Monthly Archives: November 2010
More on Socialist Institutions in Capitalist States
Repost from the old site. In response to my post, Dr. Andrew Austin, a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, commented, rejecting my notion that all government structures in a capitalist system were de facto socialist … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Asia, Cambodia, Capitalism, China, Economics, Education, Ethnic Nationalism, Europe, European, Fascism, Germany, Government, History, Left, Maoism, Marxism, Nationalism, Political Science, Regional, Reposts From The Old Site, SE Asia, Socialism, South Africa, USSR, Vietnam
Pancho Villa, Presente!
Repost from the old site. In the comments section, Uncle Milton comments that Mexican history shows that Mexican revolutions have quickly turned into kleptocracies. He also says that the Mexican electorate has more sense than we think they do. He … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Capitalism, Catholicism, Christianity, Conservatism, Economics, Education, Health, Hispanics, History, Illegal, Immigration, Latin America, Left, Mexicans, Mexico, Nutrition, Political Science, Politics, Public Health, Regional, Religion, Reposts From The Old Site, Socialism, South America, The Americas, Venezuela
Cool Page On Social Democracy
Repost from the old site. This is a really cool page on the Social Democratic Party of America. There are several social democratic parties in the US, and no, rightwing fuckwads, they are not much like the Democratic Party at … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Arabs, Argentina, Asia, Blacks, Brazil, Britain, Cambodia, Caribbean, Central America, Chile, Conservatism, Cuba, Democrats, Economics, Eurasia, Europe, Europeans, Fascism, Guatemala, Hispanics, India, Islam, Jamaica, Japan, Journalism, Latin America, Latin American Right, Left, Libertarianism, Marxism, NE Asia, Nicaragua, North America, Peru, Political Science, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Regional, Religion, Reposts From The Old Site, Republicans, SE Asia, Socialism, South America, South Asia, Sri Lanka, US Politics, USA, Venezuela, War, Whites, World War 2
Socialism Wastes Money, Capitalism Wastes Humans
Repost from the old site. There has been a lot of talk, even by socialists, of the profound “wastefulness” inherent in various Communist economic systems. As I’m not an economist, I don’t really understand what they are talking about. However, … Continue reading
Filed under Agricutlure, Americas, Capitalism, Caribbean, Cuba, Economics, Education, Higher Education, Islam, Labor, Latin America, Left, Marxism, Radical Islam, Regional, Religion, Reposts From The Old Site, Socialism
Buttered Peas and Beets
This is actually two separate recipes, but you can combine them if you like. 1 15 oz. can peas, drained 1 15 oz. can beets, drained 4 TSP margarine 2 TSP dried onion flakes 2 tsp dried parsley In a … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes
Reactionary Nut Republican On Various Non-Existent Threats
From In Mala Fide, where many a flipped out reactionary hangs out, a super-rightist named Whiskey holds forth: You’re completely off base on this. The objections to the START treaty is that it hamstrings the US, particularly with weapons modernization … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, China, Conservatism, Democrats, Economics, Europe, European, Europeans, History, Imperialism, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq War, Islam, Japan, Military Doctrine, Modern, NE Asia, Neoconservatism, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Pakistan, Philippines, Political Science, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, Regional, Religion, Republicans, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, US, US Politics, US War in Afghanistan, USSR, Vietnam, War, White Racism, Whites
Psilocybin Doesn’t Cause Brain Damage
Repost from the old site. Told you so. Hell, I’ve only taken it, what, 30 times or so? It never fried me, or at least I don’t think so. I never noticed any long-lasting harm after taking this drug. One … Continue reading
Cannabis, Teens and Schizophrenia
Repost from the old site. I received a mail today from someone who attended an interesting conference in the Midwest. At a Mental Illness and Criminal Justice Conference today in Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Frederick Frese, who is the Coordinator of … Continue reading
Cannabis Is Good For You
Repost from the old site. Well, not necessarily in general, but if you are a regular methamphetamine user, there is a suggestion that you get less, not more, brain damage, or cognitive impairment (whichever it was) if you concurrently use … Continue reading
Filed under Cannabis, Dope, Hallucinogens, Intoxicants, Neuroscience, Reposts From The Old Site, Science, Speed, Stimulants
The Slow Death of France
Good Lord, this is terrible. This is the great France of Hugo and Sartre, Renoir, Flaubert, Zola, Proust, Beckett, Godard, Truffaut and Cocteau? The France of the Paris cafe scene in the 1920′s, with Hemmingway, Joyce, Pound, Toklas, Stein, Barnes … Continue reading
Filed under Blacks, Crime, Europe, France, Islam, Law enforcement, Race Relations, Race/Ethnicity, Regional, Religion, Social Problems, Sociology
