embrace conformity as opposed to rebellion — Jack Cummins
I see rebellion as refusing to be an automated, robotic being. In actuality, I find it extremely difficult to 'blend in', which may be unfortunate, especially in relation to finding employment. So, I wonder to what extent is rebellion a choice or an affliction? — Jack Cummins
So, I wonder to what extent is rebellion a choice or an affliction...
So, I am asking how do you see the idea of rebellion in relation to philosophical and political choices in life? — Jack Cummins
Insofar as "the system" determines my "status within that system" (i.e. caste) that's detrimental to me and my community, the answer is I opppse both.Do you object to and reject the system? Or just your status within that system? — 0 thru 9
Substitute flourishing (or freedom) for "rebellion"...I wonder to what extent is rebellion a choice or an affliction? — Jack Cummins
I think opposition to unjust policies and laws is a moral imperative. The alternative is immoral because it allows for – permits by neglect – injustice and thereby conforms to unjust situations.So, I am asking how do you see the idea of rebellion in relation to philosophical and political choices in life?
To the extent I am the precariate who are systemically discriminated against and exploited, in solidarity I lucidly revolt, as Camus says, wherever and whenever I can.Also, I am asking to what extent do you see yourself as a rebel? — Jack Cummins
I reject "conformity" to any "rules" which unjustly discriminate against and/or violently exploit – immiserate – individuals and communities.Or do you value conformity and sticking to rules?
My moral "approach to life" is, in part, that of a negative consequentialist and so I tend to conform to norms, or systems, to the extent they enact harm-injustice reduction and rebel against those norms, or systems, which (by policy or happenstance) fail to reduce harm-injustice.How do you see this dichotomy between conformity and rebellion in your own value system and approach to life?
antidestablishmentarianism — Jack Cummins
The idea of authority does play a critical factor and authoritarianism. — Jack Cummins
The whole nature of political philosophy involves looking behind the assumptions of political structures and ideological assumptions. This questioning in itself may be the beginning of rebellion. — Jack Cummins
Your question of whether a person rejects a 'system' or is rebelling due to personal status is important? Equally, this applies to conformity too. It is also questionable to what extent a person may able to discern their own motivations. The biggest test may be in the light of a change of circumstances and status. Will the rebel turn 'mainstream' after being given status and will the conformist stick to the norms after social downfall? — Jack Cummins
Insofar as "the system" determines my "status within that system" (i.e. caste) that's detrimental to me and my community, the answer is I opppse both. — 180 Proof
It was not my intention to focus on the psychosocial aspects of rebellion exclusively. — Jack Cummins
The existentialists were interested in the way in which individuals can create their own chosen destinies rather than being slaves to tradition and authorities.... This may have been the basis for bohemianism and artistic freedom of expression. — Jack Cummins
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