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Category Archives: Military
In memoriam: The ties that ‘bind’
A Brief Reflection When it comes to ANZAC Day I’m always in a bind. The deaths, the maimings and the huge disruptions to ordinary people’s lives should never be forgotten; but to ‘honour’ that suffering in ways that, ultimately, may help … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Freedom, Military, National Identity, New Zealand Politics
Tagged army, community, New Zealand Identity
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False flag logic – Part II: ‘Out, damned Jack!’
Out, damned spot! Out, I say!—One, two. Why, then, ’tis time to do ’t. Lady MacBeth in ‘MacBeth’ (Act 5, Scene 1) – William Shakespeare One of the main arguments put forward in favour of a flag change for New … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Media, Military, National Identity, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged Elections, Flags, John Key, New Zealand Identity, political psychology, unity
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False flag logic – Part I: ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi Oi!’
It looks like there’ll be no change to the New Zealand flag as a result of the current flag referendum. There’s any number of reasons why that’s so. It may be that the strongest reason turns out to be the unfortunately designed … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Maori, Military, National Identity, New Zealand Politics
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On the very idea of ISIS – Part II
In the first part of this post I argued that beliefs held by individuals are not a good basis on which to analyse geopolitical events. Both beliefs and their associated collective-level behaviours are the result of other forces operating in the environment … Continue reading
Posted in Human Nature, International Politics, Media, Military, Philosophy, Political Psychology
Tagged human nature, ideology, ISIS, Media, terrorism, Wittgenstein
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On the very idea of ISIS – Part I
The very idea of wanting to explain a practice–for example, the killing of the priest-king–seems wrong to me. All that Frazer does is to make them plausible to people who think as he does. It is very remarkable that in … Continue reading
Posted in Human Nature, International Politics, Military, Philosophy, Political Psychology
Tagged capitalism, ideology, ISIS, political psychology, terrorism, Wittgenstein
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ANZAC Day and Nationalism
I’ve never been to an ANZAC Day dawn service. I’ve often tried to work out why. I think I now know.
Posted in Fascism, Freedom, Military, National Identity, New Zealand Politics
Tagged army, fascism, Freedom, ideology, New Zealand Identity
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Ten Degrees of Difference: Is it all just a tragic misunderstanding?
I’d like to thank Walenty Lisek at The Life of the Mind blog for the detailed response to my post on the Tragic Vision. I’ll try to reciprocate as best I can with ten points in response. I should start, however, … Continue reading
Posted in Free Market, Freedom, Human Nature, Human Wellbeing, International Politics, Military
Tagged corporations, economic history, Freedom, markets, Negative Freedom
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The SAS and CEOs – what’s all the fuss about?
There’s certainly a fuss. The Defence Minister Wayne Mapp ordered an immediate inquiry. The Editor of the Nelson Mail wasn’t impressed. What is the fuss about? Perhaps it’s over the idea that the military need to run a ‘corporate cake … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Freedom, Military, New Zealand Politics
Tagged army, blogs, corporations, fascism, Freedom, SAS
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