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Introduction I’ve been working on this article for some time now, here and there dipping into Historical materialism, the primary Marxist methodology to studying not just history, but the approach Continue Reading
The Great Chain of Being was once a dominant concept that provided a vertically ranked hierarchical structure to the universe, with God at the top, followed by angels, humans, Continue Reading
In response to an internet comment in which someone derided Generation X as ‘the Lazy Generation.’ I’m a member of Generation X, those people born roughly between 1965 and Continue Reading
Evil demands acceptance, good is self-evident, evil demands that you believe it to be true, whilst truth always stands alone, it is good because it is true. This is Continue Reading
I’m sure that General Sir Patrick Sanders who recently came up with idea of bolstering the armed forces by conscripting the youth of today thinks that the young men of Continue Reading
“Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted Continue Reading
Any camera that can see inside a vehicle, that can tell whether you are using a mobile phone or are wearing a seatbelt is clearly military technology being used against Continue Reading
We’ve got a tale that has it all—ambition, treachery, high-stakes political drama, and the ultimate clash of ideologies. It’s the story of Lucius Sergius Catilina, known to us as Catiline. Continue Reading
In political and philosophical discourse, the nexus between labour and property has been a longstanding focal point. One of the stars who grappled with this longstanding interplay was none other Continue Reading
Spend some time dwelling within the political corners of the internet, and it won’t be long until you come across a persistent “-ism” that refers to our current economic system. Continue Reading
https://youtu.be/M3r8iEnm04w The world is going crazy, the divide between the politicians and the people has never been greater. Our elected representatives spend all their time preaching their luxury beliefs, signaling Continue Reading
If I were to employ a Schopenhauerian critique on consumer culture it would be how capitalism exploits the striving will inherent in the human condition. “All striving comes from lack, Continue Reading
Your dollars, pounds or euros aren’t worth the paper they are printed on. Every time you spend some money you are engaging in an act of faith, and that’s Continue Reading
What is the difference between a want and a need? Is it possible to live without any wants? How has technology affected our wants and needs? These are just a Continue Reading
So here are some signs major themes that define ‘internalised capitalism’, it’s summarised in bullet point format, so it’s easy on the eyes. Signs of internalised capitalism – You Continue Reading
We working class folk, the unsung heroes who keep our country running deserve much more recognition and support from our politicians, who it seems have forgotten that we exist! From Continue Reading
The collapse of the Soviet Union was one of the defining events of the 20th century. The world’s first socialist state, the Soviet Union had been a major global power Continue Reading
Alexander Hamilton who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries believed that protectionism was in the best Continue Reading