Curt Doolittle

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  • Q: CURT ARE YOU A MONARCHIST? Depends on the meaning of the term. A king/queen i

    Q: CURT ARE YOU A MONARCHIST?
    Depends on the meaning of the term.

    A king/queen is a chieftain(headman) that may be elected or hereditary. A monarchy is a king/queen under the european common law, christianity, and is hereditary. A Constitutional monarchy explicilty states the powers of all branches of government. With the present british monarchy the optimum power in theory though it’s almost never exercised: the power of veto/ascent over legislation and cabinet, the power to disband the government, the power to call up the military. These are ’emergency’ powers necessary to compensate for the folly and fashion of the people, and the tendency of governments to seek power at public expense.

    Under rule of law of the natural law as we have in the united states, and a bit less so in the rest of the anglosphere, we lack a ‘judge of last resort’, to appeal to when the political, legislative and court processes fail us – which they do. HIstorically we could appeal to the manor, to the shire court, to the city court, to the nobility, to the parliament, to the monarchy when we felt an injustice. Who do we have to appeal to now? No one.

    We lack anyone with the authority ‘outside the law in the restoration of the law’.

    We lack the intergenerational political ‘house’ of the Lords (families with demonstrated investment in the polity), and ‘house’ of the monarchy (demonstrated long term investment in the polity) and this leads to the tragedy of the commons where all politicians act as ‘renters’ rather than ‘owners’ and destroy civilizational capital.

    We lack the aesthetic of competitive excellence demonstrated by the monarchies that have made europe a vast open air museum, and without them progress toward favelas.

    So the ‘perfect government’ consists of rule of law by the natural law of self determinatino by sovereignty and reciprocity, a constitution of that law stating the sovereignty of the people under the natural law, a parliamentary house for each the classes creating market for the production of commons, including a house of intergeneratinoal families with demonstrated devotion to high culture, and a monarchy as the judge of last resort.

    We got most things right.
    But we were wrong about aristocracy.
    And we were ‘wronger’ in the enlightenment presumption of the virtue and capacity of the common man, and we entirely failed to grasp and account for the seditious nature of the common woman.

    Turns out that everything turns to a Tragedy of the Commons without a nobility and monarchy. And turns out that everything turns ugly without them. Because we are all incentivized to maximize consumption now, rather than invest inthe long term returns on aesthetics, beauty, and excellence.

    In this sense I favore rule of law by the natural law, by the sovereignty of the people within the natural law, the resulting requirement for concurrency in vote and legislation and commonality in dispute resolution (legal concepts you may not know and if you don’t it’s a tragedy of our system that you don’t), universal equality of defense via court, voting by demonstrated competency, houses of government for the production of commons, each corresponding to the sexes and classes, ensuring the prohibition on authority, and the requirement for concurrent consensus, with a hierarchy of means of personal appeal for injustice from court to monarchy, and a monarchy as the intergenerational defense of the commons, the people, and the state, with the ability to act outside the constitution and law in the restoration of that constitution and law.

    That’s perfect government.
    IF you are good enough people to have it.
    And that’s the reason for education – to make sure you’re good enough and responsible enough to have it, so that the rest of us who are, CAN have it.

    I hope this helps.

    Curt Doolittle

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-08 22:06:56 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644824171958923264

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644817769756610560

  • THE US HISPANIC LIFESPAN PARADOX EXPLAINED Hispanics SHOULD have shorter lifespa

    THE US HISPANIC LIFESPAN PARADOX EXPLAINED
    Hispanics SHOULD have shorter lifespans than whites. Hispanics are less neotenic than whites, because they are higher in anatolian farmer(92), MENA(south eurasian, 84), African(70), and Amerindian-Siberian(86) admixture.

    (This is why increases in Hispanic and African population are the causes for the aggregate decline in US average intelligence.)

    However:
    They have lower mortality rates in seven out of the 10 leading causes of death in the US, even though they are twice as likely to be living under the poverty line and three times more likely to lack health insurance, and more succeptible to diabetes.

    Experts attribute this “Hispanic paradox” to a number of factors.

    1) The population tends to be younger, compared to other demographic groups.

    2) They have lower smoking rates, better diet and better general health – at least in the first few years after immigrating into the US.

    3) Some analysts also believe that their family ties are stronger and help build a sense of community, contributing to a better health – especially in relation to mental health

    There is something we can all learn from #2 and #3. 😉

    Reply addressees: @nihilistPengu

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-07 12:49:04 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644321390206615552

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644308087405432838

  • THE US HISPANIC LIFESPAN PARADOX EXPLAINED Hispanics SHOULD have shorter lifespa

    THE US HISPANIC LIFESPAN PARADOX EXPLAINED
    Hispanics SHOULD have shorter lifespans than whites. Hispanics are less neotenic than whites, because they are higher in anatolian farmer(92), MENA(south eurasian, 84), African(70), and Amerindian-Siberian(86) admixture.

    (This is why increases in Hispanic and African population are the causes for the aggregate decline in US average intelligence.)

    However:
    They have lower mortality rates in seven out of the 10 leading causes of death in the US, even though they are twice as likely to be living under the poverty line and three times more likely to lack health insurance, and more succeptible to diabetes.

    Experts attribute this “Hispanic paradox” to a number of factors.

    1) The population tends to be younger, compared to other demographic groups.

    2) They have lower smoking rates, better diet and better general health – at least in the first few years after immigrating into the US.

    3) Some analysts also believe that their family ties are stronger and help build a sense of community, contributing to a better health – especially in relation to mental health

    There is something we can all learn from #2 and #3. 😉

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-07 12:49:04 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644321390370209793

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644308087405432838

  • AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS (updated) 1) Life expectancy varies by neoten

    AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS
    (updated)
    1) Life expectancy varies by neotenic evolution (race) trading low rate and depth of maturity and aggression for lifespan and self regulation. As such we see life expectancy for:
    – Black Americans 70.8 years;
    – Hispanic Americans 77.7 years
    – White Americans 76.4 years
    – Asian Americans 83.5 years
    – Women 79.1 years
    – Men 73.2 years
    The women/men difference reflects a long-apparent, significant gap. Women have more chromosomal volume given two X chromosomes so can better repair cellular damage, and male behavior evolved to absorb cellular damage on behalf of women and children.

    The only unexpected value is the hispanics, because the demographic distribution is too young, and not in america long enough to express negative american health behaviors. They are also more culturally insulated from the opioid epidemic.

    2) Obesity is the greatest influence on american declines in health, and lowering of life expectancy. It also produces behavioral consequences that are not well discussed in the literature.

    3) Yes the divergence is at the bottom and narrows to zero at the top of the income pyramid, but this is also due to class differences in self regulatory behavior.

    4) Gun Deaths are an intentional misrepresentation for political reasons. More than half of gun deaths are suicides, and they are disproportionately white males over 50 due do lonliness. The vast majority of gun violence as well as crime is in the black community, where 14% of the population is responsible for half of all crime.

    Europe retained the ability to culturally indoctrinate citizens, but the ‘civil rights’ movement and the race-marxist movement that drove it, removed our abilty to culturally indoctrinate minorities into high trust european behavioral norms (UK is failing right now too.)

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-07 12:35:35 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644317998805667840

  • AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS (updated) 1) Life expectancy varies by neoten

    AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS
    (updated)
    1) Life expectancy varies by neotenic evolution (race) trading low rate and depth of maturity and aggression for lifespan and self regulation. As such we see life expectancy for:
    – Black Americans 70.8 years;
    – Hispanic Americans 77.7 years
    – White Americans 76.4 years
    – Asian Americans 83.5 years
    – Women 79.1 years
    – Men 73.2 years
    The women/men difference reflects a long-apparent, significant gap. Women have more chromosomal volume given two X chromosomes so can better repair cellular damage, and male behavior evolved to absorb cellular damage on behalf of women and children.

    The only unexpected value is the hispanics, because the demographic distribution is too young, and not in america long enough to express negative american health behaviors. They are also more culturally insulated from the opioid epidemic.

    2) Obesity is the greatest influence on american declines in health, and lowering of life expectancy. It also produces behavioral consequences that are not well discussed in the literature.

    3) Yes the divergence is at the bottom and narrows to zero at the top of the income pyramid, but this is also due to class differences in self regulatory behavior.

    4) Gun Deaths are an intentional misrepresentation for political reasons. More than half of gun deaths are suicides, and they are disproportionately white males over 50 due do lonliness. The vast majority of gun violence as well as crime is in the black community, where 14% of the population is responsible for half of all crime.

    Europe retained the ability to culturally indoctrinate citizens, but the ‘civil rights’ movement and the race-marxist movement that drove it, removed our abilty to culturally indoctrinate minorities into high trust european behavioral norms (UK is failing right now too.)

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-07 12:35:35 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644317998986002433

  • AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS 1) Life expectancy varies by neotenic evoluti

    AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS
    1) Life expectancy varies by neotenic evolution (race) trading low rate and depth of maturity and aggression for lifespan and self regulation. As such we see life expectancy for:
    Black Americans 70.8 years;
    Hispanic Americans 77.7 years
    White Americans 76.4 years
    Asian Americans 83.5 years
    For women and men, life expectancy of 79.1 years and 73.2 years reflects a long-apparent, significant gap.
    The only unexpected value is the hispanics, becaues the demographic distribution is too young, and not in america long enough to express negative american health behaviors. They are also more culturally insulated from the opioid epidemic.

    2) Obesity is the greatest influence on american declines in health, and lowering of life expectancy. It also produces behavioral consequences that are not well discussed in the literature.

    3) Yes the divergence is at the bottom and narrows to zero at the top of the income pyramid, but this is also due to class differences in self regulatory behavior.

    4) Gun Deaths are an intentional misrepresentation for political reasons. More than half of gun deaths are suicides, and they are disproportionately white males over 50 due do lonliness. The vast majority of gun violence as well as crime is in the black community, where 14% of the population is responsible for half of all crime. Europe retained the ability to culturally indoctrinate citizens, but the ‘civil rights’ movement and the race-marxist movement that drove it, removed our abilty to culturally indoctrinate minorities into high trust european behavioral norms (UK is failing right now too.)

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-07 11:06:08 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644295488852619265

  • AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS 1) Life expectancy varies by neotenic evoluti

    AMERICAN VS UK DIVERGING LIFESPANS
    1) Life expectancy varies by neotenic evolution (race) trading low rate and depth of maturity and aggression for lifespan and self regulation. As such we see life expectancy for:
    Black Americans 70.8 years;
    Hispanic Americans 77.7 years
    White Americans 76.4 years
    Asian Americans 83.5 years
    For women and men, life expectancy of 79.1 years and 73.2 years reflects a long-apparent, significant gap.
    The only unexpected value is the hispanics, becaues the demographic distribution is too young, and not in america long enough to express negative american health behaviors. They are also more culturally insulated from the opioid epidemic.

    2) Obesity is the greatest influence on american declines in health, and lowering of life expectancy. It also produces behavioral consequences that are not well discussed in the literature.

    3) Yes the divergence is at the bottom and narrows to zero at the top of the income pyramid, but this is also due to class differences in self regulatory behavior.

    4) Gun Deaths are an intentional misrepresentation for political reasons. More than half of gun deaths are suicides, and they are disproportionately white males over 50 due do lonliness. The vast majority of gun violence as well as crime is in the black community, where 14% of the population is responsible for half of all crime. Europe retained the ability to culturally indoctrinate citizens, but the ‘civil rights’ movement and the race-marxist movement that drove it, removed our abilty to culturally indoctrinate minorities into high trust european behavioral norms (UK is failing right now too.)

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-07 11:06:08 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644295489041448961

  • TWO QUESTIONS 1) Yes, we are at a tipping point but Americans go through this pr

    TWO QUESTIONS
    1) Yes, we are at a tipping point but Americans go through this process regularly. Yet this is the worst intersection of multiple cycles in our history. The few geostratists we have point to the same spectrum of outcomes, and none of them are terribly bad for north America. But most are bad for everyone else. And it’s hard to see that we won’t return to the wars of empire the USA tried to prevent in the postwar period.

    2) Cooperation decreases as boundaries of immorality expand. Limiting expansion of immorality is the purpose of the law. Unfortunately there is a hole in the law that assumed but does not state the priority of the intergenerational family in policy and legislation, even if the law only must apply to individuals.

    *Laws protect what capital they measure*
    We don’t protect social capital.

    That said for context, let’s discuss the virtue of the common law and concurrent legislation.

    The common law really has only one foundation (tort). And so it accumulates empirical evidence of dispute resolution in multiple courts and multiple regions (commonality) so common law is an evolutionary, empirical, method of continuously constraining increases in immorality made by advancements in cooperative complexity, trade, and technology. The common law does not require authorities or legislative or state action to continuously suppress innovations in immorality.

    Likewise, concurrency requires all classes across all regions to agree before legislation can pass.

    So in this way, American law is the most empirical system of government ever invented. And the most evolutionary system of law ever invented.

    And ‘progressives’ don’t like it. Because there is an ever-present presumption among the credentialed but lacking demonstrable competency in practic, that they should decide on behalf of the people, rather than struggle to convince the people by the survival of their ideas in open debate.

    The British system doesn’t really have a constitution, they have parliamentary sovereignty. The US has the Constitution, and the people are sovereign, and only the people can alter the constitution thus limiting the government within it. Both claim they operate under rule of law. But that’s not a statement of equality. The American constitution is very close to a science of natural law cooperation which requires individual sovereignty, reciprocity, and proportionality, limiting us to courts under this rule of law of natural law, commonality in dispute resolution (negatives) and concurrency in legislation (positives). (FWIW: there are six holes in the constitution that were assumed by readers of the day (see Blackstone) that if plugged converts the constitution to a statement of the social science of cooperation.

    Meaning the people cannot even violate the laws of nature if they wish to – because that would violate all reasons to for cooperation: since any violation of the natural law means a violation of sovereignty and reciprocity. (this is a bit difficult to grasp and for me to illustrate it here enough to grasp it, might take more than the space allowed.)

    So, in summary, the reason we are ‘in trouble’ at present isn’t that complex, but the answer might be unpleasant:
    1) The positive law pseudoscience of Rez, Kelsen, Dworkin at all, to undermine our law.
    2) The influence of the prussian, socialist, communist managerial state, and its import into the west and the states beginning with Roosevelt explicitly, but Even Wilson more indirectly.
    3) The postwar demand for education in order to compete with the communists.
    3) The marxist-to-woke cult of pseudoscience brought to american in the postwar era, and their deliberate use of credentialism to march through the institutions of western cultural (‘responsibility’) production during a time of extraordinary windfalls that created the illusion of the end of scarcity in the postwar period.
    3) The inclusion of women into the voting pool. The suppression of adversarialism in

    Reply addressees: @shuter_marian @SRCHicks

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-04 01:29:41 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1643063255852564481

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1642923202174124034

  • TWO QUESTIONS 1) Yes, we are at a tipping point but Americans go through this pr

    TWO QUESTIONS
    1) Yes, we are at a tipping point but Americans go through this process regularly. Yet this is the worst intersection of multiple cycles in our history. The few geostratists we have point to the same spectrum of outcomes, and none of them are terribly bad for north America. But most are bad for everyone else. And it’s hard to see that we won’t return to the wars of empire the USA tried to prevent in the postwar period.

    2) Cooperation decreases as boundaries of immorality expand. Limiting expansion of immorality is the purpose of the law. Unfortunately there is a hole in the law that assumed but does not state the priority of the intergenerational family in policy and legislation, even if the law only must apply to individuals.

    *Laws protect what capital they measure*
    We don’t protect social capital.

    That said for context, let’s discuss the virtue of the common law and concurrent legislation.

    The common law really has only one foundation (tort). And so it accumulates empirical evidence of dispute resolution in multiple courts and multiple regions (commonality) so common law is an evolutionary, empirical, method of continuously constraining increases in immorality made by advancements in cooperative complexity, trade, and technology. The common law does not require authorities or legislative or state action to continuously suppress innovations in immorality.

    Likewise, concurrency requires all classes across all regions to agree before legislation can pass.

    So in this way, American law is the most empirical system of government ever invented. And the most evolutionary system of law ever invented.

    And ‘progressives’ don’t like it. Because there is an ever-present presumption among the credentialed but lacking demonstrable competency in practic, that they should decide on behalf of the people, rather than struggle to convince the people by the survival of their ideas in open debate.

    The British system doesn’t really have a constitution, they have parliamentary sovereignty. The US has the Constitution, and the people are sovereign, and only the people can alter the constitution thus limiting the government within it. Both claim they operate under rule of law. But that’s not a statement of equality. The American constitution is very close to a science of natural law cooperation which requires individual sovereignty, reciprocity, and proportionality, limiting us to courts under this rule of law of natural law, commonality in dispute resolution (negatives) and concurrency in legislation (positives). (FWIW: there are six holes in the constitution that were assumed by readers of the day (see Blackstone) that if plugged converts the constitution to a statement of the social science of cooperation.

    Meaning the people cannot even violate the laws of nature if they wish to – because that would violate all reasons to for cooperation: since any violation of the natural law means a violation of sovereignty and reciprocity. (this is a bit difficult to grasp and for me to illustrate it here enough to grasp it, might take more than the space allowed.)

    So, in summary, the reason we are ‘in trouble’ at present isn’t that complex, but the answer might be unpleasant:
    1) The positive law pseudoscience of Rez, Kelsen, Dworkin at all, to undermine our law.
    2) The influence of the prussian, socialist, communist managerial state, and its import into the west and the states beginning with Roosevelt explicitly, but Even Wilson more indirectly.
    3) The postwar demand for education in order to compete with the communists.
    3) The marxist-to-woke cult of pseudoscience brought to american in the postwar era, and their deliberate use of credentialism to march through the institutions of western cultural (‘responsibility’) production during a time of extraordinary windfalls that created the illusion of the end of scarcity in the postwar period.
    3) The inclusion of women into the voting pool. The suppression of adversarialism in

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-04 01:29:41 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1643063256129388544

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1642923202174124034

  • EMBEDDING P-LAW IN LLM’S: TURNS OUT, YES. All; So getting down in the weeds on t

    EMBEDDING P-LAW IN LLM’S: TURNS OUT, YES.
    All;
    So getting down in the weeds on the new LLMs, particularly GPT4. And the emergent properties are fascinating. It’s not self aware, and so self falsifying, or moral testing, but it *is* producing the equivalent ‘framing’ (paradigming)…

    Source date (UTC): 2023-04-03 15:18:21 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1642909406873501696