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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.8.5

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8e. Maximum Advantage rewards mediocrity. A direct consequence is the general favoring of drives toward progress over improvement. The oc...
Sunday, October 29, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.8.4

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8d. Maximum Advantage does not really understand hostility. It can only manage anger. As a consequence, any responses directed toward ho...
Friday, October 27, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.8.3

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8c. Maximum Advantage molds human beings into machines. As the attempts steadily grow more anti-natural, as replaceable parts, individuals ...
Wednesday, October 25, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.8.2

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8b. Maximum Advantage requires a society consume itself and all others. Like any plague, it will naturally be resisted. Fire is among the ...
Monday, October 23, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.8.1

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8a. Maximum Advantage demands Order of Rank through dilution. Hence, it undermines its own authority.
Friday, October 20, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.7.8

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7h. Emotion is a primary creator toward identification of values. It cannot be discarded. It is fallible. One must learn to live with emo...
Tuesday, October 17, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.7.7

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7g. Delusions can be contagious. The disease vector can be inoculated , but rarely immunized. One may understand or avoid. However, in ma...
Sunday, October 15, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.7.6

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7f. Resolve is important in any type of conflict. The weak can lay low the strong through its corrosion. On the other hand, the strong ar...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.7.5

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7e. Misplaced optimism leads one toward the path of destruction. Thinking happy thoughts will not make external problems go away. Fantasy ...
Saturday, October 07, 2006

Interlude: Dark Ages America Part-13

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16. Overall, Dark Ages America is worth reading concerning the Decline and Fall of western and particularly the US. Basically, the cultur...
Friday, October 06, 2006

Interlude: Dark Ages America Part-12

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Continued from Part-11. 15a. As I previously noted, Berman does not really discuss conditions during a so-called Dark Age. His Previous Boo...
Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Interlude: Dark Ages America Part-11

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Continued from Part-10. 14. Berman discounts the "Pendulum Theory." This viewpoint entails the belief that events such as we ar...
Monday, October 02, 2006

Interlude: Dark Ages America Part-10

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Continued from Part-9. Lucky 13. "The State of the Union" is next discussed by Berman. He states the obvious, namely (but it sti...
Saturday, September 30, 2006

Interlude: Dark Ages America Part-9

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Continued from Part-8. 12. Berman's book also has an interesting discussion concerning various trends and movements in the field of urb...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Interlude: Dark Ages America Part-8

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Continued from Part-7. 11a. Suburbia is also discussed in depth by Berman. He believes that America typically has less public space because...