One thing I noticed very quickly when I started studying Poly-Sci at university is how much countries act like individual humans. When I found out about hive mentality, this logic became clear. The actions and beliefs of a country are the result of all the individual actions and beliefs of all its citizens. So, when…
Month: January 2026
Social Commentary
Watch China
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When I was a kid in the fifties, “Made in Japan” was synonymous with “tinny Japanese junk.” When they started sending cars over here, they extended that reputation by rusting out even faster than Canadian cars. That Was Then. Seventy years later, “Japanese” means “quality.” The whole country had bought into the capitalist system and…
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The Wild West Mentality
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The problem comes from westerns. For over half of the twentieth century the movie industry made a lot of money filling kids’ heads with nineteenth century morality. The man who can draw his gun fastest is right. A man has the right to kill to protect his property. Clint Eastwood has to take his share…
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A Tragic Lack of Restraint
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I have spent some time in Switzerland, and I have a bit of insight into the causes of the New Year’s Eve tragedy in Switzerland . The first time was in 1970. I was young but not quite stupid, and I was astounded at the (literally) underground nightclub scene in old WWII bunkers beneath the…