Category: Philosophy
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Fact and Propaganda
As I work up to a commentary on Jacques Ellul’s Propaganda, I realized that I would need to have a good understanding of what a fact is. One of the key points that Ellul makes is that propaganda is not simply composed of lies, it is primarily (especially in modern times) founded upon accurate details…
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Circles of Belief
A brief essay about the social structure of belief, using examples of religion, science, and professional wrestling.
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Anti-Manifesto for a New Vanguard Theory Group
A list of 21 questions that a new American leftist theory should make its priority to answer. A call to form a New Vanguard Theory Group.
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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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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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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…
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Deleuze, Nietzsche, and a New Drive
Why do I want to do this? I have said this before, too. It’s because these ideas are conservative ideas. They are the conservative justifications for their political agenda. As such, they have no value for those who want real justice.