Tag Archives: legalism

Limericks

Posted on April 30, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Our legalist system is quite perverse,The laws seem to work in reverse,But we’re the jerks,Here’s how it works,It consumes trust to produce its inverse. The elites have been struck by Cupid,With ideas and hubris that are ill suited,To … Continue reading →

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The Carrot Versus The Stick

Posted on April 19, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, legalists think in terms of punishments while moralists think in terms of incentives. The carrot and the stick principle applies to both, but which is predominant depends on ideology. Legalists believe all human behavior … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on March 24, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, To the elite crimes are like confections,Sweet and delicious without objections,Showing law is uncouth,Here’s a nasty truth,They’re as far above it as we are below its protections. In the UK things are going quite swell,Collapsing services and crime … Continue reading →

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Why Revolutions Derail

Posted on March 22, 2026 by john

Dear friends, It seems to me, there’s a reason most revolutions end in more despotism and not less. It is because most revolutionaries want to replace the people who write, and thus benefit from the laws… instead of create a … Continue reading →

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Legislating Morality

Posted on March 20, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, Pareto’s elitists claim you can’t legislate morality… then set themselves to doing just that. Laws today are rapidly replacing morality. This is done by thousands of bureaucrats working diligently at their cubicles legislating the … Continue reading →

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Discerning the Role of Trust

Posted on March 18, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, history is unambiguous, every moralist society has evolved into a legalist one, and then collapsed. This appears to be a natural law like the Pareto Distribution. Moreover, that collapse appears to be semi-permanent. The … Continue reading →

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Progressive Legalism or Constitutional Moralism

Posted on March 14, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the US at the turn of the twentieth century was floating along pretty good, but the progressives scuttled it. The US was founded as a high trust, moral and ethical society. Franklin himself said … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on March 12, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Humanity is not advanced by a state but a man,Poverty and despotism come from a central plan,The collective is brainless,Entrepreneurs timeless,But a bureaucrat’s envy puts the future in a can. Regulations are the central planner’s tool,Insuring the money … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on March 5, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, There is a coalition of nations called the EU,Run by scumbags much dumber than glue,An arrogant lot,Solid as snot,And the elite halfwits just don’t have a clue. For the elite despotic rule simply enlarges,Floating on taxpayer funded garbage … Continue reading →

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Shanrang

Posted on March 4, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, at the founding of the US, the ideology was Confucian, Shanrang. By that, I mean to say that the founders thought that laws are a poor way to regulate people, so they should be … Continue reading →

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