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Why is Statism So UNBEARABLY
boring?
Guest: Dr
Michael Hurd, Psychologist, Writer, DrHurd.com
Dictionary definition of
"Statism": concentration of economic controls and planning in the
hands of a highly centralized government. Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Is there a
connection between boredom and statism?
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Fear and the
absence of creativity. What happens under the most extreme forms of
statism to a person’s mind? How might this relate to what happens
under milder forms?
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The risk-averse
personality and depression.
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How a statist
government helps instill the risk-averse psychology.
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The conflict
between coercion and creativity.
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What except
physical force can silence active minds?
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”You can’t
offend anybody” – political correctness – how the government contributes
to the sense that you can’t speak offensive truths, even though you
won’t be arrested for speaking them.
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The harassment
of Howard Stern by the FCC.
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”Community
standards” – how they can poison the creative atmosphere.
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The difference
in the effect between private support of the arts versus government
support.
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Government
favoritism.
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Winston
Churchill on socialism.
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Public funding
of education.
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Hurd
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