Post Number:#1 
June 16th, 2012, 12:03 am
Megalomania- A psychopathological condition in which delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence predominate.
Can we all get along?" Rodney King
Is there any more important question then this right now for humanity? I would suggest that there is not. If you take into account the scientific data and statistics that forecast the complete depletion of the worlds entire fossils fuel supply by 2050 and the worlds cities are completely reliant on them, that we can harness enough power to annihilate the entire worlds population many times over and also that the world is run by cabals of descendants of pre-enlightenment nobility lurking in the shadows and pulling the strings through the worlds economic systems all suggest that perhaps this is an important question to ponder.
I also put forth that the question has been asked and answered by the takers, by those who rule the world. Those who feel they are above others because they are stronger, smarter, high born or a combination of these mixed with megalomania that are moved to impose their will upon others as their superiority dictates. Neo-Feudalism is in the 21st century.
Wouldn't it follow then that if one group of the whole has determined that we can not get along, and as long as anyone of that opinion exists in the whole than indeed it is a proof that we can not get along. And if you do agree this is a proof, how do we proceed?
I posted this in the Philosopher's Lounge but I feel it fits well into a discussion about political philosophy. There is another thread up knowing discussing what might be the ideal form of government. I personally do not feel that an ideal form of government exists and one of the main reason is that their is a super class of megalomaniacs in every generation that can manipulate any form of government that exists thus far in human history. Yet when we discuss the ideal form of government the effort to deal specifically with individual's who wield to much power and in a despotic way is not seriously taken into consideration. Communism sought to wipe out any wealthy members of the society who would not willingly give up there wealth to the state but this is unacceptable because all wealthy people are not megalomaniacs. This type of personality in governing fans out to create an inertia of corruption . Think of a pebble in the pond who's ripple affect corrupts everything in its wake building alliances with others who are like minded or who are just greedy and willing to accept as moral a certain policy position to rationalize their complicity.
Can we all get along?" Rodney King
Is there any more important question then this right now for humanity? I would suggest that there is not. If you take into account the scientific data and statistics that forecast the complete depletion of the worlds entire fossils fuel supply by 2050 and the worlds cities are completely reliant on them, that we can harness enough power to annihilate the entire worlds population many times over and also that the world is run by cabals of descendants of pre-enlightenment nobility lurking in the shadows and pulling the strings through the worlds economic systems all suggest that perhaps this is an important question to ponder.
I also put forth that the question has been asked and answered by the takers, by those who rule the world. Those who feel they are above others because they are stronger, smarter, high born or a combination of these mixed with megalomania that are moved to impose their will upon others as their superiority dictates. Neo-Feudalism is in the 21st century.
Wouldn't it follow then that if one group of the whole has determined that we can not get along, and as long as anyone of that opinion exists in the whole than indeed it is a proof that we can not get along. And if you do agree this is a proof, how do we proceed?
I posted this in the Philosopher's Lounge but I feel it fits well into a discussion about political philosophy. There is another thread up knowing discussing what might be the ideal form of government. I personally do not feel that an ideal form of government exists and one of the main reason is that their is a super class of megalomaniacs in every generation that can manipulate any form of government that exists thus far in human history. Yet when we discuss the ideal form of government the effort to deal specifically with individual's who wield to much power and in a despotic way is not seriously taken into consideration. Communism sought to wipe out any wealthy members of the society who would not willingly give up there wealth to the state but this is unacceptable because all wealthy people are not megalomaniacs. This type of personality in governing fans out to create an inertia of corruption . Think of a pebble in the pond who's ripple affect corrupts everything in its wake building alliances with others who are like minded or who are just greedy and willing to accept as moral a certain policy position to rationalize their complicity.