politics

  • From The Ashes

    A bee’s perspective. Old Bee: “I feel sorry for your generation.” Young Bee: “Why is that?” OB: “Everything is falling apart. You all seem so lost. You don’t seem to know what is important.” YB: “Perspective is a funny thing.… Continue reading

  • Extending Consciousness

    The conversation. “Why do you sit here and do nothing? I have seen what you can do. I know who you are. How can you just sit here?… So useless. It’s like talking to a wall… What? Why are you… Continue reading

  • Death To Oikonomos

    An argument in favor of technological dystopia. Every philosopher, from Plato to Krishnamurti, has stated that democracy doesn’t work. The reason they give is that the general public is not informed or experienced enough to elect a competent leader. If… Continue reading

  • The True Masters

    “Grandpa, what are they doing?” “Ignore them, it is nothing.” “But, what is it?” “They are pretending to be civilized, in a flamboyant, mocking way.” “What do you mean?” “They come here to play this game they created. The game… Continue reading

  • Band-Aid Democracy

    A long time ago, an old friend of mine who had spent many years in academia, switched over to the private sector. After a year in a corporation I asked him for his impressions. He said that in acedemia, much… Continue reading

  • New Necessary Layers

    Empathy is a weakness,.. unless it is used with the intent to build a relationship or community. Then, empathy is God. I have a vision of a successful civilization, one hundred thousand years in the making. There are seven necessary… Continue reading