My opinion is that this is not possible unless one has free choice to make their life what they will.
My opinion is that this is not possible unless one has free choice to make their life what they will.
Yeah, that seems fairly obvious.
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
On earth, not having free choice is hell.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
carolina73 (04-22-2020),Lummy (04-22-2020)
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Lummy (04-22-2020)
Yes, I suppose that's true.
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Does a dog rewarded with a biscuit for doing some specific act have free choice? It gets kind of muddled.
Free choice in being herded, as say through higher education, especially where indoctrination is heavy, is also gray. I'm not sure there is free choice in college, when pier pressure and academic judgements are highly political, as they are now.
None. A dog is incapable of moral reasoning or moral agency (the ability to decide and be held accountable). They're primarily instinctual.
There is coercion for sure. Whether it's an attempt at shaming, an appeal to your conscience or a concrete penalty for not complying I don't think these negate one's will. In some cases they just make one doubt whether those who comply actually believe in what they're saying.
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
IOW, free choice is like rights, natural rights, that you have even if some one or institution denies you them, for they are violating your rights, just as they might violate your free choice.
Rights and free will are also similar as responsibilities you're held accountable for.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler