is nearly always implied at least, that our rights are granted by some external authority. The mind-control device used here where I live is the US Constitution, and many Americans actually believe in the perplexing notion that their rights come from that document, trying to give it a sacred quality I suppose, so that reason and logic can be bypassed with greater ease.
I think it's simpler still: the word 'right' has a distinct meaning on it's own, being the opposite of 'wrong' it covers the basic morality that makes a civilization civil: knowing the difference between right and wrong, and then determining what we have the ''right' to do. Now if a society has become confused about what morals are, through a lifetime of conditioning, then that society could easily come to depend on an outside, or official source to tell them what is right or wrong. A right, though, is the moral ability to do what is right, and to know the difference, in the simplest sense.
Another great article, keep it up please!
Yes I find that too. Not even exclusively in governmental fields either. There's some interesting theories out there on the purpose of modern art and why it got such heavy funding from the CIA. It is thought that by having the people look at modern art, which no one can ever really understanding the meaning of, makes people subconsciously believe that they are not smart enough to come to their own decisions and need a higher authority to explain things to them. Thus, subliminally reinforcing one's belief in the necessity of a state.
I haven't explained that too well, but I hope you know what I'm getting at. I wonder if there is anything to that.
And I'm glad you're liking the recent posts. Took a break for some time but I want to get back to sharing my thoughts a lot more often if I can.
Cool I'd heard about the CIA/modern art connection, but it never really made sense until now, you explained it easily. Makes sense too, in a dark sense, so that people would demand authority's approval even in the arts.