if there's one constant in my public persona for as long as i've been typing for, it's a total rejection of religion. so, nobody should be surprised that i don't have time for sacrifice as a concept, and that i don't see it as a redeeming trait.

so, if that wasn't clear previously, i'll make it clear now: when i talk of solidarity, it is always about advancing self-interest through numbers and power. that's how we win, we work together. it's never about making sacrifices for others, or giving back to the community - those are religious ideas, not anarchist concepts, and they are ideas that i thoroughly reject.