Category Archives: social sciences

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

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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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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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Losing the Race

We don’t even have a good definition for “race” as it pertains to humans. Racism is neither good nor bad; it is a human instinct. It simply is. As with any instinct, it can be coupled with conditioning to produce … Continue reading

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Not Quite the Apocalypse

We are in deep doo-doo, and it will get worse, but it’s not the End of the World. Having once tasted civilization, humans are loathe to go back to something less. Granted, most of humanity haven’t seen that “something less” … Continue reading

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Welcome to Martial Law

I rather like the definition of Martial Law offered at Wikipedia. Each of the two houses of Congress have passed their version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012. For the House, it was HR 1540, and in the … Continue reading

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Just a Few

People do change. But very few of them change at any given time, and seldom do they change very much. Radical turn-arounds are quite rare. Human behavior remains subject to much manipulation, but human nature itself is burned in. This … Continue reading

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Tidbit: Economies of Scale

Take a quick read, and consider this thought: There is only one excuse for seeking the benefits of economic consolidation, only one “benefit” — it’s makes it possible for plutocrats to rob everyone at once. No other long term benefit … Continue reading

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The Right Tribe

Most Christians today are ill-equipped to understand what’s happening in places like France. I’ve been watching for some years the rise of right-wing nationalist groups in Europe. I won’t pretend I know the subject well, because that would require staying … Continue reading

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More on Those Concentration Camps

I’m not the only one who sees the concentration camps as getting real close. Of all the writers associated with Alex Jones, Kurt Nimmo is about the only one I give any credibility. I followed him long before he found … Continue reading

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