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<strong>Persuasion is to Unity What Coercion is to Conformity</strong>

Persuasion is to Unity What Coercion is to Conformity

November 12, 2022 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: . Where there is no law there is no freedom. - John Locke . Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Obedience is doing what is told regardless of what is right. ― H.L. Mencken . It would be easy to speculate ad … Continue reading Persuasion is to Unity What Coercion is to Conformity

The Pragmatic Musings of an American Nobody Trying Not to be Evil

The Pragmatic Musings of an American Nobody Trying Not to be Evil

May 10, 2022 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: . You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you. Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, guardian cherub, … Continue reading The Pragmatic Musings of an American Nobody Trying Not to be Evil

Prisons of Pleasure or Pain:  Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984”

Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984”

April 21, 2017 by Uncola:   Definition of UTOPIA 1: an imaginary and indefinitely remote place 2: a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions 3:   an impractical scheme for social improvement   Definition of DYSTOPIA 1: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives 2: literature: anti-utopia … Continue reading Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984”