Author: jonwuka
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Defining General Fascism
Here I give a refinement of my definition of general fascism as the launchpad for analyzing historical states.
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Why Propaganda Works
“American sociologists scientifically try to play down the effectiveness of propaganda because they cannot accept the idea that the individual—that cornerstone of democracy—can be so fragile; and because they retain their ultimate trust in man.” This is a line from early in Jacques Ellul’s book Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes (Propagandes in the original…
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Palestine: A Virtuous Cause
I’ve just finished the book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi and I found it very illuminating. The greatest impact it’s had on my thinking so far, and what I will be digesting for some time, is how the book changed my view of the Palestinian side of the conflict. This is…
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What Is General Fascism?
What I’m going to present is “general fascism”, with a similar meaning as Eco’s but not the same thing. Again, the difference isn’t so much in the goal but in the approach. Reading Eco’s piece, it’s clear that his analysis is based primarily on his experience of fascism. My approach is much more historicist. For…
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Why Should We Care About a Bill?
Why would the passing of a law do anything to change public opinion? Not only that, why would a bill being filed – one that’s a longshot to pass – be enough to do that? Shouldn’t these actions simply be seen as other opinions?
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What Is a General Strike?
Among those who talk a lot and think they know, the general strike is seen as a pie-in-the-sky idea, like fully-automatic luxury gay space communism. I’m a guy who talks a lot and thinks he knows, but I don’t agree that the general strike is a pie-in-the-sky idea. I don’t agree that we should stop…
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For Fun: A Proposal for a New American Government
Let’s imagine you came to me and said “J, we need a new government. We have to think up a better government structure that would have a chance at creating a better society as what we have in America today. Can you give me a proposal for a new structure for the government?”
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How to Win the Culture War
You cannot win the culture war by fighting on the battlefield of culture. It’s how most wars are won so I understand why you want to do this. But that is not how the culture war works.
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A Non-Grand Thesis of Luxury Politics
My goal with this work is to explore this question: How does a smaller group of people manage to rule over a larger one? Why is “there are more of us” not enough to create change? My answer to that question is “the subjugation effect” and this work is my attempt to explain what that…