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Category Archives: Philosophy
Beyond Good & Evil and Order & Chaos #1
Is it strange that I see Friedrich Nietzsche as a kindred spirit? I’ve joked in the past that if I believed in reincarnation, I might think I was Nietzsche in a past life—he and I seem to share similar outlooks, … Continue reading
The American Occupy Movement and the Way Futureward, Part II
Continued from the introduction here. So much has happened in the past couple weeks that this article has evolved a bit from what it was originally intended to be, and as such it’s taken a bit longer to get out. … Continue reading
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The American Occupy Movement and the Way Futureward, Part I
This is an article that has been a long time coming. I’ll be (hopefully) getting it all put up in the next few days. Here’s a confession: I am one of those annoying people who discusses politics in mixed company, … Continue reading
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The Debate Over Symbols At Occupy Portland
Two debates at the general assembly on October 9th stood out to me as possibly being thematically linked: the issue of whether or not to adopt the US flag as an official symbol of Occupy Portland and the issue of occupying or ceding Main Street, the bit of road between our twin encampments.
I saw Lindsay make a quick presentation about her flag proposal maybe half an hour before the general assembly got underway, and I had a chance to have a few words with her afterward, though I wasn’t the only one trying to clarify what she meant. Here is my understanding of the issue: Someone gave a speech during the march early that Sunday wherein it was suggested the Occupy movement “reclaim” the US flag as a symbol of the 99%. My understanding of Lindsay’s perspective (and I stress that it is my understanding, as I have no desire to put words in her mouth) is that she believes the flag has been soiled as a symbol—that the violence and oppression she alleges has been done under that banner make it ill-suited as a symbol for the movement. Continue reading
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