Quick Observations Archives - Page 26 of 85

July

Is self-defense the cornerstone of all true liberty?

July 8, 2022

By B

Is self-defense the cornerstone of all true liberty? Yes. On the one hand, you have the authoritarians (the CCP, for example) who emphasize the state above all else. As an individual, you are superfluous. You will not have a right to self-defense. Other the other hand, humanity has...

July

Train a human to become better means to go through beggary, then why didn’t the ministers, police, military, politicians, royalty, and elites go through beggary training to be better humans?

July 8, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Train a human to become better means to go through beggary, then why didn't the ministers, police, military, politicians, royalty, and elites go through beggary training to be better humans? Well yes, suffering helps: The Buddha’s Noble First TeachingTulku Thondup on the four simple and practical...

July

Is it true that the word ‘dictator’ didn’t have negative connotations back in ancient Rome?

July 8, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Is it true that the word 'dictator' didn't have negative connotations back in ancient Rome? At the beginning (early civilization), homo sapiens had no expectation of a free mind. The dictatorship was the norm. In time, however, and within civilization, a free mind became both possible and important. Governing...

July

Do some governments measure their success by how many individuals they help on welfare whereas other governments measure their success by how many are off the entitlement system?

July 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Do some governments measure their success by how many individuals they help on welfare whereas other governments measure their success by how many are off the entitlement system? I don’t think either. Authoritarian governments want to control the people, whereas a constitutional republic seeks to protect the...

July

With constitutional free speech being freedom from the government only, why is it called up in cases where the government is not involved, as in Twitter, Facebook, etc., and taken seriously by the media?

July 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

With constitutional free speech being freedom from the government only, why is it called up in cases where the government is not involved, as in Twitter, Facebook, etc., and taken seriously by the media? Because you have free speech always. Private companies are usually not included in...

July

How much power does technology really have over us and our lives?

July 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

How much power does technology really have over us and our lives? What percentage of the day do most people spend on social media as compared, say, to developing their children? I know what is more important. Anyway, no need to answer. I think I already...

July

Why is truth one of the foundations of infinite freedom in any civilization that wants to survive?

July 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Because, to allow otherwise, the people begin to believe that there is no absolutely true reality. This is postmodernism. It will end civilization. Honestly, it is narcissistic. It has happened before: See Late Bronze Age Collapse. Folks say they don’t know why the collapse happened. Though...

July

When will individualism and individual freedom end?

July 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

When will individualism and individual freedom end? It never will. Homo sapiens have the capacity to reason—i.e., think for themselves (you know, BE INDIVIDUALS). But reason is developmental, and hardship creates it (Remember Buddha?: What Is Suffering?). Without hardship (and note civilization is designed to limit it), we...

July

Is our society misguided by a tyranny of positivity today?

July 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Is our society misguided by a tyranny of positivity today? No. The progressives/leftists/Marxists are wreaking havoc on society through a tyranny of fear. For example, consider climate change. The left would like to end fossil fuel use because, they argue, CO2 is a greenhouse gas and it...

July

Why, in July 2022, did Twitter suspend the account of Dave Rubin?

July 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Why, in July 2022, did Twitter suspend the account of Dave Rubin? Either, (1) Twitter employs many intellectually immature individuals (technical authoritarians), (2) Twitter is ignorantly concerned that its audience is comprised of emotionally immature people (the woke), or (3) Twitter is driven by intellectually immature...