politics

January 2018

JTOL0007 The Hypocrisy of Cultural Appropriation

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HYPOCRISY: Hypocrisy is the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretense, sham. Hypocrisy is the practice of engaging in the same behavi [...]

December 2017

The Sanctity of Sex, Politics, and Culture

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The Sanctity of Sex, Politics, and Culture As a person speaking to another person, I want to start off saying that it is absolutely wrong to violate someone’s personal boundaries, particularly physical boundaries, and more particularly in a sexual way. This seems obvious, but it occurs very frequent [...]

November 2017

JTOL0004 “Brain Drain” Tentative Thoughts | Should Smart People Stay in

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Do people owe their talents to the place they come from? 00:00 Small talk 01:04 Introduction and discussion of the topic 02:15 Can informed persons help the rest of their country? 04:38 Is the individual more important than the country? 11:48 Why it doesn’t make sense for persons to stay /Why countr [...]

JTOL0003 Race and IQ, Fascinated and Horrified

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00:00 Small talk 01:05 Overview of the data 06:45 Biological differences 07:01 Social differences 09:09 Why is it important to know the differences in average IQ? 13:00 My guilty moment 13:20 My personal reaction 15:40 Why I think the information is controversial, the root of it in my opinion 17:07 [...]

JTOL0002 Sick Of Identity Politics Part 2

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Particularly in the city. Never really thought about it in the country. Part 2! Still flexing my neurons! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE! As a side note, I love Nina Simone’s music. Was a huge fan of jazz in my teens. Also Peggy Lee.   Originally Published on Mar 14, 2017 If you like my work, do consider s [...]

What Happened to Jamaica? Democratic Socialism in Jamaica and A Tale of Two Islands

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What Happened to Jamaica? Democratic Socialism and A Tale of Two Islands Did you know that, in 1971, the United States to Jamaica currency exchange rate was $1 USD to $0.77 JMD, nine years after Jamaica's independence from Britain? In 1992, it was $1 USD to $22 JMD. In 2019, at the time of writing, [...]