Who Are the Decent People?

[Nick_A]

Uwot wrote concerning my ideas concerning the fallen human condition:

Yup. The "reality of the fallen human condition" is a disgusting idea, and half wits who blithely assert it should expect to be taken to task by decent human beings.

This invites the very important question: who are the decent people and what makes them decent people. Mark Twain wrote:

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

I find myself often in disagreement with the majority who seem to be considered decent people so I can openly admit why the perennial ideas at the heart of philosophy which attract me can be considered disgusting by decent people.

the question becomes how to respond to the influences of disgusting people who defy the beliefs of decent people? Mankind has tried everything including crucifixion and inviting those who support offensive ideas to drink hempock but nothing seems to work. We still end up with these Simone Weil types who never cease causing trouble for the lives of decent people.

Even though there is a minority very attracted to these disgusting ideas, how do we protect the world from them and the half wits who support them so as not to disturb the tranquility of the decent people?

[Age]

EVERY one. Just ask them.

[Walker]

EVERY one. Just ask them.

Do Hell’s Angels think they are decent?

[Age]

EVERY one. Just ask them.

Do Hell’s Angels think they are decent?

Ask them.

That one known as "hitler" would have have BELIEVED that they were 'decent', and especially more so, because that human being was doing the 'decent' thing, for 'decent' people, from their perspective.

[Walker]

EVERY one. Just ask them.

Do Hell’s Angels think they are decent?

Ask them.

That one known as "hitler" would have have BELIEVED that they were 'decent', and especially more so, because that human being was doing the 'decent' thing, for 'decent' people, from their perspective.

You’ve already taken your stand, which is, you say that everyone thinks they are decent. This is likely because you think that you are decent. However, not everyone thinks like you. For instance, Hell’s Angels.

“As you are, I was. As I am, you will be.”
From: Hunter S. Thompson
Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga

[Age]

Do Hell’s Angels think they are decent?

Ask them.

That one known as "hitler" would have have BELIEVED that they were 'decent', and especially more so, because that human being was doing the 'decent' thing, for 'decent' people, from their perspective.

You’ve already taken your stand, which is, you say that everyone thinks they are decent. This is likely because you think that you are decent.

Just because some thing is LIKELY, to you, that in itself CERTAINLY does NOT make it at all true.

If the Truth be KNOWN, some might be VERY surprised.

The chance that this is UNLIKELY might outweigh the chance that this is LIKELY by a great deal.

However, not everyone thinks like you.

And HOW do I 'think' again?

What is it that 'you' think or BELIEVE I think here exactly?

And, WHY do 'you' ASSUME and/or BELIEVE that?

For instance, Hell’s Angels.

HOW do 'you' KNOW what EVERY human being known as a "hell's angel" WILL answer the question; Who are the decent people? or, Are you a decent person?

You appear to like to think or BELIEVE that 'you' KNOW what "others" think, correct?

“As you are, I was. As I am, you will be.”
From: Hunter S. Thompson
Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga

WHAT???

Is this meant to imply any thing?

[Sculptor]

We still end up with these Simone Weil types who never cease causing trouble for the lives of decent people.

These "types"?
WTF are you blathering on about now?

If it were not for "types" like Weil people like you would still be dragging mud about the landscape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2c-X8HiBng

[Nick_A]

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.
Karl Marx

What could be more clear? The decent people all want peace so are free of any opposition to forms of socialism. Those who oppose the government of the times are against peace so must be eliminated. Both Jesus' and Socrates' death were state inspired acts of justice necessary to protect decent people.

[Nick_A]

We still end up with these Simone Weil types who never cease causing trouble for the lives of decent people.

These "types"?
WTF are you blathering on about now?

If it were not for "types" like Weil people like you would still be dragging mud about the landscape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2c-X8HiBng

You must learn not to disagree with genuine experts recognized as such by institutions of higher learning

"We shall send the Red Virgin as far away as possible so that we shall never hear of her again."
-- C. Bouglé, Director of Career Placement
Ecole normale supérieure

Simone Weil was too young for execution and there were no safe places to protect the decent students from the effects of Simone so banishment was the best alternative. You must remember that creating and protecting decent people is the goal of a progressive education

[henry quirk]

Everyone might think think they're decent, but -- obviously -- some (mebbe most) aren't.

I used to be a big 'eye of the beholder' kinda guy...nowadays, not so much.

If there are moral truths, natural laws (as I think there are), then there's objective 'decency' and objective 'indecency'.

The trick is figurin' out the standard, the measure.

[Sculptor]

We still end up with these Simone Weil types who never cease causing trouble for the lives of decent people.

These "types"?
WTF are you blathering on about now?

If it were not for "types" like Weil people like you would still be dragging mud about the landscape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2c-X8HiBng

You must learn not to disagree with genuine experts recognized as such by institutions of higher learning.

I doubt very much that I would be willing to trade my education for yours.
And what I have learned over the years is that people or real wisdom do not have to rely on "experts", but are able to argue for themselves.

"We shall send the Red Virgin as far away as possible so that we shall never hear of her again."
-- C. Bouglé, Director of Career Placement
Ecole normale supérieure

Simone Weil was too young for execution and there were no safe places to protect the decent students from the effects of Simone so banishment was the best alternative. You must remember that creating and protecting decent people is the goal of a progressive education

ROFL.
Director of Career Placement??
You are such a twit.

Have you ANYTHING to say of value?

[Nick_A]

Sculptor

I doubt very much that I would be willing to trade my education for yours.
And what I have learned over the years is that people or real wisdom do not have to rely on "experts", but are able to argue for themselves.

I would never want to trade the results of my education for the results of your indoctrination. That is why I cannot become one of the decent people expressing indoctrinated results.

[Impenitent]

decent people are wearing clothes...

and/or riding down escalators ...

yet decent descenders are not commonplace...

-Imp

[Sculptor]

Sculptor

I doubt very much that I would be willing to trade my education for yours.
And what I have learned over the years is that people or real wisdom do not have to rely on "experts", but are able to argue for themselves.

I would never want to trade the results of my education for the results of your indoctrination. That is why I cannot become one of the decent people expressing indoctrinated results.

Morons like with without an education often wrongly characterise education as some form of indoctrination. This is based on ignorance since people like you having missed out on their fruits of knowledge condemn what they do not understand as sour grapes.
And whilst I was attending three different Universities to achieve my various honours and letters after my name, you, presumably spent his time trawling the Internet for crackpot ideas that that matched his shrinking bubble in which he has cocooned himself.
The fact is that you are know nothing about Simone Weil, not any of her (ahem!) "types", and are completely clueless about what she contributed to thinking and to society has a whole.
You are in fact still grubbing about in the dirt.

[Nick_A]

Sculptor

I doubt very much that I would be willing to trade my education for yours.
And what I have learned over the years is that people or real wisdom do not have to rely on "experts", but are able to argue for themselves.

I would never want to trade the results of my education for the results of your indoctrination. That is why I cannot become one of the decent people expressing indoctrinated results.

Morons like with without an education often wrongly characterise education as some form of indoctrination. This is based on ignorance since people like you having missed out on their fruits of knowledge condemn what they do not understand as sour grapes.
And whilst I was attending three different Universities to achieve my various honours and letters after my name, you, presumably spent his time trawling the Internet for crackpot ideas that that matched his shrinking bubble in which he has cocooned himself.
The fact is that you are know nothing about Simone Weil, not any of her (ahem!) "types", and are completely clueless about what she contributed to thinking and to society has a whole.
You are in fact still grubbing about in the dirt.

A thermometer has a lot of degrees and you know what you can do with that

Who are you BSing about Simone? Would you even understand the question for the next AWS colloquy much less be able to answer it? She understood the essential quality necessary for education as opposed to indoctrination. I don't believe you do.

I hope this finds you well. First, a friendly reminder that the 40th Annual Colloquy of the American Weil Society (organized by Prof. Tomeu Estelrich) will be held at Boston College on April 23, 24th and 25th 2020. The topic of the colloquy will be: “Simone Weil on spirituality, beauty and justice”. Professor Elaine Scarry (Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, Department of English, Harvard University) will give the inaugural address to our conference on Thursday April 23, 2020 at 5:00pm. Following her keynote speech, there will be a reception...........................