#Critique
Disposable Humanity
Those who know me also know how intrigued I am by human self-extinction. I am studying human brain chemicals and structure for the novel I am writing; therefore, further research into pollution led me to write this piece today.
How I Learned *to Stop Worrying* and Appreciate Authoritarianism's Honest Branding
Why do Western governments make decisions that seem actively suicidal? Why do they start wars they can't win, tank their own economies, sell out their industrial base, behave with a schizophrenia that makes no strategic sense?
Starving the Beast Next Door
Competition is the poison we drink whilst toasting to our health. So I play a dark game. I starve my neighbour. I become a black hole of mediocrity so he levels up to nothing. I save my best for the ones who deserve it. The rest get the silence. I am accelerating our extinction by refusing to play.
The Fake Churchill Quote
Smart people love quoting, with a smug smile, “The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” They always claim Churchill said it, as if dropping profound wisdom. Try reading it in a British accent, it hits harder.
A Reflection on Religion and Humanity
There is something deeply, stubbornly human about the need to believe. Not necessarily in truth or proof, but in comfort. Religion, in that sense, is less about God and more about us.
Stones
A letter to Benjamin Netanyahu and his team. There's a wall in an ancient city. They called it the wailing wall. It's made of stones. People still press their foreheads to
Wander elsewhere.
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