Tag Archives: History

Thoughts on how the era of the “best candidate” is over . . . how things have become too complicated

Recently, I said some interesting about the elections of Presidents in the US that got onto some interesting things: I said that Presidential elections are no longer about who the best candidate is for the country but who is the … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the effects of the idea of being “chosen” – a source for religious, political, and social problems, with remarks on its possible origin in Ancient Egypt???

In a conversation I said something interesting. “CHOSENISM” We got in a conversation about how horrible religious wars can be and how deeply the feelings are with religion. Generally, you don’t even want to talk to people about religion. I … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the English and American “culture of contempt” – its origin in a culture clash???

Recently, I said something interesting. I said that what I most dislike about English and American society is its contempt as well as how vindictive they often are, how they see the worst in things, and how they endlessly make … Continue reading

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A joke concerning the class “How to find hatred in anything 101”, with remarks on its meaning

Recently, I made some jokes that got interesting. It isn’t much but I find it funny. I jokingly created a scenario where I taught a class and the things I would say in it. It started as a joke, but … Continue reading

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Thoughts on how America’s ideals naturally create a broken down society and people

In a recent article (Some thoughts on the qualities of the 21st century . . . reflections on the first quarter of the century) I said something interesting. I was talking about how there used to be a “team spirit” in … Continue reading

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Some thoughts on the qualities of the 21st century . . . reflections on the first quarter of the century

Recently, in a conversation I made an interesting statement. I said: “I don’t like this century“. By “don’t like” I mean that there is nothing appealing about it to me. For example, if it was a restaurant, I wouldn’t think … Continue reading

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“Absurd negative times” – thoughts on the horrible hypocritical negativity in the Biden era

Recently, I made some statements that are worth recording: Someone made some mention about what has happened in Biden’s presidency. This made me wonder. I have noticed a definite reaction in me during this presidency. This reaction is not just … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the corruption of research and science in the Biden era

Recently, I have noted a corruption of research and science in the Biden era that is particularly bad (I first mentioned it in this article Thoughts on my statement, “I can’t believe what I’m hearing” – aspects of the Biden … Continue reading

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Thoughts on a damaging effect of the hippie movement – how it seeks to destroy and does nothing to replace what’s been destroyed – and its continued effects

Recently I said some interesting things: The hippie movement I said that one of the most damaging effects of the hippie movement are these things: To put it another way, it found nothing but problems with society, and sought to … Continue reading

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Thoughts on mistakes made in the establishing of governments in The Enlightenment, with remarks on the conflict between ideals and reality, and the legacy of the Great Disappointment

I’ve always felt that the government theories coming from the movement called The Enlightenment made several mistakes that have had great impact then and now. This was an intellectual movement in the 1700’s that created many political theories that emphasized things … Continue reading

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