Pacifism- Not a Candidate Diary
I'm a pacifist, a minority position, I know. Today is Martin Luther King Day, which is a holiday for a pacifist celebrated by a overwhelmingly war-like country. I was brought to the idea by a...
View ArticleHarkening to the Revolution
The Inaugural ceremony yesterday harkened to the American Revolution and to the true principles inherent in the founding of this country in more than just the obvious references. The American...
View ArticleOrigins of Political Conflict: an Evo-Exchange View
In a previous diary, I presented a theory of social group dynamics which I called "Evolutionary Social Exchange Theory." The name conveys the main perspectives I rely on, but it's a long phrase, so I...
View ArticleUN Backed Humanitarian Asylum Zones?
The world has a significant and growing problem with refugees, displaced people & human trafficking. Between climate change and wars, there are currently hundreds of thousands of people migrating,...
View ArticleMorning Open Thread: Tis the Gift to Be Simple
Welcome to Morning Open ThreadThis is a daily post with a MOTley crew of hosts who choose the topic for the day's posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful,...
View ArticleFursday Furries and Feathers: Simple Gifts
BoredPandaRULES OF ENGAGEMENT — You know how this works, but as always, a gentle reminder:Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Goggies are dogs, too, and moggies are cats. Birds...are birds! Peeps are...
View ArticleCarillon Historical Park: A Shaker building (photo diary)
One of the buildings in the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio is the Watervliet Shaker Building. Build about 1819, this is the final surviving remnant of the Watervliet Shaker community. The...
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