The Stoic philosophers, e.g., Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, were arguably the sages most focused on the practical issues of the human condition.
Remember that you are mortal, and thus every minute of your life should be regarded as sacred. You cannot control what happens to you, but you can determine how you will react, maximizing the best in life and minimizing the worst.
If someone can explain how this is an example of “making America great again,” I’d be very interested.
It does appear that the White House has crossed a red line, and that there is really no return path.
In Round #1, Trump pardoned hundreds of felons convicted of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol–simply because they support the president politically.
In Round #2, he pardoned dozens of white collar criminals who had made huge financial contributions.
From “The Other 98%”:
As shown at left, not everyone involved in these protests is carrying a sign that reads, “Trump Is a Fink” or “Down with Trump.”
There is no doubt that reducing one’s consumption of meat lessens the destruction of fragile parts of our environment, e.g., the Amazon rain forest.
I eat what I call “incidental meat,” meaning small amounts that are part of a meal someone has served me. For example, I don’t pick off the pieces of pepperoni that someone has ordered on a pizza.
As shown at left, Trump has no shame when it comes to fabricating stories that paint him as a superior leader to his predecessor. Apparently, his supporters have come to expect this and simply don’t care that essentially everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie.
Everything the author wrote at left is true, but there’s one thing he missed: about half of American voters either a) don’t care, or b) think that it’s only the “radical left scum” that’s characterizing Trump this way.
This seems to be one of the great, eternal truths of humankind.
Yet it seems that certain societies on planet Earth are doing a better job here than others.
The United States, for example, seems torn. Are those of us who care about others’ well-being really “radical leftist scum,” as our president said on Memorial Day?
Wouldn’t our entire nation be a better place to live if everyone had access to healthcare and a quality education? Wouldn’t it be nice if our country could lead the way towards environmental sustainability?
I ran across a solicitation for investors to join a certain company that is promising a return of 1.19% daily, or (1.0119)^365 per year, = 7503% = 75.03 times your investment. $20K becomes more than $1.5 million a year later.
Hmmm. I don’t know much about criminal law, in this case fraud, but aren’t the purveyors of this investment going to wind up in prison?
