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“The huge structures of civilization are monuments to, and are equal in size to, the size of the freedom lost”

The Planetmates reveal why civilization equals suffering, Marxism, free life and human misery, enslavement: “The huge structures of civilization are monuments to, and are equal in size to, the size of the freedom lost”: “…with hired, coerced labor, we have … Continue reading

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“Humans, in all of Nature, have this added labor, this added, actual, “work” … effort that is onerous because it is coerced”: The Planetmates on coerced labor, specialization and assembly lines, Marxism and surplus value, industrialization

“At any rate, in addition to all the extra work you brought into Nature through your controlling ways as it expressed itself in food production and storage, there is additional work involved in defending those stores. Unlike the “possessions” of … Continue reading

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21st Century and Its Discontents, Part 13: A Re-Visioning of “Civilization” in Light of Impending Apocalypse … Prometheus Made us “Civilized” … And Doomed

Kaleidoscope of Postmodern Life, Part Thirteen: On Defiance, Alienation from Nature, “Civilization,” Apocalypse, Marxism, OWS, and Ayn Rand Will “Progress of Man” Be Humanity’s Epitaph? All of the “achievements” of “civilization,” these increases of control over Nature, are traditionally seen … Continue reading

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