Crystal Shadow
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What I have believed for a long time now is that there is some kind of sociopathic defect within humanity. Maybe that defect can be good for a warrior class or in some other capacity I am not thinking of, but it is anything but good in the world of civilization. I think the work of Jack Forbes (Columbus and Other Cannibals) and even some of the recent work of Dr. Hayden (who has been on the show) points us in a better direction. I think in societies that are much more egalitarian in nature (most probably would be an animist-type religion, but not all), these defective sociopaths are kept in check. There are no excess storage or personal possessions that they can accumulate or weaponize for power. Their wedge was hidden knowledge. Hayden believes that secret societies popped up by these sociopaths for this very reason and these sociopaths eventually were able to influence the larger society
In egalitarian societies, if sociopathic people acted out of line, they were brought into the woods and killed or exiled. Tough, but necessary. But when societies become more sedentary it brought in food storage and social stratification and hierarchy into their way of life, and those defective sociopaths shot to the top of the power pyramid and become much of the ruling class/elites. These sociopaths transformed society to think like them as best as they can, took over other societies (become warring tribes and then states and then empires) and implemented their way of living so that other defective beings could rise to the top (and I am not even sure that most sociopaths would even want this competition but freeing up more sociopaths became an externality). In this way, evil spread like a virus from one society to the next as these tribes and civilizations are conquered. Sometimes these defective beings would rise to the top independently and simultaneously in other parts of the globe as civilization popped up elsewhere. So, I believe hierarchy, civilization, and modern forms of capitalism and fascism to be the natural progression of such societies that rise us from this evi -- as is ecocide, genocide, etc, especially when this evil is culturally and bureaucratically normalized. This is the baseline, I believe, of evil.
Now, does the daemonic realm have a role in this evil? Yes. But not like so many commenters think. I don't wish to spend all sorts of time on this right now as it is its own subject. Does MKUltra and trauma play a role? Yeah. But I don't think it is the great success story that so many think on this site. But I will admit, I am completely open-minded on how both of these aspects could play a larger role in evil today. But, I think we too often ignore the most important part -- the defective "genes" that create these selfish sociopaths. And no, I don't think there is some giant cabal of human or nonhuman pedophile rapist psychopaths. I don't think one group of people is running the show. It is a bunch of transnational corporate capitalists (mostly) that invest in one another because that is the best way to make money. Today their biggest money makers are in privatizing the commons and public works, investing in the military and military technology (and also buying up media outlets to push wars and privatize everything). This is the evil we face. And it is these people's agendas that envelop the world around us.
In egalitarian societies, if sociopathic people acted out of line, they were brought into the woods and killed or exiled. Tough, but necessary. But when societies become more sedentary it brought in food storage and social stratification and hierarchy into their way of life, and those defective sociopaths shot to the top of the power pyramid and become much of the ruling class/elites. These sociopaths transformed society to think like them as best as they can, took over other societies (become warring tribes and then states and then empires) and implemented their way of living so that other defective beings could rise to the top (and I am not even sure that most sociopaths would even want this competition but freeing up more sociopaths became an externality). In this way, evil spread like a virus from one society to the next as these tribes and civilizations are conquered. Sometimes these defective beings would rise to the top independently and simultaneously in other parts of the globe as civilization popped up elsewhere. So, I believe hierarchy, civilization, and modern forms of capitalism and fascism to be the natural progression of such societies that rise us from this evi -- as is ecocide, genocide, etc, especially when this evil is culturally and bureaucratically normalized. This is the baseline, I believe, of evil.
Now, does the daemonic realm have a role in this evil? Yes. But not like so many commenters think. I don't wish to spend all sorts of time on this right now as it is its own subject. Does MKUltra and trauma play a role? Yeah. But I don't think it is the great success story that so many think on this site. But I will admit, I am completely open-minded on how both of these aspects could play a larger role in evil today. But, I think we too often ignore the most important part -- the defective "genes" that create these selfish sociopaths. And no, I don't think there is some giant cabal of human or nonhuman pedophile rapist psychopaths. I don't think one group of people is running the show. It is a bunch of transnational corporate capitalists (mostly) that invest in one another because that is the best way to make money. Today their biggest money makers are in privatizing the commons and public works, investing in the military and military technology (and also buying up media outlets to push wars and privatize everything). This is the evil we face. And it is these people's agendas that envelop the world around us.
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