“[I]n many ways nonsense is a more effective organizing tool than the truth. Anyone can believe in the truth. To believe in… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“Reality alone - bleak, elegant, mindless reality - is the null device on the Reactionary's black flag. Anyone who tells the truth, who believes… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“In other words, Kant is assuming that since voters are generally reasonable people, they will vote for reasonable governments that will act reasonably, and… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“Populists voters are people who genuinely believe in democracy. They believe that the way Washington works is that the people elect a President, who… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“[I]n many ways nonsense is a more effective organizing tool than the truth. Anyone can believe in the truth. To believe in nonsense is… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“Another word for private philanthropy, with different negative connotations, is charity. Charity was of course one of the principal obligations of the medieval ecclesiastical… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“As Delegate of San Francisco, what should you do with these people? I think the answer is clear: alternative energy. Since wards are liabilities,… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“But royalism, even if you stick a “neo-” on the front, is just too old-fashioned to appeal to some. So we also offer an… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“At least in normal conditions of inter-patch peace and harmony, every Patchwork realm should positively exude rectitude and benevolence. This will of course infect… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
“But the factor is real: a sovereign is a sovereign, and no government can be entirely without paternal graces. No one in a sane… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
![“[I]n many ways nonsense is a more effective organizing tool than the truth. Anyone can believe in the truth. To believe in nonsense is an unforgeable demonstration of loyalty. It serves as a political uniform. And if you have a uniform, you have an army.” quote by Mencius Moldbug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ddb/mencius-moldbug-44998_truth_i-n-many-ways-nonsense-is-a-more-effecti_1051817.jpg)
