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Homer the Smithers' Grapes of Proletarian Revolution
“The western land, nervous under the beginning change. The Western States, nervous as horses before a thunder storm. The great owners, nervous, sensing a change, knowing nothing of the nature of the change. The great owners, striking at the immediate thing, the widening government, the growing labor unity; striking at new taxes, at plans; not knowing these things are results, not causes. Results, not causes; results, not causes. The causes lie deep and simply—the causes are a
5 days ago17 min read
Tactful Bystanding
Photo by Rineshkumar Ghirao on Unsplash “ Canada’s response over the past few years [to the various atrocities that have been and are being perpetuated] has been consistent, predictable, and deeply inadequate. By now, Canada has perfected the art of tactful bystanding, present in language, absent in consequence. Ottawa has expressed concern, called for deescalation, and urged all parties to respect international law, but it has avoided naming responsibility and evaded confr
Mar 615 min read
What is Money and Government? A Gateway Opportunity for Low Lifes
“Nakiketas said: ‘There is that doubt, when a man is dead—some saying, he is; others, he is not. This I should like to know, taught by thee; this is the third of my boons.’ Death said: ‘On this point even the gods have doubted formerly; it is not easy to understand. That subject is subtle. Choose another boon, O Nakiketas, do not press me, and let me off that boon.’ Nakiketas said: ‘On this point even the gods have doubted indeed, and thou, Death, hast declared it to be not
Feb 2714 min read
How To (Non-Violently) Overcome Capitalism: A Short Guide
From https://publicdelivery.org/banksy-flower-thrower/ A fair criticism of progressives is that we tend to point out socio-economic issues and immoralities and tell people to ‘get involved,’ but then rarely give advice of how to begin overcoming things like capitalism, imperialism, inequality, etc., unless it’s to repeat more or less useless platitudes like ‘vote harder’ or ‘think local, act global.’ And people (correctly, mostly) assume that if they just go out into the stre
Feb 2316 min read
Apologize? Me?
The Apology of Socrates is one of two philosophical works (the other being Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition ) that I would argue are about as close to being mandatory reading in a person’s education as anything could be. I’m fully aware that these are works by two Western Europeans (although calling Socrates European will probably make more than one historian histrionic), but I nevertheless strongly believe they are universal in their relevance to people wishing to liv
Feb 2040 min read
Gas, Grass, or Ass(umptions)
Over the years I, being the type to point out and loudly question a pile of bullshit when I see one, have begun several essays (or rants) with generally the same question: What the fuck are people thinking? Sometimes—particularly when I’ve worked myself into a towering snit—the question is closer to, How the actual fuck can everyone be this fucking stupid ? I never get very far with these questions. Generally I end up writing (or smoking) myself calm, trailing off as I o
Feb 1318 min read
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