the california boy wilts like a succulent for he is ambrosial like his ex once said: self-producing life for all he encounters; sweet like the nectar of gods—apperception uncovers the truth. the endless reservoir reflects in itself through the mounds of salt which the drought has created. his fermented ambrosia now a drug for Bacchus;Continue reading “california boy”
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Flesh in the Crucible
My mother doubts everything I say, but nothing of which I enact. She is doubtful not of me, but what this world may afford me, us. She is the only one of my family who engages with me politically; sometimes I wonder if it is only to extend our calls. Yet, I scrap this thought,Continue reading “Flesh in the Crucible”
The Times of Monsters (2008-2020s)
“The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters” – Antonio Gramsci It may be easy to attribute the chaos of our current world to simply being a by-product of the 2020 Covid pandemic. However, the rise of populism (both right & left) has beenContinue reading “The Times of Monsters (2008-2020s)”
Trip Through Decay via the Metrolink 91-Line
The useful part of living in the Inland Empire is you that are given a microcosm of what has happened to America these past 40 years. Neoliberalism has gutted industry and left us to the devices of domestic + multinational capital. Warehouses are everywhere, because that is what is left for the average worker inContinue reading “Trip Through Decay via the Metrolink 91-Line”
Cultural Rot in Post-Industrial American Society
Definitions to Know*** Neoliberalism/Neoliberal – an economic & political philosophy that gained prominence since the 1980s under Reagan which seeks to cut government spending by defunding social programs, look at life at individualistic levels, and globally integrate the economy to maintain colonial trade dynamics via free-trade deals (such as NAFTA). Post-Industrial – a society whoseContinue reading “Cultural Rot in Post-Industrial American Society”
Victimhood as Commodity, Validation Politics, & Neo-Fascism
Everyone loves to be a victim: a sick statement isn’t it? Of course, victimization is not desired among people; however, what does victimization mean in our postmodern, information age? We live in a strange paradox where the word “victim” has become almost a slur while simultaneously being pursued as a means to gain social capital. Continue reading “Victimhood as Commodity, Validation Politics, & Neo-Fascism”
Separating Culture, Religion, & Tradition from Politics & Ideology
Brain rot is everywhere across this country. American politics is nothing more than political theater where grown adults cry like babies on their media networks. They infect their audiences with this disease which breeds collective madness across the population. Almost as if facebook feeds, twitter timelines, instagram stories, and mainstream news networks have injected usContinue reading “Separating Culture, Religion, & Tradition from Politics & Ideology”
Plurinational Solutions to Race & Class Transformations in America since 1970s
Definitions to know*** Neocolonial – Independent countries whose leaders (bourgeoisie) continue to sell out and plunder their population to enrich themselves. (maintaining colonialism despite being “independent”). Settler Colonialism – A type of colonialism where colonizers displace the original population so they can live there. Also involves indigenous genocide (killing of indigenous population) & exploitation ofContinue reading “Plurinational Solutions to Race & Class Transformations in America since 1970s”
an ode to barbarism’s antidote
the descent into barbarism frightens me everyday, but through struggle we transcend what we mourn as impossible. for, even in the depths of hell, there is struggle. we may become palliative care nurses within futures which we could only imagine through misanthropic literature, but i cannot help but be overcome with these feelings of love: itContinue reading “an ode to barbarism’s antidote”
the carnal
the carnal waits for our return from the prison of capital that alienates us from desire. but our subsumed bodies escape through the flesh: the arbiter of truth which goes beyond our own social constructions. flesh strips all the impositions found on the body which our minds ascribe meaning; the body habituates to these impositionsContinue reading “the carnal”
Caracol Future 