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The scale is truly impressive.
When the Museum was improved, the statue was moved inside from the front garden.
#Archaeology #Olmec #SanLorenzo
#Art #Mesoamerica #Mexico
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Rule Of Evil, Submission Of The Sheep: Civilization As A Tale Of Two Moralities…
TWO MORALITIES, ACCORDING TO WHOM WILL SURVIVE AND HOW
Abstract: Any civilization must be a contest between two moral systems. The ruling strata—the “lions”—survive through power, initiative, strategic realism and cruelty, while the masses are manipulated to embrace a self-defeating contrasting morality of obedience, humility, and submission. And our present society does not escape that dichotomy: a new contrition religion has replaced Judeo-Christo-Islamism..
This duality, explored by Nietzsche, appears throughout history under different religious, political, and ideological forms. Public doctrines of equality often conceal profound differences in power and agency.
The persistence of hierarchical societies with evil on top and bleating below suggests that moral systems are not merely ethical teachings but survival mechanisms adapted to social position. The essay further argues that elements traditionally decried as evil for evil’s sake, may contribute crucially to social stability, helping to explain the enduring prevalence of plutocratic structures throughout all of geography and history.
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Each morality is a survival manual.
But civilization has been organized as hierarchies with the Artificial Intelligence of self-obsessed elites which experience the world differently from the Commons. Human groups in feudal states and nation-states are divided between masters and subjects.
The key with the submission of the subjects is that they should NOT be aware of their abject submission to a higher class. Instead they should experience it as… noble: the lower classes live according to the inversion of all values. So call this subjection with glorious names, a celebration of what the lower classes do not have, omnipotence of the divinities.
Different groups survive in different ways. So morality is different according to circumstances, and in particular individuals, groups, tribes, sects, religions, ethnicities and civilizations.
Hence there are basically two modalities, two mentalities, two moralities in plutocratic civilizations… All civilizations have a leadership and thus a dark side, so talking of “plutocratic civilizations” is a bit of a pleonasm…
The morality of lions of the masters, contrasted with the morality of the sheep inflicted by the masters onto the sheep while the masters pretend to embrace it. The striking example noticed by a few, including Nietzsche is that of European leaders flying banners full of fire spitting lions… While preaching to their FAITHFUL SUBJECTS to behave like sheep, a flock which follows the good shepherd Jesus.
Roman emperors built up, starting with Constantine (after 312 CE), what they called “Orthodox Catholicism”, a religion with an omnipotent God naturally represented and defended on Earth by an omnipotent quasi-divine emperor.
Miscreants could be executed (Theodosius edicts, 380 CE).
I will spare you an exhibition of the arms of my family, wokists may not appreciate to its full worth a banner 12 centuries old, featuring three war dogs and the cut head of a Moor… (Address complaints to the long defunct king of Arago who made the noble ancestor a Count)
Here is Nietzsche using an analogy with lambs and birds of prey from Genealogy of Morals.
But let’s come back: the problem with the other origin of the “good,” of the good man, as the person of ressentiment has imagined it for himself, demands its own conclusion.—That the lambs are upset about the great predatory birds is not a strange thing, and the fact that they snatch away small lambs provides no reason for holding anything against these large birds of prey. And if the lambs say among themselves, “These predatory birds are evil, and whoever is least like a predatory bird, especially anyone who is like its opposite, a lamb— shouldn’t that animal be good?” there is nothing to find fault with in this setting up of an ideal, except for the fact that the birds of prey might look down on them with a little mockery and perhaps say to themselves, “We are not at all annoyed with these good lambs. We even love them. Nothing is tastier than a tender lamb.”
Scholars and partisans of Judeo-Christo-Islamism will bemoan the polemical tone, and claim ain’t so. Yes, the first nuance is that while Christianism helped to crush civilization in the Fourth Century, by destroying books and thinkers, when the Franks adopted Catholicism, they adapted it to insure the survival of Greco-Roman culture, science and education as much as possible. So actually the European Middle Ages was ruled by often somewhat illiterate lions advised by sophisticated owls often found in monasteries. A good example is Charlemagne, made into a superior warrior at a very young age by his father, and who talked several languages, but who could not make good progress on his writing skills (or at least so we are told). Charlemagne’s PM was Alcuin, a top British philosopher…
The apparition of an intellectuals or priestly class is a significant tweak in social organization found in all civilizations: it was found in ancient Israelite society with the Cohens (high priests line), or in Hindu society (Brahmans), or among the Aztecs. The leaders of the Conquistadores were stunned when Aztecs high priests, who were not warriors, made deep philosophical objections to Christianism.
Europe then had an elite who ruled by instrumentalizing evil, but it had also an intellectual elite (that mostly church-born scholarly elite spawned the universities in the 12C when the professors were told they would have to become celibate if they kept their clerical status). So lions, owls and sheep. Something a bit similar happened in the Abbasid Caliphate, with the House of Wisdom. However, that ended in the river, thanks to the Mongols, and the river ran black from the ink of drowned manuscripts.
Similarly, partisans of Caesar pointed out with great outrage that Julius was wearing the sacred robes and apparel of Pontifex Maximus when he was assassinated (Caesar had been elected to that supreme office, for life, in his youth, in 63 BCE, when he was 37 years old; Caesar had taken earlier a moral position against Consul Cicero, objecting to the non-constitutional executions rushed by the latter) .
The dichotomy between an elite and a mob of sheep is not just a Middle Earth aspect pertaining to Moloch, Mithra and Judeo-Christo-Islamism. Olmec and Mayan elites kept jaguars as pets, Jaguars were awesome symbols of raw power, expensive and fatal, clearly signaling who was in total control of society and gastronomy. Mayan elites were deeply resented when the super drought and its attendant wars came. When Maya civilization collapsed, the elites burned .
So, in civilization, there will always be a tale of two moralities… Often under the guise of “equality”. Actually, in the best example of the hypocrisy of “equality”, the tiny upper crust of Sparta called itself the “Equals”. To have “equality” at the top of Sparta, assassination of any would-be rebellious minds would be the task of up and coming teenagers: if they did their secret death squad job well, they got promoted… To “Equals”….
In Carthage, the idea was to sacrifice the first born son, who was most treasured. Upper crust families bought a replacement: apparent equality in horror for all Punic citizens… but not in reality. Both the sheer horror of the publicly shared sacrifices and the privately allowed avoidance for the elite made the sick social contract stronger with follies and crimes that bind… .
https://patriceayme.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/commonly-accepted-delusions-follies-that-bind/
The dichotomy of two classes the uppers and the lowers, with two different and opposed moralities is still happening today. However Christianism started to look too stupid and too marked by its collusion with the upper crust, colonialism, slavery, genocide and even Nazism (not only the Pope didn’t do much against Nazism before 1945, or even helped the fascists in Spain blatantly, but then the Vatican provided help for fleeing Nazis. Even Dr. Mengele was protected by the Vatican to the point that he could afford to take vacations in Europe from his home in Argentina; Mengele had personally killed thousands of small children generally in horrendous suffering). So out with Christianism,. .
Christianism has been replaced by modern wokism for the intellectuals and Islam ☪️ for the less sophisticated masses. This is why all top plutocrats have made a show of wokism or populism, or greenery at some point 👉 👈 full of righteousness and moralization…
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All the preceding is pretty much vanilla, it should have become classical among the elite .
Time to change pace and endorse our apocalyptic armor:
WHY ARE PLUTOCRACIES LEADING CIVILIZATIONS? BECAUSE EVIL STABILIZES!
Patrice Ayme mathematically demonstrated that evil stabilizes an ecology exploited by a civilization. That was the greatest advance in ethics in an extremely long time. Actually, it explains the ubiquitousness of the Dark Side.
The demonstration is mathematical, simple and thus strong. It founded the new field of MATHEMATICAL ETHICS.
So the mystery of why societies are ruled by lions and not sheep is explained: we need the lions to stabilize the sheep. Nobles of old would chuckle, and say they knew it all along. Well, we demonstrated it as a consequence of physical reality.
This also means that conventional humanism has to be significantly modified…
Morality is not primarily about truth or goodness. Morality is a survival technology adapted to the cultural-mechanical position occupied within a social ecology.
Patrice Ayme
It ought to have been clear who was the boss and at the top of the food pyramid…. #books #Christianity #Evil #Faith #Jaguar #Lions #MathematicalEthics #Maya #Olmec #Owls #Philosophy #Religion #Sheep #TwoMoralities -
Archaeologist Ed Barnhart on Olmec religion - we don't know much about it but Olmec art has left us lots of interesting clues. youtu.be/6X73lL7pHJ4 #Olmec #Mesoamerica #Archaeology #Mythology
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Archaeologist Ed Barnhart on Olmec religion - we don't know much about it but Olmec art has left us lots of interesting clues. youtu.be/6X73lL7pHJ4 #Olmec #Mesoamerica #Archaeology #Mythology
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Archaeologist Ed Barnhart on Olmec religion - we don't know much about it but Olmec art has left us lots of interesting clues.
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Olmec figurine, jade, Mexico, date unknown; pre-Columbian?
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Video discussion: The First Civilization In Mesoamerica Pete Kelly and Dr. Ed Barnhart discuss the Olmec, the Maya, and what is known of early developments of civilization in Mesoamerica. youtu.be/TOLIj_zzhLo #Archaeology #Mesoamerica #Olmec #Maya
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Video discussion: The First Civilization In Mesoamerica Pete Kelly and Dr. Ed Barnhart discuss the Olmec, the Maya, and what is known of early developments of civilization in Mesoamerica. youtu.be/TOLIj_zzhLo #Archaeology #Mesoamerica #Olmec #Maya
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Video discussion: The First Civilization In Mesoamerica
Pete Kelly and Dr. Ed Barnhart discuss the Olmec, the Maya, and what is known of early developments of civilization in Mesoamerica.
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@wyatt_h_knott Actually, the Aztecs invented rubber, which was re-invented in the 1800s. I just found out about that myself.
Aztec, Maya Were Rubber-Making Masters?
Ancients blended plant juices to get bouncier or tougher rubber, study says.
By Rachel Kaufman
Published June 30, 2010"Ancient civilizations in much of #Mexico and #CentralAmerica were making different grades of rubber 3,000 years before Charles #Goodyear 'stabilized' the stuff in the mid-19th century, new research suggests.
"The #Aztec, #Olmec, and #Maya of #Mesoamerica are known to have made rubber using natural latex—a milky, sap-like fluid found in some plants. Mesoamerica extends roughly from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua.
"Ancient rubber makers harvested #latex from #RubberTrees and mixed it with juice from #MorningGlory vines, which contains a chemical that makes the solidified latex less brittle."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/XMpwr#AncientTechnology #SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalTechnology #IndigenousHistory
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A striking blend of power and ritual, the Vessel with Deity Mask commands attention with its fierce features, possibly echoing the Olmec rain deity. What emotions or stories do these ancient artifacts stir within you?
#ClevelandArt #Olmec #CulturalHeritage
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Olmec figurine, jadeite, 9th-5th century BCE
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1401436/olmec-figurine-jadeite-9th-5th-century-bce
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Olmecs (/ˈɒlmɛks, ˈoʊl-/) or #Olmec were an early major Mesoamerican civilization, flourishing in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from roughly 1200 to 400 BC during Mesoamerica's formative period. They were initially centered at the site of their development
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Ancient Olmec rubber balls to be preserved with anoxia technology
Archaeologists in Mexico are adopting new strategies to preserve a unique set of artifacts linked to the oldest known ballgame found in Mesoamerica. Fourteen rubber balls discovered in 1988 at El Manatí in southern Veracruz are now the focus of a conservation effort...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/09/ancient-olmec-rubber-balls-to-be-preserved/
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The Olmec celt, blending deity and agriculture, captures the essence of fertility through its intricate design. This stone sculpture reflects a rich iconography and the mastery of early Mesoamerican artisans. What do you think this connection reveals about their culture?
#Olmec #ArtHistory #ClevelandArt
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The Vessel with Deity Mask captivates with its fierce expression and rich cultural narrative, possibly representing an Olmec rain deity. A fusion of artistry and spirituality, it beckons viewers to explore its origins. What stories do you think it holds?
#ClevelandArt #Olmec #ArtHistory
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The #Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres (3.8 to 11.2 ft). The heads date from at least 900 BC and are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient #Mesoamerica.[1] All portray mature individuals with fleshy cheeks, flat noses, and slightly-crossed eyes; their physical characteristics correspond to a type that is still
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This amazing Olmec jade mask that’s over 2,500 years old. It’s not just beautiful; it also makes you think about some pretty intriguing stuff beyond just how it was made. The Olmecs are thought of as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica, and their artifacts show some features that might look a little like those from East Asian cultures. So, could there have been some connections across the Pacific way back when?
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The Vessel with Deity Mask captivates with its powerful visage, merging the Olmec’s spiritual essence with artistic mastery. Could this haunting face whisper ancient secrets?
#ClevelandArt #Olmec #AncientArt #ArtHistory #CulturalHeritage
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#tesla #presidentelonmusk #mexican #olmec
This is genius !!
“ He dropped a massive nine-ton Olmec head replica onto a Tesla Model 3, leaving the luxury car crushed under the weight of history. It’s not just destruction—it’s a message.” https://streetartutopia.com/2025/03/16/chavis-marmol-dropped-a-nine-ton-olmec-head-on-a-teslaheres-why/
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Untitled destruction project
#olmec vs #tesla
chavis mármol
nine-ton quarry stone replica of colossal olmec head dropped on blue tesla model 3https://www.tumblr.com/jmassino/773751927239524352?source=share
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Who were the #Olmec? The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands on the Gulf of Mexico in the present-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The name Olmec is a Nahuatl—the Aztec language—word; it means the rubber people.
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Institute of Maya Studies of Miami, Florida presenting a livestream lecture event, Wednesday, November 13 • 8 pm US Eastern Time
“Olmec and Epi-Olmec Writing, Calendars, and Astronomy: Our Current State of Knowledge”
with Dr. Ed Barnhart
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olmec corridor...
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The Vessel with Deity Mask captivates with its fierce expression—pierced eyes and a commanding jaw evoke the power of the Olmec rain deity. A fusion of artistry and mystique, it compels reflection on ancient rituals. What emotions does it stir in you?
#ClevelandArt #Olmec #Artistry
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The Vessel with Deity Mask #ClevelandMuseumofArt showcases an intense fusion of bird and jaguar elements, possibly the Olmec rain deity. Its powerful gaze and fierce expression captivate every viewer. What emotions does this ancient artifact evoke for you?
#ArtHistory #Olmec #ClevelandArt
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For more than 3000 years, the Mesoamerican culture area was witness to the rise (and fall) of more than eight great civilizations: Olmec, Maya, “Totonac," Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, and Aztec. The "Golden Age," or Classic Period, of these civilizations occurred between AD 150 and AD 900, but our interest here, will extend back in time to the very earliest Mesoamerican cultures, as well. #Mesoamerica #Olmec #Maya #Totonac #Teotihuacan #Zapotec #Mixtec #Toltec #Aztec
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An Olmec Earth Monster Is Repatriated to Mexico - Atlas Obscura
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/olmec-earth-monster-monument-nine-repatriated"The repatriation of an ancient sculpture highlights the influential early Mesoamerican culture. "
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An Olmec 'Earth Monster' Returns to Mexico
The repatriation of an ancient sculpture highlights the influential early Mesoamerican culture.
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"'The mountain-cave-mouth symbolic complex acquired a high iconographic value throughout Mesoamerica from very early times, giving rise over the millennia to increasingly complex sets of images,' according to a book written by the father-son scholarly duo Alfredo Lopez Austin and Leonardo Lopez Lujan."
Back in Mexico, 'Earth Monster' Sculpture Points to Ancient Beliefs
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/back-mexico-earth-monster-sculpture-points-ancient-beliefs-2023-05-27/ via Reuters
Photo via Reuters
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“Olmec ‘Earth Monster’ Illegally Taken to US Will Be Repatriated to Mexico” by Francesca Aton #ARTNews #Olmec #Repatriation #CulturalHeritage #Mexico @academicchatter https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/olmec-earth-monster-artifact-repatriated-mexico-1234663110/
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Mexico regains ancient statue known as 'earth monster' from US https://www.straitstimes.com/world/mexico-regains-ancient-statue-known-as-earth-monster-from-us #Mexico #Olmec #museums #Statue
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