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The best place for socialism

Saturday, 21 November 2009 by Mike Gogulski
philosophy | 2 Comments »

[caption id="attachment_3447" align="alignright" width="154" caption="The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod"][/caption] See, what we always meant by socialism wasn't something you forced on people, it was people organizing themselves as they pleased into co-ops, collectives, communes, unions. Now look at this place. ...

A question for social democrats and democratic socialists

Sunday, 7 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
economics, mind control, people | 7 Comments »

Since it seems you believe that the privileged state apparatus is necessary to human well-being and progress, and that you must therefore also support the paying of taxes and pay them yourselves, why not pay more? Why assume that the amount ...

Teleology is the enemy of liberty

Wednesday, 29 October 2008 by Mike Gogulski
philosophy | Comments Off on Teleology is the enemy of liberty

A great post from Shiva of the Biodiverse Resistance blog, "The Revolution will not be Teleologised": In fact, any kind of teleology applied to human history is, by definition, a denial of human agency. If our ultimate fate is predestined by ...

Unabashed anti-Americanism

Friday, 5 September 2008 by Mike Gogulski
diary, philosophy | 8 Comments »

Since I am tired of answering the question "are you anti-American?" here it is. YES, I am anti-American. But let's clarify a few things. I don't think that the words "I" or "am" or the prefix "anti-" need any clarification. What does ...

The dark genius of Robert Lindsay

Tuesday, 2 September 2008 by Mike Gogulski
people, philosophy | 25 Comments »

It's one thing to discuss insane, inhuman philosophies. It's quite another to encounter them, even through our diffuse online medium. One Robert Lindsay, who claims an IQ of 147, responding to some comments of mine at his blog challenging his ridiculous ...

Police to Pursue Pricing

Wednesday, 14 May 2008 by Mike Gogulski
economics | 2 Comments »

Last week, Slovakia received its anticipated green light from the European Commission to adopt the euro. Speculation has been widespread in the country that joining the common currency will lead to increases in real consumer prices, as it has in ...