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The Politics of Confusion: A Review of Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism.
Capitalism is essentially a system of mass production for the satisfaction of the needs of the masses. It pours a horn of plenty upon the common man. It has raised the average standard of living to a height never dreamed of in earlier ages. It has made accessible to millions of people enjoyments which a…
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Cherished Remnants
Traveler intruding on the jetsam of birds:Let not pass the nest of days forgottenTo ruminate on wet sulfur memories.The feather tucked in between pebble stonesAnd horned twigs hung by the digest of the dayNow vane-barren,Was groomed till that due flight.Be not fooled by unsavory shards of shellAs you know not the fates of yokes contained.Nor…
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Government Ownership of Petroleum
“It is as if the average human assumes that a coercive governance must be established or assigned despite the fact that such a government is often not very efficient or even involved in the outcomes we ultimately want, peace and prosperity.” Block and Sløk-Madsen, Who Should Own the North Pole? In many oil-producing countries, governments…
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Honesty is the Best Policy.
Jagged stones paved the road,On which the people passed.Faceless masses,Raceless, paced… lessOn talk than on walk.Tasteful, the scene,Tasteless the crowd.Taste, the guide. Taste, the reward.The shoe-shiner sitting still,Taking the still scene.Approached by man of plenty,Filled with pomp and nosing like an air dale.‘A shine for a penny?’ he offered,And a penny he received.A penny divides…