Other perspectives, viewpoints and issues considered by Frank Didik in the past
Covid/Corona
Virus Lockdowns benefit large companies at the expense of small stores and businesses Frank X. Didik December 16, 2020 It has become obvious that the lockdowns, imposed by most of the states to control the spread of Covid-19, has clearly benefited large companies, particularly on-line mega-companies, at the expense of small, local businesses, that were forced to either close their doors or greatly curtail their operations. It was estimated that these small companies and stores represented about 60% of the economy. As a result of the government imposed lockdowns, much of this bushiness activity and wealth has been transferred, perhaps permanently, to the on-line stores. This is rapidly creating a vastly different business environment and potentially will reduce the ability of an individual to start their own business in the future. One World Government The world seems to be headed towards a single, one world government, with the notion of individual countries, cultures, customs and races, gradually merging to form a new type of global citizen. This could lead to greatly curtailed personal freedoms, such as the ability to travel, own a car, own a private house, where to work, where to live and even limit the potential to improve one's social read more WAR. Are we headed towards a global war? It sure looks that way. Every action by almost all European countries shows agression. Every TV program, every newspaper, every podcast, and all information sources are all talking about war. Even science magazines are discussing such ..read more Home Front. What will happen inside of the United States if a major war breaks out?
Euthanasia to be encouraged? I was just reading that insurance companies encourage suicide, in states that permit assisted suicide. Greater profits by less medical bills and life insurance policies invalidated? I suspect that with a rapidly aging population, the elderly will be encouraged to end their lives. Perhaps euthanasia will be presented as the patriotic or honorable thing to do. We are truly entering into an age of barbarism and abandoning civilization. - June 2018 Social Media or Vanity Media With the development of the so called smart phone, a new phenomenon of "social media" has developed that caters to the vanity and inner ego of millions read more It is now time to eliminate all emergency Covid laws in the country. Now that we understand that the fear of a massive death rate due to Covid was completely wrong..read more Is it selfish for a woman to seek a career and also have children? read more Do not watch TV! (or listen to radio, movies or read newspapers!) If you watch TV programs, you will be programmed! The purpose of the news programs is not to inform but rather to read more Refugees and citizenship: Should refugee's allegedly fleeing their home country be allowed to become citizens of the countries that accepts them or should they only be granted temporary sanctuary until their country of origin returns to normal?read more
Misinformation does not mean a lie, but rather is a way to undermine a different perspective that is not in keeping with the pushed narrative. Thus something that is described as "misinformation" may or many not be true, but contradicts the official mainstream perspective or undermines the direction of the mainstream agenda. Frank Didik, February 1, 2022 Smart Cities It is now making the rounds on the internet that Smart City stands for S.M.A.R.T. which, according to some, stands for S. Surveillance, M. Monitoring, A. Analysis, R. Reporting, T. Technology To continue, click here and scroll down the page Fact Checkers So-called "Fact Checkers" are merely a way to control the narrative and should never be taken seriously. Fact Checkers always agree with what the controlling party wants. Male-Female "Relationships" For the past few years, I have heard more and more of people referring to their girlfriend as their "partner" or that they are in a "relationship". Traditionally, men and women would "date". The purpose of "dating" was to find a person that they would marry and stay with forever. Dating was not necessarily exclusive. Exclusivity only came with marriage and it was assumed that marriage was forever. Further, "dating" couples To continue, click here and scroll down the page The media influences everyone. No one is smart enough or insightful enough not to be influenced by the media. The media influences everyone. Those who controls the media, also controls the views, opinions and desires of the population at large. We are free ... because we are told that we are free. Most people do not really understand the meaning of true freedom. "The Great Reset". Most people consider the "Great Reset" something to do with the World Economic Forum, Klauss Schaub and others who have received much bad press recently. It should be pointed out that the future is far less predictable than one might think and that the "Great Reset" may well be in the opposite direction that people might consider and may well happen to be a return to traditional values and other unexpected directions. Such as happened many times in the past. For example, 1638 to 1658 in England, after 20 years of To continue, click here and scroll down the page Foreign manufactured products versus American manufactured products: American's will never buy an American made product if the same or similar foreign products is sold at a lower price. This means that manufacturing jobs will never return to the United States, unless there is an import tax, however import taxes will violate most of America's NAFTA and GAT treaties. Any talk of manufacturing jobs returning to America without import taxes is simply idle banter. The Safety of Plastics. Over the past 30 years, there has been a massive increase in the number of human ailments such as Alzheimer's, breast cancer, prostate cancer, autism, declining fertility, and other ailments. Some people say that the cause is actually better diagnosis, while others blame processed foods, GMO foods, pesticides, wifi, cell phones, vaccinations and other outside influences. During this period, there has been a rapid increase of various plastic packaging for food, water and even clothing made out of polyester and other plastics, with a decline in 100% natural fibers such as cotton and wool. Studies should be conducted regarding the safety of these new materials, as well as the fabric dyes and determine if such chemicals can be absorbed by the skin and if they have any type of long range human effect. -February 14, 2018 The common phrase, "It's all good" ... is all wrong. All is not good. There is an absolute right and an absolute wrong and this is not culturally or time dependent. If you see someone going down the wrong path in life, it is essential that you vocalize your concerns and offer to help that individual. I am a moral absolutist and not a moral relativist. Producing the very best and most effective TV commercials The single purpose of a television commercial is to sell the product or service. The fact that an advertisement might be interesting, funny, informative or well produced is secondary to the main purpose, which is to sell the product or service. One should never leave the creation of the television commercial to the television producer or the video editor. ... read more ... Building the most effective business websites Never let a "web designer" develop the website for you. A web designer should be produce the website under the supervision of an on line marketing master, usually working with ... read more The term "White Privilege" is a racist term, on the same level as the "N" word and only serves to create racial tension, towards whites. Needless to say, there are both poor and wealthy whites. All people should be treated with respect, regardless of their race or physical appearance. It is essential to individualize, rather then judge an entire group of people, as though they are all the same. The derogatory term of "White Privilege" should never be used by politicians, in the press or used in schools and the term should be allowed to die out. Down Syndrome. Did you know that there are some people with Down Syndrome who are geniuses? read more Life forever? It is interesting that life never really dies in that life continues, uninterrupted with the offspring. Science has never observed life emerging from minerals or non living elements. ---Feb 11, 2019 Investing in Startups. Good idea or bad? Is investing in a Startup, that has never proven itself in the market place, a good idea or a waste of money (and talent)? We all hear about the occasional, unproven startup that turns a few dollars into millions of dollars, but is this the same as buying a lottery ticket and hoping for the best? Historically, investors invested in companies that were swamped with orders and making money, but needed additional money to ... read more ... Most efficient brain-storming method and how to make morning office meetings more productive and interesting ... read more ... Vision Zero is without vision. The New York City program started under former Mayor DeBlasio was well intended to to reduce pedestrian deaths from vehicles but has it reduced accidents? read more Congestion Pricing favors the upper income people and will significantly reduce local business, while pushing middle class drivers to shop elsewhere that does not have this burdensome tax. Ultimately this will work against the city. Fossil Fuels: So called "fossil fuels" are most likely, not from fossils.It seems impossible that the so called "fossil fuels" were ever created from plant life. read more Global trade agreements have failed the United States and has destroyed the US standard of living read more Socialism, excess government support and Communism are not natural. read more True causes of the Ukraine-Russian War Click here Plastic clothing? Have you noticed that it is getting more difficult to find clothing made with 100% cotton or wool? read more Bicycle Lanes favors the young and healthy, while inconveniencing older citizens, drivers and delivery trucks. Further, for the most part, they are rarely utilized during the winter months... read more People are being slowly but surely, social engineered The education industry, journalism, the entertainment industry and even the medical industry push social engineering that serves to influence what people think, want, buy and how they see themselves. People believe the first thing they hear The first thing a child or a person hears, on a topic that they are not familiar with, the person will normally accept as fact. Later, if it turns out that the information was wrong, it is extremely difficult to change that persons mind to see the truth, regardless of the amount of contrary evidence and proof presented. In the future, a persons mind can be changed, but in almost all cases, the change will be gradual. It is important that in school and at home, a child (and an adult) be trained in critical thinking and not immediately accept the narrative. Children must have adults make decisions for them. Causes of violent crime and property crime Is violent crime and crime against property caused by poverty, lack of education and public policy or is it a lack of good family training, morality, lack of civics education in school and the media, intelligence or is it the temperament of certain groups of people? The media and schools should always and only present a positive view on life and steer away from the bottom of society. Self defence It is obvious that most cities and locals in the United States do not want people to defend themselves from theft and attack and instead, want the population to meekly submit to the criminals and later, contact the police. If a citizen defends themselves, either through hand fighting or with a weapon, such as a club, knife or gun, that citizen will be charged by the jurisdiction, even if the criminal entered into the home or business of the citizen. As one old saying says, "The police are only minutes away, when seconds count". This must change back to to past when a person was allowed to defend themselves without fear of prosecution. The fact is that armed citizens do stop and prevent crimes. Of course armed citizens do pose a threat to governments, particularly when the governments are not for the people at large, but only to particular special interest groups. Strong, authoritarian governments never want armed citizens. In those cases, the government (acting on behalf of certain small interest groups) want to control everything. The attention span of the public in the public eye. The attention span of the public is like a lightening bolt, it is so quickly changed. This applies to all levels of basic, non essential existence of the public including music, fashion's, fads, celebrities of today, and To continue, click here and scroll down the page "Sustainable development goals" Sustainable development goals essentially lower the standards of living of all people under the guise of the unproven notion of manmade climate change. Unfortunately, the notion of the alleged climate "crises" has been To continue, click here and scroll down the page Propaganda People tend to believe the fist thing that they hear. It takes a huge amount of information and a long time to convince a person of the truth. For this reason, when a government anywhere tries to convince a population To continue, click here and scroll down the page It is essential to maintain law and order in New York City There has been a type of collapse of law and order in NYC. Shoplifting is rampant, with little chance of punishment, even if caught. Shoplifting is so prevalent that some stores have simply closed their businesses. Unfortunately, the recent state law that removes the bail requirement for many smaller crimes has given the green light to criminals to continue their criminality. Besides the shoplifting and new bail rules, New York City has become like the wild west when it comes to motorcycles. Today, very few motorcycles seem to even have license plates, which means that they are probably uninsured, unlicensed, and unqualified to even be riding. Further the motorcycles rarely obey traffic laws and almost always go through red lights, ride on the sidewalk or ride the wrong way down one way streets. In the past, Police commissioner Bratton and others maintained that by enforcing smaller regulations, the larger laws also benefit.We must have reasonable police enforcement in New York City and certainly let us not even consider reducing funding to the NYPD. Let the NYPD do their job.
Fads come and go. Today,the fad is clown colored hair, body graffiti, extensive facial shrapnel and torn jeans, ultra tight "yoga pants" read more The "Frank Didik" penny theory to analyze the state of the economy read more Either gold is over valued or silver is under valued, based on historic ratio's read more Libraries have lost their purpose. read more Massive surpluses in society Industry has produced massive surpluses Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, 230 years ago, society has gradually managed to ever increase productivity and surpluses. Today, these surpluses are so great that I estimate that only 20% of the population can support themselves and the rest of the population. This assumption was proven essentially correct with the Covid/Corona lockdowns when it was estimated that over 50% of the population was not working and yet society did not experience any shortages in any area. Further, with the robotic and artificial intelligence revolution just around the corner, even greater surpluses will be achieved and even less workers/employees will be needed. This leads to the question of how to deal with the vast number of people who's work will no longer be needed? If the present monetary system continues, perhaps a basic, livable income will necessary, though in general, I am not in favor of the idea, since I have always felt that everyone should be required to carry their own weight in society and further, give back to society. There are some who feel that the population should be reduced by discouraging the formation of families, encouraging single life, birth control, abortion, same sex unions encouraging latter age marriage and other methods. Most non-retail businesses can easily survive with less than 50% of their work force. Arrogance Over the past two years, a type of entitlement and Arrogance has developed among the less productive people who now seem to be demanding property and rights that they have not earned through efforts of their own. Child neglect? Is it a form of child neglect is a woman is pushing a baby carriage and is also on her cell phone either speaking or surfing the net? Should the woman instead be paying attention and teaching the child? Children mostly learn through observation, rather than from schools. A Utopian society It has been the dream of mankind since the beginning to have a perfect society where everyone lives in peace and harmony and where everybody's wants are fulfilled. Shangra La in the book and movies "Lost Horizon" is an example. Today the World Economic Forum is also pushing their version of Utopia. However it is very unlikely that such a Utopia can ever exist, without the merit system of people producing and benefiting from their efforts. A "Garden of Eden" can not be recreated. Schools have become indoctrination centers Compulsory education was never meant to improve one's social status, though that is how it is presented to the public. Originally, students wore uniforms, similar to military uniforms, students learned obedience, such as marching into the school, or raising their hand for permission to read more Compulsory Education since it started in the 1870's. People today are told that compulsory education in grade schools and high schools are necessary for the development of the child into a productive adult. Certainly school has the potential to educate the student to learn to read, write, mathematics, basic history, science, geography and perhaps civic behavior. Though these important features are what the population at large was told, masked another real reason for compulsory education. Compulsory education started in the 1700's in Prussia when To continue, click here and scroll down the page Dating today Permanent dating without choosing one person and having a family is today the norm. Often people live together in a farm of limbo or suspended animation without any real plans for the future, children or progress. Sometimes these "couples" will buy a pet dog to give their love to. Standard of Living Decline in the standard of living. People have been led to believe that cars, natural gas, gasoline, basically all modern advancements are bad and should be abandoned. To continue, click here and scroll down the page Sex and violence in the media The media, including television, the movies and various lifelike video games constantly display violence to the viewers. The various medias however, state that such violence does not influence the viewers. Perhaps advertisers, who spend fortunes every year advertising in the media, should be notified that the media does not influence people and that the advertisers are wasting their money. People feel entitled Unfortunately, many people in America have a sense of entitlement regardless of their skill, drive, intelligence or ability. This has led to unfounded jealousy of others and excuses for not being able to achieve the same. These anti-society feelings must end and must be controlled, if not at home as a child, at least in schools and harmony must be encouraged in the media, rather than constantly showing off the life styles of the small number of financially wealthy or socially successful people. Censorship I am opposed to almost all forms of censorship. There are certain types of "speech" that should indeed be banned. This includes all pornography, sex stories that describe explicit sexual encounters, stories that encourage any act or actions that one might define as contrary to nature. What two consenting, without coercion or any psychological force is to be tolerated, however publishing or telling or filming such acts or encouraging others must be strictly forbidden. Mass Media vocabulary When the word "education" is used in the media or when governments promote a certain point of view and provide funds to "educate the public", it normally means to attempt to brainwash the public through propaganda and showing only one side of the issue. Immigration: Almost all countries consider what perspective immigrants can do for their country and if those immigrants will contribute or be a burden on their society and also evaluate if the potential immigrant will blend in with their existing culture. Perhaps the United States should take the same approach. ---Feb 11, 2019 Covid has become political Some say that alleged science is being used to push a political agenda. Back in February of 2020, Covid 19 was presented as a deadly pandemic that many said would kill off a sizable read more Fact Checkers "Fact Checkers" present an opinion rather than absolute fact. Further, who will fact check the fact checkers"? Recently read more Luxury Apartments The definition of luxury has changed dramatically in recent years. Traditionally, the notion of luxury doesn't start till a minimum of 9 rooms, Further, historically, a studio apartment was on the top floor, with an angular northern exposure window, so the artist would be able to paint with diffused light. Real studios were considered only for the fringe or artistic people, and was less expensive. Those studios usually were 25x70 feet. What is called a studio today, is a one rooms sleeping place and in the past was only for someone starting out. To view earlier Frank Didik thoughts, considerations and view point on society and science, please click some of the links below
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