RT @Plinz: Copyright is not a moral right, it’s a monetization strategy that enables some information related business models at the expens…
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-30 23:09:45 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1741235153270186426
Again, a false point. The southern economy could not transition rapidly to an industrial given the capital tied up in their slaves. As such the only peaceful solution was for hte government to borrow the money to pay for the industrialization and repatriation of the slaves.
Grownups make economic decisions and account for consequences. The infantilized (and especially feminine) mind accounts only for feelings.
Reply addressees: @LaPaturette @chrisdier @NikkiHaley
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-28 18:26:19 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1740439049205145601
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1740431595490967585
No, they had no means of doing so without the USG paying for the slaves, so that the south could industrialize. The north refused to let the govt borrow the money to free and repatriate the slaves to africa (which was the right solution for everyone).
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-28 17:46:58 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1740429145392152736
Reply addressees: @MsMakeupJunkie @Duke_of_angels @chrisdier @NikkiHaley
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1740427884031095004
THE IMMORALITY OF THE CIVIL WAR
–“There are no solutions only trade-offs”–
This is the first principle social, political and economic measurement: accounting for the difference between choices and full accounting of both the seen and unseen in those choices.
Regarding: —“So enslaved people just just suffer for an (at the time) unknown number of years waiting for a natural process?”–
Was the trade off of six hundred thousand dead, the terror of that horrific war, the near destruction of southern (scotts irish) civilization, and the century of consequences, including the current race-marxist division fomenteed by the neoMarxists not worth the less than thirty years of continued enslavement by a three million slaves?
Worse, was it worth not borrowing the money to pay off the landholders for their slaves (which was considered)?
Was it worse than paying off the landholders for their slaves and repatriating those slaves back to africa? (which was the optimum solution).
THE ECONOMIES OF THE NORTH VS SOUTH
–“The American economy was caught in transition on the eve of the Civil War. What had been an almost purely agricultural economy in 1800 was in the first stages of an industrial revolution which would result in the United States becoming one of the world’s leading industrial powers by 1900. But the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the prewar years was almost exclusively limited to the regions north of the Mason-Dixon line, leaving much of the South far behind.
In 1860, the South was still predominantly agricultural, highly dependent upon the sale of staples to a world market. By 1815, cotton was the most valuable export in the United States; by 1840, it was worth more than all other exports combined. But while the southern states produced two-thirds of the world’s supply of cotton, the South had little manufacturing capability, about 29 percent of the railroad tracks, and only 13 percent of the nation’s banks. The South did experiment with using slave labor in manufacturing, but for the most part it was well satisfied with its agricultural economy.
The North, by contrast, was well on its way toward a commercial and manufacturing economy, which would have a direct impact on its war making ability. By 1860, 90 percent of the nation’s manufacturing output came from northern states. The North produced 17 times more cotton and woolen textiles than the South, 30 times more leather goods, 20 times more pig iron, and 32 times more firearms. The North produced 3,200 firearms to every 100 produced in the South. Only about 40 percent of the Northern population was still engaged in agriculture by 1860, as compared to 84 percent of the South.
Even in the agricultural sector, Northern farmers were out-producing their southern counterparts in several important areas, as Southern agriculture remained labor intensive while northern agriculture became increasingly mechanized. By 1860, the free states had nearly twice the value of farm machinery per acre and per farm worker as did the slave states, leading to increased productivity. As a result, in 1860, the Northern states produced half of the nation’s corn, four-fifths of its wheat, and seven-eighths of its oats.
The industrialization of the northern states had an impact upon urbanization and immigration. By 1860, 26 percent of the Northern population lived in urban areas, led by the remarkable growth of cities such as Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Detroit, with their farm-machinery, food-processing, machine-tool, and railroad equipment factories. Only about a tenth of the southern population lived in urban areas.
Free states attracted the vast majority of the waves of European immigration through the mid-19th century. Fully seven-eighths of foreign immigrants settled in free states. As a consequence, the population of the states that stayed in the Union was approximately 23 million as compared to a population of 9 million in the states of the Confederacy. This translated directly into the Union having 3.5 million males of military age – 18 to 45 – as compared to 1 million for the South. About 75 percent of Southern males fought the war, as compared to about half of Northern men.
The Southern lag in industrial development did not result from any inherent economic disadvantages. There was great wealth in the South, but it was primarily tied up in the slave economy. In 1860, the economic value of slaves in the United States exceeded the invested value of all of the nation’s railroads, factories, and banks combined.”–
YOU”RE NOT MORAL IN IGNORANCE
So your moral virtue signaling is neither moral, nor virtuous, but profoundly ignorant and foolish
THE COST OF THE CIVIL WAR
The overall cost of the U.S. Civil War from 1861 to 1865 is complex and involves considering both direct and indirect costs, including economic, human, and societal impacts. The financial costs in terms of contemporary currency and today’s values can differ significantly.
Here’s an overview:
Direct Costs
Government Expenditures: This includes military expenses like salaries, weapons, equipment, and supplies. The Union government spent about $3.2 billion, and the Confederacy spent approximately $1 billion in 1860s dollars.
Economic Losses: The war caused significant destruction, particularly in the South, including infrastructure, agricultural, and property damage.
Human Costs
Casualties: The human cost was immense, with an estimated 620,000 soldiers dying from combat, accidents, starvation, and disease. This doesn’t include civilian casualties, which were also significant.
Veteran Care: Long-term costs for caring for the wounded and for veterans’ benefits.
Indirect Costs
Economic Disruption: The war disrupted trade, agriculture, and industry, especially in the Southern states, leading to economic losses beyond immediate war expenses.
Lost Labor and Productivity: The death of hundreds of thousands of men and the impact on civilian populations reduced economic productivity.
Adjusting for Inflation
Adjusting for inflation, the cost of the Civil War would be much higher in today’s dollars. Some estimates put the total cost well into the hundreds of billions or even trillions of current U.S. dollars, considering both direct expenditures and wider economic impacts.
Societal and Economic Repercussions
The war also had lasting societal and economic repercussions, particularly in the South, which faced years of rebuilding and economic hardship.
Conclusion
The overall cost of the U.S. Civil War is difficult to quantify precisely due to the vast range of direct and indirect factors involved. Financially, it was incredibly costly for both the Union and the Confederacy, and the human and societal costs were profound and long-lasting. The war not only shaped the future of the United States but also left an enduring legacy on its economic and social landscape.
In the end, it was an economic problem. The south would need to have their slaves paid for and repatriated and time to use those funds to industrialize and the north would not borrow the money via the central government to do so.
Which was the better choice?
Especially when agricultural employment was crashing hard and fast. (See attached)
Cheers
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-28 17:43:56 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1740428383488454656
CHATGPT EXPLAINS PROPERTARIANISM (NATURAL LAW)
(Chat GPT getting better)
I fed ChatGPT4 the explanation of the methodology and asked it to explain it. 😉
ChatGPT
Propertarianism, a concept developed by Curt Doolittle, aims to extend and complete the scientific method, applying it not just to the physical sciences but also to the human sciences, including ethics, law, and economics.
Key Points of Propertarianism:
Completion of the Scientific Method: Propertarianism is described as the completion of the scientific method. It extends the scientific method to all disciplines, including those traditionally considered “soft sciences” like sociology, psychology, and politics.
A New Vocabulary and Grammar: It introduces a new vocabulary and grammar, which Doolittle compares to a programming language for describing the world. This new language is intended to provide a system of measurement across all human disciplines, akin to mathematics in its precision.
Application to Social and Political Conflict: Propertarianism is also presented as a tool to understand and potentially resolve current social and political conflicts. It offers a framework for analyzing these conflicts through a scientific lens.
Propertarianism as a Bridge: The methodology acts as a bridge between a programming language and ordinary language, similar to how logic bridges mathematics and language.
Methodology Similar to Programming and Law: In its approach, Propertarianism uses constant terms, variable terms, and complete sentences in a way that resembles programming or legal contract analysis, allowing for rigorous testing of statements.
Universal Commensurability: The system aims for universal commensurability across all sciences, enabling concrete statements about soft sciences in the same way as hard sciences.
Understanding Western Success and Decline: Propertarianism seeks to explain the West’s historical success and modern decline, proposing solutions to restore Western civilization.
Primary Innovations and Applications: It emphasizes precision in truthful speech, addressing contemporary problems like lying and deceit, with primary applications in law.
A System of Measurement for Reciprocity: It uses a concept called “Property-in-Toto” as a measurement system for testing reciprocity within ethics and law.
Testimonialism: Doolittle suggests that a more accurate term for his work might be “Testimonialism” or “The Science of Testimony,” emphasizing its focus on truthful, reciprocal speech.
In summary, Propertarianism is presented as a comprehensive philosophical and methodological system that seeks to apply scientific rigor and precision to all areas of human knowledge, with a particular focus on improving the understanding and management of social, legal, and political issues. It proposes a structured, mathematical-like approach to language and thought, aiming to bring clarity and testability to the soft sciences and human discourse.
CURTD
Please explain the mothodology discussed in this text
ChatGPT
The methodology described in the text, central to Propertarianism (or Testimonialism as the author also refers to it), is complex and multifaceted. It aims to apply the rigor of the scientific method to all areas of human knowledge, especially the “soft sciences” like sociology, psychology, and politics. Here’s a breakdown of the key aspects of this methodology:
Completion and Extension of the Scientific Method: The methodology extends the scientific method beyond the physical sciences to include human sciences. This involves applying empirical, operational, and falsifiable approaches to areas traditionally seen as subjective or interpretive.
Development of a New Vocabulary and Grammar: A significant aspect of this methodology is the creation of a new vocabulary and grammar, likened to a programming language for describing the world. This language is structured to enable precise and measurable statements across all disciplines.
Operational Language: The methodology emphasizes the use of operational language, where terms are defined through actions and consequences. This approach is designed to reduce ambiguity and improve the clarity and testability of statements.
Procedural Falsification in All Dimensions of Human Perception: The text suggests using procedural falsification (a concept from the philosophy of science) in all dimensions of human perception. This means rigorously testing hypotheses and statements for validity and reliability across different aspects of human experience.
Use of Disambiguation, Serialization, and Operationalization: The methodology involves disambiguating terms, serializing them into ordered spectrums, and defining them operationally. This process aims to create precise units of measurement for abstract concepts, particularly in moral and ethical discussions.
Focus on Reciprocity and Property-in-Toto: The methodology uses the concept of “Property-in-Toto” as a system of measurement for ethics and law. This concept seeks to quantify and measure reciprocity in human interactions.
Application to Legal and Ethical Frameworks: The methodology is not just theoretical but has practical applications in law and ethics. It proposes a system for creating more precise and less ambiguous legal and ethical frameworks.
Testimonial Truth: A key focus is on truthful speech – termed “testimonial truth.” This concept involves making statements that are not only factually accurate but also free from deception, with a commitment to rectification if proven otherwise.
Comprehensive Application: The methodology aims for a comprehensive application across various fields – from psychology to sociology, politics, and economics – intending to create a more rigorous and scientific approach to these disciplines.
Problem-Solving in Contemporary Issues: The text suggests that this methodology can help address contemporary issues, including social and political conflicts, by applying a more structured and scientific approach to understanding these problems.
In essence, the methodology proposed in Propertarianism is an ambitious attempt to bring the precision and testability of the hard sciences to all fields of human inquiry, particularly those involving human behavior and society. It seeks to create a universal, value-neutral, and formal operational logic and method for all disciplines, facilitating clearer and more effective communication, understanding, and problem-solving.
CURTD
Please explain Operational Language as mentinoned in the document in detail.
ChatGPT
Operational language, as mentioned in the context of Propertarianism (or Testimonialism), is a key component of its methodology. This concept is critical to understanding how this approach seeks to bring precision and clarity to various fields, especially those related to human behavior and social sciences. Here’s a detailed explanation of operational language:
Definition and Purpose
Action-Based Descriptions: Operational language focuses on defining concepts and statements in terms of specific actions, processes, or operations. This means describing things not in abstract terms but in concrete, observable actions or sequences of actions.
Reduction of Ambiguity: By defining terms operationally, the language aims to reduce ambiguity and vagueness. This is achieved by detailing the exact procedures or actions that a term entails, making it clear and unambiguous.
Enhanced Clarity and Testability: Operational definitions enhance the clarity and testability of statements. In scientific and philosophical discourse, a statement or hypothesis defined operationally can be more easily tested or empirically verified.
Implementation in Propertarianism
System of Measurement: In Propertarianism, operational language is used to create a system of measurement for abstract concepts, particularly in ethics and law. It seeks to quantify and measure concepts like reciprocity and morality through specific, action-based definitions.
Serialization and Disambiguation: The methodology involves disambiguating and serializing terms. This means organizing related concepts into a spectrum or series and defining each term in the series through specific actions, thereby differentiating them clearly.
Examples and Applications
Moral and Ethical Concepts: For example, operational language might define ethical concepts like ‘good’ or ‘right’ in terms of specific actions and their consequences on others, rather than leaving them as abstract ideals.
Legal and Contractual Language: In law, operational language can make legal documents more precise, defining terms and conditions through clear, action-based language to reduce misinterpretation and ambiguity.
Scientific Hypotheses: In science, operational definitions are critical for testing hypotheses. For instance, instead of saying “X increases happiness,” an operational definition would specify what is meant by ‘happiness’ in measurable terms (like ‘increased self-reported happiness scores on a specific validated scale’).
In summary, operational language in the context of Propertarianism is about defining concepts in a precise, action-based manner to enhance clarity, reduce ambiguity, and make statements more empirically testable. This approach is part of a broader effort to apply scientific rigor to the analysis of human behavior, social structures, and even ethical and legal systems.
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-26 18:44:48 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1739718921907847168
RT @ThruTheHayes: BRING US A CAESAR
We’ve neglected to give unto Caesar what is his. This amounts to an enormous theft. Restitution of civ…
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-21 04:26:10 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1737690901579718725
The french siezed the rothchild fortune in france. The only significant error out of Britain was the failure of the monarchy to own the bank of england itself, and then transfer gains to the parliament.
In my work we are planning to do the same on a scale never seen before.
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-20 18:50:13 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1737545960782245972
Reply addressees: @Areez22 @Richard_0292 @BobbyBrisket @Rasterdingus @FuryForth
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1737545505700552880
False categorization. Tax is either a fee for the production of property rights obligations and inalienations or a fee for the production of commons … or a fee that is neither the production of those rights, or those commons … meaning that it is not in your interest.
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-18 23:44:02 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736895124339065091
Reply addressees: @AncapAir
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736830002082025829
Again, the free market is different from markets under rule of law of natural law. Under rule of law of natural law we can only have moral and ethical markets. Under free markets we do not practice full accounting and therefore we do not have moral and ethical markets. But again, every alternative has failed dramatically. So while we can ‘complete’ modernity by plugging it’s holes, and in doing so better understand human nature, that is different from claiming any system is superior. It’s not. That’s what the 20th and 21st have taught us. Every alternative has failed. Every single one.
Reply addressees: @OooBardam
Source date (UTC): 2023-12-11 16:25:02 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1734247930507259912
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1734222572571517325
(Issue: “Right to Repair”)
I’m off Bowers and Wilkins @BowersWilkins for life, for the same reason I’m off Phillips for life.
I’ve purchased two B&W Zeppelins for my home – a product that, in my opinion, produced the best sound at the best price – both in the 2010-2012 time frame. And for my 25×40 Great Room in Kiev it was extraordinary – it would fill the room.
In the past I’ve owned Klipsch Forte I speakers from the mid 1980’s – which even as ‘vintage’ products, still sell for thousands used. And that’s what we should expect from our hardware.
I presently have a 2010 17″ Macbook pro, and two 2014 15″ macbook pros. Why? Because ‘ports’. Until the 2024 (new) Macbook Pros, there hasn’t been enough of a performance update to compensate for the loss of ports and function keys, and local repair shops readily replace batteries, screens and keyboards if needed. (Which happens).
Living in Kiev, there are little electronics places everywhere that repair all sorts of equipment. But in the USA, personnel and rental property costs – plus the lack of an educated population, mean that we don’t have that choice. (Note that you can get some of these things repaird in London).
By comparison, both of my B&W Zeppelins have ‘Bricked’ because of the fragility of the components on the main board. And the company no longer produces replacement main boards. So while the speakers are technically functional, it can’t perform any of it’s wireless or bluetooth functions, it can’t connect to apple phones or ipads, and you can’t update the software.
So it’s a Brick.
I lost a three year old Samsung TV to a mainboard failure last year. After researching it, I discovered it’s a common problem.
So the TV was a Brick.
We deserve better. Why? Because it will drive bad products, bad companies, and bad service out of the market.
And that’s the direction all of us need to take our economies: back to quality rather than disposability.
Because really? How much innovation in our electronics have we seen other than screen resolution and data transmission if I can use a laptop that’s almost fifteen years old for anything other than playing 3d video games, and I can’t tell the difference? And how much innovation in audio where you can tell the difference? Even in video the only difference is the price per inch of screen space.
Now, what if we get started on automobiles?
Laptops and desktops?
Every other gizmo in yor home?
Source date (UTC): 2023-11-07 15:12:09 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1721908402035568640