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Traveler, writer, businessperson In the 2000s I found out a very good friend needed rescuing from a bully so I spent 2+ years of full-time studying Cluster B mental disorders to help defeat the sociopath (A term I don’t use lightly). After, I discovered through everyone I spoke with that I had accidentally became an expert on the subject and types of abuse incurred by so many victims like my friend. It still boggles my mind how little society knows about these walking predators who live among us. I have also since discovered that what makes my perspective fairly unique is I was observing the behaviors from the outside but still very close-up & have been very fortunate not to have ever been a prime target of one of these master manipulators. Once my rescue work was completed, I was working on a lifetime project book to explain America to my Euro friends. In 2014, I was forced to realize that the psychology I had studied so deeply also explained so many unanswered questions about American politics, business, failing institutions etc. and since I’m not in the psych profession, I am more free to say things people in the profession can’t or won’t say. My Book - title has a funny story The happy result of merging America's issues with psychology is an updated version & homage to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", Mark Twain's "Gilded Age", Machiavelli's "The Prince" & further explains Orwell's 1984. Most other books about America explain the "who", "when" & "where" but this book answers the WHY & HOW stupidity, greed, authoritarianism, lies, evil & Trumpism all come from the same source. "Are All Americans Stupid?": The Unifying Theory Of Stupidity, Greed, Authoritarianism, Lies, Evil & Trumpism $0.00 "Are All Americans Stupid?": The Unifying Theory Of Stupidity, Greed, Au... Most of this book was completed long before Trump's surprise election in 2016 & the strength & power of The Unif... This has been a SAG-AFTRA production. Noone has been paid for their appearance on our show. #HEELYeah! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/backwards--in-high-heels/message

In the 2000s Sam found out a very good friend needed rescuing from a bully so he spent 2+ years full-time studying Cluster B mental disorders to help defeat the sociopath. After, he discovered that he had accidentally became an expert on the subject and types of abuse incurred by so many victims like his friend. After his friend was rescued, he started a lifetime project book to explain America to his European friends and also explain so many unanswered questions about American politics, business, failing institutions etc. His book is the happy result of merging America's issues with psychology and is an updated version & homage to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", Mark Twain's "Gilded Age", Machiavelli's "The Prince" & further explains Orwell's 1984. Most other books about America explain the "who", "when" & "where" but this book answers the WHY & HOW stupidity, greed, authoritarianism, lies, evil & Trumpism all come from the same source. What makes his perspective fairly unique is he observes the behaviors from the outside but still very close-up and since he’s not in the psych profession, he is more free to say things people in the profession can’t or won’t say. Link to Book on Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Are-All-Americans-Stupid-Authoritarianism-ebook/dp/B07HNQYCNY/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=are+all+americans+stupid&qid=1565765349&s=books&sr=1-2 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/backwards--in-high-heels/message

Pop Art Painter Jamie Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes author Sam Ray ("Are All Americans Stupid?": The Unifying Theory Of Stupidity, Greed, Authoritarianism, Lies, Evil & Trumpism) to the Show!  Amazon: http://a.co/d/dh1SuGUTwitter: @slipperyhero Most of this book was completed long before Trump's surprise election in 2016 & the strength & power of The Unifying Theory is that not one single word needed to be changed after Trump was elected, in many ways predicted it & keeps accurately predicting his behavior and the behavior of most others who are being Stupid, Greedy, Authoritarian, Liars or Evil. If you want to understand & defeat these behaviors (Who doesn't?), this book is for you. The happy result of merging America's issues with psychology is an updated version & homage to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", Mark Twain's "Gilded Age", Machiavelli's "The Prince" & further explains Orwell's 1984. Most other books about America explain the "who", "when" & "where" but this book answers the WHY & HOW stupidity, greed, authoritarianism, lies, evil & Trumpism all come from the same source

Pop Art Painter Jamie Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes author Sam Ray ("Are All Americans Stupid?": The Unifying Theory Of Stupidity, Greed, Authoritarianism, Lies, Evil & Trumpism) to the Show!  Amazon: http://a.co/d/dh1SuGUTwitter: @slipperyhero Most of this book was completed long before Trump's surprise election in 2016 & the strength & power of The Unifying Theory is that not one single word needed to be changed after Trump was elected, in many ways predicted it & keeps accurately predicting his behavior and the behavior of most others who are being Stupid, Greedy, Authoritarian, Liars or Evil. If you want to understand & defeat these behaviors (Who doesn't?), this book is for you. The happy result of merging America's issues with psychology is an updated version & homage to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", Mark Twain's "Gilded Age", Machiavelli's "The Prince" & further explains Orwell's 1984. Most other books about America explain the "who", "when" & "where" but this book answers the WHY & HOW stupidity, greed, authoritarianism, lies, evil & Trumpism all come from the same source

For some people, yes, computers are necessary and valuable, but for a lot of other people, they are simply accelerating and enabling this useless information consumption. In this episode, we cover how the Internet, social media, television, and technology is ruining our abilities to think, reason, entertain ourselves, and what to do about it. Amusing Ourselves to Death is one of both of our favorite books, and it was fun to see how much it related to the other topics we’ve been covering. We covered a wide range of topics, including: How various forms of information affect our perception The prevalence of fake news now People concerned about others more than themselves Technology negatively affecting our attention spans The psychological aspects of the media and commercials Minimizing technological distractions How technology has changed our conversations Enjoy! If you want more on Amusing Ourselves to Death, be sure to check out Nat’s notes on the book and to pick up a copy yourself! If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to listen to our episode on The Sovereign Individual, to better prepare yourself for the cyber-economic future, and to our episode on In Praise of Idleness, to reduce the guilt to work so much and to improve your leisure time. Mentioned in the show: Orwell’s essays [2:37] USA Today [12:50] Buzzfeed [13:05] Business Insider [13:10] Lincoln and Douglas debates [17:09] Pulp Fiction [21:10] Nat’s article on most popular internet sites [28:20] Alexa [28:22] Nat’s 5-day water fast article [30:45] Nat’s article on Buzzfeed vs WSJ [33:46] Neil’s website [33:13] Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine [40:59] The Daily Show [1:02:24] The Colbert Report [1:02:25] Jon Stewart interview fake news [1:05:05] Jon Stewart interview on Crossfire [1:05:37] Crossfire show [1:05:37] Free speech issue on campuses article [1:06:59] Trump’s policies [1:12:55] Trump’s speech in Virginia [1:13:35] The Google Memo [1:16:10] (Nat’s article on this) Made You Think episode on The Sovereign Individual [1:22:05] Estee Lauder [1:25:10] Sesame Street [1:27:50] Duolingo [1:29:18] Nat Chat podcast [1:31:12] Slack [1:36:18] Nat’s Facebook setup [1:41:06] Second Life [1:53:04] Books mentioned: Amusing Ourselves to Death [1:05] (Nat’s Notes) Brave New World [1:32] 1984 [1:18] Antifragile [9:13] (Antifragile’s Made You Think episode) (Nat’s Notes) It’s Charisma, Stupid [9:25] Thomas Paine's Common Sense [21:56] The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck [22:41] (Nat’s Notes) 50 Shades of Grey [23:15] Musashi [31:36] The 4-Hour Workweek [1:36:50] (Nat’s Notes) People mentioned: Neil Postman [1:07] George Orwell [1:18] Aldous Huxley [1:32] William Taft [7:20] Abraham Lincoln [7:25] Franklin D. Roosevelt [7:55] Donald Trump [8:30] Barack Obama [8:40] George Bush [8:41] Bill Clinton [8:43] Ronald Reagan [8:44] John F. Kennedy [8:47] Chris Christie [8:52] Paul Graham [9:24] Shakespeare [17:02] Stephen A. Douglas [17:09] Samuel L. Jackson [21:19] John Travolta [21:19] Thomas Paine [21:56] Mark Manson [22:39] James Patterson [26:54] Walden [37:41] Jim Kramer [51:55] Bernie Sanders [1:00:04] Plato [1:09:50] Socrates [1:09:50] Nassim Nicholas Taleb [1:10:12] Hillary Clinton [1:21:00] Scott Adams [1:21:07] Ted Cruz [1:21:07] Justin Mares [1:36:16] Tim Ferriss [1:36:56] 0:00 - Intro to the book’s discussion, an excerpt being read, and the book’s background. 4:14 - Discussion on how the form of the information portrayed affects how we perceive that information, and some of the informational form shifts that we’ve had so far. 6:57 - The visual components of information, and the power of appearance and charisma on success and popularity. 9:58 - Thoughts on the validity of written things versus other forms of information. 12:20 - Discussion on the media and the change of what now passes for quality knowledge. 17:17 - Talk on the lengthy Lincoln and Douglas debates in the 1800’s and how people were able to sit and maintain focus for upwards of seven hours. Also, discussion on how frequently television changes the screen on you. 21:48 - How much more of a book culture it was back in the day. Also, discussion on how reading and typing in full sentences improves speech. 24:49 - Before the internet, the ability to pay attention was much greater, but now there are constant distractions from the internet that diminish that. Also, talk on how many fewer people are reading longer and tougher books now. 31:59 - Discussion on information requiring much more context and evidence, and talk on the click-baity information out there. Talk on websites pushing information that maximizes ad revenue, instead of quality information. 35:28 - The impact that improved informational transfer speed has had on us, positively and negatively. 38:07 - Thoughts on how so many people are fixated on the lives of others, and the negative impact that social media and technology on us by disconnecting us from the present moment. Also, the social pressure of these things. 47:09 - How little the news affects our decisions and how little we actually do to change things that we don’t necessarily like. 52:05 - The large amount of cases where value is added to meaningless data, especially in the news. Also, the news constantly making small issues seem much larger and promoting fake scenarios.56:11 - Discussion on the “peek-a-boo” events that pop up quick, blow up, and then disappear, mostly for entertainment. 57:35 - How television has changed conversation, political changes, and the president using the media to get elected. 1:01:15 - People taking news sources seriously, even though the information is taken out of context and misconstrued. 1:06:40 - The issue with us magnifying small differences and making huge deals out of them and some examples of this. 1:11:33 - How frequent the story changes on the news or on social media “the infinite scroll”, and the media manipulating stories so often, making it extremely hard to trust them. 1:19:30 - Commercials being addressed to the psychological needs of the viewer and not the actual product being sold. Also, politicians using catchy sound bites to have people pay attention to them. 1:27:50 - Discussion on various methods of teaching and the huge number of flaws in these teaching methods. Also, how these widespread methods and technology negatively impact us and our attention span. 1:35:18 - How to have an effective schedule for minimizing these technological distractions and some thoughts on this. 1:41:44 - Discussion on us never needing to be bored again due to technology, and the possible negative impact this has on creativity. 1:44:58 - How much computers really help us, and how they accelerate the intake of useless information. Also, the possible future impacts that current technology will have on us and the workforce. 1:54:06 - Some things that will need to change in teaching systems to fix our shrinking attention spans. 1:57:34 - Wrap-up. Be sure to let us know your thoughts on the episode on Twitter! Simply being able to pay attention will be an extremely valuable skill that ninety percent of us won’t have. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe at https://madeyouthinkpodcast.com

Thomas Paine's Common Sense is published...On This Day

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine and his pamphlet "Common Sense" which was published in Philadelphia in January 1776 and promoted the argument for American independence from Britain. Addressed to The Inhabitants of America, it sold one hundred and fifty thousand copies in the first few months and is said, proportionately, to be the best-selling book in American history. Paine had arrived from England barely a year before. He vigorously attacked monarchy generally and George the Third in particular. He argued the colonies should abandon all hope of resolving their dispute with Britain and declare independence immediately. Many Americans were scandalised. More were inspired and, for Paine's vision of America's independent future, he has been called a Founding Father of the United States. With Kathleen Burk Professor Emerita of Modern and Contemporary History at University College London Nicholas Guyatt University Lecturer in American History at the University of Cambridge And Peter Thompson Associate Professor of American History at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College Producer: Simon Tillotson.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine and his pamphlet "Common Sense" which was published in Philadelphia in January 1776 and promoted the argument for American independence from Britain. Addressed to The Inhabitants of America, it sold one hundred and fifty thousand copies in the first few months and is said, proportionately, to be the best-selling book in American history. Paine had arrived from England barely a year before. He vigorously attacked monarchy generally and George the Third in particular. He argued the colonies should abandon all hope of resolving their dispute with Britain and declare independence immediately. Many Americans were scandalised. More were inspired and, for Paine's vision of America's independent future, he has been called a Founding Father of the United States. With Kathleen Burk Professor Emerita of Modern and Contemporary History at University College London Nicholas Guyatt University Lecturer in American History at the University of Cambridge And Peter Thompson Associate Professor of American History at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College Producer: Simon Tillotson.

Establishing governments; Nearly zero welfare, yet still demanding tithes?; Rome; Appearances; "Lifting up hands"; Keeping the commandments; What is/is not love; "Turning around" looks like...; Patience and liberty; When it's your time; Liberty under God; σπούδασον!; Saved by grace?; What to do; Ministers many; Gathering and caring; Comfortable?; Duality of governments; Problems w/government begins...; Changing (doing); Many mentions; Flame that does not consume; The roof; Progressive lines; Lost sheep seeking the fold; "Liberty" a choice; Talking government and taxes in church – huh???; Elect (to follow) Christ; Trying to get the first grass; Ways to start; Connecting networks; Families; No diminished rights; Garden planting example; Gathering w/mind of, and guided by, Christ; Dancing the dance; Taking back; Before baptism; Sons and daughters; Carob and honey; Vipers; Fruits – by another way; The important thing; Behind the curtain look at Boaz and Ruth, and related matters of law; "Power mad!"; Freewill choice; Patrick Henry quote; "Justice" as relating to gathering and agreements; Fact and law; Repeating things; Repeating things; Terror and anguish; Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"; Walking straight; "Cities of refuge" were...; No other salvation; Seek, do, and be; Softball sized brains; Figure it out; Power to give vs power to take; Turn, and seek; God's intervention; Will you be heard; The Way back, together; God's waiting for us to...; Whenever shown something...; Back to your tents.

Who is Alfred Adask?, The contractual nature of government, Man in God's image = dominion, Suing government agents, Drugs and "animals", Religious freedom, Census and livestock count, Human Resources?, Dehumanization, Caananite = like Cain, Who wants to serve?, Christ's different way, 501(c)3 churches, Self-taxation, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", Men in God's image, The world's "Made men", The two kingdoms, Church coronations, Sovereign or son of Sovereign?, Jesus WAS king, We are all kings, The right to be ruled by God, Early America = self government, What Christ's kingdom looked like, Needs met by church, Declaration of Independence discussion, A more perfect union, "Contracts, Covenants, and Constitutions", Who are "We the People"?, What about the Articles of Confederation?, The opposition of Patric Henry, Second Exodous, Views on "Republic", Group vs Individual, "Pure Republic", The US Creed, Anarchy again, Religion defined, Spiritual warfare, Won't be forced into hell - it's your choice, Turning over power of attorney, Getting it back, Rome's birth registration, The perfect law of liberty, Invisible bread lines, Righteous motiviation, Who's your daddy?, No coveting!, Gold and silver, What have state governments become?, Wheat and the Roman denari, "States" impotent, In spirit and truth.