273) Criminals gonna criminal: So why do we keep giving them power over us?
As a society, we really need to talk about the safeguards around who is eligible to be elected to lead a country. And not just talk. We need to PASS LAWS that prevent criminals from gaining power over democratic governments. Cuz we sure as hell are seeing how THAT turns out.
260) Day 28 -- Reason #28 to revolt against Predatory Capitalism: Because it's what heroes do
Every time you felt that RUSH when the good guys went into battle, when friends rallied and faced down The Enemy, that was you, wanting to BE a hero, to rise to the challenge, to show that you too, are courageous, and on the right side of history.
242) Day 10 -- Reason #10 to revolt against predatory capitalism
If you give people something, like a button to press, that they BELIEVE exerts some control over an outcome, people will press that button and CONVINCE THEMSELVES they actually have control. Even when the outcome is completely, utterly, uncontrollably random.
117) Moral hypocrisy and the consequent impossibility of lasting international peace
Do we really believe, as a society, in a system of morality in which we get do precisely what we deny to others, because we are convinced of our moral superiority? Can “we” kill but “they” can’t, because we simply believe “we are Good, and they are Evil?”
And this will lead to lasting peace…how?