Category: ethics

Spotlight – Best Picture 2016

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The film follows The Boston Globe‘s “Spotlight” team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States and its investigation into cases of child sex abuse in the Boston area by Roman Catholic priests. It is based on a series of stories by the “Spotlight” team that earned The Globe the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. …

Quite good, I feel. Definitely worth seeing.

Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.

As much as I admire the new reform Pope, he’s done very little (so far) to protect children and make criminals under his watch accountable. 😦

Read the Washington Post – The Catholic Church’s defiance and obstruction on child sex abuse

Restricting people from marrying is a mistake. Some day the Catholic Church will start to allow Priests to wed.

Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins

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Seven Social Sins, sometimes called the Seven Blunders of the World, is a list that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi published in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925.

… he gave this same list to his grandson, Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper on their final day together shortly before his assassination.

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.

Though I feel Hillary will make a better President than Bernie, I’m happy to see some of Gandhi’s philosophy debated.

Bernie Hillary

Thanks Tony.

111 possessions

On By Rick McIn cycling, ethics, happiness, philosophy, travelLeave a comment

Rob Greenfield: 

At the age of 29, I now own fewer possessions than I’ve ever owned in my entire life. After years of downsizing I have achieved one of my long-sought-after goals of being able to fit everything I own into a backpack that fits comfortably on my back. …

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Imagine being able to do a push-up with every single item that you own on your back!

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 One possession that I will likely own again in the future is a bicycle as well as basic cycling gear. …

All My 111 Possessions…

Thanks Lisa. 🙂

House of Cards (season 4)

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The fourth season has received generally positive reviews from critics.

On Metacritic, the season has a score of 76 out of 100 based on 17 reviews.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a score of 89 out of 100, with an average rating of 8.1/10 based on 27 reviews. The site’s critical consensus reads, “House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright’s role even further.”

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It’s must watch TV. Addressing the issues of the day, especially the Donald Drumpf phenomenon. Evil in power.

That said, the plot line is pretty stupid. I’m surprised those writers cannot do better with the talent they’ve got.

It was great to see Robin Wright have a bigger role, but that’s about the only improvement this season.

Doug Stamper is good. Still.

Joel Kinnaman as Will Conway, Republican Governor of New York and Nominee for President of the United States running against Frank was a good choice.

But House of Cards could be much better.

Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.

Thou shalt not kill.

On By Rick McIn ethics, GOP USA, government, things getting betterLeave a comment

Christ was sentenced to be killed by the government of the day. That was wrong.

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“Thou shalt not kill.”

In America, however, most Christians still support capital punishment. That seems a disconnect to me.

A poll by the Pew Research Center in March found that 56% of Americans back the death penalty while 38% oppose it. Catholics were slightly less supportive (approving it by 53% to 42%) than average, whereas Protestants were more keen. Among white evangelicals, some 71% agreed with execution and only 25% were against. Black Protestants felt differently; 37% agree with the death penalty while 58% oppose it.

But even in America, support for the death penalty is waning, falling from 80% in 1994. …

Economist

Tea Party types, in general, believe in Capital Punishment. Surprisingly it’s not one of their “15 Non-negotiable Core Beliefs”.

Almost anything supported by the Tea Party, I oppose.

Jeff Bridges does NOT like plastic

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Me either.

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Plastic Pollution Coalition is a global alliance of individuals, organizations, businesses and policymakers working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impact on humans, animals, the ocean and the environment.

plasticpollutioncoalition.org

refuse disposable plastic

refugees arrive in Parksville

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Musa Hodale Ali said he is happy to be working at Parksville’s Tim Hortons while he adapts to his new home and explores options.

He was sponsored by local Tim Hortons owners Ed and Lilian Mayne and the Qualicum Community Baptist Church. 🙂

He spent most of the last six years in refugee camps in Ethiopia. 😦

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Completing a six-year journey from Eritrea in East Africa, the first refugees of a recent wave have hit the Parksville Qualicum Beach shore.

Musa Hodale Ali and Mohammed Subhat arrived on Vancouver Island on March 9, and within a week had among the most Canadian jobs possible, at Tim Hortons. …

A high school teacher back home who studied applied physics and economics, Hodale Ali admits he’s looking for more skilled work, but is quick to add that he’s basically just arrived and is giving himself time to adapt. …

Refugees arrive in Parksville

I’ll drop by and welcome him to Canada, myself. Canada needs immigrants.

P.S. How’s the Canadian economy doing under that socialist Trudeau?

Economy off to ‘roaring start’ as Canada sees biggest gain since 2013

Why You Should Care About Nukes

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There’s a fairly good chance that you and I will die as a result of nuclear weapons. 😦

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The more egomaniac psychopaths with access to the bomb, the sooner we die.

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He’s dangerous.

Donald Drumpf said he would be open to Japan and South Korea building nuclear weapons to deter North Korea, and would consider withdrawing troops from both American allies unless they paid more for their own defence. …

FT.com

Here’s a list of companies we should be boycotting. They PROFIT from nuclear weapons.

related – Justin Trudeau to join Barack Obama at nuclear-safety summit Thursday