Some thoughts on the brutality of fascism in Minnesota, the absurdity of the "Board of Peace", and the challenge ahead of us in rebuilding international institutions.
With regard to Artificial Intelligence, I am of the opinion that when a company replaces a worker(s) with automation, the former employer should be obliged, in perpetuity, to pay/contribute an indexed fee/tax to a fund that provides a Guaranteed Minimum Income. Not as a penalty, but rather as a recognition of their responsibility/contribution to society as a whole.
Dearest Nate..the impact of my grandad's #3086 Amersfoort Transit Kamp on mom's side was very harsh and
also telling in my Canadian thoughts and my bring up by my dear family. Your sensitivity and sensibiity ring so well. Indeed, we can never nr should we "normalize" such behavior--ever.
I won't add much about the veritable Genocide, that is vividly still expanding -- and the 10-fold expansion this entails (270,000 killed as of last October; 2.5 million Homeless-- and destined to be "displaced" in favor of Trump's "Riviera..."); Nate has copiously articulated this, again, in his Sermon above.
And let's not forget that recent testimony in DC, again stated that Putin controls Trump!
Equally grotesque is Europe "backing down" from the counter action against Trump that it again fleetingly threatened. Ugh!
No wonder Nate feels Canada is the sole voice in this also Christian wilderness...
I have to respectfully disagree with classifying Israel with the g-word here. The term "genocide" has become heavily politicized in the past decade, not just against Israel but also against Russia, China, and Canada itself. The use of the g-word against Israel implies that Israel is killing Palestinians for the sake of killing Palestinians, whereas Israel is guilty of the real but lesser evil of trying to steal Palestinian land and engaging in a form of enslavement of the Palestinian population.
The International Criminal Court indictment against Netanyahu omits any accusation of genocide.
American evangelical Christianity has long since ceased to be about Christianity in the sense in which, say, Thomas Jefferson understood it when he compiled The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, and instead it has become a political movement, largely fused with the Republican Party. I've seen this described as "the American heresy": https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3loqsfhswjk2r
As for "responsible AI", when it comes to generative AI, there is no such thing. The models are built on massive, flagrant copyright infringement, and the output, at least of the text generators, threatens human survival by poisoning intergenerational knowledge transfer. The most responsible thing that can be done with generative AI is to ban it.
(Even if AGI is eventually reached, which it is highly unlikely to be via current approaches, the nature of the problem simply changes. The goal of AGI, for those funding it, is to reintroduce slavery in a palatable form by not having it be humans who are enslaved. Not, of course, that we ever actually got rid of slavery; we simply rebranded it as wage labour.)
"In other words, Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In August, I wrote to Minister Anand to emphasize the need for action." A Canadian politician at their best.
I have to respectfully disagree with classifying Israel with the g-word here. The term "genocide" has become heavily politicized in the past decade, not just against Israel but also against Russia, China, and Canada itself. The use of the g-word against Israel implies that Israel is killing Palestinians for the sake of killing Palestinians, whereas Israel is guilty of the real but lesser evil of trying to steal Palestinian land and engaging in a form of enslavement of the Palestinian population.
The International Criminal Court indictment against Netanyahu omits any accusation of genocide.
Stefan, Got it that you position yourself as a contrarian. Laws are always evolving. In Canada, laws protecting children from sexual abuse originated with what one could and could not do with your own livestock. Nate nails it with where the world's sense of justice is moving.
Spectacularly outrageous how a shrewd commenter here denies that Genocide was stated or implied in the ICCC ruling and issuing of Warrants for the Prime perpetrators!
Indeed, the commenter assumes that while he/she shrewdly downplays this more egregious charge (and conviction), by offering the lesser charge of "displacing," readers won't recall the precise wording stated by the Court:
"With regard to the crimes, the Chamber found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu, born on 21 October 1949, Prime Minister of Israel at the time of the relevant conduct, and Mr Gallant, born on 8 November 1958, Minister of Defence of Israel at the time of the alleged conduct, each bear criminal responsibility for the following crimes as co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.
The Chamber also found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population..."
Whew! Are most readers expected to be ignorant with this writer's claim that "starvation." "Crimes against Humanity," and "intentionally directing attacks against civilians," (among others) do not constitute "Genocide?"
What next? Hitler's extermination of the Jewish populace was just "enslavement" in those veritable Death Camps?
And the two victims in Minneapolis were "terrorrisks?"
Ugh! Are you a Manchurian troll here? There are plenty of other low-intel forums where you will feel more intellectual.
With regard to Artificial Intelligence, I am of the opinion that when a company replaces a worker(s) with automation, the former employer should be obliged, in perpetuity, to pay/contribute an indexed fee/tax to a fund that provides a Guaranteed Minimum Income. Not as a penalty, but rather as a recognition of their responsibility/contribution to society as a whole.
Dearest Nate..the impact of my grandad's #3086 Amersfoort Transit Kamp on mom's side was very harsh and
also telling in my Canadian thoughts and my bring up by my dear family. Your sensitivity and sensibiity ring so well. Indeed, we can never nr should we "normalize" such behavior--ever.
I thank you for that amazing writing. Irvin
I won't add much about the veritable Genocide, that is vividly still expanding -- and the 10-fold expansion this entails (270,000 killed as of last October; 2.5 million Homeless-- and destined to be "displaced" in favor of Trump's "Riviera..."); Nate has copiously articulated this, again, in his Sermon above.
And let's not forget that recent testimony in DC, again stated that Putin controls Trump!
Equally grotesque is Europe "backing down" from the counter action against Trump that it again fleetingly threatened. Ugh!
No wonder Nate feels Canada is the sole voice in this also Christian wilderness...
I have to respectfully disagree with classifying Israel with the g-word here. The term "genocide" has become heavily politicized in the past decade, not just against Israel but also against Russia, China, and Canada itself. The use of the g-word against Israel implies that Israel is killing Palestinians for the sake of killing Palestinians, whereas Israel is guilty of the real but lesser evil of trying to steal Palestinian land and engaging in a form of enslavement of the Palestinian population.
The International Criminal Court indictment against Netanyahu omits any accusation of genocide.
American evangelical Christianity has long since ceased to be about Christianity in the sense in which, say, Thomas Jefferson understood it when he compiled The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, and instead it has become a political movement, largely fused with the Republican Party. I've seen this described as "the American heresy": https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3loqsfhswjk2r
As for "responsible AI", when it comes to generative AI, there is no such thing. The models are built on massive, flagrant copyright infringement, and the output, at least of the text generators, threatens human survival by poisoning intergenerational knowledge transfer. The most responsible thing that can be done with generative AI is to ban it.
(Even if AGI is eventually reached, which it is highly unlikely to be via current approaches, the nature of the problem simply changes. The goal of AGI, for those funding it, is to reintroduce slavery in a palatable form by not having it be humans who are enslaved. Not, of course, that we ever actually got rid of slavery; we simply rebranded it as wage labour.)
Well said . Showing leadership
"In other words, Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In August, I wrote to Minister Anand to emphasize the need for action." A Canadian politician at their best.
I have to respectfully disagree with classifying Israel with the g-word here. The term "genocide" has become heavily politicized in the past decade, not just against Israel but also against Russia, China, and Canada itself. The use of the g-word against Israel implies that Israel is killing Palestinians for the sake of killing Palestinians, whereas Israel is guilty of the real but lesser evil of trying to steal Palestinian land and engaging in a form of enslavement of the Palestinian population.
The International Criminal Court indictment against Netanyahu omits any accusation of genocide.
Stefan, Got it that you position yourself as a contrarian. Laws are always evolving. In Canada, laws protecting children from sexual abuse originated with what one could and could not do with your own livestock. Nate nails it with where the world's sense of justice is moving.
Spectacularly outrageous how a shrewd commenter here denies that Genocide was stated or implied in the ICCC ruling and issuing of Warrants for the Prime perpetrators!
Indeed, the commenter assumes that while he/she shrewdly downplays this more egregious charge (and conviction), by offering the lesser charge of "displacing," readers won't recall the precise wording stated by the Court:
"With regard to the crimes, the Chamber found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu, born on 21 October 1949, Prime Minister of Israel at the time of the relevant conduct, and Mr Gallant, born on 8 November 1958, Minister of Defence of Israel at the time of the alleged conduct, each bear criminal responsibility for the following crimes as co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.
The Chamber also found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population..."
Whew! Are most readers expected to be ignorant with this writer's claim that "starvation." "Crimes against Humanity," and "intentionally directing attacks against civilians," (among others) do not constitute "Genocide?"
What next? Hitler's extermination of the Jewish populace was just "enslavement" in those veritable Death Camps?
And the two victims in Minneapolis were "terrorrisks?"
Ugh! Are you a Manchurian troll here? There are plenty of other low-intel forums where you will feel more intellectual.
Excellent Speech at the United Church!
Shared Values, and Shared Purpose!