http://jackvalentine.net Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:19:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://jackvalentine.net/archives/132 This is the reformist motto: "Yes, things are bad, but it's not too late!" Hope can be transformative, but can also trap us in dialectical struggle.  Something will always be bad, and whatever it is at a given moment is what will receive the attention of the elite. And what is the ... http://jackvalentine.net/archives/127 As soon as we take for granted that there are better and worse ways of doing things, we create a hierarchy that implies perfection at the top. I've written that "modern society has a predilection for centralization;" modernity obsesses over perfection by collecting what are perceived as the best ways to ... http://jackvalentine.net/archives/125 Last night I dreamed I was back in Chicago. It was dusk and I was walking in the loop. I was supposed to meet up with a group, but I knew they would take a while, so I just started walking. Three blocks passed without notice. I found myself on ... http://jackvalentine.net/archives/123 Authoritarian assholes:   http://jackvalentine.net/archives/122