3100 The New N Word - Call In Show - October 10th, 2015

Question 1: [2:47] - Is the “n-word” really offensive? People say context matters, but the only context I've seen it used in is when the user is black. If it is offensive, why does the oppressed group use it so much?Question 2: [1:12:45] - Since I started watching Stefan's videos, I’ve realized that I abused my children as they were growing up. I spanked them, yelled and even once got into a fist fight with my teenage son. I believed that I was 'doing the right thing', but now I am ashamed of the things I have done to them. I’ve expressed this regret to them, and have been working over the last two years to change my parenting style. The problem is that my children don’t agree, and have even said that they wished I had spanked them more! How do I help my teenage and adult children to understand that I made mistakes when I raised them, and convince them that spanking and hitting are wrong? How do I stop this cycle of violence that I was raised with and have now perpetuated into my family’s future?Question 3: {1:59:14] - In my experience, the more someone understands about politics, the more they tend towards one of two ideologies: Libertarianism, or some derivation of a powerful nationalistic regional state. A common argument against Libertarianism is that without the cultural inertia of a church or government, the individuals of a society will tend towards nihilism and hedonism. Although I agree with Stefan that Libertarianism is the ideal, is a nationalistic regional state a more realistic form of government, as it would require far less intelligence and morality in the populace?