Tag: Public Discourse
Posted on January 28, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Is a rather famous aphorism. But how do you know that you are a good man? How do you know what you should do? I use this aphorism and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing., Discipline, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Media, Principle, Public Discourse, Security, Thumos
Posted on June 15, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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I’m basically shadowboxing Steven Crowder to make my points about public discourse. Please take my points with a grain of salt and watch Steven’s videos to form your own opinion. Not trying to be patronizing by stating the obvious. I just want it understood…
Posted on June 30, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Free speech is life. Allow me to elaborate. Breathing is not considered a right. It’s not considered in the same category as rights, privileges, and all the myriad distinctions thereof. No. Even prisoners and slaves are unquestionably reserved the right to draw air. Certainly,…
Posted on June 4, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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A brief vlog discussing the importance of skilled oratory for every citizen of a democratic republic. June is ‘Murica month on Mellow Mission Productions. I’ll be reading up on all things Locke, Washington, 1776, and Murica. Videos and essays are forthcoming. |Reading List |…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: 1776, America, Democratic Republic, Enlightenment Philosophy, History, Internet, Oratory, Public Discourse, Public Speaking, Social Commentary, Social Media, Speechcraft, United States, Vlog
Posted on May 31, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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…of discourse. Since today’s issues are really nuanced and we now have a technology that allows for instant international communication… Maybe its time to start getting policymakers to explain ideas and gain insight from constituents in real time. Maybe Trump is right. Social Media|…
Posted on May 21, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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I run a website called The Fractal Journal. So I tend to see things fractally. Everyone does. Because everyone understands that no action occurs in a vaccum and is thus inherently multifaceted. There’s a New York attorney called Aaron Schlossberg who was recently the…
Posted on March 11, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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The video below comes from ‘The Knife Media’ which seems to be taking a step in the right direction. They use a fairly good grasp of logical fallacies to point out the misleading tactics of big media companies and influential personalities. Their journalistic chops…
Posted on February 22, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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One of the biggest problems in society is oversimplification. With better tech and more information we’re doing it more and quicker than ever before – with ‘sciencey’ words like ‘Dopamine.’ While Dopamine is a real neurotransmitter, the way that it’s implicated in absolutely everything…
Posted on February 21, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Nothing truer than the truth. I was in a philosophical mood after writing this little essay: https://fractaljournal.com/2018/02/21/tfjs-philosophy-and-method-series-generalities-and-specifics/ Which led me to recall… An excerpt from an introductory philosophy textbook of yore. Ten Commandments of Philosophy 1. Allow the spirit of wonder to flourish in…
Posted on February 21, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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TFJ’s Philosophy and Method Introduction Hello world! I’m launching a series that’s kinda philosophical in nature. Feels a bit pompous to say that but that really is it: a feeflowing foray into methods and philosophies and what they can teach us about the…
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The Importance of Principle
Posted on January 28, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Is a rather famous aphorism. But how do you know that you are a good man? How do you know what you should do? I use this aphorism and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing., Discipline, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Media, Principle, Public Discourse, Security, Thumos
Rhetoric vs Reality – My Media Philosophy (Vlog)
Posted on June 15, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
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I’m basically shadowboxing Steven Crowder to make my points about public discourse. Please take my points with a grain of salt and watch Steven’s videos to form your own opinion. Not trying to be patronizing by stating the obvious. I just want it understood…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Media, Public Discourse, Steven Crowder
More than a Right
Posted on June 30, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Free speech is life. Allow me to elaborate. Breathing is not considered a right. It’s not considered in the same category as rights, privileges, and all the myriad distinctions thereof. No. Even prisoners and slaves are unquestionably reserved the right to draw air. Certainly,…
Category: Philosophy, UncategorizedTags: Current Events, Essays, Ethics, Free Speech, Human Rights, Politics, Public Discourse, Rights
‘Murica Month| Speechcraft + 1776 (Vlog)
Posted on June 4, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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A brief vlog discussing the importance of skilled oratory for every citizen of a democratic republic. June is ‘Murica month on Mellow Mission Productions. I’ll be reading up on all things Locke, Washington, 1776, and Murica. Videos and essays are forthcoming. |Reading List |…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: 1776, America, Democratic Republic, Enlightenment Philosophy, History, Internet, Oratory, Public Discourse, Public Speaking, Social Commentary, Social Media, Speechcraft, United States, Vlog
Trump is the Future (Vlog)
Posted on May 31, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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…of discourse. Since today’s issues are really nuanced and we now have a technology that allows for instant international communication… Maybe its time to start getting policymakers to explain ideas and gain insight from constituents in real time. Maybe Trump is right. Social Media|…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Democracy, Democratic Republic, Paradigms, Politics, Public Discourse, Social Commentary, Social Media
The Schlossberg Fractal
Posted on May 21, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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I run a website called The Fractal Journal. So I tend to see things fractally. Everyone does. Because everyone understands that no action occurs in a vaccum and is thus inherently multifaceted. There’s a New York attorney called Aaron Schlossberg who was recently the…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Current Events, Law, News, Policy, Public Discourse, Social Commentary, Society
A Good Sign?
Posted on March 11, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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The video below comes from ‘The Knife Media’ which seems to be taking a step in the right direction. They use a fairly good grasp of logical fallacies to point out the misleading tactics of big media companies and influential personalities. Their journalistic chops…
Category: UncategorizedTags: Ethics, Journalism, Media, Public Discourse, Social Commentary, The Knife Media, Tim Pool
TFJ Vlogs – DOPE! – Stop Saying Dopamine…
Posted on February 22, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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One of the biggest problems in society is oversimplification. With better tech and more information we’re doing it more and quicker than ever before – with ‘sciencey’ words like ‘Dopamine.’ While Dopamine is a real neurotransmitter, the way that it’s implicated in absolutely everything…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, UncategorizedTags: Folk Wisdom, Paradigms, Pop Psych, Pseudo Science, Public Discourse, Social Commentary
TFJ Vlogs – Vero Nihil Verius – Ten Commandments of Philosophy
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Nothing truer than the truth. I was in a philosophical mood after writing this little essay: https://fractaljournal.com/2018/02/21/tfjs-philosophy-and-method-series-generalities-and-specifics/ Which led me to recall… An excerpt from an introductory philosophy textbook of yore. Ten Commandments of Philosophy 1. Allow the spirit of wonder to flourish in…
Category: Philosophy, PsychologyTags: Public Discourse, The Art of Conversation, Vlogs
TFJ’s – Philosophy and Method Series – Generalities and Specifics
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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TFJ’s Philosophy and Method Introduction Hello world! I’m launching a series that’s kinda philosophical in nature. Feels a bit pompous to say that but that really is it: a feeflowing foray into methods and philosophies and what they can teach us about the…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, UncategorizedTags: Conversation, Paradigms, Public Discourse, Social Commentary
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