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by Metaphysics_of
Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: Political Philosophy
Topic: The Limits of Hate and the Post-Modern Gamble
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The Limits of Hate and the Post-Modern Gamble

The Limits of Hate and the Post-Modern Gamble For lack of a better introduction, I will start with a rather unrelated proposition that I will loosely connect via some transitioning to the subject of this writing. The US became a "nation" under FDR. Despite the inequalities of the era, it w...
by Metaphysics_of
Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:15 pm
Forum: Political Philosophy
Topic: The Millennial Spirit and the Progressive Wall
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Views: 916

The Millennial Spirit and the Progressive Wall

I'd like to take a moment to talk about the depressive tendencies of the millennial/gen z generations (I will be bundling these two generations into the millennial label for the rest of this writing). There is a common idea thrown around that questions if "x" is a truly unique phenomenon o...
by Metaphysics_of
Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:14 pm
Forum: Political Philosophy
Topic: Repentance in a Moral Society
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Views: 931

Repentance in a Moral Society

There is no god in modern society. There was a time when humans sought to ascend to that role through the sciences. Now even the most prominent figures of society resides within itself; society, the human sphere; an earthly one that we are born into and die in. Yet human abstraction is unchanged. So...
by Metaphysics_of
Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:13 pm
Forum: Political Philosophy
Topic: Change as a Realization of Will: Revitalizing the American Spirit
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Views: 859

Change as a Realization of Will: Revitalizing the American Spirit

It is odd to begin with a reflection on the upcoming 41st anniversary of Jimmy Carter's July 15th "Crisis of Confidence" speech, yet we are beginning to enter a pivotal ethos very reminiscent of the late 70s. The speech concerned the state of America in the wake of stagflation, oil shortag...