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Trying in vain to reimagine Tony Abbott : Comments
By Lyn Bender, published 11/9/2013Now that he is a winner, it seems that most commentators are rushing to unearth and acclaim the hidden depths of the 'enigmatic' Tony Abbott.
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Posted by Atman, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 2:41:41 PM
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In the current world-situation, the total of the current human population are fragmented into numerous nation-states, and fragmented - as individuals (or "ego-entities") and, also, as smaller collectives (or limited and limiting group-identities) - even within those nation states.
The modern idealization of the individual (and the defining of individuals by means of the limiting-principles of ego-identity and group-identity) is, actually a social and political DEVICE for isolating, fragmenting , and dis-empowering EVERYONE - so that humankind (as a whole) has no collective power. If everybody is encouraged to be busy focusing on themselves as individuals (or, otherwise, if every individual is dis-empowered by means of the limiting-principles, or separation-devices, of ego-identity and group-identity), then there is no true collective of everybody-all-at-once that can make demands. Thus, the global promotion of the notion that people should focus on their individual interests and concerns - inclined toward self-indulgent purposes and the illusions of self-fulfillment - is a GLOBAL POWER-GAME that subverts the integrity of the human person and the inherent power and rightness of the totality of humankind....... ..... As a result there are more than seven billion human individuals (and, otherwise, large numbers of competitive and mutually dissociative groups, cultures, traditions, races, religions, corporations, and nation-states) that are, characteristically (and even strategically), out of touch with each other - like dust, and bombs, and petty traffic, all blowing in the wind. That wind steadily blows all prior unity into the bits and pieces of human chaos. The above paragaphs are taken from an essay titled Everybody-All-At-Once which is introduced here: http://globalcooperative.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/background-to-the-necessity/#more-103 Posted by Daffy Duck, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 2:43:20 PM
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"Left", "right", please, let's leave the French Revolution behind. However, one thing I have learned is that the word "conservative" always begins with "con". We have the Campbell Newman fiasco in Queensland to prove it.
Posted by Francis, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 2:59:08 PM
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Whatever lies the left whingers make up about Abbott are always exposed, and he is miles better than Labor's union thugs and thieves, and the greens air heads.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 3:03:42 PM
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Daffy Duck, like most "progressives" you lambaste identity politics or individualism then allude to some idealised notion of universal harmony that can never be attained.
What does this even mean? "integrity of the human person and the inherent power and rightness of the totality of humankind". And this? "out of touch with each other". And this? "That wind steadily blows all prior unity into the bits and pieces of human chaos". Prior unity? Since when was mankind ever united as one? It's only in religious fables that we find the idea of "unity"; such as that which existed before "The Fall" in Christianity. It's funny and ironic that, "progressives" see themselves as atheists and blame religion for many evils in the world, but are really carrying on the moral goal of religion. Posted by Aristocrat, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 3:49:42 PM
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And the neanderthal conservatives have their heads in the sand as usual.
Posted by Francis, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 4:19:52 PM
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What remains is a lie directly generated by the Labor smear machine which failed to find a mark except within the ranks of its own supporters. Now, people like the author actually believe that the lie is true, without any evidence of course, and wonder where that Tony Abbott has gone. The truth - he never existed except in their own propaganda ready minds.
What the author should ask herself is why is she so gullible as to fall for an image generated for political purposes and not facts and ask herself whether she brings these biases into her daily work?