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What do you think of my political philosophy? I think it's pretty simple and also agreeable. I think there is general agreement at an international level and amongst international bodies like the UN.

Every human deserves the bare minimum of materials and energy necessary to life. That means before building super yachts for some humans we should focus on making every human has food, water, protection from the elements, etc. I think it is very achievable, a lot of people agree with me from their own studies from my understanding. If it is not currently achievable, it should be the foremost goal of mankind I should think.

Bait or developmentally challenged.
Call it.

>>821151
>egoism
<Bait or developmentally challenged.

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>>2907461
Why tho? Look at this garbage.

>>821155
Did you just post the entirety of leftypol

>>821158
Yes, I created a new challenge find the quality thread.,

Well, we can inquire upon the premises.
Why do all human beings deserve this minimum standard of treatment? Deserving something concerns justice, and justice typically deals in receiving what is owed. To be owed is to have given something in return for an accounted cost, and thus to rectify an injustice. You quote from the Gospel, and from this we may read from the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21–35):
https://biblia.com/bible/esv/matthew/18/21-35
Here, the master deals in pity, not justice. The servant does not "deserve" forgiveness, yet it is granted anyway, by philanthropy. This does not mean charity is unjust, but simply that it isn't justice. After the servant is forgiven, he deals in justice, seeking what he's owed, and for this sake, the master persecutes him as a hypocrite, for the sake of his begging. The unforgiving servant deserves what he is owed, but he also owes another - and at a greater price. To speak of what one deserves is then limiting of the potential for kindness. One's compassion flows freely outwards, without expectation of reward. So, I would say that it is in the nature of kindness to give without taking, and in this is a principle higher than justice. So, we can say that people ought to be kind, but this cannot be a political ideology, since it is purely ethical. The unfortunate failures of humanitarianism is shown in the charitable aid given to Africa, which has acted like a dispensation for beggars; crippling people into dependence, and allowing for a strengthening of political corruption. Charity alone does not solve political problems. If the rich young ruler withdrew all of his possessions and gave the proceeds to the poor, evenly stretched out across the world, each person might only receive a penny. At the same time, it is true that many are excessively wealthy while others are excessively poor - but this was also true from the time of Christ. Christ advocates for an ethical alternative to politics, yet recognises that there is a "narrow path" of those who will maintain the means to find contentment in it - for one must strive for riches in heaven rather than on earth. Regardless, we see that the Church divided their possessions amongst themselves in common, signifying fellowship:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%204%3A32-35&version=ESV
None were poor because each thing was evenly divided. As Jesus may add however, one should not cast pearls before swine. Covenant implies mutual obligation, lest a greedy guts as Judas betray it. We see that Judas rebukes Christ for using the oil instead of selling it - and so the love of money also corrupts, even in its act of equitability. What this implies is that each should receive only what is both (i) owed to them by their work; for as we read, a man deserves the wages of his labour (Luke 10:7), and (ii) compassion gives more than what is owed, for the treasures of heaven are superior to treasures on earth.

So, when we speak of deserving something, we may read thus:
<Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A7&version=NIV
And for whatever else, we may read:
<go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2010%3A17-27&version=KJV
And finally:
<There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%204%3A32-35&version=ESV
But be weary:
<the love of money is the root of all evil
https://biblehub.com/1_timothy/6-10.htm
The price of Joseph was 20 pieces of silver; Jesus was 30.
When one speaks of sacrifice, there are many different meanings.
So, you must unify the (i) lawful, (ii) ethical, and (iii) political.

>>821150
Sorry, Jesus is a myth, the meek will never inherit the Earth because the only thing that matters is strength on the battlefield or, failing that, the battlefield of ideas, where we fight with words. And on that front I can say you're being emotionally manipulative and committing numerous fallacies, trying to guilt trip innocent netizens into supporting welfare programs. Thus, I reject your argument and bid you good day.

>>821162
Your post is kind of a rollercoaster where I agree and disagree from sentence to sentence.
>Why do all human beings deserve this minimum standard of treatment?
Because life is sacred, unique, magical, whatever you want to call it within the universe as far as we know. SETI, whatever. Non-life will go on no matter what we do, but we could potentially end the only example of life we are aware of within the universe(that we know of.) Humans are undoubtedly the most alive of any life we know of.
>To be owed is to have given something in return for an accounted cost, and thus to rectify an injustice. You quote from the Gospel, and from this we may read from the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21–35):
Well I would say, as all of us that can read this post, are human life, we thus owe it to all human life don't you think?
>Here, the master deals in pity, not justice. The servant does not "deserve" forgiveness, yet it is granted anyway, by philanthropy. This does not mean charity is unjust, but simply that it isn't justice. After the servant is forgiven, he deals in justice, seeking what he's owed, and for this sake, the master persecutes him as a hypocrite, for the sake of his begging. The unforgiving servant deserves what he is owed, but he also owes another - and at a greater price.
Do children, do babies deserve forgiveness? Where is the magical cutoff where you determine that humans deserve exacting justice? Humans deserve endless understanding, at least as it comes from other humans, don't you think?
>To speak of what one deserves is then limiting of the potential for kindness. One's compassion flows freely outwards, without expectation of reward.]
I do feel goodness is its own reward, and I don't feel that anything I said previously would detract from that. Let us examine the question:
>you do right by another person, now you expect them to do right by you or not, and then you say well either right by you or not, and that it is right to do right whether or not you get the reaction you seek. So there are two parties. One does right, the other does not, or both do right, or both do not. Obviously two rights, is better than one right, is better than no rights.

>>821166
I was recently reading the Law of Hummurabi (1750 BCE) and its foundation is stopping the strong from oppressing the weak, but like Mao says; you can't stop the gun without a bigger gun. The utopian fantasy is that the weak build strength through numbers, but it has never seemed to be the case in history that the weak have conspired as a self-interested collective. The pessimism is in facts of life; there is always a Caesarian Patrician advocating for the Plebeians, but hardly any Plebeians advocating for themselves.

>>821170
>The utopian fantasy is that the weak build strength through numbers, but it has never seemed to be the case in history that the weak have conspired as a self-interested collective. T
It is a dirty word: Populism. Oh no, what may the mass of people conspire towards!?

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It's funny that not a single reply actually responded to any of my points:

>What do you think of my political philosophy? I think it's pretty simple and also agreeable. I think there is general agreement at an international level and amongst international bodies like the UN.


>Every human deserves the bare minimum of materials and energy necessary to life. That means before building super yachts for some humans we should focus on making every human has food, water, protection from the elements, etc. I think it is very achievable, a lot of people agree with me from their own studies from my understanding. If it is not currently achievable, it should be the foremost goal of mankind I should think.


That's all I think about. Food, shelter, security, etc. for the 8 billion people who live? If there is any goal that you could work towards, isn't meeting the basic needs of mankind?


On a kind of side note, I think many first-worlders are subconsciously unhappy, no matter what they consciously pin it on, because they know there whole existence is pinned on a lot of tomfoolery where they have wasteful access to resources while other humans have none to survive. No wonder you all feel like worthless creatures who have to self-harm.

>>821167
>life is sacred, unique, magical
Sure, but what is the foundation of life? Cannibalisation.
Plants feed on sunlight, rain and minerals.
Insects and herbivores feed on plants.
Carnivores feed on herbivores, and so on.
The circle of life entails the self-destruction of life by its own powers.
>Humans are undoubtedly the most alive of any life we know of.
I'm not quite sure what this means.
All living things are as "alive" as anything else.
>we thus owe it to all human life
Here is the paradox. If I owe everybody everything; they also owe me everything, and so we can only share at a more even degree what we possess. There was a philosopher called Auguste Comte in the 19th century who came up with "positivism", where in his utopian ideas, he fashioned a shirt which could only be buttoned up and down by other people, making it necessary to seek dependence in others as a sign of mutual charity. It sounds nice, but it also makes everyone a servant, rather than their own master. There was this sort of dispute amongst the Greeks. Plato wanted common ownership of possessions, while Aristotle and Epicurus saw that common ownership is compulsory, signifying suspicion, whilst friends freely share with each other. So, I would first say that I do not "owe" anyone anything, but that doesn't mean I can't give what I want based in my own compassion. It is the language of indebtedness which perverts its sentimental intention.
>Do children, do babies deserve forgiveness?
No - they don't "deserve" anything, but we still give our love freely; without compulsion. Forgiveness must be received from a person willing to give it.
>I do feel goodness is its own reward
And goodness is voluntary, correct?
Jesus counts tax collectors amongst the sinners he comes to save.

>>821174
But populism is still centred around a cult of personality, not the people in their own self-determination. The strong always rule.

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>>821177
>The circle of life entails the self-destruction of life by its own powers.
A circle already implies an infinite progression. A circle comes to its end and simultaneously comes to its beginning.


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