Tag Archives: corruption

Double Standards Destroy Civilization

Posted on December 21, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the most efficient way to obliterate a civilization is with double standards. The stronger the double standards, the sooner that civilization will collapse into violence, poverty, and want. The reason is that perverse incentives … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged ancient Rome, Bronze Age collapse, civilization, civilization collapse, civilizational decay, corruption, double standards, economic instability, elite power, extractive states, governance failure, historical cycles, inequality before the law, justice and law, moral hazard, political philosophy, regulatory capture, rule of law, social contract, societal cohesion, somalia | Leave a comment

Contracts

Posted on December 17, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, our present paradigm, where you and I are held to every nuance of a contract but those we sign them with are not, and in fact have the ability to change them as they … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economy, Judicial Sysytem, Law, philosophy | Tagged attorneys, business, contracts, corporations, corruption, economy, elite, labor, Law, Lawyers, poverty, prosperity, terms of service, utility | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on December 16, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, Kingly power in a saint brings out ferocity,It seldom makes a villain learn generosity,So forsooth,Here’s a truth,Unlimited power leads to unlimited atrocity. Villains will give you the dickens,As your pulse and pace quickens,We act out of fright,And some … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged abuse of power, atrocity, censorship, civil unrest, corruption, Dark Humor, moral authority, moral outrage, pervasively, poetic dissent, political poetry, political satire, propaganda, punch up, Satire, see, truth to power, tyranny, uncomfortable truths | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on December 15, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, A foreign military on our soil,What amounts to a living boil,Stupidity writ large,Who’s in charge,To reward terrorism’s mortal toil. How many people sarcasm so calls,But punching down cast some palls,Where to box,It’s a paradox,So when punching up aim … Continue reading →

Posted in Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged alike, anti-authoritarian, Anti-Elitism, corruption, cultural criticism, dissent, elite betrayal, establishment critique, fight, foreign military presence, free speech, imperialism, light, moral decay, moral hypocrisy, oligarchy, political commentary, political hypocrisy, political poetry, political satire, populist critique, power and corruption, propaganda, punching down, punching up, ruling class critique, satire and sarcasm, terrorism | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on December 11, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, There once was a idiot named Lagarde,For economic reality she had little regard,A despot’s tool,A righteous fool,Because her brain was replaced with lard. The more the elite do fail,The more they get to sail,A happy lot,A drunken sot,And … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged corruption, Dark Humor, despotic, dystopia, economic commentary, elite criticism, elitism, geopolitics, global politics, government critique, humor, idiotic, John Pepin, limerick, media critique, necrotic, parody, poetic satire, political satire, propaganda, social commentary, war critique | Leave a comment

Deep State Patsies

Posted on December 10, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we are almost a year into Trump’s presidency and not one bad actor in the deep state has been punished. Doesn’t that seem odd to you? Had it been the other way around “justice” … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Law, philosophy | Tagged administrative state, bondi, bureaucracy, conspiracy, corruption, deep state, Democratic politics, epstein, flynn, government accountability, justice, Kash Patel, Machiavelli, Matt Gaetz, Obama, political commentary, Republican politics, roger stone, scandal, trump | Leave a comment

Leadership Judged

Posted on December 7, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the quality of the world’s leadership can be judged in three ways, prosperity, peace, and freedom. By all three metrics our world leaders are abject failures. Liberty has become a dirty word to the … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economy, Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged administrative state, Canada, censorship, central planning, civilizational collapse, corruption, economic decline, elite failure, eu, europe, Federal Register, freedom, government, leadership, Liberty, peace, political critique, prosperity, social policy, United States, war, Xun Zi | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on November 25, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, Knowledge if history is a good thing,Often much wisdom does it bring,Single payer healthcare,A government corporate affair,Because these are songs that fascist sing. The UK elites are irked and wear a pout,Tired of being called an oikophobic lout,So … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economy, Group Politics, Law, philosophy | Tagged censorship, corporatism, corruption, False Flags, fascism, fbi, history, kritocracy, manipulation, perverting, pipe bomber, state | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on November 24, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, There once was a place called the surveillance state,Order enforced by mic, camera, and gate,Pressure grows vast,Released in a blast,And the despots end up in a cardboard crate. Rent seeking is quite legit,A way to enrich the unfit,Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged authoritarianism, corruption, cultural critique, dissent, elites, freedom, humor, Liberty, limericks, parody, poetry, political satire, rent seeking, social commentary, surveillance state, tyranny | Leave a comment

Reciprocating Loyalty

Posted on November 23, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, alienating one’s allies while empowering one’s enemies is a sub-optimal strategy for success. The Wormtongues of the world have an uncanny ability to get into the ear. Their verbal poison is as seductive as … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged Attila the Hun, corporate trust, corruption, deep state, Dion of Syracuse, elite decision making, game theory, government accountability, historical lessons, history repeats, leadership, leadership failures, loyalty and betrayal, nonpartisan analysis, organizational loyalty, political analysis, political behavior, political commentary, political mistakes, Political Psychology, political strategy, power dynamics, pragmatic leadership, trust in leadership, Wormtongue effect | Leave a comment

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