January 2011
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Agenda
Things that need to happen on this blog:
Name change. I can’t stand this name much longer. It doesn’t go a lot deeper than needing something to put in the blanks when signing up for Tumblr and my fairly obvious disdain for Christian militarism.
Some thoughts about conflicting views of justice. I’ve been especially itching to put forward a short ontological critique of...
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No citizen shall ever be rich enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be...
– Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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The sophisticated anarchist, for example, is not disputing the necessity of...
– Norman Barry (An Introduction to Modern Political Theory)
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It is said that anarchism is not socialism. This is a mistake. Anarchism is...
– Joseph A. Labadie (via untilallarefreenooneisfree)
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z ü r i k ˚: Extrovert privilege?
zurik:
creedminusgun replied to your post: Is extrovert privilege a thing?
I think it’s a stretch. I’m an introvert, but I’ve come across situations where extroverts are assumed to be less intelligent or even less spiritual than introverts. We have advantages in contemplative settings and the educational system (generally).
It’s totally possible. I’ll need to look into some things. I keep...
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If Dr King had not been assassinated, but had lived to become an old radical...
– Alan Singer (via azspot)
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Dystopia, power and discipline: parallel thoughts...
In a recent column at TruthDig called ‘2011: A Brave New Dystopia’, Chris Hedges warns of a societal enslavement at the hands of unfettered capitalism, both analyzing the present as and forecasting a further advancement into a mixture of Orwellian and Huxleyan dystopia.
We have been gradually disempowered by a corporate state that, as Huxley foresaw, seduced and manipulated us...
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Dystopia, power and discipline: parallel thoughts...
In a recent column at TruthDig called ‘2011: A Brave New Dystopia’, Chris Hedges warns of a societal enslavement at the hands of unfettered capitalism, both analyzing the present as and forecasting a further advancement into a mixture of Orwellian and Huxleyan dystopia.
We have been gradually disempowered by a corporate state that, as Huxley foresaw, seduced and manipulated us...
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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep...
– Anatole France (The Red Lily)
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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep...
– Anatole France (The Red Lily)
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Egyptian Muslims Serve As Human Shields For Coptic... →
“Egypt’s Muslim community followed through on their promise to support the country’s embattled Christian population as they celebrated their Christmas Eve masses on Thursday night.
Anxiety among the nation’s Coptic Christians, who make up approximately 10 percent of the population, was at a fever-pitch in the wake of the New Years day attack on Saints Church in...
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Egyptian Muslims Serve As Human Shields For Coptic... →
“Egypt’s Muslim community followed through on their promise to support the country’s embattled Christian population as they celebrated their Christmas Eve masses on Thursday night.
Anxiety among the nation’s Coptic Christians, who make up approximately 10 percent of the population, was at a fever-pitch in the wake of the New Years day attack on Saints Church in...
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absurdreasoning asked: YOU RUN FYCR????
I fucking love you.
I fucking love you.
absurdreasoning asked: YOU RUN FYCR????
I fucking love you.
I fucking love you.
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Needing a break from Tumblr to prepare for exams.
See you later.
Edit: As in, infrequently over the next week or so. (Don’t worry: FYCR has a massive queue).