Social Issues

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 [...]

“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” (Mahatma Gandhi)   It is important to understand that if we do not agree or have differing views then it is healthy, and it is so [...]

I have been writing a poem since the brutal murder of Tyre Deandre Nichols at the young age of 29 by aliens, better known as police barbarians, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, from January 7, 2023, [...]

Different people identify shades of the same color as different colors altogether. We must try to understand the world in others’ defined colors to know which shade of a color they call “green” is what [...]