Linguistic Evolution of ‘Palestine’ The transformation of the term over time can be summarized as follows: LANGUAGE NAME ERA Egyptian Peleset c. 1170 BCE Assyrian Palashtu c. 800 BCE Greek Palaistinē 5th century BCE Latin Palestina Roman period Arabic Filasṭīn Early Islamic era onwards The introduction of Palestina by the Romans followed the suppression ofContinue reading “Historical Origins of the word ‘Judea’”
Category Archives: Politopical
The Losers
No one likes to be a loser. Many of us go to extreme measures to not be a loser and to not even be associated with losers. Our psychology is structured so as to, as we age, not merely ignore incoming signals from reality that indicate that we might have the wrong idea, but toContinue reading “The Losers”
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. My mother. I failed
In and Out
Still trying to understand the mechanism of Australian woke culture, my research lead me back to some of the founding studies in psychology through the 1950s. Denial of accountability is the behavioural indicator that something is not quite right. Most civilisations are based upon the concept of being accountable. ‘Accountability is a fundamental concept inContinue reading “In and Out”
Programmed Bias
Impartiality is a tricky one. How do you know when you’re being truly impartial? What biases might you have? How do we gauge what impartial is? Bias is a topic at the centre of woke ideology, particularly decolonialism. Not sure what this ‘decolonialism’ is? I very strongly recommend you do your own research as itContinue reading “Programmed Bias”
Far Out!
Far out, far away, far from what, exactly? Have you ever wondered what someone meant when they said, ‘…the far right’, or, ‘the woke extremists’, or the like? I used to. I got to thinking about dichotomies and the huge failure of logic when black and white thinking is adopted. And this happens much tooContinue reading “Far Out!”
Australia
Founding premise for this article: No one is responsible for another’s thoughts, actions or feelings unless coercion and duress are applied. Is that ok? I know this is a vital step in analysis of social commentary because I apply secular values: rational thinking, evidence, and objectivity. I have been following an Indigenous feed on InstagramContinue reading “Australia”
Demise or Thrive?
Secularism evolved not as a goal, but as a consequence, of centuries of murder and betrayal and Christian violence. Separating church from state was critical in the development of Western culture, the West is merely the consequence of the British Empire. Faith gradually became a personal matter which is why speaking of religion was, forContinue reading “Demise or Thrive?”
Protection
The giant clamat the bottom of the oceannot looking outsidesunlight filtered through depths of water The giant clamignoring the universepacked snuggly insidesafe and sound But! Something wriggles alongflowing with colourssinewy and swiftflowing with the currents and sunlight The giant clam,how should he act?whatever he thinksno action can be taken Nothing apart from what he hasContinue reading “Protection”
Harmful Ideas
I’m curious as to how we define right and wrong, and good and bad. I’ve been coalescing on this idea of biology being the foundation of our moral, social, interpersonal and religious definitions of good and bad and what is ‘evil’… and I believe I’ve spotted a missing cog. I cannot understand how women andContinue reading “Harmful Ideas”
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