I do not believe that representational democracy is democracy at all. Representational democracy reduces the grand idea. It turns ‘rule by the people’ into a prize fight. It creates a contest designed to create winners and losers. I am support democracy- actual rule by the people. But I do not believe that the people orContinueContinue reading “Not Democracy”
Category Archives: Philosophy
Klingon Promotion
Star Trek: The Next Generation fleshed out the Klingons to an impressive degree. They taught us that Klingons were expected to depose their Captain. If he failed to behave like an honorable Klingon, they had a duty to remove him from power. There is value in this brutal practice. Subordinates had a viable means ofContinueContinue reading “Klingon Promotion”
A Fixed Point in Time
I love the show ‘Doctor Who’. I love the hope and adventure and tragedy and horror. I love how writers dial everything up to eleven and cram it inside fairy tale story logic. But most of all, I love the rules of time. The rules of time are immutable and uncaring and can cause noContinueContinue reading “A Fixed Point in Time”
A Man is beautiful who Keeps his Promises
I don’t know where I heard this quote, and my attempt to google it produced no answer. If anyone knows the source, I would be grateful. But I still wish to speak about the meaning of the quote to me, even without knowing its source. I would like to think of people having a netContinueContinue reading “A Man is beautiful who Keeps his Promises”
The Conflict between Renovation and Rebuilding
I was reading ‘Global Frequency’ by Warren Ellis recently, and if you haven’t read it you should read it. There was a moment that struck me. Late in the story two of the main characters Miranda Zero and Aleph have a disagreement. They are discussing whether to alert the public to a massive impending disaster.ContinueContinue reading “The Conflict between Renovation and Rebuilding“
Professor Harbinger's School for Villains 