shayned7 (37)in #socialism • 7 years agoMy understanding of capitalism vs. socialismThe point about capitalism is that it is a machine. It is a machine that can be representative of today's economic paradigm, and it can be represented by some paradigm not yet…shayned7 (37)in #charlottesville • 7 years agoIn due reckoning of Charlottesville, and the case of Confederate statuesAs a white man, (Irish descendant in case Dowell wasn't a dead giveaway) whose ancestors fought for the union, I have very little cause to take these statues down. The south as…shayned7 (37)in #government • 7 years agoThe question of the Legitimacy of Government.Here's a question for you: If it is accepted as fact that you yourself as a private citizen (or any private citizen for that matter) do not have the intrinsic right to either…shayned7 (37)in #dark • 7 years agoLove answered with nothingThere in the gloom he saw the obscure form of a woman She was an unlit flame in the darkness of the stone room A light perfume filled the air with the fragrance of a glade long…shayned7 (37)in #education • 7 years agoDeVos' funding billMay I humbly submit that you can learn just about everything you can in a "k-12" education for free, or near free from places like khan academy. You can even learn to code there…shayned7 (37)in #poetry • 7 years agoTo the Lost Wild RoseMy heart grows cold and dark, this pit I cannot take Your light was all that kept the shadows away My soul bleeds out as I am consumed by the black flames Gone, O Gone My love…