Ancient Greek historian Plutarch warned us all about the dangers of a huge gap between rich and poor. He doesn’t explain the exact mechanism by which this destroys republics, but it’s easy to see how a disenfranchised population becomes apathetic …
Category: Sustainability
Prediction: Disney Will Outlast Values of Ignorance and Hate
I believe the assertion made here is correct. The world has an enduring appreciation for entertainment, but, I believe, a transient one for fascism.
Tagged with: ignorance and hate
Please Don’t Pass the Hate
What values do you think these kids will carry into their teens? Their adult years? At this tender age, do they look even remotely happy? Capable of compassion for others? The good news is that this phenomenon, at least in …
European Socialism/Fascism
Let me take a stab at the question posed at left. Ignorance, tribalism, and fear are cousins of one another, and this country has plenty of all three. If you believe that: • Immigrants are coming for your jobs • …
Tagged with: Government is coming for your freedoms, Immigrants are coming for your jobs, LGBTQs and Critical Race Theory are coming for your children, The radical left is coming for your guns, Trump is the rightful president, white nationalists, Woke environmentalists are coming for your fossil fuels
Protest
This from investigative journalist Amy Goodman: Protesting is an act of love. It is born of a deeply held conviction that the world can be a better, kinder place. Saying “no” to injustice is the ultimate declaration of hope. Today …
How Much Danger Is Posed by Fanatical Christians?
As shown in this video, there is a radical faction of Christians who are desperate to refashion the government of the United States according to scripture. This gentleman’s assertion that America is doomed to destruction if it does not start …
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Tagged with: Fanatical Christians, gutting of the U.S. educational system, overturning of Roe v. Wade, the advent of Donald Trump as the only man capable of making America great again, the spread of prosperity Christianity, the war to preserve the "God-given right" enabling civilians to own weapons of war
Detaching from Corporate Messaging and Learning to Think for Ourselves
Here’s a deeply moving video that seems to be making the rounds. The business world around us is bombarding us with messages 24 hours per day, on a relentless quest to tell us what we should be thinking, and, course, …
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Two Observations on the Viability of Human Civilization
Here are two ways of saying essentially the same thing, that come from a pair of human history’s greatest minds. As we work our way through the 21st Century, we’re running into the effects of the widening chasm between the …
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Tagged with: Viability of Human Civilization
“Take Your Power Back!” – Marketing to Morons
Here’s an ad from “4Partiots” that offers a “power generator” (actually a solar panel and a battery): The world is changing and we’ve had our wake-up call and now know that the best person to rely on in any emergency …
Tagged with: Trump-supporters hateful idiots
In Large Measure, We’ve Ceased Caring About One Another
The meme here comes from a study published in Smithsonian Magazine, demonstrating that “lower” life forms take far better care of one another than do human beings. Concern for others seems to be inherent in most life forms–just a bit …
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