–“A Norwegian businessman explained to me the other day that he comes to Lviv often because Scandinavia has become a place completely devoid of femininity. I think it lazy, however, to blame the women. Men must realize that it has been decades since we were masculine. When was the last time you rose when a woman arrived at your table? wore a suit to the airport? fixed a leak in your sink? or had a fist fight?”-Don Finnegan
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 14:27:00 UTC
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/ron-paul-thinks-there-should-be-more-secessionist-movements-in-the-u-s-20140930ON MESSAGE: AND THE RIGHT MESSAGE: RON PAUL SHOULD STICK WITH DOMESTIC POLICY
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 13:51:00 UTC
Maybe I am locked in a struggle though. I am locked in a struggle for the truth against the cult of mysticism, obscurantism, deception and justification.
Truth is a great argument to base Aristocratic Egalitarianism and Propertarianism upon. It is very hard to defeat.
Their only possible response is “I prefer to lie”.
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Curt Doolittle wrote:
Just had a thought last night as I questioned my own work: If one’s bias is one of conflict prevention, then what? Thats my bias (obviously from a childhood with too much conflict in it). How do I check my own bias?
So while I agree with the argument that all human discourse is signaling, negotiating, and justification, I wonder if not all biases are non-neutral.
Because a bias in favor of compatibilism rather than ‘winning’ seems to produce positive externalities, not biased ones.
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Jonathan Haidt 8:33 PM (7 minutes ago)
i like your point about externalities.
i also think that if you are not part of a team locked in struggle with another team, you are more likely to see the truth.
jh
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Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 13:47:00 UTC
THE “PASS THE BUCK PRESIDENT”
“Obama Strategy: Claim ignorance, blame subordinates, hope people forget…”
For the Austrians isn’t this the ultimate example of high time preference? We know progressives are the least rational group. So why do we let them participate in politics? Where politics is merely a proxy for violence.
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 11:49:00 UTC
The argument developing in geopolitics, is that the world war has not ended. This is a different take on the clash of civilizations. As far as I can tell we either must break into smaller nations that gradually ameliorate our differences over the terrain or we must, as china did, develop totalitarian conquest. The lower trust countries, as the majority, now empowered with consumer capitalism, will be able to once again crush us. Just as they always have. Our respite has ended.
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 11:05:00 UTC
Women have a lot of choices from 16-32, and men have a lot of choices from 35-upward. So men are sort of picky complainers about women in my age range the same way that women are picky complainers when they are in their prime. The problem in our range is money. You can find nice girls, pretty girls, smart girls, and girls who don’t want to spend your money with reckless abandon. But its very hard to find all of that in one package.
One of the reasons Ukrainian women in the last category are so rare, is that women compete here on femininity not masculinity, so they need resources to do that, and the result doesn’t make money, but encourages laxity. In the states women first want a man to increase status and consumption, then to increase resources for reproduction, then to provide economic security when the children are gone. Men tend to want the same thing all along: sex, nesting and care-taking.
I have usually done pretty well by sacrificing a bit on looks to get intelligence. I suppose women look at me and sacrifice hight for intelligence (lol). However the combination of not-nice, and spending your money with abandon, is a pretty bad deal, no matter how smart and pretty they are.
And since I am pretty much incapable of existence in the world without that care-taking, I’d prefer it was nice and to control the costs. 🙂
sigh.
Why share this. ‘Cause men don’t. And should. Whether you live old age in wealth or poverty depends largely on the woman you choose.
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 11:02:00 UTC
Michael Philip is a quiet guy, who like Eli Harman, writes little gems, everyone should enjoy as much as I do. We appreciate those who do what we cannot, and I appreciate them. Please consider friending or following Michael.
A lot of the guys here are developing a voice. And it’s awesome to watch everyone gradually add increasingly analytic structure to their thoughts. It’s beautiful really.
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 10:43:00 UTC
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/09/estonian_president_ilves_interview_the_relationship_between_nato_and_russia.htmlExcellent and Accurate Read. Russia ended the peace.
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-30 08:10:00 UTC
Camille Paglia: The Modern Campus Cannot Comprehend Evil | TIME http://time.com/3444749/camille-paglia-the-modern-campus-cannot-comprehend-evil/
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-29 16:28:00 UTC
Source date (UTC): 2014-09-29 15:02:00 UTC