Uncategorized – Snapshots of the Labyrinth

Translation: আমার এই পথ-চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ

A song from the Gitanjali: https://youtu.be/_wpZPz8pycI আমার এই পথ-চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ।Just looking at the road makes me happy. খেলে যায় রৌদ্র ছায়া, বর্ষা আসে বসন্ত ॥Sunlight and shadow play along, monsoon comes, spring. কারা এই সমুখ দিয়ে আসে যায় খবর নিয়ে,People in front of me come and go carrying news. খুশি রই আপন মনে– বাতাস বহেContinue reading “Translation: আমার এই পথ-চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ”

Disagreement with ideas that pass for common sense, Part 1

Re: https://youtu.be/HmCvw-TJyb0 By opposing socialism, religion prevents the creation of a society that feels meaningful.

Translations from Bengali

I occasionally post translations from Bengali with linguistic glosses in this thread: https://verduria.org/viewtopic.php?t=1695

What is to be done?

First America backs the Islamists. When the Islamists come to power, America says they’re violating human rights. Then America use that as a justification to buy weapons. This is how they create jobs. Why can’t we create jobs by vote? The purpose of this proposal is to free the poor from dependence on the capitalistsContinue reading “What is to be done?”

Doubts

Santanu loved the mountains. Though he would never have admitted it, the sight of mist climbing a hillside offered an innocent substitute for his own failed aspirations. He worked a dead end job he didn’t believe in. But one day, it paid off being yelled at by his boss and even being called in forContinue reading “Doubts”

Populism is the Opposite of Democracy

In recent times, it has become fashionable to accuse anti-populists of being anti-democratic. I will argue that this position crumbles under scrutiny. Argument: Democracy is obeying the will of the people. This presupposes that the people have a consistent will, which is not the case: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/economics/#CollRatiSociChoi As there is no collective will, democracy can onlyContinue reading “Populism is the Opposite of Democracy”

Snapshots of the Labyrinth

I occasionally write long philosophical musings. This is where I will share them with the world. Sometimes there might also be fiction, conworlding, linguistics or science.