“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.”
from Minority Report by H.L. Mencken
Desiderata
Request: A popular [public domain] prose/poem in spiritual communities.
Don't Walk, Run! Productions (YouTube channel)
"I like using facts and data to point out hypocrisy coming from politicians and the media" --Andrew, the senior political analyst from Don't Walk, Run! Productions
Columbia Pacific University
the unaccredited California correspondence school from which Dr. Hawkins earned a PhD in the early 90s. It was shut down by court order in 2000.
Piers Morgan
Fox News contributor, television presenter and journalist
Charles de Gaulle
In TvF, Dr. Hawkins cites de Gaulle's "pomposity" in the context of France's relationship with the United States. Though he fueled anti-American sentiment, this does not seem to be the whole picture regarding de Gaulle.
Rigged: The Zuckerberg Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump (2022)
looks at the nearly $400 million Zuckerberg spent nationally in voter operation efforts, particularly in the battleground states of Wisconsin, Arizona, and Georgia. 42,000 votes in those three states are the reason Joe Biden is president. --Citizens United
halo in Christianity
a representation of spiritual character through the symbolism of light --britannica.com
Seoul
capital city of South Korea
Detroit
Michigan, USA, by request
Klaus Schwab
German engineer and economist best known as the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum --wikipedia
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp
percentage of US voters who support socialism
Request: Lenin, Mao, and Stalin argued that population majority is not actually required in order for a socialist revolution to be successful. Rather, only somewhere around 20% of the population must be dedicated supporters for the revolution to succeed.
A Primer on Individuation
Anonymously-submitted essay that I decided to calibrate, because individuation is a critical part of the spiritual journey.
The End of Death: The Deeper Teachings of A Course in Miracles
Author Nouk Sanchez "is best known for her very practical approach to undoing the single cause of suffering, - the ego" --amazon.com