Comments on: Independence and diversity have always been the enemy of progress https://www.isegoria.net/2017/02/independence-and-diversity-have-always-been-the-enemy-of-progress/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2017/02/independence-and-diversity-have-always-been-the-enemy-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-2542203 Graham Sun, 19 Feb 2017 20:35:31 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41559#comment-2542203 If he meant that systems of states operating within a common cultural zone usually tend to come together as an empire/universal state, sure. Happens all the time and arguably it has already happened on the global scale; it’s just that loose version that we call globalization, what Negri called an Empire, or what neoliberals at the Economist’s politburo called the liberal international order. It has a few power centres, but then so did the Roman empire at times, and so have other regional systems.

His theory of history may be sound, if whatever he effused could be called that. But as noted political philosopher William Munny might have said, “desire’s got nuthin to do with it”.

Every people will cheer for the empire or for its opponents at different times, depending on whose ox is getting gored. The Britain that built an empire while Victoria was Queen also made Boadicea a national heroine. For that matter, the Jews who fell against Rome remembered the dim past of David and Solomon.

A more important revelation- Zuckerberg is against Diversity!!

]]> By: Felix https://www.isegoria.net/2017/02/independence-and-diversity-have-always-been-the-enemy-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-2542059 Felix Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:28:34 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41559#comment-2542059 So, empire is the only way “we’ve learned to come together in ever greater numbers”?

If Z had said “people like to live”, counter-examples could be found, too. So, can we all agree Z is an a**hole? We all agree, right? It’s true, isn’t it? That’s the real issue here, isn’t it?

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