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Philosophical, psychological, and economic perspectives on morals, politics, law, and other topics

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Morality version 2.0
@morality2 Feb 5, 2018, 11:53 AM UTC

The four bases of political power

In his textbook Sociology, Professor Jonathan H. Turner distinguishes between four different "bases of power" that are basic elements of all polities: # 1. The coercive base of power ----------------…

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@morality2 Oct 17, 2017, 1:02 PM UTC

The unholy alliance between religion and politics

Why are religious groups so involved in politics? ------------------------------------------------- That religious groups manage to find a political niche in most places with centralised authority is…

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@morality2 Jul 7, 2017, 12:07 PM UTC

War, taxation, and ultimately government itself will eventually go the same way as slavery and human sacrifice

Would you have condemned the violent practices of the past? ----------------------------------------- > If we had been alive in times past, we say, we would have condemned human sacrifice, the tor…

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@morality2 Jul 4, 2017, 10:38 AM UTC

Voting as an act of self-defence: utterly futile (at best)

In his classic No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority, nineteenth century individualist anarchist Lysander Spooner argues forcefully against the legitimate authority of the American constitutio…

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@morality2 Jun 28, 2017, 7:23 PM UTC

"What would a benevolent dictator do?"

Many social and political thinkers begin with this question without recognising that their very starting point is already ideologically loaded. In fact, the question is inherently collectivist and au…

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@morality2 Jun 23, 2017, 10:52 PM UTC

"Morality version 2.0" joining the new marketplace of ideas

What is Morality version 2.0? --------------------------- Morality version 2.0 (www.morality2.com) is a personal website/blog that I have been running for almost ten years now (though, initially unde…

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Morality version 2.0

The four bases of political power

The unholy alliance between religion and politics

War, taxation, and ultimately government itself will eventually go the same way as slavery and human sacrifice

Voting as an act of self-defence: utterly futile (at best)

"What would a benevolent dictator do?"

"Morality version 2.0" joining the new marketplace of ideas