Author Archives: Antisthenes

About Antisthenes

A Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates. Led a revolt, with Diogenes, against the demands of the city-state and the sophistication of life. Accepted the interrelation of knowledge, virtue, and happiness; and sought the ideal condition for happiness in return to primitivism and self-sufficiency. Rejected all social distinctions as based on convention, scorned orthodox religion as a fabrication of lies, and studied early legends and animal life in order to arrive at a true understanding of natural law. The individual was free and self-sufficient when he was master of his passions, secure in his intelligence, impervious to social or religious demands, and satisfied with the poverty of a mendicant. Needless to say, a person who on the Fog of Chaos adopted the Athenian philosopher's name has nothing whatsoever in common with him.

America

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger  Very long time ago I had a discussion with an older, Europe-born friend, who expressed a strong disapproval of United States of America and of the example she is setting. Pressed, he said, … Continue reading →

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Wayne’s escapist fiction

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger   Yesterday we were regaled with another, already fifth?sixth? instalment of an escapist fiction from the World’s Greatest Treasure, Wayne Swan. Colloquially and euphemistically know as “The Budget”, it has nothing to do … Continue reading →

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Other peoples’ culture

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Antisthenes
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Die Young

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger While doing some research for the suicide article No mystery I happened to notice something about dying young and writing songs with boobs. It is a certain Ke$ha (she types her name like … Continue reading →

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No mystery

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger According to The New York Times of 3rd May, 2013, “Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have risen sharply in the past decade, prompting concern that a generation of baby boomers who have faced … Continue reading →

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A road to perdition

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Antisthenes
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Topsy turvy world

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger   One wonders whether Herr Henry Kissinger in his dotage is proud or ashamed of what he achieved by his defeatist diplomacy. More people live in totalitarian shackles today than thirty-eight years ago … Continue reading →

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The end of the cycle?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Antisthenes
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The Case of a Missing Dog

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger  Whenever something major happens the public is subjected to misreporting and outright fabrications by the mass media. Those fabrications are then endlessly repeated and embellished, only to be abandoned when some more outrageous … Continue reading →

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Needle in a haystack

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger Even Blind Freddie and some Australian journalists can see that the World’s Best Treasure(r) Wayne Swan had abandoned looking for that “no ifs, no buts” surplus, and now he is just looking for … Continue reading →

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The motive for mayhem was Islam

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger The commentators do not get it right every time, not even those slightly right of the centre ones, like the Australian radio broadcaster Alan Jones, though the majority, i.e. the Left ones, are … Continue reading →

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Only when I laugh

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger Traditionally people get to the political power through violence, corruption, demagogery or accident, so why not try something new like humor? At least at the begining, and at least in a seriously sick … Continue reading →

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Merciful Allah!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Antisthenes

  …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger    No wonder that even the impeccably moderate blogger like Lubos Motl got annoyed:  “…I am disturbed by the fact that most of the U.S. media are trying to suppress the debate … Continue reading →

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My modest planet saving suggestion

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Antisthenes

 …from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger No, no tax on oxygen. That is the province of gores, flanneries, gillards and similar intellectual giants. I contribute modestly to mankind’s survival by consuming less and less; and paying for it more … Continue reading →

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A reminder

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger  The purpose of this post is twofold – firstly to remind you that the people who already killed 160 million people in the name of their socialist ideology are alive and sick in … Continue reading →

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Clairvoyant?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger I admit that I ran across a Kristen Neel item in the Australian Labor Party tabloid, The Courier-Mail, published in Queensland, only last Saturday. It may have been published that day, under the … Continue reading →

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Obama’s foreign policy

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Antisthenes

I wonder where those Obama’s friends are now. In USA? Europe? Australia? Or still spreading democracy in Libya?

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Charity begins at home

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger Charity begins at home, goes the old adage; and it makes sense. The poor can’t help the poor and the sick can’t help the sick. Australia has or at least had, relatively strict … Continue reading →

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Easter charity

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger At the time when some, hopefully all 2.2 billion Christians around the world reflected upon primeval tenets of their faith, we, whether Christians or not, could perhaps spare a thought about those would-be-migrants, … Continue reading →

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Easter

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger I seem to recall that some time ago somebody told me not to mix religion and politics, (or was it religion and wine?) but being not a great believer in either, I hope … Continue reading →

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