Left is confused about the nature of progress
Ever since Herbert Spencer and GB Shaw, the reactionaries have been prone to running another series of myths about progress. While it has always been their own special doctrine ; that progress is wonderfully true and predictable stuff , when things fail ( WW's and a pure secular education ..... you name em yourself ) , they have nowhere to go.
As Chesterton pointed out so well in his biography of Shaw , the reactionaries are prone , not only to make evolution do far more than any mere selection process could ask or think, they exaggerate the role of technology in solving our societies problems . Why is this so ? - you might well ask ? - Answer : because at the bottom of their series of heresies is despair of man , leaving them no choice (something other than man / that other bloke must instigate hope ).
So Julia and her crew put money into technology in schools ( not teacher training and curriculum ) , Conroy insists we must be into fibre because" its the latest thing" . History will show these desperado's fail not just because their preference is for the quick fix ( see below on Copper, Glass and Rats ) but simply because they ignore their first premise with no promise ; they despair of man ( in contrast to the very very Best of the West , which they are, like rats chewing on a bone - seeking to reject) They despair of men, but when in power they believe governments can work miracles - The theology of the left -
As Jung said the only problem in the future is man himself and the Labor party of today are doing all they can to ignore the real problem.
Copper, Glass, Rats and real scientific discipline and their probable relevance
Having a longer association with copper will probably NOT slow us down in the big picture sense - Using old technology , like drinking milk , is only a threat if we think ourselves threatened; if we don't run as fast as the other rats in the race. I am not against technology imperatives but the evidence is that panic driven politics of the last few decades is destroying the science focused problem culture that I grew up in and had a good job in ( that job no longer exists BECAUSE the vision of working scientists on the edge of problem solving is no longer there ) You tell me why the good jobs are no longer there then!
As Chesterton pointed out so well in his biography of Shaw , the reactionaries are prone , not only to make evolution do far more than any mere selection process could ask or think, they exaggerate the role of technology in solving our societies problems . Why is this so ? - you might well ask ? - Answer : because at the bottom of their series of heresies is despair of man , leaving them no choice (something other than man / that other bloke must instigate hope ).
So Julia and her crew put money into technology in schools ( not teacher training and curriculum ) , Conroy insists we must be into fibre because" its the latest thing" . History will show these desperado's fail not just because their preference is for the quick fix ( see below on Copper, Glass and Rats ) but simply because they ignore their first premise with no promise ; they despair of man ( in contrast to the very very Best of the West , which they are, like rats chewing on a bone - seeking to reject) They despair of men, but when in power they believe governments can work miracles - The theology of the left -
As Jung said the only problem in the future is man himself and the Labor party of today are doing all they can to ignore the real problem.
Copper, Glass, Rats and real scientific discipline and their probable relevance
Having a longer association with copper will probably NOT slow us down in the big picture sense - Using old technology , like drinking milk , is only a threat if we think ourselves threatened; if we don't run as fast as the other rats in the race. I am not against technology imperatives but the evidence is that panic driven politics of the last few decades is destroying the science focused problem culture that I grew up in and had a good job in ( that job no longer exists BECAUSE the vision of working scientists on the edge of problem solving is no longer there ) You tell me why the good jobs are no longer there then!
Nothing better symbolizes this fanaticism amongst the left than The title and the enthusiasm for the topic of Jon Feines discussion on gay marriage this morning( 774 melbourne ). Most of those online weren't interested in children , the concrete and important distinction between civil marriage and the many religious definitions , the main focus of civil marriage in protecting the rights of children . etc etc The main focus is a silly shallow faith in progressivism .( that all good things will come to those who chase the latest and greatest) The New Zealanders were more fit than we are because they were innovative . As anyone who is really innovative in a permaculture sense knows - its not about being on the edge up front ( where people fall off ) but avoiding cul de sacs and being ahead on roads of sustainability .
ReplyDeleteJon Feine is a joke because his noisy same old same old lot can't really see the future ( or they would read the warning signs) or the sustainable ( same reason - they exert no reason !) They are always rejecting the past ( apriori) and peering over the edge.and we pay them to encourage other s to take steps they don't have to take - but just talk about .
Met a thinking man of my generation who has no christian faith . He reminded me that his reactionary faith in progress generation like the youth of today ( who unlike most wannabes have to live with no obs no result ) are rushing down the road of desperation and cynicism because their Beloved "faith in progress road" is full of unfufilled promises.
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