I’ve gone through his entire bibliography. He really was a true philosopher at heart. He didn't just write about his theories; he actually lived them, and I don't think the old saying nollite philosophiam masturbare applies to him in the slightest.
Harold Adams5 said:it’s not just some fascist slogan, it’s more like a whole culture, this specific 'folklore' of a people, their entire passionate way of life: everything from their style and love to... music and art itself.🙂
Francisco Franco used that phrase as a manipulative tactic— he was playing on what people hold most sacred.
The Germans misused Friedrich Nietzsche, taking his concept of the Übermensch and twisting it into fascism to declare themselves a master race. They basically claimed a natural right to dominate others through this warped version of the 'will to power,' which, I suppose, is just another misinterpretation of Nietzsche. It seems like the ruling elite always reaches back into tradition, trying to find legitimacy in some dark, distant past.
As for that "long live death" idea, I think about it the way Erich Fromm does in "anatomy of human destructiveness." Instead of "long live death," he advocates for "long live life." To me, "long live death" really just captures that necrophilic character...
Personally, I’m all about celebrating life rather than death—regardless of how a certain culture might interpret it. I just can't wrap my head around a cult of death.
1. Since we are physical beings, we naturally require an almost endless supply of material goods to truly "meet our needs and find happiness"
2. As social creatures, we rely on a government—complete with its hierarchies and legal systems—to maintain peace, order, and stability, ultimately safeguarding individual well-being.
3. Because humans are spiritual beings, we need organized religion—with its churches, clergy, and leaders—to guide us along the right spiritual path and secure salvation and eternal life.
A person is all three of those things... and they have these actual NEEDS, otherwise they wouldn't survive. A human being isn't just some abstract concept. I guess if we try to think about a person while stripping away their material possessions, their social structures, and their spiritual institutions, then what's left... it isn't really a human anymore.
But the reality of the matter is that I actually know a guy who simply stopped speaking to me entirely following one of my posts. We have a personal acquaintance—or rather, we used to be acquainted.🤣
Furthermore, I find myself pondering a question. Who is actually present on this forum? Me. Am I a public institution? No, I am a private individual. Is this my private life? It certainly is.
Why on earth would anyone think it's their place to draft a set of regulations for someone else's private existence?
Well, I guess nobody can actually write a manual for how you live your personal life, but having some baseline standards for behavior on a forum... that seems necessary, maybe even essential.
It happens quite often where people stop arguing the actual point and start attacking the person instead—you know, going *ad hominem*. It turns into these unnecessarily intense clashes that don't really mean anything, they just sort of "clutter up" the forum. Honestly, I’ve found myself getting provoked more than once, feeling the need to defend myself, and then I suppose I've gone a bit too far with some pretty blunt words and stuff. I think we should probably allow total freedom of thought; I don't think anyone needs to be banned for their opinions. Like, if someone truly believes Hitler was some kind of great humanist, well, that's their issue. We can just ignore it, move on, and leave it at that. But it's a different thing entirely when people start slapping labels on others or throwing insults around. Personal matters should stay completely out of the forum. This is just an online space; people can talk to whoever they want, and they don't have to bother the rest of us.
Then there's the whole moderator situation on certain forums. It's a unique case. I don't know exactly how they carry themselves elsewhere, but there really ought to be some standard for them, too. It shouldn't happen that someone who's poorly written or uneducated starts swinging the hammer over my head just because I wrote something they didn't like. If I'm not insulting anyone, and if I'm not doing anything against US laws, why would I get banned? A forum should be a place of freedom—democracy, really. A place for free speech and expressing thoughts and views. Even if I say something stupid, I guess... why punish me for that? Even people who aren't the brightest deserve rights and freedom of speech. Not all of us are geniuses capable of deep philosophy, but we can at least try to be decent and not insult people or things.
I wasn't really aiming this text at you, specifically. I just figured I'd take the opportunity to let you know I'm still around.
wiredmaker18 said:It’s funny how people struggle to see things—and folks—in context. It isn't about playing the victim card or nursing old wounds from some dead regime forever, but because taking things out of context creates this massive, noisy mess when you look at different situations. There’s a big difference between cracking a joke about Hitler today, nearly eighty years after WWII ended, and actually pushing Nazi or fascist ideology. One is a joke; the other is just as dangerous whether it's 1939, 1945, 2008, or right now. The problem is that people are incredibly easy to manipulate. If someone tosses out a claim that Hitler was some kind of genius, plenty of mindless, incapable people will grab those two words—"Hitler" and "genius"—and run with them, linking them directly to the horrors of the Nazi regime without thinking twice. You have to realize that Nazism, neo-Nazism, and nationalism (and I mean the "some races are better than others" kind, not simple patriotism) don't just give people an ego trip. I don't care if someone thinks they're superior as long as they aren't hurting anyone, but more often than not, that mindset escalates into violence and stripping away basic rights from anyone who doesn't fit their twisted, "perfect" mold.
Exactly! Just look at our own history here in the States. Are the leadership of Ante Pavelić and the NDH positive historical facts or not? Some people would immediately exalt them, while others would spit on them. I guess in some textbooks, it's written from a positive perspective, whereas other books question everything. Some people proudly call themselves members of that movement, while others are absolutely horrified by it. So, I suppose, you just have to be smart about it.
Louis;11387085 said:If we're already questioning whether things exist beyond our perception, then here's some proof that even what we *can* perceive doesn't actually exist—namely, the entire material universe itself.]
I mean, if we follow that logic—if "even what we can perceive, like the whole physical universe, doesn't exist"—then I guess you don't really exist either. Not really. Your arguments wouldn't exist, and there'd be no reason for any of us to keep reading your posts, let alone bother commenting on them, right?
Chloe Smith11 said:I wouldn't say that's quite hope; I think those are just high expectations, which are what truly drive those negative emotions. I don't entirely agree with bluebison70 either, who suggests that hope is simply expecting a positive outcome. To my mind, hope is more akin to a sense of faith in a future positive result, and I really wouldn't want to conflate faith with mere expectation. An expectation carries a certain probability of being met, so when it inevitably fails, it naturally leads to some level of disappointment. Hope, on the other hand—if you view it as a form of faith—is something that feels almost indestructible.
Faith, hope, and love... they're really the three core pillars of Christian values. They always seem to go hand in hand, and I don't think you can really pull them apart and look at them individually.
We hope for things—but what exactly? Eternal life, I suppose. Hope isn't really looking back at the past (like hoping World War II wouldn't happen, which is just... absurd), and it's not about the present moment either (like hoping I am right here, right now). It's about the future. It ranges from the everyday stuff—hoping I pass my finals, get a raise at work, or find someone to marry—all the way up to the hope for life after death.
swiftcobra15 said:😕 😕 😕 People call Hitler a "genius" criminal, or try to paint him as some kind of brilliant statesman and military strategist, but that just doesn't hold water. It’s simply not true.
As a military leader, he made the incredibly foolish decision to launch an invasion that would ultimately lead to his downfall just a few months later. The USSR was fighting on the Western Front at the exact same time. It actually turned out quite well. Most of the German generals generally viewed him as nothing more than a charlatan.
And as a military strategist? He made the incredibly foolish decision to invade (and then basically destroy himself within months) the USSR, all while fighting on the Western Front at the same time. It turned out... well, not great. Most of the German generals, for the most part, viewed him as nothing more than a charlatan.
I suppose a historical figure can be seen as positive or negative, but they change the world through their actions regardless. Every person has light and dark sides, I think. Hitler wasn't an exception to that rule.
When I was writing about Hitler, I mostly just wanted to see how everyone else would react, and I'm actually glad there are people here who take a critical stance.
I suppose you could spend an eternity philosophizing about just about anything, even something as simple as smoking a pipe.
It makes me wonder... why do some birds manage to live for what feels like two hundred years? Maybe it’s because they "let go" so frequently—just releasing everything whenever nature calls. If we actually followed their lead and didn't hold onto all that tension, I guess we might actually see our own lifespans stretch out a bit longer too.
cosmicowl50 said:I usually just stick to chamomile tea when my stomach is acting up😉. If I actually want to get some sleep, though, I need a pill. And let's be clear: these aren't candy. You don't take them because you're having fun; you take them because you have to.
I guess I wonder how much rum you pour into that chamomile? For me, a fifty-fifty split works pretty well, and then I can drift off nicely after taking something like 10mg Ambien or maybe some Klonopin 10mg.
As for Xanax, it's almost like drinking plain water for me—I barely even feel it.
Is there anything out there that we just can't perceive? I suppose there is, though maybe we can't truly perceive anything unless it has some sort of physical presence. We can't even really perceive a triangle, just a simple, basic triangle.
I suppose I’ve only ever felt a real sense of guilt when a woman gave me a chance, and I just... didn't show up for her. That feels like my biggest mistake, I guess.
wiredmaker18 said:Yeah, sure. And those 6 million Jews he supposedly killed were just collateral damage while he was busy trying to solve hunger in Africa. Meanwhile, he spent the whole World War meditating in the Himalayas, while his evil imaginary twin brother started the biggest conflict in modern history because he missed his big brother's love...
Just a few more "profound" thoughts on that guy Ada Hićo.
Hitler was just your average, broken-ass psychopath who happened to be in the right place at the right time. He was loud and charismatic enough to rally a nation trashed by WWI and unemployment, telling them they were superior beings. It kicked off a war that let the military-industrial complex thrive, which basically gave everyone a job...
On a different note, someone said it right. Knowledge is just accumulated info, but intelligence is how fast you connect the dots and actually get it. Reminds me of Einstein's quote: Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
We don't have to like Hitler, but the fact remains that he was a brilliant statesman and military leader. He had an unprecedented level of intellect.
Why didn't anyone else show that kind of brilliance? Well, maybe it's just because they didn't have it. Hitler is a historical figure. And the remark about Jews isn't entirely fair, I guess. Why weren't they smart enough to foresee the course of events and organize a proper response to what was coming? They had money—which equals power—but they lacked a brilliant leader, someone as sharp as Hitler. It's not just Hitler's fault...
What separates a genius from a fool? It's a thin line, really. Einstein didn't suck up all the intelligence in the world.
Ignorance... it just leads us straight back to being animals, I guess. Knowledge is what makes us human—it’s the process of humanization, really. It's more than just a result; it's this ongoing struggle, this way of lifting ourselves out of a purely biological, animal state and moving toward something truly anthropological.
Lula... hmm. I guess back home we had this one woman they used to call Lula-lady, mostly because she’d show off her obsession with pipes right in front of the entire local pub. With a hundred people cheering her on, she looked like she was having some kind of transcendental experience or something.
A good pipe really is a significant thing. A truly great pipe, especially.
Intelligence is probably the most broad-reaching ability we have. I guess you need it just as much to soak up information and master skills as you do to actually act wisely. To me, being smart means having that knack for solving things in a way that works—either for yourself or for the community at large. There are so many people out there who are loaded with knowledge, but they aren't truly smart, because they just can't seem to function in the real world. Even politicians... well, they usually don't have nearly as much raw knowledge as academics or researchers, yet those experts often lack the practical intelligence needed to actually win an election or govern effectively.
Wisdom is about practice, whereas knowledge is just theory.
Jacob Brooks54 said:What does wisdom actually mean to you? Like, what does it really take to be considered a wise person?
I’ve spent so much time just sitting here, writing and overthinking about this lately, that I figured I’d throw it out there and see how all of you perceive it..
So, please, don't hold back—write a novel if you want 🙂
I’m genuinely curious to dive into all your different perspectives and see how your minds work 🙂
And hey, I’m really hoping for some long, thoughtful posts..
To choose the tree of life and wisdom means choosing a plum tree, planting an orchard, and just enjoying a good plum brandy. When you sip on that brandy, you start out by acting all wise; after a few more sips, you turn into a poet, and once you've had a little more—well, you become a singer. It’s a nice kind of dialectic, I think: wisdom, poetry, music. That’s how the Greek gods used to express themselves; they were wise, sure, but they also sang and played beautifully.
Plum brandy opens up these new horizons for you; you dive deep and then you sort of rise up into the heavens. That’s what life is—wide horizons, deep thought, and this emotional loftiness reaching toward the sky.
The plum is beautiful, almost as yielding as a maiden (I hope that was phrased okay? I don't want the moderator getting on my case), sweet and juicy (like that thing I mentioned earlier), smells wonderful... and the blossom and scent, well, they're practically an aphrodisiac.
Gerald Rivera60 said:Honestly, this whole communication thing is getting pretty serious. I once sent my neighbor a non-verbal signal—you know, the middle finger—and she tells me she'll be over right away. She thought I was... well, let's just say she misinterpreted the signal as an invitation because she thought I was feeling particularly enthusiastic. That’s just what happens when people have to deal with non-verbal cues. She clearly didn't decode the message correctly. Ever since humans started communicating, it seems like there's just been an endless string of misunderstandings.
Back in the day, we used to just talk like normal people and everyone understood each other, but now, man, it feels like you have to practically strip someone down just to figure out what they mean, because you can't make sense of them otherwise.
I don't get any of it anymore. I do my encoding, the message travels through the channel, and then you're over there trying to strip everything back to find the truth... and that's supposed to be "communication," provided our neighbors aren't shouting at us or mowing their lawn with a leaf blower in the meantime.
Honestly, this whole communication thing is getting pretty serious. I once sent my neighbor a non-verbal signal—you know, the middle finger—and she tells me she'll be over right away. She thought I was... well, let's just say she misinterpreted the signal as an invitation because she thought I was feeling particularly enthusiastic. That’s just what happens when people have to deal with non-verbal cues. She clearly didn't decode the message correctly. Ever since humans started communicating, it seems like there's just been an endless string of misunderstandings.
Back in the day, we used to just talk like normal people and everyone understood each other, but now, man, it feels like you have to practically strip someone down just to figure out what they mean, because you can't make sense of them otherwise.
I don't get any of it anymore. I do my encoding, the message travels through the channel, and then you're over there trying to strip everything back to find the truth... and that's supposed to be "communication," provided our neighbors aren't shouting at us or mowing their lawn with a leaf blower in the meantime. She definitely misread you... 😁 Unless you two actually sat down and agreed to redefine what the middle finger means,
it seems to me that you're having some trouble encoding the messages you're trying to send in your posts, too. Or perhaps you're just worried that if you encoded them any more clearly, you'd run into some forum sanctions... She definitely misread you... 😁 Unless you two actually sat down and agreed to redefine what the middle finger means,
it seems to me that you're having some trouble encoding the messages you're trying to send in your posts, too. Or perhaps you're just worried that if you encoded them any more clearly, you'd run into some forum sanctions... So, looking at some studies—I was doing a bit of Googling earlier—communication is supposedly only about 8% verbal, while 92% is non-verbal. And then there's that breakdown where 37% is vocal and 55% is body language, which is that famous whole concept of body language. Written communication seems to be the weakest link here; that's probably where most misunderstandings happen. Vocal communication is a little better, I suppose, but nothing really beats face-to-face interaction, the old-fashioned way.
Non-verbal cues are always so ambiguous. For instance, someone might just smile when they see you or say hello, and you immediately assume they're flirting with you, when really, they were just being polite. It's the same thing with a middle finger; it could represent an erection, or it could be that vulgar insult, or even a military sign representing the center of a unit moving forward. People just project whatever meaning fits their own perspective onto those non-verbal signals. Like, a girl showing skin might be perceived as signaling she's ready to please someone, when maybe she just wants to show off her beauty and make the world look a bit brighter.
Just imagine if a woman walked up to you and said, "I like you and I want to make love to you!" How would you decode that, and how would you react? Especially if she was a "cheap girl," a "slut," or some other derogatory term?
The main reason I finally decided to seek professional help was because of sexual dysfunction. My libido is just incredibly low—I mean, I do have some desire, but it’s infrequent and really weak. I can still reach orgasm, but I struggle during intercourse (I just realized I should probably mention that I'm female 🙂 ). I have a boyfriend and we get along great, but obviously, things get tense and we run into friction because he has a totally normal sex drive and, well, you know how it goes...
I don't think your depression is what's causing the sexual dysfunction. Honestly, I suspect it might be the other way around—that you're feeling depressed because your libido isn't being satisfied in the way that works specifically for you. You should try exploring and experimenting; eventually, you'll figure out what you need. Otherwise, you're just stuck in this endless loop. Why bother taking antidepressants when you could just find a way to enjoy yourself sexually? Look into it. Maybe you need something else entirely—perhaps a different partner, a more open relationship, a bit of kink, or... It's probably easiest to leave it to your doctor. But ultimately, you have to be the one to find it. Just keep looking, and you'll find it.
You’re probably familiar with communication theory: [Sender: message -> encoding] ----- communication channel --------->[Receiver: decoding -> message] The message on the left side (from the sender) and the one on the right (received by the listener) don't necessarily have to be identical—even though that’s what the sender is aiming for—but things can go sideways pretty easily. First, maybe the sender doesn't quite know how to properly encode the message using verbal or non-verbal cues. Then, there might be issues during transmission, you know, like background noise or other people interfering. Or, perhaps the receiver's system for decoding those verbal and non-verbal signs isn't fully compatible with the sender's... and that happens for all sorts of reasons, I guess... like lack of knowledge, different life experiences, or just basic personality clashes and differing attitudes. Because of all that, I suppose it can be really difficult to truly understand someone sometimes...
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Honestly, this whole communication thing is getting pretty serious. I once sent my neighbor a non-verbal signal—you know, the middle finger—and she tells me she'll be over right away. She thought I was... well, let's just say she misinterpreted the signal as an invitation because she thought I was feeling particularly enthusiastic. That’s just what happens when people have to deal with non-verbal cues. She clearly didn't decode the message correctly. Ever since humans started communicating, it seems like there's just been an endless string of misunderstandings.
Back in the day, we used to just talk like normal people and everyone understood each other, but now, man, it feels like you have to practically strip someone down just to figure out what they mean, because you can't make sense of them otherwise.
I don't get any of it anymore. I do my encoding, the message travels through the channel, and then you're over there trying to strip everything back to find the truth... and that's supposed to be "communication," provided our neighbors aren't shouting at us or mowing their lawn with a leaf blower in the meantime.