Tag: deleuze
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Sex, Power, and Conservative Dating
What makes patriarchy into a conspiracy, despite the fact that there isn’t a grand organization or a newsletter or anything like that, is that it is understood that it must be held up by collusion. Husbands and patriarchs must all agree to enforce certain standards of behavior in their wives and children, standards which leave…
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The Means of Revolution
In light of the recent United States attack on Venezuela, and the seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, I have had to reflect again on the nature of my work, such as it is. What I’m actually trying to accomplish. Why am I writing instead of dying. It’s something that all “knowledge workers” and “culture…
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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.
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What Is Divine Kingship?
It’s obvious that this includes two historical concepts — the divine right of kings in Europe and the mandate of heaven in China (and nearby regions) — but what else does it include and what does it not include? I live in the United States of America, a country whose population is officially about 70%…
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Traffic, Flow, Code, and Boundary
Flow and code are not complete. When thinking about language, it’s easy to see code as just being a way to understand flow and to make it understood. However, this construction is missing one element: the interpreter or, in another sense, the destination. In the case of language, the presence of the interpreter is assumed.…