Tag Archives: political philosophy

Birds Of A Feather Flock Together

Posted on January 21, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, “birds of a feather flock together.” We can take from this that like-minded people hang out together. Moreover, this suggests that when people hang out together and support one another… they are like-minded. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, philosophy | Tagged authoritarianism, coalitions, cultural conflict, dissent, elite theory, elites, factionalism, globalism, group psychology, identity politics, ideology, political alliances, political commentary, political philosophy, power structures, propaganda, religion and politics, Social Critique, social dynamics, western civilization | Leave a comment

Language and Manipulation

Posted on January 7, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there is what is and what we think is. To sharpen the point, there is the reality of a thing and how we think of it. Take justice for example, there is the reality … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, media, philosophy | Tagged critical thinking, ethics, human nature, interpretation, justice, kung sung lung, language, Law, logic, manipulation, miscommunication, perception, philosophy, political philosophy, reality, rhetoric, semantics, social commentary, Thrasymachus, wordplay | Leave a comment

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

Absurdity, Universals, and Despotism

Posted on November 30, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, despots use modifiers to pervert universals to mean their opposites. They see morality as contingent on political ideal, justice contingent on a political favor, and a crime contingent on the criminal. The result is … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economy, Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged absurdity, authoritarianism, common sense, cultural criticism, despotism, free speech, gulag, ideology, language and power, mass conformity, moral relativism, orwellian, political language, political philosophy, Political Psychology, propaganda, social commentary, Solzhenitsyn, totalitarianism, tyranny | Leave a comment

Human Nature and Civilization

Posted on November 26, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the fatal flaw in all systems of human collaboration is our flawed nature. This applies to political, economic, and social systems. While our flawed nature is destructive of humanity, it’s not our fault that … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Judicial Sysytem, Law, Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth | Tagged abuse of power, civilization and barbarism, civilization collapse, civilizational limits, collective guilt, corporate crime, distributed blame, government accountability, groups versus individuals, human nature, institutional corruption, moral responsibility, natural instinct versus reason, political philosophy, power and corruption, psychological origins of politics, rule of law, social decay, technological society, tyranny of institutions | Leave a comment

How the Administrative State Is Fueling Public Anger in the West

Posted on November 16, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the longer a person or people hold anger in, the greater the explosion when it emerges. People aren’t sane when they are angry. Neither you nor I are rational when in a state of … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged administrative state, anger, bureaucracy, bureaucratic overreach, censorship, centralized planning, civil unrest, constitutional government, deep state, Democracy, democratic backsliding, elections, elite rule, free speech, freedom, government accountability, government overreach, history repeats, legitimacy crisis, liberty vs tyranny, loss of freedom, political analysis, political legitimacy, political philosophy, populism, public anger, public policy, Rome, social pressure, state power, surveillance state, tyranny, western civilization, Western decline | Leave a comment

Ethical Failure

Posted on November 9, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, a nation’s government can only work when all factions hold themselves to some rational set of rules. If a faction will not, and uses those rules to expand its power, that nation will soon … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Law, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged accountability, Civic Virtue, corruption, Democracy, despotism, elite, ethics, faction, factions, government, history, human nature, justice, Livy, madison, morality, political philosophy, power, republic, transparency, tyranny | Leave a comment

More Laws

Posted on October 26, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the more laws, the greater the imbalance of power between the people and the elites. Even as fewer laws lower that imbalance. Once the imbalance crosses an invisible line, we call it “despotism” or … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, philosophy | Tagged Bastiat, civil liberties, despotism, freedom, individual rights, Law, legal plunder, limited government, plato, political philosophy, socialism, tyranny | Leave a comment

A Faction’s Core Principles

Posted on October 19, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, factions should be judged by their core principles. If the core idea of a faction is unlimited government all their initiatives will be towards that goal. If the core idea of another faction is … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged atrocity, authoritarianism, Bolsheviks, Cheka, civic wisdom, constitutional limits, core principles, despotism, dictatorship, Edward Bernays, elitism, factions, force, freedom, globalists, hegemony, lenin, limited government, manipulation, might makes right, pericles, political analysis, political philosophy, political theory, political violence, power, progressives, propaganda, rule of law, Thrasymachus, tyranny, unlimited government, US founding fathers, voting, zealotry | Leave a comment

Simple Minded Phrases Lead To Atrocities

Posted on October 15, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, that the progressive idea, anyone who isn’t a communist is a fascist, is a simple worldview… for simpletons. It breaks the world into two factions, neither of which is true or even a close … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged antifa, authoritarianism, Bolsheviks, bonhoeffer, brainwashing, Cheka, communism, critical thinking, Current Events, dehumanization, False Choices, false dichotomy, fascism, free speech, history, Liberty, Mass Formation, media criticism, mockingbird media, nazis, Political Extremism, political philosophy, politics, propaganda, thought control, totalitarianism | Leave a comment

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