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 […]
Politics
9 Paragraphs on the dialectic of gas fracking, sea turtles, and discursive empathy
So, why is it that progressive environmentalists, and traditionalist conservatives, can’t even discuss much less than see eye to eye on things affecting their common futures?
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 […]
Tibet, China, Free and History – Part 2
Religion and ideology have less to do with the historical dynamics, even if what looks like “Holy Wars” to the average modern reader seem involved. Understand this, all civilizations jockey for power, and influence, to the benefit of their citizens or subjects and dominant stakeholders. When the civilizations – as every single normal one pre-modernity […]