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Take 10 with Will Luden

409 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 7 ratings

Take 10 With Will Luden is centered on blending personal responsibility with being our Brother's Keepers. Blended, because neither stands alone. When this is done well, and we talk about how to do that, we create better lives for ourselves, our communities and the nation.

I have been podcasting for years, pulling together my decades of experience as a high-tech CEO, two years by the banks of the Charles River in the Harvard B-School, 3 years, 2 months and 25 days (but who’s counting?) in the Army, including 27 months in the Far East, and a lifetime of rich experiences, including many successes as well as failures, to deliver insights, well researched facts, questions and calls to action. These episodes will give you specific information, combined with ways to think things through, that you can use to clarify and grow your thinking on the issues of the day. And to know how to take action on the issues that are important to you.

I focus on culture, because politics is downstream from culture. I touch on religion because culture is downstream from religion. A recurring theme is that we, not they, are the ones who need to make things work. We are the people in charge, not the politicians. We, not the corporate chieftains. We, not our neighbors. We. Us. Together. We make it happen, or it happens to us.

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Ending Gun Violence: Punish The Criminals

July 15, 2022 17:00 - 12 minutes - 22 MB

With the current emphasis being on it is all about the guns, this episode will add a strong pitch for tough gun crime penalties. That is the subject of today’s short-form episode. It is always dangerous and wrong to ascribe responsibility 100% to any person or group; there is always shared responsibility. It is as true in ending gun violence as it is anywhere else. “It is all about the guns,” is just as wrong as, “It is all about the criminals. With the current emphasis being on it is all abo...

How To Get Good Government: The Formula

July 01, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 24 MB

If we are going to get the politicians the nation needs, we must be the voters the nation needs. Politicians reflect the electorate. That is the subject of today's short-form episode. Question: How do we get a government of thoughtful, dedicated public servants, committed to the people and the nation? Candidates and office holders who do deep dive research before taking a position, and are willing to learn from those with opposing opinions? Office holders committed to the people and the natio...

The Candy Bomber Lives: Is It You?

June 24, 2022 17:00 - 16 minutes - 30 MB

Post WWII in Berlin, Russia engaged in one of its many and continuing attempts to expand its land, power and influence by harming millions of others. The US responded with the heroic and surprisingly successful Berlin Airlift, saving Berlin from the vengeful grip of Joseph Stalin. At the same time, then US Army pilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Halvorsen (Gary Halvorsen) became famnous for being the Candy Comber, delighting and encouraging the children, their parents and all of Berlin ...

Juneteenth: What Does It Mean?

June 17, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 28.4 MB

Independence Day, AKA the Fourth of July, and Juneteenth both represent relentlessly continuing progress and freedom for all. That is the subject of today's short-form episode. Of the usual 11 Federal Holidays, 4 of them, over one-third of our holidays, celebrate the necessarily difficult and bloody rise from slavery to freedom, listed in order of their annual celebration: 1. Martin Luther King Day 2. Memorial Day 3. Juneteenth 4. Independence Day =========================== CONNECT WITH ME:...

“Forever Amber” Amber Heard: MeToo or Believe All Women

June 10, 2022 17:00 - 9 minutes - 18.3 MB

"Believe all women," hurts MeToo. Fair trials with competent attorneys on both sides support both justice and MeToo. No coincidence. That is the subject of today's short-form episode. The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard celebrity abuse and poop spectacle proved a few things: 1. The Enquirer and Star magazines are tame by comparison. 2. The bizarre admonition that we should, “Believe all women,” should never have been uttered, much less insisted upon, as a way of adjudicating abuse claims made by wom...

Enough Is Enough! Now For The Specifics About More Gun Laws

June 03, 2022 17:00 - 16 minutes - 30.2 MB

"Enough is Enough" is an empty phrase, right up there with “Do Something!” We need implementable specifics, or it is all just posturing. That is the subject of today's short-form episode. An empty phrase, right up there with “Do Something!” Unless the people and groups shouting these sentiments are willing to: 1. Detail exactly what changes need to be made. 2. Work through how they would be implemented. 3. Outline how these changes would create the desired results. 4. Accurately define terms ...

[REPLAY] Financial Literacy For Our Kids (And Us) (EP. 375)

May 27, 2022 17:00 - 11 minutes - 21.5 MB

Financial literacy for our kids and for us. Simple rules, hard to follow. I often learn, including learning financial literacy, by teaching my children. The rules for understanding financial literacy, and financial success, like the rules for succeeding in life, are simple to understand, and hard to follow. And once you know both of these truths, financial success gets a whole lot easier. 1. Make more than you spend 2. Spend less than you make 3. Debt is a four letter word. NEVER finance an...

Ponder These Curiosities--And Get Back To Me

May 13, 2022 17:00 - 14 minutes - 26.9 MB

This is a combination of what I call Everyday Wisdom and political oddities. Get back to me with a few of yours. That is the subject of today's 15 minute episode. =========================== CONNECT WITH ME: ===========================‍ ‍ YOUTUBE: Subscribe here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5CDliD-PRQE_8bO4Eg98Q?sub_confirmation=1‍ ‍ WEBSITE: https://revolution2-0.org‍ ‍ E-MAIL: [email protected]‍ ‍ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rr6fi3AMW0GoAfYQ64lf9‍ APPLE PODCAST: htt...

Abortion Kills Humans: Is That Okay?

May 06, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 28.8 MB

The two critical questions in the abortion debate are: 1. When does human life begin? and 2. When is it permissible for the state to sanction the taking of that human life? My answer to question 1. At the time of conception. Regarding question 2. The state, government, sanctions, even encourages, the taking of life in wars, law enforcement and self defense. Some states allow for capital punishment. Is it okay for the state to sanction the taking of a human life to protect the life of the moth...

Disney, Florida, Gays & You

April 29, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 24.3 MB

Once, Disney nurtured, delighted and educated the young, and gays were fags. Neither is true today. One change is bad, the other is good. That is the subject of today's 10-minute episode. What's the resolution? How do we go forward in the 14 months before the Florida bill takes effect?. 1. Read the https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557/BillText/er/PDF (bill). 2. Get involved with your local schools. Kids are indeed the future of our nation--and the world. 3. Disney and DeSantis can ...

Twitter, Censoring "The Modern Town Hall"

April 22, 2022 17:00 - 10 minutes - 18.4 MB

As our country grew, the places that we were able to gather and speak freely were many, and changed over time--all while preserving the ability to speak freely. That is no longer true. Declaring support for free speech means nothing if all that means is support for speech you can tolerate. Supporting free speech means something only when you support speech you personally find intolerable. “I Disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death Your right to say it.” Voltaire, French Enl...

Truth + Love = Good Politics, Good Life

April 15, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 25 MB

Telling the truth in love is always a winner. And it leads directly to the core goal of Revolution 2.0™ of creating better lives for ourselves, our communities and our nation. What are some similarities between truth and love? Hint:  neither loving only the loveable nor accepting only the truths that confirm our current worldview are praiseworthy, nor do either create any change. And change is needed. Understanding issues like this is part of our overall Revolution 2.0™ goal of creating bett...

Gas “Stimulus” Checks: The Government Taketh Away, The Government Giveth

April 08, 2022 17:00 - 11 minutes - 20.2 MB

Focus on two differences: 1. Unlike God, government has nothing to “give away” until it first takes it away. 2. No matter what we give to God, we get more in return. With government, it grabs a slice of what it takes before giving anything back. Casinos take about 5% of every dollar bet; government keeps close to a third of everything it collects before it “gives back.” Understanding issues like this is part of our overall Revolution 2.0™ goal of creating better lives for ourselves, our commu...

Will and Jada Smith: Thuglife (EP. 393)

April 01, 2022 17:00 - 17 minutes - 32.6 MB

Being "dissed" verbally does not justify a violent response. We must learn to control our emotions, and not blame them as the root cause. That's the subject of today's 10-minute episode. =========================== CONNECT WITH ME: ===========================    YOUTUBE: Subscribe here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5CDliD-PRQE_8bO4Eg98Q?sub_confirmation=1    WEBSITE: https://revolution2-0.org    E-MAIL: [email protected]    SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rr6fi3AMW0GoAfYQ6...

“It’s My Opinion, And It’s Very True!” (EP. 392)

March 25, 2022 23:00 - 8 minutes - 16 MB

The alternative title of this episode might be, “My feelings make it true.” In today’s Take Ten With Will Luden, we go over why unless we–you and I–get over this feelings based approach to everything important in our lives, we will never fix the ruinous political divide in America. And fixing this is a part of our overall Revolution2.0™ goal of creating better lives for ourselves, our communities and for America. N.B. This is a complete blog, also acting as a signpost, pointing you to this ...

Ukraine War Explained: Now For A No-Fly Zone (EP. 391)

March 09, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 21.3 MB

Not delivering the needed, behavior-changing consequences to Putin and Russia is the international equivalent of defunding the police. And will have similar results. This 10 minute episode will help us in our lives, and help us to think through the issues surrounding us. N.B. This is a complete blog, also acting as a signpost, pointing you to this episode on both the new Revolution 2.0™https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5CDliD-PRQE_8bO4Eg98Q ( YouTube) channel, and where you enjoy your podc...

KYIV (Kiev): We Need Candy Bombers, Not City Bombers: Will You Volunteer? (EP. 390)

March 05, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 24.6 MB

As Russian bombs rain down on Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine in Putin’s effort to expand his rule, let’s remember when another Russian President, Joseph Stalin, tried to freeze and starve out most of divided Berlin in 1948 in his attempt at expanding his rule. Perhaps more importantly, let’s remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Halvorsen (Gail Halvorsen), the justifiably famed “Candy Bomber,” an Air Force pilot who gave joy to the kids of Berlin, and hope to the adults, by parachutin...

Ukraine: Biden and Chamberlain, Churchill and ? (EP. 389)

February 26, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 30.8 MB

In our time together today, our “Take Ten” with Will Luden, we will compare Putin and Hitler, Biden and Chamberlain–and look for today’s Churchill. I normally resist parallels to WWII Germany, but there are too many now to ignore. Russia is following Nazi Germany’s path to expanding its territory, using the same lame excuses backed by significant military strength. In September of 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, France and Britain declared war on Germany. In May of 1940, Britain made Winst...

Trucker Protest: Does Might Make Right? (EP. 388)

February 19, 2022 00:10 - 13 minutes - 24.4 MB

In our time together today, our “Take Ten” with Will Luden, we will separate the causes people are protesting or supporting from the tactics used; they are most often incorrectly blurred to favor the person or group making the comments.  Let’s go over some foundational principles first: 1. The ends do not justify the means; means are ends in and of themselves. As soon as you say that your ends justify your means, you are saying that might is right. 2. “Whatever it takes,” might be an acceptab...

The Sounds Of Ignorance (EP. 387)

February 12, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 27.1 MB

The Sound of Ignorance. In our ten minutes together today, our “Take Ten” with Will Luden, we are focusing on the jarring sound of ignorance in political, economic and other discussions in our country. From the very top with the most powerful political leaders and cultural influencers to the anonymous cowards on Twitter. This raging ignorance has taken the form of warring cliches substituting for knowledge and reasoning. This, not the alleged election fraud from both sides, is indeed a threat...

The 7% Supreme Court Justice (EP. 386)

February 05, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 25.6 MB

The 7% Supreme Court Justice. President Biden promised that he would pick his VP candidate from a pool of only black women. From that pool, representing 7% of the  United States, he chose Kamala Harris. The same thinking that led to Ms. Harris being the Vice President of the United States is going to give us the next lifetime appointee Justice on the Supreme Court. With the 2020 nomination slipping through his grasp after a series of primary defeats, Biden turned to the powerful US Representa...

Voting Rights Scam (EP. 385)

January 28, 2022 19:00 - 6 minutes - 5 MB

Any voter in any state with even the slightest motivation can cast a ballot with little or no inconvenience. This 10 minute episode will help us in our lives, and help us to think through the issues surrounding us. 

Passing As A POC (Person Of Color) (EP. 384)

January 16, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 23.4 MB

Passing as a POC. Rewarding people and groups because they are slightly or completely non-white is just as unacceptable as the previous wrong of punishing people and groups for having exactly that physical trait. Both are blatantly racist, and have no place either in our hearts or in our country. This 10 minute episode will help us in our lives, and help us to think through the issues surrounding us. N.B. This blog acts as a transcript and a signpost, pointing you to this episode on both th...

Gratitude: Does The Left Have Any? Does The Right Demand It? (EP. 383)

January 08, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 15.6 MB

Gratitude: Does The Left Have Any? Does The Right Demand It? We are busy politicizing everything, including science, law enforcement, religion, sports, medicine, history and education. Now we are doing the same thing with gratitude. We are making gratitude political. To our peril. This 10 minute episode will help us in our lives, and help us to think through the issues surrounding us.  N.B. This is a useful blog, a signpost, pointing you to this episode on both the new Revolution 2.0™ https...

Victims And Shared Responsibility (EP. 382)

January 01, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 25.5 MB

Victims and shared responsibility: There are many reasons that we take precautions even if we would be legally in the right had we not taken those steps. These reasons can be centered around personal safety, money, or legal or moral issues. These reasons apply to law abiding, contributing homeowners, as well as those in the criminal justice system. And everyone in between. We can avoid being victims by taking action even when we are “in the right.” This 10 minute episode will help us in our ...

The Dinner Table; Foundational To A Child’s Success (EP.381)

December 23, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 18 MB

The Dinner Table: Some of the most valuable and enduring lessons that we need to learn are best taught at home. Conversations at the dinner table is one way, but activities and conversations in the car, during exercise, or while just hanging out are all wonderful opportunities. I include all of it under “The Dinner Table.” Continuing: N.B. This is a summary, a signpost, pointing you to this episode on both the new Revolution 2.0™ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5CDliD-PRQE_8bO4Eg98Q (You...

School Choice: Vital To America’s Future (EP. 380)

December 11, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MB

School Choice: Vital To America’s Future (EP. 380) At Revolution 2.0™, we talk about foundational principles, e.g., like having a moral compass, gratitude, personal responsibility, and often the critical issues of the day, using the Revolution 2.0 principles as a foundation for the discussion about the issue. Our last episode featured the timely issues of the Rittenhouse and Arbery self-defense trials. Today’s topic is about a far larger and lasting issue: School Choice. If we want to get o...

Rittenhouse Innocent: Politicians and Pundits Guilty (EP. 379)

December 10, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 8.96 MB

Rittenhouse innocent: Arbery killers guilty. Both correct. Our nation of laws, created in 1776 and refined over time, won and kept at terrible costs in blood and treasure, is in danger of devolving into a nation of warring cliches and uninformed biases. What began with a triumphant bang might well end with a selfish whimper. Stay with me and I will go over the why and the how of this. America was once arbitrarily ruled by King George, backed by his military, later arbitrarily ruled by the p...

Complete Immigration Solution: The One No One Wants (EP. 378)

November 27, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 11.7 MB

A complete immigration solution is one of the important issues facing our country today. And there is a clear, workable, fair and comprehensive solution set that has been ignored for decades. Why? Some groups want illegals flooding in to get voters, others want the same illegals for cheap labor. (N. B. With the weekly first Revolution 2.0™https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioLesnCIp_Y ( YouTube) video posted November 4th, and the podcasts continuing into their 4th year, this space is now a summ...

Capitalism v Socialism: The Truth Without The Hype (EP. 377)

November 20, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 9.55 MB

There are a lot of agenda-based partial truths and downright lies being tossed around about the capitalism v socialism discussion. With occasional self-serving comments about communism. A few episodes ago, we spoke about personal finances, and the need for personal understanding and discipline. Today we are applying the same process, understanding and discipline, to public finances. (N. B. With the weekly first Revolution 2.0™https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioLesnCIp_Y ( YouTube) video post...

America And Her Heroes: Miraculous and Flawed (EP. 376)

November 13, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MB

The founding of our nation, the United States of America, in 1776 included a stunning claim of the creator-granted rights of the individual by a pipsqueak country, hurled in the face of the most powerful empire the world had ever seen. A key part of America her heroes And our nation has been deeply flawed, and to a far lesser extent, still is. Yet it remains the last, best hope of earth. Lincoln and Powell. Christopher Columbus was courageous, and dedicated to the heretical notion that the ...

Financial Literacy For Our Kids (And Us) (EP. 375)

November 05, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.37 MB

I often learn, including learning financial literacy, by teaching my children. The rules for understanding financial literacy,and financial success, like the rules for succeeding in life, are simple to understand, and hard to follow. And once you know both of these truths, financial success gets a whole lot easier. (N. B. With the first YouTube video to be posted November 4th, and the podcasts continuing into their 4th year, this space is now a summary, more like my speaker’s notes, pointin...

Alec Baldwin: Actor, Killer, Or Both? (EP. 374)

October 29, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 8.1 MB

Alec Baldwin pointed and fired a loaded gun on the set of the movie “Rust,” killing https://apnews.com/article/halyna-hutchins-cinematographer-dead-d5e1671e61d7b38e225489680f3f1901 (Halyna Hutchins), 42, the cinematographer, and wounding director Joseph Souza, 48. The answer to the posed question is clearly both. Mr. Baldwin is an actor, and he killed Ms. Hutchins with a bullet fired from the gun he pointed in her direction–and then pulled the trigger. The more important question relating to...

Family And Friends First; Politics Third (EP. 373)

October 22, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.97 MB

(N. B. With video coming in a few weeks, this space is now a summary, pointing to both the audio podcasts and the videos.) Longtime friends are walking away from decades of affection and mutual enjoyment over vaccines. Families are split over who voted–or did not vote–for Donald J. Trump. Nobody wins any of these discussions; all that happens is that love and friendship are lost. We have completely lost sight of what is important. That is the subject of today’s 15 minute episode.

Othello in Blackface and Columbus Day: Vital Lessons (EP. 372)

October 15, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.99 MB

(N. B. With video coming in a few weeks, this space will become more and more of a summary, pointing to both the audio podcasts and the videos.) Introduction: A University of Michigan music professor is facing backlash after showing the 1965 film “Othello” with star Laurence Olivier in blackface. President Joe Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday celebrating Christo...

Become An Activist, Or Live With The Consequences (EP. 371)

October 08, 2021 23:00 - 7 minutes - 5.5 MB

Introduction: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/barack-obama/ (Barack Obama) began his climb to the presidency by serving for three years as a community organizer.  The school boards that have a heavy hand in steering and managing our young are made up primarily of unpaid people who were elected in little-noticed elections.  Everyday our nation is changing, rarely for the better, by mob and media reactions to singular events. For example, George Floyd, a habitual ...

Team of Rivals, or Swarm of Toadies? (EP. 370)

October 01, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 6.28 MB

Introduction: The strongest teams are made up of strong people, with different strengths, who advocate strongly for their positions. And when a decision is made by their leader, they sit down in the boat and row hard in the direction that was chosen. Donald Trump’s style, in business and government, is to insist on his way, ignoring or even removing any dissenting voices. Blind loyalty above all. Joe Biden’s style has devolved into reading the teleprompter, with little knowledge–or care–abo...

Syndromes: Missing White Woman and Dead Black Man (EP. 369)

September 28, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 6.28 MB

Introduction: Joy Reid, an MSNBC Host, was exactly right when she dubbed the extensive and continuing news coverage of the disappearance of Gabby Petito a case of “missing white woman syndrome” and questioned if people of color involved in similar cases are given the same level of attention by the media. She correctly observed that when a white woman went missing, that missing person report received massive media attention. Women of color, crickets.  Ms. Reid missed the opportunity to repor...

Neighborhood Celebrations and Parties: Remember Them? (EP. 368)

September 24, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 6.72 MB

Introduction: I remember neighborhood parties, do you? In my neighborhood as a youth, we knew each other, the kids played and argued together. Parents looked out for all the kids. Hitchhiking was safe.  Halloween was cause for big neighborhood events, as was Independence Day. The Schumacher family would occasionally hold recitals, with family members playing different instruments. Dads would tolerate the kids shoveling snow back onto the road from snowy lawns when the sledding hill was clea...

I Am A Liberal* (EP. 367)

September 21, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.26 MB

I Am A Liberal* (EP. 367) Introduction: *Classical liberal, that is. Classical liberals were committed to individualism, liberty, and equal rights. They believed these goals required a free economy with minimal government interference. The first liberals won the initial levels of, well, liberalism, against the illiberal monarchy of King John in 1215 with the signing of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta (Magna Carta).  With that signing, the world took its first steps away from ...

As Goes California, So Goes The USA? (EP. 366)

September 17, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 6.56 MB

Introduction: California is a one-party state. Democrats hold a supermajority in the legislature, and a 2-1 advantage in voter registrations. California elections rules allow for sending mail in ballots to all registered voters, and allow for vote harvesting, inviting low interest, low motivation voters to have a say in our democracy far in excess of their willingness to do even marginal research into the candidates and policies. And to be even marginally inconvenienced every two or four yea...

Reacting To 9/11 Was Easy. The Rest Is the Hard Part (EP. 365)

September 14, 2021 20:05 - 9 minutes - 6.56 MB

Introduction: “The 9/11 terror attacks on America changed our country forever.” Wrong. Not even close. “Never forget.” We forgot shortly after September 11th, 2001. The only permanent change is the ever-powerful, and marginally useful, TSA. We profess to commemorate those who died, and to honor the first responders, with vows of unity and remembrance. Yet in our ever increasing and aggressive disunity, from all parts of the political spectrum, we dishonor them–and ourselves. That is the su...

From “Safe, Legal and Rare,” To Free, Convenient, And Lifestyle Enhancing (EP. 364)

September 10, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 6.4 MB

Introduction: Sometimes slippery slopes are indeed slippery. When President Bill Clinton announced in 1992, just shy of 30 years ago, that abortions should be, “Safe, Legal and Rare,” I am guessing that a lot of people bought into that as a standard. And others saw it as the camel’s nose under the tent, which is why we are where we are today. And today, both sides of this most controversial issue are getting it all wrong; both sides beg the basic questions with their emotional arguments. Th...

America: World Cop, Or ‘Fraidy Cop? (EP. 363)

September 07, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.39 MB

Introduction: The world will have a top cop, a nation that uses its strength to instill its preferred way for the world to be and to act. Just as nature abhors a vacuum, international politics will fill the void if a world cop is either not obvious, or, as today, abdicates. With America stepping away, running away, from the role, will the top cop be Russia, or China. Or…? The question is not whether the world needs a cop, but which nation will fill that role. Being the world cop does not ne...

“Young, Misled and Angry” (EP. 362)

September 03, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.69 MB

Introduction: The wording on a bumper sticker I saw was, “Young, Poor and Angry”. I did not add the italicized emphasis. And from the looks of the car, the young male driver was hardly poor. For purposes of the discussion in this episode, I substituted “Misled” for “Poor.” He was not poor; he has been misled into thinking that he is poor, that he is oppressed and disadvantaged. And misled to the point where he was proudly advertising his adopted anger. Does this embraced angry demeanor, thi...

What I Know About God–Perhaps You Should, Too (EP. 361)

August 31, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MB

Introduction: There are three things I know about God: 1. There is one, 2. You are not Him and 3, Neither am I.  Wait, Will, why are you talking about God? Isn’t https://revolution2-0.org/ (Revolution 2.0™) about culture, society and politics?  That is the subject of today’s 15 minute episode. Continuing: Core to everything we do, including culture, society and politics is having a moral compass. Mine is God, yours might be something else; in a moment we will talk about what a moral comp...

Kamala Harris Leaves President Biden to Twist In The Wind (Et Tu Brute?) (EP. 360)

August 27, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.1 MB

Introduction: Vice President Harris waited months before doing anything after being assigned by President Biden to take charge of our southern border, and deal with the huge and growing problems there. She basically sat on her hands, not wanting photo evidence of her being anywhere near the cages, and the desperate people with no direction about where to go or what to do. All after being essentially invited in with the promise of more “humane” immigration policies under the new administratio...

Contrails, Moon Landings, Vaccines, and Us (EP. 359)

August 24, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 6.27 MB

Introduction: The beautiful, misty contrails, condensation trails, that we can see behind planes high in the sky are primarily made of water, in the form of ice crystals. Some believe them to be “chemtrails,” consisting of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapon (chemical) or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_agent (biological agents) left in the sky by high-flying aircraft, sprayed for nefarious purposes undisclosed to the general public. They say that is the only explanation f...

Is Joe Biden Competent? (EP. 358)

August 20, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.97 MB

Introduction: The question is not whether https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden (Mr. Biden) is a great, or even good, President. The question is whether or not he is even barely competent; can he at least adequately handle the tasks that face him and our nation. Afghanistan gives us our first real clues about how to answer this key question.  We were never going to get an answer to that question until he became President. Mr. Biden has never worked in private industry where you are respo...

Rule By The Elite: The New “Meritocracy.” (EP. 357)

August 17, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 8.05 MB

Introduction: Abandoning tests and other standards of success as  measurements of admittance to better schools, and no longer requiring even minimal proficiency in reading, writing or math prior to graduation from high school, is far worse than what it has been labeled: The soft bigotry of low expectations. It should be called what it is: cruel and dysfunctional application of racist beliefs. Those determined to succeed, despite their strong academic record and test scores, will find a way t...

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