Weaver & Loom

We missed one critical idea from episode 209. Here is E209's alternate ending.

Weaver & Loom Quote:

“Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.”
 ― Thomas Aquinas

Additional Link:

https://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/Knight-Commission-TMD/2019/report/details/0287/Knight-Commission

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The debate and now growing global conflict between what we believe about personal liberties vs social order is increasingly apparent as nations push for vaccination and further lockdowns.

This weekend Europe experienced a series of demonstration protesting lockdowns and the removal of freedom to protest due to Covid-19 risk. Mean while in Miami beach Spring breakers throw off the shackles of lock downs and party hard causing Miami to issue an 8pm curfew.

I’m guessing there are TWO reaction on hearing this news—“They are horrible people killing everyone!” or “ They are Heros!” 

Also this past week in Euro the AstraZeneca vaccine distribution was halted as may young people developed blood clots, some losing their lives.

And, we are taking on risk from the Vaccine—the have been approved for emergency usage, but they did not go through years of animal testing like others have—there is skepticism, there is distrust, and what is amplifying the distrust—people feeling like it is being FORCED on them.

Which leads us to the topic at hand:

• Liberty vs safety
• Individual vs the Whole

Should there be mandatory lockdowns and forced Vaccination? 

Should the media and big tech push more their fact checking tags and information? 

 OR
Should there be personal freedom knowing that with it we could be putting others at risk?

John Stuart Mill, In On Liberty, argued that "the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others." 

But what happens when the whole is causing harm against individuals who the community conjecture could cause harm? Isn't it then one tribe vs. another, and who ever wields the power wins?

 James Madison said: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself."

 
Weaver & Loom Quote:

“Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.”
 ― Thomas Aquinas

Links:
Germany: https://apnews.com/article/berlin-germany-coronavirus-pandemic-99b7100d7c223654a31c878a6f7375aa
Swiss: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/thousands-demonstrate-against-covid-19-restrictions/46465314
UK: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14400392/anti-lockdown-protesters-clash-police-london/

Should vaccines be manditory: https://reason.com/2014/03/25/should-vaccines-be-mandatory/

Risk of Covid: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/mortality-overview.htm

Qantas: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56460329

France Against Vaccines: https://www.thelocal.fr/20201222/the-everyday-restrictions-people-who-refuse-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-france-could-face/

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Dr Seuss is getting "canceled".

Okay that is a little bit of a mis-portrayal. Six of his 60+ titles are no longer being printed or allowed to be licensed by the publisher. So he isn't fully being canceled. But there is a greater narrative at play worth examining.

First there is a list of 45 reasons Seuss should be canceled. In fact this list has been around a while and first published in the “Naked Communist” by Cleon Skousen, in March 1961 and was presented to US Congress in 1963 when a list of Current Communist Goals was presented to the US congress.

What is this list? Oh, nothing but a simple strategy to destroy family values, capitalism, democracy, and freedom as we know it . . . and sadly Dr. Seuss was just next in line for his day of reckoning.

I understand this is a highly contested issue as it touches on racism, anti racism, left v right, and the rabid cancel culture.

Some of you will think I conceded too many points to the left, and other I'm sure will think I've missed the tree for the forest (or the forest for the tree).

But one thing I know for certain . . .  well . . . you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what that is.

Additional Links:

Statement for Dr. Seuss Enterprises:  https://www.seussville.com/statement-from-dr-seuss-enterprises/   

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Tired of being gaslight by progressive media?

Wanna fight back against deceptive narratives being pushed across the globe?

At the Lucas Skrobot show we tear down cultural & geopolitical events giving you the context you need to expose the worldviews driving the cultural agendas of our day.
 

Ultimately connecting back to why it matters to your world, and how to order our lives and society to own the future. 

Join me and follow the show on your favorite podcasts app today to understand the world, discern the truth, own the future.

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Yousef AlQanai, a Kuwaiti ultra marathon runner and writer and business owner shares about the sacrifice, character, and values as foundational aspect of greatness.

More importantly, Yousef identifies that believe in God is foundational to having purpose. Without God there life is without purpose and meaning. This leads to making the world and morals in our own image--that is molding the world based on our own experience and morality to suit our own best interests.

This inevitable leads to the the destruction of life and society and we saw clearly displayed in the 20th century with the horrors of Nazi Germany and Communist nations.

Connect with Yousef here:

https://thinkforward.blog/yousef/
https://www.instagram.com/yousefalqanai/

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Two startling facts: What you believe about the world at 13, you will likely die believing—and what is shaping your view of the world isn’t what you think…

What are the CORE influences that shape what you belief and how you move through the world?

According the Barna Group (a research center in America) here is the list:

• Media
• Media
• Media
• Media
• Media
• Gov. 
• Family

(I exaggerate, watch the episode for the REAL list). This is measured by time spend and impact. Mileage may vary from culture to culture... but what isn’t changing between cultures—the amount of time you spend on screens.

By the time a child is 14 they will have consumed on average 18,000 hours of media exposure – the equivalent of 6.2 years of 8-hour days of media saturation. Social media, YouTube, and TV is shaping culture MORE than religion or government or family.

What about the rest of the world, maybe culture is different and family and religion or government is still impacting youth more. 

Maybe—I would argue probably more than in America or Europe but Asia is a few decades behind USA and USA a couple decades behind Europe as far as the decline of influence organized systems like religion or government has on a society. What we measure TODAY in culture is an indicator of what was happening 25-30 years ago in culture. 

Sure, there is still a huge influence in culture from religion and gov in the MENA. However, it has drastically changed in the last 20 years. AND, we have yet to see what culture will be like in 2050 once the 8-13 year olds are 38-43.

 
We tackle the following questions:

So what media is shaping culture--what does that mean?
Okay sure values are changing, but isn't that a good thing?
 What is now acceptable in American Culture? 

What is the future impact of that cultural change?
Where will Asia be in 2050? 

 Robert Henderson from Episode #193 weighs in on this topic with a comment on the affect broken families have on culture. 

Today's quote comes from  Edwin Paxton Hood was . . .  was born in Half-moon Street, London, Oct. 24, 1820. He was self-educated. Poet, Author, Independent Minister, biographer:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Paxton_Hood

“Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.”

— Edwin Paxton Hood

Additional Links:
https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/young-people-spend-nearly-10-hours-a-day-online-1.606712

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In 1957 Leon Festinger uncover cognitive dissonance and it has been weaponized against us for the betterment and detriment of society ever since.

In this episode we cover the basics of cognitive dissonance theory, how it has been used in the past to shape society, and how we can employ this to change and disrupt patterns in our lives or the lives of those we seek to serve.

(And today's Weaver and Loom quote comes from Jordan Peterson)

Additional links:

https://sites.google.com/site/leonfestingercd/products

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=korGK0yGIDo

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-cognitive-dissonance-2795012

https://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html#:~:text=Cognitive%20dissonance%20refers%20to%20a,the%20discomfort%20and%20restore%20balance.

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Well—I’m doubtful anyone (who is of true positions of political power) truly cares about “democracy” for small nation of Myanmar with the 53 million. All it takes is glancing at a map to see the geographical significance.   It is one of China path to the India Ocean and the AND is crucial for  China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) where there is two oil and gas pipelines which run parallel to that project China is working to secure global trade route—which secures global influence, power, and ultimately dominance.  In the past 4 years an alliance has been forming the in Asia to stand against and resist China’s global dominance which has been called the QUAD.  The Quad is an alliance between China and the US, India and Australia.

In this episode we cover

• Basis 101 players in the coup and who do they “side with”  (Hint not clear "good guy bad guy" here)
• Why does the global elite care about who is in power in Myanmar?
• Facebook, the demi-god of all truth and speech, has also stepped in to attempt to sway the outcome? (& what does that mean for the other 6.99 billion people in the world)

Additional Links/Sources:

https://www.geopolitica.ru/en/article/21st-century-geopolitics-multipolar-world-order
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-myanmar-politics/myanmar-doctors-protest-against-coup-that-ousted-suu-kyi-idUKKBN2A22P9
https://oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1900
https://oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1901
https://oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1904
https://oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1905
https://oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1906
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55902070
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11685977
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/china-myanmar-economic-corridor-and-chinas-determination-see-it-through
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/02/explainer-myanmar-burma-and-why-the-names-matter/
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/g-parthasarathy/the-strategic-importance-of-myanmar/article33005114.ece
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/25/what-is-the-quad-can-us-india-japan-and-australia-deter-china
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41566561
https://chinanews.net.au/2021/02/08/china-the-geopolitical-winner-of-myanmars-coup/
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/31/myanmar-coup-464252

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Two years ago we had Obaid Al Budoor, Emirati landscape and astrophotography photographer on the show (all the way back in episode 5) and today he returns again to talk about the tension as a freelance photographer and creative between putting himself out there on social media, and taking a (long) break to focus on himself and the work at hand.

Some of the issue we discuss:

• Imposter syndrome
• Hope in disappointment
• Toxic positivity
• Reaching for the stars
• See your talent through the eyes of others

Obaid's Links
Find Obaid alBudoor here: https://www.instagram.com/obaidalbudoor 

And Obaid’s home page here: https://obaidalbudoor.com/

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 We have been discussing how in nearly EVERY system of belief and thought there is a belief In a battle in the Spiritual realm for the souls of mankind…

We see pop culture from Stranger Things, Star Wars, Marvel, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter . . . But how can you and I discern if the ideas we are embracing and letting in ideas that FEEL good but DO bad? That is snares and traps meant to entangle us, OR on the onset FEEL bad . . . but result in Good. Good for our selves and good for those around us?

In this episode we lay a quick and fast framework that you can use to identify if a worldview, system of thought, or idea come for a good source, or evil source--positive results or negative results. 

It is simple--is playing out of the idea PRO human or ANTI human. 

Here is the catch--most ideas that position themselves as pro human are ANTI human. And most idea in modern culture that are perceived aa “anti human” are actually pro-human.

We cover a few ANTI-human ideology that frame themselves as being pro human, such as:

• Humanism
• Environmentalism 
• Eugenics,
• Woke-Anti-Racist ideology
• Abortion

Additional Episode Links:

Van Jones: White People have Virus -- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8374027/CNNs-Van-Jones-says-white-liberals-worrisome-KKK.html
Margret Sanger -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrkrkSiFApA&t=620s
Abortion and mental health: quantitative synthesis and analysis of research published 1995–2009 -- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/abortion-and-mental-health-quantitative-synthesis-and-analysis-of-research-published-19952009/E8D556AAE1C1D2F0F8B060B28BEE6C3D

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