In the 70s (and perhaps before that) there was an adage that went something like, “Teachers are adults among children and children among adults.” This fits the evolution of academia to lean fully into “Big government is the answer.” They want Big Daddy to take care of them rather than becoming independent adults in an adult world. Naturally, this is what they indoctrinate students to want.
Power is seductive and addictive. Government, especially bureaucrats, will pursue ever more power i.e. sanctions against everyone and every business. Iron clad evidence? “Since 1975 until the end of 2019, [the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)] total page count had grown from 71,224 to 185,984, including the index—a 161 percent increase, (https://cei.org/publication/tens-of-thousands-of-pages-and-rules-in-the-federal-register-2/).”
The above is the basis for not getting caught up in the morality of crime on a “where do you draw the line” basis. Rather than being primarily focused on blaming or holding responsible perfectly legitimate businesses because criminals use them like everyone else, and in the process proposing solutions that necessarily infringe on everyone’s freedoms, the emphasis must be about individual freedom (vs liberty, which implies human granting of freedom vs individual sovereignty). It’s a fool’s errand to go after businesses like Apple or Meta. They are merely symptoms of a problem. The problem is the criminals! Law enforcement needs to be wholly focused on going after them, not reducing shoplifting of under $950 to a non-consequence breaking of the law, or telling district attorney’s not to pursue cases of drug use.
Politicians, bureaucrats, media, and academicians (all power mongers) will always put the emphasis on promoting fear to then institute some purported form of security (regulation). 100% of security is a false promise and an erosion of individual freedom. The Mesopotamian's (and probably societies before them) got it right with the ten commandments. Ten rules on one page, not 185,984 pages. Further, the USA fore-fathers got it right when they put the emphasis on States Rights. Power in the hands of locals is vastly superior to a federal government instituting a one size fits all mandate for 334,000,000 individuals, especially coupled with the freedom to live anywhere. Man (like wolves, elephants, bees) necessarily gravitates to being conglomerates of commonality, i.e. generally like-minded communities. Local fine tuning of the ten commandments for any given community is vastly superior to one size fits all. Yes, there is a place for federal governance, an example being down-river disputes if for instance a northern state allows certain pollutants to be introduced that adversely effect a southern state. But this does not equate to a mega company being able to lobby a federal government to override a state choice regarding something like a pipeline. Citizens, to every extent practicable, must maintain individual and local control vs handing it over to Big Daddy government.
If you have visited all or most of the states in the USA then you know how ridiculous, for example, a one-size climate policy is. CT has enormous quantities of water and limited space. CA has enormous quantities of space and limited water. Think about diapers. CA should promote using disposable diapers where 100 years in a thoughtfully developed landfill will have minimal impact on the environment. CT should promote cloth (washable) diapers. Local governance is infinitely superior to one size fits all.
Will you hear arguments against any of the above observations? Yes. But what world would you rather live in? One with 185,984 pages of rules? (Can you even remember everyone on a day-to-day basis, even if you read them all?) Or one where you can have meaningful input on what works for your local community?
Take education again. The Department of Education is a duplicative waste of tax dollars and therefore a snake pit of corruption since it has no real purpose except to cause one size fits all trouble. Each state can handle their own education management. That said, a national homogeneity would continue to exist because there already are national conferences where everyone in the field has opportunities to hear what is or is not working for others, and where new knowledge and resources can be ciphered.
But first we have to put individual responsibility back into education. No more participation trophies. At the same time the approach to education must stop being elitist i.e. college focused. No more leaving boys behind if they are not college bound. No more teaching on a one size fits all basis. No more trying to force Alpha boys to be Betas on the pretense that aggression is an unacceptable behavior. Rather, provide activities and learning opportunities where aggression is acceptable in areas other than sports, where boys can be boys. At the same time, be sure Betas have an educational environment where they can equally flourish. The current female oriented format should continue to be utilized and improved for the benefit of women.
We must not allow educators to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to drug children so they are more compliant and therefore less demanding of teachers’ attention. This is another example of the focus of current education tactics to indoctrinate students rather than helping them hone the life skills they really need, most crucially critical thinking, to be an independent success in life rather than dependent on Big Daddy government that promotes the thinking that companies like Apple and Meta should be somehow held responsible for promoting criminal activity.
In the 70s (and perhaps before that) there was an adage that went something like, “Teachers are adults among children and children among adults.” This fits the evolution of academia to lean fully into “Big government is the answer.” They want Big Daddy to take care of them rather than becoming independent adults in an adult world. Naturally, this is what they indoctrinate students to want.
Power is seductive and addictive. Government, especially bureaucrats, will pursue ever more power i.e. sanctions against everyone and every business. Iron clad evidence? “Since 1975 until the end of 2019, [the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)] total page count had grown from 71,224 to 185,984, including the index—a 161 percent increase, (https://cei.org/publication/tens-of-thousands-of-pages-and-rules-in-the-federal-register-2/).”
The above is the basis for not getting caught up in the morality of crime on a “where do you draw the line” basis. Rather than being primarily focused on blaming or holding responsible perfectly legitimate businesses because criminals use them like everyone else, and in the process proposing solutions that necessarily infringe on everyone’s freedoms, the emphasis must be about individual freedom (vs liberty, which implies human granting of freedom vs individual sovereignty). It’s a fool’s errand to go after businesses like Apple or Meta. They are merely symptoms of a problem. The problem is the criminals! Law enforcement needs to be wholly focused on going after them, not reducing shoplifting of under $950 to a non-consequence breaking of the law, or telling district attorney’s not to pursue cases of drug use.
Politicians, bureaucrats, media, and academicians (all power mongers) will always put the emphasis on promoting fear to then institute some purported form of security (regulation). 100% of security is a false promise and an erosion of individual freedom. The Mesopotamian's (and probably societies before them) got it right with the ten commandments. Ten rules on one page, not 185,984 pages. Further, the USA fore-fathers got it right when they put the emphasis on States Rights. Power in the hands of locals is vastly superior to a federal government instituting a one size fits all mandate for 334,000,000 individuals, especially coupled with the freedom to live anywhere. Man (like wolves, elephants, bees) necessarily gravitates to being conglomerates of commonality, i.e. generally like-minded communities. Local fine tuning of the ten commandments for any given community is vastly superior to one size fits all. Yes, there is a place for federal governance, an example being down-river disputes if for instance a northern state allows certain pollutants to be introduced that adversely effect a southern state. But this does not equate to a mega company being able to lobby a federal government to override a state choice regarding something like a pipeline. Citizens, to every extent practicable, must maintain individual and local control vs handing it over to Big Daddy government.
If you have visited all or most of the states in the USA then you know how ridiculous, for example, a one-size climate policy is. CT has enormous quantities of water and limited space. CA has enormous quantities of space and limited water. Think about diapers. CA should promote using disposable diapers where 100 years in a thoughtfully developed landfill will have minimal impact on the environment. CT should promote cloth (washable) diapers. Local governance is infinitely superior to one size fits all.
Will you hear arguments against any of the above observations? Yes. But what world would you rather live in? One with 185,984 pages of rules? (Can you even remember everyone on a day-to-day basis, even if you read them all?) Or one where you can have meaningful input on what works for your local community?
Take education again. The Department of Education is a duplicative waste of tax dollars and therefore a snake pit of corruption since it has no real purpose except to cause one size fits all trouble. Each state can handle their own education management. That said, a national homogeneity would continue to exist because there already are national conferences where everyone in the field has opportunities to hear what is or is not working for others, and where new knowledge and resources can be ciphered.
But first we have to put individual responsibility back into education. No more participation trophies. At the same time the approach to education must stop being elitist i.e. college focused. No more leaving boys behind if they are not college bound. No more teaching on a one size fits all basis. No more trying to force Alpha boys to be Betas on the pretense that aggression is an unacceptable behavior. Rather, provide activities and learning opportunities where aggression is acceptable in areas other than sports, where boys can be boys. At the same time, be sure Betas have an educational environment where they can equally flourish. The current female oriented format should continue to be utilized and improved for the benefit of women.
We must not allow educators to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to drug children so they are more compliant and therefore less demanding of teachers’ attention. This is another example of the focus of current education tactics to indoctrinate students rather than helping them hone the life skills they really need, most crucially critical thinking, to be an independent success in life rather than dependent on Big Daddy government that promotes the thinking that companies like Apple and Meta should be somehow held responsible for promoting criminal activity.