http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-reasons-why-rome-fell
Those eight reasons are just a piece of the puzzle.
I have been posting from the personal journal of "The
Last Great Emperor" of Rome. Out of his other nicknames, the only one that
really stuck was, "The Philosopher". Quite the profound thinker,
Marcus never intended for his journal to be published, but knowing the ways of
social habit; he knew it would be discovered upon his death and you can
obviously tell that with 0 errors in calligraphy or grammar it was not his
first draft.
Regardless, it is a work of art. Stoic philosopher and
Emperor, Marcus, an extremely empathetic man implied an understanding for the
human condition unlike any leader before him.
I started meditations in 2006, during my first deployment to
Iraq. I have gone through it once and am on my second lap. I love reading his
style, because the way he places his musings in context with so few words, yet
often with such profound meaning. One of the first collection of
"truth's" you can spend an hour inside the head of the Emperor and
imagine what it felt like to be a Roman in that time. I would say today, is
arguably more parallel to the last 15 years of Rome than any time in our
history. Disease, famine, homelessness, joblessness, endless wars on multiple
fronts....through his intellectual musings and other historical counts of the
actions of the senate at the time mirror the division we see in our Congress
today.
It is from my deduction of his writing’s and the collection
of his domestic policy that I reach the conclusion that he orchestrated, single
handedly through the politicking of democracy and fascism alike; set in place
the legislation that would allow the dissolution of the false authority.
At last, in a time of great despair; the word of The Nazarene
and his crucifixion had made it to the people. Less than 200 years had passed
since the very public execution of the Anarchist; and his message had made it
global. It is without doubt, that the guilt of the very soldiers that carried
out the act and their vocalization of the atrocities that had been committed in
the name of the Jesuit priests at Roman Hands started an uprising. It is not
mentioned in the history books, because it would create unrest even today. But,
instead of vanishing from the city into the wilderness as the Mayans would 800
years later; they remained in Rome during the vacuum of power and the message
they had brought back with them was commandeered by the Oligarchs and a new
Rule of Law was established. Many of the men that spoke of the message of
Christ were fooled into joining the new cult, believing it was genuine. The
newest brand of false authority was born and "The Catholic Church"
was formed to restore order. The message of Christ was being distributed
through the press as well. Each apostle had written their own account of the
events. Because of the public outcry it caused due to the context and vantage it
represented; it would be Judas’ message that would have to be hidden from the
eyes of the new church or be entered into what would later be known as the
Papal library. Why do all of the “blasphemous” works make it into the vault? Is
it to keep them safe? Or is it like the Patent Office. Withholding knowledge
and ideas from public view. Controlling the flow of information and knowledge
has always been the greatest tool of any Authoritarian figure.
Christ's message of equality, selflessness, oneness and
individual liberty contradicted central authoritarian rule. His message,
destroys the fabric of our manipulated society. If we all love each other as
equals, what governing body do we need to solve disputes? If we put other's
needs before our own, what agency or federal program will need to feed, house
and clothe them? If we worship in our backyards around the BBQ or under the
Tabernacle, simply gathering together to commune and be equal. Not to preach to
each other and judge one another. If you truly live this way, everything else
becomes a façade. Everything else becomes slanted by this dirty veil.
Don’t believe me? Watch the “Assburgers” episode of South Park.
I said it. Nothing puts it into perspective more, than a 9 year old having to
get wasted just to get through the day society has gone so far off track.
In January and February of 2013 I got into an email war with
Facebook. I would post messages, just like this; everywhere. I would try and “witness”
my Anarchist testimony to like-minded peers. Without any warnings at all, as
was par for the course at the time; anything challenge the authority of the
administration was blocked and their accounts were locked. Eventually, Facebook
said I would need to send them a phot copy of my government issued I.D. That is
why I have multiple accounts today. My other account is still there, just like
it was. For a time I was able to hack in through a windows 8 crack and post
stuff just to spite them; but eventually they shut that down also.
Finally, in response to one of their emails to send in my
ID. I hit them with. I addressed it straight to Zuck. I ranted and raved about
Empathy, Social Influence, Behavioral and Social Psychology. I explained Pavlov’s
dog and how relevant it was to modern society. I declared, that the
manipulation of social media for marketing was fundamentally wrong. As a
self-proclaimed autodidact I explained my reasoning. I spoke of psychological
conditioning, the dumbing down of the education system and the manipulation of
the flow of information through media, how that impacted society and therefore
perpetuating the downward spiral of materialism, collectivism and narcissism in
the individual. I outlined Sandy Hook and placed an ethical dilemma at their feet.
I knew that email would reach a fellow dreamer. I was right. I received a very
direct email.
This may be a generic message. I posted this to my old Facebook
page via the crack and never responded to the email. I asked everyone I knew if
they had rx’d one, curious if it was sent en masse. No one else got one. To
whoever it was at Facebook that forwarded my email up the chain, you’re my new
best friend. To the person that took that information; I know what you did with
it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2014/06/28/facebook-manipulated-user-news-feeds-to-create-emotional-contagion/
I did not know of the United States vs. Aaron Swartz story until recently. I had hear of it, but did not know why it was important. Now, more than ever I know. Net Neutrality, SOPA and PIPA legislation should be watched just as closesly as the murder of Eric Garner. They may not seem related, but they are one in the same.
I did not know of the United States vs. Aaron Swartz story until recently. I had hear of it, but did not know why it was important. Now, more than ever I know. Net Neutrality, SOPA and PIPA legislation should be watched just as closesly as the murder of Eric Garner. They may not seem related, but they are one in the same.
Now that my hypothesis has been proven true, and the truth is
out there; what are you going to do now Mark. Are you going to do the right
thing; etch your name next to Aaron Swartz? Or are you going to hang out with
the Senate while Rome burns?
LONG LIVE FREE NET!
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