Egalitarianism

[Juana]

I thought I had more, but after some thought, it really boiled down one (possibly redundant why-are-you-asking-of-course-I-am!) question: I realize this isn't a Movement or a Cause, but as an idea, are you intending, on top of it being your individual behavior, to critique society?

[tyrannosaurus vex]

For me it is more individual behavior than social critique or even political statement. I will not conduct myself in a way that gives consideration to stereotypes or prejudice, and I won't tolerate those around me doing that either. Beyond that, I try to spread that position. It is enough work examining myself and my own actions and eliminating those behaviors.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I thought I had more, but after some thought, it really boiled down one (possibly redundant why-are-you-asking-of-course-I-am!) question: I realize this isn't a Movement or a Cause, but as an idea, are you intending, on top of it being your individual behavior, to critique society?

Not any more.  It doesn't do any good.  I mean, I'll still laugh at shit, but I am for the forseeable future operating at an individual level.  If I SEE shit, I'll react to it...But I'm not going looking for it.

Mostly, I think, because I don't seem to agree with many people on what "eglatarianism" IS.

To me, it's the following:  All humans are people until proven otherwise¹.  All humans have the same rights.

That's it.





¹  You have to be in the Hitler/Stalin/Pol Pot club to prove yourself not human.

[Faust]

For me it comes back to a fragment of my Catholic upbringing.

"Do onto others as you would have them do to you"

[Cain]

Prediction: this will lead to at least another three spinoff threads, where the same song and dance that happened in the previous threads will inevitably occur.

I am Cain and the colour of my money is....uh, well, this note is orangey and the other is purple.  So, £30?  To Doctor's Without Borders.  If I'm wrong, which I won't be.

[Juana]

For me it is more individual behavior than social critique or even political statement. I will not conduct myself in a way that gives consideration to stereotypes or prejudice, and I won't tolerate those around me doing that either. Beyond that, I try to spread that position. It is enough work examining myself and my own actions and eliminating those behaviors.

Yes, but without critiquing society, how are you supposed to change some of the more subtle parts of your behavior or call out people who do those self-same things? I have no idea whether or not the pussy/cunt discussion changed your opinion of the words, but would you have thought of it if someone else hadn't brought it up?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

For me it is more individual behavior than social critique or even political statement. I will not conduct myself in a way that gives consideration to stereotypes or prejudice, and I won't tolerate those around me doing that either. Beyond that, I try to spread that position. It is enough work examining myself and my own actions and eliminating those behaviors.

Yes, but without critiquing society, how are you supposed to change some of the more subtle parts of your behavior or call out people who do those self-same things? I have no idea whether or not the pussy/cunt discussion changed your opinion of the words, but would you have thought of it if someone else hadn't brought it up?

That has merely illustrated - once again, because I'm a slow learner - that the moment a Discordian allows ANYTHING to offend him/her, that Discordian has allowed society (even inside of Discordianism) to jam a steering wheel up his/her ass, to be driven hither and yon.

Personally, I've decided to not use a few words.  But I also learned about the steering wheel again, and I saw first hand who had one up their colon, and who didn't.  I did.  I don't now.

So I see precisely no value in this.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I thought I had more, but after some thought, it really boiled down one (possibly redundant why-are-you-asking-of-course-I-am!) question: I realize this isn't a Movement or a Cause, but as an idea, are you intending, on top of it being your individual behavior, to critique society?

Not any more.  It doesn't do any good.  I mean, I'll still laugh at shit, but I am for the forseeable future operating at an individual level.  If I SEE shit, I'll react to it...But I'm not going looking for it.

Mostly, I think, because I don't seem to agree with many people on what "eglatarianism" IS.

To me, it's the following:  All humans are people until proven otherwise¹.  All humans have the same rights.

That's it.





¹  You have to be in the Hitler/Stalin/Pol Pot club to prove yourself not human.

Is there a reason you use that spelling? At first I assumed it was a typo but you use it consistently.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I thought I had more, but after some thought, it really boiled down one (possibly redundant why-are-you-asking-of-course-I-am!) question: I realize this isn't a Movement or a Cause, but as an idea, are you intending, on top of it being your individual behavior, to critique society?

Not any more.  It doesn't do any good.  I mean, I'll still laugh at shit, but I am for the forseeable future operating at an individual level.  If I SEE shit, I'll react to it...But I'm not going looking for it.

Mostly, I think, because I don't seem to agree with many people on what "eglatarianism" IS.

To me, it's the following:  All humans are people until proven otherwise¹.  All humans have the same rights.

That's it.





¹  You have to be in the Hitler/Stalin/Pol Pot club to prove yourself not human.

Is there a reason you use that spelling? At first I assumed it was a typo but you use it consistently.

Not really.  Spelled it wrong.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

For me it is more individual behavior than social critique or even political statement. I will not conduct myself in a way that gives consideration to stereotypes or prejudice, and I won't tolerate those around me doing that either. Beyond that, I try to spread that position. It is enough work examining myself and my own actions and eliminating those behaviors.

Yes, but without critiquing society, how are you supposed to change some of the more subtle parts of your behavior or call out people who do those self-same things? I have no idea whether or not the pussy/cunt discussion changed your opinion of the words, but would you have thought of it if someone else hadn't brought it up?

That has merely illustrated - once again, because I'm a slow learner - that the moment a Discordian allows ANYTHING to offend him/her, that Discordian has allowed society (even inside of Discordianism) to jam a steering wheel up his/her ass, to be driven hither and yon.

Personally, I've decided to not use a few words.  But I also learned about the steering wheel again, and I saw first hand who had one up their colon, and who didn't.  I did.  I don't now.

So I see precisely no value in this.

I disagree with this, and it sounds like butthurt.

But it is, alternately, possible that I am wrong, and that it is time for Discordianism and I to part ways because it doesn't fit me or my objectives anymore.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I disagree with this, and it sounds like butthurt.

One or the other.  I don't care.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I disagree with this, and it sounds like butthurt.

One or the other.  I don't care.

I didn't know P3nt was contagious.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I disagree with this, and it sounds like butthurt.

One or the other.  I don't care.

I didn't know P3nt was contagious.

I meant I didn't care if it was butthurt.  Whole world runs on butthurt, why not me?

[Juana]

For me it is more individual behavior than social critique or even political statement. I will not conduct myself in a way that gives consideration to stereotypes or prejudice, and I won't tolerate those around me doing that either. Beyond that, I try to spread that position. It is enough work examining myself and my own actions and eliminating those behaviors.

Yes, but without critiquing society, how are you supposed to change some of the more subtle parts of your behavior or call out people who do those self-same things? I have no idea whether or not the pussy/cunt discussion changed your opinion of the words, but would you have thought of it if someone else hadn't brought it up?

That has merely illustrated - once again, because I'm a slow learner - that the moment a Discordian allows ANYTHING to offend him/her, that Discordian has allowed society (even inside of Discordianism) to jam a steering wheel up his/her ass, to be driven hither and yon.

Personally, I've decided to not use a few words.  But I also learned about the steering wheel again, and I saw first hand who had one up their colon, and who didn't.  I did.  I don't now.

So I see precisely no value in this.

I wasn't offended (because yeah, if you get offended, you lose). I simply wanted to point out what the word ultimately does and maybe encourage some people to think about it.

But anyway, to combat shitty behavior on your own level, you have to realize what that shitty behavior *is*, yes? And like I said, some of that shit is subtle and insidious and not immediately evident. Would you be looking out for those subtle behaviors? (not suggesting that you call them out, necessarily, but just asking a question).

[P3nT4gR4m]

I disagree with this, and it sounds like butthurt.

One or the other.  I don't care.

I didn't know P3nt was contagious.