politics
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Good and the Passing of a President
Can you imagine a President of this country who worked tirelessly after his term in office to directly and personally build housing for people living in poverty, was instrumental in reducing to almost elimination river blindness, created international programs to… Continue reading
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Good, “Justified Killing”, and the Mortal Decision
The tragically mistaken idea of someone killing another human being can be justified based on their own private rational and personal experience has surfaced once again in the storm stream of the internet. It appears the CEO of Unitedhealth may… Continue reading
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Good, Democracy, Kakistocracy, and Demise
The joy of any age is to see new words of ancient lineage showing up in the headlines. This week’s new old word is Kakistocracy. Of likely Greek origin it describes a government overrun and run by the least competent… Continue reading
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Good Violence and Winning the Revolution
Sometimes it seems from history’s lessons that the only thing more difficult than losing the revolution is winning it. The victors inherit the structure of governance, or what is left of it, and have to do better than the vanquished… Continue reading
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Good, Authority and the Idiot’s Power
When a new administration appoints the cabinet members, state or federal, the prayer is the appointees have the authority (authenticity/expertise) to handle the power (simple leverage) of their new charges. The attribute of authority is a life time disciplined project,… Continue reading
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Good, Debate, Lies, and Moral Equivalency
When did it happen that a person could prevail in a debate simply because that person got away with the most effective lies, omissions, and immoral moral equivalencies? If you watched the US political debates this year, there must have… Continue reading
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Good and the Tyranny of Need
We live in a culture where we have given other people permission to engineer and impose upon us what they need our personal needs to be. When we submit to that contract, advertisers and influences own a big part of… Continue reading