<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:32:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@macaronikazoo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Propertarians, value is subjective...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Propertarians talk a lot about reciprocity. And rightfully so. Reciprocity is the exchange of roughly equivalent value between consenting people. If you're benefiting from the efforts of others without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/dear-propertarians-value-is-subjective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/dear-propertarians-value-is-subjective</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 06:16:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property is not arbitrary]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was recently witness to some folks claiming that the concept of property ownership was "artificial" and "arbitrary". I thought I'd write a rebuttal of sorts. Property comes from the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/property-is-not-arbitrary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/property-is-not-arbitrary</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 08:50:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society is a reflection of the family]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a friend once who was horribly abused by his mother. She would hit him with a long electrical conduit. She even kept it in a special location, threatening him even when not in use. What kind of evil,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/parenting/@macaronikazoo/society-is-a-reflection-of-the-family</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/parenting/@macaronikazoo/society-is-a-reflection-of-the-family</guid><category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:04:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women and goodness]]></title><description><![CDATA["man does anything to make woman happy, even if it's in defiance of God" -Mallory Millet Oh wow, there's an idea for you. Whether you believe in a literal God or not, everyone believes in goodness]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/women-and-goodness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/women-and-goodness</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:31:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gender "pay gap": the cancer that won't die]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's true, most men (and non-feminist women for that matter) don't stand up to the lies being spun about the gender "pay gap". True, most of the time these men and women are busy living their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gender/@macaronikazoo/the-gender-pay-gap-the-cancer-that-won-t-die</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gender/@macaronikazoo/the-gender-pay-gap-the-cancer-that-won-t-die</guid><category><![CDATA[gender]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHzwnxhwBiyJSrQqAiP3ocW8NRnwTWEXKHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In defence of the "far right"]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a dangerous misconception that the political spectrum has communism on the left, and fascism on the right. This is dangerously wrong and I think it is another trick played by the left in their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/in-defence-of-the-far-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/in-defence-of-the-far-right</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 05:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The violence of the left]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "extreme" left, the sort of people that attack folks that attend milo events, have clearly communicated that they believe violence is a legitimate response to a difference of opinion. They]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/the-violence-of-the-left</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/the-violence-of-the-left</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:31:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gender Hypocrisy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't understand how on one hand we have organizations like white ribbon who are on a mission to "educate" men on not being violent and at the same time we have #notallmuslims. Colour me confused,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/gender-hypocrisy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/gender-hypocrisy</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:56:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dollars are the best votes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democracy is socialism. At least as a form of government anyway. If you want real democracy - let people choose everything. Dollars are the ultimate ballot papers.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/dollars-are-the-best-votes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/dollars-are-the-best-votes</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 07:16:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We *can* do better]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can it be that the best solution to solving social issues is literally to take productive people's money? This money is taken irrespective of their consent. In other words, under the threat of force.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/we-can-do-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@macaronikazoo/we-can-do-better</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 07:06:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[International gender days...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wait... There's an international womens day. And an international girls day. But no international boys day. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there seems to be an inconsistency here. I'm sure it'll]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/international-gender-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/international-gender-days</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 02:14:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is more Christianity the solution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two ways to solve social problems in this world. The first and preferable is to "use your words"; peaceful negotiation. Negotiations can get tense of course, but if both parties have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/is-more-christianity-the-solution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/is-more-christianity-the-solution</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:17:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government has no place in a civilized society]]></title><description><![CDATA[A civilized society is based on negotiation and voluntary interactions. Put another way, society is the avoidance of aggression and the promotion of collaboration or peaceful co-existence. Government is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/government-has-no-place-in-a-civilized-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/government-has-no-place-in-a-civilized-society</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 05:24:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax and Civil Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a saying: "tax is the price we pay for a civilized society". This is a terribly intellectually dishonest phrase. How can it be that a "civilized" society is based on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/tax-and-civil-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/tax-and-civil-society</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 02:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why not tax poverty?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to solve poverty? Maybe it's time to try taxing it. Tax poor people more than rich people. The government does it with everything it tries to reduce. Want people to smoke less - stick a tax on it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/why-not-tax-poverty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/why-not-tax-poverty</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 04:05:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men, women and the stability of society]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an uncomfortable video to watch, but it is such an important message. Men and women are different in fundamentally and critically important ways. These differences desperately need to be understood]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/men-women-and-the-stability-of-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/men-women-and-the-stability-of-society</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 01:42:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More capitulation in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out this news story. People accuse me of being "hateful" for posting this sort of stuff. I can't possibly see how posting this is hateful. The crimes of the primarily muslim, low IQ population]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/more-capitulation-in-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/more-capitulation-in-europe</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 23:44:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise of socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men are naturally more conservative than women. This makes sense when you look through the lens of evolution. For the vast majority of human history, men have been responsible for resource acquisition]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/the-rise-of-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/the-rise-of-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:34:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desire for the unearned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leftism is the desire for the unearned. Leftism is the belief that taking money from those who have more to give to those that have less, is "good". Put another way, leftists believe that those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/desire-for-the-unearned</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/desire-for-the-unearned</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society and children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea that "society" gives a shit about children is laughable. Children are thrown into day care while everyone pretends that its better for women to get back to work instead of looking after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/society-and-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@macaronikazoo/society-and-children</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macaronikazoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 05:03:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>