the two tracks of modernity
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:54 pm
we have two tracks of modernity.. we first have the "Enlightenment"
and the second track is what followed the "Enlightenment" which
is the "Romantic era"... so, we can follow history since, say the
French Revolution or if you prefer, 1800.. as the beginning marker...
as the 'Enlightenment" was over by some accounts as early as 1720 or
by some accounts by the French Revolution.. but it most believe
that the ''Enlightenment" was over by 1750.... and the next stage,
the ''Romantic Era" began with the publication of Goethe's book,
"The Sorrows of young Werther" the so called "Storm and Stress''
period of German history.. this "Romantic Era" has lasted until today...
for example, the conservative of today yearns for a return to the
Middle Ages....or at least a return to a America that never existed..
some sort of idealized, fictional 1950's... Ronald Raygun said as much...
You can see this "Romantic" understanding of history in the false
beliefs of the Nazi's.. in their idealized, fictional belief in the
superiority of the Aryans... as there is in fact, no such thing...
you can this fantasy beliefs at work in modern conservativism...
the allege superiority of the white people, or the wealthy or
of Americans... these "Romantic beliefs" that some are superior to
others because of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, or sex..
is just another example of "Romantic" beliefs..
and we have the other side, the "Enlightenment" aspect of modernity,
which is the scientific, technological side of the modern world..
where the world follows the evidence, the facts presented by reality..
and we follow that.. and not the fictional hopes of indoctrinations that
we have yet to overcome... indoctrinations of "Romantic" beliefs like
the belief in god, America being exceptional, the superiority of Capitalism...
These "Romantic" notions do nothing to bring about a clear and realistic understanding
of the world... experience has shown us the failure of capitalism as well as
the failure of communism and the ongoing failure of conservativism....
Let us walk away from our indoctrinations of the ''Romantic" notions we have,
of god, of America the great, of capitalism, and return to reality...
(income inequality has proven the failure of capitalism.. when 500 people
have as much wealth as over half the world's population, that is a sign of failure)
so, how do we begin a return to reality? How do we forgo our current
"Romantic" delusions that plague the modern conservative movement?
by a return to the reality of experiences... we judge who we are and the world
around us by the experiences we see, feel, hear, touch, smell, and taste....
we don't judge our experiences by already formed theories and indoctrinations..
we judge experiences as they happen, not as we wish them to appear...
we no longer base our experiences by values that were installed in us as
children, indoctrinated into us.. but by forming an understanding of the
experiences as we experience them.... I don't judge people to be
violent for example, unless some people are actually violent..
and we learn through experience, what to watch for in regard to
violent people....by watching their gait, their actions, their beliefs,
who they are, I can better judge who will be violent and who won't be..
I can guess, but I can't be sure, that women will be less violent than men...
and that lesson has been shown to be the value of experiences of my life...
it is an absolute experience that women will be less violent than men,
no, but it is more of a chance that women will be less violent than men..
we can't judge events as absolute, but we can judge events and people
by how often we encounter them in regards to violence... In my life,
women have been less violent than men, but in your experience, perhaps,
that women are more violent than men.. I doubt it, but it is possible....
the possibilities of women being less violent than men, drive our
actions and beliefs... because we have seen less violent women than
men, we hold the belief that women are less violent than men...
but it is really based on experiences and the random nature of people's
actions..
so, we base our judgements of the world based upon probabilities
and chance that we see in our lives... but some instead of reacting
to the evidence, the probabilities of existence, and hold to the indoctrinations
of others to judge the actions of people.. holding to the invalid perception
that people are unable to change.. that once born "evil'' that they cannot
do anything else other than "evil" this perception is based on distorted and
faulty, invalid perceptions of the world and the people within the world....
so, how do you see the world? do you see the world through your
indoctrinations or through your everyday vision of what you see,
hear, touch, feel, smell, and taste of the universe... it is through
the senses that we can an understanding of the universe...
and through the experiences of the world in which we view
through the senses of our bodies....
Kropotkin
and the second track is what followed the "Enlightenment" which
is the "Romantic era"... so, we can follow history since, say the
French Revolution or if you prefer, 1800.. as the beginning marker...
as the 'Enlightenment" was over by some accounts as early as 1720 or
by some accounts by the French Revolution.. but it most believe
that the ''Enlightenment" was over by 1750.... and the next stage,
the ''Romantic Era" began with the publication of Goethe's book,
"The Sorrows of young Werther" the so called "Storm and Stress''
period of German history.. this "Romantic Era" has lasted until today...
for example, the conservative of today yearns for a return to the
Middle Ages....or at least a return to a America that never existed..
some sort of idealized, fictional 1950's... Ronald Raygun said as much...
You can see this "Romantic" understanding of history in the false
beliefs of the Nazi's.. in their idealized, fictional belief in the
superiority of the Aryans... as there is in fact, no such thing...
you can this fantasy beliefs at work in modern conservativism...
the allege superiority of the white people, or the wealthy or
of Americans... these "Romantic beliefs" that some are superior to
others because of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, or sex..
is just another example of "Romantic" beliefs..
and we have the other side, the "Enlightenment" aspect of modernity,
which is the scientific, technological side of the modern world..
where the world follows the evidence, the facts presented by reality..
and we follow that.. and not the fictional hopes of indoctrinations that
we have yet to overcome... indoctrinations of "Romantic" beliefs like
the belief in god, America being exceptional, the superiority of Capitalism...
These "Romantic" notions do nothing to bring about a clear and realistic understanding
of the world... experience has shown us the failure of capitalism as well as
the failure of communism and the ongoing failure of conservativism....
Let us walk away from our indoctrinations of the ''Romantic" notions we have,
of god, of America the great, of capitalism, and return to reality...
(income inequality has proven the failure of capitalism.. when 500 people
have as much wealth as over half the world's population, that is a sign of failure)
so, how do we begin a return to reality? How do we forgo our current
"Romantic" delusions that plague the modern conservative movement?
by a return to the reality of experiences... we judge who we are and the world
around us by the experiences we see, feel, hear, touch, smell, and taste....
we don't judge our experiences by already formed theories and indoctrinations..
we judge experiences as they happen, not as we wish them to appear...
we no longer base our experiences by values that were installed in us as
children, indoctrinated into us.. but by forming an understanding of the
experiences as we experience them.... I don't judge people to be
violent for example, unless some people are actually violent..
and we learn through experience, what to watch for in regard to
violent people....by watching their gait, their actions, their beliefs,
who they are, I can better judge who will be violent and who won't be..
I can guess, but I can't be sure, that women will be less violent than men...
and that lesson has been shown to be the value of experiences of my life...
it is an absolute experience that women will be less violent than men,
no, but it is more of a chance that women will be less violent than men..
we can't judge events as absolute, but we can judge events and people
by how often we encounter them in regards to violence... In my life,
women have been less violent than men, but in your experience, perhaps,
that women are more violent than men.. I doubt it, but it is possible....
the possibilities of women being less violent than men, drive our
actions and beliefs... because we have seen less violent women than
men, we hold the belief that women are less violent than men...
but it is really based on experiences and the random nature of people's
actions..
so, we base our judgements of the world based upon probabilities
and chance that we see in our lives... but some instead of reacting
to the evidence, the probabilities of existence, and hold to the indoctrinations
of others to judge the actions of people.. holding to the invalid perception
that people are unable to change.. that once born "evil'' that they cannot
do anything else other than "evil" this perception is based on distorted and
faulty, invalid perceptions of the world and the people within the world....
so, how do you see the world? do you see the world through your
indoctrinations or through your everyday vision of what you see,
hear, touch, feel, smell, and taste of the universe... it is through
the senses that we can an understanding of the universe...
and through the experiences of the world in which we view
through the senses of our bodies....
Kropotkin
