Cows
April 12, 2019
An oldie but a goodie:
Tag: politics
Beaver Transcript: On Ambition
April 5, 2019
The following is an essay by Beaver on the nature of human ambition, and two related entities, envy and greed, that often becomes intertwined with it. As someone who ran a business and have also created other things in the past, I definitely find resonance with his analysis: Human ambition is what drives the world … More Beaver Transcript: On Ambition
A Brief History of the Weimar Republic
March 23, 2019
The below is not written by me, but rather a series of posts by an Anon on 4chan that goes into an abridged history of the Weimar Republic, which existed in Germany between the first and second World War. Despite the significance of Weimar, it was never taught in any of my history classes back … More A Brief History of the Weimar Republic
Decadence
March 9, 2019
This little passage below, by the french philosopher Alain de Benoist, explains a lot of the ennui and restlessness one can observe in modern society that we frequently assume to be normal. A different way of looking at the effects of individualism on steroids as described in a random anon’s description of “toxic individualism”: Decadence … More Decadence
Beaver Transcript: On Morality
February 22, 2019
Morality is a concept that is very vaguely defined, despite being so emotionally charged. There are two views located on opposite ends of a spectrum on the matter of morality that’s easily observed in mass media. One is that morality is good – they are certain rules you stick to, and you stick to them … More Beaver Transcript: On Morality
Oil Producer
February 15, 2019
An amusing “what-if” scenario.
The good employees are the first to be abused
February 2, 2019
…It’s normal that your boss will try to pay you as low as he possibly can. He will also try to use you as a slave if you are dumb enough to accept it… … More The good employees are the first to be abused
How the media can manipulate our perceptions
January 26, 2019
In light of the recent media hubbub around Nick Sandmann, who in case you don’t know, is the young man with the smarmy smile in the picture featured to the right, I can’t help but be reminded of the little picture below. It describes perfectly the way the media has acted on the whole ordeal. … More How the media can manipulate our perceptions
Beaver Transcript: On Bureaucracy
January 17, 2019
In light of the recent government shutdown in the US and the drama that surrounds it, one cannot help but wonder, how did we get here? How is it that our congress and government in general can’t seem to get anything done? Even looking at local city governments in larger cities and how they act, … More Beaver Transcript: On Bureaucracy
“If you got nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” – anon disputes why this is BS
January 12, 2019
“If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear” – A common soundbite that one often hears out of those who champion for increased surveillance in the name of crime prevention, whatever crimes they may be. One anon offers a succinct rebuttal to this attitude, one that is wise to keep in mind: … More “If you got nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” – anon disputes why this is BS
Temple of Zagan 