Tomorrow, European Parliament members will vote on whether they want to turn the EU into a centralised superstate

It comes down to desire

I too want to reach certain objectives, but not at all costs. I see vectors to follow, not specific points to land on

It took 15 rounds of voting to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, but just a few hours to throw him out

The universe sends us hardships to see how we will reäct to them and whether we will reäct at all. This is not “unfairness”, but a test—a chance to prove ourselves

I do indeed think about the Roman Empire every day

A way to create internal friction so folk don’t unite against the state

Red-flag legislation is a way for an enemy to preëmptively disarm its victim

Politics is a sociëtal cancer. It is evil, but ignoring it only leads to poorer outcomes

We must take back all the power. Exit the WHO. Reform the EU. Abolish public-private partnerships, copyright, central banking, welfare, taxes, government interference in education

Asymmetric information is one of mankind’s biggest issues. A party with significantly more information about a deal’s object is incentivised to rip off the other

Lucifer came to me in a dream last night. He tried to scare me, but I—of course—was unharmed

Jail is an issue only to aging mortals. It’s a FOMO maximiser: having to spend X% of life under stern conditions means losing a meaningful part of the limited time available to live

The sun is a force for good. It gives Earth life

The revolving door is a clever corruption strategy

The EU’s allowing glyphosate use, Sheer evil this is, this power abuse

We pay attention because it is currency. Allocate it accordingly

Reality is negotiable, and all rules are malleable. Take advantage

North Korean starvation is not a food-shortage issue, but rather a deliberate tactic to keep people docile and obedient

Utilitarianism breaches personal freedoms and leads to genocides. Even if its means were somehow justified, it puts too much trust in its operator; life cannot guarantee any certain outcome