Civanticism
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Softhearted Compassion | Hardnosed Coherence
Wisdom ֎ Truth ֎ Balance ֍ Virtue ֎ Empathy
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Wisdom ֎ Truth ֎ Balance ֍ Virtue ֎ Empathy
https://www.civanticism.com/
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“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say ‘It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
-Mister Rogers-
-Mister Rogers-
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say ‘It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
-Mister Rogers-
-Mister Rogers-
"Other people do it, too" is not the defense of bad behavior that a lot of people think it is.
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Other people do it, too" is not the defense of bad behavior that a lot of people think it is.
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
When you have to share the lifeboat with the people who sank the ship, conversation can be awkward, and when food and water start to run low, being civil can be difficult. This is an analogy.
November 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
When you have to share the lifeboat with the people who sank the ship, conversation can be awkward, and when food and water start to run low, being civil can be difficult. This is an analogy.
People will be quick to explain away both failures and successes that are inconveniently contrary to their narrative.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
People will be quick to explain away both failures and successes that are inconveniently contrary to their narrative.
While I might have preferred a different reality, truth be told, I can think of many more worse ones than I can better ones.
November 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
While I might have preferred a different reality, truth be told, I can think of many more worse ones than I can better ones.
“Ten men in our country could buy the whole world and ten million can't buy enough to eat.” — Will Rogers
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“Ten men in our country could buy the whole world and ten million can't buy enough to eat.” — Will Rogers
Civanticism — Hope without Hocus Pocus
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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Civanticism — Hope without Hocus Pocus
www.civanticism.com
www.civanticism.com
Civanticism — The reason of Humanism and the compassion of Buddhism, with a touch of snark for good measure.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Civanticism — The reason of Humanism and the compassion of Buddhism, with a touch of snark for good measure.
www.civanticism.com
www.civanticism.com
All evil comes from humans. Nature may sometimes bring great misfortune, but evil comes from people alone.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
All evil comes from humans. Nature may sometimes bring great misfortune, but evil comes from people alone.
Or driving, or leading, or whatever. Who we are or what we look like greatly affects peoples perceptions of our talents or lack thereof, usually very unfairly.
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Or driving, or leading, or whatever. Who we are or what we look like greatly affects peoples perceptions of our talents or lack thereof, usually very unfairly.
Learning the truth often means unlearning untruths we were taught when we were too young to judge the plausibility of what we were told to believe. We tend to develop a taste for what we were spoon-fed as children, but it falls upon us in adulthood to make our diet a more healthy one.
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Learning the truth often means unlearning untruths we were taught when we were too young to judge the plausibility of what we were told to believe. We tend to develop a taste for what we were spoon-fed as children, but it falls upon us in adulthood to make our diet a more healthy one.
You can't base an entire society in self-interest and be shocked to find it has been poisoned by self-interest.
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
You can't base an entire society in self-interest and be shocked to find it has been poisoned by self-interest.
For critical thinking to be effective, it must be applied to every opinion and belief, no matter how dearly held. Selective critical thinking is not a thing. It's like being on a diet only when you're not hungry.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For critical thinking to be effective, it must be applied to every opinion and belief, no matter how dearly held. Selective critical thinking is not a thing. It's like being on a diet only when you're not hungry.
There are a lot of people who like movies where the charismatic villain wins over the dull good guys. This preference often spills over into real life.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There are a lot of people who like movies where the charismatic villain wins over the dull good guys. This preference often spills over into real life.
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Many people will willingly wear their chains as long as they can see other people wearing heavier ones.
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Many people will willingly wear their chains as long as they can see other people wearing heavier ones.
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. - C. G. Jung
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. - C. G. Jung
If we can't even agree on something as easily provable as the shape of the Earth, what chance do we have of agreeing on concepts so nebulous as politics and religion.
October 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If we can't even agree on something as easily provable as the shape of the Earth, what chance do we have of agreeing on concepts so nebulous as politics and religion.
You can win every debate with facts, evidence, and reason but you'll change few minds because few opinions are based in facts, evidence, and reason.
October 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
You can win every debate with facts, evidence, and reason but you'll change few minds because few opinions are based in facts, evidence, and reason.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. ~Muhammad Ali
October 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. ~Muhammad Ali