Capitalism is an incubator of the very worst behaviors in human beings, and it’s the greed, violence, addiction, gluttony and bigotry that the cynical majority cite as examples to the futility of building an alternative system. The people I meet…
I don’t necessarily blame greedy corporations for their actions. Their corporate charters (by law), require them to produce a profit for their shareholders regardless of the social, economic or environmental consequences. Corporate monopolies and destruction of small business is the…
Many people find it intolerable that I can empathize with everyone; from the lying drug addict to the hedge fund manager that pissed away your college fund. Even a serial killer wasn’t just born a sociopath, there are reasons for…
American history is not one of revolution, but of reforms to quiet and appease a restless populace. From the beginning, we have lived in a class society; the majority who perform the work and the minority which make the lion’s…
I don’t like shopping. I buy used, if I buy at all. Sports are dumb. The TV is a propaganda box. Guns are a tool and should not be idolized. “The sanctity of marriage”, is a phrase uttered by bigots.…
musings on entropy 