“America is in an abusive relationship with itself” B. Duncan Moench; “The Great American Breakup“; Tablet Magazine June 1, 2020 We just celebrated Independence Day here in America- although it certainly didn’t feel like it. #FvckTheFourth was trending on Twitter, as armed Black militia members marched through Georgia demanding “reparations” from White people, while Black… Continue Reading →
PSEUDO-RELIGIONS OF MODERNITY
In the secular world of modernity, God is dead. Belief in an absolute Divine Order and the traditions that arose around such a concept, has been replaced by the secular religions of modernity: secular humanism, multiculturalism, capitalism, Marxism, the Holocaust, Civil Rights, reductionist materialism, consumerism and of course, pop culture. These things have become entrenched… Continue Reading →
WHAT IS GLOBALISM?
“Welcome my son; welcome to the machine…” Pink Floyd https://alexruizart.deviantart.com/art/Welcome-to-the-Machine-114205065 Globalism is the idea that the needs of the “global community” as a whole supersede those of the individual nation, and that the political and business leaders of a nation should ultimately be committed to this ideal. However, contrary to popular belief, this “global community”… Continue Reading →
INSTITUTIONALIZED BELIEF SYSTEMS
Wikipedia defines an institution as “stable, valued, recurring patterns of behavior.” It goes on to state how institutions “as structures or mechanisms of social order… govern the behavior of a set of individuals within a given community. Institutions are identified with a social purpose, transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern living… Continue Reading →
THE ABRAHAMIC QUESTION IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD
“The atom of matter, the unit of force, the mind of man, and the being of the arch-angel are all but degrees on one scale, and all fundamentally the same, the difference between solely a matter of degree, and the rate of vibration- all are creations of THE ALL, and have their existence solely within… Continue Reading →
SYRIA AND EUROPE: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR…
“There is no place in modern Europe for ethnically pure states. That’s a 19th century idea and we are trying to transition into the 21st century, and we are going to do it with multi-ethnic states.” Wesley Clark, U.S. general, ex-NATO Supreme Commander; talking about the NATO bombing of Serbia, 1999 I recently came across… Continue Reading →
CHASING THE ELUSIVE “GOOD GOVERNMENT”
Over the past 15 years or so, I have gone through radical shifts in my political ideology. From being a counter-culture rebel for rebellion’s sake- believing in the right to smoke weed freely and completely cynical towards government and politics; to what could best be described as a conflicted “progressive-libertarian”- who was anti-war, anti-corporatocracy, believed… Continue Reading →
YIN AND YANG: A PERSPECTIVE ON RACE
“Tao gave birth to One, One gave birth to Two, Two gave birth to Three; Three gave birth to all the myriad things. All the myriad things carry the Yin on their backs and hold the Yang in their embrace, deriving their vital harmony from the proper blending of the two vital Breaths.” – Lao… Continue Reading →
RACE-“ISMS”
Many across the nation have been in a state of protest over the past few months regarding the case of Mike Brown and Darren Wilson. This state was intensified after the grand jury finding of Darren Wilson not needing to be indicted last week. I have been watching this whole drama being played out and… Continue Reading →