1. Virilio is wrong: military tech has always been the frontrunner of technological advancement, not the other way around.
2. Caution is always advised, when someone introduces a myth, perpetuated by a previous myth, in this case, "fascism." The current worldwide events make Italian and German Fascism irrelevant and obsolete. Such analogies are marks of a pseudo-intellectual. "Anti-Semite" is another such term.
3. Using a special jargon for ideas that can be easily be expressed suggests that the person has nothing new to say and/or is a member of a group that enjoy self-jubilatory statements or appearances. This is another mark of a pseudo-intellectual.
4. PV is employing the false public image of Nazi Germany. In fact, it is hard to take anyone seriously, who uses such mythology. "Anti-Semite" is another misleading term that confuses, instead of aiding in clarification.
To me, such people are highly irritating, because they are hiding behind myths instead of taking responsibility for their utterances... In fact, PV's statements look so confused that I suspect that female hormones are predominant in his mind. Of course, he might be out there for the simple purpose of confusing his audience. :)
5. As for the Finn, he agrees with Aristotle from Politics that democracy is the basest form of government, because it is rule by the mob. This is the reason why the US was born as a Republic (well, it an oligarchy now by Aristotelian terms) and the Constitution is supposed to guarantee fundamental rights irrespective of the ruling parties.
Moreover, Aristotle identifies the "Good King" as the best form of government. It is still a "dictatorship," but if it is corrupt, it can be corrupt only openly, as opposed to democracy, which is inevitable corrupt and the corruption is always clandestine or, at least, veiled.
The ones in Noah Hirari's lifeboat will start to eat each other.
Here are my problems with some of the contents:
1. Virilio is wrong: military tech has always been the frontrunner of technological advancement, not the other way around.
2. Caution is always advised, when someone introduces a myth, perpetuated by a previous myth, in this case, "fascism." The current worldwide events make Italian and German Fascism irrelevant and obsolete. Such analogies are marks of a pseudo-intellectual. "Anti-Semite" is another such term.
3. Using a special jargon for ideas that can be easily be expressed suggests that the person has nothing new to say and/or is a member of a group that enjoy self-jubilatory statements or appearances. This is another mark of a pseudo-intellectual.
4. PV is employing the false public image of Nazi Germany. In fact, it is hard to take anyone seriously, who uses such mythology. "Anti-Semite" is another misleading term that confuses, instead of aiding in clarification.
To me, such people are highly irritating, because they are hiding behind myths instead of taking responsibility for their utterances... In fact, PV's statements look so confused that I suspect that female hormones are predominant in his mind. Of course, he might be out there for the simple purpose of confusing his audience. :)
5. As for the Finn, he agrees with Aristotle from Politics that democracy is the basest form of government, because it is rule by the mob. This is the reason why the US was born as a Republic (well, it an oligarchy now by Aristotelian terms) and the Constitution is supposed to guarantee fundamental rights irrespective of the ruling parties.
Moreover, Aristotle identifies the "Good King" as the best form of government. It is still a "dictatorship," but if it is corrupt, it can be corrupt only openly, as opposed to democracy, which is inevitable corrupt and the corruption is always clandestine or, at least, veiled.
Excellent background and commentary. So strange we the people still believe we won a victory over fascism in WW II.