Category Archives: Society and Culture

Discussions of the structure of society and our culture, their problems and solutions.

The Multiple Religions Problem

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Nanook

This comment is in response to someone who asked me if western society needed to be worried about Islam. The problem with Islam is not just about them. It’s about religion as a whole when you look at it from … Continue reading →

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Are things really better today? Why can’t we go back?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Nanook

In a post to Waiting for the Storm .com  I discussed how representative government made sense in 1776 when mail was delivered by horse and most citizens couldn’t read, but the need no longer applies. @lookingforthemeaning replied “is the communication … Continue reading →

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How Can We Reduce Violence?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Nanook

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. To achieve non-violence, it is not sufficient to limit weapons and “promote” non-violent methods. Recent discoveries in brain organization and human psychology explain how world-wide human culture … Continue reading →

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The FAIR TAX is Another Aristocratic Scam!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Nanook

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand summary list. There is a serious problem with the “Fair tax”. The word “fair” is a political word being used to emotionally cover up the many faults in the … Continue reading →

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Wage Rules Twist Steel Company’s Growth Plans

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Nanook

NPR had a segment in its series on current small business problems titled Wage Rules Twist Steel Company’s Growth Plans . It was upsetting to listen to because it was clear NPR had missed the boat on the larger issues … Continue reading →

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No! We haven’t been here before

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Nanook

The Economist published an article on the recent riots in the UK titled We have been here before . Here is my comment: A common thread in most of the comments, as well as in the article itself, is looking … Continue reading →

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Radical Cultural Change About To Happen

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Nanook

Francis Sealey started a discussion in the Linked in Group “Our System” about the impending cultural change humanity might face. The topic was, essentially, what are the cultural changes that are happening nationally and globally in the 21st century that … Continue reading →

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Dennis Meadows Video Limits to Growth

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Nanook

Dennis talks about the impending social collapse – Dennis Meadows Video

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