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- Are Britain and Sweden helping the USA Target Assange? Part 3 of the Truth on Assange
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Submitted on Nov 06, 2013 from Cris BakerAustralian journalist Julian Assange believes he's the subject of a witch-hunt by the USA. Assange fears that submitting to the controversial Arrest Warrant issued by the fourth and latest Swedish prosecutor will lead to him being illegally extradited to America. He has been granted asylum by ...
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( 1 vote) - Three Swedish Prosecutors Dismiss All Charges. Part 2 of the Truth on Assange
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Submitted on Nov 05, 2013 from Cris BakerWikiLeaks, headed by Julian Assange, has released a whole bunch of American government emails showing how America deceives the world. Is he really being hunted by the American oligarchy, with the active cooperation of British and Swedish authorities? Or are the allegations of sexual assault ...
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( 1 vote) - Consensual Sex or Rape? Part 1 of the Truth on Assange
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Submitted on Nov 05, 2013 from Cris BakerHas America declared War on Assange and WikiLeaks? The disclosures by Australian journalist Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have clearly upset America. Yet the right to expose shameful US government secrets is protected by the First Amendment's rights to free speech and press freedom. As ...
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( 1 vote) - From Unfair to Fair - the Four Steps to Filling your Life with Power
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Submitted on Sep 25, 2013 from Cris BakerPoliticians benefit by pretending life is unfair Life is not fair! complain envious citizens when they see someone with more than they have. Life should be fair! says the politician, and I can fix the problem. Elect me and I'll ensure the law is changed to make it fair. There are many ...
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( 1 vote) - Why does President Obama want to Attack Syria? Part 3
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerSee a far more comprehensive introduction to the motivations behind this subject in part 1 and part 2 of this series. Does President Obama really want Peace? There are plenty of issues that President Obama could spend his time on which would improve America and give you a better quality of ...
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( 1 vote) - Why does President Obama want to Attack Syria? Part 2
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerPresident Obama's commitment to Peace President Obama evidently wants to bomb Syria. But why? He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his commitment to world peace. His response this week to those who believe he wants to attack Syria in order to defend his own credibility? "I didn’t ...
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( 2 votes) - Why does President Obama want to Attack Syria? Part 1
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerWhy has President Obama Threatened War on Syria? Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has been murdering his own countrymen for years. A couple of years ago, some Syrians citizens objected and started the civil war in Syria. This has claimed a lot of innocent lives, yet al-Assad is clinging to ...
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( 2 votes) - How to Defend Yourself and Best Protect your Children. Part 16 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerGovernment Failure? Or Government Oppression? Citizens all across the world are increasingly recognizing the problem of government failure. Many governments are increasingly incompetent at that most fundamental of tasks: protecting their citizens from harm. From Tunisia in North Africa to Syria ...
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( 2 votes) - Is President Obama's Support for the UN Arms Trade Treaty Unconstitutional?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIs President Obama Concerned for your Safety? Is President Obama really concerned about your children's safety, or do his actions contradict his rhetoric? Is he aiming to deny you your right to defend yourself and your children? Years ago, he did say he recognizes that "gun owners in ...
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( 1 vote) - Jury Nullification Protects You Against Bad Laws. Part 15 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou have a Right to Protect Yourself Across the world, government bans on their people's right to protect themselves with firearms is increasingly widely ignored. The enormous outcry against the gun bans proposed by President Obama, Senator Dianne Feinstein and their Democratic allies ...
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( 1 vote) - What else would Decrease the High American Murder Rate? Part 14 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIllegal Drugs Increase Violence Illegal drugs have caused a significant increase in violence. In the years since Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala hardened their stance on illegal drugs, their violent death body counts have risen dramatically. When you encourage illegal activity by ...
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( 1 vote) - Stop Overloading the Police with Ever More Laws to Enforce. Part 13 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe USA incarcerates more people - imprisons more per head of population - than any other country in the world. So many in jail demonstrate the enormous numbers of laws which make criminals out of its citizens. These laws hamper police from carrying out their core responsibility of protecting ...
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( 1 vote) - Why do US Politicians Support the UN's Global Gun Grab? Part 12 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIs the Sandy Hook tragedy being used by the administration to implement the United Nation's Arms Trade Treaty - the global gun grab? Many other shooting sprees have resulted in equally cynical gun ban attempts across the world. Are gun laws to control guns, or to control people? The British ...
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( 2 votes) - Will Disarming Responsible Citizens Solve the Problem? Part 11 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerSandy Hook was a Gun Free Zone Despite Connecticut's gun carry laws at the time, there was nobody armed at Sandy Hook to protect the slaughtered children and teachers. In practice, Sandy Hook was a gun free zone. So was the 2012 Batman movie mass slaughter which killed 12 and injured 58 in ...
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( 1 vote) - Will Dictating One Single Policy to Each State Solve the Problem? Part 10 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe Problem of Prescriptive Solutions Management theory is clear, prescriptive solutions do not work. Why not? A solution imposed from outside stops you creating your own solution tailored to your circumstances. Since you are unique, different to everybody else, how can one size fit you and ...
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( 2 votes) - The Second Amendment Exists for a Very Good Reason. Why? Part 9 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerFollowing the War of Independence against the arbitrary and unjust policies of England's King George III, the USA needed a new legal framework. All American citizens had learned to distrust oppressive taxes imposed by the legal British government. The framers of the US Constitution created ...
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( 2 votes) - Would Armed Security Guards at Every School Solve the Problem? Part 8 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerLawmakers in a number of states realize that disarming responsible citizens is an ineffective way of stopping shooting sprees by criminals and deranged individuals. They are now considering a far more intelligent response to massacres of the unarmed: How to terminate ineffective laws and ...
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( 2 votes) - Can the Police Respond Instantly to Every Emergency? Part 7 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe only thing that stops a spree shooter is a bullet. The sooner he gets that bullet, the less innocents and vulnerable children he gets to slaughter. How long does Emergency Response Take? The police do a difficult job, often in very difficult circumstances. David Thweatt, Superintendent ...
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( 1 vote) - Is the Phrase "Gun Violence" Confusing? It's Designed To Be! Part 6 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerGun control advocates like to use the emotive slogan “gun violence.” Why? This misleading phrase is purpose designed to blur the distinction between self-defense and murder. Since "gun violence" takes no account of the difference between self-defense and a murderous attack, it increases ...
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( 1 vote) - The Evidence Proves Guns Reduce Massacres & Stop Criminal Violence. Part 5 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDespite the abundant evidence, democrats, socialists, and liberals continue to believe that even more stringent gun bans will stop the slaughter. How do the more intelligent and thoughtful ones maintain a straight face given the massive incontrovertible evidence to the contrary? In America, ...
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( 1 vote) - How and Why Democrats and Liberals can Believe Gun Bans Work. Part 4 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAlong with other liberals, President Obama believes that more stringent gun laws will make it more difficult for criminals to obtain firearms. Although banning guns does make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to own them, their beliefs just ignore reality: Criminals don't get their guns ...
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( 2 votes) - The Slaughter Continues to Increase, Despite More Severe Gun Laws. Part 3 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIn the article, Guns, Mental Illness and Newtown, the Wall Street Journal* reports there were 18 random mass shootings in the 1980s, 54 in the 1990s, and 87 random mass shootings in the 2000s. In 2012, just one year not a whole decade, the Washington Post lists 14 cases of mass shootings. Are ...
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( 1 vote) - Do Guns Kill or Protect? People Kill People using Hammers and Guns. Part 2 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo Guns Kill - or Protect? If guns are responsible for killing people, then spoons are responsible for making people fat, and beds are responsible for women becoming pregnant. Such fallacious thinking may be behind fundamentalist Muslims insisting their women are covered from head to foot, ...
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( 1 vote) - The Government Response to the Previous School Massacre. Part 1 in The Right Response?
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook, Connecticut has disturbing similarities to the 1999 Columbine High School mass shooting where two angry young men slaughtered a teacher and twelve students. Since all actions have both seen and unseen consequences, an effective response to reduce the ...
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( 1 vote) - Should the Government Stop You Protecting Yourself? Part 8 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerShould government stop citizens protecting themselves from criminals? What would be the consequences? Yet this question misses the crucial point: If government carried out their fundamental job of protecting citizens properly, then citizens wouldn't need to protect themselves. The need for ...
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( 1 vote) - How Effective are Gun Bans Overseas? Part 7 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe USA is not alone in facing this problem of mentally deranged individuals and criminals. Both Britain and Australia suffered mass shootings in the 1980s and 1990s, despite their already stringent gun laws. Both countries nevertheless decided that even stricter gun control was the most ...
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( 1 vote) - Compare Different Policies from Around the USA. Part 6 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAmericans are understandably determined that massacres such as the one at Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Connecticut, never happen again. But how? Some demand ever stricter control of firearms. Many others advocate more effective treatment of mentally ill people and understand that so-called ...
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( 2 votes) - Do Guns or People kill People? Part 5 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe simplistic answer to the Sandy Hook massacre is obvious: Just make all guns illegal. But is any law 100% effective? Criminals don't obey the law. The UK experience from banning guns - the UK is now the violent crime capital of Europe according to the European Commission (see previous ...
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( 2 votes) - Does Banning Guns Solve the Problem? Part 4 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDoes Banning guns solve the problem? Does banning guns work to eliminate people's violence. The UK experience is instructive. Now Britain enforces a near-total ban on guns, the Telegraph reports that: "The United Kingdom is the violent crime capital of Europe and has one of the highest rates of ...
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( 1 vote) - Do you have the Right to Defend Yourself? Part 3 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerSelf-defense is a basic right.* If someone attacks you, you have the right to defend yourself. Yet strict gun control regulations interfere with that right because ordinary citizens abide by the law while criminals acquire guns illegally. That leaves honest people at a distinct disadvantage - ...
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( 2 votes) - Don't Throw Out the Baby with the Bath-Water. Part 2 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe citizens of the USA - and of every country - need the Second Amendment's rights to protect themselves from rape and pillage by both government agents and common criminals. But who do you need more protection against? Which can inflict the most damage? Lone individuals or an out-of-control ...
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( 2 votes) - The Sandy Hook School Massacre, Why Did it Happen? Part 1 in the Right to Protect Yourself
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe Sandy Hook School Massacre The tragedy at Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Connecticut, where a lone gunman slaughtered 20 children and 7 adults, demands action - effective action. The burning question is how to prevent such slaughter in the future, without the law of unintended consequences ...
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( 2 votes) - Is He Really a Master, or is She Just Pretending? Part 7 of the 5 Steps to Mastery
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAre they really a Master? Have they been through all the five steps to mastery themselves? Or are they just pretending? Do They Have the Wisdom of Experience? An author who has no experience lacks credibility, his articles have no authenticity. Yet his pretense of expertise is not ...
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( 3 votes) - Have You Mastered It Yet? Part 6 of the 5 Steps to Mastery
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerWhat are the different steps to mastery? How do you become a Master? Each step is different, yet they all require your time and energy, which is good news. Your efforts are not wasted - nature wastes nothing - they all increase your inner power. The Five Steps to Mastery The five steps to ...
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( 1 vote) - A Master Knows it from All Angles. But How do You Get There? Part 5 of the 5 Steps to Mastery
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerGreat, you want to be a Master. But how do you achieve mastery? There's a big difference between authentic knowing and mastery, what is that difference, how do you bridge the gap? As with all the other steps, willingness to invest yet more effort is one secret of success in this last step to ...
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( 2 votes) - Authentic Knowing comes with Experience. Part 4 of the 5 Steps to Mastery
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThere's a great divide between theory and practice. You get information from outside, and mental investigation enables you to understand it. But authentic knowing is far more than just understanding. The next step to mastery is to get your own experience, the energy you put into practice makes ...
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( 3 votes) - Do You Really Understand? Or are You just Informed About it? Part 3 of the 5 Steps to Mastery
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo you understand the information you've been given, or are you just informed about it? There's a crucial difference between being informed about something - just knowing about it - and understanding it. Do you Just Have the Information? When you've just received some information from ...
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( 1 vote) - Once They're Willing to Listen, They're only Informed About It. Part 2 of the 5 Steps to Mastery
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou've seen that the first step to mastery is to be willing to listen to the information. Without taking advantage of other people's expertise, you would have to rediscover their insights for yourself. Education is one of the secrets of success, it can be seen as the process of listening and ...
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( 1 vote) - Are They Even Listening? Part 1 of the 5 Steps to Mastery
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDinner with a New Date Without being too obvious, I'd successfully checked out my suspicions. My brand new strategy had worked and my inner smile was vast! I was enjoying dinner with a new date and she seemed to be listening politely. But was she more interested in talking rather than ...
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( 2 votes) - How to build your Dream House. Part 4 in the Achievement series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou're successful, you've worked long and hard to achieve your dreams. Money is no object, there's now more than enough to purchase more or less anything you want. You and your partner are enjoying a romantic dinner one evening and she suggests you should now build your dream house. She ...
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( 3 votes) - Embrace the Change, Realize its Tremendous Value! Part 3 in the Achievement series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerEmbracing change can be difficult. Along with everyone else, you like being right and you think that change means you must have been wrong. Are You Wrong? But is this true? Are the only choices right and wrong? What is an improvement, becoming more right? Recognize the secret of success - ...
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( 1 vote) - The Secrets to Becoming More Effective. Part 2 in the Achievement series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerWhat is the Goal? How effective are you in reaching your goals? If you're not as effective as you'd like to be, these life strategies are for you. Have you decided what your goals and dreams are, how will their achievement look to you? If you haven't decided on your goal, how can you ...
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( 1 vote) - Three Essential Steps to Achieve your Goal. Do You Use Them All? Part 1 in the Achievement series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThere's joy in having what you want in life. But there are three essential steps to achieving what you want. Do you know and follow them all? Don't let Know Where become Nowhere One of the most important is to know where you're going. If you don't know where you're going, then any road will ...
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( 1 vote) - Can You Both Be Right? How? Part 2 in the Disagreements series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou disagree. Yet this exploration has found that there's nothing wrong in disagreeing with others, disagreement is entirely natural as well as very common. Although disagreements may be inevitable, understanding that they are not inherently irresolvable will change your life. The good news is ...
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( 2 votes) - You're Wrong is *Not* the Secret of Success. Part 1 in the Disagreements series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo you disagree with other people much of the time? This is not to ask if you're generally disagreeable, that's a separate question for some other point in time. The Negativity of Disagreements Whenever you find yourself disagreeing with what someone else is saying, or with one of their ...
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( 2 votes) - Make Up your Own Mind - Become a Skeptic. Part 6 in the Approach to Life series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYour Approach to Life But what's the alternative to being gullible or being cynical? Ask yourself if an idea, or their suggestions, are plausible. Become a skeptic, be skeptical! There's a lot of misunderstanding about skeptics and cynics. Although many don't comprehend the difference, they ...
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( 1 vote) - The Gullible are Positive, but Can Be Deceived. Part 5 in the Approach to Life series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIf the cynical stance is not the best approach to life, then does being gullible give better results? Being gullible is the complete opposite of cynicism. Here you're very positive about what might happen in the future. You may not know much if anything about it, but you subscribe to the view ...
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( 1 vote) - The Drawbacks to Being Cynical. Part 4 in the Approach to Life series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerIs being cynical the best approach to life? Does it beat being either skeptical or gullible? Being cynical is a very negative way to approach your life. A cynic focuses on the problems rather than the benefits, sees what could go wrong and says no. He tends to reject things and experiences he ...
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( 1 vote) - Is Their Approach Viable? Do They Make Sense or No Sense? Part 3 in the Approach to Life series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAre you cautious about what other people want you to believe, do you take what they say with a large pinch of salt? The secret of success is to check out its viability, explore their motivation, and wonder if they're trying to mislead you before making up your mind. If it sounds too good to be ...
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( 1 vote) - Do You Check Out What They Say? How do You Decide? Part 2 in the Approach to Life series
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Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerHow do you Make Up your Mind? How do you make up your mind? Do you think things though for yourself? Or do you look at the person suggesting an idea, and ask yourself how well-known or how famous they are? Do you assume that their success in acting, or singing, or whatever makes them an instant ...
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