#GreekPhilosophy #Cynics #PhilosopjyAsWayOfLife

From: @dfaria
https://masto.pt/@dfaria/110780547257663487

"An ancient Greek Cynic would never worry about what curtains or carpets to have, what is on TV tonight or which brand of washing liquid gets things whiter. These and similar concerns are the concerns of the civilized and their price is your freedom. The Cynic determines to do without not because without is better or recommended in itself but because this is the only way to demonstrate freedom from burdensome comforts and artificially created obligations. Civilization, to the Cynic, is unfree; it is a set of chains, and they are not worth giving up your freedom for."

(From "Insurrectionary Anarchism as Rethinking: The Freedom of the Dog")

#politics #Cynics

This ought to be cresting over the #NYT firewall soon.

"Apparently #hackers got into
the emails of Russian State TV Producers. In there they found emails between Russian State TV Producers pointing out that they needed to re-broadcast Tucker segments because he's a strong supporter of Putin positions. The emails also discuss the close China-Russia connection and how that ties into their propaganda campaign."

https://imgur.com/gallery/cy7TRPN
#cynics are not surprised or shocked.

@beautfc

2+ years ago "'Festival of #Brexit' #boss says £120m event will #prove #cynics wrong"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/12/festival-of-brexit-boss-120m-event-will-prove-cynics-wrong-martin-green