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Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT

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On 2/9/2023 1:11 PM, patdolan wrote:
> On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 10:01:11 AM UTC-8, whodat wrote:
>> On 2/9/2023 10:15 AM, Richard Hertz wrote:
>>> On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:42:47 AM UTC-3, maluw...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, 9 February 2023 at 10:26:45 UTC+1, whodat wrote:
>>>>> If you are an adult in this world and do not know about
>>>>> as well as completely understand SOCIAL CONTRACT then you
>>>>> had better go read about it right now, not tomorrow or
>>>>> when it is convenient, right now.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not knowing the name is ok so long as you know the concept.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, not living by it is "evil." While I have mentioned
>>>>> Dewey that's only because he was such an influence on
>>>>> modern American education. The principles are ancient.
>>>> A contract, indeed. A "good" contract you can't refuse.
>>>
>>> Social contracts are evolutionary in Western "McDonald's" societies, but NOT in a good way,
>>>
>>> Internet and social media are killing what's left of decency, compassion and good will. Hedonism, consumerism and
>>> gender choice (kids, adults) are the paradigms by now in the decadent "industrialized world".
>>>
>>> Even tribal "social contracts" are evolving for the worse, as "civilization" pushes its borders.
>> That's true of a small subset of society. In early
>> hunter-gatherer days protohumans and early humans
>> were, perhaps by necessity, a violent and greedy
>> bunch. Until we were "well off" by comparison to our
>> early ancestors, "social contract" wasn't possible in
>> the face of survival of the individual.
>>
>> You just gave a great example of why "cranks" like you
>> fail to make headway. It is easy to find fault with
>> ideas when you only deal with a subset. The true test
>> of any idea is how well or poorly it works where the
>> rubber meets the road in a full or appreciable sampling.
>>
>> Because there's actually no harm done by the lunatical
>> antics of participants on social media, so many marginally
>> sane or even completely insane are drawn to it. If you
>> look only at places like this one you cannot draw any
>> legitimate conclusions avout society in general.
>>
>> Two of the greatest humanitarians of the 20th cenury did
>> not arrive in McDonald's territory, Ghandi and Mother
>> Theresa, nor did a possible future contender, Pope Francis.
> trudat, you phool.  Phoolish Phrancis questioned the Christian credentials of the man who is responsible (with his Supreme Court picks) for ending federally protected abortion in the USA--something that phiphty years of popes were unable to accomplish.

Its a real bitch when an enemy of yours turns out to be a surprisingly
good guy.

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SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 03:26 -0600
  Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-02-09 01:41 -0800
    Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2023-02-09 08:15 -0800
      Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2023-02-09 09:55 -0800
      Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 12:01 -0600
        Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-02-09 10:35 -0800
        Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2023-02-09 11:11 -0800
          Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2023-02-09 11:17 -0800
            Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 15:53 -0600
          Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 15:45 -0600

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