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Getting On : All My Politics
On SeanSwede's recent poll on the "root" of all evil. | from Eric Cartman - Monday, August 28, 2006
accessed 1132 times I find this a very strange approach... IMHO, the three options available in that childish and nonsensical poll are not even near the root of any minor problem, much less evil.
Religion, money, and weapons are all merely tools with which the strong oppress the weaker. If I must, I would place the root of evil as human nature. It is human nature that makes one wish to dominate, to reign, to conquer. Humans inherently believe in the survival of the fittest. When a Lion takes over an existing pride, he will kill the baby cubs. He does this not because he has an evil and sinister jaw. The Lion knows that his enemy’s genes live in these cubs, and may later kill his own offspring. The Lion knows that the Lioness will not be easily available for reproduction while her young cub is alive. Even if she was available, she could offer only half the effort to raise and protect his new children.
In the human world, this would be considered evil, vile, and barbaric. Isn't the illusion that humans should be excluded from natural selection relatively new?
Until fairly recently some of our cultures sacrificed our own for better rain, for good sun. We used the weaker as slaves. As part of a machine to build a system in which we would better survive. The strong oppresses the weaker. If there is no weaker, there can be no strong. Nature would not allow this.
I say humans are inherently disposed to power and domination. Whether as a sole individual or as part of a tribe, country, community, a football team.
Some may claim this is false. Man is inherently good. This is because we are still arguing on the basis that inflicting pain and suffering on another is evil. Of course I am not so bold as to say there is no evil in the murder or elimination of the weaker.
I will vouch that no specific part of society may cause an evil incident. I believe a group of known good men and women, confined together without outward interference will eventually turn to violence, to evil, to disregard for the dignity of their companions.
A pacifist may claim that he will not fight an evil onslaught. He does not believe in death or violence. He does not believe in survival of the fittest. He fools himself. He is merely volunteering to be weaker.
I say weaker, because the weaker may not necessarily be weak.
Democracy is a new strength. People power. When the guns might seem to not matter. The moral majority can take away your guns.
Does this change human nature? South Africa put up a peaceful battle against apartheid. When this peaceful front became too large, government countered with further suppression. The solution was terrorism. Ah it was good terrorism. They tried not to kill too many people. It was freedom fighting. Don't kid yourself. Nelson Mandela himself acknowledges it was terrorism.
The only reason we do not brutally murder people at home, is because now they are the weapons. Now you need the people power to give you the guns. The pride now chooses the stud. The Lions must dance and sing until the pride makes its pick.
Religion is for money and votes. Religion is for control of our pride.
Money is for votes and weapons. Money is for control of your heaven and earth. Money is for influencing his pride.
Weapons are for domination. Weapons are for being ahead of him. Weapons are options. Defense and offense. Weapons are for influencing all prides.
Mother Teresa was religious.
Carnegie was rich.
Mandela owned a gun.
The "good" people are people who find a way to dominate, without abusing any specific option or method. The "evil" people are those who use any tool in excess.
And on and on I rant, though I do not hold this argument too close to heart. As for me, I feign indifference. In order to dominate many, one must take many risks. I am not prepared to take many risks. I am rather satisfied with dominating my project team, dominating in my intimate relationships, and dominating the 40 minute commute to work. Some day when I feel I am failing to dominate and realize I have not the means to do so, I'll sulk off and fade away, choosing to live at the mercy of the new dominant order. Hopefully I won't realize my failure to dominate when I still have any other options. That's just when I might do evil. |
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Reader's comments on this article Add a new comment on this article |  from SeanSwede
Friday, September 15, 2006 - 08:41
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Eric Cartman. You know what? I think I`ve cracked it. You´re just pissed off `cause you happen to be religious yourself and you`re defending it like a lion defends a carcass.
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| | | | | | | | | |  From AnnaH
Friday, September 15, 2006, 13:41
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And finding myself means hating all religion...? Whatever, that was so eight-grade. I've moved past that stage. I probably didn't suffer as much as you did, being so young, but that doesn't make my opinions any less valid. BTW, please don't assume that because I'm younger than you, I haven't "found myself." I simply found that it's futile to hate something that is a basic part of human nature. Zeal is time-consuming and fruitless. It's much easier not to give a damn.(reply to this comment) |
| | | | | | | | from SeanSwede
Monday, September 04, 2006 - 12:38
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Eric Cartman...
First of all I would like to spend my time away from my kids to say a big WOW!
I never thought that you would take your time away from your child/children to write such a long and whiney comment to that poll. I guess you still don`t really get it, do you? Well, thats for me to know and for you and your intellectual mind to find out...good luck!
I just can`t understand what made you get so teed off about some friggin`poll. Whats it to you my friend?
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| | | | From Eric Cartman
Wednesday, September 06, 2006, 23:41
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Fact. The Ass Master is 9 years old. Most 9 year olds do not have a child/children.
Fact. It took the Fat Ass less time to type out that random rant than it took Sean Swede to create his nonsensical poll. If one went into detail, the article could easily have been ten times as long, and would still have taken less time to write than it would take Sean Swede to realize his comment makes no sense at all.
Fact. Sean Swede has been nominated for the Eric Cartman lame response award, for providing the movingon.org readership with a rebuttal so wonderfully amateur, Eric Cartman thought it was a new form of art. The main qualifying factor was the total lack of connection with the content of the article, reality, thought, opinion, intellect, and other words which Eric Cartman doesn't know, but thinks should be used here.
- Other nominee for this award is Claire Borowik.
I thought it was a good topic for discussion. IF discussed with people with at least enough grey matter comparable to a lab rat.
Sweet kisses Sean
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| | | | | | | | from Kelly
Friday, September 01, 2006 - 13:03
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Cartman, I find your articles interesting. They facilitate my wonder.
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| from whitey
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 21:59
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Yeah but mother teresa was a theiving albanian dwarf who used religion to gain celebrity status! I guess you gotta hand it to the conniving bitch for being ridiculously successful at it, no?
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 11:35
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Seanswede, you clearly had the forethought to pick a topic that is interesting and thought provoking hence you might want to take comfort from the further article and posts that have occurred since your poll.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | from Dissonant
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 11:19
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I have also submitted a poll relating to the poll by Seanswede. It can be voted on by clicking "See Previous Polls".
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| | | | | | | from solemn said-
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 08:41
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"Good stuff, ummm, Eric. Honest and straight forward. This is the kind of stuff I like to read. It's not pretty, but it's true."
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| from comment
Monday, August 28, 2006 - 21:59
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Obviously seanswede is not the brightest crayon in the box. I think he just has issues against religion & he put it in the poll hoping everyone would pick that one & he would get to hear what he wanted to.
I personally never read any of his nonsense, it's a waste of my time.
I liked your article (rant) & I could tell you could've gone on & on about each of those 3 poll choices. Each one is a lot more complicated than Sean thinks it is. It goes to show how simple seansweed is to even post a poll like it.
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| From HVV
Friday, September 15, 2006, 04:40
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Hey, it's wise to be simple, and you gotta be baby. You don't have to be the brightest light in the harbour or the sharpest tool in the shed. Jesus and Mo love you just the way you are. It's not nice to make fun of the not so cool kiddos. Each one of us is special. Now take of those sunglasses and go read kidz mop. You need some wonderful brainwashing. Amen?(reply to this comment) |
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