Posts by Hamish McKenzie (@macaronikazoo) — Hive

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macaronikazoo (29)in #philosophy • 6 years ago
Dear Propertarians, value is subjective...
Propertarians talk a lot about reciprocity. And rightfully so. Reciprocity is the exchange of roughly equivalent value between consenting people. If you're benefiting from the…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #philosophy • 7 years ago
Property is not arbitrary
I was recently witness to some folks claiming that the concept of property ownership was "artificial" and "arbitrary". I thought I'd write a rebuttal of sorts. Property comes…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #parenting • 7 years ago
Society is a reflection of the family
I had a friend once who was horribly abused by his mother. She would hit him with a long electrical conduit. She even kept it in a special location, threatening him even when…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 7 years ago
Women and goodness
"man does anything to make woman happy, even if it's in defiance of God" -Mallory Millet Oh wow, there's an idea for you. Whether you believe in a literal God or not…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #gender • 7 years ago
The gender "pay gap": the cancer that won't die
It's true, most men (and non-feminist women for that matter) don't stand up to the lies being spun about the gender "pay gap". True, most of the time these men and women are…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
In defence of the "far right"
There is a dangerous misconception that the political spectrum has communism on the left, and fascism on the right. This is dangerously wrong and I think it is another trick…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
The violence of the left
The "extreme" left, the sort of people that attack folks that attend milo events, have clearly communicated that they believe violence is a legitimate response to a difference of…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Gender Hypocrisy
I don't understand how on one hand we have organizations like white ribbon who are on a mission to "educate" men on not being violent and at the same time we have…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #philosophy • 8 years ago
Dollars are the best votes
Democracy is socialism. At least as a form of government anyway. If you want real democracy - let people choose everything . Dollars are the ultimate ballot papers.
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macaronikazoo (29)in #philosophy • 8 years ago
We *can* do better
How can it be that the best solution to solving social issues is literally to take productive people's money? This money is taken irrespective of their consent. In other…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
International gender days...
Wait... There's an international womens day. And an international girls day. But no international boys day. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there seems to be an…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Is more Christianity the solution?
There are two ways to solve social problems in this world. The first and preferable is to "use your words"; peaceful negotiation. Negotiations can get tense of course, but if…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Government has no place in a civilized society
A civilized society is based on negotiation and voluntary interactions. Put another way, society is the avoidance of aggression and the promotion of collaboration or peaceful…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Tax and Civil Society
There is a saying: "tax is the price we pay for a civilized society". This is a terribly intellectually dishonest phrase. How can it be that a "civilized" society is based on…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Why not tax poverty?
Want to solve poverty? Maybe it's time to try taxing it. Tax poor people more than rich people. The government does it with everything it tries to reduce. Want people to smoke…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Men, women and the stability of society
This is an uncomfortable video to watch , but it is such an important message. Men and women are different in fundamentally and critically important ways. These differences…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
More capitulation in Europe
Check out this news story . People accuse me of being "hateful" for posting this sort of stuff. I can't possibly see how posting this is hateful. The crimes of the…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
The rise of socialism
Men are naturally more conservative than women. This makes sense when you look through the lens of evolution. For the vast majority of human history, men have been responsible…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Desire for the unearned
Leftism is the desire for the unearned. Leftism is the belief that taking money from those who have more to give to those that have less, is "good". Put another way, leftists…
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macaronikazoo (29)in #politics • 8 years ago
Society and children
The idea that "society" gives a shit about children is laughable. Children are thrown into day care while everyone pretends that its better for women to get back to work…
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