Posted by theaveragecarter on January 22, 2010
Wow. I skipped out on Wednesday’s post this week, as I’m sure you noticed. Sorry about that. I was a little preoccupied and couldn’t really get down what I wanted to write in time to post. So today’s post will hopefully cover the mid-week and the week-end posts. I’m feeling a little socio-political today and I wanted to talk about something that’s been on my mind for a while. Class struggle. It didn’t help that I saw the Book of Eli yesterday either. So it could potentially get a bit thick in here.
Class struggle is the central theme in Karl Marx’s works regarding communism and is central to his theoretical ideals in dealing with capitalism. He breaks Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by theaveragecarter on October 15, 2009
Today is the second day of potentially “fun” topics. As was the case yesterday, please keep the posts civil and respectful. Several people have messaged me and emailed me saying that they were ready to see my thoughts on politics. I had to LOL a little inside when I read their messages. Anyway…I hope you enjoy the post, and please feel free to post comments. They can be anonymous.
I have always been a die hard follower of politics mainly because of my love for history. I followed half-heartedly through the Clinton years and became a more fervent follower through the Bush years. I don’t know what I’m looking forward to in the Obama years yet though. But I do know that my outlook from my teen years and into early adulthood is pretty similar to what it was back then. But it doesn’t feel like it should be. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by theaveragecarter on October 12, 2009
Today I’m starting my first 5 part series on change. This past week has been an interesting one in the things I’ve seen and read, and I figured I’d try out this daily post thing to see what it’s all about. Hope you enjoy reading, and please discuss in the comments if you’d like.
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