Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:51 AM
Mon Sep 9, 2019 07:23 PM
The climate apocalypse is coming. To prepare for it, we need to admit that we cant prevent it.
Mon Sep 9, 2019 08:17 PM
Anything to hold onto power.
The legal threat against independent redistricting commissions, explained.
Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:16 PM
It’s a good philosophical read. I like how the author describes the criticisms of liberalism in very fair terms.
I remember a general guideline about philosophy: never take any philosophy to an extreme. I think this applies very well to liberal capitalism. However, the right thinks liberalism has been extreme in regard to social liberalism, and they are mistaken. It’s not that the protection of individual rights from church and paternalism that have fragmented communities, it’s a natural instinct towards individual autonomy that is allowed to flourish without guidance and greater communal benefit which has caused communities to fragment.
People will seek more community involvement when they see more of benefit to being involved within the community rather than being alone. Binging on Netflix and playing video games is very tempting, but it’s also very isolating.
I get a little frustrated by the vast market of gadgets and apps that offer the world at your fingertips and social connections through messages and videos. It’s very socially isolating, even with the “social app” label.
I’m not advocating restrictions on individual freedoms to have access to these kinds of products. I’m advocating for an understanding of the effects of individualism on our happiness and social connections, and that when taken to an extreme like it is doing now, it hurts our society very much and increases depression and loneliness.
I sometimes think about how when people were made to depend upon each other through their circumstance and before the industrial revolution. They faced hardships together and had stronger social connections and maybe even more happiness, but there was also stronger paternalistic control over people’s lives as well. Conservatives see this correlation as a good reason for why there should be more paternalistic control of society.
I disagree. I think individual rights from oppression are of utmost importance. The isolating effects of technological access and market abundance can be mitigated with guidance, encouragement, and programs from government, community organizations, and nonprofits alike. We first have to recognize that social isolation is a growing problem and that the liberal market is not going to fix it, like so many other problems that it fails to address on it’s own.
Critics on the left and right are waging war on liberalism. And liberals dont seem to have a good defense.
Mon Sep 9, 2019 11:11 PM
‘deceit,’ ‘fraud,’ and ‘showy but worthless.’
Spoiler alert: The dictionary definition of the word ‘trumpery’ employs such expressions as ‘deceit,’ ‘fraud,’ and ‘showy but worthless.’
Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:53 AM
Inebriated raccoons have been spotted?stumbling around Stittsville?and sleeping off their hangovers in broad daylight,?residents say.
Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:54 AM
Owner of Miami nightlife website finds additional images rebutting Jerry Falwell Jr.s claims of photoshopping.
Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:51 AM
One of the big reasons why Brazil Prez #Bolsonaro is razing the #AmazonRainforest. Plenty of money to be made in exports to China, thanks to #Trump #TradeWar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-10/china-to-accept-argentine-soy-meal-argentine-government-says
China is opening the door to soybean meal shipments from Argentina, the worlds biggest exporter of the animal feed, as Beijing looks to pivot away from U.S. agricultural products amid a trade war with Washington.
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