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The Thinking of Dumbassery: Clear Message to Government and Corporations
dumbassery Jump to navigationJump to search Contents 1English 1.1Etymology 1.2Noun 1.2.1Synonyms English[edit] Etymology[edit] From dumbass + -ery. Noun[edit] dumbassery (uncountable) (slang,vulgar,Canada, US) Immature, foolish behavior; behavior typical of a dumbass. quotations ▲ 2008, Sara Zarr, Story of a Girl[1], →ISBN: Speaking of savages, Bruce Cowell and his pack of jock-wannabes, who’d been kicked off every school team because of attitude problems and/or the use of…
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Sleeping Satellite: Romanticism is not dead in our thinking…Take a Stand Against the Wickedness of the Times
Sleeping Satellite Song by Tasmin Archer Sleeping Satellites caught up in the spiral historiography unawares, and I am waking you up so that you can live your dreams rather than passively melt into the big sleep. Lyrics I blame you for the moonlit…
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Presentism and Parallelism: Why Political Decisions-Makers Need to fund, contract, or employ professional historians
An excellent piece, Christofer: “At issue between these two interpretive poles is the basic presumption of applied social science: to what extent can the recognition of recurring patterns translate into effective political policy? Yet, Thucydides was not writing social science as we know it. To the extent that his text articulated anything…
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The Spiral history theory of Stupidity: Getting Stuck in Time-Space, and Personal Breakout of Historical Cognition Patterns
In the blog article, “Buckley’s Chance, Cultural Thinking of Trumpism, and History“, I introduced the idea of “the spiral history theory of stupidity.” What I stated was: Historical forgetfulness leads a population into the spiral history theory of stupidity. History, Memory, Cognition, and a Model of Time-Space to explain human failure, are the elements which goes into…
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Review of Frank Furedi’s “When Do You Think The Culture Wars Began? And Why Understanding Its Long History Really Matters.”
It may come as a surprise to some, that I read closely blogs and articles of scholars, who I believe, miss key or main points in their argument, whether from Left or Right. Open scholarship goes to the work I do as a philosopher and historian, and as a sociologist. These are the…
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What is Wrong with “the world”: A Christmas Thought in Our Violent Times
What is wrong with our world? It is a perennial question, which come to those at this time of year who are not swayed by the Xmas glitter; or the glitter of any other season. There are many answers but I believe there is ONE primary answer: perception. What is meant, in the…
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Truth Matters, Now and Later
It has been said so many times, but who listens and understands? Featured Image: ORDER NUMBER: 27495; DATE: October 9, 2023; TOTAL: $35.00; PAYMENT METHOD: Credit Card Home
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Judith Brett on Character
Judith Brett on Character https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/august/judith-brett/pwc-and-question-character I am very impressed with Judith’s (if I can be informal in my personal character) essay in The Monthly (August 2023). There have been a few of us Australian historians and urban sociologists thinking about the concept of character in Australian politics, including politics of the…
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2023-04-05 Letter to Mayor. Re. Questions on 2023-2025 Commemorations
Adrian Schrinner Brisbane Lord Mayor Brisbane City Council GPO Box 1434 Brisbane Qld 4001 5 April 2023 Dear Lord Mayor, I will present a paper at the 50th AHA conference (4-6 July), following on from my 2021 AHA presentation. I have attached the abstract for the 2023 paper, the AHA acceptance docket (email),…
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Ruth the Squirrel
Ruth the Squirrel Live to Work Work to Live Like Squirrels Of Winter In Boston Common. Pressure to Grow Delights of Sex Like Squirrels Of Spring In Boston Common. Tourist Performance Sing for your Supper! Like Squirrels Of Summer In Boston Common. Income only No expenditure Like Squirrels Of Autumn In Boston Common. Expending All…