Totalitarianism is an authoritarian ideology, within which all power – individual and societal – is generated and held (or claimed to be) by a monolithic, all-encompassing state. A dictator or tyrant is a hallmark...
Rexford Guy Tugwell [1] was born in the far western tip of New York in 1891. Though his odd name may not be familiar to many, he would go on to be a prominent...
As with so many other things that the modern westerner might take for granted, cybernetics has its origins in Plato. While today the word might conjure up images of flashing circuit boards and intelligent...
Totalitarian/Totalist Ideology: There are multiple variants of totalitarian ideology, for example fascism and communism, Nazism and Stalinism. These systems have clear differences, though these are not fundamental differences but differences in application and detail....
All cultures that I am aware of are laden with myths. In his best-known work, the old philosopher Plato argued that the rulers of the ideal society would contrive myths to encourage perfect public...
A 1995 documentary on the deliberate manipulation of American media, featuring satellite-feeds never aired on standard network television. This look at the news from behind-the-scenes illustrates how contrived televised events can be. This...
Doug Stanhope carefully analyzes nationalism, patriotism, democracy, marriage, the Pledge of Allegiance, and exactly how to fuck the police (and the tax-man too), while drunk. LINK TO FULL STAND-UP SHOW HERE
Independent research. Critical analysis. Exposing the dreams of social engineers and the nightmare of the utopian ideal. Solutions through independent education, not collective regulation.
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