Category Archives: Society

Don’t let your worries hold you back.

Posted on March 15, 2017 by JC
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What You Really Mean

Posted on March 11, 2017 by JC

There are certainly more but there are two controversial subjects in particular where people who support them will always use extreme examples to justify them. What this means is that because an extreme exists (as it always does), we should … Continue reading →

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Why isn’t Japan the richest country in the world?

Posted on March 4, 2017 by JC

This is something I’ve been thinking about for a few weeks now. I’ve lived in Japan for close to a decade now.* Why ask such a question? Well, I’ve been brought up and taught to believe that education is the … Continue reading →

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Ties That Bind & Ideology That Blinds

Posted on February 25, 2017 by JC

Or why culture matters and communism doesn’t work reason #145849 After musing on the state of certain cultures around the world recently, I noticed one big problem that keeps them poor, dysfunctional or both. Without naming any specifically, it is … Continue reading →

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We Wuz the Aerospace Industry

Posted on February 19, 2017 by JC

I listened to an episode of the Daily Shoah from last week which had Greg Johnson from Counter-Currents and Paul Kersey (who writes at VDARE), on as guests. Part of the discussion focused on a film I had not heard of … Continue reading →

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Telling the Truth & Winning Arguments

Posted on February 11, 2017 by JC

Something I’ve been encouraged to consider recently is whether being right or being honest is more important. Now these two things should be the same thing but that’s not the world we live in now; if it ever has been. … Continue reading →

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In limited defence of Tony Abbott

Posted on February 4, 2017 by JC

The recent news surrounding President Donald Trump’s phone conversation with our own cuck-in-chief, Malcolm Turnbull got me thinking about a post I had intended to write about Tony Abbott. Before I do I’d like to publically share my distaste for Malcolm … Continue reading →

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Rabbits and Wolves

Posted on January 29, 2017 by JC

The Evolutionary Psychology Behind Politics by Anonymous Conservative Federalist Publications, July 17th, 2014 I have had this book recommended to me many times over the last few years and have heard the concepts within brought up on numerous occasions. It was good then … Continue reading →

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Something I Aspire To Be

Posted on January 15, 2017 by JC

Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, November 27th, 2012 It is probably far to to late and completely unnecessary to review this book given that it was released more than four years ago and was popular amongst the audience … Continue reading →

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Thought Experiments

Posted on December 26, 2016 by JC

Most people are incapable of distinguishing thought experiments from someone’s actual beliefs. This isn’t an original observation but I am inspired to write about it anyway and it has big implications for what I write on this blog. Almost every week … Continue reading →

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