Blogs by D.C. Quillan Stone: August 2017

Saturday, August 26, 2017

HUMAN ABILITY to REASON, HUMAN RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 34

Most likely to be published sometime in latter 2017 or early 2018, my 10th book currently entitled; 100 Proems & Poems on the HUMAN ABILITY to REASON, HUMAN RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters. The following will probably be included upon further editing, and front cover below merely a working version....

PROEM & POEM No. 34 - To Reason Is Human / 4th Reprise

As stated prior, humanity is not distinguished by the instinct to sense then react, a characteristic shared by all species, rather by the ever-present ability to reason then act. Though to emphasize what appears as de-emphasized, instinct is ever-present as well, along with the ever-present expression called emotion. Although, as potent both instinct and emotion are, it is only by human reason the individual is able to resist and insist in contrast to sense as well emote.

To note however, an individual appearing unreasonable, irrational and/or emotional is always engaging the ability to reason equal to an individual appearing reasonable, rational and/or unemotional. In other words, the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason ever-present, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent ever-present, works toward choosing this over that in space and time, or that over this in the same or adjacent space yet subsequent time; in concert, influentially tangent or contrary to instinct ever-present, while emotion ever-present expresses simultaneously and/or responsively. Consequently, the ability to reason seemingly disengaged is merely the ability to reason preferring or choosing instinct’s impulses as well preferring or choosing contrary to others’ perceptions, regardless the cultural misuse of the word unreasonable. Logically, the words human and reasonable are quite synonymous, thus descriptively redundant when assigning the adjective reasonable to the noun human.

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O the human virility per reason’s faculty then utility
From twigs and sticks to rigs and bricks’ superiority
Yet the temporality, perpetually ergo “this o’er that”
“That o’er this” post hoc, so mocked by the kratocrat

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

Monday, August 21, 2017

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 33

Most likely to be published sometime in 2018, my 10th book currently entitled; 100 Proems & Poems on the ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters. The following will probably be included upon further editing...

PROEM & POEM No. 33 - To Reason Is Human / 3rd Reprise

For various fantastical notions, many have sentimentally or philosophically even scientifically experimented to prove humanlike personality in domesticated, trained canine and feline, as well the humanlike ability in captured, manipulated simian and delphinidae. To what end?

For as much a bird or beaver build nests and dams to human fascination, they do so consistently without modification, economization and expansion to design, assembly and purpose. Initially the bird, beaver and human quite simply constructed respective structures with twigs, sticks and branches. Comparatively, the fenced dog seems to humanly express per the owner’s disposition, while the confined monkey seems to humanly communicate per the technician’s anticipation. That is to say, it seems so only per human interference, otherwise both dog and monkey would behave as their unfenced and unconfined counterparts have done since their origins.

Yet it is the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent, choosing this over that, then that over this, incrementally modifying or innovating, economizing and expanding, from origin to present, to eventually build with lumber, masonry, concrete, steel and more, while the bird and beaver continue as they have always done with twigs, sticks and branches.

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O the human ability, evolved to be, or divinely breathed
If not intervened, such gardens `tween deserts and heaths
Oft perverted when covetous, degenerately presumptuous
Plunderous, murderous while self-righteously censorious

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 32

PROEM & POEM No. 32 - Sum of All Isms

All forms of collectivism (yes, including U.S. Democracy or Americanism) assume to decide and presume to act on behalf of others, inclining to politically manage and forcefully manipulate the masses as instinctive packs and herds, in parallel lowercasing individualism by discrediting thus disempowering the person, while uppercasing Collectivism or Society by crediting thus empowering the Government.

In contrast, the sole form of Individualism (of course founded on respect and regard for the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent) assumes NOT to decide and presumes NOT to act on behalf of others, inclining NOT to politically manage nor forcefully manipulate the masses as instinctive packs and herds, in parallel lowercasing collectivism or society by discrediting thus disempowering the government, while uppercasing Individualism by crediting thus empowering the Person.

In truth, U.S. Democracy or Americanism is not unique, rather it pursues the ends of Socialism and Militarism combined with Protectionism, Paternalism and more, implemented by the means of Monetarism, Cronyism (prelude to Fascism), with a dash of Communism, all supported by covert, at times overt bipartisanship (1st cousin to a single party system), codependent on widespread Kratocracy or Popularism. Therefore logically irrefutable, Statism is the sum of all Isms save one; Individualism.

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The pop-isms shrink-wrapped in lovely biodegradable
All dispensable, else deplorable, per the state paternal
Prating eternal, eliciting fraternal tho’ fracturing the mob
Festering the throb, erecting later the memorial daubs

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 31

PROEM & POEM No. 31 - Hot August Violence / Reprise

Consequently, groups fascist or anti-fascist (i.e. those “anti” by name yet violently “pro” in practice) are facing off in the streets today, merely violent extremities of larger political polarizations. Each side of course consider themselves as different from the other, when both are sympathetic and/or prone to be particularly Hitlerjugend-esque, Sturmabteilung-like or commonly yet often unknowingly Fascistic in their tactics indirectly legislative or directly demonstrative. Whether it is political force or physical force, both perversions like streams will runnel, flow, swell then flood from the same presumptive headwaters, destroying individualism hence liberty in favor of some popularly depraved twist of collectivism although tyranny nonetheless.

Political or private force moots good intentions, levels moral high ground and fails to rectify perceived injustices while incurring actual injustices, and as identified numerous times prior; always disrespects and disregards the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent.

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Yoked to plow, broke and disallowed, privacy thieved

Bent to mob’s arabesque feet per Romanesque qui vive

Grotesque the rules to cavort, burlesque the fools in court

Retort the few to masses askew, spewing the toll so tort’ed

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 30

PROEM & POEM No. 30 - Hot August Violence

Not only do many or most "everybody wants to rule the world" per some elitist notion of a centrally, forcefully modified society, one preferred as "better", they also have inhumanely resorted to "by any means necessary" as a perceived moral path in rhetoric and action. It is not surprising however given the greater or rather graver political context. For excessive, abusive thus violent legislating enables excessive, abusive thus violent policing as seen in recent years. It logically follows; excessive, abusive thus violent legislating and policing incite excessive, abusive thus violent demonstrating as well.

Yet these are not recent developments, for excessive, abusive thus violent legislation, supported by all presidents and both major parties, have festered as well manifested throughout the decades of United States' 20th and 21st centuries (to be consistent, 18th and 19th as well). Clearly, an elected leader will rarely act without precedence, hence government’s incremental expansions rarely critiqued as noteworthy. The subtlety is naturally insidious, cleverly deviant when intentional, often shrouding the disrespect and disregard for the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent.

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Fascist clashes by fractious caches per society cleaved
Anxiety seethes then fumes as piety assumes to grieve
Taking leave at boreal eve, with a sadist’s dirk in hand
O the masochist’s work, yoked to plow the king’s land

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 29

PROEM & POEM No. 29 - To Consent Is Unalienable / 4th Reprise

Intended or not, by the use of the verb “harm” John Locke came far closer to the mark, “Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” For by identifying the condition “harmed” as wrong or unacceptable, otherwise “unharmed” as right or acceptable, Mr. Locke also identified by implication one and only one capable of such determinations; the person acted upon thus he/she either a benefactor or victim of the same act depending on his/her preference internally, represented by consent or dissent externally.

It is logically impossible to evaluate a condition harmed or unharmed without knowing the person’s preference solely expressed by consenting or not consenting. To assume any other standard as absolute or unalienable, like lists of rights in declarations, bills or articles, is not only an endless endeavor even folly conceptually, but quite oppressive, intrusive practically as well unethical logically. For lists of 3, 4, 10, 30 or more will inherently transgress, inevitably trample at least a few, often some or many, even at times most in a society, hence always disregarding the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent on all matters intimate, private, philosophical, spiritual/theological, public, social, political, consequently, ethical…inseparably disrespecting the Particular Human Ability to Reason.

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Enumeration, accordingly, dehumanization resultantly

The inhumane checkmate of individuality unavoidably

Favors as bait then entitled, later righted, ah the prate

Presuming au fait the State yet obfuscating it’s self-fete

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 28

PROEM & POEM No. 28 - To Consent Is Unalienable / 3rd Reprise

Thirdly, there were 17 amendments approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, 12 of the 17 approved by the U.S. Senate, and in 1791, 10 of 12 ratified by the states known as the Bill of Rights. The rejection of rights from the start was as arbitrary as the approving 17 then 12 as well the eventual ratifying the final 10. How do they ideologically parallel and encompass the 3 unalienable rights argued by Thomas Jefferson, or the 4 prior by John Locke. And what of Alexander Hamilton and James Wilson’s proposal of 0 or no rights (listed), for both countered the enumeration of rights as unnecessary even dangerous, fearing the understood constitutional interpretation “whatever is not written, is not allowed” transitioning to the perverse convenience “whatever is not written, is allowed.” Since 1791, U.S. history confirmed their fears.

Fourthly in 1948, the newly formed United Nations declared human rights in a lengthy 30 article document, as defined by Eleanor Roosevelt (architect of Arthurdale) and the commission she chaired. Arguably, the creation of the document suggests a critique of all past attempts on the matter as inadequate, insufficient. Such a document additionally suggests any list of rights as dynamic or relative oppose to static or absolute, thus equivocal when exemplified in plural, erroneous if estimated as unalienable. By this logical digression, omnipresent governments presume to be omniscient creators and omnipotent givers of rights, of course omnipotent takers of rights too.

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Connived upon contrived, propagandized until convinced

To regard not the Singular Right to Consent or Not Consent

Hence, respect not the Particular Human Ability to Reason

So the socio-toxin, when facts are lies and Truth is treason

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 27

PROEM & POEM No. 27 - To Consent Is Unalienable / 2nd Reprise

Yet over the centuries, societies’ theologians and thinkers fell short in determining the person’s humanity, resultantly governments’ founders and framers failed miserably in protecting the same. By their ill logic and poor governance, lists or bills formed, number of rights increased, further stirring controversy and muddying clarity. Four instances suffice the point.

Firstly, note the 4 that nature obliges thus “no one ought to harm” as asserted by John Locke in 1689; Life, Health, Liberty and Possessions. As vague Life, Health and Liberty were then as today, Mr. Locke included Possessions, more clearly understood over the other three, theoretically less vulnerable. However, Possession (or Property) has been and still is the one directly, flagrantly coveted and targeted per governments’ taxation, regulation, restriction, prohibition, confiscation, invasion, occupation and destruction, inescapably harming Life, Health and Liberty.

Secondly, Locke’s proposal were later plagiarized and modified into 3 rights by Thomas Jefferson in 1776; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Obviously, Mr. Jefferson did not uphold Property as Mr. Lock, hence did not make the unalienable list. He was compelled however to expand two rights already vague, with a fantastically indefinable third. What precisely defines the pursuit of happiness deeming it absolutely unalienable, for there is no universal agreement among preferences near endless.

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Bitten lip, smitten the sip, upon deeper kiss amid the fling
Or the grimace afore gin on chin, per miss at end of swing
When endeared to truths reheard until true, onward soothed
Hence blind in perpetuum to men-in-booths rarely sleuthed

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 26

PROEM & POEM No. 26 - To Consent Is Unalienable / 1st Reprise

Setting aside specific arguments for the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably, the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent, the mere notion of any Human Right is undeniable. Logically, a human have a right to be human, of course, else a nonhuman. From here, two questions immediately rise when coercing a human to be nonhuman; who has the right to decidedly represent by presumption and who has the right to forcefully impose by arrogance.

To be clear, if participants of any arrangement consented mutually or unanimously, then accordingly and ethically mitigated are presumption and arrogance. In such arrangements where all agree to implement, each consenting person’s humanity is respected and regarded.

To be clearer still, if one or more participants of any arrangement dissented individually, then unavoidably and unethically present are presumption and arrogance. In such arrangements where some or most insist to impose, each dissenting person’s humanity is disrespected and disregarded.

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Democracy or Autocracy, either conveniently Kratocracy
Hence, mere Might makes feared Right, clearly Tyrannies
Publicly adhered yet privately sneered save those covetous
O the presumptuous, to suppose, impose their trite avarice

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.