HoltesThoughts
Thoughts on politics, economics, life and creative works from the author including poetry
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Flying across the stars
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A million miles you went Across vast seas, Where I can't yet go, Anchored as I am, to children and grand children. Pioneer you are, Rang...
Friday, September 11, 2020
The Dictators Playbook
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DRAFT Dictators around the world follow the same playbook because of both the nature of dictators & their followers. Dictators are al...
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Monday, September 7, 2020
Falling into Traps
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The best defense, ordinarily, against being targeted by law enforcement is to obey the law. All that goes out the window in an authoritaria...
Monday, August 31, 2020
Entertaining hypothesis vs Belief
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Saw a study on "education reduces belief in conspiracy theories." The trouble with the study is that like many recent studies it w...
Monday, August 24, 2020
Tended vs Untended
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Years ago, before internet, I remember reading the article that described what came to be known as "broken glass theory." I went b...
Sunday, August 23, 2020
cruelty is not strong
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Marco Rubio you are wrong. For the authoritarian: “Cruelty is strength” “Truth is what the cruel fabricate.” But calling a lie tr...
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Conservatives, Edmund Burke & despite of workers.
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Edmund Burke: Posted several blog entries on Edmund Burke and his revolt against John Locke. Ostensibly he wrote "Reflectio...
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