p-xylene

A well mixed solution of politics, history, and engineering. "Caution: contents flammable."

[twelveangrymockingbirds-deactiv]

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest generals to ever live - Robert E. Lee; born on this day, January 19th, in 1807

[bookaddictiion]

No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest - for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude.

T. S. Eliot (via bookaddictiion)

[fandomsandfeminism]

Humans are a communal species that have banded together and cared for their sick, disabled, and elderly since before we were ever modern man. Resources were shared even as skills specialized. 

Capitalism isn’t natural. A community should not have members dying of starvation or exposure while there is an abundance of resources. That isn’t how it works. That isn’t how it’s supposed to work.

[surfcommiesmustdie-deactivated2]

Except the care for those sick, disabled, or elderly people were all taken care in a more or less voluntary manner, whereas those who argue against capitalism argue for the government, i.e. the use of threats of violence and legalized robbery, to take care of those in need, which makes it inherently immoral

[paraxylene-blog]

We have records of trade for as long as civilization has been in existence.  If @fandomsandfeminism wants to go back to picking berries and pack hunting, more power to her, but as for me, I enjoy standing at the apex of 4000 years of civilization grown by the wealth generated from commerce.

Bill of sale written in cuneiform, ca 2200 BC

[fandomsandfeminism]

“People shouldn’t starve while there is an abundance of resources” =/= “There shouldn’t be any commerce.” 

Have you never heard of taxes? of Mixed economies? Commerce can in fact exist within an economy that doesn’t deliberately starve people. 

[paraxylene-blog]

People being social animals =/= capitalism being unnatural.

Judging from deaths due to starvation, I believe Marxism beats capitalism out.

[fandomsandfeminism]

Humans are a communal species that have banded together and cared for their sick, disabled, and elderly since before we were ever modern man. Resources were shared even as skills specialized. 

Capitalism isn’t natural. A community should not have members dying of starvation or exposure while there is an abundance of resources. That isn’t how it works. That isn’t how it’s supposed to work.

[surfcommiesmustdie-deactivated2]

Except the care for those sick, disabled, or elderly people were all taken care in a more or less voluntary manner, whereas those who argue against capitalism argue for the government, i.e. the use of threats of violence and legalized robbery, to take care of those in need, which makes it inherently immoral

[paraxylene-blog]

We have records of trade for as long as civilization has been in existence.  If @fandomsandfeminism wants to go back to picking berries and pack hunting, more power to her, but as for me, I enjoy standing at the apex of 4000 years of civilization grown by the wealth generated from commerce.

Bill of sale written in cuneiform, ca 2200 BC

[hatehateslove-deactivated201803]

It was legal. 

It is legal to check a firearm in checked baggage.

It is legal to check ammunition with a firearm. 

As long as you have permit to carry. 

It was legal.

Fuck America. 

[stonewalljacksonslemons]

Proof that “reasonable gun control” is a sham.

[paraxylene-blog]

@hatehateslove

There 👏 Are 👏 195 👏 Other 👏 Countries 👏 On 👏 This 👏 Beautiful 👏 Blue 👏 Planet. 👏  If 👏 You 👏 Don’t 👏 Like 👏 It, 👏 Leave 👏

[hatehateslove-deactivated201803]

There are 331.3 million other blogs on this beautiful blue website.

If you don’t like this one,

Leave.

[paraxylene-blog]

(touché) But on a serious note, the US is the only country in the world with an enshrined right to keep and bear arms.  If we lose it here, it’s lost for good, world over.

[ltc-kilgore-deactivated20181027]

[surfcommiesmustdie-deactivated2]

If you ever needed any proof this came out of 4chan

[hatehateslove-deactivated201803]

It was legal. 

It is legal to check a firearm in checked baggage.

It is legal to check ammunition with a firearm. 

As long as you have permit to carry. 

It was legal.

Fuck America. 

[stonewalljacksonslemons]

Proof that “reasonable gun control” is a sham.

[paraxylene-blog]

@hatehateslove

There 👏 Are 👏 195 👏 Other 👏 Countries 👏 On 👏 This 👏 Beautiful 👏 Blue 👏 Planet. 👏  If 👏 You 👏 Don’t 👏 Like 👏 It, 👏 Leave 👏

[pozgroms-blog]

JOHN WILKES BOOTH DID NOTHING WRONG

[dixieblr-official]

friendly reminder

[paraxylene-blog]

play stupid games

win stupid prizes

[academiemelusine]

@cerebralzero

[loserexboyfriend-deactivated201]

[paraxylene-blog]

Corporate Media

#pizzagate: horribly dangerous fake news, press produces multiple frenzied columns denouncing #pizzagate despite the story having roots in verified email dumps. Copious amounts of verifiable suspicious circumstance along with documented suspicious activity uncovered and compiled by crowd sourced investigation are dismissed out of hand and the subject is suppressed.

#pissgate: BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump dresses like a small child in his jammy jams to enjoy volumes of hentai he received wrapped in Christmas paper from daddy Vlad! Baby Donald would then rent out theaters full of prostitutes to partake of his gifts before retiring for golden showers in the presidential suite at the Ritz in Prague! We don't know the source of this information and no one can verify it but the public deserves to know. It is our solemn duty. More at 11:00.

[enrique262]

[paraxylene-blog]

small town in oklahoma: nobody can find work since the GM plant shut down and everyone's on either crystal meth or prescription painkillers

rich coastal neoliberal pundit: well, sweetie, it's your own fault for not having fast internet and correct opinions

[paraxylene-blog]

Hundreds of Japanese Samurai hid Christian codes in their swords

The deadly ancient warriors were banned from following religions after feudal Japan introduced strict anti-Christian measures in the 16th century.

@rtrixie I thought of you immediately while reading this.

[supplyside]

At four miles wide, the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery (formerly BP Texas City), southeast of Houston, is one of the largest industrial sites in the world

[prussianmemes]

Me irl

[nazi-scalps]

This is a warning to all Nazis and Fascists: we are coming.

[the-ghost-of-josey-wales-deacti]

Someone post the picture of the antifa hippies with “we’re gonna get the nazis” or something on it

[paraxylene-blog]

This’n?