My Idea For Ukraine
I look at the contest in the Ukraine as a continuation of the Cold War. I do that because I was born in 1963. If I were younger, I might not see it that way. During the Cold War, the Soviets went into places to squash revolutions with absolute impunity. The Russians are just treating … Continue reading
What, if Anything, are We Entitled to?
I was taking a look at a piece concerning meritocracy, https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-it-s-bad-for-you?utm_source=pocket-newtab, just now. The author, Clifton Mark, contends that meritocracy is not only what most people think we live, or should live, under, but that it is bad for us. He makes a good point.He starts off with how it takes a sort of personality … Continue reading
Everybody Needs Somebody to Blame
I started out thinking that I would write this next post about my reaction to the US Supreme Court decision regarding abortion, overturning Roe vs. Wade. I am still holding that theme in my head. Now, however, it is running neck and neck with the confused thoughts of some muck raking conspiracy theorists I watched … Continue reading
Utopia
I would like to be able to talk about a great personal revelation that suddenly lifted me out of my depression. That would make a good utopia. Alas, most of this stuff will be economic. I want to talk about the structures we are going to need. The robots are coming! For most people, isn’t … Continue reading
Civilization
Civilization is nothing more than a lot of local successes, allowed to multiply. People do so well at something that doesn’t have to do with some special talent, and some that do, and we all want in on it. It seems coherent, but it doesn’t have a mind. We imagine the collective minds of those … Continue reading
The Coming Crisis
The challenge that’s coming is going to be difficult. I don’t know that the capitalists are up to it. They face an onslaught from the left and Modern Monetary Theory. That’s a theory that makes sense, and seems to use capitalist principles to allow for a quasi-communist state. It takes the government’s power to create … Continue reading
What is Eating at the West?
I’ve been giving some thought lately as to why conspiracy theory thinking and blatant bad logic seem so successful in America these days. And not only in America. Europe suffers from the same. Recently, I posted a few thoughts on this subject. I’m re-posting them here. These are from a forum concerning immigration. The original … Continue reading
Capitalizing the Citizenry
I propose that the government capitalize its citizens. I first tried to pitch the idea by saying that someone might need an F-150 truck to do business. Of course, the criticism came back that people would borrow just to get the truck, and then refuse to pay back the loan. Never mind that they would … Continue reading
Personhood
When viewed from the perspective of history, it’s very easy to see how both labor unions and corporations ought to receive personhood. They each have distinct voices which, by their natures, speak for what could be either a person or group of like minded people. They are each a conduit for the expression of people … Continue reading
Canary in a Coal Mine
Here is a compilation of some posts on the topic of collective vs. individual thought, and how the struggle between them is tearing us apart, that I made on the site Peakoil.com. I think that the meme of unionization is an important one working its way through American Society. Many people see labor unions … Continue reading
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