Greg Cassel
@gregsc1.bsky.social
https://inclusiveorg.net/ decent tech & cosmolocal community; consent-based self-determination; transformative justice; partnership to dissolve domination culture #opensource #p2p #panarchy #ecojustice #madhyamika #pagan #panentheism
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Greg Cassel
@gregsc1.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Reiterating that I'm an American standing against the doomed dictatorship which is developing in Washington. I would not willingly collaborate with anyone who supports that dictatorship.
Moral judgment, which is unnecessary (and often counterproductive) for developing social responsibility, is the typical excuse for domination culture.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Moral judgment, which is unnecessary (and often counterproductive) for developing social responsibility, is the typical excuse for domination culture.
The most harmful idea in the world is that people deserve to suffer when they do bad things. It's a confusion of correlation which leads people away from true justice, which is restorative and transformative, into fearful and performative factionalism of victims, villains, leaders and followers.
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The most harmful idea in the world is that people deserve to suffer when they do bad things. It's a confusion of correlation which leads people away from true justice, which is restorative and transformative, into fearful and performative factionalism of victims, villains, leaders and followers.
When's the last time you convinced someone of anything by treating them like shit?
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When's the last time you convinced someone of anything by treating them like shit?
The list is great. I'm a Tolkien fan although I wouldn't say he was critical of most bureaucracies or supposedly "benevolent tyrannies", nor would I generally expect that of 20th century thinkers. He clearly saw the Ring for what it was.
34 Ways That Tolkien Was Right . . .
A core thesis of Tolkien's Lord of the Ring series was that the centralization of power was the problem.
tadhargrave.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The list is great. I'm a Tolkien fan although I wouldn't say he was critical of most bureaucracies or supposedly "benevolent tyrannies", nor would I generally expect that of 20th century thinkers. He clearly saw the Ring for what it was.
Just as power corrupts gradually, we can gradually bring people back toward healthy relationships and partnerships . However, that requires healthy communities and networks in which people don't benefit from dominating behaviors.
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just as power corrupts gradually, we can gradually bring people back toward healthy relationships and partnerships . However, that requires healthy communities and networks in which people don't benefit from dominating behaviors.
The fact that everything matters, forever, can be terrifying but also increasingly deeply inspiring.
October 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The fact that everything matters, forever, can be terrifying but also increasingly deeply inspiring.
Surrounded by late stage social media polarization. Engage rarely and strategically.
October 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Surrounded by late stage social media polarization. Engage rarely and strategically.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Js...
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
Why Civilizations Fall and What We Can Learn From It with Luke Kemp | TGS 194
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Js...
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
My #1 video recommendation! Mr. Kemp's book "Goliath's Curse" is probably worthwhile too.
In the interview, Kemp describes the repeating curse of domination hierarchies and failing states, but has the hopefulness of a patient with a clearly treatable disease.
Humanity's greatest challenge has always been how to share power. We learned many prosocial ways to do that at small scales (family & tribe) millennia ago, but almost none of the ways to do it at massive scales. Instead we submitted to doomed domination hierarchies. It's not too late to change that.
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Humanity's greatest challenge has always been how to share power. We learned many prosocial ways to do that at small scales (family & tribe) millennia ago, but almost none of the ways to do it at massive scales. Instead we submitted to doomed domination hierarchies. It's not too late to change that.
One of the most terrible side effects of coercive (such as majoritarian) voting systems is that they inculcate a fixation on voting "outcomes" instead of helping us to see all decisions as provisional.
October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
One of the most terrible side effects of coercive (such as majoritarian) voting systems is that they inculcate a fixation on voting "outcomes" instead of helping us to see all decisions as provisional.
"The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been, literally, the most bloodthirsty, brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie—is that it represents civilization." - John Trudell
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been, literally, the most bloodthirsty, brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie—is that it represents civilization." - John Trudell
The Creative Spiral is manifesting more clearly as a "4d" tri-torus of inclusive doing, discussing, designing and deciding. This replaces previous visual representations of Inclusive Action Framework.
October 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Creative Spiral is manifesting more clearly as a "4d" tri-torus of inclusive doing, discussing, designing and deciding. This replaces previous visual representations of Inclusive Action Framework.
I'm always inspired by vibrant indigenous life entwined with natural cycles and seasons. Some indigenous societies did explore the dark road of domination hierarchies, but fell far short of developing the runaway colonial forces which have ensnared us all. We can look back to reimagine our futures.
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I'm always inspired by vibrant indigenous life entwined with natural cycles and seasons. Some indigenous societies did explore the dark road of domination hierarchies, but fell far short of developing the runaway colonial forces which have ensnared us all. We can look back to reimagine our futures.
"Power corrupts" is mostly true, but oversimplified. It's more accurate to say that *power over* corrupts. The true problem is when a person or group holds power over anything far from their center, or which affects others more than themselves. That's it. It's not complicated, but slightly subtle.
October 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Power corrupts" is mostly true, but oversimplified. It's more accurate to say that *power over* corrupts. The true problem is when a person or group holds power over anything far from their center, or which affects others more than themselves. That's it. It's not complicated, but slightly subtle.
We can use this vast upwelling of ugly American behavior as a force for revelation and transformation without othering and vilification.
October 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We can use this vast upwelling of ugly American behavior as a force for revelation and transformation without othering and vilification.
I imagine that if I received the Medal of Honor for any honorable deed, I'd work hard to get the Wounded Knee Massacre medals revoked.
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I imagine that if I received the Medal of Honor for any honorable deed, I'd work hard to get the Wounded Knee Massacre medals revoked.
Just because half of social media is juvenile antics doesn't mean you gotta get swept up in it.
September 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Just because half of social media is juvenile antics doesn't mean you gotta get swept up in it.
Set people aside without writing them off forever. It's fine to gently decline to trust aggressive people. Someday, things could be very different-- but healthy boundaries, and sustainable socialization, mean safety (and time management) here and now.
September 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Set people aside without writing them off forever. It's fine to gently decline to trust aggressive people. Someday, things could be very different-- but healthy boundaries, and sustainable socialization, mean safety (and time management) here and now.
Especially don't waste time arguing with anyone who seems (consciously or not) fixed on domination. It's fine not to trust them. Let it go! Suppose that they'd lie cheat and steal, if they had to, to win. Hold them socially accountable, yes that's crucial but WE CAN'T DO THAT BY ARGUING WITH THEM.
September 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Especially don't waste time arguing with anyone who seems (consciously or not) fixed on domination. It's fine not to trust them. Let it go! Suppose that they'd lie cheat and steal, if they had to, to win. Hold them socially accountable, yes that's crucial but WE CAN'T DO THAT BY ARGUING WITH THEM.
Wee epiphany: it's so pragmatic to say that our key social toxins are violence and confusion. It's fine that that doesn't explain the whole universe! We can recognize that toxic behaviors are violent AND/OR confused AND that it's rarely important to distinguish them further.
September 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wee epiphany: it's so pragmatic to say that our key social toxins are violence and confusion. It's fine that that doesn't explain the whole universe! We can recognize that toxic behaviors are violent AND/OR confused AND that it's rarely important to distinguish them further.
Reposted by Greg Cassel
This should be obvious but debate culture is a zero sum spectacle organized around a collective humiliation ritual. The point of a debate isn’t to produce a new, intersubjective understanding. It’s to decide who wins. Anyone demanding you participate in it does not have your best interest in mind.
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This should be obvious but debate culture is a zero sum spectacle organized around a collective humiliation ritual. The point of a debate isn’t to produce a new, intersubjective understanding. It’s to decide who wins. Anyone demanding you participate in it does not have your best interest in mind.
“We have fought hard and long for integration, as I believe we should have, and I know that we will win. But I've come to believe we're integrating into a burning house."..
September 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“We have fought hard and long for integration, as I believe we should have, and I know that we will win. But I've come to believe we're integrating into a burning house."..
Reposted by Greg Cassel
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
One nice thing about early stage apocalypse is how many people reveal the depths of their double standards and hypocrisy. Very revelatory.
September 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
One nice thing about early stage apocalypse is how many people reveal the depths of their double standards and hypocrisy. Very revelatory.
I know some people are caught up in vicious cycles of mutual outrage and whataboutism, but hope that even they can appreciate the central point here, without disregarding their own valid concerns.
The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
In Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder, Sen. Bernie Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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September 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I know some people are caught up in vicious cycles of mutual outrage and whataboutism, but hope that even they can appreciate the central point here, without disregarding their own valid concerns.