December 24, 2011

Understanding Modernity: A Useful Heuristic

Modernity is the institutionalization of rebellion against the natural order of being. And modern movements are those which idealize this rebellion or participate in it to any extent.

I'll be on the road tomorrow morning and be gone through at least the early part of Monday with little Internet access, so please have a safe, happy, and very holy Christmas day.

Dec 24, 2011 9:33:29 AM | Everybody Hates Modernity

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imnobody

Happy Christmas. And we await this essay

Posted by: imnobody | December 25, 2011 at 04:27 AM

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