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The opinion of 10,000 people is also of no value if it is not wholly obtained by only objective reasoning.
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Depends on the extent to which they're willing to act on that belief, and how far that action is capable of carrying. Or whether someone else can stand to gain from pandering to that belief, however ill-founded it may be.
daftandbarmy
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Here's the funny bit. Those 10,000 are going to have opinions regardless what you think of them. And those opinions will inform their actions. Regardless of what you think of them.
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No one’s saying that. Just turn it to a nice dusty rubble. They don’t have to kill anyone. It’s you guys reading the death fantasy.
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“The opinion of 10,000 people is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.”
I can't find that exact quote in my translation of the Meditations, and I believe it may be apocryphal.
However, it does sound like something he might have said, but in reference to how a good person should conduct themselves. One of Marcus Aurelius' main themes was that a person should always act in the pursuit of justice and truth regardless of what others may think. Being a fundamentally Stoic work, the Meditations preaches resilience and honor. The book is littered with comments about the opinion of others, mostly similar to this one: "I have often wondered how it should come to pass, that every man loving himself best, should more regard other men's opinions concerning himself than his own...we fear more what our neighbours will think of us, that what we ourselves."
With respect to the comments about 10000 people, I don't think Marcus Aurelius would have completely disregarded the opinions of an ill-informed mob. If anything, I think he would have recognized that 10000 people - even fools - can be quite dangerous if they can be organized and led. Late in his reign as Emperor, he had to put down a revolt led by Avidius Cassius, who managed to seize Rome while Marcus Aurelius was campaigning on the frontiers.
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I Now Fear Antisemitism On The Left More Than The Right
Antisemitism is a logical consequence of militant identity politics. And it is getting scarier by the day.
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There will be a reckoning with the pro Hamas crowd here in North America.
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I mean what can you say really? Hamas just going to Hamas I guess
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My wife watched this and what he said really hit her because she recalls all of the anti-sematic and anti-Israeli stuff they heard growing up. Muslims around the world are indoctrinated to hate/despise Jews and Israel from age 7 and up.
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Following up on that -- I guess it's not as if they've never been there before ....
UK forces may be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid
The US says no American forces will go ashore but an unnamed "third party" will drive aid into Gaza.
www.bbc.com
Also, China butts in ....
China hosts talks between Palestinian factions Hamas, Fatah: report
Report comes after a major power shuffle in the Palestinian Authority aimed at ending the Israel-Gaza war.
www.scmp.com
China hosts Hamas, Fatah delegations for reconciliation talks
The meeting follows a Hamas official's statement that the movement was ready to join the PLO.
www.al-monitor.com
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Well the brits did leave the place in a bit of a mess.....
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Damn Philistines...There, FTYF
Ottawa woman, 47, facing charges following downtown hate crimes
The Ottawa Police Service says a 47-year-old woman is facing charges following a series of hate crimes in the downtown area last week.
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Ottawa woman, 47, facing charges following downtown hate crimes
The Ottawa Police Service says a 47-year-old woman is facing charges following a series of hate crimes in the downtown area last week.ottawa.ctvnews.ca
Muslim human rights activist in need of kidney finds help from Jewish community | Globalnews.ca
'She's been helping the Jewish community and the Muslim community with the Council of Muslims against antisemitism and it's our turn to help her.'
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More of this please.
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