![]() ![]() I still believe it’s terrible that people are hungry and homeless, but I now think that government-mandated safety nets are mostly salves to the consciences of rich liberals. ![]() But that’s only advice to my fellow man, not a marching order to anyone.) Similarly, I once thought it was terrible that people were hungry and homeless, and so I thought there should be a government-mandated safety net. (I now only believe that everyone should have an education. I once believed that everyone should have an education, and so it was necessarily the business of government to provide it. Yes, over the years I’ve held some beliefs that leaned in that direction, i.e. I don’t believe that any society can thrive if it has common ownership of the means of production, and if it has no classes, no monetary system, and no government of some kind. ![]() Whether or not you feel Communism has ever been actually tried on planet earth, I have pretty much always disagreed with its basic philosophy. Indeed, I feel there’s almost no overlap between my worldview and that of a Communist. The majority of published spoken works are highly emotional and disorganized. The majority of published written works are carefully thought-out and organized. With written works, it’s much easier to flag the especially interesting bits with a highlight (virtual or real), to make notes (ditto), and to go back and re-read a passage that confuses you. Yes, you can listen to a very well-crafted speech or lecture, but do you take in all of it? Probably not. The only way to really communicate is to have a face to face conversation.”) I consider spoken communication to be by nature less organized and rational than written communication, and harder to absorb. I stress reading because, contrary to the current fashion in the business world, (“Email is the root of all evil. I don’t want my opinions to be those kinds of opinions, so I tend to constantly challenge them by seeking additional information and by reading (yes, reading) the arguments of those with whom I disagree. Because God knows the guy who hosts the evening talk show is a much better public policy analysts than a philosopher, a political scientist or any of America’s Founding Fathers. In America, most opinions are based on what our parents taught us and on what we heard on television. Most opinions are not based on reason and adequate information. Opinions can only be altered if they’re based on reason and adequate information. It’s impossible to change their opinions. There’s no arguing with such people, there’s only coping. Sometimes I only need to hear a few words of it to decide that this person is too stupid to formulate an opinion, or has formed an opinion without adequate information, or is plainly and simply divorced from any concept of reality. If I disagree with someone, I don’t like to do it out of hand. ![]()
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