MacKenzie, on a whim

An analysis of Judeo-Christian Ideology and Capitalism in Aldous Huxley’s Island Once upon a time in a far away land.. no wait, that’s not right. It was a dark and stormy night… no, that’s not right either. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Ah yes, yes there it is. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Then, a couple of days later, God said, “Let us make man in our image after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish in the sea, over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth”. And just like that humanity was thrust forth into a downward spiral of domination, over-exploitation and consumption. Of course it is not all that simple: there were many different players, institutions and powers involved. However, the concept that humans are exclusively advanced and thus have a position of privilege on the planet, which has its roots in the Judeo-...

WARNING: The following blogpost is EXTREMELY personal and (for some reason I cannot understand) may be offensive to some. I'm just going to come out and say it. Three years ago I had an abortion. It was February and I returned home after traveling around the world with my best friend for six months. It had been the most epic six months of my life and, congruently, the most challenging. I missed my friends, my boyfriend, my bed and clean bathroom. But my trip home was temporary- the plan was to go back to Australia and finish our way around the world. Well, we all know what they say about the best laid plans.. Now I know what you're thinking right now. Girl returns home from traveling the world and has an abortion? What a floozy, she must have gotten impregnated by some random backpacker in Sydney, right? Fucking wrong and fuck you for judging someone you don't know. The truth is I was madly in love with someone. Someone who, as I've recently come to realize, h...