Below is a pretty harsh statement on the matter of national pride from the German Philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer: The cheapest sort of pride is national pride; for if a man is proud of his own nation, it argues that he has no qualities of his own of which he can be proud; otherwise he would … More On National/Racial Pride
In light of the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin, a police officer, over his involvement of the death of George Floyd, one can’t help but notice all of it is simply part of a larger urban life cycle often seen certain American cities:
A brief treatise on how modern Social Justice Warriors share a lot of similarities to conspiracy theorists: All the social justice movements have more in common with conspiracy theorists than they might want to believe. Modern society has brought them to a point where they can no longer identify systemic discrimination as a force of … More Social Justice Warriors vs Conspiracy Theorists
I’m not typically passionate about politics and have not voted for either presidential candidate in the recent election in the US. However, I can’t help but notice very obvious differential treatments from the media between the recent protests in the nation’s capital and the BLM protests that took place over the summer & fall of … More Manufactured Outrage
An anon on 4chan muses over the nature of self love and acceptance: You ever hear the phrase “learn to love yourself before you love others”? It’s pretty popular. Every time I hear it I get a headache. Then I get mad because it sounds like manufactured Hallmark bullshit. Like, this person spouting such trite … More To Love Yourself Before Others
An anon talks about the role of excitement in modern civilization in response to a different anon’s complaint about their life: Fucking pathetic. You don’t need to be some Uber-chad with thousands of friends, millions of dollars, a house in the Bahamas and a date with another girl every night to enjoy life. Modern civilization … More On Excitement and Life
The start of a devious new Christmas tradition? Perhaps the young lady is onto something here.
A modern day horror story. Technology is slowly going too far. Screen cap found on 4chan, but originally from Reddit: My Toddler almost never addresses me as “mom” or “mommy” He only does when he’s annoyed or angry. I know he can, he just doesn’t. So this morning he was following me around calling me … More Alexa
The Thompson Elk is an outdoor fountain along with a bronze statue of an elk, gifted to the city of Portland, Oregon back in 1900 by David P. Thompson. The elk statue & fountain has stood for over a century in the city. Below is a simple summary of what has happened to the elk … More The Thompson Elk – A Tale of Society’s Degeneration
A picture is worth a thousand words: And heck, just to add an addendum to the little allegory above, translated in terms of modern, western governments, the lion on the left is not even guaranteed security, food, decent shelter or medical care. But the cage is the one thing that’s guaranteed to be there.
Temple of Zagan 