Have you ever been through one of those days where everything is so hectic, so time-constrained, that one event merges into the other until at the end of the day you cannot even remember all that you have done? And then you look down and notice that your skirt was tucked into you panties, exposing your butt cheek to all…
The unexpected and unintended consequences of the Global Financial Crisis continue to reverberate around the world. Trust and faith are diminished, and inidividuals are rebelling against the coercive powers of institutions and states. The website Wikileaks has brought one aspect of anarchy to the forefront of thinking globally. Questions of the rights and wrongs of individuals, states and institutions are…
Broad discussion on community costs, services and taxes is often polarised into two distinct schools of thought. “Property is theft” (Proudhon) “Private ownership is fundamental to individual freedom” (comment seen posted on a website forum) Perhaps it is time to bring some thinking to the table that is not too strongly aligned with either? What sort of society would…
What is the financial cost of existing in a society? Is there a limit to what that cost can or should be? Is there a point at which you have paid ‘enough’? There are social costs that are either more or less obvious, such as a requirement to comply with laws, statutes, and regulations. There are unwritten social laws that…
Sometimes it is difficult to be a passive observer of the hidden webs of power and control within society. If we take the time, those strings that come out of the sky to determine the movements of people through their day, become starkly highlighted. Sometimes you just want to yell at people, to ask how they could possibly not see…