politics
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A System That Eats Its Children: On Generational Extraction
Photo by Raph Howald on Unsplash They still whisper his name when the fire burns low. Not in temples now, but in the thin corridors of skyscrapers and in the… Read more.
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The Loud Minority: Tools of Narrative Distortion
Author’s Note This essay is part of the Tools series—an ongoing exploration of the instruments used to shape public perception, private behavior, and collective reality. Some tools are blunt: policy,… Read more.
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The Final Reward: Machina Ex Deus
Author’s Note This piece is part of the Tools series—not a departure, but a scalpel turned inward. If other entries have traced the instruments of power that shape society—money, metrics,… Read more.
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Ashes and (star)dust: Tools of Valuation
Author’s Note This post continues the Tools series—but calling it a post almost feels dishonest. It is a constellation stitched from everything I have ever believed about structure, collapse, and… Read more.
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Obscenity, Applauded
Note from the author: I’ll admit, the featured image doesn’t quite capture the full weight of what follows—but let’s be honest, anything that did would probably stir up a whole different kind… Read more.
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They Renamed the Fire, but Still We Burned
When I first encountered George Orwell’s 1984, I was too young to fully appreciate what I was reading. I picked it up for the accelerated reader points, not the politics—some required… Read more.
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The Calendar Isn’t a Moral Compass
“It’s 20XX—how are we still doing this?”~Too many people, too often. I remember the first time I heard someone utter these words in a tone of bewildered frustration, like the… Read more.
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The Myth of the Middle Ground
“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”— Hannah Arendt The Comfort of Compromise In 1938,… Read more.
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The Game That No One Wins
“War does not determine who is right—only who is left.” — Bertrand Russell Years ago, I spent time in Second Life, where there was a game I used to play… Read more.
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Bathed in Blue and Red
The sirens wail like distant wolves, echoing through once-deserted streets. Neon flashes of blue and red streak across the blacktop, bathing everything in a strobing, surreal glow. A trio of riot… Read more.
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The Guise of Justice, The Illusion of Fairness
Imagine a classroom buzzing with anticipation on test day. The teacher proudly points out that all students have the same materials, the same time limit, and will be graded on… Read more.
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The Anxiety of the Political Spectacle and the Strength of Stoicism
Modern politics has become a grotesque performance, a shallow and manipulative theater designed to elicit emotional responses rather than promote meaningful discourse. We are no longer engaged in governance—we are… Read more.
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The Weaponization of Words
In politics, words are weapons—and few tools are as insidious or effective as redefining the terms that shape public perception. It’s a manipulation so subtle that it often goes unnoticed… Read more.
