PROEM & POEM No. 69 - Individualism versus Patriotic Absolutism
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To be steadfast and stalwart in a preferred allegiance, nationalism or patriotism as expressed and exercised individually, conversationally, philosophically, academically even debatably is not the same logically nor ethically when steadfast and stalwart in a preferred allegiance, nationalism or patriotism then exhorted and exerted politically, governmentally, legislatively, legally thus forcefully upon the whole society.
The former is conducted within the context of agreeable mutuality or unanimity, followed by actions of cooperation among the consenting, prerequisite of course the respect and regard for each person’s Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent, hence quite ethical the Voluntarily driven Individualism.
In contrast, the latter is conducted within the context of presumption, followed by actions of force upon the consenting and dissenting alike, prerequisite of course the disrespect and disregard for each person’s Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent, hence quite unethical the allegiantly, nationally or Patriotically driven Absolutism.
The former is conducted within the context of agreeable mutuality or unanimity, followed by actions of cooperation among the consenting, prerequisite of course the respect and regard for each person’s Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent, hence quite ethical the Voluntarily driven Individualism.
In contrast, the latter is conducted within the context of presumption, followed by actions of force upon the consenting and dissenting alike, prerequisite of course the disrespect and disregard for each person’s Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent, hence quite unethical the allegiantly, nationally or Patriotically driven Absolutism.
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O say can they see, the Neo-Kahn’s shining knights a-trolling
What so loudly brutish, assailing upon horrid twilights unfolding
Bauds coveting, drones lauding, per former imperial lodestars
Hence the duly departed, lands newly charted, aft’ each gory spar
What so loudly brutish, assailing upon horrid twilights unfolding
Bauds coveting, drones lauding, per former imperial lodestars
Hence the duly departed, lands newly charted, aft’ each gory spar
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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Copyright © 2016-2017 by D.C. Quillan Stone
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