Western Civilization
Calibrated by Dr. Hawkins in 2008 at 270 (RSMM). Also calibrated: Eastern Civilization and the overall level of world civilization.
Culture
15 minutes of fame (concept)
short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon. The expression was inspired by a quotation misattributed to Andy Warhol: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." --wikipedia
Ordnung (Amish rules)
hard work, a woman's submission to her husband, mode of dress, and refusal to buy insurance. Outsiders often think of the Ordnung in terms of restrictions (e.g., no electrical power lines, no telephone in the home, no personal ownership of automobiles) --wikipedia
article: The Population Crash
There are three choices: Either go extinct within the next century, buy some time by replacing your own citizens with foreigners from poverty-stricken nations, or figure out how to convince women in prosperous societies to have more children.
owning a gun and practicing shooting it
Calibrated by request.
approval rate of wokeness among Westerners with African heritage
What percentage of black people / people with African descent approve of the contemporary Western leftist M.O. of performatively worshiping 'Black XYZ'? --request
teddy bear
a popular children's toy... celebrated in story, song, and film --wikipedia
Happiness, by Steve Cutts
The animated story of an rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment. Is seeking happiness a trap? 38 million views
survivalism
A positive "-ism." Request: I find myself imagining emergency scenarios and the supplies and skills I’d need to get my family to safety. I don’t hoard MRE’s in my basement but I do think about key supplies to have on hand should a disaster occur.
American black-on-black crime (article)
"Racial profiling of blacks by other blacks is systemic and pervasive in the black community. One hears it in the music where the black gang lifestyle, murders, sexploitation, explicit and graphic sexual depictions of blacks, drugs, and violence are routinely celebrated" --americanmind.org
tradition: the lucky cigarette
flipping one cigarette upside down and saving it for last. This last cigarette is referred to as the “lucky cigarette” and it’s considered bad luck to smoke it before the others in the pack
Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth
a profoundly moving story about the children who grow up to inflict on others the violence that they themselves have suffered. It is a story of horror and heartbreak, yet ultimately full of hope --books.google.com
The costly stupidity of the recycling religion
by John Stossel: "Putting garbage in landfills is often much cheaper than recycling. My town would save $340 million a year if it just stopped recycling."
non-binary gender (concept)
Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female—identities that are outside the gender binary --wikipedia
Comedian Konstantin Kisin speaking at the Oxford Union (video)
He takes the position that wokeness has gone too far. Oxford Union is at 495 in Truth vs. Falsehood.