Politics is by its very nature irrational. The absurdities we all see cannot be explained by mere ignorance or differing values. Ignorance does not explain the passion and vitriol — after all, few people are highly emotional about advanced calculus; it also doesn’t explain the persistence of beliefs in the…
By: Elijah Parish To paraphrase the entire philosophy of Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci: the ruling class can’t meme. In a bit more depth, he viewed intellectual movements as being split between ruling intellectuals who perpetuate the regime and organic intellectuals who arise naturally to challenge the status quo. Ruling intellectuals…
By: Elijah Parish Take the blue pill, and you don’t leave your echo chamber. You continue to be deceived and think Rittenhouse being found innocent is yet another example of the evils of the American legal system. Take the red pill, and you realize this is one of the most…
