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Therapeutic Leviathan: The Soft Power of Technocratic Infantilization

Richard Martin April 23, 2025 No Comments

In an age where overt authoritarianism is resisted, a subtler form of control emerges: technocratic progressivism. This paradigm reframes governance as care, prioritizing protection over personal agency. As individuals are viewed as fragile beings needing guidance, the foundations of liberalism shift from empowerment to infantilization. The result? A therapeutic Leviathan that promises safety while eroding personal sovereignty. Explore how this transformation impacts our understanding of freedom, responsibility, and the very essence of what it means to be a citizen in a modern state. Discover the implications of a world where consequences are managed, not confronted.

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Liberalism, Technocracy, and the Strategic Tension at the Heart of Freedom

Richard Martin April 21, 2025 No Comments

In an era where the state increasingly prioritizes expertise over individual agency, the foundational principles of liberalism are at risk of being inverted. Richard Martin explores the tension between technocratic progressivism and classical liberalism, questioning whether this shift represents a necessary adaptation to modern complexities or a troubling regression toward managed collectivism. As governance becomes more top-down and data-driven, what happens to the very freedoms that underpin our society? Discover how this strategic tension could redefine our understanding of liberty and the role of the individual in a rapidly evolving world.

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Wokeness

Richard Martin January 12, 2023 No Comments

You’re free to say and believe what you want, but you’re NOT free to impose them on me or anyone else.

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What Is the Link Between the Russia-Ukraine Crisis and What Is Happening in Canada

Richard Martin February 23, 2022 No Comments

by Richard Martin I don’t have enough information to recommend any particular course of action or predict specifics of what could unfold. However, history, geopolitical

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Socialism Equals Reaction

Richard Martin July 19, 2020 No Comments

We must continue to build the Radical Individualist Commonwealth. This is the commonwealth of free individuals, seeking to better their lot through personal responsibility, private property, free trade and capitalism. Anything else is conservative and, yes, reactionary.

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What Is the Radical Centre?

Richard Martin July 19, 2020 No Comments

If you have stong principles and they are well articulated with an understanding of how they influence beliefs and actions, this makes one more resilient in the face of changing opinions, political rhetoric, and even brow-beating by activists of all stripes.

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The Wall – Good Riddance

Richard Martin August 13, 2011 No Comments

Today is the 50th anniversary of the erection of the Berlin Wall. A little known fact is that the “wall” actually ran the entire length of the Inner German Border.
I saw the wall at a place called Hof in 1989, near the BRD-GDR-Czech border.

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