What we’re looking at here is people of terrible character. Trump supporters, by definition, approve of racism, lies, and criminality. Are they all pedophiles? Of course not. But it’s a good bet that every one of them has some enormous …
Category: Sustainability
The Root of Bigotry
As we can see here, the root of bigotry is fear, at least according to Bertrand Russell. Unfortunately, American politics has taken us to a place where fear abounds, one in which we’re worried about inflation, China, the “radical left,” …
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Where America Has Gone, Where It’s Going
All the tragedy in American society: the erosion of the middle class, environmental degradation, gun violence, bigotry, educational collapse, authoritarianism, etc., makes one wonder if there are any areas of improvement over the last few decades. As suggested in the …
“Mother Nature”
I met a woman just now who believes that nature always repairs itself. An example she offered was that our local lake (see left), after several years of severe drought, is now full due to the atmospheric river storms that …
Why We Need to Improve Everyone’s Lives
At left is an allegory I just came across. Its point, obviously, is that it’s impossible to lead a good, satisfying life when one is surrounded by suffering. It’s the reason I’m happy to pay the portion of my taxes …
Losing the Capacity to Think
I actually recall seeing this in my local grocery store. If you’re over 40 years old, you might too. What a tragedy has befallen us.
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Planting Trees
There is no law that says we can’t plant trees in the most arid conditions on the planet, if we spend enough time and money to get seedlings safely in the ground and prevent them from perishing from dehydration under …
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Terrorizing Children
I know I’ve commented on this meme before, but I forgot to mention something important. This woman’s students not only live in constant fear of corporal punishment, but they are also terrorized by the threat of eternal torture in hell …
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A Certain Stupidity Is “in Fashion”
Early 20th Century Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset made this remark about “a stupidity that is in fashion,” implying that different elements of stupidity are fads, like bell-bottom jeans or (we hope) rap music. And that does make sense, …
Staying True to One’s Ideals
At left is a quote from a figure in one of the pop religions born in the 20th Century. It may make sense on first inspection, but let’s think about it for a moment. Shouldn’t one’s ideals be subject to …
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