Hind Swaraj

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"Hind Swaraj". Mahatma Gandhi. 1909.

The text is in the vein of "The Selfish Gene" (Dawkins, 1976) in that it expresses strong opinions and certain views that may engender strong reactions. The views expressed are not totally alien to the West; the anti-machinery vibe is shared by such writers as Tolkien or Thoreau, and the "force of truth or love" is at least in theory supported by Greek or Christian thought, even if lies and hate are presently in vogue among certain groups and influential people.

In 1921, Gandhiji, writing about it, said: "It teaches the gospel of love in place of that of hate. It replaces violence with self-sacrifice. It pits soul force against brute force. I withdraw nothing except one word of it, and that in deference to a lady friend. The booklet is a severe condemnation of 'modern civilization'. It was written in 1908. My conviction is deeper today than ever.... But I would warn the reader against thinking that I am today aiming at the Swaraj described therein. I know that India is not ripe for it.

The "not ready for it" vibe can also be found in the "Second Message of Islam" of Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, who by the by was executed for apostasy. Who wants freedom and equality, anyways? Maybe not lawyers in an adversarial legal system, though lawyers are generally seen as

Yeah, I think some of the dislike of lawyers is because there are so many problems and inequities in the legal system. Lawyers are associated with maintaining that system which often produces unjust results that impact people in really personal, powerful ways.

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so little need be added here. But, doctors?

Let us consider: the business of a doctor is to take care of the body, or, properly speaking, not even that. Their business is really to rid the body of diseases that may afflict it. How do these diseases arise? Surely by our negligence or indulgence. I overeat, I have indigestion, I go to a doctor, he gives me medicine, I am cured. I overeat again, I take his pills again. Had I not taken the pills in the first instance, I would have suffered the punishment deserved by me and I would not have overeaten again. The doctor intervened and helped me to indulge myself. My body thereby certainly felt more at ease; but my mind became weakened. A continuance of a course of medicine must, therefore, result in loss of control over the mind. I have indulged in vice, I contract a disease, a doctor cures me, the odds are that I shall repeat the vice.

3. FDA Approves New Oral Weight Loss Pill Foundayo - Forbes A doctor discusses common issues and questions around Foundayo, the oral obesity pill approved by the FDA this week.

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So like you feed them some of that good old fashioned ultra-processed industrial swill, and there is perhaps not sufficient exercise because they are largely screen-staring car-sitters, and they get sick (the world does work in mysterious ways), so you pill them, so they can continue to mouth-shovel swill, and 'round and 'round she goes…