Draft 1: January 24, 2019 Edited: February 25, 2019 Overall Objective To enable people to more effectively express their opinions on specific issues – opinions which attempt to be consistent with a value system (which I might call Human Values … Continue reading →
Continue reading →1) No, I don’t want my voice data saved on your “cloud” to train your voice data recognition. 2) No, I don’t want to give out my general location. 3) No, I don’t want my computer to be physically traceable. … Continue reading →
Continue reading →I have mixed feelings about this subject, as I don’t want to endorse the shame-guilt-and-fear-of-hell control methods of established religions and cults. I know from experience that external sources of judgment can be very abusive and hypocritical. However, whether or … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Edited: September 16, 2018 Matthew 6:9-13 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Below was my first effort. This article has been rewritten and concluded here: http://powerandreality.com/brave-new-world-policies-canada-why-the-hate-speech-genocide-laws-go-hand-in-hand-full/ Updated: May 27, 2018 (v. 2) The question to ask nowadays is what tools do we have at our disposal to push for a more rational … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Series Contents Continued from: 6.3 Part 6.4: May 24, 2018 Updated: May 27, 2018 (v. 3) Unless specified otherwise, page numbers are from Letters of Marshall McLuhan (1987) [1] Letter to Wyndham Lewis (February 7, 1954, p. 242) Marshall McLuhan … Continue reading →
Continue reading →In some articles, like this one, I’m writing mainly for people who recognize that there is a problem. If you don’t recognize there is a problem, you may not relate to many of the things I’m saying. On the other … Continue reading →
Continue reading →(Ed. 2, Dec. 10/17) I feel that we need to take the topic of strategies more seriously and pursue these different options when we feel strongly about what is going wrong in our society, whether it is one issue or … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Welcome to all new subscribers and thank you for subscribing! This is the first issue of the Power and Reality Newsletter (February 20, 2017) The following text is edited as of: April 16, 2017: Edition 2: Other Thoughts and Goals … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Value for value: Please support my efforts. By Alan Mercer, 12 March 2016 Edition 1 Part 3 (series contents) Continued from Part 2 and Part 1. My original series was a commentary on Brave New World, which was more about … Continue reading →