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initiationofplato
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12. "The only solution to any social problem is education."
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Tue Jan-06-15 02:05 PM by initiationofplato

          

In my opinion, the biggest problem the collective world suffers from is the misplaced value in materialism and lack of education. Many of us will choose money over character/knowledge.

Humanity is still evolving, and perhaps still too young to embrace altruistic values over material ones. Part of that is social programming, sure, part of that is political and socio-economic influence. The majority of our issues are in part due to the disconnect between each other and nature.

Caring for others, and wanting to see them elevate to a level of excellence that exceeds their current state is a good thing. Attempting to tell people how they should do that however, is not.

The conditions you outlined are impractical given their specificity. Christ has nothing to do with having good values, neither does waiting for marriage before you have sex. As soon as you start imposing rules/guidelines to progress, you become a Tyrant and alienate yourself. Every tyrant in history has had to build walls to defend themselves from for a reason.

Education today is free. If you immerse yourself in any field for long enough, it elevates your character. People do not like being told what is right and wrong. We are experiential learners. We must feel, see, and touch for ourselves before we understand. Study science long enough and you see that religion does not have to play the most significant part in your daily life. Study philosophy and you learn about social virtues, order, and reasoning. Study health and medicine, and you learn about your own body and how to take care of it. Education builds good reason and creates good decision makers on its own.

If you educate someone, you never have to tell them something is wrong, or that they shouldn't do it. They will make the right choice themselves, and ultimately, that is what we should strive for. Good reason and character is symptomatic of education. I do not wish to live in a world where I am told what to do, or where I have to tell someone what to do. Education can free all of us from that struggle.

There are several ancient societies which practiced "self-governance", the only universal condition the government provided/advocated was to elevate the public through education. In fact, the concept of the University came from Egyptian "Mystery Schools" which initiated all candidates, and determined whether or not they possessed the right set of values to be admitted. Even drug use was seen as a positive experience, that only the well educated enjoyed.

Pythagoras, arguably one of the most brilliant people to ever live, spent 20 years attempting to be admitted into one such school. It is written about him that when he emerged from this school, his mere presence could still a riot. A place like Egypt, with all its wonders, was not conceived and built on the back of slaves. It was built by a society which prized education and character above all else.

The library in Alexandria, before it was destroyed, had volumes which were over 10,000 years old. Plato too, was initiated and educated in Egypt. Coincidentally, this is what I draw the inspiration for my OKP name from.

  

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help me understand respectability politics. [View all] , Joe Corn Mo, Tue Jan-06-15 01:26 PM
 
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The way it was always taught in my family
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how do you feel when respectability politcs is presented as a solution?
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do real (Black) people actually do that?
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      don lemon's perspective is not rare.
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but better is still defined by...
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      i left that part out to avoid getting sidetracked.
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           like i said two generations, every negro in america
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                RE: like i said two generations, every negro in america
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save/invest the money they have instead of buying clothes/rims/sneakers
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striving for excellence != respectability politics
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sure.
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      they'd have to do it for two generations
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      I think it would make a significant difference
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      depends what the problem is
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           I agree.
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It sounds like you understand respectability politics fine.
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Bourgie people on twitter defending people they want nothing to do with....
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i want nothing to do with any people in real life.
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It is hidden assimilation under the fear of whiteness
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How does baggy jeans and face tattoos with dreads help our...
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there is a thread on page 1 about fixing your hair to get a job.......
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it doesn't.
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      it wouldn't cure anything but it's a step in the right direction.
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Imo, it has to be bred out over time.
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The murder rate plummets (even more) if it goes into effect.
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I don't believe that.
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So then you don't have an issue with RP, per se.
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      correct.
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^^^^ this ^^^^
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who died & made yt the barometers of respectability tho?
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yes, yes you actually can
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Don't dress like one if you don't want to be treated like one
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Those things don't even solve the same problems for all white people. n/...
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ya mean what was life like for Blacks before that there rap music? Jim C...
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We had water fountains....
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      ones for respected people and ones for the not so respected...
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