In terms of social movements, the Left is dead, for the time being, at least in the formerly industrialized, formerly “leading”, “developed”, First World nations of the (North-) West. The reason it is dead, is because it has been seduced into supporting authoritarianism, and has thereby been co-opted by the
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THE FIFTH COLUMN: Imagining A Post Capitalist World
This is not meant to be a comprehensive analysis but an imagining of some of the features of a post capitalist world. OK lets get this over with first. The first thing we will notice is the numbers we use to measure the success of a capitalist economy, GDP, GNP
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Importance of Shared Language and Shared Meanings in Society
Objective truth, outside of philosophy, needs to make a comeback in society. “Increasingly, Western societies – especially the English-speaking countries – are becoming two different peoples speaking two very different languages and believing in two modes of living. One camp believes in some form of objective truth and
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Left, Right or Centre – Explainer
In today’s age of populism, with ideology apparently dead, how do you now if you are on the left or right or in the centre. There are indeed some basic philosophical positions that determine if you are on the right, left or in the centre. If you are on the
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Much Ado About Truckers and Building a Canadian White Supremacist Fascist Movement
So what is going on with the truckers. They are calling it a protest. But it is not like any protest I have ever been involved in. Protests are designed to attempt to make change. While they may be aimed at getting governments to change their policies, gaining public support
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Intuitive Lessons from The Pandemic – A Fantasy
This post is not based on comprehensive research or particular expertise on my part. Rather it is more what we would have called “common sense” before Mike Harris completely destroyed the meaning of the phrase. We start off with the most obvious. We need a public health care system that
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Argument for White Supremacy
It seems that the main argument of the white supremacists is that white western European countries would not have conquered the world if they were not superior societies. Of course conquest and colonization involved looting, pillaging, plundering, murder, and rape. This theory assumes that societies that excel at violent conquest
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Left or Right? – The Common denominator is Misogyny
The political interests of women are often overlooked by both the right and the left. The bullshit that goes on because we cannot advance the idea that females are a distinct class of individuals in society who exist solely for themselves. Not in relationship to the family, not in relationship
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: When Asking Question is Forbidden – A Handy Guide to see of you are on the “wrongside of history”.
Gender ideology is totalitarian in nature. There can be no debate, no compromise, and especially no questioning its tenets. Regular everyday people do not realize the poison pill that they swallow when they are told to ‘be kind’ and comply with the reactionary bullshit that is gender ideology. These are
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Happy New Years
Community My New Years Resolution for our society is to no longer worship at the twin altars of individualism and technology but rather to embrace the saviour of community. From the industrial revolution to the high tech revolution we have deluded ourselves that technology would solve all our problems. While
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Lessons We Must Learn From COVID-19 to Build a Better Society
Community is the key to the future. Those societies that are fairing best in responding to COVID 19 are those with a strong sense of community. America’s dismal response is not just because of Trump, but also due to the country’s overemphasis on individualism over community. Our public health care
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Messages Society Sends to Females – The ecstasy of eating SALAD.
Messaging in society differs depending on which sex class you happen to inhabit. I for one, have never experience this much fucking elation eating crunchy green water.
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: On The Ruts In The Mind
The Road Less Travelled By “When I observe the ruts in a road, I am compelled to think: how much deeper the ruts in the mind?” – Henry David Thoreau “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The beaten path is a well worn
Continue readingWe Pivot: Open Letter to the Burnaby School District on #BLM
Hello, I was disturbed to see yesterday’s retweet of the Burnaby RCMP video greeting: This is a messed up world. White supremacy has been rampant for generations and with the deep inaction in BC and Canada about the TRC and … [Read more]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Greatest Generation we are Not: Andrew Bacevich
Andrew Bacevich writes in Tom’s Dispatch about how the Boomer Generation mythos has affected US policy making for much of recent history. “In Washington, policymakers have shown little inclination to consider the possibility that the United States itself might be guilty of doing evil. In effect, the virtuous intentions
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Efficiency Versus Resilience
One of the many calculations going on in the background within varied historical contexts is the relationship between efficiency and resilience. Consider arch construction from Roman times and now. The Roman arch has a distinct set of design principles that focus on the utilitarian principles of usefulness and longevity in
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