Thanks Bruce, it certainly does! It’s quite something to have been born into and lived through an era when this is largely rejected, or even just doubted. To doubt it was the education paradigm I was raised in and I understand the dissonance and difficulty in overcoming that. I have to complete these individual Cornerstones so that all subscribers are armed with the requisite foundational awareness to make good use of what will go behind the paywall. It’s then their own self governance which comes into play, but at least I’ll have provided the basic toolkit. I dearly wish someone or something had brought these principles to life, experientially for me, when I was younger.
I got lucky. My twin brother got me hooked on libertarianism in grad school, reading Rothbard and Mises. These guys didn't get into philosophy much (or at least my early exposure), but questioning authority and the 'narrative' was all part of the libertarian vibe in the late '70s. I got to see Rothbard and attend a dinner meeting with Ron Paul when he ran for President in '88. Back in those days, we were 'The Remnant'.
I'm, right now working on getting this together up and down the chain. It's easy to get bamboozled when we're talking about the ground of reality and there's a pivot to the meaning of things.
I have identified this same thing: different level of being, as a major tool of dialectical manipulation. It's great for stealing the initiative and shifting focus in discussions and argument even if the receiver doesn't buy the packaging.
Thank you. This was well written and helped a lot of the ideas in my head coalesce. I must read this many times over the next several days to make sure it sinks in.
Thank you for that feedback - much appreciated. I only wish I had been armed with an awareness and understanding of this earlier in my life. I’m aiming to have the next 2 cornerstones completed and up on here sometime tomorrow. Would it be helpful if these cornerstone articles were recorded as audios too?
Well done.
Reality has a veto.
Whether launching rockets, 'controlling' the weather, or 'controlling' minds.
Thanks Bruce, it certainly does! It’s quite something to have been born into and lived through an era when this is largely rejected, or even just doubted. To doubt it was the education paradigm I was raised in and I understand the dissonance and difficulty in overcoming that. I have to complete these individual Cornerstones so that all subscribers are armed with the requisite foundational awareness to make good use of what will go behind the paywall. It’s then their own self governance which comes into play, but at least I’ll have provided the basic toolkit. I dearly wish someone or something had brought these principles to life, experientially for me, when I was younger.
I got lucky. My twin brother got me hooked on libertarianism in grad school, reading Rothbard and Mises. These guys didn't get into philosophy much (or at least my early exposure), but questioning authority and the 'narrative' was all part of the libertarian vibe in the late '70s. I got to see Rothbard and attend a dinner meeting with Ron Paul when he ran for President in '88. Back in those days, we were 'The Remnant'.
Excellent piece, Christine.
Your examples in "Breaking Free" are excellent.
I'm, right now working on getting this together up and down the chain. It's easy to get bamboozled when we're talking about the ground of reality and there's a pivot to the meaning of things.
I have identified this same thing: different level of being, as a major tool of dialectical manipulation. It's great for stealing the initiative and shifting focus in discussions and argument even if the receiver doesn't buy the packaging.
Cheers for that, glad to know they’re clear.
Thank you. This was well written and helped a lot of the ideas in my head coalesce. I must read this many times over the next several days to make sure it sinks in.
Thank you for that feedback - much appreciated. I only wish I had been armed with an awareness and understanding of this earlier in my life. I’m aiming to have the next 2 cornerstones completed and up on here sometime tomorrow. Would it be helpful if these cornerstone articles were recorded as audios too?