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  1. J Lou @[email protected] ·

    RE: mastodon.social/@gwynnion/1164

    This post notes out that defending absurd levels of wealth and income inequality with no social safety net is similar to believing “there must always be an Omelas child.”

    “The Ones Who Walk Away from
    Omelas” by Ursula K. #LeGuin describes a utopian city called #Omelas “whose prosperity depends on the perpetual misery of a single child.”

    This idea critiques the moral philosophy of standard #utilitarianism, which allow such situations if happiness outweighs suffering

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones

    #leguin #omelas #utilitarianism
  2. J Lou @[email protected] ·

    RE: mastodon.social/@gwynnion/1164

    This post notes out that defending absurd levels of wealth and income inequality with no social safety net is similar to believing “there must always be an Omelas child.”

    “The Ones Who Walk Away from
    Omelas” by Ursula K. #LeGuin describes a utopian city called #Omelas “whose prosperity depends on the perpetual misery of a single child.”

    This idea critiques the moral philosophy of standard #utilitarianism, which allow such situations if happiness outweighs suffering

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones

    #leguin #omelas #utilitarianism
  3. anilmc @[email protected] ·
    CW: Unarmada for Gaza: Long bars, extreme content

    so tell your #barman to hold your #lager
    or better yet #BringHerWith if she’d rather
    scran your #ramen or your #carbonara
    get your #passport, your #mask and your #balaclava
    get all your #mates from your #AlmaMater
    all the #neighbours from #fête and #gala
    your #SoccerSquad and your #SparringPartners
    #tinkers, #tailors, #gig #serfs and #farmers
    #mandem, #ultras, #HRDepartments
    #joiners, #plumbers and #carny #barkers
    slip the yoke and behalve the harness
    tell #MisterTallyMan, “fuck #bananas”
    before they go the whole #enchilada
    the #SocialContract ’s knackered: #embalmer
    when the king’s this bare-arse starkers
    reckon it’s time for a #reginata?
    that’s what they call an #intifada
    that’s what we call #satyagraha
    not for the sake of #virtue or #karma
    from #Omelas to disembark us
    #PointOfOrder ; the point of departure’s
    #kindness will always be smarter than harshness

    5/7

    #Bars
    #Poetry
    #Lyrics
    #Songs
    #writing
    #rhymescheme
    #geopol
    #MiddleEast
    #IsraeliWarCrimes
    #FreedomFlotilla
    #Sumud
    #ConvoyOfSteadfastness
    #FreePalestine
    #Madleen
    #AntiFascist
    #Genocide
    #UKpol
    #Labour
    #RuleOfLaw
    #Atrocity
    #Imperalism
    #Collapse
    #Ethics
    #Society
    #Praxis
    #CallToAction
    #WorldOrder
    #SocialMovements
    #Surveillance #State #SurveillanceState

    #ramen #passport #almamater #fete #gala #soccersquad
  4. anilmc @[email protected] ·
    CW: Unarmada for Gaza: Long bars, extreme content

    so tell your #barman to hold your #lager
    or better yet #BringHerWith if she’d rather
    scran your #ramen or your #carbonara
    get your #passport, your #mask and your #balaclava
    get all your #mates from your #AlmaMater
    all the #neighbours from #fête and #gala
    your #SoccerSquad and your #SparringPartners
    #tinkers, #tailors, #gig #serfs and #farmers
    #mandem, #ultras, #HRDepartments
    #joiners, #plumbers and #carny #barkers
    slip the yoke and behalve the harness
    tell #MisterTallyMan, “fuck #bananas”
    before they go the whole #enchilada
    the #SocialContract ’s knackered: #embalmer
    when the king’s this bare-arse starkers
    reckon it’s time for a #reginata?
    that’s what they call an #intifada
    that’s what we call #satyagraha
    not for the sake of #virtue or #karma
    from #Omelas to disembark us
    #PointOfOrder ; the point of departure’s
    #kindness will always be smarter than harshness

    5/7

    #Bars
    #Poetry
    #Lyrics
    #Songs
    #writing
    #rhymescheme
    #geopol
    #MiddleEast
    #IsraeliWarCrimes
    #FreedomFlotilla
    #Sumud
    #ConvoyOfSteadfastness
    #FreePalestine
    #Madleen
    #AntiFascist
    #Genocide
    #UKpol
    #Labour
    #RuleOfLaw
    #Atrocity
    #Imperalism
    #Collapse
    #Ethics
    #Society
    #Praxis
    #CallToAction
    #WorldOrder
    #SocialMovements
    #Surveillance #State #SurveillanceState

    #tailors #gig #serfs #farmers #mandem #ultras
  5. anilmc @[email protected] ·
    CW: Unarmada for Gaza: Long bars, extreme content

    so tell your #barman to hold your #lager
    or better yet #BringHerWith if she’d rather
    scran your #ramen or your #carbonara
    get your #passport, your #mask and your #balaclava
    get all your #mates from your #AlmaMater
    all the #neighbours from #fête and #gala
    your #SoccerSquad and your #SparringPartners
    #tinkers, #tailors, #gig #serfs and #farmers
    #mandem, #ultras, #HRDepartments
    #joiners, #plumbers and #carny #barkers
    slip the yoke and behalve the harness
    tell #MisterTallyMan, “fuck #bananas”
    before they go the whole #enchilada
    the #SocialContract ’s knackered: #embalmer
    when the king’s this bare-arse starkers
    reckon it’s time for a #reginata?
    that’s what they call an #intifada
    that’s what we call #satyagraha
    not for the sake of #virtue or #karma
    from #Omelas to disembark us
    #PointOfOrder ; the point of departure’s
    #kindness will always be smarter than harshness

    5/7

    #Bars
    #Poetry
    #Lyrics
    #Songs
    #writing
    #rhymescheme
    #geopol
    #MiddleEast
    #IsraeliWarCrimes
    #FreedomFlotilla
    #Sumud
    #ConvoyOfSteadfastness
    #FreePalestine
    #Madleen
    #AntiFascist
    #Genocide
    #UKpol
    #Labour
    #RuleOfLaw
    #Atrocity
    #Imperalism
    #Collapse
    #Ethics
    #Society
    #Praxis
    #CallToAction
    #WorldOrder
    #SocialMovements
    #Surveillance #State #SurveillanceState

    #ramen #passport #almamater #fete #gala #soccersquad
  6. anilmc @anilmc ·
    CW: Unarmada for Gaza: Long bars, extreme content

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    will always be smarter than harshness

    5/7





























    #ramen #passport #almamater #fete #gala #soccersquad
  7. anilmc @[email protected] ·
    CW: Unarmada for Gaza: Long bars, extreme content

    so tell your #barman to hold your #lager
    or better yet #BringHerWith if she’d rather
    scran your #ramen or your #carbonara
    get your #passport, your #mask and your #balaclava
    get all your #mates from your #AlmaMater
    all the #neighbours from #fête and #gala
    your #SoccerSquad and your #SparringPartners
    #tinkers, #tailors, #gig #serfs and #farmers
    #mandem, #ultras, #HRDepartments
    #joiners, #plumbers and #carny #barkers
    slip the yoke and behalve the harness
    tell #MisterTallyMan, “fuck #bananas”
    before they go the whole #enchilada
    the #SocialContract ’s knackered: #embalmer
    when the king’s this bare-arse starkers
    reckon it’s time for a #reginata?
    that’s what they call an #intifada
    that’s what we call #satyagraha
    not for the sake of #virtue or #karma
    from #Omelas to disembark us
    #PointOfOrder ; the point of departure’s
    #kindness will always be smarter than harshness

    5/7

    #Bars
    #Poetry
    #Lyrics
    #Songs
    #writing
    #rhymescheme
    #geopol
    #MiddleEast
    #IsraeliWarCrimes
    #FreedomFlotilla
    #Sumud
    #ConvoyOfSteadfastness
    #FreePalestine
    #Madleen
    #AntiFascist
    #Genocide
    #UKpol
    #Labour
    #RuleOfLaw
    #Atrocity
    #Imperalism
    #Collapse
    #Ethics
    #Society
    #Praxis
    #CallToAction
    #WorldOrder
    #SocialMovements
    #Surveillance #State #SurveillanceState

    #pointoforder #embalmer #neighbours #mates #balaclava #mask