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December

Why is it that the communist socialist, fascist, Third Position, authoritarian, absolute monarchist etc. one-party orders can effectively control COVID-19, while the Western liberal multi-party system has difficulty controlling the COVID-19 epidemic?

December 6, 2021

By B

Why is it that the communist socialist, fascist, Third Position, authoritarian, absolute monarchist etc. one-party orders can effectively control COVID-19, while the Western liberal multi-party system has difficulty controlling the COVID-19 epidemic? Isn’t it obvious? Communist socialist, fascist, Third Position, authoritarian, absolute monarchist are not protecting freedom. In any...

December

Why do people prefer a good dictatorship to a bad democracy?

December 6, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Why do people prefer a good dictatorship to a bad democracy? If they do, it is because they are likely not self reliant and self governing. Some people prefer to be dependents on government rather then live in freedom with the responsibility it requires. It’s sad. I prefer...

December

Has COVID-19 made democracies more authoritarian?

December 5, 2021

In Governance, Quick Observations

By B

Has COVID-19 made democracies more authoritarian? Without doubt. The important question is why? I believe the goal is to put irrational people (irr. def: those that KNOW the truth) in charge. This happens in every Marxist revolution. Marxists, Critical Theorists, postmodernists, etc. are organized groups of irrational...

December

How do you develop a society so that more than just an elite matters?

December 5, 2021

In Developing Reason, Quick Observations

By B

How do you develop a society so that more than just an elite matters? Easy, foster a society without a reliance on an elite. America (not to be America centric) once had a thriving middle class. The middle class do not need an elite to thrive. They...

December

Is it healthy for democracy for banning political advertising on the internet?

December 2, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Is it healthy for democracy for banning political advertising on the internet? No. Irrational people are threatened by alternative views. This is why the censors (i.e. irrational people) seek to limit them. They must not. Objective truth, and societal harmony, will not be produced with irrationality. Actual problem solving is...

December

What, if any, should be the lines over which political speech and rhetoric should not cross?

December 1, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What, if any, should be the lines over which political speech and rhetoric should not cross? Speech cannot not harm another. That should be the only limit. In America, this type of speech is codified in defamation laws (libel and slander). Critically, you can call people names, you...

December

Why do we allow conservatives so much power? It is letting 23% of the population half the power. Makes no sense to me.

December 1, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Why do we allow conservatives so much power? It is letting 23% of the population half the power. Makes no sense to me. I thought you were teasing me, then I checked out your bio. You appear to dislike conservatives, so I suppose that this question...

December

How would you define “utopia” in specific words (social justice, wise government, eternal peace, etc.)?

December 1, 2021

In Irrationality, Quick Observations

By B

How would you define "utopia" in specific words (social justice, wise government, eternal peace, etc.)? Utopia? How about a place where the people see the world as it really is—you know, in reality? Problems are solved, and the people’s lives are always improved, when humanity carefully and accurately...

November

What is the art and science of politics?

November 30, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What is the art and science of politics? Art? Postmodernism. The truth in postmodernism is subjective. Science? It is “science fiction”. Often the themes are utopian. Yet, utopian is never utopia. The utopianists are usually irrational. Frequently it is dystopian. ...

November

Who is an intellectual elite?

November 30, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Who is an intellectual elite? Easy. The self taught. The self taught are called autodidacts. Many lack formal education. They think for themselves. Autodidacticism shows you what the mind can do. Generally, those with expensive degrees, are posers. ...