Ants, termites and naked mole rats don't make for interesting SF. On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 8:46 AM, Razer <ray...@riseup.net> wrote:
> Ursula Le Guin recently called on Fantasy Fiction/SciFi writers to do > something special. Visualize and write about a world without capitalism. > > Rr > > "People can visualize the end of the world but not the end of > Capitalism" ~Adbusters (the journal of the mental environment) > > > On 08/28/2016 01:12 AM, Александр wrote: > > “We must always take sides”, > > “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages > > the tormentor, never the tormented.” Elie Wiesel urged in his > > spectacular Nobel Prize speech. And yet, part of the human tragedy is > > that despite our best intentions and our most ardent ideals, we often > > lull ourselves into _neutrality_ in the face of INjustice — be it out of > > fear for our own stability, or lack of confidence in our ability to make > > a difference, or that most poisonous foible of the soul, the two-headed > > snake of cynicism and apathy. > > > > We must unmoor ourselves from a _passivity_ we so masterfully > > rationalize, remembering that INjustice anywhere is a threat to justice > > everywhere, and rise to that awareness with moral courage and dignity! > > > > If and when INjustice become so deeply embedded in a society without > > strong revolt against it, then even those whom this INjustice oppresses > > long enough -> end up internalizing, accepting and even justifying it! > > > > The shift from denial of INjustice to recognition of injustice can’t be > > unmade. What your eyes have seen they have seen. Once you see the > > INjustice, you can never again in good faith deny the oppression and > > defend the oppressor. *What was loyalty is now betrayal. From now on, if > > you don’t resist, you collude. * > > > > /ursula le guin > > > > ___ > > > > > > / > > From Zenaan > > > >> Time to grow up folks. Own the damn mess. Clean up your shit. Get rid of > >> those individuals who are evidently compromised in ways that can not be > >> tolerated. > > > > > > !!! > > __ > > > > > >> and we get either banned from the public discussion (Juan, Alex > > (afalex169) and others), OR booted from the community and Tor Inc with > > disgrace (Jacob Applebaum). > > > > > > !!! > > __ > > > > > >> Yes, you sure do... plenty of work to clean up this mess - > >> continue to pretend it does not exist at your peril. > > > > > > !!! > > __ > > > > > >> in Tor Inc as well as any other corporation and > >> demoncratic governments around the world, sociopathic individuals > >> predominate. > > > > > > !!! > > __ > > > >> Tor Inc is not a "normal" company - none of you (employees of Tor Inc) > > are held by us in > >> the Tor community as "normal" employees or "regular" folks - we have > >> been, are, and shall continue to hold you to a higher standard than we > >> hold "normal" capitalist 'pigs' to. > > > > __ > > > > !!! > > > >> And take good notice - it is perhaps most often your non-actions, which > >> demonstrate your tacit support for evils done, which have the greatest > >> consequences in our consciousness. > >> > >> Meet our (!!) standard and you shall stand as heroes. > > > > > > !!! > > __ > > > >> Fail to meet our standard and you and your purported principles shall > >> forever be "the ones who fell from grace, disgraced themselves and > >> disgraced the community, spitting on the very principles we all held to > >> be sacred and inviolable". > > > > > > !!! > > __ > > > > > >> Time to participate folks. Every one. > > > > !!! > > > > ____ > > > > *Thank you very much for this Message, Zenaan. > > You are the voice of Suzie Dawson (suzi3d.com/ <http://suzi3d.com/>), > > mine and many other good-hearted People. > > > > It's time for Actions. It's time to REVOLT against this INtollerable > > Evil and INjustice against Appelbaum... against ALL THE HIGHER > > PRINCIPLES! It's time (and it was since the first day of this smear > > campaign) to EXPOSE all the scumbags who created the slander against > > Jake AND those who silently accepted it > > -> > > AND KICK THEIR FUCKEN ASSES OUT OF THE COMMUNITY!* > > >
