Evolutionary Morality an Oxymoron

If Morality Arose from Humanity
Then Humanity Defines Morality

This is an example of circular reasoning, an informal logical fallacy. The conclusion arises from the cause and the cause defines the conclusion; the problem, one has not made a case for the conclusion based on provable premises. Unfortunately, this logical error occurs all too frequently in discussions, especially in the media where time is of the essence so various stereotypical images or types are substituted as proof for one’s forced dilemma conclusion (yes, another logical fallacy). Continue reading “Evolutionary Morality an Oxymoron”

How Feminism Was Tricked into Increasing State Power

This Corollary Should Never be Forgotten:
State Always Acts to  Increase Its Power

In the beginning there was a man and a woman. The woman was to be protected by the man. A trickster entered the screen and tricked the woman into taking an independent action that he claimed would make her independent. She did; it did not. The man saw the event, allowed it to occur, participated himself as he liked the outward result but when confronted by his superior he took no responsibility seeking to make the woman totally responsible. Sound familiar? Story of sin! Continue reading “How Feminism Was Tricked into Increasing State Power”

Goal of Feminism – NonFeminism

Nearly Everyone Can Agree With this Concept
Hardly Anyone Will Agree with its Implications

Modern feminism began as a straw man argument that unexpectedly achieved its goal of equality which was not envisioned by its early proponents, nor many of its current followers. The stated goal of equality was not well defined and what was envisioned by the elite of the early movement were hidden from the rank and file women whose goals were very different. Continue reading “Goal of Feminism – NonFeminism”

Empathy’s Goal – Tyrannical Equality

George Orwell Popularized this Term
Modern Culture uses Doublethink

Our brief look at empathy now looks at its practical application in our lives under the guise of equality. What is equality? It is the quality of being equal. What does this actually tell us about the concept; nothing! Continue reading “Empathy’s Goal – Tyrannical Equality”

Tyranny of Americanism

Benevolent Populist Tyrant

The rhetoric of populism never seems to get old no matter how obvious the lessons of tyranny. Peisistratos was to seize power {illegal by definition} with the consent of the poorer folks of Athens. He did give them a slice of the pie but at what expense? Though he reads as a “good” dictator one must ask, “What was the overall economic cost to everyone?” Continue reading “Tyranny of Americanism”

How to Get People to Discriminate Against Themselves

For People to Discriminate Against
Themselves You Need a Slogan

Before discussing our topic I want to interject this snippet that succinctly emphasizes why people miss the point, usually {The paper discusses liberty and equality, topics pertinent to our discussion}. “…For one thing, the discussants are rarely very clear about what exactly their subject is, and so confusion is virtually inevitable. For another, the discussion tends to proceed by simply proclaiming principles rather than by trying to find a fundamental basis for them; consequently, the incompatible conclusions reached by different discussants are immune to rational rebuttal or qualification, again making disagreement unsurprising. Finally, discussants typically have special interests, axes to grind,which also impedes sober analysis and responsible, objective reasoning. Perhaps it is too much to hope that the treatment undertaken here will succeed where others have failed, but it is certainly worth a try.” (Liberty and Equality—A Question of Balance?). Thus, you need a good poorly defined {violates the Law of Identity} slogan so no one can be too sure what is actually under discussion {plausible deniability}. Continue reading “How to Get People to Discriminate Against Themselves”

Globalism Comes Home to Roost

Judaism, Israel, Semitism, Zionism??

Today America’s Secretary of State Kerry made the bold statement that, “Israel can be Jewish or democratic – not both!” These headlines reverberated around the world garnering the headlines the outgoing Obama administration has craved ever since the electorate chose Mr. Trump as their next president. Continue reading “Globalism Comes Home to Roost”

Roots of Today’s Christianity?

The Problem: Separating the Difference
Does Proximity Define Correlation?

Recently I have been studying the possible linkage between feminism and the Woman’s Klu Klux Klan (WKKK) via the respected history of Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender (Blee, Kathleen). The issue is not the inherent racism of feminism but how the WKKK was able to co-opt feminist issues into its agenda and spread the feminist agenda across America so that when the WKKK became defunct these issues of feminism had become embedded into the culture and took on a life of their own. Continue reading “Roots of Today’s Christianity?”

Police Protect and Serve Whom?

The Police Motto: To Protect and Serve:
Citizens Believes it applies to them

Ever since the days of Dragnet and Adam-12 the American public has been led to believe that the police have a duty to protect them. These television shows were designed to rehabilitate the image of the Los Angeles Police Department which had been scandalized by corruption, ineptitude and unsolved high-profile cases. The department gladly cherry-picked cases that were “dramatized” (recreated to make the police appear impartial, fair-minded, and ready to sacrifice themselves to protect you, the individual citizen. Continue reading “Police Protect and Serve Whom?”

Charity (Welfare) is Power to the State

Charity as Practiced by Government:
Transfer of Power from You to IT!

I have been reading, The Welfare of Nations (James Bartholomew. 2016. Cato.) as he discusses the various aspects of welfare from an international perspective. Though he does not espouse a Christian perspective, his inclusion of data from multiple sources around the globe lead to one inescapable conclusion: Continue reading “Charity (Welfare) is Power to the State”