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If Not the Heartland

Posted on July 6, 2006 by John

Just a random question … If you’re not living in the “Heartland,” what body part exactly is your home located in? Does that part have no “heart”? Does the “Heartland” have no brain, hands, feet, stomach, mouth, genitals? Or is … Continue reading →

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On Discussing John Searle

Posted on June 8, 2005 by John

The problem with your kind of thought, he said, is that it often leads to idleness; and what could be productive time, instead is spent in useless ponder, more or less, on how the world’s become the way it is, … Continue reading →

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Communication for a New Age

Posted on January 24, 2005 by John

This is primarily an intro to several chains-of-thought that make up the bigger picture. They probably will not be chained together in this way once each of them has been fleshed out a bit more. Each historical age is determined … Continue reading →

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Random Thought

Posted on November 17, 2004 by John

There is only one thought that is scarier to the industrialist than “Workers of the World Unite”. It is “Want What You Have”. Share This:

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Rambling on Politics

Posted on July 12, 2004 by John

Democracy is dependent upon a single, basic premise: that those with power as a result of wealth and social standing are willing to reject the advantage conferred by the possesion of this power and reject the use of any such … Continue reading →

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An “A” Theory of American Politics Since the 60s

Posted on July 1, 2004 by John

Guaranteed to offend everyone … but only intended half seriously. Kennedy proved that the rich are assholes. Johnson proved that politicians are assholes. Nixon proved that Presidents are assholes. Ford proved that Senators are assholes. Carter proved that the media … Continue reading →

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The School of Osmosis

Posted on May 3, 2004 by John

OK, so I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about knowledge, its accumulation, and how application of that acquired or accumulated knowledge can best be used to affect change in society. And here’s the thing — one of my father’s … Continue reading →

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