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In 1960, Dr. Burke's educational TV program was entitled A <mark>Way of Thinking</mark>, though the name changed thoughout various years of production from 1951-1964. His "<mark>way of thinking</mark>" relied on factual information, reason, analysis of cause and effect, juxtaposition, anecdote and analogy — not <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark> or mere opinion. As such, his <mark>way of thinking</mark> is still sorely needed in the 2020s where stubborn, mindless opinionatedness and <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark> are rampant, having reached greater and greater heights over more than half a century since the 1960s. | In 1960, Dr. Burke's educational TV program was entitled A <mark>Way of Thinking</mark>, though the name changed thoughout various years of production from 1951-1964. His "<mark>way of thinking</mark>" relied on factual information, reason, analysis of cause and effect, juxtaposition, anecdote and analogy — not <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark> or mere opinion. As such, his <mark>way of thinking</mark> is still sorely needed in the 2020s where stubborn, mindless opinionatedness and <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark> are rampant, having reached greater and greater heights over more than half a century since the 1960s. | ||
Dr. Burke spoke out against the <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark> of his day, what he termed the name-calling, new dangerous parlor game of "creeping socialism" that appeared in the late 50s-60s, rooted in abuses of [[Conservatism#McCarthyism|McCarthyism]] and operating under the influence of delusions created by Robert W. Welch for his "[[Conservatism|John Birch Society]]" (e.g. Dwight Eisenhower was a "communist"). That game, a baiting tactic that works through inflamation of human emotion, has only escalated since then, leading to the current polarized political situation in which "evidence-free" conspiracies predominate — from communism to sexism and racism. After having begun in earnest in political [[Conservatism]] of the 1950s, the "game" proceeded to reach a flashpoint around the [[Conservatism#JFK_Assassination|JFK assassination]] in 1963, after which it went underground and undercover until the Reagan era, then went viral into the 3rd Millenium where political [[Liberalism]] eventually became infected as well, with its own mutated strain of "woke" parlor game. | Dr. Burke spoke out against the <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark> of his day, what he termed the name-calling, new dangerous parlor game of "creeping socialism" that appeared in the late 50s-60s, rooted in abuses of [[Conservatism#McCarthyism|McCarthyism]] and operating under the influence of delusions created by Robert W. Welch for his "[[Conservatism|John Birch Society]]" (e.g. Dwight Eisenhower was a "communist"). That game, a baiting tactic that works through inflamation of human emotion, has only escalated since then, leading to the current polarized political situation in which "evidence-free" conspiracies predominate — from communism to sexism and racism. After having begun in earnest in political [[Conservatism]] (illiberal regressivism) of the 1950s, the "game" proceeded to reach a flashpoint around the [[Conservatism#JFK_Assassination|JFK assassination]] in 1963, after which it went underground and undercover until the Reagan era, then went viral into the 3rd Millenium where political [[Liberalism]] (liberal progressivism) eventually became infected as well, with its own mutated strain of "woke" parlor game. | ||
Certainly such things as communism, sexism and racism have been and still are problems within the US, so the issue is not whether communism, sexism or racism are problems. The issue is how these problems are analyzed and then addressed. Dr. Burke always addressed such issues with well researched factual information and well reasoned response to such information. He did not traffic in <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark>, or any form of manipulation. He did not try to "defeat communism by thinking like a Communist" (use communist tactics against communists as Welch dictated Birchers demand). He didn't think the US should fight fire with fire, should use dirty, underhanded totalitarian tactics against totalitarianism as means to justify ends, which would only make the US totalitarian too. Instead of fighting fire with fire, he responded to those who differed from his <mark>way of thinking</mark> with educational persuasion, not with name-calling end to discussion, lying, evasion, or outbursts of heated emotion or violence — which is what makes Dr. Burke the True [https://sites.google.com/site/dralberteburke/patriot Patriot] over and against those calling themselves "patriots" when they're not, who do nothing but make "empty barrel loud noise" about "creeping socialism". Such "empty barrels" are forever accusing others of treason, when they are the real traitors who have spurned Dr. Burke's <mark>way of thinking</mark> in order instead to play games of mindless accusations that lead to violence.<br> | Certainly such things as communism, sexism and racism have been and still are problems within the US, so the issue is not whether communism, sexism or racism are problems. The issue is how these problems are analyzed and then addressed. Dr. Burke always addressed such issues with well researched factual information and well reasoned response to such information. He did not traffic in <mark>[[Propaganda]]</mark>, or any form of manipulation. He did not try to "defeat communism by thinking like a Communist" (use communist tactics against communists as Welch dictated Birchers demand). He didn't think the US should fight fire with fire, should use dirty, underhanded totalitarian tactics against totalitarianism as means to justify ends, which would only make the US totalitarian too. Instead of fighting fire with fire, he responded to those who differed from his <mark>way of thinking</mark> with educational persuasion, not with name-calling end to discussion, lying, evasion, or outbursts of heated emotion or violence — which is what makes Dr. Burke the True [https://sites.google.com/site/dralberteburke/patriot Patriot] over and against those calling themselves "patriots" when they're not, who do nothing but make "empty barrel loud noise" about "creeping socialism". Such "empty barrels" are forever accusing others of treason, when they are the real traitors who have spurned Dr. Burke's <mark>way of thinking</mark> in order instead to play games of mindless accusations that lead to violence.<br> | ||