Political correctness has become more absurd in the past few years. But this year tops the cake. The protests are showing how much the mindset of some lefties needing a “safe spaces” has even turned on the left. Political and other discourse is being derailed by cries of defining oppositional speakers as bigots and racists when they aren’t. SourceRobby Soave […]
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Authority and fear. That’s what it comes down to. We are being controlled by our belief in the “justness” and “legitimacy” of authority. By our belief that authorities have rights we don’t have. By our fear of what will happen to us if we don’t do what the authorities tell us to do. Be it the fear of something they […]
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Free speech, what’s it good for? A lot. Everything rests upon it. Without it, we are enslaved. More on that in a bit. To start off, allow me to elaborate on what #freespeech is. SourceFree speech is a fundamental cornerstone of any society that wishes, well, to be free honestly. It’s a principle inalienable right to communicate your opinion, right or wrong, […]
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Is a community just a place, any place, where people “co-exist”? Are there real and false communities? Source: pixabayIs a real family where people don’t get along, and they don’t talk to each other? Is that a real family or real community? Or is that more of the appearance of a real family? What about a house where there is […]
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Engaging in certain actions or behaviors will produce a certain result. Problems are present and are created by certain actions or behavior. If the resulting problem is to be corrected, behavior needs to change. Causes lead to effects or producing certain results. Some causes can be changed to produce different effects or results. Some people don’t want to change. They […]
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Power corrupts. When someone gets to have power over others in some form, this can corrupt them. Maybe they were already corrupted to begin with. Maybe they strove to gain power in order to actualize their desire to control others. Money, politics and fame all grant power. An example of how power is used to control others and violate moral […]
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There are choices we must make in life in order to accomplish a goal or objective. If we want something enough, we have to do what is required to obtain it. We may need to choose between two or more things and pick one, because we can’t have it all, and certainly not at the same time. SourceThere are short-term […]
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Human consumption of resources isn’t clean. We produce waste in manufacturing of products, and also in the aftermath of their use, be it from food that is quickly consumed or from other products that eventually stop being used or are no longer functional. A lot ends up in garbage landfills. The last 100 years has seen an increase in waste […]
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Can you own air? How much? Is there a limit? Can you own all the air? What about water? What about land? Can one person own the whole planet Earth, or any other planet? Does money allow anyone to own anything if they can pay for it? How can they pay for something if no one owns it to sell […]
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There are many certifications in our society. From jobs to food, it’s everywhere. When something is certified, it garners a level of trust. We don’t verify what is trusted, because it’s certified to be something so we just accept that it’s that way. SourceYou have a Microsoft certification? Then you can apply for certain jobs others can’t. You have Cisco […]
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