Re: RFK and Ecofascism
Hi all, sorry I haven't had a chance to participate much lately. Adam asked a very good question (nice to hear from you again, Adam), and Kokanje is absolutely right to relate it to the Lebensreform
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Peter Staudenmaier
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#34767
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Re: RFK and Ecofascism
Hi Victor, No need for that (yet). Populism isn¡¯t fascism. But it doesn¡¯t mean we can¡¯t point out some parallels. On the other hand, this forum is called Waldorf Critics and now we¡¯re talking
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Kokanje
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#34766
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Re: RFK and Ecofascism
I can't wait to see how people on this forum will bring up Germany in the 1930s again.
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victor Dijk <victorisincamalot@...>
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#34765
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Re: RFK and Ecofascism
Hi Adam and all, I¡¯ve been reading a bit about the background of MAHA (make America Healthy again), just news articles. Sure sounds a lot like German Lebensreform from back in the day with its
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Kokanje
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Re: RFK and Ecofascism
Hi Adam, I¡¯m a relatively new member, from Europe. Anthroposophical background through work experiences and sent my kids to Waldorf School (pulled them all out several years ago). We briefly
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Kokanje
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#34763
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RFK and Ecofascism
Hi folks, New post from old time member, Adam Jacobs. Took Waldorf Training courses, critic of racism and anthroposophy, public school teacher in Vermont now! :) This is a question for Peter
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bowofrain@...
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Re: A peculiar alchemy: Theosophy and the Study of Religion
Hi G ER, there must be something in the air ;-) It¡¯s a good thing that qualified people are starting to look at what¡¯s beneath the surface. Ideologies are always complex. This ¡°technofascism¡±
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Kokanje
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#34761
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Re: A peculiar alchemy: Theosophy and the Study of Religion
Kokanje, Just as you posted this the Guardian had an article about Silicon Valley today : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/jan/29/silicon-valley-rightwing-technofascism I
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G ER
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#34760
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Re: A peculiar alchemy: Theosophy and the Study of Religion
Hi all, Not only Harvard, with it¡¯s Centre for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) but also Silicon Valley were supposedly influenced by Theosophy. Apparently Malcolm Harris talks about it in his
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Kokanje
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A peculiar alchemy: Theosophy and the Study of Religion
Hi all, inspired by Finn¡¯s and my own questions, I kept roaming the internet and encountered a very interesting podcast ¡®The secret history of Western esotericism¡¯. Unfortunately there is no
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Kokanje
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Re: ¡°Reversal into the opposite¡± described by Sylvia Sasse
Don¡¯t worry about it, Finn. ¡¯Good¡¯ is an excellent autocorrection for ¡®God¡¯, except when you¡¯re a Sethian Gnostic. Then, ¡®bad¡¯ would be more appropriate ;-) P.S.: I heard the joke
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Kokanje
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Re: racism and discrimination
Hi everyone! I would like to emphasize this old topic. Important basics about racism and anthroposophy were clarified here more than a decade ago. Nevertheless, anthroposophists still act today as if
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Finnef
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Re: ¡°Reversal into the opposite¡± described by Sylvia Sasse
Thanks Kokanje! And please excuse my many typing-mistakes in my Last message. I write a lot of my Messages during Breaks at Work or when I'm on the bus on may way to work. I have New Hardware but I
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Finnef
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Listening enquiry
Hi all, In France there¡¯s a new case of sexual abuse by a famous cleric, Abb¨¦ Pierre. I¡¯m not interested in the case as such (though I feel bad for all the victims), but in the methodology of the
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Kokanje
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#34754
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Re: ¡°Reversal into the opposite¡± described by Sylvia Sasse
Finn, This might interest you: What is Christian mysticism? https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RXApNXOWBhfgS5AzqtxAJ?si=F94R-6N8R-SMH9IrcvhTCQ&t=3238 What is Gnosticism?
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Kokanje
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#34753
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Re: ¡°Reversal into the opposite¡± described by Sylvia Sasse
Good morning Kokanje, Happy to read your reply. I'm also not a scientist, so I live a life with ringing bells. 1. bell: Your description of Christian mysticism reminds me of some people describe
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Finnef
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Re: ¡°Reversal into the opposite¡± described by Sylvia Sasse
Hi Finn, and all, I¡¯ve been thinking about this. The equation between spirituality/religion (based on subjective observation) and science (based on objective observation) is indeed typical for
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Kokanje
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#34751
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Re: Westside Waldorf School
Hi Tom, The fires are also constantly in the news over here. It¡¯s really terrible and I wouldn¡¯t wish this upon my worst enemy. It goes to show that every nation and every class can be hit by the
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Kokanje
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#34750
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Re: ¡°Reversal into the opposite¡± described by Sylvia Sasse
For a search of failed twists in the work of Rudolf Steiner, one could follow the work of the anthroposophist Ullrich Kaiser, who invented the theory that Steiner, with his hair-raising claims, was
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Finnef
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Re: ¡°Reversal into the opposite¡± described by Sylvia Sasse
I have the idea that it might be helpful to investigate the failing of movie twists, there are plenty of them if you believe the internet. - https://collider.com/plot-twists-ruined-movies/ -
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Finnef
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