Key Thinking (Aloud) Keith Telfeyan
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- Society & Culture
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Casual philosophy & cultural criticism with Keith Telfeyan. Keith is a writer and artist born in California, living in Berlin. He takes a contrarian perspective toward triggering topics, but with curiosity and compassion. Support Keith on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/keithtelfeyan
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Pew Political Test 2024
I'm curious where I stand these days on the political spectrum. I identify as a radical centrist, giving both sides their due and chosing neither (most of the time). But I suppose our views are relative to one another, so my moderate thoughts might seem more leftist or conservative, depending on the populace I'm a part of. Anyways, you be the judge, based on my answers to each question.
A video version of this podcast is available on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pew-research-98011067
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Squaring Race with the American Dream
Martin Luther King dreamed that people would one day be judged not by the color of their skin, but the content of their character. How are we doing with that?
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Israel's cause is morally justifiable
It is the moral impulse of many that Palestine is an oppressed victim, exploited by a colonizer apartheid Israel. History doesn't explain this, nor do the religious and cultural differences between Israel and Palestine.
It is more just and virtuous to advance society through education, medicine and technology, to recognize the human rights and dignities of women, children and gays, to attract tourism of all sorts, and to defend an existing homeland... than to wage constant war against your neighbors, to pursue above all else their destruction, to fight for the spread of your religious zealotry, to insist on the utmost word of one's god, to use humans as shields, to continually advocate for war while also crying victimhood.
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Politicizing Mainstream Things (a baseball/pride story)
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been going through quite an interesting set of controversies lately, surrounding their LGBTQ Pride Night in June. It's been pretty silly to watch. And it makes me wonder: why are things that are meant to be inclusive so often actually divisive? Is it wrong to focus on celebrating truly universal things? Given that people's interests and experiences vary so wildly in a pluralist society, what's the proper amount of compromise?
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The Case of Jordan Neely
A New Yorker died on the subway recently. He was mentally unwell, and the city hadn't done anything productive to deal with his situation, which was ultimately decided in a complicated and controversial form of vigilante justice. This is a teaching opportunity for New York and our society - it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. Hopefully radical politics don't interfere with what can certainly be a rational and popular solution: mandatory institutionalization.
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The Toxicity of Online Spaces
I was banned from several subreddits recently, for merely commenting in a totally separate community. Maybe you think it's a good thing, that certain voices be silenced in order to protect others from dangerous ideas, or something like that. But it must be recognized: an insidious trend is growing - people are power-tripping, possessed by idiology, and turning everything political. Conversations are getting harder, people more radical, and spaces less tolerant. I shouldn't be banned from participating in a photo community merely for having certain skepticism about lockdowns. That doesn't make sense. And dare I say it: it's something straight out of 1984 and Big Brother - all activity is being monitored and screened for wrongthink. I hate to sound paranoid, and I really don't care too much, but even if you're on the side of power, why would you want to alienate your "enemies" to this degree? Nothing good comes from it.
Customer Reviews
Loved the Critical Race Theory Episode
In this episode Keith looks at people as individuals rather than groups. He takes the approach of evaluating individuals based on character rather than skin color. Even though he has lived a very diversified life in the Sacramento area, he does not use it as a tool to virtue signal. He is a slow/careful political thinker which gives him the ability to acquire amble information.
Cool podcasts
This guy makes me think. He pushes the deeper way of considering an issue; eschews the automatic PC for everything; isn’t afraid of being out of the mainstream of accepted thought.
Also, each podcast is better than the one before. He keeps growing in the work. Definitely look forward to what he’ll say next.
Great voice
You have a great voice and speech , I wish you speak about your real passion. Sounds like you love photography, so why not? What drives you to take pictures? what makes you use your camera? Do you see things with your eyes the way they come out on the picture? Is Berlin beautiful in winter time to photograph? I don’t know, I’m not there and I’m not a photographer.. but I’d listen about other person’s passion. Good luck!