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Rejecting The Natural/Synthetic Dichotomy

I reject the natural/synthetic dichotomy. The natural/synthetic dichotomy is manifested in two fundamental ways: (1) the assumption that humans and/or human constructs are separate from nature and (2) the assumption that certain human constructs are "natural"...

Posted Sat, Oct 11 2008 by Brainpolice | 4 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Racism, Social Evolution, Social Contract, Religion, Socialism, Philosophy, Human Nature, conservatism, Environmentalism, History, Primitivism

False Realism and Utopianism

Conservatism is a defense of the existing order or past existing orders as "natural". Any potential alternative to the existing order or to the romantisized past order is immediately brushed aside as "unnatural" and "utopian"...

Posted Wed, Jun 25 2008 by Brainpolice | 7 comment(s)

Filed under: Determinism, Collectivism, Social Evolution, Equality, Philosophy, Human Nature, conservatism, History, Vulgar Libertarianism, Marxism

The Distribution of Power

In modern political jargon, conservatives are associated with the concept of "small government" or "limited government". If this is interpreted to refer to the degree of government power there is , historically conservatives have not...

Posted Sat, Jun 7 2008 by Brainpolice | 8 comment(s)

Filed under: Centralization, Checks and Balances, Democracy, Libertarianism, conservatism, Monarchy

Left-Libertarianism

I consider myself a left-libertarian. To avoid any confusion over what this may imply, I fully support private property, voluntary exchange, money, rent, employment, and so on (or more strictly speaking, I don't advocate their abolition). And I completely...

Posted Mon, May 26 2008 by Brainpolice | 27 comment(s)

Filed under: Centralization, Racism, Equality, Religion, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, old right, conservatism, Immigration, Nationalism, History, Vulgar Libertarianism

Bob Barr Nominated At LP Convention

So Bob Barr got the LP's nomination at their most recent convention. There is a lot of dirt on this man from a libertarian perspective, ranging from his past support for the drug war and actually being the author of the defense of marriage act. Like...

Posted Mon, May 26 2008 by Brainpolice | 15 comment(s)

Filed under: Voting, Libertarianism, old right, conservatism, Prohibition

The Nail in the Coffin of "The Right"

It is common for many libertarians, especially those in America, to assume that they have a natural alliance with "the right". This is based on certain assumptions, such as the notion that contemporary libertarianism grew out of the old American...

Posted Fri, Apr 25 2008 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)

Filed under: Racism, Collectivism, Religion, Capitalism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, conservatism, Corporatism, liberalism, Nationalism, History

Definitions

So I put together some relatively witty definitions of my terms. If you're not offended by at least one of these, then you are awesome! Constitutionalism - The belief that a piece of paper drafted and signed by a tiny aristocracy of men is a legitimate...

Posted Fri, Apr 18 2008 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Objectivism, Minarchism, Non-Aggression Axoim, Racism, Collectivism, Democracy, Altruism, War, Constitution, Social Contract, Religion, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, Thomas Hobbes, conservatism, Environmentalism

Political Philosophy Is Dead

Clearly, conservatism and liberalism have become anti-concepts, devoid of any objective meaning. They used to have fairly clear definitions, but now they are meaningless terms that change with the context and times at the drop of a hat. The people refering...

Posted Sun, Mar 30 2008 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Democracy, Means and Ends, Big Media, Propaganda, Philosophy, conservatism, liberalism

Traditionalism As Stagnation

In my understanding, appealing to tradition (particularly for its own sake) causes the stagnation of society. All human progress has resulted from deviation from prior "norms" or "traditions". In my view, a conservative view of history...

Posted Sun, Mar 9 2008 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Social Evolution, Entropy, Religion, Philosophy, conservatism

PaleoConservaNationalistTarians

There has been a lot of hooting and hollering lately in libertarian circles, particularly as it relates to the Ron Paul campaign. This seems to be representative of a broader conflict between "culturally left" and "culturally conservative"...

Posted Tue, Jan 29 2008 by Brainpolice | 10 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Decentralization, Centralization, Racism, Collectivism, Separatism, Constitution, Religion, Libertarianism, conservatism, isolationism

Radicalism and Moderation

What does it really mean to be "radical"? Usually when the term radical is employed it has negative connotations. It is used to imply that someone takes something "too far" or that they are willing to use very extreme measures in the...

Posted Sat, Jan 19 2008 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)

Filed under: Libertarianism, Philosophy, conservatism

I hate conservatism

In the most classical definition of the word, conservatism has always stood for a defense of the status quo. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the so-called "liberal" parties were more or less interested in revolutionary change into the future...

Posted Thu, Jan 10 2008 by Brainpolice | 4 comment(s)

Filed under: War, Capitalism, Libertarianism, Economics, old right, conservatism, isolationism

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