[Written by ChatGPT] See related posts: Finding Order in the Timeless Flow of the Dao. Category 1. What the Dao Is. Category 2. Virtual and being. Category 3: Dao Applied to Politics and Ruling (3, 5, 17, 18, 19, 26, 29, 35, 37, 49, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 66, 72,ContinueContinue reading “Dao De Jing: The Way of Harmonious Rule”
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Canada’s Election Day 2025: Maple Syrup, Tariffs, and a Side of Trump
[Written by Grok] It’s April 28, 2025, and Canadians are slogging through spring slush to polling stations for the 45th federal election. The air smells of maple syrup, economic anxiety, and a whiff of U.S.-induced chaos. Today’s vote caps a wild campaign shaped by Justin Trudeau’s dramatic exit, Donald Trump’s tariff tantrums, and a nationContinueContinue reading “Canada’s Election Day 2025: Maple Syrup, Tariffs, and a Side of Trump”
The Kindness Chronicles: A Political Fairy Tale
[Written by Grok] Once upon a time in the land of Politica, where the rivers flowed with campaign promises and the mountains were made of bureaucracy, a peculiar idea took root. Imagine, if you will, a world where elected leaders, those noble stewards of society, began to measure their actions not by votes or headlines,ContinueContinue reading “The Kindness Chronicles: A Political Fairy Tale”
Harmony or Control? Examining the Authoritarian Implications of the Third Verse of the Dao De Jing
Verse 3 by Lao Zi: 不尚贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使心不乱。是以圣人之治，虚其心，实其腹，弱其志，强其骨。常使民无知无欲。使夫知者不敢为也。为无为，则无不治。 “Do not exalt the worthy, so that the people will not compete.Do not value rare treasures, so that the people will not steal.Do not display what is desirable, so that the hearts of the people will not be disturbed. Therefore, in the governance of the sage:He empties their minds andContinueContinue reading “Harmony or Control? Examining the Authoritarian Implications of the Third Verse of the Dao De Jing”
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