I never much liked reading books or stories. As far back as I can remember, reading was something I viewed as laborious and absent any sort of enjoyment. Sure, I’d read the Sunday comics or an article in a rock magazine – if it happened to be about a band
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The Hegelian Dialectic (Problem, Reaction, Solution)
Anyone who seeks a better understanding of the seemingly unexplainable conflicts and events taking place in and around the world should learn more about the modern-day application by our “rulers” of what is known as the Hegelian Dialectic (problem, reaction, solution). The first step (thesis) is to create a problem.
Continue readingThe Conflation of Western Philosophy
With the entire world watching, it seems we are standing upon an ever-contracting precipice, staring into the great abyss of a post-American and post-Western civilization; an ideal and identity once respected for its many freedoms, possibilities and alluring aspirations. I am not so bold as to claim that the West
Continue reading5 Red Flags of Eminem’s Freestyle Rant on BET
People are getting all worked up over Eminem’s recent “freestyling” rant against President Trump. Why? Why, all of a sudden, do Eminem’s irrelevant opinions matter so much? Red Flag 1 – How the media is pushing this ridiculous display to the top of all their trending topics for optimal viewing; spoon-feeding the masses in order
Continue readingDo Ethics and Service Exist Anymore?
ethical adj. pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to ethics. being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, esp. the standards of a profession. Whatever happened to the importance of this word in relation to providing a service in
Continue readingWhose Race War Is This, Anyway?
Who benefits from the race war being waged in America? It’s certainly not us, the American people. We are all currently under attack and have been tricked into fighting a false enemy. We’ve been duped into believing that the enemy is each other (our sisters and brothers of another color)
Continue readingDivorce in America
What if the government forced you to turn over a generous portion of your paycheck to someone else? What if this money that has been taken away from you and forcefully given to this other person left them with little need to ever work; even if they were perfectly capable
Continue readingTraditional vs. Modern (Social Justice) Definitions
My, how times have changed; or have they really? Maybe it’s just because there is so much more media attention these days with, not only the traditional media sources (i.e. newspapers, magazines, radio and television), but now with the vast reaches of the internet where these same media sources have
Continue readingLabeling and Name-calling
More and more these days there is a surge in labeling and name-calling between those of opposing views; mostly in a clear attempt to shut down the other person (or group) and silence them. Take, for example, the recent term, “white privilege.” By inferring, as part of an argument, that
Continue readingRacism, The Media and Us
In this (new) world of social media, hyper-sensitivity, media bias and sensationalism, demand for tolerance (intolerance), race-baiting, labeling/name-calling, radical religious views and so on; we wonder why there is so much hate and divisiveness among the human race. Have you ever noticed just how hypocritical the dialogue and images are
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