Category Archives: Critique

Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people in whole or in part. In 1948, the United Nations Genocide Convention defined genocide as being the intentional destruction of a people by means of five “acts committed with intent to destroy, … Continue reading →

In this series of articles (and some others on this blog) it has been established that ancient as well as modern, hierarchical mass societies with their divisions into socio-economic classes and into occupational specialisms, introduce into those who live within … Continue reading →

Only those who have lost their general humanity can celebrate the deaths of any member of our species by the hands or orders of other members of our species. This is why many ordinary working people will not be joining … Continue reading →

Profiting from Death and Extinction. As is the case with many animal species which are social, the vast majority of human beings from birth to adulthood, are part of a community of significant others. This formative family experience within hierarchical … Continue reading →

At the end of part 1 of this series concerning social control and war crimes, I concluded that; “within hierachical mass societies, not everyone was (or is) committing atrocities but many by following scheduled tasks, obeying specific orders and staying … Continue reading →

Part 1. Fundamentals. Beneath all the accumulated cultural baggage (and garbage) erected on the foundations of hierarchical mass societies, now dominated by the capitalist mode of production, the most important factors determining life on earth in general and human life … Continue reading →

A) Blame things on the Virus. Most current economic pundits seem to be blaming the present state of the world economy upon the interference in human affairs of a tiny speck of bio- chemical organic matter (a virus) plus the … Continue reading →

“A Lesson too late for the learning?” Large swathes of the world are currently either being burnt to destruction by grassland and forest fires, flooded away by swollen rivers and incessant downpours, or being bombed into rubble by orders of … Continue reading →

This final article on this series of misunderstandings of Marx, by ‘Marxists’ and other commentators who misunderstand aspects of Marx’s research, concerns the idea that Marx proposed a definite economic mode of production to replace capitalism. It is a common … Continue reading →

Despite a number of references to Marx, the documentary evidence I have recently seen which was focused upon a reformist transition from the capitalist mode of production to an eco-socialist mode of production, indicates further misunderstandings of Marx. This evidence … Continue reading →