#unity in separation

[xonethousandcriesx]

»The factory system, in itself, did not tend to unify the workforce in a way that benefited workers engaged in struggle — or, at least, it did not do that exclusively. Capitalist development may have dissolved some pre-existing differences among workers, but it reinforced or created other divisions, especially as these emerged from the division of labour (that is, mostly around skill, but also around divisions of tasks by “race” and gender, as well as according to seniority, language, region of origin, etc). Meanwhile, outside of the factory gates, workers continued to stand in conflict with one another. They had to look out for themselves, as well as their kin: “Similarity of class position does not necessarily result in solidarity since the interests which workers share are precisely those which put them in competition with one another, primarily as they bid down wages in quest of employment”. Given that there were never enough jobs for everyone (the existence of a surplus population was a structural feature of societies built around capitalist exploitation), allegiances of religion, “race”, and “nation” made it possible for some workers to get ahead at the expense of others. As long as workers were not already organised on a class basis — and there was no pre-given, structural necessity for them to be so organised — they had a real interest in maintaining their individuality, as well as their extra-class allegiances. This was the melée into which the workers’ movement threw itself. The movement encouraged workers to forget their specificity and all that supposedly came from the past. Workers should turn their gaze towards the future; they should actively merge into the generality of the collective worker. Here was the essence of the workers’ movement. Trade unions and chambers of labour, as well as social organisations, brought proletarians together on the basis of trades, neighbourhoods or hobbies. A general workers’ interest was then cobbled together out of these local organisations. The Social Democratic and Communist parties and the Anarchist federations instantiated the collective worker at the national level.« (Endnotes 4, A History of Separation, p. 99)

[palatinewolfsblog]

"We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, wealth classified us." - U.N. Owen

[philosophybits]

Everywhere in these days men have, in their mockery, ceased to understand that the true security is to be found in social solidarity rather than in isolated individual effort. But this terrible individualism must inevitably have an end, and all will suddenly understand how unnaturally they are separated from one another. It will be the spirit of the time, and people will marvel that they have sat so long in darkness without seeing the light.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

[thirdity]

Literate man, civilized man, tends to restrict and to separate functions, whereas tribal man has freely extended the form of his body to include the universe.

Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media

[umberandmochaagate]

Like I said I watched Sinners again

In this second audience it was a few Black people that cheered and clapped when Sammie started reciting the Lord's prayer. But when Remmick began to finish the prayer, I heard gasps.

[irrevocablecondition]

I’m curious to know how you feel about all the he/him lesbian debates online? Because I have gotten into a couple online myself and I personally do not understand why people care so much about other people’s labels 😭😭

Anyways yes just wanted to hear your thoughts (I said I don’t understand why people care and then proceed to ask anonymously about it mhm okay go me 👍)

i think people need to get out and touch grass. maybe learn some queer history. focus on their own lives etc etc. idk. i think people care too much about labels too. like they're not rigid and they're helpful, yes! but i am Tired of all the boxes, yk? humans aren't meant to be slipped into neat boxes, how boring.

even if you don't understand,,,, that's okay! either listen and get educated or,,, be quiet because this whole "that makes no sense and doesnt fit what i think" is the same mindset used against she/her lesbians. and like,,, the entire LGBTQIA+ community i fear.

queer discourse is so incredibly Tiring. they hate all of us, stop fighting and group together. i promise you the individual labels aren't an issue, it's just people exploring themselves 🙂↕️ those are my thoughts

[udayg]

Values and Consciousness

Deeper into Unity Consciousness Universal Consciousness  Consciousness is, by definition, the ability to make value judgments. To be conscious is to be aware — of something. Of what, exactly? I would argue that it is to be aware of the existence of value. To be aware that there are things of inherent value and other things of lesser or no value — in other words, to have a value system. To be…

[kellymagovern]

Richard Alpert (before he became Ram Dass) talking about the LSD experience and the dissolution of the separate self.

[dravidious]

You're more amazing than functionally no rares

Made some Duskmourn cards and also thought about the upcoming set currently known as "Death Race" and got in a vehicle mood

[micehead]

please dont isolate and ignore tumblr during disability pride month. please PLEASE don’t ignore and disregard important disability pride month related posts during fucking DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH?? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?? TUMBLR DOES NOT FUCKING CARE IF YOU SHUT UP FOR TWO DAYS?!?!?! PLEASE? leave a bad review like the rest of us u r a normal fucking civilian act like it

[blackvahana]

Man. We looked to catalogue the big bang, no, to be it. The Sky Library is just our body as a clay stone upon which language is inscribed. Looked to the big bang to understand Polarity, but in the end... He: The Atomic Bomb

[turiyatitta]

The Paradox of the False Self

The “I” is the false self, but this false self is also true. It just doesn’t know it yet. This realization reveals that our perceived separateness is an illusion, guiding us toward the truth of our inherent unity.Understanding the False SelfThe false self, often identified as the ego, is the aspect of our identity constructed from our experiences, beliefs, and societal conditioning. It is the…

[philosophybits]

Many witty ideas are like the sudden meeting of two friendly thoughts after a long separation.

Friedrich Schlegel, Athenaeum Fragments

[thirdity]

Separation is itself an integral part of the unity of this world, of a global social practice split into reality and image. The social practice confronted by an autonomous spectacle is at the same time the real totality which contains that spectacle. But the split within this totality mutilates it to the point that the spectacle seems to be its goal.

Guy Debord, Society of the Spectacle

[flyingspicerack]

ppl who read my fic... hear me out a second, so you know how when i write it, up till now, ichi and mao's pov have been separated with ~~~??

would it be too confusing if like... now that theyre canon and together, if i just switched back and forth from each pov without the breaks? have their time together be more unified?? or ... would that be too confusing to read?

[darkaac]

Finished ACSyndicate after quite a long time (forgot i had it installed teehee) and it's good!! love zipping across London