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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Individual Sovereignty
Dear Friends, It seems to me that the magnitude of the concept of individual sovereignty is very underappreciated. This is a relatively new philosophy. It was codified into law under the US Constitution only two hundred years ago. One of … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Group Politics, Law, Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth
Tagged constitution, government, group, incentive, Individual Sovereignty, meritocracy, poverty, society, tyranny
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Relative Benefit, Relative Harm
Dear Friends, It seems to me that government should explicitly take into account the relative benefit of a given action. Passing a law for example. Take a man who is starving. He comes across putrid meat. Is the relative benefit … Continue reading
Posted in Law, philosophy
Tagged cost/benifit, incentive, International Capitalist Party, Law, legislation, Mohist, regulation, Relative Benefit, Relative Harm
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Calderon’s Hubris
Dear Friends, It seems to me that Felipe Calderon should be deeply embarrassed. To be the head of a government that has done such a poor job that people want to leave in droves. Fleeing the violence, poverty and government … Continue reading
Catastrophic Desisions
Dear Friends, It seems to me that government’s propensity to normalize deviancy threatens us all. Due to Government’s ability to deliver catastrophe on a society. Normative deviancy is a sociological term that describes why some groups make catastrophically wrong decisions. … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Group Politics, International Power, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy
Tagged Catastrophic Desisions, congressman, congressman's pay, congresswoman, constitution, corruption, desision theory, evil, good, incentive, International Capitalist Party, Law, lawmaker, normalizing deviancy, normative deviancy, numa, pernicious, pernicious incentive
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Progressivism and Education
Dear Friends, It seems to me that the way our children are taught has a great influence on them in their adult lives. Education is a means to not only teach children to read, write and do arithmetic but is … Continue reading
Posted in Group Politics, media, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged capitalist, communist, constitution, curriculum, education, elite, eschew teaching, evil, evolution, good, International Capitalist Party, media, political parties, redistribution, school, socialist, society, sophist, straw man, unbiased
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Pragmatism
Dear Friends, It seems to me that most people are pragmatists. We have to be. To lack pragmatism is to ensure future insanity. Because when you live in an insane world you must either be pragmatic about it or go … Continue reading
The Three Attributes to Being Human
Dear Friends, It seems to me, that there are three parts to a human being, Physical, Mental and Spiritual. These three attributes make up a human being. A brute animal, as far as we know, has no spirituality. A brute … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged communist, elite, evil, good, human, humanity, mental, physical, progressive, religion, socialist, Sophistry, spiritual
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Flawed Societal Myths
Dear Friends, It seems to me that there are no flawed people, there are only flawed societal myths, (philosophies or ethos). Take any group of impoverished people. There is no deficiency in the people themselves. This has been proven by … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Group Politics, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged daniel webster, economy, ethos, evil, good, International Capitalist Party, philosophy confucius, poverty, socialist, Societal Myth, society, Socrates, Sophistry
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Elections in the Netherlands
Dear Friends, It seems to me, that with elections coming up in the Netherlands in June, it would be wise for the people to look at all options. Libertarian ideas like the International Capitalist Party especially. The socialists and communists … Continue reading
Europe and the New World Order
Dear Friends, It seems to me that Europe is in grave peril. The threat comes from many fronts. Not the least of which is their economic situation. While the rest of the world is coming out of the recession Europe … Continue reading
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