Category Archives: Politics

Jordan and Bret – complexity and survival

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ted Howard NZ

The Darien Gap & Postmodernism | Bret Weinstein | EP 434 [ 1/April/24 ] A great conversation with much of profound interest that I will not comment upon, but some where I see over simplifications that need to be explicitly … Continue reading →

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Objectivism, cooperation, complexity

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 28/March/24 ] Some truth in it, but the conclusion is flawed. What we can know is that the systems of our society are in need of fundamental reform. For reform to actually work, rather than be captured by the … Continue reading →

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Socialism

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ted Howard NZ

Socialism [ 24/March/24 ] While I am against all the things that Dirk used in his definition of socialism; they are not part of the definition of socialism that I was raised in. Where I grew up, socialism was acknowledging … Continue reading →

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Government

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 27/February/24 ] Not the whole story Dirk. Here in New Zealand, I still live in a culture where most admit of a certain necessity in government, and at the same time are very suspicious of what is essentially the … Continue reading →

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Governments and AI

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ted Howard NZ

Why have governments around the world not taken significant action in regards to artificial intelligence, despite its importance for humanity’s future on Earth? [ 24/February/24 ] First – why do you think that they haven’t? Why do you think that … Continue reading →

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Anarchism over deep time

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ted Howard NZ

How do anarchists view the value of human life in relation to their ideology that states “the only purpose of mankind is to better themselves”? [ 17/February/24 ] If one spends enough time investigating how one can better oneself, then … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on one world government

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ted Howard NZ

What are your thoughts on the concept of a one world government and what steps would be necessary for its implementation? [ 8/February/24 ] It is a bad idea. We don’t want one government. What we need is cooperation in … Continue reading →

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A very long thread on Governance, across 2 sites

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

Trust in Government [ 28/November/23 Dirk posted “This is the only graph you need by now” and the graphic is essentially a triangle high left low right, with the left axis “Trust in Government” and the bottom axis “Knowledge of … Continue reading →

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The greatest modern issue

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 25/November/23 ] Lorraine Newman Et al,As another Kiwi, I agree in part and see it differently. As I see it, most of the issues derive from over simplistic or outright false ideas that seem to dominate the economic and … Continue reading →

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Lex – Mearsheimer’s realism

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

Lex – John Mearsheimer – Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 [ 22/November/23 ] Great interview, as it makes clear the faults in Mearsheimer’s position of what he terms “realism”. John gives a reasonably concise definition of the “realism” view … Continue reading →

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