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Intellectual
Like everything, being an intellectual or scientist is institutionalised. Scientific developments should stay within societal boundaries (i.e. worth investment defined by expected yield), intellectual property is defined by its economic value and any expression of insights by people representing these should entertain their public. Most real scientists/intellectuals lead a double life. One representing their actual…
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Dictatorship (please go and play pokémon games)

How to become dictator of your country: Convince the people they are underdogs Have common ground as underdog (i.e. religion, enemies, justice) Emphasise underdog role in past and presence Find foreign threats and magnify Generalise Show muscle on foreign threats Play along on foreign politics Lie on points where critics are right Feign to be…
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Eco-currency
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Auti-moment
Grin… I had another of my asperger-moments today. Silly thing is… I have to go prepared when shopping, because if not, I come home buying nothing. Not a real problem, you might think, and generally you would be right. That is, untill things go completely different as expected. I went to the local ‘Kruidvat’ for…
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Cruyffian politics
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#Brexit
We need a different system from the simple referendum. People need to be well informed. The problem to vote on should be very well defined. We need a direct voting system for Europe. At the moment, the schism is mainly that corporate lobby has a direct effect on European decision making, where votes by citizens…
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Summertime
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Opinion
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Life two…
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About Geert Wilders…
