Benjamin David SteeleThe analytical mind is always trying to trap reality in ever more refined dualistic labels…Instead of analytically, let's approach this mythologically. There are variations on a theme. It might be a witch who is being hunted down…Aug 2Aug 2
Benjamin David SteeleWhat kind of research are you doing?But of course, I'm fiercely critical of the reactionary mind, RWA, SDO, and dark personality (Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy…Jul 301Jul 301
Benjamin David SteeleLeft and right is a metaphorical framing that not only originated in the West but shaped the West.That isn't boxed-up reductionism. The respondent to my comments here claims to advocate for contextual nuance, but then demonstrates a lack…Jul 302Jul 302
Benjamin David SteeleThere is nothing radical about it.Nor are left and right arbitrary terms. They gained their original meaning under the French Parliament and during the French Revolution. It…Jul 303Jul 303
Benjamin David SteeleThat is correct.The complaint later aristocrats like Thomas Jefferson had wasn't merely that aristocracy was unfair to commoners, as he was an advocate of…Jul 30Jul 30
Benjamin David SteeleClimate change in isolation might be the least of our worries.We have no idea what it all means or what will be the consequences. All of the world as we know it could be transformed. These are…Jul 291Jul 291
Benjamin David SteeleReacting or Relating“I think I’m as concerned about fairness and justice as anybody. But what disgusts me even more are people who have no imagination. The…Jul 25Jul 25
Benjamin David SteeleI have family members from Indiana who are liberal and leftist.But it's definitely become increasingly reactionary. Part of it is economic desperation. My father's hometown was a small factory…Jul 211Jul 211
Benjamin David SteeleYes, I'm happy where I live and, at this point, wouldn't want to be anywere else.This town is a special case, but so is Iowa. As a highly stable economy based on natural resources, it has low poverty, unemployment, and…Jul 18Jul 18