<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:22:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/politicaltheory/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Political theory: general questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Hiveans, as we had lots of politics in the last weeks, today I'd like to write more general about polital theory, and share some of my unpopular thoughts. Democracy vs. Republic Republic: In a republic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@zuerich/political-theory-general-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@zuerich/political-theory-general-questions</guid><category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zuerich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpraDxwxtxQQZjhiGMToY7D6W3ienCPRGUJ8CALot8ovMFG15XQpZuEPtPJxixS85zdfnehwaSWPP9ZhYwLA3mAz9aSBHi4SGy1NLAvFuHN2a43jt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Origin of "government" according to Mancur Olson]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Mancur Olson, origin of "government" is roving bandit becoming stationary bandit, settling on a certain territory to rob continuously. In this theory, the State is equated with a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/government/@onlyjob/origin-of-government-according-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/government/@onlyjob/origin-of-government-according-to</guid><category><![CDATA[government]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onlyjob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j4j2o7W1sMnSNugHRAECchT3UagjQo9QBF79vESmWRwSPz8FLj81mgkqD3G45ap3EYPvpGfyKgaa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First translation into English of an anonymous condemnation of Marxism written in the Weimar Republic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I will transcribe and translate an interesting, roughly 90-year old German text on Marxism that had never entered the internet in text-form before my Twitter-thread (I tried quite a lot to find the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@lgcommai/first-translation-into-english-of-an-anonymous-condemnation-of-marxism-written-in-the-weimar-republic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@lgcommai/first-translation-into-english-of-an-anonymous-condemnation-of-marxism-written-in-the-weimar-republic</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lgcommai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW8TXoDW4UvHERZAUJVuNBeAueFc5yuAqsSM9rYodCrcqF8kLv9ixo4dWToBPWGYUDJcHHiXQpSRQTYWRphpdMmACSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Six Pillars of Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you asked me what political value or principle is most important to me, I'd say with no hesitation, liberty. However I recognize that tunnel vision blinds us to blind spots and the bigger picture. Yes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@aurelius85/the-six-pillars-of-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@aurelius85/the-six-pillars-of-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aurelius85]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 07:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMX44NnYHPXttTH8UgYxLCVUZQcaUWBtQAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Let your light so shine before men…”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-Organizing Societies We ordered our first chickens from a hatchery catalogue. They were delivered by mail in a small cardboard box, tightly packed so that they would stay warm. The box had holes in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/society/@markgresham/let-your-light-so-shine-before-men</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/society/@markgresham/let-your-light-so-shine-before-men</guid><category><![CDATA[society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markgresham]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4Wi8Su46AL1BSa7DhgdyFt46gHJRejxmPAzQXixkFwJ3UNso8FYzUTamyAnae4PR6GYr9ptcGErQ8orWd4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[nm]]></title><description><![CDATA[nm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politicaltheory/@roosterred/the-incel-problem-is-real</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politicaltheory/@roosterred/the-incel-problem-is-real</guid><category><![CDATA[politicaltheory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roosterred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 08:12:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theonomy and Hobbes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It occurred to me while reading Hobbes that a Commonwealth could never form under Theonomic law. That is, natural man will never assent to be governed under God’s law. Natural man will always be at enmity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@driptorchpress/theonomy-and-hobbes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@driptorchpress/theonomy-and-hobbes</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[driptorchpress]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv9rfByuwi37TZsLB3yrFTXNB1u1zvx2qrDe5AZhpjvMAFgGcDHZgF6ygUXaimXKm9gEPrQ6NaRfXSNsckPbwemci81xXz4wWusNw97u?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anarchy And Hobbes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I have free time now, I’ve been able to go back and re-read some of the books that influenced my political thinking. One of these books is “The World’s Great Thinkers, Man and The State”. It’s a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@driptorchpress/anarchy-and-hobbes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@driptorchpress/anarchy-and-hobbes</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[driptorchpress]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pF4aU4kg9r3dpTRh8fufJU6XFqSTWVrXBTMhsiMPGmrtp8SCWgEqpvWj2ZZydcT9T5FXURpfSyNW88mcxFUw18achVS2tcstkBPd3vdcZbjRiR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Only Way Anarcho Capitalism Could Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[We always hear Anarchists say that there are rules in anarchy but no rulers, but what if i told you that premise totally misunderstands what Anarcho Capitalism truly is. In a private property society where]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@emperortefera/the-only-way-anarcho-capitalism-could-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@emperortefera/the-only-way-anarcho-capitalism-could-work</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emperortefera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 23:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ5PFiLMUjThPd8ZoGtNRbgUDsfVz4HJsSVcmEcFgV4BRVuFnq5x1E2hJGkfke1w6pgpRipJNyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>