“You can get rich with hard work” is a religious belief

Pilgrims on Mayflower

And it comes all the way from the Puritans’ religious beliefs when they were immigrating to the colonies. Puritans Puritan was a group of extreme-leaning Christians in England, taking Protestant beliefs to extreme. Protestant ideology had the ingredient of hard work, and  Puritans took hard work and discipline to the extreme. Join My Mailing List … Read more

Is Che Guevara overrated

Che Guevara

A recurring question. Mostly voiced by his or his ideology’s opponents, but a question nonetheless. It is also a question which is easily addressed by looking at through various incidents in his lifetime and his choices: Join My Mailing List Here: Ozgur Zeren’s Mailing List (you will also get updates when a new posts are … Read more

Why do people consider Monsanto evil

Monsanto

People consider Monsanto as evil for a very simple reason: If Military-Industry complex, which pushes overseas wars for profit, irreverent of the immense cost of life and suffering abroad and bankruptcy of their own society, is evil, Monsanto is far worse. Monsanto seeks to push a ‘business model’ which involves proliferating GMO seeds which are … Read more

There is no Democracy or Free Market in a Corporation

Hierarchy is all that there is

(originally published at Via Populi on January 10, 2016) That’s something that may be surprising for you, in case you didn’t receive business education or have not worked long enough in a mid-level position in a big corporation: There is no kind of democracy or free market in a corporation. Especially in mega corporations. Join … Read more

Legend of Korra : Corporate Brutalization of a Legend

Korra

You may remember Avatar : The Last Airbender. No – not the half baked movie – the famous, popular american cartoon that has inspired and enchanted kids and grown ups alike. Avatar was exceptionally well written and well told as a story which was based on the struggle of good and evil among people in an enchanted, mystical … Read more

Should we condemn the French Revolution? The Terror?

Liberty leading The People

When one reads the sources about French Revolution, especially those which come from Anglosphere, the rather inevitable conclusion is that French Revolution was a rowdy action of unwashed masses, mobs, ending up in a grand, brutal ‘Terror’. However, approaching the subject from an objective viewpoint which is supported by research into actual history paints a … Read more

Help liberate the Economy, Help liberate Yourself : Buy from Cooperatives

Cooperatives!

Buying from cooperatives is one of the smartest and easiest methods which all of us can use to transform our economy today. It brings real change, in the best and fastest manner possible. Moreover, buying from cooperatives have massive advantages for your purse and your own life standards. It sounds too ‘magical’ to be true, … Read more

Mike Moritz is objectively wrong by saying that Silicon Valley should emulate Chinese ‘hard work’ ethic

Karoshi

Moreover, he is also statistically wrong, and the obsessive-compulsive workaholic mindset he mistakes for ‘ethics’ is perilous, as the case of Japan demonstrates: Karōshi — Wikipedia ‘Karoshi’: 20% of Japanese employees risk death from overwork, survey shows Join My Mailing List Here: Ozgur Zeren’s Mailing List (you will also get updates when a new posts are out) … Read more