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We like superheroes because we’re weak. Let’s use other myths to become strong.

Summary: Superhero films dominate theater box offices. They also show our greatest weakness. We are a powerful citizenry broken into powerless individuals who see collective action as futile, or even corrupting. We have a second set of myths that show the path to a better future for America. Let’s take this first step to recovering our …

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Who will find the key to power: America or the Middle East’s jihadists?

Summary: We dream of superempowered individuals, seeing ourselves as Ayn Rand’s Übermensch or comic book superheroes while we ignore the methods that made us powerful. Meanwhile, Islamic fundamentalists seek to recover formulas from their past that made them world leaders. We have the machinery yet not the will; they have the reverse. Which is more …

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The problem with America lies in our choice of heroes

Summary:  We choose our heroes unconsciously, choices which shape our daytime actions.  Our modern heroes serve us poorly, pointing to our weaknesses and away from our historic strengths.  This is the fourth in a series about our struggle to adjust to the new century; links to the other chapters appear at the end. “The myth …

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Important News, still breaking, about Climate Science propaganda

This major theft and release of information from the UK Climate Research Unit has validated long-held suspicions about the AGW story.  It’s a look behind the veil at the Global Warming propaganda campaign.  More broadly, this shows the power of the Internet, and (using John Robb’s phrase) super-empowered individuals.  Information can be liberated and disseminated by a …

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How to become a one man (or a one woman) army … or something even better

Our quote for the day:  In short, this is what you need to become a one person company and be routinely successful. … this recipe is also a route to become a one man/woman army. — From “I’m Young and Need Advice“, by John Robb, posted at his website Global Guerrillas, 26 October 2009 Robb’s …

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