Sincere Fictions Pt. 4: The Magnificent Myth by Jersey Campbell

 

  

Sincere Fictions Pt. 1
Sincere Fictions Pt. 2 
Sincere Fictions Pt. 3

The conclusion to JC's Sincere Fiction series. Read, and be inspired.

Any fiction that we promote and circulate through discourse should not impede progress, but encourage it. If the dominant myth is believed by the multitude, this myth must be majestic. The truth is the only thing we as people should be concerned with, but if we must use a fiction as the driving force of our society and our politics, only tall tales similar to Plato’s Magnificent Myth are allowed.

Jersey Campbell's Quote of the Day: ordah in dah court!

'Sup y'all. There's another edition of Quote of the Day ready to be mentally digested and pooped out. Actually, don't poop it out, keep it in your mind. Thoughts and ideas can never be fully digested, you'll hurt yourself if you try to poop it out.

Today's QotD comes to us from The Republic by ancient Greek philosopher Plato*. Let's disregard the fact that these men had sexual relations with little boys and recognize their maxims for what they represent and what they reveal about the world.

So digest this snippet of a wholly thought-provoking text. Think about what it means, and see the prominent truth.
 
"For is it not a strikingly disgraceful sign of a bad education if one has to seek justice at the hands of others as one's masters and judges because one lacks it in oneself?"

*While Plato wrote The Republic, it is written in a dialectic format between various characters, the main one being Socrates, who Plato studied from. Whether you love political philosophy or not, this book is a must read.

The World's Most Obnoxious and Grandiose Marketing Campaign by Jersey Campbell

 “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves to be made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”

-        Douglas Adams

                Every four years, America holds the world’s most obnoxious and grandiose marketing campaign. We call it the Presidential Election. 

On Freedom Pt II: the Shackles of Democracy by Jersey Campbell

Jersey Campbell apologizes for being a week late with this post. But he's not getting paid or anything so who cares right? 
It is strongly recommended that you read Pt. I before tackling the conclusion.
 

                So where does all this talk of cause and effect and everything effecting everything take us? Even if we are not willing to concede the nonexistence of freedom, we can still hold on to the philosophy of freedom by embracing a democracy fundamentally opposed to the government we have now. (I trust we all know that America is not a democracy, but a representative republic.)