Again, I look to indigenous peoples and their method of government. I just saw a short video on a living man from a U.S. tribe whose genetics go back 17,000 years on this continent. The native cultures were balanced and all were welcome to add input. I am sure this varied from group to group and some were matriarchal. But there is much in their long balanced life on this continent that led to that which need be considered
I would add in a dose of humility. At no point in the past three years discussion did I hear the experts ask, but what if we are wrong? I ask myself that question all of the time and I value criticism to help focus not only the correct answers, but are we asking the correct questions. History is a valuable teacher, but only if we are humble enough to learn from it.
I follow both Jordan Peterson and Jocko Willink and they both are right in line with this post.
The U.S. (and the Greek city-states, and the Roman republic) became great without standing armies. Is it possible that we do not need a standing army? Do we even need a standing government? What if we elected government regulators when we need them, and their term in office expired after a certain time and then they returned to private life?
The problem now is that our current batch of “scholars” are unwise, prone to groupthink, and at best amoral, but mostly immoral. I call our “experts” paid liars that hide deceit in complexity.
Again, I look to indigenous peoples and their method of government. I just saw a short video on a living man from a U.S. tribe whose genetics go back 17,000 years on this continent. The native cultures were balanced and all were welcome to add input. I am sure this varied from group to group and some were matriarchal. But there is much in their long balanced life on this continent that led to that which need be considered
I would add in a dose of humility. At no point in the past three years discussion did I hear the experts ask, but what if we are wrong? I ask myself that question all of the time and I value criticism to help focus not only the correct answers, but are we asking the correct questions. History is a valuable teacher, but only if we are humble enough to learn from it.
I follow both Jordan Peterson and Jocko Willink and they both are right in line with this post.
Great work on keeping up the posts.
Right, self reflection so important for an open and fair assessment of any situation.
Very thought provoking piece.
The U.S. (and the Greek city-states, and the Roman republic) became great without standing armies. Is it possible that we do not need a standing army? Do we even need a standing government? What if we elected government regulators when we need them, and their term in office expired after a certain time and then they returned to private life?
The problem now is that our current batch of “scholars” are unwise, prone to groupthink, and at best amoral, but mostly immoral. I call our “experts” paid liars that hide deceit in complexity.
Growth (mindset) in a finite world is not a practical long term solution, rather a problem.
Otherwise lots of good stuff as usual.
Tiz true
Thanks for your very honest response. Dealing with our own self-deception is extremely important to our own contentment. Much appreciated.