Consideration
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2011-03-29 02:00
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The definition of a citizen is a member of the body politic who grants an allegiance thereto in exchange for a guarantee of protection. As various Supreme Court decisions have made clear, however, there is no obligation on the part of the government to do anything.
Much is made of the claimed "social contract." Often it seems that the...
If You Love Something...
NonEntity
2009-09-01 15:00
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'set it free. If it doesn't come back, hunt it down and kill it.
(An inquiry into the nature of ownership.)
I bought a book at the thrift shop the other day. A thrift shop run by a group of women calling themselves "The Assistance League." The book is Whiteman, a novel by Tony D'Sousa, 2006. I paid for it, put it in my bag and took it home. It was a hardback, first...
Ego/Rights/Resentment/Entitlement
NonEntity
2009-02-10 16:00
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February 11, 2009
I'd like to describe my hypocrisy.
I firmly believe that there are no "rights." I've gone into this belief in detail elsewhere so there is no need to revisit it here. Let me point out, however, that the recent publication of the Boldrin and Levine book on I.P., Against Intellectual Monopoly, supports my contention and I'm very pleased to see it being taken so...
May Contain Peanuts
NonEntity
2008-09-07 15:00
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September 8, 2008
You know the homeless people cluttering up the place? They can't rent a room in someone's house because there are laws forbidding this.
You know those people who can't make their mortgage payments or their tax payments? They can't rent out some of the rooms in their bigger-than-their-income houses because there are laws against that.
No, You Don't
NonEntity
2008-08-28 15:00
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August 29, 2008
It's not a right; it's theft, plain and simple.
The arrogance of those who proclaim rights to "public" this and that (education, libraries, military defense, whatever) astounds me. But those who sincerely believe they are part of an honest and fair exchange between participants in a social construct deserve, perhaps, the benefit of the doubt. Let me try to...
Making Gang Rape Fair
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2008-08-24 15:00
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August 25, 2008
I've noticed a plethora of discussions of late regarding vote tampering. One radio show describes how John Kerry was the odds on favorite in Warren County, Ohio and yet lost the vote under a cloud of highly suspicious factors which "oddly enough" were not investigated before all of the voting records and other evidence was destroyed.
The Loopy Dynamics of Feedback
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2008-08-11 15:00
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August 12, 2008
For every action (force) in nature, there is an equal and opposite reaction; this is Newton 's Third Law of Motion. We have let the feedback loop in society get seriously out of whack.
As humans, each of us is an individual actor. The actions we take cause reactions. We must deal with them. It's the nature of reality. One learns early in life that poking a...
Do We Own Ourselves?
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2007-12-19 16:00
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December 20, 2007
It seems to me there is confusion on this issue. Here are some of my thoughts on the issue.
Takin' It to the Streets
NonEntity
2007-09-03 15:00
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September 4, 2007
A call to action.
The increase in police brutality and the militarization of the police are becoming ever more frequent laments of peace-loving people. Every day it seems I hear more stories of two kinds: First are those reports of totally uncalled for police brutality of innocent people or brutality on those who have already been secured and no longer present...
The Song of the Parasites
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2007-04-17 15:00
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April 18, 2007
Sunday Morning, the weekly CBS magazine on TV, had a segment this morning on the financial squeeze of the middle class in the current U.S. of A. Sunday Morning is one of my (few) favorite television shows when it manages to stay away from politics and left-liberal preaching, which it manages to do more often than not, surprisingly.
Who Is Responsible?
NonEntity
2006-10-16 15:00
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October 17, 2006
Being a play on a small dimly lit stage. Similar, in some respect, to those mystery dinner theaters, but this will be a morality play, if you will. Perhaps a reflection of life, perhaps not. You are invited to witness and then to place your vote. Welcome, and let the show begin...
The Scene:
Will and Intent
NonEntity
2006-10-08 15:00
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October 9, 2006
What is the dividing line between civilization and savagery? This fascinates me. It seems so simple. It seems clear to all, in some instances, and yet bafflingly convoluted in others, and this lack of clarity I find difficult to fathom.
Practice Transforming the World, Non-Violently
NonEntity
2006-08-16 15:00
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August 17, 2006
Shhhhh . . . listen . . . can you hear it?
There is a strange and wonderful symbiosis occurring, and it's heading our way! The population explosion, the Internet, computers--all of these are combining in strange ways to power the creation of peace.
Wikipedia: THE Truth
NonEntity
2006-08-15 15:00
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August 16, 2006
Wikipedia is getting a lot of bad press. It doesn't deserve it.
If you are not familiar with Wikipedia, it is a web-based encyclopedia which is totally (with very few exceptions) open to the public. By open to the public I don't mean that anyone can view it for free; I mean that anyone can write it, edit it, delete entries, change things, correct errors,...
Are You a Submitizen?
NonEntity
2006-05-25 15:00
Last night I saw a program on National Socialist Television about the trafficking in women for sex. This article is about more than that.
Take Out the Cam Shaft
NonEntity
2005-05-11 15:00
System (n): 1) A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole. (American Heritage Dictionary)
For guys, picture an engine. All of the parts need to be there and reasonably functional for the engine to work. Pull out the cam shaft and, even though all of the other parts are perfectly fine, the thing will not run no matter what you do.
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