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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Blue Eyes Whining
Human eyes suck at blue tones of light. Be advised it’s necessary to dumb this down somewhat, but it’s still fairly accurate for most of the human race. If you could check the rods and cones on your retinas, you’d … Continue reading
Year End Economic Tea Leaves
This is actually a rather minor note to clarify things of which most people seem unaware. You may understand the noise about WW2 fixing the Great Depression is pure nonsense. What fixed the Great Depression was the US was about … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged economics, government, propaganda, survival, war
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Unaccountable Hell
When any given system begins too much to favor one party or another, no one should be surprised when the victims start shedding blood. That could be literally or figuratively. For an example of the latter, modern Western marriage is … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, law, marriage, oppression
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No Golden Age
In the Old Testament book of Judges, we are told there was a cycle of behavior which characterized the tribes and Nation of Israel. During the judgeship of some charismatic leader, they would behave rather justly. After the judge died, … Continue reading
Predictions for 2012
Things will get worse than they are now for most humans on this earth. That’s about as close as I can come to a real prediction. If you ask me what I’m doing to prepare as the new year comes … Continue reading
Resolved: No Resolutions
This is my annual rejection of mainstream rituals regarding the Western observation of New Years’ Day. Over the centuries of human awareness, every culture and civilization has had their own reckoning of when the cycle ends and starts over. There … Continue reading
Game Propaganda
I don’t keep secrets. When I write fiction, I confess openly it’s propaganda, wherein I promote a particular world view and set of values. If I could devise or design games, I would be even more blunt about it. With … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, education, oppression, propaganda
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Humor: Starting My Own Cult
You can’t take me seriously on this one. When I am out riding through the countryside, sometimes I get bored and steer my bicycle into the cityscape. There are lots of little side roads, back streets and alleys to explore. … Continue reading
American Military Fiction
The most effective combat troops in the US military are those least military. There is a place for a highly uniform military service. It’s the perfect place for those who simply lack the character and personality to become professional troops. … Continue reading
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Tagged history, military, propaganda, war
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Revealed As Black Ops (Updated)
Updated at bottom… The amorphous hacker collective “Anonymous” can now be regarded as controlled opposition. When it was just a matter of information and cracking servers, that was simply part of the Internet. I’ve always said, if you digitize information, … Continue reading
Posted in computers
Tagged internet, law, oppression, resistance
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