Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra
we have an impressive line of European philosophers whose thought resonates with different aspects of Sri Aurobindo’s work. Readers who have no background in the rather interesting history of European thought may be surprised how many parallels there are in it to Indian philosophy. Those more familiar with this field may still enjoy the clear and simple overview that is presented here. The most interesting commonality is perhaps to be found in philosophical idealism, the belief that the world originated out of spirit through a mediating, form-giving world of ideas. This basic understanding of the nature of reality was not only held by Indian thinkers, but also by Plato and by such a long list of leading European philosophers that it can certainly be considered part of mainstream Western thought.
Matthijs Cornelissen
https://www.sabda.in/m/catalog/bookinfo.php?websec=ENGD-FA-354
The Neuroliberal Agenda Is Failing Our Children.
At the recent launch of our book 'Who is raising your children?' at Rishihood University, I explained how the latest ideologies, such as Neuroliberalism, indoctrinate children to comply with the woke and the globalist agendas. Watch
https://x.com/RajivMessage/status/1927326416934252943?t=v6dnIYlZOrIvqeatelXrVA&s=19
People are angry at the British for the atrocities of the Empire.
I am more angry at Indians for what they did to themselves. Collaboration, cooperation, treason, fratricide, cruelty to their countrymen.
An epoch of shame & servitude.
Disgusting.
https://x.com/TheEmissaryCo/status/1878034476120342893?t=h7SPgzahA1iZk53oTrb6cA&s=19
If you actually studied colonialism and its aftermath, these are standard human victim behaviors when subjected to the level of inhuman oppression that was applied against us. Indians did very well considering other societies completely crumbled.
But this obsession with unnecessary machismo and bravado means we loathe to understand ourselves as victims and thus refuse to heal. So every now and then someone pops up who starts to chastise the victim for being oppressed rather than placing the blame in the correct place.
Hopeless discussion also.
https://x.com/neha_aks/status/1878467235032814047?t=kGFJfhnNP5bOk5dW3FMV8Q&s=19
Which brings us to the Indian-American billionaire class—specifically, the Sundar-Satya-Srinivas types... But we forget: these people are billionaires only in money. In their souls? They are still middle-class... Real power—world-shaping, memory-bending, Wikipedia-rewriting power—terrifies the middle-class Indian soul. It is loud. It draws attention. It makes you a target. Like Musk is...
They don’t understand that the privilege of being a billionaire is not caring what people think. It is deciding what people think. They don’t have to fit in. Others must now fit into the world they build.
https://x.com/greatbong/status/1923925823108829419?t=7snhbhfwUb97X3J-FrgemA&s=19
Great analysis but I’d argue that the trauma comes from deeper place than visa harassment and middle class origins. The trauma comes from being a part of a population that was colonized not too long ago.
Colonization taught us that we will never be the same as the white man, that he has superiority that we don’t, so we can’t ever reach the same success. So as a people, it clipped our wings; moderated our dreams and ambitions.
Now one would argue that can’t blame this on colonization because it was so long ago, but it isn’t. Because while India did become sovereign, Indians never broke the psychological trap laid by our colonizers. We still teach colonial BS in our textbooks and grow up being jealous of how successful the West is. Then when these billionaires make it big in the West, specially America, whose latent culture always has a tadka of racism which only varies by degrees based on which state one is in, they are constantly reminded that they are an aberration of success, not the norm. They are “hackers” like you said. They weren’t supposed to succeed, but somehow they did, so they must count their blessings and keep their mouths shut because who knows, how long this will last.
https://x.com/neha_aks/status/1924081075011178743?t=Z0MBn5QXh970nRjPhx-JNQ&s=19
The Controversial Cantonment Acts that regulated and structured prostitution in British military bases in India in the 19th century | Bhavesh Kansara @kansaratva
https://x.com/AtharvaForum/status/1927744254727631175?t=rnpWFOkMkfhidLzRc0cbpw&s=19
NEW: The best historical novels set in the 18th century, recommended by @ArielLawhon, author of "The Frozen River" (@doubledaybooks):
https://x.com/five_books/status/1927719355799814341?t=fmyPbYLB86ctZctMq1bZ6w&s=19
Meritocracy (based on skill, talent, productivity, etc.) will be *meaningless* in a world saturated with AI and robotics. Humans, no matter how smart and hard-working, will not be able to compete with machines...
The days of valuing humans on "merit" are almost over.
The future of human value is *character*, not capability.
https://x.com/adam_dorr/status/1927758028566086141?t=lAlpKohURKBBDo5fVYpEAQ&s=19
Meritocracy is elusive and long a niche thing since it is extremely difficult to measure. Promoting those who appear the most capable doesn’t mean the most capable gets promoted. I witness this a hundred times while sitting on promotion committees.
Hence, you’re arguing about something which is long dead or may never have existed, at least not in a pure and universal sense.
https://x.com/alojoh/status/1927811100914893056?t=EEqq8Z6CQVuFjyzJX6kp1A&s=19
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