Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’
Fingerprints of the Devil: Human Sacrifice
The other sign of true evil in human society, in the body politic and in individual lives, is the prevalence of and instinct for human sacrifice. What else but a living Satan could explain the tendency of human beings not otherwise guided to drive every problem toward a solution involving human sacrifice? Again, it’s easiest…
Read MoreTattoos?
I’ve never really understood tattoos. What is their purpose? For instance, let us say a man has tattooed on his arm some statement or symbol representing core principles of his life, such as “faith,” or “strength.” Why did he do that? Is it because if they weren’t tattooed into his skin, he’d forget about them,…
Read More“Respect” is always relative
“It seems like you don’t respect me.” As what? “What do you mean, ‘as what?’” Well, think about it. If a man is a skilled surgeon, I respect him as a surgeon. If he is also a philanderer who routinely violates his marriage vows, then I don’t respect him as a husband, but I still…
Read MoreThe Revolutionary and the Terrorist
You have heard it said, “One man’s revolutionary is another man’s terrorist,” albeit only by the stupidest of people. This is equivalent to the claim that all killing is murder. It is true, though, that most revolutionaries are terrorists, but this is not because revolution and terrorism are synonymous at all. It’s just that most…
Read MoreThe Political Spectrum
You have heard it said that the political spectrum runs from Left to Right, with Leftism being defined, it would seem, by communal modes of societal organization culminating in communist totalitarian autocracy as the farthest Leftward pole, and Rightism being defined, it would seem, by tribal nationalism culminating in Nazism and other Fascist movements as…
Read MoreThe Only Decent Form of Government
You’ve heard it said, “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others.” Really? How about a Constitutional Representative Republic? Ever heard of that? The truth is that democracy is not in any way superior to monarchy or oligarchy or bureaucracy. It is equally evil with these others. The only form of…
Read MoreThe Only Moral Function of Government
The prime political good is Liberty, and as such the only—only—moral function of government is to prevent a man from imposing his will on his neighbor. That’s it. That is the only sort of law that should exist. “Yeah, but, what about laws like murder and stuff? You still need those.” I’m sorry, is a…
Read MoreThose who stay above politics
You’ve heard it said, “I don’t like politics,” or, “I try to stay out of politics.” Usually this is paired with, “It’s too divisive,” or, “It’s too ugly,” or, “There’s no point,” and very commonly, “Everybody’s equally wrong,” and, “Both parties are equally corrupt.” “I just want to leave everybody alone and be left alone,”…
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