(2013-07-03) Orlov Communities That Abide

Dmitry Orlov series on "Communities that Abide" (started Jul'2013): 1 2 3

• Does our society work for us or against us? Does it provide safety, security, a sense of belonging, freedom from necessity and want, meaningful opportunities to care for others, and to be cared for in return?
• Apr'2014: the 13 commandments: it helps to maintain certain practices that alienate your Community from the surrounding society just a bit, not badly enough to provoke them into showing up with torches and pitchforks, but enough to make them want to remain aloof and leave you alone much of the time. (cult)
• May'2014: The vast landscape of societal Failure is obscured behind a verbal veil of political correctness... Those who insist on acting as willing pawns in this (Politically Correct) game are choosing a specific path for themselves. I like to call it the path of voluntary extinction—the guaranteed end result of endlessly plastering societal failure over with BullShit.