Humanity
Do Jews Run the World?. Why Jews are overrepresented in… | by Allison J. van Tilborgh | Interfaith Now | Medium
Although Jews only occupy 2% of the United States population, these innovations have increased their social capital in American life. They do not occupy the arts because the arts are the easiest way to control popular culture, but because the arts presented themselves while they existed on the fringes of popular culture.
That's an important point. Much of our best cultural innovations come from the creative arts by people pushed to the fringes. We should welcome diversity and new ideas, give all more chances to succeed.
448. The Downside of Disgust
448. The Downside of Disgust
1/20/21 by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/118046846
Episode: https://chtbl.com/track/288D49/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/058c03f8-9cdf-4421-b485-acb70021d093/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=d1b9612f-bb1b-4b85-9c0c-ab0d004ab37a
It’s a powerful biological response that has preserved our species for millennia. But now it may be keeping us from pursuing strategies that would improve the environment, the economy, even our own health. So is it time to dial down our disgust reflex? You can help fix things — as Stephen Dubner does in this episode — by chowing down on some delicious insects.
I don’t remember if I had previously shared this but it’s a really interesting listening. I believe that overcoming disgust is one of the most powerful ways to overcome bigotry.
448. The Downside of Disgust
448. The Downside of Disgust
1/20/21 by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/118046846
Episode: https://chtbl.com/track/288D49/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/058c03f8-9cdf-4421-b485-acb70021d093/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=d1b9612f-bb1b-4b85-9c0c-ab0d004ab37a
It’s a powerful biological response that has preserved our species for millennia. But now it may be keeping us from pursuing strategies that would improve the environment, the economy, even our own health. So is it time to dial down our disgust reflex? You can help fix things — as Stephen Dubner does in this episode — by chowing down on some delicious insects.
Mason Temple Memphis
Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his prophetic "Mountaintop" speech in this church in Memphis, Tennessee, on the eve of his assassination--April 3, 1968.
Mason Temple served as a focal point of civil rights activities in Memphis during the 1950s and 1960s. Mason Temple was built between 1940 and 1945 as the administrative and spiritual center of the Church of God in Christ, the second largest black denomination. The temple is the centerpiece of a group of six buildings that form the church's world headquarters. Mason Temple is a vast concrete building capable of seating 7,500 people on two levels. The temple, designed with simplified Art Moderne styling and detail, was constructed for regular services as well as to house the annual national convention of church representatives.
https://www.nps.gov/places/tennessee-mason-temple-memphis.htm