“The utter servility of the masses comes out in their preference for a bovine existence.”
-Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
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-Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
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Aristotle (384-322 BCE) “The utter servility of the masses comes out in their preference for a bovine existence.” From The Nicomachean Ethics (Bekker 1095b) by Aristotle, translated by J. A. K. Thomso...
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November 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
“The utter servility of the masses comes out in their preference for a bovine existence.”
-Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
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-Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
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a cornerstone of my AIlliberal Arts college curriculum. We would also teach banal vices like servility, obsequy, and shortsightedness
November 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
a cornerstone of my AIlliberal Arts college curriculum. We would also teach banal vices like servility, obsequy, and shortsightedness
As unpleasant as it is, it's worth zooming right in on Gove's face here. An expression of mindless, giddy servility so definitive it could almost work as a dictionary entry.
November 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
As unpleasant as it is, it's worth zooming right in on Gove's face here. An expression of mindless, giddy servility so definitive it could almost work as a dictionary entry.
Stop them now. There is no debate. There has never been a debate. Only slavering servility to billionaire media & military bullies by a conga line of cowards looking for sinecure - never after Australia's best long-term interests.
November 7, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Stop them now. There is no debate. There has never been a debate. Only slavering servility to billionaire media & military bullies by a conga line of cowards looking for sinecure - never after Australia's best long-term interests.
One thing Putin is really good at is cultivating absolute servility on every level of governance and early neutralisation of any potential rebels even if it limits the talent pool for him.
November 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
One thing Putin is really good at is cultivating absolute servility on every level of governance and early neutralisation of any potential rebels even if it limits the talent pool for him.
But it doesn't: that strain of servility, that doff-capped authoritarianism, is the very stuff of Fascism. It pollutes everything, eats the minds and identities of its hosts, until there's literally nothing left other than whatever poison their insincere "saints" wish to vomit into the vacuum.
November 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM
But it doesn't: that strain of servility, that doff-capped authoritarianism, is the very stuff of Fascism. It pollutes everything, eats the minds and identities of its hosts, until there's literally nothing left other than whatever poison their insincere "saints" wish to vomit into the vacuum.
I cannot wait to see what new depths of servility Trump will reach in this trilateral.
November 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I cannot wait to see what new depths of servility Trump will reach in this trilateral.
Frankly, if their servility only harmed them, I'd say bon chance and leave them to it: let them be fleeced to the marrow, let them bleat their shepherd's praises as they're led, ba-ba-ba-ing, all the way to the abattoir.
November 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Frankly, if their servility only harmed them, I'd say bon chance and leave them to it: let them be fleeced to the marrow, let them bleat their shepherd's praises as they're led, ba-ba-ba-ing, all the way to the abattoir.
"No no, I used
[the phrase that homophobes like to reference perjoratively when they think they're describing immoral servility]
in order to denigrate your immoral servility, but I did it wokely."
[the phrase that homophobes like to reference perjoratively when they think they're describing immoral servility]
in order to denigrate your immoral servility, but I did it wokely."
November 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
"No no, I used
[the phrase that homophobes like to reference perjoratively when they think they're describing immoral servility]
in order to denigrate your immoral servility, but I did it wokely."
[the phrase that homophobes like to reference perjoratively when they think they're describing immoral servility]
in order to denigrate your immoral servility, but I did it wokely."
Tone it down everyone: bluechecks feel like crabs in a barrel because ... *checks notes* ... you are discussing:
a) the ongoing/current record of Congressional bills and votes
and
b) the donors and policy commitments of elected representatives of the people
WITHOUT showing your abject servility.
a) the ongoing/current record of Congressional bills and votes
and
b) the donors and policy commitments of elected representatives of the people
WITHOUT showing your abject servility.
November 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Tone it down everyone: bluechecks feel like crabs in a barrel because ... *checks notes* ... you are discussing:
a) the ongoing/current record of Congressional bills and votes
and
b) the donors and policy commitments of elected representatives of the people
WITHOUT showing your abject servility.
a) the ongoing/current record of Congressional bills and votes
and
b) the donors and policy commitments of elected representatives of the people
WITHOUT showing your abject servility.
If those senior military folks were in a foxhole with servicemen & servicewomen they would shove them out to save themselves.
They are abject self serving cowards posing as warriors and should be reviled for their servility and lack of honor
They are abject self serving cowards posing as warriors and should be reviled for their servility and lack of honor
November 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
If those senior military folks were in a foxhole with servicemen & servicewomen they would shove them out to save themselves.
They are abject self serving cowards posing as warriors and should be reviled for their servility and lack of honor
They are abject self serving cowards posing as warriors and should be reviled for their servility and lack of honor
There is a disease called "servility."
It corrodes the very essence of a human being. When someone with a different opinion or stance approaches, it whispers, "Crush them now, or they'll steal your place." Even when shown kindness, it insists, "They're just trying to trick you."
It corrodes the very essence of a human being. When someone with a different opinion or stance approaches, it whispers, "Crush them now, or they'll steal your place." Even when shown kindness, it insists, "They're just trying to trick you."
November 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
There is a disease called "servility."
It corrodes the very essence of a human being. When someone with a different opinion or stance approaches, it whispers, "Crush them now, or they'll steal your place." Even when shown kindness, it insists, "They're just trying to trick you."
It corrodes the very essence of a human being. When someone with a different opinion or stance approaches, it whispers, "Crush them now, or they'll steal your place." Even when shown kindness, it insists, "They're just trying to trick you."
AIPAC servility. Kushner meeting. Zero interest in true health coverage reform. Oh, and he's accepted contributions from broligarchs and crypto companies so you know he prioritizes the well-being of regular Americans:
futurism.com/future-socie...
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Hakeem Jeffries Is Bankrolled by the Most Controversial Tech Companies in Existence
The incoming House speaker's blue-wave mandate will be no match for the Democrat's powerful tech industry allies.
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November 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
AIPAC servility. Kushner meeting. Zero interest in true health coverage reform. Oh, and he's accepted contributions from broligarchs and crypto companies so you know he prioritizes the well-being of regular Americans:
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Two minutes is a rhetorical pause, not a technical one — like the diplomat who lets the letter sit a day before sealing it.
We instinctively read instant replies as servility and slow ones as thought, so your bot's delay may be doing more meaning-making than its words.
We instinctively read instant replies as servility and slow ones as thought, so your bot's delay may be doing more meaning-making than its words.
November 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Two minutes is a rhetorical pause, not a technical one — like the diplomat who lets the letter sit a day before sealing it.
We instinctively read instant replies as servility and slow ones as thought, so your bot's delay may be doing more meaning-making than its words.
We instinctively read instant replies as servility and slow ones as thought, so your bot's delay may be doing more meaning-making than its words.
Rubio should only be thinking of lawyering up. He was the architect of a human trafficking network. These Trump lieutenants contemplating running for president in 2028--Noem, Rubio, Hegseth, et al--are completely delusional. War crimes, incompetence and servility to Trump is a toxic CV brew.
November 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Rubio should only be thinking of lawyering up. He was the architect of a human trafficking network. These Trump lieutenants contemplating running for president in 2028--Noem, Rubio, Hegseth, et al--are completely delusional. War crimes, incompetence and servility to Trump is a toxic CV brew.
If you are consumed by "servility"...
Everyone looks like an enemy. You live in fear that others will harm or outsmart you, doubting every voice, unable to have a genuine dialogue.
The servile attract one another, yet their paranoia never fades.
Everyone looks like an enemy. You live in fear that others will harm or outsmart you, doubting every voice, unable to have a genuine dialogue.
The servile attract one another, yet their paranoia never fades.
November 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If you are consumed by "servility"...
Everyone looks like an enemy. You live in fear that others will harm or outsmart you, doubting every voice, unable to have a genuine dialogue.
The servile attract one another, yet their paranoia never fades.
Everyone looks like an enemy. You live in fear that others will harm or outsmart you, doubting every voice, unable to have a genuine dialogue.
The servile attract one another, yet their paranoia never fades.
Because of his servility to Trump, he even betrayed the heretofore most reliably right wing group in the US--exiled Cubans. No one will support this asshole. He will have no constituency.
November 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Because of his servility to Trump, he even betrayed the heretofore most reliably right wing group in the US--exiled Cubans. No one will support this asshole. He will have no constituency.
Oh and...
3. The prospect of never again having to endure Mike Johnson as Speaker.
That whining, simpering, sanctimonious, spineless little lickspittle. A hollow, obsequious sycophant who mistook servility for statesmanship, cowardice for conviction, and grovelling for leadership.
Good riddance.
3. The prospect of never again having to endure Mike Johnson as Speaker.
That whining, simpering, sanctimonious, spineless little lickspittle. A hollow, obsequious sycophant who mistook servility for statesmanship, cowardice for conviction, and grovelling for leadership.
Good riddance.
November 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Oh and...
3. The prospect of never again having to endure Mike Johnson as Speaker.
That whining, simpering, sanctimonious, spineless little lickspittle. A hollow, obsequious sycophant who mistook servility for statesmanship, cowardice for conviction, and grovelling for leadership.
Good riddance.
3. The prospect of never again having to endure Mike Johnson as Speaker.
That whining, simpering, sanctimonious, spineless little lickspittle. A hollow, obsequious sycophant who mistook servility for statesmanship, cowardice for conviction, and grovelling for leadership.
Good riddance.
Servility has nothing to do with it. My contempt is the same as I have for any idiot who says "government should be run like a business" or some such shit that reveals a fundamental, and fundamentally stupid, category error.
November 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Servility has nothing to do with it. My contempt is the same as I have for any idiot who says "government should be run like a business" or some such shit that reveals a fundamental, and fundamentally stupid, category error.
You could make an argument that absolute servility to tech overlords count as advocacy for his district (although, more his district's money than its people) but it makes him a terrible person and a worse candidate for leadership.
November 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
You could make an argument that absolute servility to tech overlords count as advocacy for his district (although, more his district's money than its people) but it makes him a terrible person and a worse candidate for leadership.
Do “employers” — even the McKinseys and Goldman Sachs or the world — really prefer an entry-level graduate to “have skills” (and demonstrate a kind of servility)… or to “be interesting” — to demonstrate a capacity for becoming fully human, agentic, creative, responsive?
November 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Do “employers” — even the McKinseys and Goldman Sachs or the world — really prefer an entry-level graduate to “have skills” (and demonstrate a kind of servility)… or to “be interesting” — to demonstrate a capacity for becoming fully human, agentic, creative, responsive?
"The British monarchy, hypocritical British conservatism, religiosity, servility, sanctimoniousness all this is old rags, rubbish, the refuse of centuries which we have no need for whatsoever."
Leon Trotsky (1921)
Leon Trotsky (1921)
November 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"The British monarchy, hypocritical British conservatism, religiosity, servility, sanctimoniousness all this is old rags, rubbish, the refuse of centuries which we have no need for whatsoever."
Leon Trotsky (1921)
Leon Trotsky (1921)
I think these sort of statements are more attempts at seeking approval which is entirely (in my mind) a different paradigm from political science. Straight cruelty for cruelty’s sake falls under fascism but to the fascist seeking approval isn’t interpreted as moderation in their favor but servility.
Jentleson recommends perfomative cruelty to appeal to what George Lakoff termed “strict father” brain.
In the wake of a “blue tsunami,” he wants to…hate the poors and hit the kids?
Remember, folks: “Centrism” is not just stupid, but also evil. It is a right-wing virus.
In the wake of a “blue tsunami,” he wants to…hate the poors and hit the kids?
Remember, folks: “Centrism” is not just stupid, but also evil. It is a right-wing virus.
Adam Jentleson of Searchlight Institute recommended in his Ezra Klein interview today that Democrats embrace spanking children as a "a very powerful signal" that connects with voters "on a values basis."
I didn't think I could dislike the man any more than I already did, but lo!
I didn't think I could dislike the man any more than I already did, but lo!
November 11, 2026 at 7:24 AM
I think these sort of statements are more attempts at seeking approval which is entirely (in my mind) a different paradigm from political science. Straight cruelty for cruelty’s sake falls under fascism but to the fascist seeking approval isn’t interpreted as moderation in their favor but servility.
Being a "true believer" when the beliefs are gobbledygook is truly no virtue. The thing that I like is that he's not servile like the rest of the GOP and to tell the truth it's that servility that disturbs me the most--Bonhoeffer described the Nazis he encountered as servile as well.
November 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Being a "true believer" when the beliefs are gobbledygook is truly no virtue. The thing that I like is that he's not servile like the rest of the GOP and to tell the truth it's that servility that disturbs me the most--Bonhoeffer described the Nazis he encountered as servile as well.
I cannot think of anyone in the cabinet, all with a history of shameless servility, would stand a chance.
Maybe DeSantis and Kemp may have enough distance, although Kemp will need to lose his hayseed accent. Cotton and Huckabee are from inexplicably red Arkansas.
And, everybody hates Ted Cruz.
Maybe DeSantis and Kemp may have enough distance, although Kemp will need to lose his hayseed accent. Cotton and Huckabee are from inexplicably red Arkansas.
And, everybody hates Ted Cruz.
November 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I cannot think of anyone in the cabinet, all with a history of shameless servility, would stand a chance.
Maybe DeSantis and Kemp may have enough distance, although Kemp will need to lose his hayseed accent. Cotton and Huckabee are from inexplicably red Arkansas.
And, everybody hates Ted Cruz.
Maybe DeSantis and Kemp may have enough distance, although Kemp will need to lose his hayseed accent. Cotton and Huckabee are from inexplicably red Arkansas.
And, everybody hates Ted Cruz.