AQW-2023

 

The Awkward Question of the Week (AQW): 2023

 The purpose of this entry is to cause the reader to lift their head from their 'smart phone' and take a look around them at the world in a smart way. 

It is said there is no such thing as a dumb question. Of course there are dumb questions, they are just the easiest to answer...

12/31/2030 - Do you think 2024 will be better than 2023?

12/24/2030 - Where is the respect for your choices from those who demand respect for theirs?

12/17/2030 - How vicious will the backlash be when the tolerant no longer tolerate the intolerant?

12/10/2030 - Is the value of a life simply the price of a bullet? 

12/03/2030 - Upon consideration, have the most recent and not so recent acts by the political Left cast doubt on the historic Nazis being  right-wing? 

11/26/2030 - Why are people who claim refuge status in a foreign country and fail under scrutiny not considered as colonizers: colonizers are bad right?

11/19/2030 - If capitalism is the tide that lifts many boats, can it be said that socialism is the freight that sinks many an ocean liner?

11/12/2030 - In retrospect, were those honored and remembered yesterday defending our freedom of speech or simply influencing the language with which we are not allowed to hurt someone's feelings in?

11/05/2030 - In the search for understanding the present day application of suffixes, consider this question and weigh the possible and the probable: is a soldier hiding in a foxhole during active conflict suffering from agoraphobia or from I-don't-want-to-get-shot-ISM?

10/29/2030 - Should the principle of 'don't feed the birds' be applied to human beings?

10/22/2030 - What dangers do you see threatening the favourite aspects of the society in which you live?

10/15/2030 - Would you entertain freedom of religion to an enclave of Aztecs in your community? 

10/08/2030 - Can a person hold a functional moral framework based in a world absent of truth? 

10/01/2030 - Is it in your best interest to trust what your friends say they may do for you or what your enemies say they may do to you?

9/24/2030 - Would the halting of pay for politicians and civil servants under investigation reduce the risk of impropriety committed against the general public? 

9/17/2030 - If the trials that led to the creation of the Nuremberg Code for Experimenting on Humans were reconvened today, who would you like to see put on trial? 

9/03/2023 - Where is the Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DIE), often lauded by the 'woke', when I simply say NO instead of taking a knee; or is there only one path for me to take according to them?

8/27/2023 - If I were to threaten a person with punishment unless they agreed that the sky was red that would be considered torture; so what shall we call it then when someone uses the cudgel of the law to make another say words that contradict what their senses inform them?

8/20/2023 - Was the lack of widespread access to the public Internet in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s the reason why I never noticed the levels of Autism I'm seeing out in public today?

8/13/2023 - Is it coincidental or obvious, that Political Correctness and Protective Custody within the incarceration system share the same acronym? 

8/6/2023 - Why do so many people trust their government to "fix" the planet, when that very same government can't even set and maintain a budget?

7/30/2023 - Do you predict that ocean beach front insurance rates will drop as the oceans begin to gobble up the land, or are the actuaries going to raise the rates in anticipation of land value loss?

07/23/2023 - There are some things that are definitive and other things that are provisional, considering how often Science has refined our knowledge does the phrase ‘the science’ sound definitive or provisional?

07/16/2023 - According to progressives, a Muslim must change their position so they no longer preserve their religion and accept a more progressive view on homosexuality, or should a Muslim preserve their religion towards preserving their identity? 

07/09/2023 - Did affirmative action prioritize entry numbers or exit numbers at American Universities?

07/02/2023 - When taken broadly, who is outside of being a member of a protected class, and what is the 'order of operations' being applied to these declared protections?

06/25/2023 - Which 'unreasonable fear' caries more weight, Transphobia or Islamophobia; and is diversity still our societal strength?

06/18/2023 - On a per capita basis, how many fathers do you think got a personal 'thank you' this day from their children, over say 40 years ago?

06/10/2023 - Is it rude when people use the term PoC or 'People of Colour' to ask what colour they are talking about?

06/03/2023 - What social/political institution(s) should be laughed at?

05/28/2023 - Anger, Covetness, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Pride, Sloth; of the proceeding words, which words are amplified by convenience?

05/21/2023 - Do you have the same level of confidence that the Climate-Change Experts have an equal level of competence as those 'Experts' who recently advised the Governments of the Earth during the recent pandemic?

05/14/2023 - Does our society, rit large, still reward the good and punish the bad based solely on their actions, or is that just a fairy-tale we tell children?

05/07/2023 - If reparations for slavery are paid out, should not any monies be divided among all of those still living who are the ancestors of the original slave?

04/30/2023 - Are political polls and statistics more like a lamp post to a drunk, supportive rather than illuminating? 

04/23/2023 - When a mono-gendered school allows someone on the gender spectrum to remain in the school, has that school sold the parents of the other students a bad bill of goods, thus opening the school up for a lawsuit?

04/16/2023 - Which of these two items has caused more social upheaval, a cell phone in people's pockets or a conceal-carry permit in a man's wallet? 

04/09/2023 - If information wants to be free, why is the cost so high for stating a simple fact in this the current year?

04/02/2023 - Is the threat of shaming, guilt, and cancel-culture a soft form of slavery?

03/26/2023 - Is there a war on women by the Progressives with terms like birthing-person, chest-feeders and actions such as man-to-woman transitioning or claiming to be a woman and then participating in women sport events while maintaining a penis?

03/19/2023 - Approximately 50 years ago it was observed that facts didn't care about one's feelings, now it seems observable that many people's feelings don't care about the facts; how did this come about?

Addendum: 'Don't you dare lie to me'

03/12/2023 - Should men and women have an equal expectation of dignity and responsibility?

03/05/2023 - If a young person says they don't like their left arm, should doctors provide affirming care for that instance of body dysphoria?

02/26/2023 - Is a company's advertisement budget directed towards media outlets a shield against the 'freedom of the press'?

02/19/2023 - How should one measure the integrity of an action when money is involved?

02/12/2023 - Do you agree with Scotland's First Minister that there are now three genders; Male, Female, and Rapist?

02/05/2023 - Would encouraging Canadian voter participation be best served by: a) teaching the true power of a sovereign citizenry courses where the 'student' gets payed $100 for attendance or b) offering up a lottery like prize of $50k to those who enter a valid ballot? 

01/29/2023 - Is a human being with a penis and breast implants actually transgender?

01/22/2023 - Should the term 'secondary education' be analyzed as critically as the US 2nd amendment?

01/15/2023 - Is progressivism similar to a child lecturing their parents on a better way to make babies?

01/08/2023 - Was the'nuclear family' the first line of defense against social psychopathy? 

(Hint: Look at the demise of the family compared to the rise in 'random' mass shootings)

01/01/2023 - Of all of the things you have voluntarily given up, without being told to, in your personal battle against climate change, which one do you miss the most?