Glenn, fascinating about "ritual". And also reflective of linear thinking and society, as i put in one of my books: the root, "reg- “move in a straight line,” ... linear thinking and alphabetic movable types ruled by Reichs, the German word for “empire,” meaning “kingdom, realm, state,” also, “riches” and known more colloquially as “the ruling class.” The root of “rule” is “reg-, move or direct in a straight line, rule.” And i agree with your overall examples, tho call attention to: "We did this through a form of self-indoctrination that has been passed along to future generations."... i think this overlooks the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, Domination and Dehumanization (Steven Newcomb (Shawnee-Lenape) writes and speaks of that often) that was brought to Turtle Island and violently imposed on the Natives, and still affects the US legal system as well as Peoples around the world.
Thanks, Mankh. Fascinating etymology of "rule" coming from "reg" to move in a straight line. As for my statement of we 'doing it to ourselves through a form of self-indocrination," my intent was not to diminish the horrors of colonization you outlined. Not at all. I was merely saying that the self-indocrination came first; the colonizers had to convince themselves they were right about time before that belief became the seed of their colonial initiatives. In other words, the colonizers didn't just believe in linear time; they thought they were at the head of the parade. They were not only racist; they though they were justifably racist. If I didn't make that clear, that is on me.
Glad you appreciate the "line" etymology, Glenn. And thx for explaining and clarifying, Glenn. I think the tricky part is the "we", so then i wondered, 'what we?' and consequently what "self". I see that often in writings and dubbed it the "generic we", as often people use it for "humanity" and sometimes it applies and sometimes distinctions are needed, for example, environmental climate stuff where, yes, "we" have made a mess of things yet, for example, many Indigenous Peoples haven't been the mess-makers yet even some have, so it's ongoing tricky categorizing.
Glenn, fascinating about "ritual". And also reflective of linear thinking and society, as i put in one of my books: the root, "reg- “move in a straight line,” ... linear thinking and alphabetic movable types ruled by Reichs, the German word for “empire,” meaning “kingdom, realm, state,” also, “riches” and known more colloquially as “the ruling class.” The root of “rule” is “reg-, move or direct in a straight line, rule.” And i agree with your overall examples, tho call attention to: "We did this through a form of self-indoctrination that has been passed along to future generations."... i think this overlooks the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, Domination and Dehumanization (Steven Newcomb (Shawnee-Lenape) writes and speaks of that often) that was brought to Turtle Island and violently imposed on the Natives, and still affects the US legal system as well as Peoples around the world.
Thanks, Mankh. Fascinating etymology of "rule" coming from "reg" to move in a straight line. As for my statement of we 'doing it to ourselves through a form of self-indocrination," my intent was not to diminish the horrors of colonization you outlined. Not at all. I was merely saying that the self-indocrination came first; the colonizers had to convince themselves they were right about time before that belief became the seed of their colonial initiatives. In other words, the colonizers didn't just believe in linear time; they thought they were at the head of the parade. They were not only racist; they though they were justifably racist. If I didn't make that clear, that is on me.
Glad you appreciate the "line" etymology, Glenn. And thx for explaining and clarifying, Glenn. I think the tricky part is the "we", so then i wondered, 'what we?' and consequently what "self". I see that often in writings and dubbed it the "generic we", as often people use it for "humanity" and sometimes it applies and sometimes distinctions are needed, for example, environmental climate stuff where, yes, "we" have made a mess of things yet, for example, many Indigenous Peoples haven't been the mess-makers yet even some have, so it's ongoing tricky categorizing.
Very true. The “we” should be clarified. It primarily meant Western civilization in this piece, but perhaps elsewhere it meant all of humanity.
And since you appreciate wordplay: rulers make straight lines.
Thx for understanding.