The cycle of abuse: Cutting the fuse of humanity's self-destruction Abusive people are that way because they have accumulated internalized trauma, enough so that they have identified with the humiliations of their past. This is not an excuse; it is an explanation. Their subconscious or inner child (or whatever you want to call it) has innocently concluded that, since they’ve been mistreated so much, then they must not be worthy of better treatment. This is just a tragic…
The dumbest objections against statelessness #3: "It just doesn’t work!" - a question of belief Yes, statelessness indeed does not work under present conditions. With the majority of people currently not **believing** it can work, then of course it doesn’t and won’t work. Every social concept, every institution, every organization, every house of cards, every value of reputation, trust, and goodwill, is based on faith; whether warranted or not.…
Why we want government: Borrowed collectivist glory Ultimately, we want government because we need to feel part of a winning team - a team that wins over others; brutalizes them if need be. We assume that government -our government - is the all-powerful tribe for us: us, the imagined collective, a contrived group defined by arbitrary, vague, and meaningless criteria. Supporting government is the exact same psychodynamic as the fanboyism of spectacle sports, political…
Abrahamism must end! Detaching morality from religions that have appropriated it **It takes an evil idea to make a good man commit atrocity.** I’ve known extremely kind people who subscribed to a religious faith. I’ve known extremely kind people who happened to be areligious. I have also known monsters who were areligious, and monsters who were religious. What is the lesson here? *This essay is not an attack on the followers of Abrahamic religions. Rather, this a warranted…
Doomer!!! The hopium-blackpill false dichotomy I’ve been recklessly branded - and conveniently dismissed - a defeatist, a blackpiller, and a doomer by people who felt threatened by what I had to say… the implications of what it would mean for them if I were right. What I had to say must have touched a nerve, otherwise they wouldn’t react with unhinged vitriol against me. And what did I say other than pointing out misplaced faith in false idols? *“False hopes are more…
The dumbest objections against statelessness #2: "It would never work!" After you’re done addressing every single statist objection to statelessness, they retreat back to the motte-and-bailey fallacy, their personal inability to believe, the irony of which is that belief is all that is required for any economic system to work. https://sotiris.substack.com/p/the-dumbest-objections-against-statelessness-3 “Statelessness won’t work… don’t you know?” Apart from this being a…
Why the West is NGMI [Part 2]: Self-righteous guilt & victim supremacy Western cultures possess a grave vulnerability; their sanctimonious self-righteousness. This holier-than-thou mindset puts Westerners at a disadvantage against cultures that value base strength over perceived piety. The Westerner becomes vulnerable as he expects his pretentious piety to be rewarded as much as he rewards his made-up victims; victims whom he deems moral by default, solely on the merit of…
On morality [Part 1]: Objectivism vs. subjectivism There can be no honest and meaningful morality, if its driver is the expectation of a hedonistic heaven, or the avoidance of a sadistic hell. No authentic morality can exist, if it must be externally rewarded, or its absence be punished by an exterior force. The only genuine reward for morality can be internally sourced. Its only punishment, not knowing who you are. Otherwise, morality is nothing but a hypocritical…
Why you want government: A devilish gambit The devil comes to you one night, dressed nicely, full of charisma and charm. He gracefully asks you if you would be interested in a little game of his. This game - or scheme more like - would involve you willingly parting with a large portion of your income. This contribution of yours would be added to a pool of wealth from which everyone would then take a more-or-less equal piece; in services and benefits. You’d also have to…
The dumbest objections against statelessness #4: "Monopolies would take over!" The circular reasoning fallacy of the state apologist could not be more evident than in the unfounded presumption that monopolies would take over without government. Really? Such people live their lives believing that government’s job is to prevent and break monopolies, while also witnessing monopolies and wealth disparities increase as government interferes more with corrupt regulations and…
Hitler's economic "miracle" debunked: Dismantling the socialist patsy who killed Germany *The road to hell is paved with (allegedly) good intentions.* Socialists of the national brand worship Hitler as a prophet. They don’t shy away from calling Germany’s post-Weimar economic recovery a “miracle” performed by an idealized version of an autistic demagogue puppet. They like to remind us of his allegedly good intentions and the few short-lived accomplishments of his…
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