Joshua Noyer
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Been listening to Frozen Ghost lately and the song "Pauper in Paradise" is absolutely top shelf. Even with all the great music during the late 80's its lack of chart success deserves a thorough review.
December 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Been listening to Frozen Ghost lately and the song "Pauper in Paradise" is absolutely top shelf. Even with all the great music during the late 80's its lack of chart success deserves a thorough review.
Reactionaries and Revolutionaries occupy different sides of the same coin. While the former refuses to envision a future; the latter severs all ties with the past. Ultimately, both offer a world defined more by its fractured nature than anything resembling unity.
December 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Reactionaries and Revolutionaries occupy different sides of the same coin. While the former refuses to envision a future; the latter severs all ties with the past. Ultimately, both offer a world defined more by its fractured nature than anything resembling unity.
Instead of neither left nor right, both left and right presents a constructive alternative, laying the groundwork for action whereas the former continues the politics of negation.
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Instead of neither left nor right, both left and right presents a constructive alternative, laying the groundwork for action whereas the former continues the politics of negation.
What centrism has always lacked is a coherent set of ideas to call its own; instead preferring to split the difference between left and right and present itself as a moderate alternative.
December 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
What centrism has always lacked is a coherent set of ideas to call its own; instead preferring to split the difference between left and right and present itself as a moderate alternative.
Watching an old episode of Headbanger's Ball from 1992 with a lot of grunge, and it came back to me; I didn't leave MTV due to them no longer playing music but due to the type of music they switched to in the early 90's.
December 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Watching an old episode of Headbanger's Ball from 1992 with a lot of grunge, and it came back to me; I didn't leave MTV due to them no longer playing music but due to the type of music they switched to in the early 90's.
Bands like Winger and Warrant put out their best material post 1991. I like to imagine a world where Rock had been allowed to evolve in the 90's instead of the revolution in styles brought about by Grunge.
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Bands like Winger and Warrant put out their best material post 1991. I like to imagine a world where Rock had been allowed to evolve in the 90's instead of the revolution in styles brought about by Grunge.
The older I get the more I feel like a wandering nomad in a foreign land. I no longer recognize the culture or politics that I grew accustomed to.
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The older I get the more I feel like a wandering nomad in a foreign land. I no longer recognize the culture or politics that I grew accustomed to.
The danger of group identity is that it can only exist through another group from which it contrasts. This works well with sports teams, not so much with anything else.
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The danger of group identity is that it can only exist through another group from which it contrasts. This works well with sports teams, not so much with anything else.
There's never singular reasons for actions. Why we do things is always the result of a complex myriad.
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There's never singular reasons for actions. Why we do things is always the result of a complex myriad.
"The Wild Card" by Treat is one of the better albums I've listened to in a long time. It's a good example of a band which in recent times has adopted a more modern sound to successfully go back and become more melodic.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
"The Wild Card" by Treat is one of the better albums I've listened to in a long time. It's a good example of a band which in recent times has adopted a more modern sound to successfully go back and become more melodic.
Christians think in terms of dichotomies, i.e., good vs evil, divine vs earthly, etc. Believing God to be the Universe Pantheists think in terms of wholes with connections existing between all living things. More important than doctrinal differences are ways of thinking.
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Christians think in terms of dichotomies, i.e., good vs evil, divine vs earthly, etc. Believing God to be the Universe Pantheists think in terms of wholes with connections existing between all living things. More important than doctrinal differences are ways of thinking.
Of equal importance of having a role model is to have an anti-role model, someone who provides inspiration regarding how not to behave.
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Of equal importance of having a role model is to have an anti-role model, someone who provides inspiration regarding how not to behave.
It probably wasn't done intentionally, but when watching the show "Britannia" the Romans came across as the good guys as opposed to the native Britons. The tyranny of the former was much preferable to the tyranny of the Druids.
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It probably wasn't done intentionally, but when watching the show "Britannia" the Romans came across as the good guys as opposed to the native Britons. The tyranny of the former was much preferable to the tyranny of the Druids.
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The irony of conspiracy theorists is, of course, that they are the most easily manipulated people on the planet. For, having no standards of evidence whatsoever, they can be led by the nose to believe anything – so long as it isn't true.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The irony of conspiracy theorists is, of course, that they are the most easily manipulated people on the planet. For, having no standards of evidence whatsoever, they can be led by the nose to believe anything – so long as it isn't true.
The "obesity epidemic" begins to look less ominous when populations are broken down by age. As we age our metabolism significantly changes, necessitating dietary changes to compensate. The problem lies with our tendency to apply one size fits all solutions to problems.
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The "obesity epidemic" begins to look less ominous when populations are broken down by age. As we age our metabolism significantly changes, necessitating dietary changes to compensate. The problem lies with our tendency to apply one size fits all solutions to problems.
The more morality is reduced to absolutes the more abstract it becomes as acts replace context, stripping morality of meaning.
November 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The more morality is reduced to absolutes the more abstract it becomes as acts replace context, stripping morality of meaning.
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People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.
The fall of Rome is more Tragedy than history as its continuance would have most likely meant a more prosperous and peaceful world. Its absence left sectarian hostility and division.
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The fall of Rome is more Tragedy than history as its continuance would have most likely meant a more prosperous and peaceful world. Its absence left sectarian hostility and division.
You can see the seeds of Trump's rise going all the way back to the 1952 Republican primaries. While being more Moderate than Taft, Eisenhower was the more charismatic, exciting choice. For the first time Republicans abandoned the ground of the party.
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You can see the seeds of Trump's rise going all the way back to the 1952 Republican primaries. While being more Moderate than Taft, Eisenhower was the more charismatic, exciting choice. For the first time Republicans abandoned the ground of the party.
I know that MTV transitioned away from music due to ratings, but have to wonder if a change back to music wouldn't garner more viewers than what they currently air.
October 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I know that MTV transitioned away from music due to ratings, but have to wonder if a change back to music wouldn't garner more viewers than what they currently air.
I really see Pantheism growing in popularity in the near future and maybe one day challenging Monotheistic faiths for supremacy. However, Pantheists will need to resist the temptation to imitate contemporary forms of worship by substiting Nature for a singular God, which tends to degrade the soul.
October 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I really see Pantheism growing in popularity in the near future and maybe one day challenging Monotheistic faiths for supremacy. However, Pantheists will need to resist the temptation to imitate contemporary forms of worship by substiting Nature for a singular God, which tends to degrade the soul.
It's hard to rationalize because it's a victimless action but I think legalized gambling is going to turn out to be a monumental mistake.
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It's hard to rationalize because it's a victimless action but I think legalized gambling is going to turn out to be a monumental mistake.
Movements designed around change will always face the temptation to adopt an antagonistic attitude towards whatever system they oppose out of inertia. Genuine change then loses it's value as it exists for its own sake. Success therefore is only possible through evolution as opposed to revolution.
October 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Movements designed around change will always face the temptation to adopt an antagonistic attitude towards whatever system they oppose out of inertia. Genuine change then loses it's value as it exists for its own sake. Success therefore is only possible through evolution as opposed to revolution.
Most of those who aim at criminalizing abortions would also do the same to birth control and use the power of the State to revert relations between the sexes 100 years. Being pro-choice is more than just supporting legalized abortion, it's opposing theocracy.
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Most of those who aim at criminalizing abortions would also do the same to birth control and use the power of the State to revert relations between the sexes 100 years. Being pro-choice is more than just supporting legalized abortion, it's opposing theocracy.
Prayer is a very intense, personal act. When it's used in a collective setting it becomes formal and meaningless, an obligation to pray becomes habit. Whereas spontaneity produces meaning.
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Prayer is a very intense, personal act. When it's used in a collective setting it becomes formal and meaningless, an obligation to pray becomes habit. Whereas spontaneity produces meaning.