Memoricido: Memoricide, to kill the memory. History, that which is written – as the cliche goes – by the winners. In 2005 an important term was coined, memoricidio – memoricide, by Linda G. Levine. Memoricido describes a process imposed, in her words, by ideological colonialism, ‘colonialismo ideologico’ to describe a process by which players, like […]
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2013 Insight One – Sex is Communication
Sex is communication? Yes, Sex is a form of Communication.
This isn’t a novel insight, it’s been made before. For that matter, so is handshaking, or kissing, or hugging, or patting one’s back. Indeed, throwing a punch to the face or a bottle over someone’s head is also a form of communication, but lets stick to Sex for now. Part of my writing this is clarifying the idea itself, in my mind. Because it’s part of a larger puzzle I have been considering. But for now, let’s look at the idea of Sex as Communication…
Eldritch pseudo-secrets, paranoia, and why Cum’s not a word, for 20, Sept 2012
One does not simply scoff at the Eldritch, though one may take a stroll in Mordor now and then. Paranoia is possibly one of the most potent factors in political and social history. It lurks in the strangest places, even places of high privilege. Never underestimate the power of paranoia in motivating human behavior. “Qala […]
5 Principles of Conflict, from Saul Alinsky
Conflict is a constant in this world; it has intellectual, physical, and indeed metaphysical dimensions. Authors who distill life experiences – and past archives of pragmatic principial knowledge – in the arena of conflict for the benefit of one audience may be extremely useful reading. Books are tools and potentially weapons, take for example Curzio […]