The irony of your own posts is totally lost on you.
Indeed.
Topic: Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society - page 2. (Read 4190 times)
Huh. Those are all books encouraging you to think in a specific pattern, and suggesting specific opinions.
Indeed.
Indeed.
No i believe I’m aiming for a loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking.
Now please go shit up another thread because I actually want to learn and make my own judgments in as much as my group thinking brainwashed mind will let me anyway.
Or even better why don’t you recommend a non-groupthink book for me/others to read so we can get back on the rails.
Now please go shit up another thread because I actually want to learn and make my own judgments in as much as my group thinking brainwashed mind will let me anyway.
Or even better why don’t you recommend a non-groupthink book for me/others to read so we can get back on the rails.
Rewilding North America: A Vision For Conservation In The 21St Century
http://www.amazon.com/Rewilding-North-America-Conservation-Century/dp/1559630612/
Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization
http://www.amazon.com/Entering-Space-Creating-Spacefaring-Civilization/dp/1585420360/
The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Mind-Search-Fundamental-Philosophy/dp/0195117891/
The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment
http://www.amazon.com/Dominant-Animal-Human-Evolution-Environment/dp/1597260975/
Valuing the Earth: Economics, Ecology, Ethics
http://www.amazon.com/Valuing-Earth-Economics-Ecology-Ethics/dp/0262540681/
Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness
http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams-Philosophical-Obstacles-Consciousness/dp/0262541912/
Twilight of the Mammoths:: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America
http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Mammoths-Extinctions-Rewilding-Environments/dp/0520252438/
After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America
http://www.amazon.com/After-Ice-Age-Glaciated-America/dp/0226668126/
I agree with 1984 and Brave New World and also suggest Animal Farm by George Orwell and Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Oh yeah. Definitely books that encourage the reader to think like everyone else.
Yep. Those books are standard high school reading material. They offer nothing new. But they all reinforce the notion that's where it's at. Yeah, man! Read those, and you've graduated to critical thinking! Down with government! Yeah, man, I now possess all that I need to argue effectively on an Internet forum!
My suggestion is, once you've got your anti-government reading out of the way, proceed to learn about the complex menagerie of issues that plague the world today, which expands beyond the right to privacy, the right to knowledge, and so forth. As an example, take whatever message you want from Bradbury's book, and go exploit that opportunity to read beyond the cult recommendations you'll find from the groupthink present here.
No i believe I’m aiming for a loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking.
Now please go shit up another thread because I actually want to learn and make my own judgments in as much as my group thinking brainwashed mind will let me anyway.
Or even better why don’t you recommend a non-groupthink book for me/others to read so we can get back on the rails.
Now please go shit up another thread because I actually want to learn and make my own judgments in as much as my group thinking brainwashed mind will let me anyway.
Or even better why don’t you recommend a non-groupthink book for me/others to read so we can get back on the rails.
I don't care how anyone things, so long as they stop pointing a gun in my face and forcing me to pay for shit I don't want.
The above remark might reasonably be classified as a 'fringe' belief. You can counter by saying we are all brainwashed. As I said, the original poster is in for a good selection of groupthink book recommendations.
I agree with 1984 and Brave New World and also suggest Animal Farm by George Orwell and Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Oh yeah. Definitely books that encourage the reader to think like everyone else.
I don't care how anyone things, so long as they stop pointing a gun in my face and forcing me to pay for shit I don't want.
The above remark might reasonably be classified as a 'fringe' belief. You can counter by saying we are all brainwashed. As I said, the original poster is in for a good selection of groupthink book recommendations.
Considering the source, this has got to be the funniest post on this board. Kudos.
The irony of your own posts is totally lost on you.
I don't care how anyone thinks, so long as they stop pointing a gun in my face and forcing me to pay for shit I don't want.
Considering the source, this has got to be the funniest post on this board. Kudos.
The irony of your own posts is totally lost on you.
Having lurked in your threads I find myself entirely ill equipped and my ignorance outright embarrasses me within this field and so onto my request or should I say plea.
Are you looking to be a victim of groupthink? In a nutshell: "The primary socially negative cost of groupthink is the loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking."
Considering the source, this has got to be the funniest post on this board. Kudos.
Having lurked in your threads I find myself entirely ill equipped and my ignorance outright embarrasses me within this field and so onto my request or should I say plea.
Are you looking to be a victim of groupthink? In a nutshell: "The primary socially negative cost of groupthink is the loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking."
Yes thats right im hoping to be told what to think. Thats why I'm here.
In other news just got hold of 1984 and am looking forward to it.
Will update thread tonight
Having lurked in your threads I find myself entirely ill equipped and my ignorance outright embarrasses me within this field and so onto my request or should I say plea.
Are you looking to be a victim of groupthink? In a nutshell: "The primary socially negative cost of groupthink is the loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking."
Against Intellectual Monopoly: http://www.micheleboldrin.com/research/aim.html (appropriately, the authors offer it online for free)
Interesting challenge to what is commonly termed intellectual property (trademarks, patents, etc.); why we don't necessarily need it and why it probably is very bad and counterproductive.
You and the State: http://www.amazon.com/You-State-Introduction-Political-Philosophy/dp/0742548449
Good introduction to political philosophy from an anarcho-capitalist perspective.
Interesting challenge to what is commonly termed intellectual property (trademarks, patents, etc.); why we don't necessarily need it and why it probably is very bad and counterproductive.
You and the State: http://www.amazon.com/You-State-Introduction-Political-Philosophy/dp/0742548449
Good introduction to political philosophy from an anarcho-capitalist perspective.
I highly recommend you all read "The Greatest Story Never Told" by one Lana Cantrell. I'm 300 pages through and its blowing my mind.
Here is a link
http://ca.isohunt.com/download/291083949/greatest+story+never+told.torrent
Here is a link
http://ca.isohunt.com/download/291083949/greatest+story+never+told.torrent
I just read the synopsis: looks REALLY interesting. I'll have to check it out at some point.
I almost forgot: Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig (non-fiction). It's free to download from www.free-culture.cc ( which appears to be down 
so here's an alternate link) but you can also buy it if you wish.
so here's an alternate link) but you can also buy it if you wish. 
I highly recommend you all read "The Greatest Story Never Told" by one Lana Cantrell. I'm 300 pages through and its blowing my mind.
Here is a link
http://ca.isohunt.com/download/291083949/greatest+story+never+told.torrent
Here is a link
http://ca.isohunt.com/download/291083949/greatest+story+never+told.torrent
Alongside Night is good, though the author is a hypocritical fascist
Wait, what?!?
Had some chats with him. He isn't especially principled and turned into a raving statist loon the instant I started talking about Israel.
But then, maybe there is something I am missing on that.
Ah well. L. Neil Smith Rails against copyright until it's his work that gets copied.
Alongside Night is good, though the author is a hypocritical fascist
Wait, what?!?
Had some chats with him. He isn't especially principled and turned into a raving statist loon the instant I started talking about Israel.
But then, maybe there is something I am missing on that.
Alongside Night is good, though the author is a hypocritical fascist
Wait, what?!?
Alongside Night is good, though the author is a hypocritical fascist
1984 and Brave New World are good, too.
If you take non-fiction, two very good books to go for are Socialism by Ludwig Von Mises and Human Action by LVM (though Human Action is an absurdly long book and a bit hard to read, so you might want to go for it after Socialism). Also, Das Kapital and the Communist Manifesto are interesting, especially if followed up by Atlas Shrugged (put the two together and they could probably generate some friction).
Anyway, good fiction not already offered. Hmm.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is good. An obscure but great (if you can find it) book would be Time Will Run Back by Harry Hazlitt. Oh, and Withur We, a book I found online in PDF format, is pretty damn good too and comes with the bonus of being free (though you have to read it on a computer if you don't buy it).
1984 and Brave New World are good, too.
If you take non-fiction, two very good books to go for are Socialism by Ludwig Von Mises and Human Action by LVM (though Human Action is an absurdly long book and a bit hard to read, so you might want to go for it after Socialism). Also, Das Kapital and the Communist Manifesto are interesting, especially if followed up by Atlas Shrugged (put the two together and they could probably generate some friction).
Anyway, good fiction not already offered. Hmm.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is good. An obscure but great (if you can find it) book would be Time Will Run Back by Harry Hazlitt. Oh, and Withur We, a book I found online in PDF format, is pretty damn good too and comes with the bonus of being free (though you have to read it on a computer if you don't buy it).
Got them
Looks like 1984 is going to be my first buy and I have to say its the one I'm most looking forward too
Thanks again guys and dont be afraid to endorse ones already on the list.
Looks like 1984 is going to be my first buy and I have to say its the one I'm most looking forward too
Thanks again guys and dont be afraid to endorse ones already on the list.
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