The Occupation of Wall Street

September 21, 2011
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Several hundred humans have congregated in downtown Manhattan near Wall Street to protest the failed state of the United States’ beloved Corptocracy. In an effort to occupy Wall Street, these people are making audacious statements like: We want freedom for all, without regards for identity, because we are all people, and because no other reason [...]

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9/11: a day between 9/10 & 9/12

September 10, 2011

Of course you knew it was coming. You’ve heard, “never forget.” I say, “how can we?” In my mind, I cannot sort the insanity that drives a whole society — until I reflect on the idea that it may be insanity that has always driven society, and — in this regard, it’s quite likely that [...]

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Oaths, pledges, and vows

September 8, 2011

Have you made one? If you have, have you broken it, altered, or otherwise modified its meaning for your convenience? Just remember — these declarations are always made in public and almost always violated in private. Of course the safest promises are the kind you make to yourself because nobody gets hurt except you. In [...]

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Preparation leads to onset

September 7, 2011

If you spend all your time preparing for war — eventually you will make war. If you spend all your time preparing for the end of the world — eventually the world will end. We prepare for what we desire most — often because we are more afraid of creating a masterpiece than we are [...]

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The Freedom Problem

September 4, 2011
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The trouble with free thinking and (worse) free action, is that we are like atomic particles attracted by things we don’t always understand. The end state is presumably happiness, contentment, or satisfaction (the positive) and avoidance of suffering, trouble, and dissatisfaction (the negative). For the mentally healthy, both are impossible to avoid. The problem with [...]

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