here’s a morning musing: the genius behind our system and way of life in the Anglosphere is this: the system is nearly completely revolution proof.Do you wonder why? Here’s why; Our societies utilize the most potent means of social control ever devised. Beyond a civic religion whose basic tenants are broadly agreed upon across the […]
Quotes
When maps mislead and are cartoons of the territory.
Sometimes the real secret is there is no secret, at least not to those who know. Our worldviews could be based on facts that millions of people know are wrong, yet somehow that knowledge doesn’t impact our actual view of the world. Why do we think that we are somehow going up when we are […]
3 Quotes to Muse Over Today
Three quoted sayings or passages I am contemplating today. One: “Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus […]
to learn a new tongue, it is said..
“.. is to earn a new soul.” I do not remember who first said this, maybe it was Oscar Wilde, that to Learn a new Tongue is to Learn a New Soul. But there is, increasingly, scientific evidence behind the sentiment itself – with an allowance for poetic license. To learn a second or third […]