Monthly Archives: March 2018

To Hold Others to the Same Standard You Hold Yourself.

Posted on March 28, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the criterion of human heartedness, is the capacity to hold oneself to the same, or better, a higher standard then one does everyone else. This is much harder than it appears at first glance. … Continue reading →

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The Notion We Can be God’s Equal

Posted on March 25, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, every huge fall Mankind has ever experienced is due to our arrogant nature, especially when we envision ourselves, or some segment of us, as equal to God. The fall of Satan was from his … Continue reading →

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Natural Rights

Posted on March 22, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, government does not bestow us rights, we cede our natural Rights to government, In exchange government agrees to promote social harmony and advance mutual prosperity. The distinction of where Rights come from then is … Continue reading →

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Government Fairness is an Oxymoron

Posted on March 18, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, anyone who believes government has ever been, is, or ever will be fair, is hopelessly Pollianish. Government has nothing to do with fairness, government is all about power, and power is the primary quality … Continue reading →

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Diffusion of Responsibility, Group Crimes and the Golden Rule

Posted on March 15, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if something is immoral for an individual, it is many times more immoral for a group of individuals, but here’s the rub, despite a group’s sin being orders of magnitude worse, the distributed blame … Continue reading →

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Trade Wars, Tariffs and Free Trade

Posted on March 12, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, trade wars are always really about political favor, and as such are oligarchical in nature, however, a system of absolute reciprocal tariff system would be fundamentally fair. No matter what form of political favor … Continue reading →

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Meritocracy Versus Political Favor

Posted on March 8, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, those who are low in conscientiousness and orderliness, always seek to move society from a merit based system, to a politically based one. They do it out of simple self interest. Those not able … Continue reading →

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The Network Business Model and It’s Destruction

Posted on March 5, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, etc… monitoring their customer’s usage and using that surveillance to demonetize and even outright censor content, is like the phone company monitoring their customer’s calls, and shutting off the phones of … Continue reading →

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On Faction

Posted on March 1, 2018 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we are living in the country Madison warned us of, in the Federalist papers. Notably, Federalist Paper number ten, Madison on faction. Today we have a single faction that controls the bureaucracy, Judicial branch, … Continue reading →

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