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Tag Archives: Authority
THE ANTI-STATIST: A REBEL FOR OUR TIMES
By Gary Z McGee Source: Waking Times “One man who stopped lying could bring down a tyranny.” ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn All flag worshipers have the same unhealthy religion: statism. Flag worship is a nationalist’s false idol. It doesn’t matter if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in anarchism, Authoritarianism, civil liberties, conditioning, culture, Philosophy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Authority, conditioning, Conformity, culture, Freedom, Government, Justice, Morality, nationalism, Philosophy, psychology, Responsibility, society, Sociology, Statism
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THE SEVEN REASONS WE OBEY AUTHORITY
By Phillip Schneider Source: Waking Times Rebels are a very important part of society, but they rarely get the recognition they deserve. They help us break through old norms and keep us from falling into groupthink. However, human nature urges most of … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, conditioning, consciousness, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Authority, Brittany Pettibone, culture, fear, Government, Habit, indifference, Injustice, moral obligation, psychology, Rebellion, Rebels, Sanctions, self confidence, self-interest, society, Sociology, Stockholm syndrome
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The Wounded Mind
By Kingsley L. Dennis Source: Waking Times There’s something fundamentally wrong with how the world is right now. Don’t you see it – feel it? We are a species with noble character, with a great spirit, and with a sacred soul. In … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, Consumerism, culture, elites, Health, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, Philosophy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged Authority, Automatons, Collective Unconscious, conditioning, Consciousness, Consumerism, cultural mind, culture, Gnostics, materialism, media, Philosophy, propaganda, psychology, Psychosis, society, Sociology, Trauma, Wounded Mind
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When the state is unjust, citizens may use justifiable violence
By Jason Brennan Source: aeon If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old black horticulturalist wrestled down on the streets of New York City in 2014 – you might choose to pepper-spray them … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, culture, Law, Philosophy, police state, Revolution, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged active self-defense, Authority, civil disobedience, Eric Garner, Ethics, Government, Injustice, law, Philosophy, police state, Police Violence, racism, Social Change, When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice
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Forgiveness Is Overrated
By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com Journalist David Sirota has just published an excellent op-ed titled “America’s new aristocracy lives in an accountability-free zone”, which begins with the observation that “Enron executives were among the last politically connected criminals to face any serious … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, elites, patriotism, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality, State Crime
Tagged Accountability, Aristocracy, Authority, Catholic Church, culture, David Sirota, Domestic Abuse, elites, evil, Forgiveness, Organized Religion, Philosophy, Pope Francis, Power, Ruling Class, Shaun King, social control, society, sociopaths, spirituality
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Overcoming the Myth of Authority
By Gary Z McGee Source: The Mind Unleashed “For thousands hacking at the branches there is one striking the root.” ~Henry David Thoreau If, as Albert Einstein said, “unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth,” then it … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, consciousness, culture, education, patriotism, Philosophy, Social Control, society, Sociology
Tagged activism, Authoritarianism, Authority, culture, Logic, Magical Thinking, patriotism, Philosophy, Power, Reasoning, social control, society
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