It’s almost inconceivable that there was a time in history that the most powerful person on the planet, in this case the emperor of ancient Rome, was a supremely good person. Nowadays the precise opposite is trending: vicious criminal dictators.
Author: craigshields
“Poverty is the Mother of Crime” – Marcus Aurelius
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Why Is God Upset with Those Who Don’t Believe in Him?
Exactly. Even we mere mortals have figured that out. Socrates couldn’t have cared less if the Athenians wanted to learn from him or go for a walk in the park.
Incarceration Rates – What We Can Learn
As anyone could have predicted, there is a huge correlation between poor education/ignorance, moral poverty, and incarceration levels.
Trump Supporters’ Loyalty Is Wavering
This short video provides a look into Trump’s base and, in particular, how they are not on board with his policies that cost them money. The northern parts of the country that do a great deal of business with Canada …
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Right to Peaceful Assembly
Apparently, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, who majored in political science, was absent the day they taught the U.S. Constitution in college.
The “Plandemic”
It wasn’t too long ago that crackpots spewing nonsense like this with no supporting evidence were ostracized by society. Now, our Republicans elect them to the U.S. senate. You’d have to believe that “the elites” a) conspired with the top …
Three More Years?
I seriously doubt that Trump will be the most powerful person in the world three years hence. He is so roundly detested by people of intelligence and compassion around the globe that it seems impossible that something somewhere isn’t going …
Power Enables Us to Help Others
Power is the ability to do good things for others. – Leo Tolstoy True power is not about control or status. It is about using what you have to help others grow, heal, or feel supported. Tolstoy reminds us that …
Regretting Voting for Trump
Not sure how this explains Trump’s cratering approval ratings. Some of the hateful morons must have buyer’s remorse, for any of a dozen reasons. At the same time, some of the amoral rich must have realized that Trump knows nothing …
LGBTQ “Ideology?”
I’d be interested to ask the gentleman at left, “Exactly what is an LGBTQ ‘ideology?’” All we’re really talking about here is “live and let live,” something we all learned in kindergarten. We shouldn’t step on ants, and we shouldn’t …
