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Affirmative Action 1,581 Words April, 2002
Description: Arguments against Affirmative Action based on the fact that it is a form of Racism.
Quote: "It is the epitome of shame to claim that you are the student at your university, or the worker at your job, because of your race."
Alternative to Nazism, An 2,310 Words January, 2004
Description: Some thoughts of the alternatives to any ideology that focuses on one race only.
Quote: "There is never a vice so destructive, that alternatives can't be found -- no act so merciless, that a change of heart and ammends are impossible. To Nazism, I state that the alternative exists."
America: Police State Incorporated 5,258 Words June, 2003
Description: Describing the activities of an Anarcho-Communist revolutionary in an oppressive state.
Quote: "Take the greatest draught, the worst famine, the most horific plague, and you will find a squatter shivering, skin tightly wrapped around bone and lack of nourishment, and a diseased body, but you will find him surviving, because if there is one thing we can do, that is it."
Anarchist Versus the Statist, The 5,889 Words May, 2005
Description: An attack, first on the system of Capitalism, then on the system of government as a method of curing Capitalism.
Quote: "Among the greatest of reforms to our world that I desired, there was that of Socialism. Observe our society, and you'll see that the greater part is in agreement. Capitalism produces an enormous amount of social ills."
Anarchy: Law, Order, and Authority 1,088 Words December, 2002
Description: Questions regarding the origin of authority in government.
Quote: "By what right would one government have the right to tell one person to do, any more than the one person would have the right to tell what the government to do?"
Appeal to American Workers, An 7,278 Words May, 2005
Description: A long piece, covering the abuse of the Capitalist system on the worker, an ideal socio-economic organization, and the principles and essentials that will help us change the current system.
Quote: "My appeal here, then, for the American people, is an appeal for a Communist economy, as much as it is an appeal for an Anarchist society."
Are We Barbarians? 7,623 Words August, 2004
Description: Arguments on the property relations of society. Analyzing sexism, racial slavery, Feudalism, animal rights, labor solidarity, and political autonomy.
Quote: "Just as we have in the past, today we must cut these chains. We must overthrow the property relations of society, that no person must suffer the brutish effects of a slavery."
Better Living Through Chemicals 7,562 Words December, 2005
Description: A defense of the use of drugs, as a means to produce euphoria, enlightenment, or happiness, as well as a means for satisfying many of mankind's problems.
Quote: "These substances have created such ecstatic pleasures, such powerful emotional outlets, and an increase in creativity and open-mindedness -- this much about drugs cannot be denied by any party."
Capitalists 2,843 Words December, 2001
Description: A correspondence between myself and the Center for the Moral Defense of Capitalism.
Quote: "In the 1800's, at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, it was not a glorious time, nor was it even a pleasant time, unless you were one of the few abusive Capitalists."
Censorship, Our Enemy 1,782 Words October, 2002
Description: A defense of the idea that liberty of opinion is the greatest liberty.
Quote: "As true liberty and freedom does not have borders or restrictions, unless another's liberty is at risk."
Concepts of Socialism 2,126 Words March, 2002
Description: A short piece describing the importance of the regulation of economics in regards to humane goals.
Quote: "The mistrusted government officials shook the hand of hypocrisy and brought corruption to an entirely new level."
Consumer Culture is a Threat to Progressive Change 2,829 Words May, 2006
Description: The system of Capitalism produces the ailment and a shotty cure; Consumer Culture has masterfully refined this system to maximum efficiency.
Quote: "They ask us to seek satisfaction in cooperation with each other in order to secure their interests. That is the principle effect of Consumer Culture."
Crime: An Analysis 2,651 Words November, 2003
Description: Explanation behind the motives and the causes that result in criminal behavior, particularly focusing on crimes of greed.
Quote: "Out of sight. Out of mind. The police and soldiers take on the 'insurgent' masses while the media convinces the rest that slavery is freedom."
Dialogue on Affirmative Action 865 Words June, 2003
Description: Thoughts and ideas expressed in a dialogue, questioning the motives and effects of an Affirmative Action policy.
Quote: "By choosing one person over another, on the basis of their race, that is Racism."
Dialogue on Drug Laws 2,631 Words September, 2005
Description: Considerations on the positive or negative influence of drug use upon society, presented in a debate between a pro-drug and a con-drug person.
Quote: "All laws would be tyrannical, but I can only hope that the people who saw such laws could see how ridiculous they were, and would revolt."
Domestic Terrorism Versus National Militarism 1,506 Words March, 2004
Description: A comparison of world leaders who act within the laws and criminals who act without.
Quote: "Understand here, that I am making no pardoning plea for Adolf Hitler and his ways. This is not a pardoning plea for Nazis; it is an indictment of government."
Drug Culture 2,947 Words April, 2003
Description: Arguments for the positive effects of drug use and the mind-expanding properties of psychodelic drugs.
Quote: "I felt better about it. The following days and weeks were of great happiness."
Economics of Capitalism, The 6,731 Words June, 2003
Description: An economic dissertation on how Free Enterprise will result in a very real slavery of the workers.
Quote: "Competition may be properly defined as individuals each giving an offer of their product, each trying to be better so that the consumer will make the decision to purchase their product."
Electronic Piracy 6,131 Words January, 2005
Description: In this age of revolutionary technology, there is a need for a revolutionary ideology. Here it is.
Quote: "They are attacking P2P networks today, because it is no longer fashionable to burn down libraries. A free society is a threat to corporations, especially when these corporations gain their power from us needing them."
Great Insurrection Plan, The; The One Big Union 2,584 Words June, 2005
Description: A theory, an ideology, and a plan for the working class to effectively organize and satisfy their interests in the social world.
Quote: "In one word or two, we can describe the activities of the wealthy class as exploitive; they all seek, in one way or another, to make men labor and create vast quantities of wealth for their economic masters."
Gun Control 3,932 Words August, 2004
Description: Considers the arguments made by the opponents and proponents of gun control, and then offers a peaceful and humane alternative.
Quote: "If there was ever an opportune moment for the public to defend themselves against the government, the video tapes of police officers beating African citizens being released is perhaps the most opportune moment of all. Yet, even then the Conservatives held back."
Healthcare: A Universal Right of Every Worker 3,150 Words January, 2007
Description: The history of the working class is one of exploitation. It is only just that today's workers are protected from the destruction of health that killed their ancestors.
Quote: "Something invaluable was taken from the most innocent ranks of humanity. It is only fair that something invaluable be indebted upon those who committed the first crime."
Immigration 1,887 Words January, 2005
Description: A short essay describing the conditions, the causes, and the other important information on those who immigrate.
Quote: "Before civilization would know the world, there was no slavery, there was barely any property, and the most destructive form of war was a simple, aggressive feud."
Industrial Labor Versus Domestic Labor 3,017 Words July, 2004
Description: An examination of a fluctuating pre-planned economy, and the role of the people in producing and consuming the wealth of their labor.
Quote: "Economics is a siocological study: it seeks to grasp and understand the fluctuation and mechanics of the interaction between people of the same society."
Legalization of Squatting, The 1,379 Words December, 2006
Description: The right to inhabit unoccupied buildings must be guaranteed for every just democracy. It is essential.
Quote: "Until all governments are abolished in favor of a just, mutual, and cooperative relationship between all civilizations, until that day, all states, governments, and councils should legalize squatting; that is, they should allow people to sleep in unused buildings, even if privately owned."
Libertarianism and Socialism 1,526 Words July, 2003
Description: Considerations on the idea of liberty, economically and politically, between these two divided camps.
Quote: "Yet, for this statement to have any meaningful context, one must understand another question: what is personal liberty?"
Matter of Political Philosophy, The 6,540 Words March, 2005
Description: The motives and rules of political science are dissected and examined.
Quote: "The interest of Political Philosophy is to uncover a method of society that will allow for the greatest prosperity."
Maybe Nothing Changes 786 Words September, 2005
Description: An observation of Europe's continuing battle against the spirit of Fascism, as the devilish beast continues to feed upon victims.
Quote: "...they'll come for the Socialists, the advocates of Democracy, the journalists, the union organizers, the Liberals, the Leftists, everyone with an opinion that goes against the grain of society... and somewhere, I think everyone's missed the whole fucking point."
Mind-Altering Substances 4,128 Words April, 2003
Description: A justification to use drugs, based on the philosophical idea of freedom and liberty of body.
Quote: "That a person can listen to any music they desire or read any book they want. This is freedom, and it is what I believe."
Nature of Hate Crime Legislation, The 1,319 Words April, 2002
Description: Some thoughts to consider when a law is made to persecute a person for the ideas they hold.
Quote: "Is it at all a creed of liberty that conscience should remain under the jurisdiction of the state, that what thoughts we are allowed to have should be chosen by politicians?"
Necessity of Socialism, The 1,779 Words September, 2001
Description: Early piece with thoughts and ideas on the necessity of regulation of economy for humane standards.
Quote: "The working class have a right to Socialism..."
Of Regulatory Law 6,450 Words March, 2005
Description: Some thoughtful questions and linear answers to the economic, social, and political consequencs that comes with restrictive regulating laws.
Quote: "Regulatory law is where Socialism meets Liberalism; or what might be called the highest form of Liberalism, the lowest form of Socialism."
Origins of Anarchy, The 2,820 Words July, 2005
Description: The question answered here is on what the difference between a revolutionary and philanthropist is; the matter of equity and justice over charity and bounty.
Quote: "As men and women who seek change in society, our primary objective is this: to organize the social forces in a way that justice, peace, and equality genuinely exist."
Physics of Anarchist-Communism, The 9,039 Words January, 2007
Description: Examination of the origin of the state and its role, and then an analysis of profit and its relation to power. An alternative is offered.
Quote: "A Communist Revolution, or a riddance of the Capitalist class from the burden of society, will not relieve the workers of the state; and further more, an anti-Statist Revolution will only rid the people of those who delegate and oversee the slavery of nations, their statesmen."
Power: Its Cause, Its Result 5,471 Words December, 2003
Description: Examination of the causes which give rise to a power, and the results of this culmination of political strength through military force.
Quote: "Not one more secret police. Not one more gestapo jail. Not one more piece of government propaganda. Not one more president or congress. This is our battle."
Practical Applications of Society in an Anarcho-Communist Community 9,330 Words April, 2003
Description: Ideas on how to work in a completely Anarchistic and Communist society.
Quote: "...in all of my investigation into these matters, I have not discovered many pieces or articles which dealt with the practical applications of society."
Principles of Anarcho-Communism, The 421 Words November, 2003
Description: Very brief dissertation on the reasons that develop one to Anarcho-Communist thought.
Quote: "No one should be allowed to own the means of production, the farms, the factories. They must be collectively owned by everyone."
Privilege: Its Role in Oppression 2,499 Words October, 2005
Description: Privilege is responsible for maintaining an oppressive order or inhumane laws. Understanding it is necessary to our struggle.
Quote: "The revolution needs bold individuals who are willing to make sacrifices in order that the majority can understand and live in freedom."
Profit: Its Social Motivation and Function 2,656 Words October, 2005
Description: Examination of the principles of profit and their influence on the behavior of man, in the fields of economics, sociology, and political theory.
Quote: "The greatest irony of our world is that we will curse anyone who wants to enslave another man for his race, but we praise those who enslave another man because of his class."
Reason to do Drugs, A 4,680 Words November, 2003
Description: Explanation of the spiritual insight and philosophical enlightenment that may come with drugs, whether hard, soft, or psychedelic.
Quote: "I contend that these are nothing more than lies. Now that the government has taken a program to promote them, I contend that they are now nothing more than mindless propaganda."
Reflections on Representative Government 4,350 Words November, 2004
Description: An inquiry on the system of representative government, as an improved authoritarian system from the monarch system, but ultimately, still not freedom.
Quote: "The ruling class has the interest of maintaining their power, above all other interests. The rights of the people, the liberty of the citizens, all of these are second grade interests to any politician."
Reform Versus Revolution 1,852 Words May, 2005
Description: Should we become men of action, and violate the law? Or should we become men of words, and change the opinion of the public?
Quote: "That is to say, we are hindering their ability to exploit the citizens and workers of all countries. And, beyond that, to act as a current and standing threat to the corporations, to stand as the defender of internationally understood rights of the people."
Right to Opinion, The 2,643 Words November, 2002
Description: Paper defending a person's right to believe as they wish, whether unpopular or cruel thoughts.
Quote: "There is one battlefield that has almost been entirely unsuccesful in the case for Civil Rights. This is the battlefield for the Right to Opinion."
Rights of the Guilty, The 6,367 Words July, 2004
Description: A treatise defending those who are guilty of crimes, while creating a new and progressive prison system that protects the public and reforms criminals.
Quote: "The element of brutality in all of these examples comes from one distinct source: the idea that individuals who have committed no crime, or have paid for crimes they have committed, have no rights -- and it is this idea that must be entirely discredited if civilization is to make progress."
Rights of Squatters, The 1,851 Words August, 2004
Description: A treatise on behalf of those without the wealth of the world or the custom of the higher class.
Quote: "There are empty buildings occupied by no person. There are people with no place to live. This is not a liberal or conservative matter. It is matter of justice."
Role of Authority and Liberty in a Just Democracy, The 4,145 Words October, 2004
Description: A discourse, describing the effective and useful purposes of authority as much as those of liberty, and how both work together in collective organization.
Quote: "I have this one contention to make and prove in this essay: that the essence of all just authority stems from the common natures of mankind, and that the essence of all just liberty stems from the common differences of mankind."
Socialism: A Broader Explanation 7,270 Words October, 2002
Description: Explaining the fundamental and essential reasons for promoting Socialism, while answering arguments against such a theory.
Quote: "The rights of the people under Capitalism have long been asserted long ago by the philosopher John Locke. Among the rights of men, he said we are entitled to life, liberty, and property."
Struggle for the Right to Opinion, The 5,733 Words April, 2003
Description: History of the oppression of the groups of people that tried to express their opinion against a vicious majority.
Quote: "Wherever there has been an unpopular opinion, there has always been a government to oppress its followers. When a person is allowed to think and speak freely, then I will call their environment a living Democracy."
Substance Addiction 1,525 Words December, 2005
Description: Should we imprison drug addicts or rehabilitate them? What plan does society have for those who become slaves to a harmful substance?
Quote: "No one with any sense is in favor of arresting individuals addicted to drugs. But, few people are willing to accept the idea of 'legalizing drugs.'"
To Those Who Support War 4,911 Words July, 2005
Description: Considerations of all the difficulties, the conflicts, and the pains that arrise with war and militarized activity.
Quote: "...every state, whether European or American or Asian, will always be guilty of these crimes against humanity."
Underground Drug Scene, The 2,535 Words May, 2003
Description: Thoughts from the culture, attitude, and philosophy of illegal drug users.
Quote: "It is no secret that drugs have been used in many religions to help people attain understanding and spirituality."
Using Fascism to Destroy Fascism 2,299 Words June, 2005
Description: We should never use the means and methods of racists or Nazis in accomplishing our goals. Civil Rights should never be abridged.
Quote: "That philosophy of racism which has seemed to be in decline should be allowed to decay; do not resurrect its gestapo tactics. Should you ever need a valid reason for living, let it be to love the creatures of the world and to work for a better planet for all of us."
Vote With Your Labor 3,245 Words March, 2007
Description: If society is formed by the efforts and labors of each individual, then the strike can hold the greatest threat to the status quo.
Quote: "Syndicalism is more than just a style of unionism; it is a theory of how to create a true Democracy without authority."
What does the Government have to Fear of the People? 6,095 Words April, 2006
Description: The United States government, like all other states of the world, is not the absolute defender of the people's will. In fact, it manufactures their will.
Quote: "The force behind both political and economic authorities then is distinctly violent and cruel in nature. For those who are in control, the only goal they can have is the maintenance and development of their power."
Why I Detest America 2,827 Words November, 2001
Description: Opinion piece requested by many on my thoughts of the 9/11 tragedy and patriotism in contemporary America.
Quote: "What can be said of the United States? Does it do its share to help the poor?"