The internet has made the world far too easy to exploit. Scammers have risen from the gutters to the auction sites and free classified sites where they prey on those struggling to feed their families or those struggling to pay their power bills. Young men in Edgecombe and Nash Counties who previously might have gone…
Category: Books and Writers
The Real Problem with Islam – Economics of Interruption
There has been a lot written about Islam and since 911, about the problems with Islam. I’m not her for those, I’m here to bring up another issue. Economics. Good Muslims who practice the 5 pillars of Islam are either poor or rich – there is no in between. The reason is simple – while…
America – One Month in the USA – Bank Robbery, Prison, Squatting, Ambulances, and Dinosaurs
It’s been a month since we arrived in the USA – we haven’t seen a lot of the country, but we have seen a lot. We saw a bank robbery in Millbrae, California when we went to go meet my friend for dinner. Officers had the Bank of America surrounded and were using AR-15s and…
The American Project
The American Project by Vago Damitio http://www.vagodamitio.com/ I’m considering a new direction and project in my life and work. I’ve never been keen on the American dream or being American (aside from the passport) – but as I get ready to come home and bring my immigrant family with me – I realize, maybe I never…
Plagarism
Some of the most visited articles on this site are papers I wrote in University about mass media, personality, and various ethnographic studies of fairly obscure tribes… looking at the statistics, it occurred to me that the reason for that is because others are being assigned similar topics for papers. That, got me to wondering…are…
On Responsibility and Human Society
(Originally published 2008) It’s never been easy being a human being. From the dawn of time, we have struggled to survive, struggled to find shelter, struggled to find safety, and struggled to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and alive. The way we do this has changed, but the necessity to do so has…
A Question of Authority – Can there be Authority in an Anarchist Society?
I wrote this back in 2000 and as has been pointed out by anarchist friends and colleagues, the whole thing is rather un-anarchist in its perspective. Thirteen years later, I have to say that I’m still not certain what box I fit in, with regards to political and economic pigeonholing. It may be that not…
Bizarre Random Dreams from the Year 2000
These are some of the odd dreams that appeared to me in the year 2000. I wrote down the oddest, but I wish I’d have written them all down…. A wedding for my parents at grandma’s old trailer park, lots of waterways and houseboats, a hidden spot. Admiring bridesmaids and touching a bridesmaid. Erotic,…
Smooth Living: Beyond the Life of a Vagabond
After more than 4 years abroad and on the road – my time to come home is rapidly approaching. I hope. My Arab wife’s final (I hope) immigration interview is tomorrow in Casablanca. If they approve it (which they have no reason not to) – I will be finishing this 4 year, around the world…
Using Religion to Save the Environment
by Vago Damitio While it would be nice to say that religion is the answer to the ecocrisis (and all the rest of our problems), the truth is not so simple. While there are many passages in holy books of the world that instruct believers to preserve, protect, and value nature ; the problem is…