most people, I would say, 99.9% of people, use language to hide
and pontificate, as oppose to enlighten and make clear…
a good example of this lies with this statement…
1 + 1 = 2…
that is an not a statement of fact, but is really an opinion…
what? what are you babbling about Kropotkin?
it is easy to understand what 1 + 1 = 2 means… no, but actually
that statement doesn’t mean a dam thing…it is a hypothetical statement
that has no basis in reality… think about it… what does 1 + 1 = 2 actually mean?
it is a statement that has no basis in reality… 1 + 1 = 2…
I could just as easily say, and have the same validity of form,
people from Mars look exactly like earthers…
let us look at the statement, 1 + 1 = 2
you might say, it is the same as saying one apple plus one apple equals
two apples… but you would be wrong… because the two statements
are not the same… 1 + 1 = 2 is an theoretical, abstract sentence that
has no meaning…whereas saying
one apple plus one apple equals two apples…
that statement is a true, real statement…and different then the statement
1 + 1 = 2…
now one might say, the apples part is implied in the statement, 1 + 1 = 2…
but we cannot accept such an implication in that statement…
it would be accepting evidence outside of the already known evidence…
1 + 1 = 2 is a theoretical, hypothetical, abstract statement…
whereas one apple plus one apple equals two apples is a real, based in facts
statement…
so once again, let us bring to a real statement…
GL: BLM has founders, leaders.
It is an organization with a pecking order and a creed…
(so far you haven’t said anything that would suggests to us that
BLM is any different then the church, the GOP, the masons, or your local
library group)
then you go and enter theory, abstract, hypothetical land…
“It is a anti-white, misandrist organization with Marxist overtones”
this is an abstract statement which means nothing…
you have to go on to show us what it means to be anti-white,
misandrist organization with marxist overtone"
how is BLM anti-white? how is it misandrist and compare it to other
organizations that you think are “Misandrist” and what does marxist mean
and how does that relate to BLM? You are simply making abstract, theoretical,
hypothetical statements with no relationship to reality…
most statements around here are meaningless because they are
abstract, theoretical, hypothetical… without meaning…
like 1+1 = 2…like the statement: “BLM is Marxists”… it doesn’t
mean a dam thing until you connect that statement with the real world…
what does BLM mean? what does “Marxists mean?” even the “Is” needs some
context into the real world…
context, context, context… every single statement must have some context
for us to think about before we can consider it to be “true” or “real”…
no context and that statement is simply an abstract, hypothetical,
theoretical statement… and your statements lack any context, any basis
in reality…
you might say, well everyone knows what “Marxists” means…
and that statement is quite clearly wrong… those who argue most
against Marxism are the ones who clearly have no idea what Marxism actually
means… they provide no context to their statements because if you provide
context, it will show that you have no clue what Marxism actually means…
to give the word Marxism any meaning, you have to connect the word Marxism
with some Marxist explanation… for example, no one on ILP is a actual marxists…
so, how do I know? because one of the key points of Marxism is the ownership
of all the means of production by the state… and please point out anyone who
has advocated that position… I certainly haven’t… or perhaps show us someone
who has advocated the elimination of private property which is another key
point of Marxism (as defined by Marx… not neccessarily by other “marxists”)
in other words, you toss around the word Marxists, but without any context which
means your use of the word is abstract, hypothetical, without any point of contact
with the real world…
bring our words down to earth… what does “Marxists” actually mean?
don’t tell me, show me…
Kropotkin