Preferences are frequently discounted as selfish impulses, but they are probably the second most important class of property that one owns. The first, in my opinion, is your time and space, the outward manifestation of your self.
Tag: aggression
Polite Pirates
A: “Greetings. How are you this fine evening?” B: “Well, I was good. Who are you, and why are you pointing a gun at me?” A: “I’m your friendly neighborhood car-jacker, and I will be robbing you tonight.” B: “Is this a joke?” A: “Oh, I assure you this is no joke. I’m a respectable…
Sneaky Lying Cheaters Who Archate
The person I know who is the most concerned with whether other people are being sneaky, and sees (and condemns) sneakiness in everyone, is also the sneakiest person I’ve ever met.
Whose “Principles” are We Talking About?
NAP Parenting is about examining the peculiar relationship between parent and child, and to explore the ethical ramifications therein. We’ve heard every argument under the sun for why one can/should hit or threaten their children, but they all must, in doing so, redefine children as non-persons.
No Other Coin But Justice
William Faulkner wrote, in Absalom, Absalom — ” … what conscience to trade with which would have warranted you in the belief that you could have bought immunity … for no other coin but justice?” This reveals to me the greatest failure of the idea of justice — it is incomplete, indelibly so.
Making People Unhappy
I guess I shouldn’t point out ways in which people who call themselves “libertarian” don’t live up to the label they claim in certain areas. I shouldn’t point out inconsistencies in what they advocate that could lead observers to the wrong conclusion.
Embarrassing Borderism Fail
I just read what should have been one of the most embarrassing justifications for borderism I’ve ever seen passed off as thought. I won’t mention the particular thinker who squeezed it out.
Liberation is the Ultimate Form of Escape
Yes, libertarianism is escapist. But, to paraphrase Tolkien, it is escapist in the proper sense of the term: it is the philosophy of a sane person trying to escape from a lunatic asylum.
Trial by Media is a Political Weapon
Anyone who has influence and holds a viewpoint that goes against the accepted status quo is now in danger of being tried and convicted by the media’s kangaroo court.
Yes, I’m a “Purist”
I don’t believe there are any legitimate justifications for believing a person has the right to archate. I am told this makes me a “purist”. I don’t see that as a bad thing.