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Originally posted by Dasher
Self-governance is evil. People are fat, ignorant and poor. Global governance is hope.
Self-governance is dead. People are fat, ignorant and poor. Global governance is now.
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Conversely and for the wise...
We must move past the old ways and on to the new. The wood has aged and yet new wine has been poured in. It is only a matter of time before the casks burst.
The principle of self-governance was the monument of America that was admired by the world. Sadly, the great monument of liberty has fallen and was only in it's infancy when it was corrupted by spiritually divisive and weak men who sat in carnally powerful and decisive seats.
The destruction of self-governance should be the greatest indicator of our direction/destination as a whole. This is true for Greece as it is for all of human history. It will continue until Pride destroys itself once more as Chaos which brings death will permeate the lands until it has consumed it's fill.
Consider that Religion nor Government enable the weak to be strong enough to not need Religion or Government. Such acts of strengthening the weak would actually serve to justify the purpose of Religion and Government. However, false Religion and false Government are against truth.
Give to the Creators with all of your heart, soul and mind (Generally, we are all subject to the same set of natural gifts/blessings and the same needs). Give to your neighbor as yourself (So that all are progressing and none are forgotten).
Our people are fat, ignorant and poor! The fruit of the Church and the Government is of poor quality! Raise yourself up. Raise yourself up. Raise yourself up. Give to the Creators and likewise, give to each other according to their weakness.
Understand your own truthful needs and godly pleasures. Be useful for many things (honest needs and pleasures of good report). Invest your wealth in that which sustains (food, tools, creative stimulation).
So I say again to those who are weak, and those who are strong, raise yourself up and help those who are below you. Heed the warnings of the daily reports from around the world, raise yourself up. The wood is cracking and the cask is ready to split open, so raise yourself up and make progress and you will not drown.
Know and understand the story of the city and it's tower. It will help you to understand "prophecies" more than any constructed religion or government.
Originally posted by Dasher
reply to post by stephinrazin
Within the light was created a void.
Within the void was created a light.
The children of light are the light within the void.
The children of darkness are the shadows of the light of creation.
Light is truth/life.
Void is void.
This realm is mercy/grace to the children of darkness, and mercy/grace and refinement to the children of light.
Consider that we live in the middle ground of the Eternal and the Void.
From our middle ground, the path to void is pride and chaos.
Many live this way.
From our middle ground, the path to the Eternal is OrderCharity (the inverse and converse of pride and chaos) who is One.
Few live this way.
Also consider that as our ability to destroy (read: to be pride and chaos) grows, so does our ability (and responsibility) to be orderly and charitable (read: to be like gods). This is also why the fall of man which is spiritually described in the story of the fall of the first man was important and not the terrible/mysterious thing it is often treated as.
The blind believe that the great consuming of power/might and the great comfort of self-determination are gods. They are not. They are death. Truth exists regardless of our ability to observe or understand.
Like animals who fear thunder, the animal-men of the world fear pride and chaos. Like Gods who fears nothing, the priest-animals (children of light) of the world press on through the storm.
I know that I did not answer you directly, but I believe this communicates a lot more than answering your questions individually. I hope that it will strengthen you to see clearly on your own. I do not have much time to spare, but if you have other questions, rhetorical or not, I would love to share if you will give me your ears (eyes).
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
No voting rights? Fine. We want out of the European Union.