Social Issues

Where does the average person go to receive support for their mental health issues? There is still social stigma around mental health, making people ashamed to speak about their issues and raise concerns to professionals, [...]

Capitalist success requires a correlated immoral progression. The richer one becomes, the more they have to defend inequality. Charity and philanthropy are not replacements for created wealth. When a person earns over ten times the [...]

Hypocrisy is the best coping mechanism for those with delusional faith. Ritualistic repetitions suppress common sense and obligations toward social duty. Ceremonial duties sideline any responsibility for upholding rights. Spirituality is reduced to cultism. Organized [...]

Buddha meditated and came to the conclusion that the root of all suffering is attachment. He understood that when we are attached to something, we fear losing it and even worse, when we do lose [...]

We need more people to act for change. We need more people at the ignition stage of mindful awareness and spiritual awakening. I believe that more than half of the human population wants social progress. [...]

The last residential school in Canada closed as late as 1996! This program began in 1831 to essentially remove the indigenous culture across the country. There was seemingly no need for the indigenous people to [...]

The recent prisoner exchange for money between Iran and the USA cost six billion American dollars to conclude. Frozen Iranian oil revenue was released by the American government in return for five Americans from Iranian [...]

We should only ever allow privilege when segmented access is rationally purposed to the best interest of the whole. If privilege is abused then privilege must be removed.   At this point of negligence or [...]

Fact: Almost eight times more black children drown in swimming pools in the USA than white children. This is a legacy of American racial segregation.   Sadly, you are less likely to see black people [...]

“Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go… What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?” (Sophie Scholl)   These were the last words [...]

I have previously emphasized the disadvantages of assisting institutional charities. I am pleased that others are understanding the issue and promoting the notion that institutionalized corporations are not the answer to philanthropic assistance. From religious [...]

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)   We live in such a civilization, which has developed throughout millennia, where we [...]