Tag: super-rich interest groups
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Saving people from dying? People say no!
My readers know that people are nothing but selfish animals with morality closer to moral nihilism than perfect total utilitarianism. What about when redistributed wealth (for example, the US government) can do little to save millions? Saving people from dying? People say no! This all stems from our evolutionary equipment driven by nothing but selfish…
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The super-rich against Global warming
In recent decades, the discourse on climate change has moved from scientific discussions to political and economic arenas. Among the most surprising players in this narrative are super-rich families, which have increasingly aligned themselves with the global warming alarmist agenda. This partnership raises questions about the motivations and implications of their support. When did we…
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Elon Musk as the new George Soros for Donald Trump
Only a few people who are well-read didn’t know the relationship of Joe Biden and George Soros, the most powerful multinational lobbyist. But since Biden’s (the most powerful man only in paper) departure from office, can Elon Musk be the new George Soros for Donald Trump? This article outlines the differences between those two lobbyists…
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A mere criminal less dangerous than the super-rich
Nobody wants to be personally robbed. However, petty theft is a widespread crime. It includes shoplifting, pickpocketing, and similar offenses. Rates vary greatly between regions. In 2016, the global average was 783 incidents per 100,000 people. Senegal reported only 1 per 100,000. Denmark reported 3,949 per 100,000. It sounds huge, so is a mere criminal…
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Economics and psychometrics? What is a pseudoscience?
Economics and psychometrics share some of the same features. They are undoubtedly humanities. We cannot go without relationships between inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and so on. However, economics is undoubtedly a pseudoscience. It basically cannot predict crisis, human behavior, heavily depends on mathematical formalism without real-world application, and so on. Psychometrics offers huge numbers of…
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Critical thinking: List of suspicious deaths in the US
Where is the rational line between the infinite number of deaths claimed by conspiracy theorists (and some “conspiracy theories” are right) and a rational approach that is devoid of cognitive biases, fallacies, and formal errors, yet acknowledges the existence of governments’ extrajudicial killings? These killings are evident in countries like Russia, China, and, yes, the…
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Criminal government. What government isn’t criminal?
The Czech Republic has the privilege to have a dissident who, having suffered under communism, has turned his back. Nevertheless, Petr Cibulka started to claim that the only possible way out of the decay the Czech Republic was and is experiencing is the Swiss model of direct democracy that, in my opinion, doesn’t work even…
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Will the US get back its political culture?
The United States once had a political culture where personal integrity and public trust were paramount. In past decades, even minor scandals could spell the end of a politician’s career, signaling a time when accountability mattered deeply to both the electorate and the political elite. Take, for instance, the case of President Richard Nixon. Though…
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Will US and Western democracy survive?
US President Joe Biden said he had done the best for America (while dropping tears), insinuating how tough it is to be a US president. All those big banks, super-rich families, multinational lobbyists more powerful than he is. But we should highlight this: he has said that Trump would be a threat for the US…
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How the super-rich exploit our evolutionary behavior
Human behavior is deeply rooted in evolutionary psychology. Our instincts, shaped over millennia, were crucial for survival in prehistoric times. However, in today’s modern society, these same instincts can be exploited. The super-rich, with their vast resources and understanding of behavioral patterns, manipulate these instincts for their own gain. This extends to areas like xenophobia,…