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312 – Sophism’s choices: war, slavery, theocracy, monopoly

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Aug 082013

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Wishes won't do the dishes

Topics:
00:07 We’re All Effed: feedback, capitalism, socialism, ideal, communism works, ideal is that which is achievable, not perfect, force, fraud, pure capitalism, profit and loss, business
15:28 There Are Capitalists And Then There Is Capitalism: race to the bottom, capitalists, capitalism, business, labour, plunder, no alternatives no solutions, your cure for corporate radio, public radio, CHRW, corporate radio, effed, Frederic Bastiat
33:15 Sophism’s Choices – War, Slavery, Theocracy, Monopoly: Frederic Bastiat, Economic Sophisms, the physiology of plunder, production vs plunder, at another’s expense, legal system, moral code, war, slavery, theocracy, monopoly, fraud, when reason is taboo, government services are restrictions, negotiated price, opening their eyes to the evil, the only remedy is enlightened public opinion, the nature of plunder, wealth destruction
51:36 Honestly! honest people, economic fallacies, abundance vs scarcity, theory of scarcity 58:37 END

310 – London West by-election / London Fringe Press / Bankrupt Detroit

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Jul 252013

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Topics:
00:07 The London West Lie-Election: my adventure in politics, absent Al Gretzky, personal account of the first London West all candidates debate, Who is Al Gretzky?, media gap, Al Where Art Thou?, London Free Press, no tweet, Paul McKeever, Ontario Budget
24:45 The London Fringe Press? London Free Press, avoiding Al Gretzky, reader reaction to Free Press, erosion of the fourth estate, public record, many consequences of biased news reporting, the written word, if it isn’t written it didn’t happen
30:54 Bankrupt Philosophy – Bankrupt Detroit: Detroit bankruptcy, story of Detroit, Windsor, Motown music and CKLW Radio, Ayn Rand’s Starnesville, a tale of two motor cities
41:53 Capitalism Builds Cities, Socialism Destroys Them: unfunded pension liabilities, OMERS, fragile civilization, capitalism builds cities, socialism destroys cities, big city tribalism, fiscal mismanagement, Laissez-nous faire! – from 1680 France to 2013 Detroit, functions of municipal government, where the jobs are, London parallel, municipal government in entertainment, traffic calming curbs, basic services, mass transit 57:21 END

309 – Rolling Stone / Light bulb ban / Cell phone grab / Stellar dialogue zone

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Jul 182013

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03:25 Un The Cover Of Rolling Stone: Rolling Stone Cover, Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, musician’s lament, David Michael Draiman, glorifying violence, polarization, low voter turnout, civility in politics, what we decide matters, voting reform, voting on line, disagreement is part of politics, party politicians, killing the debate through unity, democracy vs majority rule
18:28 No IncandeSense: 2014 federal incandescent bulb ban, stockpiling light bulbs, Green Energy Act, rationing electricity, London Free Press a disservice to readers, the public record, London West byelection, Al Gretzky, London Free Press poll, a brief history of Toronto’s Casa Loma, Sir Henry Pellatt, federal NDP, Thomas Mulcair, Quebec train disaster, Lac Megantic, regulating in the public interest, no tragedy should go to waste
32:10 A Phone-y Issue: emergency phone system – 999, phones are a distraction, distracted drivers, cell phone bans, Stephen Orser, Ali Chahbar, object of distraction: electronic communication or entertainment device, subject of behaviour: drivers, no due process of law, statutory misbehaviour, more police powers no answer
47:10 Exoplanets: Any Life Signs? earth-like planets, Gliese 667 Cc, exoplanets, knowledge is existence, a discovery happens only once, Pluto is still a planet, planet types: rocky gas dwarf, only 22 light years from earth, interstellar communication, ESI Earth similarity index, alien life signs, Robert’s Dialogue Zone, stellar communication zone is 30 light years 58:32 END

308 – Snowden job / London Free of Press about Gretzky

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Jul 112013

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Topics:
03:05 Snowden Job: feedback from Matthew: a hellish story; guilt; [06:10] Edward Snowden affair, state secrets, rights violations, violations of law, whistle blower, which whistle to blow?
14:14 London Free Of Press About Gretzky: London West by-election, media coverage, London Free Press election handicap, media contrasts, Gretzky election commercial, Al Gretzky, Freedom Party, voting for change, different parties with same ideas, Patrick Maloney, disservice to voters, chance of winning
29:56 What’s The Point Of Running… …A Free Press Editorial? political spectrum, Greg Van Moorsel, wannabe politicians, corrupt but electable vs principled but rejectable,
41:30 Hard(ly) Right Progressive Conservatives: right left out, Progressive Conservatives brought us: health insurance monopoly, income tax, retail sales tax, rent controls, LCBO monopoly, electricity monopoly, 100kph speed limits, and support: Green Energy Act, deficits till 2017-18 or whenever 56:41 END

307 – Personhood / Heaven and Hell / She’s so sorry, Uncle Albert

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Jul 042013

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Topics:
03:53 Personhoodwinked: Rand Paul’s Personhood Bill, Bill S-583, born
and pre-born, personhood, right to life, abortion, rights vs status,
[09:49] resale rights on art, government-subsidized art, welfare for
artists, [12:05] Convocation thoughts, parting words on sacrifice, chaos
fate and luck, don’t make plans, words of wisdom
17:28 Hell Be Damned! heaven or hell?, hell as socialism, punishment as
sensation, physical pain, afterlife, Klingon heaven and hell, punishment, 3
concepts of hell, Gehenna, fear and guilt, Dante, banish hell, after life
32:28 Heavenly Hopes For An Atheist: explanation, God, atheism vs
belief, could an atheist be a country’s leader?, religion and politics, atheism
vs religion, love is God, acts of God, Pascal’s wager is not a belief, faith vs
fundamental truths, back to paradise, paradise is hell, the tree of knowledge,
morality and knowledge
43:38 She’s Sorry: Ontario by-elections, baby elections, Kathleen Wynne is sorry, Caller Scott: anger against atheists, fear of being wrong, Freedom Party election ad, on being sorry, Liberal Ken Coran, who votes Liberal?, Ali Chahbar, Al Gretzky, political colours 56:41 END

304 – Feedback / Architecture of oppression / Cancerous cell (phones) / Shocking hydro

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Jun 132013

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Topics:
02:11 Your Feedback Is Just Right: feedback, fascism vs communism, Just Right updates
13:28 Edward Snowden – Blowing The Whistle: Edward Snowden, government surveillance, turning fascist, 9/11, laws to fight terror, NSA, intelligence agencies, unfree but comfortable, American future worse, turnkey tyranny, secret government decisions, digital communications, content vs meta-data, privacy, Fourth Amendment, NSA’s constitutional violations, data dangers, perpetual war on terror, a fascist tyranny, corrupt government, no honest thief
32:16 Cell Phone Tumour Rumours: cell phones and cancer, Lawson Health Research Institute, electromagnetic fields may be healthy, radiation
38:08 Shocking Debate: Who Owns London Hydro? sale of London Hydro, ownership, Vinay Sharma, City of London is sole owner of 1001 shares, imaginary shares, conservation, economic resources vs natural resources, fixed charges, rationing electricity, hydro cost’s negative effects, jobs lost, top dollar for bottom service, judging the success of of London Hydro, Outage Management System, profit for government, no cash cow, infrastructure, regulation no protection 59:28 END

302 – My, Me, Mine: The virtue of selfishness

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May 302013

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Topics:
00:07 Journey Into Selfishness: Dr. Yaron Brook, capitalism most moral system, sacrifice, individual pursuit of happiness, rational self interest, socialism, morality, Ayn Rand, cronyism
09:26 Capitalism Works – So Socialists Lie: capitalism in decline, from poverty to plenty, socialism, fascism, self evident truth that capitalism works, Paul Krugman lies, salt-water economists, government and economy, lying as a weapon, lying philosophy, socialists lie, sharing for sharing’s sake, conditioned for slavery, Montessori instruction, lying is the tool of the left, selfishness
28:25 Just Sad: A Society Built On Sacrifice: JP Morgan, 1907 financial crisis, banking, selfishness, federal reserve, Alan Greenspan, selflessness, elevator regulations, disinterested bureaucrats, robber ethics, altruism, sacrifice, self interest, degrees of fascism, reason, good, evil, thought, productive work, the good, first paycheque
41:45 Saints Alive! Bill Gates Or Heaven’s Gate? moral revolution, group behaviour, morality of service to others, best of both, trading societies, moral credit, Saint Bill Gates, the benevolent society, forced benevolence, cultural revolution through stories, stories of sacrifice, stories of heroes, selfishness is love of humanity, examples of positive stories, work 56:02 END