by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jun 12, 2020 | Philosophy & Ethics, Society & Culture
When the “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) movement started in 2013, there were conflicting reactions, especially among the “White” community. There were some negative views based on the perception of the group that started it. The message was...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jun 12, 2020 | Society & Culture
{Facebook post by Sarah Bonse reprinted here with permission.} I was born into a world I did not “earn”. Born to parents who have navigated their own worlds and struggles to bring me into my own. From birth I have enjoyed privileges so freely given, they...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jun 11, 2020 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
If you learn anything from Gandhi and Dr. King, et alia, it’s that the power of peaceful protest is to demoralize those who are doing violence against them. Only the most psychopathic souls can keep abusing people day after day, even if they are ordered to and...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jun 7, 2020 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
If someone is hurt in the course of police action, it’s not always the police’s fault. But when it is, making it about the rap sheet of the victim or what they may have done to not comply or “provoke” law enforcement is irrelevant. The Police...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 25, 2020 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
I grew to believe over my lifetime, that as Americans, our liberties have been chipped away at for generations and I often felt I was the rare crackpot that noticed or cared. There are countless laws and permits for every occasion, and I’ve written and spoken...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 7, 2020 | Psychology, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
There are many authentic conspiracies, and many we don’t even know about. The problem is that thanks to the Internet there are a THOUSAND TIMES more fake ones, and their prevalence is based on psychological stickiness, not fact. The real ones probably...