Societal Self-Regulation

Guest Post by Todd Hayen

Any group of human beings who are supposedly in a free society and who have a leader (or a council of people who lead), assigned by that group to make decisions for the common interests of the group, must rely on their own “self-regulation,” above and beyond the leaders’ government, in order to survive.

This is imperative as a “check and balance” criterion for a healthy society.

In most democratic societies this is done through the elective process. People are put into power, and taken out of power if need be, through elections, i.e., the popular vote. The people have to keep a keen eye on what is happening in their communities, at the local level, and in their nations, at a national level. And of course, they must exercise due diligence concerning global happenings as well. Only then will they know who to vote for that best serves their community.

This is how we have control, albeit sometimes not enough, of our government. We have little control over non-government organizations (NGOs) through the elective process. But we do have control, again to some degree, on social norms, moralities, values, and other things that may grate against our own “community standards” as a mass, through protest and other demands for accountability. In this regard, our society is somewhat kept in check through a nation’s constitutional requirements, as well as our personal assertion as to what is “right” and what is “wrong.”

Human beings have traditionally been on the same page with some of these very basic tenets. For example, there are very few cultures, if any, that advocate, as a foundational tenet, murder. Very few, if any, that advocate child sexual abuse, or physical abuse (of course, what determines either one of these things can be rather subjective.)

Regardless of the outliers always present when making sweeping statements (which certainly there are, and a discussion of these outliers would take enormous time and attention), human beings share many fundamental tenets of “good humanness.”

Unless, of course, they are pushed away from these fundamental tenets by some external force—corrupt government, con men, evil…Satan. Some will say we have a natural tendency to turn to amoral ways (think Moses stepping out for a moment to collect the Ten Commandments and what then ensued).

That being said, what happens when a culture at large experiences, within that culture, something that deviates sharply from these tenets? The occurrence of such a deviation could come directly from the government, or come from the collective (or, in our current situation, appear to come from the collective, but in fact is an intentional deviation created by the agenda.)

The answer to the first question, in ideal times, is this: The culture doesn’t stand for it. They make their dissatisfaction clear, and they revolt, or at the very least, do not comply with the agenda. They say, “I’m mad as hell, and I am not going to take this anymore!”

Unfortunately, that time when our society would demonstrate such self-regulation is long past. We saw the last remnants of it during the Vietnam era in the United States—and only from a certain demographic of society—and certainly not that successfully.

Since then, the government, or whoever it is behind this march to oblivion, has made certain that such a “dissatisfaction with the policies” of the ruling faction was not questioned, and if it is, the person or group questioning is severely punished. One very smart move toward this gripping mind control was getting everyone glued to a cell phone screen. How “they” did that, and it not being just a natural evolution of technology, would take a book to address.

Despite the underlying reasons why we do not regulate as a society, the simple fact is we no longer do. There was a time, in a galaxy far, far, away, when the culture set these boundaries (if it were free to do so), and although the ruling class would attempt to cross them, they often failed. Today it is far more likely that boundaries can be crossed without even a glance from the masses. Today, they’ve got us eating out of their hands.

I will cite a few examples: Where is the societal outrage when people are forced to inject into their bodies a relatively unknown substance? Although the agenda gave “good reason” for such a thing, where was the evidence behind that reason? If any evidence came up contrary to the notion of a deadly virus killing the world and a vaccine being developed in eight months being “safe and effective,” it was quickly quelled by the powers that be and ruled to be “misinformation” and “dangerous.”

Where is the societal outrage when thousands of young people are suddenly seeking surgery and drugs to support the myth they have “misidentified” themselves based on what they are told is a lie about their biological identity? Where is the “I’m mad as hell” when “authority” determines that they are the final arbiters of truth over children, and their parents can just go to hell?

Where is the societal outrage when we are suddenly told that we will no longer be allowed to use cash, or that we have to carry a digital ID which will fundamentally wipe out any claim to personal autonomy, not to mention a complete destruction of personal privacy?

Where is the societal outrage when a government spends billions of dollars to support the killing of human beings in a “war” halfway across the world for no reason other than to fuel whatever nefarious, and unilateral, goals that government has?

Where is the societal outrage when large factions of unelected “people” decide to take over the governance of the world from lofty, and well-financed, institutions such as the UN, WHO, WEF, NATO, and locally, the FDA, and CDC?

Where is the societal outrage when a country’s government allows the illegal immigration of hundreds of thousands of people without any vetting whatsoever?

This is to name only a few examples. This article would be a hundred pages long if I named even half of these “outrages.”

What is the reason there is no shouting from the windows, “We are mad as hell!!”? There are many reasons, one comes from the concerted effort of those who have the power to implement such an effort. It is to brainwash the society into compliance.

Read this article to gain a little bit of insight into this effort, or at least one possibility, Ghost Words from the Past. It is like we are all hypnotized, and whenever the agenda activates a part of its plan, the silver pendulum comes out and is swung in front of our eyes, accompanied by a soothing voice that says, “All is well, this is good for you.”

Needless to say, that voice could also be murmuring, “The unvaccinated are evil, hate anyone who spreads misinformation, Putin is the devil incarnate, hate him with all of your heart.”

Due to this sort of conditioning, among many other techniques, we as a society have lost nearly all critical thinking—and as a result, can no longer self-regulate as a culture.

No matter how illogical an action is, if we are told it is fine, or if it is framed in some particular way (such as framing a 10-year-old’s desire to change his or her biological sex as an inalienable “right”), we jump right to the agenda’s plan—typically without a second thought. “2+2=5, 2+2=5,” again and again this is drummed into us, and eventually we believe it, and then it only needs to be said once.

Soon it will be, “2+2=6,” and again, most of us will comply, and never give it another thought.

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Goat!
Goat!
March 10, 2024 7:29 am

Where is the rest of the article. I feel cheated. We all know what the problems are, but you quit before you gave us the solution. Rage? Sure, but how do you effectively leverage that, instead of just burning down your own cage? We all shiver in our boots the thought of marching on the centers of power, so what? Maybe having a backbone?

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  Goat!
March 10, 2024 11:26 am

The world is too big to be fixed by the likes of you and I. The sooner we accept this, the sooner we’ll be able to dampen the fire of our rage.

Do you understand what I’m telling you? If so, then realize this is a conscious decision. You must decide how you will live. No one else can do it for you.

Temet Nosce

hardscrabble farmer
hardscrabble farmer
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 10, 2024 11:31 am

The first step is to become a stoic, that is to recognize that the only power you possess is what you are capable of doing and thinking, and to do and think the best that you are able.

You don’t even need to acknowledge that label, just embody that principle.

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  hardscrabble farmer
March 10, 2024 11:50 am

Stoicism is a state of being that separates us from God. We were not put here to NOT feel things or slam a lid on what we feel.

Somewhere between stoicism and mindless rage, there exists a sweet spot. Staying in the sweet spot is the trick.

You want stoicism? Join the Marines.

hardscrabble farmer
hardscrabble farmer
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 10, 2024 12:00 pm

Your ignorance is showing, again.

In no way, shape, or form did any of the stoics advocate not feeling things. That’s a freshman philosophy failure attempting to answer a question on the midterm.

It is equally important to be both logical as well as intuitive. The object is to integrate your mind, body and spirit in alignment with our intended purpose without allowing outside influences to either lead you astray, or distract you from what you can and should do.

A real stoic lives in perfect harmony with the Creator’s purpose for us.

You’ve been posting here for too long to remain so fixed in your positions, especially when you’ve been shown to be incorrect as often as you have. It indicates an inability or unwillingness to learn.

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  hardscrabble farmer
March 10, 2024 12:09 pm

Sir. NO ONE has “proven me wrong” about anything. Having a differing OPINION is not “proof”. And no, I didn’t thumb you.

I’m sorry my being here diminishes you in your own mind.

And what should I be “learning” in this shithole of lies you call a world?

I’m supposed to believe YOU unquestioningly?

In case you haven’t noticed people who believe and live VERY differently from you are thriving all over the fucking planet, so don’t come at me like you know much of shit that I don’t already know. i’m positive I’ve seen at least as much of the world as you…and probably a whole lot more.

How I process information is none of your fucking business. And because it’s something you couldn’t possibly KNOW, anything coming out of your cake hole in that regard is worse than speculative bullshit.

I gave up on meeting you halfway a year or so ago. Thanks for the confirmation that I made the right decision…again.

hardscrabble farmer
hardscrabble farmer
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 10, 2024 12:23 pm

Of course an opinion can be wrong. An opinion is simply a description of a belief one has based on certain criteria, like facts. If you believe something that is based on a falsehood, then your opinion is wrong.

There are plenty of sources for stoic thought, please show us where they advocate that we “not feel anything” or “slam a lid on what we feel”. I am always open to correction.

The world is too big to be fixed by the likes of you and I.

Interesting comment. No one needs to “fix the world” (where have I heard that term before?) because the world isn’t broken. It’s perfect. And the idea that it could be is so ridiculous it’s hard to understand what you really meant.

I suggested simply fixing what you have control of and that’s whatever is broken in you.

I honestly wish you luck on your adventure. If nothing else you’ve displayed the tenacity of Sisyphus by hanging around and taking the abuse you have, even if you’ve brought much of it on yourself. Maybe just listen to others every now and then and see if maybe they might not have something to offer? I don’t know, just a thought.

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  hardscrabble farmer
March 10, 2024 1:49 pm

I ain’t exactly sittin’ here prayin’ for your farm to burn down around your ears, regardless of what you choose to believe.

I simply refuse to be oppressed…and CERTAINLY not by harsh language!

Am I a dog, that I can be run off with loud voices? God forbid!

And IF you swing a stick at me, you’ll draw back a nub…but I promise to do it stoically if that matters.

hardscrabble farmer
hardscrabble farmer
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 11, 2024 7:57 am

I ain’t exactly sittin’ here prayin’ for your farm to burn down around your ears

What an odd and strikingly specific comment, apropos of nothing.

Why would you?

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  hardscrabble farmer
March 11, 2024 9:41 am

Wait just a second! What the living fuck, dude? I thought you just got finished telling everyone that you got me ALL figured out.

Why don’t you tell US what I meant?

k31
k31
  hardscrabble farmer
March 10, 2024 4:34 pm

The world is tainted by sin. The only one who can fix it is God and He promises to do that when Jesus returns to Judge. The pagans and the Jews are the ones arrogant enough to think they can “fix” it. The Jews think that because they refuse to recognize who Jesus Christ is.

Simplicus Carpenteria
Simplicus Carpenteria
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 10, 2024 12:23 pm

That’s funny man , I agree with both of you somehow ? If” it is what it is” , and believe me ,it is , then certain negative emotional reactions are akin to throwing a tantrum because you think reality should be something other than ” what it is ” .What does that have more than a passing similarity to ?I’ll take Mental illness for a thousand Alex.
I also find it useful to exchange the words ” feeling / emotion for the word ” spirit ” . As in , ” in what “spirit “we’re you when you did { whatever it was } “? A spirit of resentment ? A spirit of Love ? Is it possible to do everything , especially the really hard things operating exclusively from the latter spirit ? Just me and my own kooky homespun philosophy that borrows from whatever I find merit in ( a hodge podge of different principles that ,at least as far as I can tell do not seem contradict each other and eventually melt down into a couple of universal truths .

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  Simplicus Carpenteria
March 10, 2024 1:40 pm

Well, at least it shows that you are aware of the forces pulling at your soul. There’s hope in that.

Walter
Walter
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 10, 2024 12:48 pm

You express an apparent, rather holistic, ignorance of stoicism.

Simplicus Carpenteria
Simplicus Carpenteria
  Walter
March 10, 2024 1:07 pm

Really ?How so ? And furthermore who assumed I was actually trying to express a comprehensive expos’e of Stoicism to begin with ?I have my own philosophy , and like I said I’ll borrow bits and pieces from wherever the I please . If you don’t have your own philosophy then a philosophy has you bruh .

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  Simplicus Carpenteria
March 10, 2024 1:40 pm

If you don’t have your own philosophy then a philosophy has you bruh .

I like that a VERY LOT!

Great Tee shirt material!

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  Simplicus Carpenteria
March 10, 2024 1:50 pm

Stoicism seems to have devolved into Sophistry here…as it usually does.

Walter
Walter
  Simplicus Carpenteria
March 10, 2024 5:48 pm

The ignorance references religion versus pre religious thought and your apparent unawareness of the lack of consequence modern religion has regarding ancient thought.

k31
k31
  hardscrabble farmer
March 10, 2024 4:26 pm

Combine that with Christ and you will have a formidable person.

Goat!
Goat!
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 10, 2024 2:38 pm

Yeah, I guess I have a higher opinion of myself than you do you, as I know what many of us have already done in that regard.

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  Goat!
March 10, 2024 3:13 pm

Well, shit, man! Don’t hide your light under a bushel basket! Tell us how you’ve improved the world!

Goat!
Goat!
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 10, 2024 4:07 pm

I guess you missed the word “many” right? I’ve covered them multiple times. But here are a few. One of the first (if not first) to advocate the resurgence of the modern militia movement, the modern right to carry, forming tribes / community, taking over political jurisdictions, by concentrating our populations, armed marches (though that kind of relates back to right to carry), and many more things most take for granted now in the community. Pay attention if you are able, and I’m sure you will see some more.

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  Goat!
March 11, 2024 9:46 am

I’m sure I’ll see many things before I’m called home. Most of what you claim here I’m having a hard time crediting to you personally. But far be it from me that I would undermine your self esteem.

“May your illusions be as pleasant” – The Talosians

Goat!
Goat!
  The Central Scrutinizer
March 11, 2024 10:19 am

Once again you ignored the word many. But whether you believe it or not, there was a small group of us who started pushing those things back in the day, and more than one I was lead.
Like I said, don’t project your lack of achievement on me, I know what we did and I still have the backup mag tapes here somewhere as documentation for much of it.

Simplicus Carpenteria
Simplicus Carpenteria
  Goat!
March 10, 2024 12:39 pm

Lol ” I feel cheated ” because you were left wanting more . would you rather have been left not wanting more ?
I feel dissapointed of late , not in external sources mind you ,but in myself , but I have come to learn that “this too shall pass” and so I find value in my own state of melancholy , ” I’ll play the Blues for you ” ;Albert King
Sorry to be a contrarian dick GOAT .

Goat!
Goat!
  Simplicus Carpenteria
March 10, 2024 1:11 pm

No, I feel cheated because we have people who are good at pointing out the problems ad nauseum, but they never talk about any viable solutions. It was at best half an article. There wasn’t a thing in it that we haven’t seen a 1001 times. That is the ultimate black pill. Is that the whole point is just to get us to roll over into the ditch and let them push the dirt over us? Ok, we should all be in a rage and do what?

hardscrabble farmer
hardscrabble farmer
  Goat!
March 10, 2024 1:23 pm

That’s not true.

You may disregard the suggestions, but you cannot say that the alternatives haven’t been expounded on ad nauseum here for almost 20 years now.

Change your own life. Start there and work up to the bigger issues.

The author’s greatest mistake is in believing that government, in whatever form, is some sort of permanent condition. History clearly shows that it is not. Governments are parasitical by nature and can only exist when human groups generate enough surplus to sustain them. Tribal leadership, patriarchal structures, clannish societies are not governments and governments are not the foundation for healthy communities, they are at best necessary evils for those human organizations that outgrow the foundational relationships listed above and require a form of organized defense from even nastier threats. The devil you know and all that jazz.

Goat!
Goat!
  hardscrabble farmer
March 10, 2024 2:21 pm

I didn’t say solutions haven’t been discussed, I said there are people who are good at discussing the problems, but not the solutions. That was not an all inclusive statement.

But you are wrong now in your assertion that “Tribal leadership, patriarchal structures, clannish societies are not governments” when they absolutely are. Even one man isolated in the wilderness is government. They for the most part would be classified as monarchies if ruled by one (which is a giving for one man isolated from others).

As such, what if I were the only man (person) in a township for example (as in days of old or days to come perhaps, though there may likely be some unoccupied townships today, and towns for sure)? Would I not be the government? I certainly could vote myself into office just for kicks? Would I be parasitical? Who would be there to parasite from? Can I parasite from myself?

As head of a family government, am I parasitical? Certainly that depends, but as the wage earner, it is likely others are benefitting from me.

As such, there is nothing necessarily inherent in governments having to be parasitical.

“MONARCHY, government. That form of government in which the sovereign power is entrusted to the hands of a single magistrate. ”
Bouvier’s Law Dictionary

“government
1. The structure of principles and rules determining how a state or organization is regulated.”
Black’s Law Dictionary 8th Edition

“GOVERNMENT, natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is in each state (i.e. natural or political state, not the state-Goat).
2. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. (local, state, national, corporate, religious, family, individuals, sole proprietor, etc, ad infinitum- Goat) ”
Bouvier’s Law Dictionary

k31
k31
  hardscrabble farmer
March 10, 2024 4:37 pm

You are full of gold nuggets today, HSF.

Simplicus Carpenteria
Simplicus Carpenteria
  Goat!
March 10, 2024 1:42 pm

What He ( HSF)said + serenity prayer . And perhaps the internal friction you are feeling is a good thing , its telling you something ? Maybe you’ll be the guy who was so agitated by all this lunacy that you came up with some kind of resolution to it beyond what has been suggested , or perhaps just a way for more people to be able to understand what has been suggested . We are all here (and other places) thinking about these issues day in and day out year in and year out for some reason ( regardless of whether that reason comes only from our own subconscious’s or not ) . Shit , I dont know . Again sorry to be a contrarian dick .

Goat!
Goat!
  Simplicus Carpenteria
March 10, 2024 2:23 pm

I’ve done nothing but over the years offer solutions (here too), and many have been implemented.

Walter
Walter
March 10, 2024 12:46 pm

Self regulation and the lack of it is why the illegals are so dangerous. They come from places where most regulation on behavior is local social group interaction, not trained or official. They get loose of those social controls here and are free to run amok if they wish. There’s a case of that in Georgia right now. Blacks in the cities demonstrate that same kind of social organization, but it is a much more primitive and minimal organization than village social organization in mesoamerica. Whites and Asians are appalled but are beginning to go along with the chaos on the fringes and deeper into the culture. It should turn into quite the chaotic mess over the next decades.

SuzyQ
SuzyQ
March 10, 2024 1:01 pm

Moral law is simple:

Helping life is a duty.
Harming life without cause is wrong

Simplicus Carpenteria
Simplicus Carpenteria
  SuzyQ
March 10, 2024 1:26 pm

Not bad , but in my opinion you’d have to be more specific than just” life “. maybe pure Love ( not the sick twisted version , or the other counterfiet versions ) gets more to the point because there certainly is “life “out there ” living” that is inimical to other life . Just a technicality but a critical one if you really want to strip away all the BS and get down to brass tacks . just sayin .

Kennyboy
Kennyboy
March 10, 2024 3:35 pm

JUST WATCH THE “TINY-DOT” VIDEO ON YOUTUBE TO UNDERSTAND WHY GOVERNMENTS DON’T WORK FOLKS!
POWER CORRUPTS…ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS “ABSOLUTELY”!!!
THEY “FAILED MISERABLY” AT THE TASK “ALLOWED” TO THEM…AND NOW THEIR “SOLUTION” IS TO DESTROY “EVERYTHING”?!?

Goat!
Goat!
  Kennyboy
March 10, 2024 4:10 pm

Except governments have worked as long as man has been here or we would not be here now.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Goat!
March 10, 2024 8:24 pm

Have to love boot lickers. They love their ruling class and love to lick their boots.

Goat!
Goat!
  Anonymous
March 10, 2024 9:32 pm

Someday you will figure it out, that each and everyone of us for the most part are our own government. Government is nothing more than one or more people acting in some concerted way. To say you want to do away with government, or government is a failure, is to say you want to do away with all of mankind or that we are all failures.

government
2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body.
American Heritage Dictionary 4th Ed.

Or are you (and anybody else in the world for the most part) denying you haven’t any agency to govern your own affairs?

I’ve explained this many times if you would have bothered to read it. Does self rule ring a bell? Sovereignty? Monarchy? Anarchy? Or does it suite you to forfeit your right to run, rule, govern, etc., your own life to your betters to be governed by them?

Frustrated Reader
Frustrated Reader
March 10, 2024 6:12 pm

Mr. Hayen, I appreciate your articles-the ones I can read. I also appreciate that you deserve to be paid for your efforts. But do not appreciate the continual attempts to elicit a paid subscription by linking to an article behind your pay wall. The placement of a button requesting that one upgrade to a paid subscription would be enough encouragement to-eventually-take such action. But the method you have elected to use is frustrating enough that I have decided to unsubscribe from your Substack. I wish you the best.

Anonymous
Anonymous
March 10, 2024 8:28 pm

Yeah, I don’t need a ruling class. Maybe you do.