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September

In what ways do you think the media can be considered powerful?

September 9, 2022

By B

In what ways do you think the media can be considered powerful? The vast majority of people have not learned to think for themselves. The media control them. That is a lot of power. ...

September

What can you say about the definition of nationalism given by Senator Claro M. Recto?

September 9, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

What can you say about the definition of nationalism given by Senator Claro M. Recto? I say he is a cool dude. One is the growing and deepening consciousness that we are a distinct people with our own character and spirit, our own customs and traditions, our...

September

How do you reintegrate a population influenced by foreign propaganda for years?

September 9, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

How do you reintegrate a population influenced by foreign propaganda for years? Help them reason. It is the only way. Reason is different than habit. Habit proves truth. Whereas, in reason, one alternatively disproves hypotheses (i.e., skepticism is preserved). However, the entire world is awash in propaganda. It...

September

Is communism better than capitalism?

September 9, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Is communism better than capitalism? For me, freedom (capitalism) is always better than authoritarianism (communism). My mind has been created in freedom. In authoritarianism, other potentially great minds are ruined. ...

September

How would you respond to the statement that “within the U.S., only poor people will become patriotic, the rich people only care about their own money”?

September 9, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

How would you respond to the statement that "within the U.S., only poor people will become patriotic, the rich people only care about their own money"? Maybe. I think it might be simpler. Wealth often creates entitlement. An entitled person will be systemically unhappy and thus trend...

September

How can it be that the western media, which is so grounded in modern secular values and a classless society is so deferential to old-fashioned conservatism and class-oriented traditions of the British monarchy?

September 9, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

How can it be that the western media, which is so grounded in modern secular values and a classless society is so deferential to old-fashioned conservatism and class-oriented traditions of the British monarchy? You already have your answer. The “elite” media, having been educated in elite...

September

How do you settle the dichotomy of wanting free will yet supporting governance by the use of force?

September 8, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

How do you settle the dichotomy of wanting free will yet supporting governance by the use of force? Free people must be both self-reliant and self-governing. These behaviors require self-control. And another name for self-control is what Neuroscientist Benjamin Libet called Free Won’t. Interestingly, I believe that Free...

September

Is God unable to prove his existence?

September 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Is God unable to prove his existence? You may be missing the entire point/opportunity of God. Initially, it is best to decouple religion from the concept of God. Religions comprise, rightly or wrongly, some of God’s truths—in theory from God. I argue that those truths are held...

September

Do Marxists perceive gender as an economic construct?

September 6, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Do Marxists perceive gender as an economic construct? No. Marxists are simply looking for an “oppressed” group to organize. Presently the economic lower class has found a home in the American republican party. This happened because these people wanted freedom. So class no longer works for the...

September

Do you think nowadays, most Americans have their own independent thinking abilities or do they just blindly believe whatever their preferred media feed them?

September 6, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Do you think nowadays, most Americans have their own independent thinking abilities or do they just blindly believe whatever their preferred media feed them? No. Americans still crave THE TRUTH. If they think there are truths that others can know, then they are susceptible to others self-servingly...