No human possesses the kind of power necessary to fully and finally overcome the specific fear that they are being watched, somehow. Or is that just another story we tell ourselves as an excuse not to be consistent with our beliefs?
Great writing is often tragic. The purpose of tragedy is to purge us of our excessive emotions. This is the catharsis. We are not cleansed, we do not get closure, we only get relief brought on by perspective.
The real engine of progress must be a population that spends its days grappling with imperfect machines and frustrating activities. That is where the ideas are born, and ideas are the only way to solve any problem.
Iran is a danger, but China is pass/fail. Get that wrong and you can kiss Pax Americana goodbye.
American Christians love dispensationalism because it narcissistically treats them as the main character in the arc of history. Israel is just supporting cast, a MacGuffin allowing America to justify why it rules the world.
Until and unless Rupert Lowe shows the courage to define what a British person is, then he is just doing the same thing over and over, pretending to expect different results.
She could see the insanity of the juxtaposition in which we are promised property ownership, but we are treated like nomads.
The basic human infrastructure required to do anything – discipline – has been quietly but purposefully removed over the last 100 years. Your enemies knew exactly what they were doing.
Fear is like guilt: it is just an emotion. You can, and must, think without fear. If you learn how to do this, I think Scott Adams would, ironically, be proud that his negative example turned out to be helpful in the end.
It’s actually easier to believe that NASA is lying about space than it is to believe we have had perpetual batteries for 49 years (at minimum) and yet we still chose to kill tens of millions of people over oil.
The blob forces you, compels you, to enjoy the plastic toys, the bouncing blondes and hamburger #4. Eat, consume, sleep. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. That is the story. That is our narrative.
Maybe you don’t want this to be true and I understand this sentiment because you are nice. But it is true. Your child’s world will not be nice, so the time for being nice is over.
Don’t for a second believe the Anglo lie that supporting their global regime is the same as defending the West. Our great-grandparents decided that question 80 years ago when they chose to destroy Europe, and Anglos like Piers Morgan will happily spit on its grave.
The secret of this life is that all of us get exactly what we want. It is inevitable. But the terrible truth is that, when you get it, you have to face what it actually is.
If we don’t figure that out, ACT and all the rest of the politicians might as well pack up. What’s the point of trying to rule in Wellington if all the real power is in Washington?
