Irrational people always police truth. Unable to reason, irrational people cannot intellectually tolerate competing views. Moreover, ideas that conflict with theirs produce an emotional response (fight or flight). Majority irrational populations are a common condition of communist (Marxist) countries. Note, especially, Marxism is a party or...
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Why have a brain if you are not going to use it? Huffington Post: Debacle Over House Speaker Election May Raise National Security Concerns Yet, in truth, the speakership battle was ALL about improving the system (i.e., making it more representative). That is, enhancing the power of...
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Why do civilizations fail? Everyone wants to know. Especially now in 2022, when countries seem to be especially unstable. I want to know. And now, maybe I know. Arnold Toynbee is confirmation that I do. In 1950's a British Historian, Arnold Toynbee, assembled 6 volumes on...
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When will civilization collapse? Civilization is created in reason, and reason is produced with problem-solving. Unfortunately, a successful civilization produces entitlement because problem-solving is no longer as essential. Others have seen this evolution too (e.g., Machiavelli): It is an ebb and flow. This cycle is predictable. Like the...
Read MoreWhy is politics more about talking than doing? Yes. This is as it should be. Freedom is about doing. Politics is about preserving your right to do. ...
Read MoreIf money corrupts everything it touches does that mean that the richest countries are the most corrupt? No, and thus no. Money is not corrupt. However, people too often are. Money is merely the means through which we transfer value. Some people, to benefit themselves, seek to...
Read MoreWould meritocracy be a better system of rule than socialism and democracy? I do not consider meritocracy as something benefitting only the individual. I see it as contributing to one’s family, home, community, and society. Often, in return, the contributor gets paid. That’s wonderful, of course....
Read MoreWhat are the benefits of social democracy? It depends. To the socialist: It is a non-violent path to dependency and eventual authoritarian socialism. To the capitalist/free person: There are none. It is creeping dependency until freedom and capitalism are eliminated. For example, presently, the progressives agitate for democracy in America. One...
Read MoreWould the ideal level of freedom be being able to do whatever you want as long as it does not infringe on others’ right to freedom? Yes. America has a representative government to set those boundaries. The justice system is there to enforce those citizen-enacted boundaries. The...
Read MoreDo you think personal beliefs are ever more important than a government's laws? Discuss whether or not personal beliefs can justify illegal action. Personal beliefs are always important. However, sometimes the individual is wrong. The individual should be prepared for pushback and its consequences. But always, the...
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