Criticism
October 30th, 2018 8:58 AM —“Did you use your natural instinct for science for that [criticism of climate science]?]”— [N]ot sure what you’re getting at, but my particular ‘talent’ is purely mechanical – and a form of obsessive compulsion for order. I do not have autobiographical (perfect) memory but I have a very good memory,…
The Myth of The Noble Savages vs The the Debts of Ignoble Savages
(unpleasant)(insensitivity warning) —“Violence is a precious resource. We civilised the whole world using violence. That’s the history of civilisation: the incremental suppression of parasitism through the organised application of violence.”–Curt Doolittle —“Thoughts?”– Joel Harvey —“If by “parasitism” you mean “the extermination of indigenous people who had a reciprocal relationship with the world and then the…
The the Debts of Ignoble Savages
October 27th, 2018 8:16 AM THE MYTH OF THE NOBLE SAVAGES VS THE THE DEBTS OF IGNOBLE SAVAGES (unpleasant)(insensitivity warning) —“Violence is a precious resource. We civilised the whole world using violence. Thatâ??s the history of civilisation: the incremental suppression of parasitism through the organised application of violence.”–Curt Doolittle —“Thoughts?”– Joel Harvey —“If by “parasitism”…
Occult: It’s cool, it’s hip, and it’s accessible.
October 26th, 2018 4:17 PM —“Can someone please explain to me why this occult shit is so attractive? I mean, it’s like reading fantasy fiction for the politically frustrated?”— Curt Doolittle by Goran Dahl It’s cool, it’s hip, and it’s accessible. You read something like Metaphysics of War, and it’s not that different from The…
“Good people” have been too glorified.
October 26th, 2018 12:34 PM by Jayant Bhandari In conventional wisdom “good people” have been too glorified. It is assumed that 80% of the society is of decent people, who like to work with others, pay their taxes and just want to fit in. It is the evil, say, 5% of the people who make…
The language of forbearance being withdrawn
October 26th, 2018 12:30 PM —“No one can say for sure when things will shift hard enough, but if you listen close you can hear the cracks forming. You will know the shift is occurring when people stop talking about what they are willing to die to protect and start talking about what they are…
the last 20 years
October 26th, 2018 11:11 AM —“All of the fighting age men in the US have spent the last 20 years watching a third world insurgent force using almost entirely small arms go toe-to-toe with the worlds greatest military. Only difference over here is we have more trees.”— Luke Weinhagen (priceless) Revolution Comes.
I don’t have respect for ‘philosophers’
(FB 1540566639 Timestamp) REMINDER: [H]onestly. I deal with history, law, economics, science, logic, mathematics and scientists. I don’t have any respect for ‘philosophers’ in general, and none at all for continentals, who I see as idealist versions of abrahamic/islamist supernaturalists employing sentimental sophisms rather than sentimental supernatural fictionalisms. Sophist, Pseudoscientific, and Supernatural Wisdom literature exists…
Grokking a Frame of Argument.
October 26th, 2018 10:31 AM GROKKING “ELDERS OF THE BLACK SUN” FRAME OF ARGUMENT. —“( When we say ‘Tradition’ we are using it as a noun, a synonym to ‘Perennial Wisdom’) – a metaphysical claim to Truth. See: Perennial philosophy – Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy Specifically of the Traditionalist School (which purges the New Agey bs) See:…
The microfoundation of micro and macro economics is Time
October 26th, 2018 9:32 AM [T]he microfoundation of micro and macro economics is Time, just like the microfoundation of law is Reciprocity. Just like the microfoundations of testimony is tests of Constant Relations across given dimensions (grammars).
A consulting company acts as an agent that is outside of the political process
October 26th, 2018 9:30 AM [M]ost of the time, a consulting company acts as an agent that is outside of the political process, so yes. Conversely, almost universally, the upper 1/2 of any consulting organization is far better than the upper 1% of any department they work for. The reason is simple: all companies that…
What ‘Traditional’ Do You Mean?
October 26th, 2018 8:22 AM WHAT ‘TRADITIONAL’ DO YOU MEAN? [T]raditional (Tory/Land power/Authority ), vs Whig (Liberal/Middle Class/Economic power), vs Burke (Reactionary: to the french revolution) When you say ‘tradition’ whose? The french and church (authoritarian submission) or the anglo saxon and Law (contractualism?) The vikings (and normans) were responsible for the preservation of rights…
USA-Mexico Like Russia-Ukraine-Caucuses, China-Tibet, Iraq-Kuwait Is a Pandora’s Box
October 25th, 2018 10:39 AM USA-MEXICO LIKE RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CAUCUSES, CHINA-TIBET, IRAQ-KUWAIT IS A PANDORA’S BOX —“Does Mexico even have a claim to sovereignty when cartels do as they please?”– Micah Pezdirtz [W]ell, IMO this is the problem: we can’t do this without ourselves breaking the postwar consensus. I mean. We do this then russian and china…
The Grave of Postmodernism
October 25th, 2018 10:01 AM THE LAST FEW SHOVEL-FULLS IN THE GRAVE OF POSTMODERNISM 1) I’m happy to go into depth on this subject but the argument is quite simple, and was put forward by a commenter: –“Postmodernists: question who controls knowledge and where it comes from”– Yes, that is a postmodernist (sophist). 2) A…
DEFINE PARASITISM
October 25th, 2018 8:34 AM —“Q: DEFINE PARASITISM?”— PARASITISM: Violation of Reciprocity by the imposition of costs upon the demonstrated interests of others by non physical means: free riding, socialization of losses/privatization of commons, fraud in its host of forms, rent seeking, conspiracy (statism) etc.
Explaining Reciprocity to A Newb
October 25th, 2018 8:27 AM EXPLAINING RECIPROCITY TO A NEWB —“…If I see someone being raped, but do nothing to help….”— [T]hen by law, “You failed to remove the bad”. Incremental Suppression: the discovery and canonization of ‘bads’ (violations of reciprocity) by use of the one law of reciprocity (tort), the jury, and an independent…
Is Finnish Educational Superiority Due to More Truth?
October 24th, 2018 8:54 PM IS FINNISH EDUCATIONAL SUPERIORITY DUE TO MORE TRUTH? —“The U.S. and Finland both lean heavily towards the truth and directness, but what constitutes truth and directness varies greatly across cultures. Whereas Americans are comfortable taking liberty with the truth when it comes to marketing, selling and getting the business, to…
So, Why Study Philosophy
October 25th, 2018 6:24 PM SO, WHY STUDY PHILOSOPHY OTHER THAN FRAUD OF SELF AND OTHERS? —“So are you saying that rigorously interpreting a text is by definition pilpul and therefore bad? How do you read philosophy then?”— postmodernist. (a) Is that what I am saying? And (b) Why would anyone read either theology or…
Remove the Silly Spirituality Nonsense and The Point Is Solid.
October 25th, 2018 6:09 PM REMOVE THE SILLY SPIRITUALITY NONSENSE AND THE POINT IS SOLID. [I]f you read the research on the success of the alt/hard right, it is very clear: “the key people put together text and video that explains the subject matter and this education is the reason for their success.” In this…
… That’s 500% More than Necessary
October 25th, 2018 1:51 PM USA: 6% HARD RIGHT, 8% HARD LEFT? Well, that means that 10% of the ethnically european population is hard right. That’s more than either the christianization of rome 9%, or the nazis in germany 7% or the Bolsheviks in Russia ~3%. I always thought that the “Democratic” ideal confused people.…
Man is what he has demonstrated.
October 25th, 2018 1:49 PM [M]an ‘is’, (exists as) that which he has demonstrated by his history. the stories (sedations) we tell ourselves at any point in history, merely serve to ameliorate our instincts (largely status) in relation to our resources (physical, emotional, mental) budges, and existential resources in all their forms – from physical…
“Face Among the Arabs”
October 25th, 2018 12:10 PM SO, ARAB (AND BY PROX MUSLIM) ‘DIGNITY’ (SELF) VS WESTERN ‘REPUTATION’ (OTHERS) For those of you who have read this: “FACE AMONG THE ARABS” https://www.facebook.com/curt.doolittle/posts/10156731036117264 [T]his means ‘dignity’ as ‘given’ rather than ‘respect’ as “earned’ is not unique to Arab (semitic in general) civilizations. But most common there. And it…
Life Lessons of A Ceo
October 25th, 2018 11:19 AM GOOD STUFF: LIFE LESSONS OF A CEO Some of My Favorite, Oft-Repeated Sayings as a CEO: “Understanding is Overrated” “Agreement is an unnecessary luxury” “A consulting company in particular, but a sales organization in general, are first and foremost intelligence agencies.” “An intelligence agency’s strategy is ‘insert and expand’” (that…
No. We’re Frustrated that We Can’t Solve the Problem with A One-Time Cost
October 23rd, 2018 2:48 PM NO, WE’RE FRUSTRATED THAT WE CAN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH A ONE-TIME COST —“You’re mad because you have to take basic security measures for your family and property?”— Joseph Michael (Proletarian) [A]ctually, we’re frustrated why we can’t just eliminate the reasons for having to take basic security measures – and…
The Work Is for The Political (ruling) Class
October 22nd, 2018 3:14 PM THE WORK IS FOR THE POLITICAL (RULING) CLASS (h/t: Igor Surkanov, Alba Rising ) [P]lease stop asking me (us) to create a religion. I’ve laid out a prescription for a religion that isn’t false. And a “Cult” of the law that perpetuates our existing “Sacredness” of the law, the judiciary,…