In Ellul the characteristics of the technical phenomenon are Autonomy, Unity, Universality, Totalization. Technique obeys a specific rationality. The characteristics of technical progress are self-augmentation, automization, absence of limits, casual progression, a tendency toward acceleration, disparity, and ambivalence. Nevertheless, technique is lacking in one of the essential characteristics found in any organized ensemble, reaction. It is not yet able to control its errors and dysfunctions, to react on its source and modify itself. However, we may now be in the presence of the progressive elaboration of such a reactive capability. The ethical problem, that is human behavior, can only be considered in relation to this system, not in relation to some particular technical object or other. Learning how to use “rightly” or “do good” with such and such a technique does not much matter, since each technique can only be interpreted within the ensemble. If technique is a milieu and a system, the ethical problem can only be posed in terms of this global operation. Behavior and particular choices no longer have much significance. What is required is thus a global change in our habits or values, the rediscovery of either an existential ethics or a new ontology.
"A clash between individual rights and a movement that aims to “re-design the human condition” seems inevitable."
This clash if individual rights are to have a chance of prevailing, has to take place right now in the four coming months, between now and end October.
Come end October it is too late, no such clash can then ever take place.
End October, ends an 18 month period in which nation states can still opt out of the WHO Intl Health Regulations.
End October, the new IHR enter into force. Their text says that they are binding and their text abrogates the respect of individual human rights, as this is deleted from the text compared to the previously valid version from 2005. It replaces human rights with inclusivity and equity.
The clash needs to be fought out now.
Humans have shown themselves to be very passive.
More commitment and a higher level of activity than usual and than comfortable is required from each usually non player character during these four months. Each one.
Each NPC needs to get temporarily active and assertive.
Each of you,
reflect on the situation, find the things that can be done and those that need to be done, and determine the one thing that needs to be done and can best be done by you.
Then do it.
The oligarchs themselves even cheer you on, against themselves, with their branding of the Goddess of victory:
"Just do it"!
Heed their advice this once. It is for once not poisoned.
In Ellul the characteristics of the technical phenomenon are Autonomy, Unity, Universality, Totalization. Technique obeys a specific rationality. The characteristics of technical progress are self-augmentation, automization, absence of limits, casual progression, a tendency toward acceleration, disparity, and ambivalence. Nevertheless, technique is lacking in one of the essential characteristics found in any organized ensemble, reaction. It is not yet able to control its errors and dysfunctions, to react on its source and modify itself. However, we may now be in the presence of the progressive elaboration of such a reactive capability. The ethical problem, that is human behavior, can only be considered in relation to this system, not in relation to some particular technical object or other. Learning how to use “rightly” or “do good” with such and such a technique does not much matter, since each technique can only be interpreted within the ensemble. If technique is a milieu and a system, the ethical problem can only be posed in terms of this global operation. Behavior and particular choices no longer have much significance. What is required is thus a global change in our habits or values, the rediscovery of either an existential ethics or a new ontology.
https://ellul.org/themes/ellul-and-technique/
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"A clash between individual rights and a movement that aims to “re-design the human condition” seems inevitable."
This clash if individual rights are to have a chance of prevailing, has to take place right now in the four coming months, between now and end October.
Come end October it is too late, no such clash can then ever take place.
End October, ends an 18 month period in which nation states can still opt out of the WHO Intl Health Regulations.
End October, the new IHR enter into force. Their text says that they are binding and their text abrogates the respect of individual human rights, as this is deleted from the text compared to the previously valid version from 2005. It replaces human rights with inclusivity and equity.
The clash needs to be fought out now.
Humans have shown themselves to be very passive.
More commitment and a higher level of activity than usual and than comfortable is required from each usually non player character during these four months. Each one.
Each NPC needs to get temporarily active and assertive.
Each of you,
reflect on the situation, find the things that can be done and those that need to be done, and determine the one thing that needs to be done and can best be done by you.
Then do it.
The oligarchs themselves even cheer you on, against themselves, with their branding of the Goddess of victory:
"Just do it"!
Heed their advice this once. It is for once not poisoned.
They are The Borg. Resistance is futile.
No, it isn't.
Thanks Panda. The whole unholy debacle has been an age in the planning. Prepared, Preplanned. Preordained.
SILENT WEAPON.
Hellish long read. But shows just how long & way back when this all started. Please copy link into your own preferred browser.
https://www.lawfulpath.com/ref/sw4qw/index.shtml
Prepared, preplanned, preordained and accelerated
Transhumanism is to humanism as plastic surgery is to beauty: in essence it’s nothing but a hack-job that ages bad.