I should say that if someone likes anarchism as an ideal, I won't knock it, while at the same time I won't agree. I just can't understand not voting.
In the 1800's, Americans appreciated separation of church and state, and quickly caught on to Vatican attempts to undermine such. In fact, 38...
I disagree, NoxiousGas. I don't think there is a connection between Hinduism and the Abrahamic religions, or to the Native American religions....
As 2016 unfurls and we hear more and more in the news about the way 1 appointment to the Supreme Court impacts civil rights environmental...
My opposition to what the Catholic church does is not the same as disliking Catholics on Principal.
I dunno. I visited a couple of intentional communities and they were as riddled with politics as any state government or cubicle world.
The flawed reasoning of Catholic leaders, and many a lay Catholic, is that because Catholic parents send their children to private schools and pay...
Some percent of Bernie supporters are apolitical, extremist types, who are ignorant of how the religious right has subverted democracy and gained...
From school bus subsidies to vouchers and charter schools, the Catholic Church has sought taxpayer support for many a decade....
I feel certain that some percetage of the conservatives verbally bashing Muslim immigrants are of Irish exraction. (Patrick Buchanan?) That is...
I think a substantial portion of what appears to be "racism" is just laziness and the nature of the institution / beast. A career in...
I cannot believe Hollywood doesn't have a problem, and like an alcoholic, I think it needs to admit to the problem. Of The Academy's 5 divisions,...
Maybe Hollywood dumbs all the sci-fi down?
What do you think? Has Hollywood listened? Do the people running Hollywood care? February 28th is the day of the Oscars.
Yes, but on the other hand, if a person lives in a city, alone, they may get food stamps, medicaid, and have a cruel landlord. They may live in a...
I believe the communes which belong to the "Federation of Egalitarian Communities" have no buy in fees, or financial requirements. Once simply...
Once, a member of East Wind told me the average length of a member's stay was 2 years. After 2 years, most members leave the community, she told...
I'd definitely join an already established one. Otherwise, you may be reinventing the wheel.
You outta go to Virginia and check out Twin Oaks and Acorn. Not that I can vouch for either, but I'd sure visit them were I looking into communes....
to gypsy liveaboard: I once heard that as Rome decayed, smart people headed for the hills. I don't know if that is true. Back then the hills...
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