I, Indoctrinaire

neil-gaiman: photovoltaicarray: In SimCity 2000, selecting the...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:40:06 +0000

photovoltaicarray:

In SimCity 2000, selecting the “Ruminate” option in the information box for Library buildings would get you this special essay by Neil Gaiman.

Source/special thanks: http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/sc2kng.htm

That was when you put “2000” at the end of things to show you were talking about the future…

"Of what significance is one’s existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about..."

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:47:42 +0000

“Of what significance is one’s existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?”

- Albert Einstein

did-you-kno: Source

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:16:34 +0000

did-you-kno:

Source

death-by-lulz: Via/Follow The Absolute Greatest Posts…ever.

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:13:07 +0000

death-by-lulz:

Via/Follow The Absolute Greatest Posts…ever.

death-by-lulz: Via/Follow The Absolute Greatest Posts…ever.

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:07:46 +0000

death-by-lulz:

Via/Follow The Absolute Greatest Posts…ever.

Photo

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:07:29 +0000

pigeonbits: Drawn while thinking about how to respond to a...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:03:17 +0000

pigeonbits:

Drawn while thinking about how to respond to a couple questions in my inbox about my writing process.

Power of Truth ~ John Woolman

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:47:23 +0000

Power of Truth ~ John Woolman:

heathedw:

“My mind, through the power of Truth, was in a good degree weaned from the desire of outward greatness, and I was learning to be content with real conveniences that were not costly; so that a way of life free from much entanglements appeared best for me, though the income was small… I saw that a humble man with the blessing of the Lord, might live on a little; and that where the heart was set on greatness success in business did not satisfy the craving; but that commonly with an increase of wealth, the desire for wealth increased.”

~ John Woolman

A Nineteenth Century Quaker Benediction

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:47:13 +0000

When the star in the sky is gone,

When the Kings and Princes are home,

When the shepherds are back with their flocks

The real work of Christmas begins.

To find the lost

To heal the broken

To feed the hungry

To release the prisoners

To rebuild the nations

To bring peace among brothers

To make music in the heart.

lifeandtimesofkh: Bayard Rustin Today is the 100th Anniversary...

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:32:06 +0100

lifeandtimesofkh:

Bayard Rustin

Today is the 100th Anniversary of Bayard Rustin’s birth. I was unaware of Mr. Rustin until the good man Marcus posted this article about him yesterday on Facebook. Rustin was pivotal in the formation of nonviolent social movements that followed World War II and became a staple in the Civil Rights Movement. His efforts paved the way for activists such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. I was a bit upset with myself for not knowing of such an important figure, but I’m happy to now know more about him. Mr. Rustin, thank you for your service.

marklipton: via @arabinovits My students show me the neatest...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:19:49 +0100

marklipton:

via @arabinovits My students show me the neatest stuff!

"For a Quaker, religion is not an external activity, concerning a special ‘holy’ part of the self. It..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:42:11 +0100

“For a Quaker, religion is not an external activity, concerning a special ‘holy’ part of the self. It is an openness to the world in the here and now with the whole of the self. If this is not simply a pious commonplace, it must take into account the whole of our humanity: our attitudes to other human beings in our most intimate as well as social and political relationships. It must also take account of our life in the world around us, the way we live, the way we treat animals and the environment. In short, to put it in traditional language, there is no part of ourselves and of our relationships where God is not present.”

- Harvey Gillman, 1988 (Quaker Faith & Practice 20:20)

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Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:34:49 +0100

"A spider conducts operations that resemble those of a weaver, and a bee puts to shame many an..."

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:22:07 +0000

“A spider conducts operations that resemble those of a weaver, and a bee puts to shame many an architect in the construction of her cells. But what distinguishes the worst architect from the best of bees is this, that the architect raises his structure in imagination before he erects it in reality.”

- Karl Marx On the Sanctity of Work

sjaejones: sleuthed: spiritinthenight: #I KNOW I’VE REBLOGGED...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:51:42 +0000

sjaejones:

sleuthed:

spiritinthenight:

#I KNOW I’VE REBLOGGED ALL OF THESE SEPERATELY#BUT APPARENTLY I NEED ALL THREE COMBINED BECAUSE OF REASONS #it’s a three patch problem

I’m ok with this

This looks like Sherlock by way of Brian Jacques Redwall.

…I’d totally read/watch that.

chels: braiker: Reading Tumblr’s new terms of service This...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:45:49 +0000

chels:

braiker:

Reading Tumblr’s new terms of service

This was my favorite part, too.

"But the war which is preparing, has altered the very temper and genius of this island. The price of..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:08:00 +0000

“

But the war which is preparing, has altered the very temper and genius of this island. The price of every necessary of life increases every day, and the generosity of the people of course decreases. Indeed how can it be otherwise? People that are so often fleeced, must retrench in the liberality of their bounty…

Add to this, that as the whole island may be said, from the circumstances of its being surrounded by the sea, to be a place of confinement, so we are likely to be shut up more closely by the wars. I see great commotions arising: wither they will tend, or how they will terminate, it is impossible to say. I only wish, God in His mercy would vouchsafe to still the raging sea which is agitating all Christendom.

”

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Erasmus Roterodamus to Anthony a Bergis

London, 1513

photolifephotography: weirdsociology: vroomvroomdoom: Quakers...

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:18:40 +0000

photolifephotography:

weirdsociology:

vroomvroomdoom:

Quakers y’all.

SCREAMING LAUGHING

Omg Yess!!

A Hipster Quaker Meme, I can’t help but love it.

Hipster Quaker.

"There has always been racism. But it developed as a leading principle of thought and perception in..."

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:40:31 +0000

“There has always been racism. But it developed as a leading principle of thought and perception in the context of colonialism. That’s understandable. When you have your boot on someone’s neck, you have to justify it. The justification has to be their depravity. It’s very striking to see this in the case of people who aren’t very different from one another. Take a look at the British conquest of Ireland, the earliest of the Western colonial conquests. It was described in the same terms as the conquest of Africa. The Irish were a different race. They weren’t human. They weren’t like us. We had to crush and destroy them. No. It has to do with conquest, with oppression. If you’re robbing somebody, oppressing them, dictating their lives, it’s a very rare person who can say: “Look, I’m a monster. I’m doing this for my own good.” Even Himmler didn’t say that. A standard technique of belief formation goes along with oppression, whether it’s throwing them in gas chambers or charging them too much at a corner store, or anything in between. The standard reaction is to say: ‘It’s their depravity. That’s why I’m doing it. Maybe I’m even doing them good.’ If it’s their depravity, there’s got to be something about them that makes them different from me. What’s different about them will be whatever you can find.”

- Noam Chomsky

"Still, in the universities or in any other institution, you can often find some dissidents hanging..."

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:46:47 +0000

“Still, in the universities or in any other institution, you can often find some dissidents hanging around in the woodwork—and they can survive in one fashion or another, particularly if they get community support. But if they become too disruptive or too obstreperous—or you know, too effective—they’re likely to be kicked out. The standard thing, though, is that they won’t make it within the institutions in the first place, particularly if they were that way when they were young—they’ll simply be weeded out somewhere along the line. So in most cases, the people who make it through the institutions and are able to remain in them have already internalized the right kinds of beliefs: it’s not a problem for them to be obedient, they already are obedient, that’s how they got there. And that’s pretty much how the ideological control system perpetuates itself in the schools—that’s the basic story of how it operates, I think.”

- Noam Chomsky