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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 2d

I've been spiraling around in gemini + deepseek, and think I'm coming to the conclusion that Hegel and Schelling's philosophy is better suited for Hinduism(acintya bheda abheda or something tantric) than Christianity.

And comparatively maybe Marx is more of a Jew and subsequently Christian.

Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 2d

Coalition of secular pro life and pro life Democrats

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 5d

Ralph Waldo Emerson is a philosopher that is off putting to me.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 11d

I think American liberals would be served well to root American liberal liberation etc in the broader history and context of internationalism. It does not diminish America, if anything, it helps make her look better. She was never a singular protagonist of history.

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 11d

How would distributism work in a cashless economy?

How would nomadic, independent professionals fit in a distributist economy?

Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 13d

I think it should be put on hold for a while.

And subs for different countries should be made. Like usacatholic, canadacatholic, italiancatholic, frenchcatholic...

All the region specific pathologies will be each one's own problem and contained in their own subs.

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 13d

On paper a catholic sub should be good. But it just irritates me and pulls me down.

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 13d

www.reddit.com/r/NativePlan...

Don't know why this is making me chuckle

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Psychopomp Francis II @francisgasparini.bsky.social · Apr 3

Inside me there are two wolves. This is not enough to control the deer population inside me, which is degrading the river ecology inside me. I’m attempting to release more
wolves inside me to address this, but the ranchers inside me object, and

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 15d

there's a largely imagined 'early apostolic christianity was a softer, gentler version until Saint Paul came along' which honestly isn't based on much.

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 17d

What kind of vigilance and standard is expected then !

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 17d

'Shows quite a bit of concern for his family, which does not seem to be sufficient in the final accounting'; this is the most difficult one for me.

He's not some extreme psychopath according to modern standards. Even in torment he remembers his family and wishes them well.

But none of it counts.

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 17d

Most importantly how would distributists view the legacy of belloc and chestertons antisemitism and fear of muslims?

The anti usury talks would start at and continue in an antisemitic context. Probably discourage dialogue and make evangelisation difficult with fear of muslims.

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 17d

If guilds are replaced with worker cooperatives, union of worker councils and certification bodies, what would the distributist model look like?

If face to face discussions are preferred and at state level, like municipalism, how would distributism manage it?

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 17d

I think distributists should take worker priests, celibates into consideration and give them equal power along with traditional families.

If this is implemented how would governance and decision making look like now in Distributism?

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 17d

The more I try to understand distributism, the more it sounds like what little I know of bookchins municipalism; but with small business, countryside nostalgia and some romantic mediaevalism thrown in.

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The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open @thesunxix.bsky.social · 22d

drew this while I was happy drunk with a full belly of great food lying in the fresh green grass surrounded by people who love me and that I love during one of the few times a year we’re all together and not scattered around the country. Goodbye summer

#art #humanart #sketchbook

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 19d

Also like how the BJP/RSS people here keep repeating it. It was already out there irl(remember encountering it in college), but now the online RW spaces have become more emboldened with reddit hysteria backing it

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 19d

I like that all the reddit hate info on mother Teresa is used within reddit and outside reddit(esp on YouTube), but this post is conveniently ignored all the time www.reddit.com/r/badhistory....

It's been 5 years & still the old tropes are repeated.

From the badhistory community on Reddit: "Saint Mother Teresa was documented mass murderer" and other bad history on Mother Teresa

Explore this post and more from the badhistory community

www.reddit.com

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 21d

'Fearing or regulating it, or opposing technological progress, would hasten the coming of the Antichrist, Thiel said, according to people who attended.'; how's regulating technological progress supposed to hasten the coming of anti christ?

Is he serious about this?

Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 21d

New argument against AI regulation just dropped. Checkmate, atheists.
www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...

For about a year now, Thiel has been publicly laying out his understanding of biblical prophecies and the potential for the rapid advance of technology to bring about an apocalyptic future.

In a lecture Monday, he encouraged an audience to continue working toward scientific progress, whether in AI or other forms of technology. Fearing or regulating it, or opposing technological progress, would hasten the coming of the Antichrist, Thiel said, according to people who attended.

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 23d

Manichaean ?

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24d

Miller: “The light will defeat the dark. We will prevail over the forces of wickedness and evil.

“They cannot imagine what they have awakened.”

Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 27d

I wonder if getting a beginner's grip on British idealism and Tolstoy will make me get the atmosphere that Gandhi grew up in.

Probably idealism alone might make mystic nation building thinkers clearer.

Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 28d

Why is Nietzsche being invoked here?!
These people are supposed to be learned Christians aren't they? Something happens and they jump straight to get help from the antichrist, ubermensch guy?

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Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 29d

The number is increasing fast.

Akash @akdv.bsky.social · 29d

POV you're in an employee owned co-op