World News, Deep Discussions & Politics

1.) Respect! Don’t impose, criticize, or judge. Respect each other’s point of view - it’s fine to express your opinion but don’t force it on other members of the community. Respect each other’s space — don’t encroach on the person’s privacy. Respect each other’s personal choices — don’t criticize or judge. To do the opposite in each instance would be to impose yourself on others when it isn’t your place to do so. Remember, everyone has the right to be him/herself, just as you have the right to be yourself. 2.) Embrace differences while building on commonalities. Everyone is different. At the same time, there are always commonalities between people. Embrace the differences…

In a lot of countries, there is a real snooty attitude toward America. I suspect much of it comes from emasculation. That exists because they can't defend their own land no more, instead they have American troops (or whatever power) on their land or in some other way that feminizes them. Of course, some people claim it is jealousy. I can't really say if it is or not. It's probably a factor, but I don't think it's the main factor. 🤨

Some managers are harsh, but some employees won't do the job correctly. Who is right usually? There was an angry manager episode today at my graveyard shift job and I suspect people not getting enough sleep is why some people's job performance is down.

Some nations have strong censorship like China, North Korea, and to a lesser degree, Germany. Do you feel it is needed? How much is needed?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/musk-orders-us-federal-workers-to-report-on-work-by-monday-or-get-fired/ar-AA1zArqe?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=7665f94f4c524afdef4958f552017d08&ei=12 Quote: Elon Musk Do you agree with it? Do you agree with the way they go about it? How do you feel this would hurt, help, or do nothing to the American economy?

I read a good meme on Facebook today. It was saying that once health was seriously threatened, that's all that matters. How do you all feel about that? Is that some deep thought that we tend to ignore until sickness befalls us?

I love my father. He was a military man and there were many reasons to respect him. However, though, he wasn't exactly a bleeding heart. Anyway, one question that I always wanted to ask but was afraid to was "If the Civil Rights movement hadn't happened, would minorities even have ANY RIGHTS AT ALL?". I suspect that the south was so conservative that they wouldn't give them rights, or it would have happened at a snail's pace.

People have demonized these words, but actually, The Roman Empire was fascist, but not Nazi, the main reason is because it was a multi-cultural empire, much like the US or Russia. Anyway, of course, racism and the like are wrong, but how do you feel about ultra nationalism as Putin displays or how the US displayed with Manifest Destiny back in the day?

To be honest, I don't like the way Canada is being talked down to by my country, in fact, to the point it reminds me of prison emasculation (if you know what I mean, lol). In fact, I see hockey fights coming out about this and I can't blame the Canadians. Anyway, though, I do see the financial source of this problem. It's the problem that goes on all the time in politics and even in our own families. It's where people are not paying the rent, not paying the fair share, stuff like that. Has that been something you seen firsthand? What is the solution? Myself, I don't think talking down to Canada will solve the problem, but rather it will drive them toward even more…

In the US, democrats are called communists or socialists and republicans are called fascists or nazis. How do you feel about it? Are those terms justified for those groups? Do you feel this is childish name-calling without a basis in actual fact?

When we are children, we are taught to share, but in western countries, a lot of that is frowned on as adults. How do you feel about that? Well, how do you feel about communism and socialism? Some see it as absolute evil, some loathe it, some see it as something great for society. Note: True communism hasn't existed in any nation, maybe in smaller groups, and communism in former Stalinist nations was seen as seen as the final stage of history, something not achieved yet.

What do you know about it? Have you owned it? How do you predict things will play out in the financial world?

Bannon accuses Musk's pro-global visa program to be a betrayal of Trump's vision for America. Do you think it is? Could a compromise be reached? Note: Bannon is overall distrustful of Musk whom he claims is immature and wanting to impose a tech tyranny. He is distrustful of him because he grew up in Apartheid era South Africa, but I'm a bit confused by this.

Who has studied it? Who knows of things like Ad Hominem etc.? Do you feel arguments of other people or yourself are strong?

Do non-mainstream parties have a chance in your country? Do you feel they ever will? What challenges do they face? What would get you to vote for one?

What differences do you see? What similarities? Do you feel parties have changed significantly in the past 50 years?

How much of a threat is it? Have governments done enough to combat it? How come terrorism was a bigger deal (seemed like it) in the 2000s (in the West and some other areas)?

People hate being talked down to. It's emasculating (well, another word may be needed for females) and brings on resentment and anger. Anyway, though, the hypocrisy lies in the fact that people talk down to others, but they don't like being talked down to, themselves.

How do you feel about it? I am guilty of this on social media. The reason is because there is no real freedom of speech there. Well, there is freedom of speech, but people where I am from can't handle other opinions without a strong reaction.

A lot of people don't like creative art, music etc. because they don't think the person has earned the right. In fact, if you go on Facebook groups, even with good stuff, you might run into folks tearing you down. Do you feel this is justified? Do you feel some people are too narrow-minded?

It seems everyone is into extremes, but well, maybe the middle-of-the-road just doesn't have that Pro-Wrestling flare to it, lol. Well, do you feel politics has changed in the US in the last 50 years? Has it changed in whatever nation you live in? Is this a good or bad thing?

My take on the classic story is that Satan foresaw AI and nuclear weapons. In that case, why wouldn't he be cynical about humans and why would he want to bow down to them? Anyway, such a powerful argument would explain why a large number of angels joined Satan. That's something that's not well conveyed in the Bible. Note: my theory is not the popular view of why Satan rebelled, and I've never heard of it before.

I think that's the truth and most of the phenomenon is due to progressivism and the corruption of the food and drug industries etc. Anyway, though, I do feel the Republicans go into overkill on the snowflake stuff. It becomes obnoxious.

Of course, when I say "pop" I don't mean "pop" alone. I'm just distinguishing it from classical or traditional music. Anyway, one explanation for the decline in music has been the lack of sound variation in newer music and another explanation, the one given by Gene Simmons of KISS, is that the music industry won't front a promising band with money. Simmons claims that this is the reason he claims there are no new supergroups like the Beatles nowadays. He claims there is no fronting of money due to the free music download culture (I would be cynical about that because nowadays I think free downloads are way down because they are spiked with viruses.).

Some people claim people are just constantly being pushed off land and it's not a big deal. However, others claim that certain groups have a right to the land they're on. What's your take on this?