Quakerism and How It Affect Its Adherents
At left is the clock tower of the William Penn Charter School, founded in Philadelphia in 1689. Tomorrow I’ll be traveling back there for my 50th reunion.
Over the last 334 years, William Penn and the Quaker heritage has had a profound influence on each of the members of its student body, by means of an education built on principles of nonviolence, honesty, racial equality, brotherly love, and respect for the natural environment.
Some say that progressives’ brains are hard-wired to care about these ideals. The old “nature vs. nurture” argument has been a part of science and Western philosophy for the last 2500+ years.
I can’t cast the deciding vote, but I can tell you that nurture, having been imbued with these values in my K – 12 years, has shaped me into a better person.
Kathi Horton sent the meme here and adds, “Yet another reason not to go EV at this point – they really haven’t thought through all the impacts of this technology.”
Think of the context in which Marcus Aurelius said these words 1900 years ago.
Exactly who actively participated in the attempt to overthrow the U.S. government remains to be seen, but this guy is 100% correct that these efforts have not stopped.
Here are people whose platform reads as follows:
I just met a woman who has a close connection to Robert Mondavi, who, some time ago, had addressed a group of about 25 extremely wealthy people and explained why he sold his $400 million and his father’s $600 million wine businesses. Why did they cash in their chips at this particular point in time, given that the industry, particularly for those who can play at the high-end, is going through the roof?
At left are the words of legendary environmentalist Paul Hawken, which convey the true barrier to climate change mitigation and other forms of ecological stewardship, i.e., that as a civilization, we care very little about one another’s well-being.
The meme here is from a group that asks, “Are you concerned that our culture has rejected God?” A couple of observations:
At left we have Fox News’ position on the subject.
There is a reason that MIT professor emeritus Noam Chomsky calls the Republican Party “
