democracy
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Good, America, and the Playground Bully’s Fate
This writer has lost more than a few playground fights in his youth. I learned to give those sullen, foul mouthed, often lonely, bulked up bully boys a little space. As I matured I watched wondering what happened to them. … Continue reading
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Good, War Dependency, and the Warring Mind
Two world “leaders” dependent on war for personal legal reasons or bumping their poll numbers up have just started a war. There is no question these two public men should be cautious and very public about entering a war in… Continue reading
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Good, the Chain of Kingdoms, Sloth, and the Constitution
I want to be king of the world, but if not that, than maybe President/King of the United States. If not that, then perhaps Governor/king of a state in the United States. Well, . . maybe Mayor/king of a smaller… Continue reading
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Good and When Investigation Goes Nuclear
The tragic problem with nuclear weapons has been up until recently it has been mutually understood that a nuclear war was a lose-lose response assuring many many civilians would die and no one would win. The Epstein investigation went public… Continue reading
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Good, A Satisfied Mind, and the Next Democracy for the United States
How many times have you heard someone say If I had his money I could do things my way Little do they know that is hard to find One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind . . .… Continue reading
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Good, Truth Carrying Grief, and the Atomized Society
History has thrust upon our generation an indescribably important task–to complete the process of democratization which our nation has too long developed too slowly, but which is our most powerful weapon for world respect and emulation. How we deal with… Continue reading
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Good and Saving Your Soul for the Long Struggle
The Good Decisions Project’s series of posts, the current news, and this writers instincts warn that the current life of an activist and resister to the chaotic, often brutal policies in the United States can lead to the malnutrition of… Continue reading
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Good, Power and the Deceptive Immunity from Law
The idea that powerful people are exempt from the law and its consequences is as old an illusion as history itself is old. The end of WWII did not automatically deliver the Nuremberg trials. At the peak of WWII no… Continue reading
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Good, Democracy and the Fallacy of “My Own Morality”
The question becomes: Can one individual have their own morality? The short answer is no. Only a narcissist can have “their own static morality” and that becomes a diagnosis rather than a morality. Ultimately morality is a social word and… Continue reading
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Good, Government, and No Power, No Play
I suspect the readership of this column could expand if this Project were to pick sides and join in the stalemated fray called American politics. The reason that doesn’t happen is The Good Decision Project is about good and how… Continue reading