Of, by, and for

When all the rhetoric is cleared away, and one looks at America objectively, we see the same thing as in most the countries of the world – a tiny elite with all the power and money, and everyone else struggling just to get by. The reason is simple. The most powerful individuals and corporations have…

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Born free into slavery

I know, we’re all sick of graphics with one-liners, but I was listening to a philosophy lecture and Rousseau’s words struck a chord. Here is a quote with some grit. It’s the type of statement we’ve heard so many times that it has become meaningless, like a song we’ve heard since we were children and…

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Constructive versus positive thinking

Anyone who is involved in social media likely gets inundated with inspirational quotes, and some of these have become so common that they begin to underpin peoples’ daily conceptual framework. People start to believe them, and quote them. They are often used in the corporate environment, where they very conveniently function to silence dissent and…

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Now with ads

And now our blogs will feature ads. Businesses follow us, and businesses advertise on our blogs. Why not just cut out the middle man so businesses can advertise to each other? Incidentally, if you missed my post about all the businesses and other bogus “followers” I have, it’s here.

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The “Prisoners’ Dillemma” Vs. the “Interrogators’ Dilemma”.

Examining the rhetoric of the interrogators. Yesterday a post by American Lieutenant and “terrorist catcher” Chris Simmons, arguing that the “Prisoner’s Dillemma” technique for interrogation proved the “frailty of loyalty” in people, was freshly pressed. After reading his piece, some counterarguments came to mind. [Note that the following is not a criticism of the author – who…

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