Americans, and others who have followed the path of individual desire to democracy, consumerism and the nanny state, have no idea why they are loathed. They assume it’s from bad results of our interference in other nations. I’d suggest it’s from the reasons we interfere. Because our society is based in the revolutions of 1789 [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
Reality imitates satire
When you criticize society as a writer, you immediately find yourself oriented toward the commonly observable things that are universally socially denied. We can list them here, briefly: Biology: we are not the final stage in evolution. Politics: we are not all equal in ability or reward. Social: we get ahead by manipulating others Business: [...]
The village idiot now rules the village
In ancient times every village had its idiot sitting on the edge of society, gibbering to himself and spouting rubbish to bemused passers by. Since those halcyon days the idiot learned to breed and being the idiot that he is, he bred like a rabbit (he probably raped a farm girl with a gammy leg [...]
Would you pay extra for a quiet neighborhood?
I spent the weekend with a friend who lives in a hipper, up-and-coming neighborhood. It was an eye-opening experience. While we were chilling out on Friday night, about 7 pm, an invisible signal went out from inconsiderate person high command: it is time to blast your loud music. The music of choice seemed divided between [...]
A sudden shift toward pragmatism
European voters swing to the right, and American voters are now contemplating the end of the lifestyle they inaugurated in the 1960s and reinforced in the 1990s. In Europe, an out-of-the-closet far-right party, the British NationalParty, found success in recent elections: The British National Party secured its biggest mainstream electoral victory yesterday after Nick Griffin, [...]
Bisphenol-A: why no one is surprised
By “no one,” I mean those who have been around long enough to be realistic in expectation and understanding of how the world — both human and natural — functions. This excludes people who are prone to panic, who have no understanding of science and critical theory (that’s a logical AND, there, meaning “both or [...]
Modern people can’t face shades of grey
Cocktail party conversation, the natural camouflage of the dramatic ego, often ends with: “I just can’t see it that clearly. I believe this issue is not black and white, but in shades of gray.” It sounds so lovely, a way of defending ourselves against the finality of judgment we come to expect from nature “red [...]
How it got this bad
Always seeking new blogs to read, since forums are defunct and etexts are of things published long ago, I found this insightful little excerpt: Few want to face the fact that the world is in a bad way, even less offer anything of value, just the usual new “green” initiative which will sustain life and [...]
Why people hate the internet
I know there’s some people out there who like to tear down any ambition because they’ve lost their own. Frequently, they accuse others of treating the internet like SRS BSNS while spending hours on the internet. They deride others’ work as “gay” or “stupid” while pushing around their same failed projects, or lives that basically [...]
Abortion killings
My response to Girl on the Right’s rather lucid but profane statement about what a screwup this situation is: The right is so disorganized it’s hilarious. Abortion is the symbol, not the goal. The goal is having communities that support right-wing values only, and encouraging others to leave, while strengthening local and state government so [...]
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