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@machiavelli I will elaborate on the notion of doing wrong. First, if you wonder how it is possible to do wrong, then you will see that this is relative to a goal. First lets suppose I build a phone. When I try to use the phone it does not work. If the goal is to build a functioning phone, then you would say I did it wrong. If my goal is just to build a phone even if it does not work, then I did just fine. If my goal were to build a wheelbarrow, then you would be confused. Of course these goals are something we imagine and then act out. In this example of building a phone, it demonstrates that right and wrong in this context is relative. In the case of morality, right and wrong are relative to a goal. This is a very common sense of morality. In a sense Blackhawk is right in his actions if he saves you from a rapist. In a sense he is also wrong if he is absolutistic. For example, punching a rapist in the face causes someone suffering. In a sense he would have done the wrong thing. If the goal is to save you, then you could say he did the right thing from a certain point of view. The common goals in human morality are survival and reducing suffering. This can easily be demonstrated to be a mental construction if you consider animals rights. Many humans argue that animals are less valuable than humans because of our rationality. This is arbitrary just like saying an embryo is more valuable than a blastocyst. The reason we make these sorts of arguments of value is to serve our survival. If our goal is to ensure the survival of humanity then we are right to use factory farming. If our goal is animal rights then we are wrong to use factory farming. Some argue that humans are not actually more valuable than animals, resulting in two different moralities. This should easily demonstrate that morality is an imaginary construction relative to your goal. On the topic of value, if you ever argue that one thing is more valuable than another thing, then remember money. The only reason money is valuable is because our society acts like it is valuable. We don't have to meet the gold standard for our society to function. Meanwhile, money is only valuable to certain countries in cases like the UK. This is why value is subjective, including moral values. This should clarify morality. There is actually no such thing as "doing wrong." This is something we imagine along with our goals. Think about it. If there were no goals inherent to existence, then literally how could you " do wrong? " you would just do. I hope it helps.

@Leo Gura I can tell you all about ideology in chess. When you start to analyze the environment it is not surprising that chess is riddled with ideology and dogma. For now I can tell you that I love Fischer random. It takes out months of opening preparation. My most enjoyable chess games arise from New positions with a unique way of thinking. Chess gets very repetitive after you study a year long course on one opening. Later I can expand on ideology, ego, survival, and pride in chess.

I want to tell you that I got my second vaccine a couple of days ago. The side effects were more intense this time. I ended up throwing up and I had to leave work. I have been in bed for over 24 hours with a terrible headache. I think this was the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. I am starting to feel better.

This is a deep and complicated topic that effects every country in the world. I am interested in this topic because when studying unknown political issues, I discovered that Bernie Sanders and other social democrats are in favor of militarization because the social Democratic economy depends on hurting other nations through imperialism. The U.S. economy also benefits from slavery. Most money in the world is made through exploitation, slavery, and other human rights violations. I hope to learn more about what the radical left really is. There is a lot of misinformation and this global economic atrocity is easily ignored in many cultures. What would a better economic system look like and how would it be implemented? I would like to use this thread to expand on the following topics. Why are democrats and republicans a false choice? What did Martin Luther king mean when he said that racism, capitalism, and militarism are all related? What is the full extent of the human rights violations caused by corporate greed? What radical economic reforms will be necessary in order to stop imperialism and exploitation across the globe?

@Husseinisdoingfine This is completely logical. Remember throughout history other countries were attacked for their resources. This includes precious metals. This makes Martin Luther King's argument that racism, capitalism, and militarism are inseparable seem obvious. A good example is how the United States fought for land against the native americans. This was a capitalist expansion through war which was justified by dehumanizing the enemy by using the label "savage." The part I would like to clarify is the relationship between capitalism and racism in modern warfare. I heard a lot of talk that the United States attacked the middle East because we want their oil. I don't know if this is completely true. If it is, then I would like to point out that Muslims are being dehumanized. Like racial profiling, there are some in the United States suggesting religious profiling because Muslims are associated with terrorism. These worldviews are reinforced by people like Shapiro debunking the myth of the peaceful Muslim majority. If Muslims are all dangerous terrorists, then we may as well call them barbarians or savages. This would be used to justify Trump's statements so he can "bomb the hell" out of these people. Racism, religious bigotry, and xenophobia are all an "us vs. Them" paradigm with which the United States justifies its evil. This was a cringe to watch.

Many enlightened people see through the illusion of love between family members and having children. One important question would be how many enlightened people would reproduce? It is possible that some would be too focused on consciousness to the point that not enough people reproduce. This could be bad for society if everybody were that enlightened. Assuming there are enough people reproducing, I would expect the crime rate to be much lower. Corruption in the government would not be tolerated at that point. Businesses would be regulated enough to prevent white collar crimes. I don't know if a totally enlightened society would keep money or go full blown communism. Sadhguru is a communist. If the society were stage turquoise, then it would recognize the importance of the entire spiral. Space exploration could continue and new technology would still be developed. This is necessary because one day the sun will engulf the earth. We must terraform other planets to survive. An enlightened society across the galaxy would have varying survival strategies. They may be interested in bringing love throughout the universe. This means if humans discover other intelligent species, we may guide their evolution like friendly aliens. I have an optimistic view of alien life. If there are intelligent species that evolved for tens of thousands of years beyond humans, then their morality would be more developed as well their technology. This is why aliens would be interested in preventing humans from blowing up the earth through nuclear war. If an enlightened society existed already, I would guess it is the aliens preventing us from blowing up the earth.

I am seeking uncommon knowledge. There are some issues which people either underestimate or don't know about at all. I am looking for issues which politicians never talk about. This is how politics could be used to educate ourselves. I learned about several unknown issues already. Developmental psychology is not mainstream. Suicide rates in autism are gradually becoming more known. Psychedelics are expected to become more mainstream soon according to rebel wisdom. Food is a frequently ignored issue even though baby food is known to be toxic. Food is an extremely threatening issue for food producers, medical scientists, and the FDA. Issues which are extremely threatening to the status quo must be ignored or unknown. Modern slavery for example is threatening to all countries which benefit from the corrupt global supply chain. Feminists often under estimate the importance of men's rights. If the unique ways in which men and women are oppressed are not addressed, then equality can't be achieved. Feminists are starting to realize this. What obscure political issues do you know about?

In this case my opponent is my brother. His loved ones are my loved ones. This strategy would only work if he had a wife and kids. "Resign the chess game of you want to see your daughter in one piece" there have seriously been people murdered over chess games before. One man cut open his opponent's body and ate his internal organs. The first man to stab his chess opponent in the heart was in 1251. "Newton was executed on May 24, 2007 by lethal injection on Ohio. He was the first murderer executed for killing someone over a chess game. In 2003, Simon Andrews of Falls Township, Pennsylvania, stabbed to death Jerry Kowalski during a chess game. Authorities said that Andrews was disturbed by Kowalski’s constant talking during their chess games. Andrews then pulled a knife from under a sofa-bed mattress and stabbed the unlucky Kowalski in the neck, who bled to death. Andrews was sentenced from 15 to 30 years in state prison." This is from a forum I found. https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/died-playing-chess#:~:text=Newton was executed on May 24%2C 2007 by,by Kowalski’s constant talking during their chess games.

@Leo Gura I like the idea of Fischer random. This would eliminate all opening theory and leave me only with strategy. Some of my best chess games came from going into unfamiliar territory. Lichess.org has chess 960, another name for Fischer random. In the past I tried blindfold chess, and unbalanced time controls to handicap myself. This did not work. I think I will try a few games like that.

@Blackhawk it looks like human trafficking comes from poor regulation. People are at risk of human traffickers if they sell sex in the black market. It could prevent some from becoming victims of sex slavery through legal sex work. I will now name a few examples of trafficking. Drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and organ trafficking are a few I know. Others forms of human trafficking include child labor, child soldiers, debt bondage, forced labor, and involuntary domestic servitude. There could be more forms of trafficking you know that I don't. Domestic servitude is a big issue in Africa and the middle East. It is possible in the United States if somebody is exploited through child marriage. If women travel to dangerous parts of the world, they could have their passports confiscated and they could be forced into slavery.

That is a good point. This is a contradiction in sex work. Porn is so popular and easy to access nowadays that I don't think making both illegal would be feasible. If I were to go in the direction of regulating sex work, then some porn would be illegal. For example, there are human traffickers who profit off of porn sites. There have been some attempts to regulate porn by requiring a licence. This would be useful because there is otherwise too much porn being posted at once to be regulated. This leads to women being beaten and raped for a profit. (This could be the argument for criminalizing porn.) In order to maintain both as legal, they would have to be better regulated to prevent sexual abuse.

I found a rare issue regarding the legalization of prostitution. Prostitution is illegal in most of the United States. Most people are concerned that prostitution is immoral and leads to health issues. If prostitution were heavily regulated, it could counter intuitively protect some women from more dangerous forms of sex work in the black market. Nevada is currently the only place in the United States with legalized prostitution. If these laws were extended to other parts of the U.S., It could help reallocate police resources so they are not arresting otherwise innocent people through offering drugs and sex while under cover. Parts of the police force could become redundant with the legalization of prostitution as well as psychedelics. This could improve funding for social programs to prevent crime. I find it interesting when I notice rare connections to mainstream issues. I think it helps me see the world from more unique perspectives. https://harvardcrcl.org/to-protect-women-legalize-prostitution/ Should we legalize prostitution?

@Jacob Morres the first lesson was basic strategy and endgame tactics in standard chess. We arrived at a playable normal chess position through meta chess. By using different variants of chess my brother became more interested in learning standard chess. He became a more confident player in the process. There is also the meta game in which we were not playing to win. We were playing to have fun. This is why we avoided making rules that would make the game broken. I can introduce him to other variants as he learns more about chess. One idea I have is the rancor variant in which the rancor from star wars return of the Jedi is standing in the center of the board. The game becomes boring when other players are outclassed. I hope this clarifies some of the lessons.

@Husseinisdoingfine that's correct and it is the reason why I created this thread. Because capitalism depends on the exploitation of other nations, the corruption of capitalism runs through unequal exchange, slavery, and militarism. Capitalism and the class divide are linked to all of humanity in its corruption. I am now seeing that the global economy is so corrupt that it is hard to imagine it changing drastically enough to stop this exploitation. Because it is hard to imagine, I am trying to figure out what the economy should look like in theory to stop this exploitation. It looks like the corruption of capitalism won't stop completely until there is a world government that gives everybody universal basic income. Along the way there are significant steps. These include but are not limited to... Abolishing lobbying Enforcing anti slavery laws Punishing white collar crimes more severely Universal basic income for the U.S. more affordable health care. Potentially punishing war crimes more severely. The U.S. Is responsible for a lot of war crimes in the middle East. In fact Biden committed one in his first 100 days. The consequences were not that bad. This would put a halt to militarism in many cases.

@aurum these are the kinds of responses I am looking for. The main problem with capitalism is that it is designed to create poverty resulting in governmental corruption and criminal activity. By UBI do you mean all of humanity or just one country? I doubt it would be enough to get rid of the penny and nickel even though these are more expensive to make than the coins themselves. If the world currency were electronic how would it create debt to make? This would require a far more advanced cyber security system to pull off as many successful criminals are hackers. Would an economic system like this stop imperialism?

You make a good point about the corruption in capitalism. This is how much it can hurt a single nation. the fact that I am from the wealthiest nation in history means nothing if economic well being does not translate to human well being. What I am curious about is how much could capitalist corruption possibly hurt the entire world. This can include wars. What is the cost of being the wealthiest nation in the world? On one other interesting point, there are right-wing conservatives who don't even debate free medical care around the world. I find that fascinating and foreign given the current state of affairs in the U.S. Sometimes I think the U.S. Should pay more attention to other countries and ask their leadership why they made the decisions they did and how much has It helped them.

What I have gathered so far is that terms like "radical left" are used to scare people. I am not sure what to make of "military Bernie." I will try to clarify the subject. I am attempting to learn how much money is made through exploitation across the globe. Is it true that socialism for on side is destruction of imperialism for the other side? How dependent is the U.S. Economy on human rights violations and war crimes? Is it possible to create a global economy that does not depend on exploitation? The reason this is important is because politics looks like a zero sum game if other countries and people must be hurt for our benefit. For example, is it true that rich countries like the U.S. can't exist without poor countries? I hope this clarifies the topic.

@Jacob Morres I know what you are getting at. I make the distinction toxic feminism vs. Evolved feminism. The mainstream media leans toward toxic feminism and is bought into the narrative of women overcoming oppression. Men's rights are seen as less significant and frequently ignored. Evolved feminism recognizes that gender equality is impossible without addressing the unique ways in which men and women are oppressed. This is why man hating and inappropriate use of the term "mansplaining" are not feminist principles. toxic feminism leads to a disregard for men's rights and a lack of empathy for those falsely accused of rape. This is related to how The educational system is disadvantageous for boys because of the difference in preferred learning style. The narrative of women overcoming oppression becomes problematic and one sided. I can share some examples of evolved feminism. These are not the mainstream views. Conservatives are reacting to the dark side of modern feminism. Without appreciating the unique oppression of men and women, feminism becomes hypocritical. Even feminist forget that men and women are supposed to be equal. Feminism is not that women are superior. Here is toxic feminism.

@Husseinisdoingfine I am trying to imagine what kind of economic reforms would be necessary in order to stop imperialism. what exactly does the social Democratic economic system look like? If the social democrats depend on imperialism, then what would an economy look like without imperialism? What economic system can we envision that would stop the exploitation of third world countries? What would it take to implement these changes? How long would it take to achieve This new system? This issue seems challenging and I am left with a ton of questions. I need a better education on economics.

@Blackhawk excellent job on your research. You made very informative responses in this forum. The neutrality argument does not hold up when you take into account the secret alliances Sweden has in spite of its professed neutrality. If Russia knows about the secret alliances, Sweden could guarantee defense by joining NATO. Swedish neutrality can get very ugly if it helps both sides in a time of war. Sweden can't be neutral if it helps other countries kill more people. I don't see any more potential downsides to address. The country needs to let go of its false neutrality if it wants to help protect the countries it protects anyway.

I would like to add child marriage to our thread of ignored political issues. There are loopholes in the laws against statutory rape and many states do not set a minimum age at which a person can get married. Child marriage also facilitates human trafficking and modern slavery. The global slavery index recommends that the minimum age of marriage should be raised to 18 with or without parental consent. Our laws vary from state to state, but this legislation would ban all child marriage if it applies to all states.

@BipolarGrowth I never heard of the possibility that psychosis could be a good thing. people with these mental disorders are easily demonized as they end up in prison without their spiritual development. One thing related to this issue is how anxiety pills are designed to suppress anxiety. The alternative is to frame anxiety as a good thing as in some situations it makes us more alert and more active. Anxiety could help us if the issue were framed in different way. This is a recent development in the field of medicine.

@Husseinisdoingfine thank you for clarifying. this is the first time I started learning about modern imperialism. What I find concerning is that higher wages in countries like America could make imperialism worse by inflating the value of goods we export. For example, the current minimum wage in the U.S. Is around 10 dollars, but a living wage is 20 dollars. Would this be disastrous for poor countries? If it is terrible for poor countries, it explains why Sanders would support imperialism. This helps me to appreciate the need for worker rights across the globe because if we are self absorbed and only care about American workers, it comes at the expense of hurting other countries through unequal exchange. This looks like a massive elephant in the room that is not acknowledged. I never thought of trade as being this serious of an issue. We are definitely in the dark ages and have a ton of development that has yet to be done around the world.

@DocWatts I watched both of the videos you sent. I watched the video with intense interest when compared to other videos I watch. I noticed how the community often failed to take the issue seriously as they attributed virginity rates to a skyrocketing gay population. The reason I took it seriously is because I don't socialize much. I could be underestimating the psychological benefits of forming healthy relationships rather than no relationship. This is similar to the fatherless epidemic. Children who grow up without A father have psychological problems such as A lack of courage. I was affected by this issue and I want to fully understand how much I could be affected by the environment I grow up in. A good take away is to treat everyone the same as you would treat any other human being. A mistake men make is that they think they have treat one woman differently, but this makes her uncomfortable when she picks up on sexual innuendos.

@Blackhawk I looked through your posts and it looks like you have done a lot of research. I see a lot of reasons Sweden and other nations would benefit from this membership. The common positions against joining NATO are... Sweden does not want to be put in a position in which they have to fight in Afghanistan because of the need to defend the United States. Secondly, Sweden only spends about 1% of its GDP on defense. NATO would encourage Sweden to double the defense budget. Sweden values neutrality in war, and NATO membership would require their involvement. How do you respond to these arguments? I think one of your key arguments is that Sweden is not really neutral and it would improve the safety of other nations if they did join. I find this thread of unknown political issues to be very informative and educational. Thanks everybody for your help so far.