If world history is essentially a process based on change, and change has cultural meaning which stems from a “cultural apparatus” to borrow from Mills, that cultural apparatus which prompts change and explains the cultural meaning of change is the intellectual class or the intelligentsia. To borrow from Mills: “Intellectuals are now living in a … Continue reading A Fraction of Mankind
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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
And as mentioned before, the main beneficiaries of the basic change or shift in the global balance of power are none other than Donald Trump, Russia, and China. The decline or the diminution of liberalism as a global “epistemological regime” has led to the rise of new actors and powers in the international system. For … Continue reading A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The Hierarchy of Control
In sum, human nature is an issue or a matter that pertains to thought, and thought is then subject to epistemology and structure. In turn, epistemology and structure or the “epistemological regime” of a system or structure is aimed at control above all else. The “epistemological regime” is what keeps control of a society, and … Continue reading The Hierarchy of Control
The Masochism and Sadism of Capital
“Disruptive innovation” and the "Creative Destruction" or “Schumpeter’s Gale” in terms of technology also led us to the cause and root of why liberal bourgeoisie power has been decaying in the first place, namely, the logical inconsistencies and flaws which can be found throughout liberal discourse. In a sense, it all comes down to discourse. It … Continue reading The Masochism and Sadism of Capital
Adam A. Azim 