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Tag: tribes
Geek Tribes
How is your week going? Good, I hope. This week I learned that Geeks, the Wizards of the Modern Age, … More
We are all tribal
You may have noticed references in passing news stories that tribes are still very important in the identities of people … More
How GREED destroys societies-and always will
History is written through the political prism of the writer. Thus when Rousseau wanted to prove that man in a … More
Conspiracy Theories and the Collective Unconscious
Following 9/11 and the crash of 2008, the Conspiracy Theory Industry, naturally enough, went into high gear. I say “naturally … More
Our Tribe-we get by with a little help from our friends
Nobody knows when humans became fully human, which I define as that point when some mysterious light went on in … More
Tribal Raids of the One Percent
Human beings want, above all, to stay alive. Surely this is understandable and accepted as true by any human being … More
Who Belongs to Your Tribe?
After spending 90,000 years in tribes, we humans still carry tribal characteristics and probably always will. One essential characteristic is … More
The Natural State of Man
Many older philosophies start out with the natural state of mankind. The trouble was, they didn’t know diddly about the … More
Property as Theft: Where Did Private Property Come from?
Proudhoun’s assertion that “property is theft” falls apart from the get-go: Unless property existed in the first place, what … More