A Rhetorical Question, and some non-rhetorical ones

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A Rhetorical Question, and some non-rhetorical ones

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If a man uses business practises and power to consolidate all his family's assets into the most primitive and environmentally destructive natural resource known at his time (say, fossil fuels in contemporary America), would it be ethical for every single man on the planet to invest in the stock market for the sole purpose of bankrupting him? Would it be their obligation to make his business obsolete, and prevent him from ever rising in power again? Would the fact that he has already served two terms in power and manipulated the bureaucracy to allow him to run the government like a methamphetamine business, and thus is no longer capable of constitutionally returning to presidency, be evidence that people are already doing this, and the collective itself is intentionally expelling a disease?
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This website's pretty good, huh? You think it can stand this debate?
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Trevor Salyzyn wrote:If a man uses business practises and power to consolidate all his family's assets into the most primitive and environmentally destructive natural resource known at his time (say, fossil fuels in contemporary America), would it be ethical for every single man on the planet to invest in the stock market for the sole purpose of bankrupting him?
Sure. But that's an uber-rhetorical question, as you point out, with little or no practical application.
Would it be their obligation to make his business obsolete, and prevent him from ever rising in power again?
Obligation, no, of course not. People, in general, have little allegiance to ethics. Ethics requires consciousness, to access conscience.
Would the fact that he has already served two terms in power and manipulated the bureaucracy to allow him to run the government like a methamphetamine business,
Ah, so we are speaking of the current president of the United States?
and thus is no longer capable of constitutionally returning to presidency, be evidence that people are already doing this,
No, of course not. You're referring to the two-term rule? That's not evidence.
and the collective itself is intentionally expelling a disease?
Collective and intentionally do not belong in the same sentence. Intention requires, again, consciousness. No modern day collective possesses that.

Btw, can you think of a nine letter English word that possesses five of the letter 's'?
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Carl G,
Sure. But that's an uber-rhetorical question, as you point out, with little or no practical application.
Precisely. A man would be lucky to dethrone a king and live; it is safest and most pleasant for all (including the king), if he merely dethrones himself and finds a way to appease everyone he pissed off. Humility -- the only cure for arrogance -- works best without fear.
Obligation, no, of course not. People, in general, have little allegiance to ethics. Ethics requires consciousness, to access conscience.
So the leader represents the people. In the case of America, should Americans be ashamed of their king, because he truly does reflect on them?
Ah, so we are speaking of the current president of the United States?
Hypothetically, of course, but also historically. I'm trying to think of other examples. Xerxes comes to mind, but that's probably because I just watched "300". Xerxes is the perfect example of a man who does not know that he is a figurehead. In the case of Xerxes, however, I don't think the environmental damage of marching a million men across the planet was much of a concern.
No, of course not. You're referring to the two-term rule? That's not evidence.
Okay, so the two-term rule has prevented him from becoming a tyrant, but it is not evidence that someone presently is trying to punish him for his actions in the only place it hurts (the wallet).
Collective and intentionally do not belong in the same sentence. Intention requires, again, consciousness. No modern day collective possesses that.
So, the Illuminati (latin for "them", I believe?) need to do it.
Btw, can you think of a nine letter English word that possesses five of the letter 's'?
Thanks for making me feel stupid. Truly a humbling experience.
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Trevor, I had to delete my earlier post, because it sounded a little too insane. However, I would, very much, like to understand what your post is all about. That is, if you're willing...
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