New: ideologyAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959hive-180932photographyzzanhive-166405hive-144064uncommonlabhive-185836bitcoinhive-183397hive-188619krsuccesshive-150122hive-124908hive-101145hive-145157hive-139150hive-109690hive-150943lifehive-167213TrendingNewHotLikersnooses (78)in ideology • last monthFree societies do not spring from the ashes of war.Many people have killed -- sometimes a few, sometimes millions -- in order to put their ideology in the saddle. I am deeply invested in my ideology; I have great confidence in its coherence and its…flexbooth (78)in political • 2 months agoIt's been reported that the second would-be Trump assassin had an AK-47.I might be wrong about this; but, I'm usually more right about gun details than the legacy media. It's been reported that the second would-be Trump assassin had an AK-47. To my knowledge, it was…pomeline (79)in politics • 2 months agoPolitical identification.The WSJ editorial board realizing that the face eating leopards actually do eat faces. Republicans go to therapy instead of destroy the country challenge impossible. You know you don't have to…arbitration (78)in politics • 3 months agoWhy do I scoff every time somebody says that he or she is gonna leave these United States over politics?Well, there are a lot of reasons. The most popular reason that people have had for wanting the exit the country recently is the overturning of Roe v Wade. Okay, you're not happy that the SCOTUS…bumblecat (78)in belief • 3 months agoI wish I knew this about MYSELF thirty years ago…Nobody can be reasoned out of a position they did not reason themselves into. The strongest and most vigorous defenses in an argument always belong to the side that was first arrived at through…zafrada (78)in political • 3 months agoLibertarians and progressives.Libertarians have opinions, but don’t want to force them on other people and/or get involved in politics. They end up being ruled by people they disagree with, who are willing to be involved in…bumblecat (78)in politics • 3 months agoJoe Rogan: Broke, woke or bespoke?Broke: Joe Rogan is just a comedian. No one is taking him seriously on vaccines or COVID. He has a lot of diverse guests on his podcast. Woke: Joe Rogan has a large audience and he spreads…arbitration (78)in us • 3 months agoWhats the actual political divide?To the extent that US political division has any remnants of substance and ideology left, rather than cultural concerns, personalities, and "vibes"... what's the actual divide? Is it liberalism…arbitration (78)in truth • 5 months agoHere's something interesting about the phenomenon of "truth".One segment of the worlds population generally believes that because not all ideas are true some are false. As a Christian I take that paradigm into the metaphysical realm and claim only one belief…thomaslknapp (57)in libertarianism • 5 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Truth or Consequences? One Political Idea Checks Both BoxesAmong descriptions of political libertarianism, "socially liberal, fiscally conservative" probably takes the prize for both simplicity and frequency of use. It's especially useful in an election…arbitration (78)in ideology • 6 months agoCollectivism is the greatest threat to humanity currently.During the long period when human beings were evolving before the development of civilization, they lived in groups of related families and small tribes. Tribalism probably played a positive role in…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 6 months agoThe Flaws of Left-Wing "Libertarianism" and AnarchismI am of the opinion that nothing can do more to dissolve everything that man has done to progress socially and technologically than the mainstream libertarian left wing of the modern age. Now, of…leguna (78)in economic • 6 months agoOf course the socialist project for human liberation has failed.The idea that "liberation" could be achieved by the state taking on the role of parent and keeping the masses in a permanent state of adolescence - which is what making our economic choices entails…bumblecat (78)in leftist • 7 months agoIdeological leftists.If ideological Leftists will cheat this grotesquely and obviously in things where it doesn’t matter, like a women’s sports match, it’s completely illogical to expect anything but massive cheating…bumblecat (78)in pride • 7 months ago"Kids and kink should go together."Seriously people, clean your own house. TED has fallen into the dumpster. I'm not for censoring people like this, because she (they) exposes the evil of the ideology. She (they) says the quiet…nooses (78)in political • 7 months agoLibertarians are so unrealistic.Without government, who would stop people from feeding the homeless directly or collecting rain water? Who would mismanage our retirement savings or kill poor people in poor countries with…zafrada (78)in political • 8 months agoWhy is Marxism treated as respectable while fascism is condemned?Fascism is explicitly militaristic and controlling. You can't have a liberal fascism even in theory. To even desire a fascist world is sufficient evidence that you're a bad person. When fascism…alexvan (74)in blog • 8 months agoBanned cartoonsSource: Hi, as the world is getting more insane with politics, being it politic manipulation, or political correctness, beside books, there are a lot of cartoons that are getting banned. I'm…arbitration (78)in politics • 9 months agoRight means GOP and left means Dems?People seem to think that right means something along the lines of "one likes the GOP" or left means something along the lines of "one likes the Dems". Right libertarians are assumed to come from…leguna (78)in work • 9 months agoA curious thing about critics of capitalism. They complain that a person has to work or starve.But in hunter-gatherer culture, one must work or starve. Nature is unforgiving, and one's community may be no less forgiving to the persistent shirker. Or better, the defector. Because social…