A song from the Gitanjali. আমার এই পথ-চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ।Just watching 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 বহে সুমন্দ ॥IContinue reading “Translation: আমার এই পথ-চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ”
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Disagreement with ideas that pass for common sense, Part 1
Re: https://youtu.be/HmCvw-TJyb0 The religious right is stronger than ever. It is false that the absence of religious belief lets us do whatever we want. On the contrary, it is fanatical faith that justifies any atrocity in promoting that faith. It is false that religion inculcates respect for human beings. Before the development of humanism, religionContinue reading “Disagreement with ideas that pass for common sense, Part 1”
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?
Update: An incomplete elaboration of this system: https://snapshotsofthelabyrinth.photo.blog/2026/03/21/materialist-economics-part-3-accountable-planning/ https://snapshotsofthelabyrinth.photo.blog/2026/03/21/materialist-economics-part-4-objections-and-responses/ The removal mechanics are misleading as written. 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 byContinue 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.
