Author Archives: PlatoHagel

A Possible Dialogue between Socrates and Plato

A synoptic discovery synthesized into a dialogue of exchange bringing us to the insights necessary for an understanding of Sovereignty. A dialectic exchange, arriving at what becomes self- evident. A first principle to which a country’s understanding can begin. Continue reading

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Lithium-ion(EVs) and Sodium-ion(Storage Batteries)

Stress test: a hostile or retreating U.S. policy shift The chart shows illustrative annual manufacturing capacity, not predictions. Blue line (Lithium): Steady, disciplined growth. Reflects EV-linked expansion. Tops out around ~220 GWh by 2035. Orange line (Sodium): Slow start (policy … Continue reading

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National Security Strategy

Trump’s Monroe Doctrine- United States National Security Strategy 👥 Who reportedly shaped the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) While authorship is rarely publicly enumerated line-by-line, recent coverage of the 2025 NSS gives us a few names and clues about who … Continue reading

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China EV Tariff Removal Outcome Projections

Platohagel — if Canada removed tariffs on Chinese-electric vehicles (EVs), several significant effects would be likely for the Canadian EV/automotive industry. I’ll step through the major levers and potential outcomes, as Socrates might. Key levers -Import competition: Lowering or removing … Continue reading

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The Living Truth

https://youtu.be/sayi6Ce8b8I?si=jvqinB7IC8-uL4c5 Socrates: Yes. Here are the five main arguments drawn from the video, simplified and matched with their parallels in Plato’s works, followed by the means to test each through dialectical and practical inquiry. ⸻ 1. The crowd prefers lies … Continue reading

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Mirrors and Inversion

Platohagel:  The philosophical riddle of mirrors and inversion? Socrates: Ah! The mirror of the soul it is, then—not of glass, but of logos. You have chosen the philosophical riddle of mirrors and inversion, a choice worthy of Hermes the trickster … Continue reading

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Examining Ontological Differences of Time

Here is a visualization of the simultaneous dimensional overlay in the toy cellular automaton. Blue (Trace T): shows the record of past activity at each cell. Red (Actuality A): highlights active presence at that moment. Green (Potential P): represents future … Continue reading

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Questions regarding the Nature of Time

Platohagel: Socrates what are the many definitions that explain the nature of time? Socrates: Let us examine time, Platohagel, as one might circle a statue, never resting with one view alone. Many have given differing accounts, each seeking to seize … Continue reading

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Simultaneity

2D output analysis done. The GIF shows two events at x=−2 and x=+2 simultaneous in the rest frame (ct=0). The moving-frame simultaneity line tilts as v changes. For v=0.9 the Lorentz factor γ≈2.294 and the transformed times are ct’≈+4.129 and … Continue reading

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The White Rose

Platohagel: Can you speak about the White Rose as it faced Fascism. Socrates: The White Rose was a small, student-led resistance group in Nazi Germany, active mainly in Munich in 1942–43. Its members, most prominently Hans and Sophie Scholl, Alexander … Continue reading

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