A long time coming: Iran; sorry, but the threats must stop.

Now, a little personal story of heartache, tragedy, outright rage and redemption. Location: 2006 Center for International and Global Governance Innovation (CIGI): Class: Dr. Cooper MA International Relations Class Task: It was my task to explain Iran and their nuclear ambitions to the class, in which I believed they were not on the path butContinue reading “A long time coming: Iran; sorry, but the threats must stop.”

Re-Thinking free speech or NOT!!!

BIG NOT. Why? Let us examine as freethinkers. Without the ability to think freely; as well as speak, how are we suppose to get to any sort of truth. Today this is evidently visible in the United States with a Polarized nation spatting on each other and calling each other “Democrat or Republican,” very uglyContinue reading “Re-Thinking free speech or NOT!!!”

The Gulag Apalego

After repeated attempts to pick up Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s pivotal study on the gulag system which exploited the USSR’s huge population as a source of free labour in most instances to modernize and fast-track Soviet Russia to industrial modernity. Dr. Peterson is quite right to repeatedly refer to these horrors of rationalism in which, means justifyContinue reading “The Gulag Apalego”

Understanding Agency: Is it intrinsic or not, values and autonomy much more complicated than I thought.

From a first glance Agency seems to be rather uncomplicated. An agent, thinks and acts on thoughts and when someones acts hurt others, others may or may not intervene.  A great overview on agency can be found on The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and can be found below:

Christian Nationalism: Revolutionary or Counter-Revoutionary movement.

Yes, it seems that we are oscillating between truths. Have a look, do not be quick to discredit as anti-Semetic rather give it a read and study it under a micro-scope you media literate experts! Have a look: I am sure that this should send alarm bells in one’s head. Please, do not take atContinue reading “Christian Nationalism: Revolutionary or Counter-Revoutionary movement.”

Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living

Bruce Lee was a martial artist and philosopher. He studied Drama and Philosophy at the University of Washington in Edison. The wisdom he shares is an opening of not only Eastern Philosophy in comparison and compliment to Western Philosophy and rather a compliment to all Peacenik’s and Humanists. First, to understand and a previous postContinue reading “Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living”

So I walk into the Post Office: What happens next…….OMG!

SO today I walked into the post office at shoppers in MapleView Mall. My wife handed over the package we wanted to return before the strike and later back to work mandate. In no way were we pissed or mad…rather I felt bad they had to go back to work. As a member of Unifor,Continue reading “So I walk into the Post Office: What happens next…….OMG!”

Stumbling on Happiness: A worthwhile read or listen applying this to the last post in hopes of answering WHY.

Daniel Gilbert is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard. This is great background on how the brain works to what makes us happy. Frontal lobe development and health is key here and why some violent offenders can almost be certain to have frontal lobe damage. What happens when it is not damaged? Great question intoContinue reading “Stumbling on Happiness: A worthwhile read or listen applying this to the last post in hopes of answering WHY.”