Michael Kupietz | ARTS+CODE - Category: Ideological Musings https://michaelkupietz.com/ideological-musings Satire: “Traffic Lights” and the Left’s Destruction of American MobilityYou know what I hate? "Traffic lights". What gives the GOVERNMENT the RIGHT to tell ME when I can stop or go?!? Government shouldn't be standing in the way of… Posted by By Mike Kupietz January 3, 2024| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=8619 | Embed link
Michael Kupietz | ARTS+CODE - Category: Ideological Musings https://michaelkupietz.com/ideological-musings Ideology in Brief: Are You Free?You're permanently confined to a bed because someone has shackled you to it with iron chains. Are you free? You're permanently confined to a bed because someone surreptitiously slipped you… Posted by By Mike Kupietz October 20, 2023| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=6206 | Embed link
Michael Kupietz | ARTS+CODE - Category: Ideological Musings https://michaelkupietz.com/ideological-musings Conflict and Division: One Root Of Fractiousness—the Role of GovernmentReading an interesting and wide-ranging article on political analyst David Shor (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/opinion/democrats-david-shor-education-polarization.html) I came across the following passage: "[Shor] and those who agree with him argue that Democrats need to… Posted by By Mike Kupietz October 20, 2023| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=6201 | Embed link
Michael Kupietz | ARTS+CODE - Category: Ideological Musings https://michaelkupietz.com/ideological-musingsPosted inWriting Posted inIdeology & BeliefsFrom The Archives Just A Dab’ll Do Ya: Against Libertarianism, AlmostForeword about "Against Libertarianism", 2023I wrote this, originally a blog post, about 10 years ago. Nowadays I have more to say about this, but for the moment this stands with… Posted by By Mike Kupietz September 20, 2023Tags: Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=5414 | Embed link
Michael Kupietz | ARTS+CODE - Category: Ideological Musings https://michaelkupietz.com/ideological-musings A step towards understanding (instead of) violenceI’m a big believer in personal responsibility and people being accountable for their actions. That said, there’s only so long you can do something to people that they perceive as… Posted by By Mike Kupietz September 17, 2023| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4685 | Embed link
Michael Kupietz | ARTS+CODE - Category: Ideological Musings https://michaelkupietz.com/ideological-musingsPosted inWriting Posted inMisc BrainspillTackling The Big Issues The Most Evil WordsI think "fuck 'em" are the most evil two words, the worst thought, in the English language. Maybe they're not terribly evil, said once, by themselves. But no words are.… Posted by By Mike Kupietz September 17, 2023Tags: Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4679 | Embed link
Michael Kupietz | ARTS+CODE - Category: Ideological Musings https://michaelkupietz.com/ideological-musings Evolution of a species: physical risks vs psychological dominationIt strikes me how far we've come as a species. We've completely minimized the need to constantly be on guard against the endless physical threat of being eaten by a… Posted by By Mike Kupietz September 10, 2023| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4118 | Embed link