/lit/ - Literature

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>i look for *better ways to respond.*
which can be reasonable - but not indefinitely
>Battling to the End.
I'll read this tonight and will post more thoughts then.
>you have to look after your own patch as best you can. and *self-defense* - for everyone - is a good look. ideally it would not mean guns
I can't disagree with any of this - look after your own patch, teach others to look after theirs, defend against the bullies
>the Taoists tend to think small rather than big.
I prefer to think of small, big, both, and neither simultaneously, but that's just me
>it's why Patchwork is the way. things have to get *busted up* and *fragmented* - aaaaaaaaaaalll the way down to the point where there can be balanced and sustainable holism.
But fragmentation will still lead to conflict when things go wrong - hence why I'm against the Patchwork way of going about it. Patchwork leads to the separation between those who want extreme growth and those who want restraint, ultimately bringing conflict. I'm on team restraint, obviously, so I move ahead to post-victory planning - the holistic state that cultivates excellence and nobility, manages population wisely, practices ahimsa, and allies with any people who have an affinity with them.
>After Meltdown means *small.*
To me it means neither small nor large, but optimal ;)
>bust it up, fragment, Exit, Withdraw, and work from there
as I said, there's a lot of potential violence in that process - I'd like to head that off if it's possible via education and awareness to minimize the damage