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September

Is the premise of capitalism to allow the individual freedom of choice for how they desire to live their life and how hard they work in whatever they accomplish?

September 19, 2021

By B

Is the premise of capitalism to allow the individual freedom of choice for how they desire to live their life and how hard they work in whatever they accomplish? Yes. Perfect. But, some people are irrational, and irrational people do self serving things. Capitalism enables them to...

September

Considering the definition of politics, what makes it bad?

September 18, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Considering the definition of politics, what makes it bad? Emotionally immature participants. ...

September

Is society designed for smarter people to take advantage of the rest?

September 18, 2021

In Governance, Quick Observations

By B

Is society designed for smarter people to take advantage of the rest? Irrational people take advantage of irrational people. As for America, this is definitely not its design. As for humanity, this is, without question, its unmatured design. With reason, humanity has defenses. If all of humanity were rational, individual...

September

What is the difference, if any, between nationalism and patriotism?

September 18, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What is the difference, if any, between nationalism and patriotism? Think of patriotism as defensive (read protective) love of country/culture. Nationalism, is the offensive (read expansive) love of country/culture. ...

September

Is fake news creating culture chasms and culture wars that is detrimental to our very democracy?

September 18, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Is fake news creating culture chasms and culture wars that is detrimental to our very democracy? Yes, the media are creating so much disharmony. If individuals learn to distrust or be skeptical of the news, humanity will better off. The media should be required to lay the foundation...

September

What is needed for a sustainable good governance, and how do you achieve that goal?

September 18, 2021

In Governance, Quick Observations

By B

What is needed for a sustainable good governance, and how do you achieve that goal? Somehow, convince those that comprise the government, that they don’t exist to bring value, but instead, that they exist to insure/guarantee/enable that the governed bring value. ...

September

What do you propose that youth today must do in order to help make the country then the world become much better?

September 18, 2021

In Problem Solving, Quick Observations

By B

What do you propose that youth today must do in order to help make the country then the world become much better? Learn to problem solve. Then problem solve. A person’s ability to problem solve will define them as a person. WIN-WIN. The world will be better, a the...

September

How does social stratification affect inequalities in our society?

September 18, 2021

In Governance, Quick Observations

By B

How does social stratification affect inequalities in our society? When individual themselves are irrational (can’t problem solve), they are their own social station jailor. When the governing population is irrational, they not only act as jailor, but they also build the jails. The individual is entrapped, whether...

September

Is a freer society a happier society?

September 18, 2021

In Governance, Quick Observations

By B

Is a freer society a happier society? Good question. Yes and no. A free rational society is happiest. Maybe even optimally happy. A free irrational society is least happy. Maybe even optimally unhappy, with people walking all over each other’s freedoms. Presently, humanity has a spectrum of societies in between with government...

September

Are there many people who are so different in opinion that they could never come to anything more than live and let live at the best?

September 18, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Are there many people who are so different in opinion that they could never come to anything more than live and let live at the best? At first, yes. But true reality, will eventually have it’s say. There is only one true reality. In the fullness of...