Category Archives: Culture

First, occupy your mind

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

While I have a lot of sympathy for the outrage that is being expressed by the Occupy Wall Street movement, outrage alone is not enough. Outrage alone can be dangerous if not correctly focused. Just standing up for what you … Continue reading →

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Environmentalists, the FDA and the AMA want poor people to die

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

Thanks to new “FDA” regulations some kinds of asthma inhalers will be “discontinued” over the next few years and the last remaining over the counter asthma inhaler will be taken off the shelves at the end of 2011. This is … Continue reading →

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Osama bin Laden doesn’t matter

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

I have no theory to offer as to what happened on 9/11. On their face the claims of the so-called “truthers” don’t seem to be any more fantastic than the claims of the people that call themselves “The United States.” … Continue reading →

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Taxes are the price we pay to avoid ass-rape

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

I apologize for the vulgarity, but I figured this title would be catchy and get my point across effectively. It is tax time again in the so-called “United States” and I thought I would make a few points about taxes. … Continue reading →

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Socialism: A love story – Star Trek

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

Star Trek, in all its spin-offs and manifestations, has always been one of my favorite entertainment franchises. But lets face it, the world of Star Trek is a Utopian socialist fantasy. Realizing this fact actually makes watching Star Trek  more … Continue reading →

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Socialism: A love story – This… is… SPARTAAAA!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

My regular readers may be surprised to learn that I have hobbies other than economic and moral critiques of socialism. One of them is ancient history. Given the recent popularity of war movies set in the ancient world, I thought … Continue reading →

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Political discourse IS violent rhetoric

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

As could be expected after the shootings last weekend in Tuscon AZ, fingers are being pointed at right-wing politics. The media is the US tends to lean towards the left-liberal side of the statist political spectrum and never seems to … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas (Global Warming is over)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

For a while I had almost forgotten about the whole issue of global warming. It seems that it has really died down in the press over the last year. Public skepticism has been growing and the climategate emails have made … Continue reading →

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Thank the troops? For what?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

What exactly is it that I am supposed to thank people who are employed by the US Military for? Freedom? My well being? Wealth? How does this particular class of government employee contribute to these things in any way? As … Continue reading →

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The “middle ground” is empty

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

People often tell me that I”m too extreme. They tell me that I need to look at the other side of the issue. Often times people tell me that I ought to find some “middle ground” from which I can … Continue reading →

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