science too is an ideology
Often, we see science as an objective or neutral form of esteeming and gathering knowledge, when really it is subjective in countless ways and obliviousness of that subjectivity can be deeply damaging.
science too is an ideology
Often, we see science as an objective or neutral form of esteeming and gathering knowledge, when really it is subjective in countless ways and obliviousness of that subjectivity can be deeply damaging.
one must be anti-anti-utopian.
The opposite of being anti-anti utopian is to be Utopian. It’s crucial to keep imagining that things could get better, and furthermore to imagine how they might get better.
Anthropocene
Definition: the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
dystopias today seem mostly like the metaphorical lens of the science-fictional double action
This includes the world that we "know" and the one we don't. It's like looking at a picture someone has drawn and intended to have a certain meaning, but we as the viewers see it and interpret something different from it, and consequently do not fully understand the intended meaning. Sometimes this can be the case for truly understanding this double-sided society we live in.
that no one anywhere feels properly represented by their government, no matter which style of government
Government officials should do a better job of making us as citizens feel better represented. This includes making citizens "present" in public policy-making processes when political actors act in the best interest of citizens.
Dystopia is very clearly a kind of satire
This point is valid, because often times dystopias are satires that ridicule existent conditions rather than offering practical solutions for them.
individual men were in a state of war one against another
This is still a problem in the current world. This ties back into the aspects of competition.
Laws of Nature
THE LAWS OF NATURE EXPLAINED 1) Seek Peace just as far as man's hope of obtaining it. 2)Renounce full liberty of the state-- for loyalty of defense in return.
equality of ability produces equalityof hope
This is where competition comes in, same goods, distrust of others-- the glory. Everyone wants what they can't have, in means of all the same things.
he faculties of the mind
Us as humans are all capable of learning what really matters which was referred to as "SCIENCE" in the excerpt.
Nature has made men so equal in their physical andmental capacities
This line insists that there are overall equal capacities such as--Equalities of the body and mind.
Our flesh is no longer human
Is this to be taken in a spiritual aspect? Meaning we are no longer one, in God through flesh?
To people who feel deprived of a clear social identity, Ur-Fascism says that their onlyprivilege is the most common one, to be born in the same country.
So, if you have yet to find your identity being born a citizen in the same country is a start.
Italian fascism was certainly a dictatorship
Italian Fascism is also associated with the post-war Italian Social Movement and subsequent Italian neo-fascist movements.
Holocaust, thus understanding themeaning before knowing the word
The excruciating and roguish events occurring in the photographs gave him context of the depth of the Holocaust without a single explanation.
maquis
the French resistance movement during the German occupation (1940–45).
at the age of ten, I received the First Provincial Award of Ludi Juveniles (avoluntary, compulsory competition for young Italian Fascists
Age 10, is quite young to be involved in political matters regardless of the race, not just Italians, It seems to me that he is ahead of his time,
seem to have observed that this newly-won power over space and time, this subjugation of the forces of nature, which is the fulfilment of a longing t
Instead of being fulfilled with the right things (space & time), men were fulfilled with power and other things that could later on cause problems since they were yearning for something to fill that long time void.
pious
devoutly religious
If we do away with personal rights over material wealth, there still remains prerogative in the field of sexual relationships,
This is true. Getting rid of it doesn't mean it's gone forever; it'll just induce other problems that human go through.
If we cannot remove all suffering, we can remove some, and we can mitigate some
I agree with this statement. Suffering isn't a natural process, but it is indeed inevitable. However, we can avoid it, by refusing to accept some things,