Socrates had proven himself in battle. He earned the franchise. That’s why he even had the right to speak.
Source date (UTC): 2016-10-08 07:05:00 UTC
Form: Aphorism
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War isn’t an extension of politics. War is the natural state of man. Politics is
War isn’t an extension of politics. War is the natural state of man. Politics is a means by which we limit it.
Whence politics evolves into a natural state, resistance, rebellion and war are the means by which we limit it.
War and Politics equilibrate one another.
(h/t Erich Maria de Villiers )
Source date (UTC): 2016-10-08 05:54:00 UTC
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Clausewitz had it backward. War isn’t an extension of politics. War is the natur
Clausewitz had it backward. War isn’t an extension of politics. War is the natural state of man. Politics is a means by which we limit it.
Source date (UTC): 2016-10-08 01:09:31 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/784561326588919809
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Clausewitz had it backward. War isn’t an extension of politics. War is the natur
Clausewitz had it backward. War isn’t an extension of politics. War is the natural state of man. Politics is a means by which we limit it.
Source date (UTC): 2016-10-07 21:09:00 UTC
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Women and Men
Women exist as our mothers, sisters, daughters, wives and friends. In that capacity we are equal. But in politics and war women are as incapable as men are of conception and birth. And it is more likely that men will give birth than women will demonstrate capability in politics and war. Dependence upon female defense of communal capital is as suicidal as dependence upon male bearing of offspring.
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Women and Men
Women exist as our mothers, sisters, daughters, wives and friends. In that capacity we are equal. But in politics and war women are as incapable as men are of conception and birth. And it is more likely that men will give birth than women will demonstrate capability in politics and war. Dependence upon female defense of communal capital is as suicidal as dependence upon male bearing of offspring.
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It’s not that the best must rule, it’s that the worst must not.
Just as falsification tells us what may be true by that which we cannot make false; and proofs tell us what is not false but not what is true; and the law tells us now what we must do, but only what we must not do; and evolution tells us only what fails, not what succeeds, it is not important that the best people lead, as much as it is important that the worst do not. For this reason we must limit access to power to those least likely to lead poorly. How do we know? Demonstrated character in familial, entrepreneurial, political, and military excellence over multiple generations. And the elimination of consideration of those who fail the test of character in familial, entrepreneurial, and military excellence across multiple generations.
Nobility is most frequently demonstrated by intergenerational excellence. For those who cannot master their passions enough for good breeding, good rearing, good production, and good defense, have demonstrated by their actions that they and their families are unsuitable for leadership. Note that survival from the opinions of others in schooling, academy, politics and church, tell us nothing about an individual other than his ability remember and to obey, while engaging in various forms of politicking and deceit. Only family, commercial, and military experience tell us about the capacity of an individual to lead. -
It’s not that the best must rule, it’s that the worst must not.
Just as falsification tells us what may be true by that which we cannot make false; and proofs tell us what is not false but not what is true; and the law tells us now what we must do, but only what we must not do; and evolution tells us only what fails, not what succeeds, it is not important that the best people lead, as much as it is important that the worst do not. For this reason we must limit access to power to those least likely to lead poorly. How do we know? Demonstrated character in familial, entrepreneurial, political, and military excellence over multiple generations. And the elimination of consideration of those who fail the test of character in familial, entrepreneurial, and military excellence across multiple generations.
Nobility is most frequently demonstrated by intergenerational excellence. For those who cannot master their passions enough for good breeding, good rearing, good production, and good defense, have demonstrated by their actions that they and their families are unsuitable for leadership. Note that survival from the opinions of others in schooling, academy, politics and church, tell us nothing about an individual other than his ability remember and to obey, while engaging in various forms of politicking and deceit. Only family, commercial, and military experience tell us about the capacity of an individual to lead.
