Global humanism discussion thread.

"All of us, on 4chan, all the people on the internet right no thinking "this entire thing is wrong" we all go to our local government office and declare the global empire of humanism in the name of humanity, our demands, all governments of the world reallocating all resources to conquering the galaxy and eternal life. all we have to do is EVERYONE as many as possible refusing to contribute to this system, we dont work, we scrounge our food and idle at the most local government office until real change happens. its that easy, overwhelm the world government with the will of the people. I live down the road from town hall lets do this shit guys, global peace now. you have a voice,"

Someone posted this on /pol/ imageboard and it sounds like a swell idea, so I thought I would continue the discussion here because the textboards are a longlasting. I'm not so sure about the name "global humanist empire" but it will suffice for the less discerning folk of 4chan.

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This sounds like what France did in 1968. It started out as a student protest, then the workers of all industries went on the largest wildcat strike, and then even the shopkeepers, street vendors, buskers, and farmers went on strike. It's amazing how it was able to unfold.

I don't think such a thing could be repeated, well, perhaps in some European countries, maybe, but I don't see this happening in North America or Australia (and not to mention, there's not really a historical precedent except for the normal strike here and there). Neo-liberal economics have atomized labor and society somewhat in general, but I don't think enough to completely get people to action. They're kind of in this lulled state of mind where their labor and civil rights have been fucked over, but not enough to break the apathy. Corporate media plays into this to keep them that way, thought the Internet is helping to break that.

And I'm glad that there's enough people with the faith and dedication with the goal towards keeping the Internet free, analogous in a way to how Americans are adamant about protecting First Amendment rights.

The conclusion here is that yeah, "humanism" is a good principle to uphold, but you need to lay out a specific task(s) in mind in order to achieve it; baby steps, pretty much.