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September

Why do people confuse power with superiority?

September 1, 2021

By B

Why do people confuse power with superiority? A person perceived to be superior is generally granted power or control of an “inferior” earthling. That is, of course, the flawed premise. The superiority thinking is fundamentally about power—always. Only a person seeking power over another would narcissistically...

September

Why should freedom of choice have limits?

September 1, 2021

In Human Rights

By B

Why should freedom of choice have limits? You should have freedom of thought without limit. PERIOD. You should have freedom of speech so long as you do not defame another (harm someone in the eyes of another). You should have freedom of action so long as your actions do not...

September

What made you instantly lose respect for one of your country’s leaders whom you greatly revered?

September 1, 2021

In Leadership, Quick Observations

By B

What made you instantly lose respect for one of your country's leaders whom you greatly revered? When they compromise on a position without adequate (rational) justification. ...

August

What is the need for cognitive privacy?

August 31, 2021

In Human Rights, Quora Blocked

By B

What is the need for cognitive privacy? The irrational (there is a pandemic of it) don’t reason. That is, they will not allow you to have your subjective truth (the only human right). The only way the irrational reach objective truth for their world is to...

August

Is capitalism a system of desire that produces desire?

August 31, 2021

In Human Rights

By B

Is capitalism a system of desire that produces desire? I believe the cause and effect are mixed up in your question. I would say, because people are mostly subjective (desirous) in their thinking, capitalism is the only solution that enables them to enjoy their core human right—freedom...

August

Should being free from abuse of human rights be a human right?

August 31, 2021

In Human Rights, Rights Generally

By B

Should being free from abuse of human rights be a human right? A rational people would do that automatically. But most of humanity is not rational. That’s the problem. For example, another sentient earthling, a Tiger (irrational), will not respect your rights—any of them. Therefore, you must always...

August

How do the powers that be get to decide what “misinformation” is and have the right to censor it? Surely people should get to decide for themselves if they believe it or not.

August 31, 2021

In Leadership

By B

How do the powers that be get to decide what “misinformation” is and have the right to censor it? Surely people should get to decide for themselves if they believe it or not. In a fair (that is, reasonable) world, they shouldn’t get that power. This behavior...

August

How can police presence act as a threat factor so as to transform a peaceful protest into a collective response of collective confrontation?

August 30, 2021

In Leadership

By B

How can police presence act as a threat factor so as to transform a peaceful protest into a collective response of collective confrontation? Yes an no. Generally … It is all about freedom of thought. If the police presence brings a calming/balancing influence to a community or...

August

How long could a country exist without a head of government?

August 29, 2021

In Leadership

By B

How long could a country exist without a head of government? A position of power will never be left unfilled. Our primary brain was instinctual/emotional. Our slightly newer, but still older brains, were taught more by authority (the parent or the powerful/successful). Our newest brains, from an...

August

Do inalienable human rights even exist?

August 25, 2021

In Human Rights, Rationality, Rights Generally

By B

Do inalienable human rights even exist? Yes. Freedom of thought. THE ONLY inalienable right. Sometimes it is taken away: Nazism, communism, etc. But people must die to accomplish it. The real measure of a just society is their motivation and commitment to protect it. Few do. The right to bear...