"The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech." --Diogenes
Diogenes (412 BC - 323 BC) was one of the biggest ancient Greek philosophers, the best known proponent of Cynicism and one of the absolutely most based men in history as by his philosophy he practiced extreme life minimalism (he lived in a barrel), asceticism, self-sufficiency, nonconformism, he refused to work, refused all authority, criticised absolutely everything and was always extremely logically consistent and behaved in accordance to what he taught, which is really what makes all his critics -- mostly just big hypocrite pussies -- so greatly pissed; the philosophy of Diogenes is quite close to our own ideals. The word "cynic" itself comes from a word for "dog" and indeed, Diogenes lived as one, he just roamed the streets barefoot with a stick, he wore a robe that at night he used to cover himself (two in one), he didn't give a shit about anything, preached his wisdom, he basically didn't own anything as he believed possession only enslaves us and that everything we need is already there in the nature. He didn't seek popularity, approval, wealth or power, he wanted freedom, spiritual and moral purity, he wanted to let go of absolutely all bullshit. He was also pretty funny, reading about him is really on the level of 4chan humor, more than 2000 years ahead of his time. Diogenes wrote some stuff, most famously his Republic describing an ideal society, however none of his writings sadly survived, we now only know what others have written about him (there are possibly some recounts of the works who have read them). Let's remember we shouldn't call him a hero, that would itself contradict both his and our philosophy, but if we are to see anyone as a good inspiration and moral example, Diogenes is among the best (well, at least in most things, it goes without saying we can't absolutely embrace everything someone ever did).
Some famous and/or interesting things he did (or at least is said to have done):
His life in short summary: he was born probably 412 (or 419?) BC in Sinope (Turkey) to Hicesius, a money changer, then he got into trouble for devalving the currency with his father so he left the city and went to Athens where he became the pupil of Antisthenes. He started to live in a tub belonging to the temple of Cybele. He hated Plato's philosophy, called it shite and disrupted his lectures on purpose e.g. by eating there or asking weird questions -- he also had some funny conversations and troll moments with him, like when he offered him some figs and when Plato ate them, Diogenes was like "Bruh, I thought you would share them, not eat them all". Plato called him "Socrates gone mad". Diogenes advised both mental and physical practice -- training the mind is obviously important for achieving inner freedom and wisdom, but body and mind are interconnected, asceticism leads to learning to live with little, not be dependent on much and frees us from slavery and unnecessary desire. When traveling to Aegina he was captured by pirates and sold as a slave to Xeniades, a man living in Corinth. Being a greatly educated slave, Xeniades actually made Diogenes a teacher of his two sons, and Diogenes didn't live such a bad life, he could still preach his philosophy and indeed he did, until he died in 323 BC -- it is said he died on the same day as Alexander the Great. It's been written at the day of his death he just seated himself on the road to Olympia and calmly passed away. A pillar with marble dog was erected in his honor.
Why was he so based you ask? Most normies don't get this, they are like "shit in public = bad" or "no werk = steal" etc., it just shows how immensely retarded everyone is (and why Diogenes really couldn't find a man anywhere, he really just saw monkeys). Diogenes was the only one around who was ACTUALLY THINKING, he wouldn't accept any word of a propaganda without first thinking about if those words were actually true. He saw something and asked "is it good?". And he came to conclusion that most things are just bullshit. But that's not all: not only did he say something's bullshit -- something most people would just go on doing without end -- he actually just stopped doing the bullshit and by that proved his point. Most people hated (and still hate) him because he just clearly proves them wrong, without any shadow of a doubt, simply by showing them something is unnecessary by living without it. Politicians in suits are just idiotic talking retardheads in expensive suits who just talk talk talk talk and lie and preach huge bullshit without actually doing anything and if someone just clearly shows they are idiots, their only possible "defense" is to discredit the opposition, which is why all the idiots just try to spread hate of Diogenes (and ad hominem of his teaching) based on shallow things like "the guy shit in public + his cloth smells = bad = words false" (but ofc it's actually effective on the population made basically of zombies). Diogenes didn't even have to talk much, he just said "this is bullcrap, look, you can live without it", and then he JUST DID IT like the biggest chad.
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