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Recent content by Greg 1

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    Thoughts on White Privilege

    White privilege is real, so I can't blame people for wanting to talk about it. As an approach to winning people over, talking about the underprivilege of various groups might be a more effective tactic, even if it largely comes down to the same thing as white privilege. It's useful to remind...
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    The Future of America

    The future is hazy. Trump going away isn't going to heal the split that put him in power in the first place. And I think that with that split, we lose any chance to be leaders of the free world. Technology is going to do unpredictable things to the economy and to international relations...
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    Are humans a domesticated animal?

    Our ancestors got domesticated by grains, in the sense that we moved into houses to tend it, but we were already living in societies with rules before that. As Gatsby points out, we are the same animal as humans tens of thousands of years ago.
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    Can online political disagreement be constructive?

    Do you feel comfortable saying what you changed your mind about?
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    Can online political disagreement be constructive?

    Can online political disagreement be constructive? Does anyone ever change their mind or learn anything other than that their preexisting beliefs are even more certain? If online political disagreement can't be constructive, how the heck can we try to engage with the other side in a...
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    Ther American Age is Done

    I think the clearest sign that America is not the leader of the free world is what I read in the foreign press. The mood isn't good.
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    Dow down another 1500 points Sunday evening.

    How long is Fox going to pretend that nothing's going on with the market?
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    Any fans of Star Trek?

    I feel like I should give SNW a try, but I couldn't stand Discovery. Is it very similar? Very different?
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    "RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY"

    That's your unproveable opinion. That they disagreed on the issue doesn't indicate that there is not objective fact, any more than their disagreements over religion indicate that there are no objective truths about the supernatural. Good question, just as there are about every major position...
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    It Makes No Sense That We Should Be This Divided Naturally

    Nothing in the polls backs up the claim that Trump is bringing America together. Everything seems to be running in the other direction.
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    Any fans of Star Trek?

    I LOVE that show! I got to meet Vic MigNogna and I think I weirded him out by being too enthusiastic about it. But damn, do these guys get Star Trek.
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    There is rot in America. We have lost our sense of decency. Is Trump just a symptom, or is he a cause?

    I think modern social media has made it a lot easier to live in an echo chamber in which the other half is demonized. Add to that the disappearance of Russia as a major perceived threat. I think human groups always orient themselves around an enemy. I don't know how to deal with echo-chamber...
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    "RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY"

    That's not required. All that's required is the belief that morality is objective rather than dependent on culture. Most people think that.
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    "RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY"

    Focusing on either the good or the bad while ignoring the other is to distort history. History has always been a political battleground. Of course there are going to be problems in the way it's presented and by all means, we should try to address those. But this supposed "cure" would be a lot...
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    Political Ethics Question: Does rewarding a truly unethical person with high office call the ethics of the voter supporting that person into question?

    It depends on what your choices are. You have to promote the lesser of two evils. Winston Churchill was a jerk, but was also the best option for British voters.
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