This march, composed by Mr. Stolyarov for piano in 2005, highlights the qualities of determination and grandeur. Download the MP3 file of this composition at http://rationalargumentator.com/music_stolyarov/Stolyarov_March_7_Piano.mp3 See the index of Mr. Stolyarov's compositions, all available for free download, at http://rationalargumentator.com/music_stolyarov.html The artwork is Mr. Stolyarov's Abstract Orderism Fractal II, available for download at http://gstolyarovii.deviantart.com/art/Abstract-Orderism-Fractal-II-140315149 and http://rationalargumentator.com/art_stolyarov/fractal2.html Remember to LIKE, FAVORITE, and SHARE this video in order to spread rational high culture to others. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI3r_Hyxe2Y

This is a stern, determined march originally composed by Gennady Stolyarov II for piano in 2004. It was remastered by Jason Geringer in September 2022 and is here accompanied by paintings depicting events of the American War of Independence. Download the MP3 file of this composition at http://www.rationalargumentator.com/music_stolyarov/Stolyarov_March_4_JG_Version.mp3. Watch the virtual concert of Futuristic Neoclassical Music, where this composition was among the many featured: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXrCgB0HfEo Listen to the original March #4, Op. 29, for piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyG7VycAqEc See the index of Mr. Stolyarov's compositions, all available for free download, at https://www.rationalargumentator.com/index/gennady-stolyarov-ii-compositions/ Remember to LIKE, FAVORITE, and SHARE this video in order to spread rational high culture to others. Artists Featured: H. Charles Barron, Jr., Charles Lefferts, Henry Alexander Ogden, John Trumbull. #ContemporaryClassicalMusic #NewClassicalMusic #MarchMusic #AmericanRevolution #RationalMusic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8E7WiOHHvk

One of the most grievous errors made by most people in the Western world today can be found in the prevailing view of happiness as constant pleasure or euphoria. This vision of happiness is not only unattainable but destructive of genuine happiness. A much more realistic and satisfying understanding of happiness can be found by combining the insights of Classical Aristotelian and Enlightenment philosophers and applying them to the vast opportunities we have in our time. "A Rational View of Love" - Essay by G. Stolyarov II: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1644446/a_rational_view_of_love.html?cat=9 Prior videos in this series: Commonly Misunderstood Concepts: Education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKbDSEKBn-I Commonly Misunderstood Concepts: Health Care: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrPUN6ULFgc Commonly Misunderstood Concepts: Wealth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWXP_jCmYfU Commonly Misunderstood Concepts: Employment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBCcXw5EX2A Sincerely, Gennady Stolyarov II Editor-in-Chief, The Rational Argumentator: http://rationalargumentator.com Writer, Associated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/46796/g_stolyarov_ii.html Author, Implied Consent, A Play on the Sanctity of Human Life: http://rationalargumentator.com/impliedconsent.html Author, A Rational Cosmology: http://rationalargumentator.com/rc.html Author, The Best Self-Help is Free: http://rationalargumentator.com/selfhelpfree.html Author, The Progress of Liberty Blog: http://progressofliberty.today.com/ Attribution for Visuals Used: Note: All the visuals which receive attribution were published under a GNU Free Documentation License or a Creative Commons License, and so may be legitimately reproduced provided that the source and creator are credited. Any content having these licenses is hereby reproduced under the same licenses as the originals. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aristotelesbunt.jpg by Kolja Mendler http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray_Kurzweil.jpg by Ed Schipul http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burt_Rutan_cropped.JPG by the Wirral Rocketry Society http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_couple.jpg by David http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyschoactive_Drugs.jpg by Thoric http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cherry_cordial.jpg by bobamnertiopsis http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chocolates_and_cookies.jpg by Eric McGregor http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pisang.jpg by Hariadhi http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tobacco-ashes.jpg by Acracia http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hostess_twinkies.jpg by Larry D. Moore http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoennetal_hoehle1.jpg by Weissmann http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hold_my_hand.jpg by Elizabeth Ann Colette http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurdles_Bislett_Games_2008.jpg by Ragnar Singsaas http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Light_switch_without_paneling.JPG by BrokenSphere ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SXtb84WDEU

The horror of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine – the murder of 17 people – journalists, policemen, and ordinary shoppers – by Wahhabist Islamist fanatics in Paris on January 7-9, 2015, highlights the stark threat that religious fanaticism poses to Western civilization. The perpetrators of this barbarism have thankfully been eliminated due to the concerted, decisive, and careful work of French police, who managed to destroy the murderers and hostage-takers without harming or terrorizing innocent, peaceful civilians in the process. But unless the Western world resolutely affirms the untrammeled right of free expression of ideas, the already commonplace heckler’s veto over speech will turn into the murderer’s veto. Mr. Stolyarov explains the need for an assertive revival of Western Enlightenment values (which are also universal human values) and a widespread, unconditional defense of freedom of speech – in order to prevent humankind from relapsing into the muck of barbarism. References - "We Must Proudly Reassert Free Speech and Universal Western Values" - Article by G. Stolyarov II - January 12, 2015 - http://www.rationalargumentator.com/index/blog/2015/01/free-speech-western-values/ - "Excellent News from Turkey Regarding the Possibility of a More Humane Islam" - Post by G. Stolyarov II - November 28, 2008 - http://rationalargumentator.com/progressofliberty.html#HumaneIslam - "German Newspaper Attacked After Publishing Charlie Hebdo Cartoons" - The World Post - Kirsten Grieshaber - January 11, 2015 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/11/german-newspaper-attacked-charlie-hebdo-cartoons_n_6451064.html - "These Are The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons That Terrorists Thought Were Worth Killing Over" - The Huffington Post - Catherine Taibi - January 7, 2015 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/07/charlie-hebdo-cartoons-paris-french-newspaper-shooting_n_6429552.html - "Transhumanism" - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism - "Wahhabism" - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabism ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYKSTeJQYBI