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I don’t sing because I am happy; I’m happy because I sing.

— William #James

"All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three following questions: 1. What can I #know? 2. What #ought I to do? 3. What may I #hope?"

— Immanuel #Kant

#Law is concerned with #freedom, the worthiest and holiest thing in man, the thing man must know if it is to have obligatory force for him.

— [#Hegel’s Philosophy of #Right, § 215 – Ethical Life / Civil Society / Administration of Justice / Determinate Law] [at: http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/pr/prcivils.htm]

“No #morality can be founded on #authority, even if the authority were #divine.”

— A. J. #Ayer, Essay on #Humanism

All #punishment is mischief. All punishment of itself is evil.

— Jeremy #Bentham, Principles of #Morals and #Legislation

#Κομμουνισμός - «μια ένωση στην οποία η ελεύθερη ανάπτυξη του καθενός [ατόμου] είναι η προϋπόθεση για την ελεύθερη ανάπτυξη όλων».

#Marx & #Engels, Manifesto (1848)

#Communism - “an association in which the free development of each [individual] is the condition for the free development of all.”

#Marx & #Engels, Manifesto (1848)

Αρθρον 1. - Ο σκοπός οπού απ’ αρχής κόσμου οι άνθρωποι εσυμμαζώχθησαν από τα δάση την πρώτην φοράν, δια να κατοικήσουν όλοι μαζί, κτίζοντες χώρας και πόλεις, είναι δια να συμβοηθώνται και να ζώσιν ευτυχισμένοι, και όχι να συναντιτρώγονται ή να ρουφά το αίμα τους ένας.

#Ρήγας #Βελεστινλής, “Τα Δίκαια του Ανθρώπου”

"The consistent #anarchist, then, should be a #socialist, but a socialist of a particular sort. He will not only oppose alienated and specialized labor and look forward to the appropriation of capital by the whole body of workers, but he will also insist that this appropriation be direct, not exercised by some elite force acting in the name of the proletariat."

— Noam #Chomsky - In Daniel Guérin, #Anarchism: From Theory to Practice, 1970

"[…] Την δήμευσιν δεν την φοβείται αυτός που δεν έχει τίποτε, εκτός εάν έχης ανάγκην από αυτά τα σχισμένα κουρέλια μου και τα ολίγα βιβλία μου, που αποτελούν όλην την περιουσίαν μου. Την εξορίαν δεν την εννοώ, εγώ που δεν περιορίζομαι εις ένα τόπον, και δεν έχω ιδικόν μου ούτε το μέρος που τώρα κατοικώ, και κάθε μέρος είναι ιδικόν μου όπου και αν ευρεθώ ή μάλλον, κάθε μέρος είναι του Θεού, όπου εγώ είμαι ξένος και περαστικός. […]"

— Μέγας Βασίλειος

"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of #patriotism, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble #war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."

— Albert #Einstein

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@freemo corporate governance

[🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 @freemo

@rotenotes those few who govern are elected by all shareholders. Thats democratic much how nations ellect presidents and congressmen whonare few to run things.

"Capitalism" (really corporate governance) is as democratic as youncan get.

@freemo Consider the following from a Marxist perspective:

Economic Power and Class Interests: Marxism argues that capitalism inherently creates a division between the bourgeoisie (owners of the means of production) and the proletariat (workers). Even if shareholders elect leaders, this does not change the fundamental power dynamics. The shareholders, who typically belong to the bourgeois class, have interests that differ from those of the workers. Hence, this form of democracy is limited to those who own capital and excludes the majority who do not. [wage and non-wage income]

Limited Participation: In corporate governance, the "democratic" process is confined to shareholders, which is a small fraction of the population. Workers, who contribute their labor to create value, usually have no say in the decision-making processes of the corporation. This exclusion contradicts the Marxist idea of true democratic control, where workers collectively make decisions about production and distribution. [collective rationality]

Alternative Models of Democracy: Marxism advocates for a form of democracy where workers have direct control over production, often referred to as workers' councils or soviets. In this system, economic and political decisions are made collectively by the workers, ensuring that the interests of the majority are represented and that there is no class that dominates the others.
[classless society]

In conclusion, while corporate governance might incorporate some democratic elements for shareholders, it falls short of the comprehensive, inclusive democracy envisioned by Marxism. The control remains with the capitalist class, and the structural inequalities of capitalism persist, preventing true democratic participation for the majority of the population.

You speak not for democracy but for the communism of the rentiers.

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“In the weightiest matters we must go to school to the , and learn spinning and weaving from the spider, building from the swallow, singing from the birds, — from the swan and the nightingale, imitating their art.”

rotenotes,
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@freemo

Haha, that’s a clever twist on Democritus’ wisdom! It’s true, we may not learn literal weaving from spiders, but their intricate creations do teach us valuable lessons in problem-solving. 🕷️🕸️👩‍💻

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«Σημείωσε πόσο φευγαλέα και ασήμαντη είναι η περιουσία του ανθρώπου — χθες ένα έμβρυο, αύριο μια μούμια ή στάχτη. Έτσι, για το εύρος του χρόνου που σου έχει ανατεθεί, ζήσε λογικά και αποχωρίσου τη ζωή χαρούμενα, όπως πέφτει η ώριμη ελιά, εξυμνώντας την εποχή που τη γέννησε και το δέντρο που την ωρίμασε».

“Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man — yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairsbreadth of time assigned to thee, live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ripe olive, extolling the season that bore it and the tree that matured it.”

Artwork: The Three Ages of Man
Year c. 1512–14
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 90 cm × 150.7 cm (35 in × 59.3 in)
Location National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

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“No can be founded on , even if the authority were .”

— A. J. , Essay on

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