This doesn’t have the right to be this entertaining!

It seems to be that your question is a misinterpretation of past philosophies and theologies. Believing in an afterlife isn’t even natural for human beings and you can check that out in the work of anthropologist who trace our ancestry to hunter gatherers. Most of them have a really straightforward relationship with death.

What you mean is the thinkers of civilizations, and that’s a topic that Lewis Mumford covered in his book The Myth of the Machine. That thinking in the afterlife and all those tools like spirits and gods were used along history for… Power. You can think of that like proto-science or just trying to make sense of the reality, but to assume that all smart people of the past believed in gods, spirits, “the little people” and the afterlife is to picture a really homogeneous (probably greek or egyptian) past of humanity.

I wouldn’t say “What’s wrong with us modern people?” since today I find really reasonable to be critical of one’s and other beliefs. Not for the sake of destroying it, but in search for better philosophical answers. If you say something exists, you better try to explain what it is and how did you conclude that it exists and, if possible, show some empirical evidence. Today we’ve got science that is to date our best shot at nailing some comprehension of our material realities, yet, it all exists in a socio-political context, so to assume that something is “scientific” and therefore “real” is to have things mixed.

I suggest you to check the history of philosophy, that work of Mumford that I find it to be a masterpiece in sociology that everyone should know, and if possible, maybe understand how serious thinkers think: some are believers, some are not, but a sure thing is that a conversation about the validity of some positions exists somewhere. Like Spinozas god or Descartes god, how magical thinking works, why we believe what we believe, etc.

This is really noice.

I always thought that artificial languages always needed more stickiness. I learned some Esperanto, but it is easily forgotten if there is no need to use it.

Solarpunk, like many Libertarian Socialist paradigms, really shines with diversity, so languages focused on Solarpunk sound quite weird, like having homogeneous aesthetics. Usually, language changes, like the way Zapatistas talk in Spanish, pursue specific goals that can be done within a language rule set or some mixture between different languages like Spanglish (Spanish + English) or Portuñol (Portuguese + Spanish). The whole point is to be able to communicate a concept.

Now, like the examples you have shown, it seems easier to frame the “Solarpunk language” not as a language per se but as a dialect. Since some geographies share more common communication than between language speakers, it happens in English, Arab, Spanish, French, and Chinese… When you learn to speak those, there is always the question of whether you sound like a foreign person or a native from someplace.

Fellas, the FOSS team gets +1 c:

Caramba

I’m in love with this version !

That’s right. That’s the reason I shared content about why we have our position.

Just a clarification:

You will not be called a “bootlicker” because you support think cops are there to protect you. That’s something reasonable to believe.

You will be called a “bootlicker” because you are in support of the state, which defends the interest of those in power (aka. political class, “the rich,” bourgeoisie, etc) and its soldiers, which are cops.

I mean no harm; I’m not calling you a “bootlicker.” You are a decent human just sharing your experience. I want to bring “the other side” perspective in a friendly way. I was thinking like you until I was at the other end of their macanas for helping other decent people.

The ACAB is a widespread movement in South America and has good reasons to exist since it is adjacent to Antifa. But the overall reason to hate cops is based on the argument that I explained before in a very brief way.

Since I abide by the movement, I invite you to check it out so you can engage more deeply in the conversation. For a starter, I may interest you in:

• The excellent channel of Philosophy Tube (that has some fascinating videos of other topics, 10/10) and her video about How Police Make Up The Law (ft. LegalEagle) or this one Violence & Protest. Her work is highly focused on going in-depth to help you understand the arguments about various positions, such as philosophical dialogs, with a bit of theatrics to keep it interesting.
• Or if you are shorter on time and are up for some more humor, check out Thought Slime video about “All Cops are Bad” where he navigates the subject.

And sorry for not sharing other voices outside the anglosphere who cover the topic. It is just that they don’t speak English, so we can’t understand each other.

Take care, fellow stranger.

I think this works as a reminder.

You inspired me to share this theme about Los Solidarios with my English-speaking friends at Lemmy. If you are an English anarchist, this may be a first; if you enjoy a piece of history, this is a song about the three friends that made a great change in the history of Spain fighting against Franco as the CNT/FAI. This song was created by a Spaniard who wanted to record the account as a song after the war, is the man in the OG video.

The song:

• Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio’s song “Los Solidarios” OG
• El Violinista del Amor y los Pibes que Miraban cover of “Los Solidarios”, I love the way this version sounds. Made by Argentinian artists, they got so many good covers.

The lyrics:

Original

Historia de tres amigos De la dulce libertad: Si se hicieron anarquistas, No fue por casualidad.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso y García Oliver Llamados Los Solidarios Que desprecian al Poder

Buscados y perseguidos Por el campo y la ciudad, Si acabaron en la cárcel, No fue por casualidad.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso y García Oliver: Tres hojas de trébol negro Contra el viento del Poder.

Siguiendo con su costumbre De burlar la Autoridad, Si cruzaron la frontera No fue por casualidad.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso y García Oliver: La negra sombra del Pueblo Contra el brillo del Poder.

Después de una temporada, Se volvieron para acá, Si temblaron los burgueses No fue por casualidad.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso y García Oliver: Tres balas negras de plomo Apuntando hacia el Poder

Translation

History of three friends Of sweet liberty: If they became anarchists, It was not by chance.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso and García Oliver Called the solidarity They despise power

Sought and persecuted By the countryside and the city, If they ended in jail, It was not by chance.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso and García Oliver: Three black clover leaves Against the wind of power.

Continuing with their custom To outwit of authority, If they crossed the border It was not by chance.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso and García Oliver: The Black Shadow of the People Against the brightness of power.

After a season, They came back here, If the bourgeois trembled It was not by chance.

Buenaventura Durruti Ascaso and García Oliver: Three lead black bullets Pointing to power

This song always inspire me to never lose sight on what’s important and never lose courage, even when the odds are against us. Hope it does the same for you all.

I’m with you in this one. The more I learn about internet privacy, the more I distance both.

Yeah. But I mean, I don’t really care about more oppression. It has always been there. And if something is for certain I see it as having two options:

1. Stay still and die
2. Act accordingly

To say the truth, I’m motivated both by my desire to live a happy and fulfilling life and see my nieces grow. And everytime I think if this is worth it, even if it is really small, I think it is. Because I see it as not abandoning myself, nor abandoning my loved ones.

Change is possible, and if history taught us something: you can kill the revolutionary, but not the revolution.

There are still many popular movements currently working in that future you and I are looking forward. So alone, you are not. Just be open to the possibility to give a good fight. For yourself and those you hold dear. And I remember the first thing I was taught in direct action: once you learn you can do something, it becomes hella easy doing it more times.

I send you my best wishes friend, I want you to know I feel ya.

I like to come back to this video of Anark - Hope.

It is not coincidence that doing whatever one can do makes one feel powerless. While I do understand little efforts are like a drop in the sea, that just means we should begin to organize with others to work on creating our own cloud. It is worthy.

To stop change, the first step the adversary will take is to discourage you to do it. Is like trash-talk in boxing. Just keep on fighting.

Damn.

Nice idea :)

Power to that, friend. The change always begins at home.

o_o Context?

I believe it is essential to distinguish between “When are we gonna learn?” when talking about these points. It is not that “we didn’t learn”; we who understand or are very attentive to the ecological issues are a group of people doing something. Hence, the greens, in general, need to understand politics.

The job of ecologism is only effective if you address root causes (there is a joke about trees over here). Exploiting non-renewable resources is not a choice made by individuals but rather a result of the societal structures that dictate our actions. Currently, those structures are hierarchical.

So I’d like to use this occasion to invite my fellow ecologists and solarpunks to be interested in that spiky thing called “Politics.” We must address issues to push our creative minds to build the future.