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Tsujigiri and the error of moral relativism

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 2 Comments »

During the first and only philosophy course of my ill-fated university career, I and my fellow students were presented with an assignment to read about an ancient Japanese samurai practice called tsujigiri and to comment upon it with an eye ...

Unabashed anti-Americanism

Friday, September 5th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 3 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 ...

Can you envision a libertarian/stateless society?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 3 Comments »

If you can write 3,000 words on the topic in the context of the role and capabilities of corporations within one, you might just win the 2008 Chris R. Tame Memorial Prize, £1,000, and an invitation to speak to your ...

Leave the US if you can

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people | No Comments »

So says Wendy McElroy: It is time -- arguably, it is past time -- for you to get your family and your wealth safely outside the borders of the United States. America has become a police state that is moving quickly ...

Mocking teh vote, courtesy of CNN

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in politics | No Comments »

Aaron Kinney of The Radical Libertarian has gone and done a splendid thing by posting a justification for not voting at CNN's iReport website. Since the site allows anyone to register and comment, I added my bit: Voting for representative government ...

Stockholm Syndrome Society

Friday, August 1st, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in mind control, people, prison | 1 Comment »

A splendid breakdown of how the Stockholm syndrome model may be applied to various aspects of human society from Strange Blue Planet, reacting to a blog entry by Mattias Jenny preparatory to his essay "Diffusion of reaction and obedience to ...

An ex-victim’s words

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in mind control, people | No Comments »

A close friend of mine, reacting to this Stefan Molyneux video based on "The History of Child Abuse" by Lloyd deMause and commenting on her own experiences of family sexual abuse as a child: You'd think there are limits and ways ...