Tag Archives: capitalism
Douchebag Alert!
I HATE Ayn Rand. Hate her. And all her insane fascist hyper-capitalist followers. These guys espouse her philosophy perfectly. It’s worth a skim, reading the whole thing causes glazed eyeballs. http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/16/brook.moral.code.outdated/index.html?hpt=T2 It’s important to keep in mind that at the … Continue reading
The Search/Propoganda
Every moment is spent in search. Is it really right in front of us? – Satori? And what happens once we’ve found that moment? Should we drop everything and clutch it for the remainder of life? Is it to be … Continue reading
Anarchy – Mission, Feasibility, and Implimentation
I remember when I first realized that the notions I had regarding politics and social affairs could most closely be called Anarchy. I was in one of my Spanish literature class (to my delight my second major, Spanish, was filled … Continue reading
Giving The Economist More Grief
Yesterday I left this comment on this article from The Economist: A “new normal” for the world economy: After the storm. I love how for years Economist decried any sort of government intervention as the macro-economy deteriorated, but as soon … Continue reading
Why Obama Matters
Egypt and global Islam – The battle for a religion’s heart I normally hate The Economist for its condescending, pro-capitalist slant – even this article shows the lengths that this publication is willing to go to present the “other” as … Continue reading
Bad Philosophy
Leaving in six hours… A thought – I love philosophy, when applying notions to everyday life. But when it comes to professional discourse, the actual field itself – those prolix and extraneous terms and labels get wearisome, and stray too … Continue reading
Malatesta – Anarchy Part III
This is a continuation of Anarchy Part I and Anarchy Part II, which Errico Malatesta called his greatest work… “…We know well how in social economy theories are too often invented to justify facts, that is, to defend privilege and … Continue reading
An Important Distinction
This will help structure the foundation of Active Philosophy, taken from Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: “Accordingly the Transcendental Analytic leads to this important conclusion, that the most of the understanding can achieve a priori is to anticipate the form … Continue reading
Convention
Each day there are more people on this Earth. Carbon dioxide levels continue to rise to what climatologists estimate may be the highest in millions of years. At the same time, there are some that insist vehemently that our way … Continue reading
The Age of Humanity
“You were sick, but now you’re well, and there’s work to do” – Kilgore Trout Salaam! A new regime appears! It surfaces from the wasteland of the previous power, feeding and thriving on the toxicity deposited by the old authority. … Continue reading
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