Blog – Jaclyn Holland-Strauss

Amphiist 56: Muslims are being attacked in Syria due to Muslim usury laws, and for oil

April 11, 2018October 3, 2021

There are many sides fighting to influence our world view We need to listen to all of them (free speech) Including what the mainstream media refuses to cover The rest of us are entitled to our perspectives: The Amphiist defends […]

Amphiist Flash Fiction 1 (Celebration of Islam): Abdul is at the airport

March 26, 2018October 3, 2021

Abdul was tremendously excited to graduate from his university. He now had a certificate for Electrical Engineering. He had been away from home for 4 years, and now he’d be reunited with his precious mother. When he arrived at the […]

Amphiist 55: Lauren Southern, Martin Sellner and Brittany Pettibone

March 12, 2018October 3, 2021

Amphiist 54: Not all heroes are actually heroes (Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah)

March 11, 2018October 3, 2021

Amphiist 53: Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and emotional intelligence

March 10, 2018October 3, 2021

I am an amphiist, which I define as someone who looks at both sides of issues (it's a Greek word). However, I have my own expanded definition, which means that I believe in three interrelated concepts, which, when taken together, inform an amphiist viewpoint. Abraham Maslow talked about self-actualization, a person reaching their highest potential. Thomas Carlyle discussed natural aristocracy, which is a principle the Founding Fathers created with regard to the United States, that a person did not have to be of royal birth to have merit; it was the content of their character that counted. And scholars Mayer and Salovey came up with the concept of emotional intelligence, an idea popularized by Daniel Goleman. We should have control over our emotions, and see the bigger picture. All of these together make up an amphiist, and I apply this reasoning to politics, entertainment, etc. I defend the oppressed by offering an alternative perspective. I am currently raising funds for publication of an Amphiist newspaper, the primary focus of which will be anti-extremism. We need to find common ground. We need to stop thinking in terms of liberals against conservatives. Right against left. Men against women. One race against another. One religion against another. If you would be interested in contributing, please consider supporting my work at Paypal via jaclyncarter2005@gmail.com.

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