To All God's Children,
-->Why do we put so much value to learning math and science? This idea that science brings progress is the cause. Does it really? Does progress really come from advanced knowledge and abilities? When we level a forest to build roads and office buildings is that progress? When we invent cars that contribute to global warming is that progress? When we mass produce carcinogenic foods and use science to find a cure for the cancer we’re creating is that progress? No, there’s no such thing as progress. Draw value from other things in life because progress and success are an illusion. If anything, we should determine a child’s talent early on and nurture it instead of forcing them to learn things and feel stupid when they don’t understand them.
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Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Men and Their Insecurities
To All God's Children,
-->The ones who are exceptionally insecure about their masculinity are incredibly narcissistic, are demeaning to women, and have self-esteem issues. I can speak from experience because I have a friend with a gay brother and he’s the “Golden Child” for his parents so they treat him like he’s made of gold. He’s incredibly pampered and I think some of his mannerisms are mistaken for being homosexual. I could imagine why he would have a complex though considering his brother is gay and according to him the family “f--k up” which I assume he doesn’t want to be.
-->The ones who are exceptionally insecure about their masculinity are incredibly narcissistic, are demeaning to women, and have self-esteem issues. I can speak from experience because I have a friend with a gay brother and he’s the “Golden Child” for his parents so they treat him like he’s made of gold. He’s incredibly pampered and I think some of his mannerisms are mistaken for being homosexual. I could imagine why he would have a complex though considering his brother is gay and according to him the family “f--k up” which I assume he doesn’t want to be.
I think men are more likely to be insecure about appearing gay. The ones who struggle with it become narcissistic trying to find evidence for why they are better than women or just different trying to improve their unstable self-esteem. Also, if you have low self-esteem and you think other people don’t like you according to self-fulfilling prophecy you will unleash bad attitudes and treatment from other people unto you. It’s funny that “men rule the world” and “men don’t cry” and all this BS about men being so much better than women over the ages. They turned us into whores and sex toys or housewives and basically slaves or emotional drama queens throwing the free thinking ones in insane asylums. After all that misogyny and men are the ones with the mental complex. They are afraid of another man getting to close behind them because they’re worried their sexual orientation will be compromised. It’s pathetic. That’s why God gave us the pain of childbirth because we’re tougher.
In my opinion, narcissism creates solipsism where the person thinks that others are an extension of their mind. A person did not exist until he (the solipsistic male) met her. It’s like Mark Twain and his family; whenever he came home, the wife and children all had to centered their lives and conversation around him. He is free to say and do what he wants to her because she is an extension of his mind and not a real person. The social roles of women have unfortunately adapted this narcissistic or solipsistic stance. Not only in the personal life (women are whores, wives or dykes if they don’t want men), but women are extension of males also in the workforce (women are nurses for doctors or secretary for a CEO). There are more women in the workforce than men. Great, that’s all we need. Historically and even now they rape, kill, abuse and virtually enslave us and now they want to stay at home with the kids. Men are still in higher leading positions while women toll away and bear the bunt of the work.
In this society with its stringent sex roles, I would say women are freer in terms of self-expression. Women can dress how they want, dance how they want and wear their hair however they want. It’s men who are trapped mentally and it may even be a jealousy of the “masculine” male that would drive one to mistreat a woman. I admire the men who come out of the closet but not just with sexual orientation, but the one’s who are willing to wear whatever and be whomever they want without degrading women. That’s freedom.
In my opinion, narcissism creates solipsism where the person thinks that others are an extension of their mind. A person did not exist until he (the solipsistic male) met her. It’s like Mark Twain and his family; whenever he came home, the wife and children all had to centered their lives and conversation around him. He is free to say and do what he wants to her because she is an extension of his mind and not a real person. The social roles of women have unfortunately adapted this narcissistic or solipsistic stance. Not only in the personal life (women are whores, wives or dykes if they don’t want men), but women are extension of males also in the workforce (women are nurses for doctors or secretary for a CEO). There are more women in the workforce than men. Great, that’s all we need. Historically and even now they rape, kill, abuse and virtually enslave us and now they want to stay at home with the kids. Men are still in higher leading positions while women toll away and bear the bunt of the work.
In this society with its stringent sex roles, I would say women are freer in terms of self-expression. Women can dress how they want, dance how they want and wear their hair however they want. It’s men who are trapped mentally and it may even be a jealousy of the “masculine” male that would drive one to mistreat a woman. I admire the men who come out of the closet but not just with sexual orientation, but the one’s who are willing to wear whatever and be whomever they want without degrading women. That’s freedom.
To My People, My Black People
What it do God's Children,
-->My Black people always inventing their own names like Lakeisha and Labria; why not just Keisha or Bria? As if these latter names sound better. It’s less “ignorant” some people say to have the name Mary or John. Is it ignorance or is it creativity that brought Blacks to want their own names? It’s a basic human quality that shouldn’t be suppressed or belittled. The "n-word" stands for ignorant person so it's a shame that the "i-word" has lingered in its description of Blacks along with that "n-word".
There’s this idea that listening to and living with the hip hop music as a way of life or a religion is somehow devil worship and that the only way to praise God or the wonders of the world is to praise Jesus through Christianity. Don’t believe it. This idea that dancing to the rhythm of the music is somehow evil or wrong is just giving into the old White Puritan beliefs.
Music is what connects us all especially all our Black people together. I remember once seeing a future Black doctor at Duke University cruising in his car with the speaker’s blaring. He was “straight up gangster” and it was something that you could commonly see among blacks in an urban neighborhood.
It’s not ignorance that makes us rap and rhyme with the music. It’s the brilliance of Black teenagers and the creativity of Black children that established rap as an art form. All the words that are put into the urban dictionary are not a sign of ignorance, but a symbol of brilliance. We have created an entire dictionary of new words that have become very influential in mainstream America.
It’s the sign of brilliance that has been suppressed by our society. Just because you cannot get an A in physics doesn’t mean you are dumb; it means you are a different kind of smart. We are not dumb people, it is not ignorant to be in harmony with what feels natural and music is what keeps us in harmony with ourselves, with the world, with God, if you believe, and with our ancestors who fought for out right to live freely.
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-->My Black people always inventing their own names like Lakeisha and Labria; why not just Keisha or Bria? As if these latter names sound better. It’s less “ignorant” some people say to have the name Mary or John. Is it ignorance or is it creativity that brought Blacks to want their own names? It’s a basic human quality that shouldn’t be suppressed or belittled. The "n-word" stands for ignorant person so it's a shame that the "i-word" has lingered in its description of Blacks along with that "n-word".
There’s this idea that listening to and living with the hip hop music as a way of life or a religion is somehow devil worship and that the only way to praise God or the wonders of the world is to praise Jesus through Christianity. Don’t believe it. This idea that dancing to the rhythm of the music is somehow evil or wrong is just giving into the old White Puritan beliefs.
Music is what connects us all especially all our Black people together. I remember once seeing a future Black doctor at Duke University cruising in his car with the speaker’s blaring. He was “straight up gangster” and it was something that you could commonly see among blacks in an urban neighborhood.
It’s not ignorance that makes us rap and rhyme with the music. It’s the brilliance of Black teenagers and the creativity of Black children that established rap as an art form. All the words that are put into the urban dictionary are not a sign of ignorance, but a symbol of brilliance. We have created an entire dictionary of new words that have become very influential in mainstream America.
It’s the sign of brilliance that has been suppressed by our society. Just because you cannot get an A in physics doesn’t mean you are dumb; it means you are a different kind of smart. We are not dumb people, it is not ignorant to be in harmony with what feels natural and music is what keeps us in harmony with ourselves, with the world, with God, if you believe, and with our ancestors who fought for out right to live freely.
Music is Living: Black People and the Music Stereotype
To All God's Children,
--> Schizophrenia is prevalent among African Americans and the textbooks say it’s because of some disorganized parenting styles and high stress lives. I think it’s also because people by nature, not just African Americans, want to enjoy life to the fullest. Like it states in Taoism, music, dancing, and singing is living and being in harmony with nature. Think of one culture that doesn’t have music or dance? The brilliant mind of some impoverished African Americans are being suppressed due to lack of environmental stimulation or resources to promote one’s natural talents and brilliance. In essence, I am saying that like the people of my family, this culture and lifestyle established by our White ancestors have literally driven African Americans crazy. And yes I claim Blacks and Whites in my ancestry because I am part African and Irish American.
It’s evaluated as somewhat condensing to Blacks that we are good dancers and musicians although it’s considered a positive stereotype, but it isn’t a bad thing. Music is life and people who are connected to music are living life to the fullest. They also have a problem with Black rappers because they feel they are undeserving of being in the upper class. Well, why does anyone deserve to be rich? It’s not about deserving it’s just something that happens to certain people. Most rich kids born into privilege are just going to keep right on trucking. They didn’t work for it. At least rappers have to say words in rhythm in order to get where they are – they do something it isn’t handed to them. If anyone should be yelled at for living off of handouts it’s the children of wealthy people.
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-->Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that for some, but can never say all, Blacks that being “smart” is being “uncool” and “White”. White man did not invent knowledge. To be intelligent does not mean being white or uncool. The Hip hop religion was born from rebellion against white men, but really it’s still a submission to their rules. Hooking any sort of negativity into music and dance is admitting that the Puritans were correct. Music and dance plus Satan worship is admitting that the Christian or Puritans are right and that there is a devil that opposes God. Music and dance can be positive. Holy hip hop is not the answer to breaking the negativity that stems from the hip hop religion or way of life. Let the children invent their own way of producing music. Why do we have to do it the “white man’s” way if you have a problem with it? Let the creativity of the children shine and allow a new way to find joy in life without self-degradation.
" 'Wouldn't you say Pooh?'
'Say what?' asked Pooh, opening his eyes.
'Music and Living.'
'The same thing," said Pooh"
From the Tao of Pooh
'Say what?' asked Pooh, opening his eyes.
'Music and Living.'
'The same thing," said Pooh"
From the Tao of Pooh
--> Schizophrenia is prevalent among African Americans and the textbooks say it’s because of some disorganized parenting styles and high stress lives. I think it’s also because people by nature, not just African Americans, want to enjoy life to the fullest. Like it states in Taoism, music, dancing, and singing is living and being in harmony with nature. Think of one culture that doesn’t have music or dance? The brilliant mind of some impoverished African Americans are being suppressed due to lack of environmental stimulation or resources to promote one’s natural talents and brilliance. In essence, I am saying that like the people of my family, this culture and lifestyle established by our White ancestors have literally driven African Americans crazy. And yes I claim Blacks and Whites in my ancestry because I am part African and Irish American.
It’s evaluated as somewhat condensing to Blacks that we are good dancers and musicians although it’s considered a positive stereotype, but it isn’t a bad thing. Music is life and people who are connected to music are living life to the fullest. They also have a problem with Black rappers because they feel they are undeserving of being in the upper class. Well, why does anyone deserve to be rich? It’s not about deserving it’s just something that happens to certain people. Most rich kids born into privilege are just going to keep right on trucking. They didn’t work for it. At least rappers have to say words in rhythm in order to get where they are – they do something it isn’t handed to them. If anyone should be yelled at for living off of handouts it’s the children of wealthy people.
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-->Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that for some, but can never say all, Blacks that being “smart” is being “uncool” and “White”. White man did not invent knowledge. To be intelligent does not mean being white or uncool. The Hip hop religion was born from rebellion against white men, but really it’s still a submission to their rules. Hooking any sort of negativity into music and dance is admitting that the Puritans were correct. Music and dance plus Satan worship is admitting that the Christian or Puritans are right and that there is a devil that opposes God. Music and dance can be positive. Holy hip hop is not the answer to breaking the negativity that stems from the hip hop religion or way of life. Let the children invent their own way of producing music. Why do we have to do it the “white man’s” way if you have a problem with it? Let the creativity of the children shine and allow a new way to find joy in life without self-degradation.
A Nature Loving Friend of Mine
To All God's Children,
-->I wanted to take a moment to write about a friend of mine who’s simple and kind. I think he may have been one of those 1 in 8 Americans struggling with hunger. He was so thin and didn’t eat much during the day. He had an unmatched wisdom and love of nature, but he thought he wasn’t smart because he wasn’t good at school. I believe, in a different time at least, he would have been a farmer and I don’t mean that in a rude way. He probably is a descendant of farmers. He’s a man of the land, nature and lover of beauty - maybe that's why he was fond of me.
-->I wanted to take a moment to write about a friend of mine who’s simple and kind. I think he may have been one of those 1 in 8 Americans struggling with hunger. He was so thin and didn’t eat much during the day. He had an unmatched wisdom and love of nature, but he thought he wasn’t smart because he wasn’t good at school. I believe, in a different time at least, he would have been a farmer and I don’t mean that in a rude way. He probably is a descendant of farmers. He’s a man of the land, nature and lover of beauty - maybe that's why he was fond of me.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
What does it mean to be smart?
To All God's Children,
-->Poors, minorities and the underrepresented. Minorities, the underrepresented, and poors. I’m tried of these categories. There’s an obvious bias in careers based on race and gender. Certain races are more likely to be scientists, certain genders are more like to be nurses and school teachers and still a certain type of race and gender is more likely to be basketball players. I bet I can predict the races and genders that came to mind when you were reading the last sentenced. You probably thought white people (or white men in specific), women for the second, and black males for the final biased career.
I still say there’s nothing wrong with this. Okay, so many blacks end up in entertainment careers. So what? Why should we downplay a gift that we can give the world? Music, dance, and sport. If you ask me, after watching Lebron James dunk several baskets from the opposite side of the court I would say it takes some level of genius in order to do it.
Why is brilliance in science and math the only “real” smarts? I wish schools would reconsider making cuts to arts and music, and some even sports in an attempt to teach students math and science. Without proper exposure how is a student supposed to find their true calling?
As for the school systems and employers, it would be nice if employers respected HBCUs as much as state schools and other crappy traditional community colleges (not to say all community colleges are bad; there was one in my old neighborhood that had one of the top culinary schools in America). HBCUs are just as good and sometimes better then these other colleges they just aren’t getting the respect they deserve.
I wish people respected health related jobs more than they did. The “feminine” jobs in the health system have remained relatively stable while testosterone ran masulineconomic financial collapse of the seeming second Great Depression not only affects men but women.
The mainstream race think they are so smart and educated inventing all these things and ignore that their inventions cause just as much trouble as it helps. For example, hospitals have many great doctors, mostly White Americans. But what about the car accident victims that end up there frequently from the White people made vehicles that claim a substantial amount of lives?
What about the cancer stick or cigarettes that are produced by White people that send people to the hospitals for lung cancer? What about all this scientifically generated and carcinogenic enriched food that we eat that gives us cancer and sends us to the hospital? Our desire to scientifically develop a better world for White people by White people is the same as the masculine run economics taking the females down. Why for every “genius” invention of theirs is there a thousand other unfortunate things that result from it? What’s the point?
Who’s smarter - an Advanced or an Indigenous person? A person who tries to drastically improve his live, stresses himself out and ends up dying alone and broken in his old age from some shitty disease that didn’t exist thousands of years ago? Or a person who lives in tune with nature so the next generation will have a planet to live on? Again I beg of you to tell me who’s better off? Who is smarter?
-->Poors, minorities and the underrepresented. Minorities, the underrepresented, and poors. I’m tried of these categories. There’s an obvious bias in careers based on race and gender. Certain races are more likely to be scientists, certain genders are more like to be nurses and school teachers and still a certain type of race and gender is more likely to be basketball players. I bet I can predict the races and genders that came to mind when you were reading the last sentenced. You probably thought white people (or white men in specific), women for the second, and black males for the final biased career.
I still say there’s nothing wrong with this. Okay, so many blacks end up in entertainment careers. So what? Why should we downplay a gift that we can give the world? Music, dance, and sport. If you ask me, after watching Lebron James dunk several baskets from the opposite side of the court I would say it takes some level of genius in order to do it.
Why is brilliance in science and math the only “real” smarts? I wish schools would reconsider making cuts to arts and music, and some even sports in an attempt to teach students math and science. Without proper exposure how is a student supposed to find their true calling?
As for the school systems and employers, it would be nice if employers respected HBCUs as much as state schools and other crappy traditional community colleges (not to say all community colleges are bad; there was one in my old neighborhood that had one of the top culinary schools in America). HBCUs are just as good and sometimes better then these other colleges they just aren’t getting the respect they deserve.
I wish people respected health related jobs more than they did. The “feminine” jobs in the health system have remained relatively stable while testosterone ran masulineconomic financial collapse of the seeming second Great Depression not only affects men but women.
The mainstream race think they are so smart and educated inventing all these things and ignore that their inventions cause just as much trouble as it helps. For example, hospitals have many great doctors, mostly White Americans. But what about the car accident victims that end up there frequently from the White people made vehicles that claim a substantial amount of lives?
What about the cancer stick or cigarettes that are produced by White people that send people to the hospitals for lung cancer? What about all this scientifically generated and carcinogenic enriched food that we eat that gives us cancer and sends us to the hospital? Our desire to scientifically develop a better world for White people by White people is the same as the masculine run economics taking the females down. Why for every “genius” invention of theirs is there a thousand other unfortunate things that result from it? What’s the point?
Who’s smarter - an Advanced or an Indigenous person? A person who tries to drastically improve his live, stresses himself out and ends up dying alone and broken in his old age from some shitty disease that didn’t exist thousands of years ago? Or a person who lives in tune with nature so the next generation will have a planet to live on? Again I beg of you to tell me who’s better off? Who is smarter?
Fall of America and Rise of the Rest
To All God's Children,
-->Like Johnny Depp said (and was eventually reprimanded for it) America is like a spoiled teenager in comparison to Europe. We really are. The alcohol consumption, irresponsibility of driving afterward, wasteful spending, and even our consumption of too much junk food all contribute to our childishness. I think this is why many say the economic crisis is the end of the American way of life – which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As Fareed Zakaria put it: "This is not... the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." It just means the American lifestyle is vanishing and a new way of life will emerge from China, India, or one of the many other countries with influence.
-->Like Johnny Depp said (and was eventually reprimanded for it) America is like a spoiled teenager in comparison to Europe. We really are. The alcohol consumption, irresponsibility of driving afterward, wasteful spending, and even our consumption of too much junk food all contribute to our childishness. I think this is why many say the economic crisis is the end of the American way of life – which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As Fareed Zakaria put it: "This is not... the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." It just means the American lifestyle is vanishing and a new way of life will emerge from China, India, or one of the many other countries with influence.
The Rebound Effect and Releasing Prejudiced Thinking
What's up God's Children,
-->The Fact: There was a Daily Show skit presented by the Black correspondent, Larry Wilmore that drew parallels between stereotypes of “Blackness” and John McCain as the presidential candidate. His disorganized campaign, prison record (i.e. Prisoner Of War or POW), anger at “The Man” (i.e. media), showing up late (i.e. CP or colored person time) or not at all for David Letterman, and how he’s more like the Black candidate than Obama was.
My Opinion: I think it shows an interesting look into the ignorance of stereotypes. The parallels drawn between a McCain's scattered campaign and the concept of being "black" in America is uncanny. Sketches like this that make fun of the stupidity of stereotypes and labels sort of serve to reduce the power they have on our minds. You got to understand that Americans will never be color blind, culturally speaking. Psychology studies have examined the rebound effect which is when suppressing prejudiced thinking can cause an effect where there is more prejudice released later. Releasing our thoughts on racial issues reduces prejudice much more than keeping it in. Why not embrace our differences and enjoy a good laugh about the foolishness that some narrow-minded Americans still believe. The show (i.e. Daily Show) makes fun of blacks, women, old white male bureaucrats, funny looking British guys and Jews all the same.
-->The Fact: There was a Daily Show skit presented by the Black correspondent, Larry Wilmore that drew parallels between stereotypes of “Blackness” and John McCain as the presidential candidate. His disorganized campaign, prison record (i.e. Prisoner Of War or POW), anger at “The Man” (i.e. media), showing up late (i.e. CP or colored person time) or not at all for David Letterman, and how he’s more like the Black candidate than Obama was.
My Opinion: I think it shows an interesting look into the ignorance of stereotypes. The parallels drawn between a McCain's scattered campaign and the concept of being "black" in America is uncanny. Sketches like this that make fun of the stupidity of stereotypes and labels sort of serve to reduce the power they have on our minds. You got to understand that Americans will never be color blind, culturally speaking. Psychology studies have examined the rebound effect which is when suppressing prejudiced thinking can cause an effect where there is more prejudice released later. Releasing our thoughts on racial issues reduces prejudice much more than keeping it in. Why not embrace our differences and enjoy a good laugh about the foolishness that some narrow-minded Americans still believe. The show (i.e. Daily Show) makes fun of blacks, women, old white male bureaucrats, funny looking British guys and Jews all the same.
The Dependent Individuals
To All God's Children,
-->We can claim to be in an individualistic society where independence and self-reliance is the key to success and happiness - not when 80 percent of jobs are received through networking. When you really think about it, we all are so dependent on each other for everything. More primitive cultures all had to divide tasks among its villagers like hunting, gathering, cooking, sewing, and learning herbal medicines, just as examples.
Our society would collapse if each person tried to become totally independent of each other. One person growing up without a mother or father or anyone to take care of him or her would automatically grow up as one of those mute feral children. An adult in complete solitude would have to grow his own vegetables, raise his own livestock, sow her own clothes, cook her own meals and build her own house after chopping down her wood. Why do that when you can easily go to the store and get it from someone else.
From janitors to CEOs, every productive person in a complex society offers some sort of skill in order to make life comfortable for all of us. Without each other we would collapse. Individuality is an impossibility because we all need each other.
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People from individualistic countries such as most Western societies like America, wonder why they are so lonely, so depressed, and so stressed out; it’s because we’re not meant to walk this earth alone. We’re meant to have family, friends, children and neighbors without the concern of competition and money. This world we created is so unnatural and unforgiving it pangs me.
-->We can claim to be in an individualistic society where independence and self-reliance is the key to success and happiness - not when 80 percent of jobs are received through networking. When you really think about it, we all are so dependent on each other for everything. More primitive cultures all had to divide tasks among its villagers like hunting, gathering, cooking, sewing, and learning herbal medicines, just as examples.
Our society would collapse if each person tried to become totally independent of each other. One person growing up without a mother or father or anyone to take care of him or her would automatically grow up as one of those mute feral children. An adult in complete solitude would have to grow his own vegetables, raise his own livestock, sow her own clothes, cook her own meals and build her own house after chopping down her wood. Why do that when you can easily go to the store and get it from someone else.
From janitors to CEOs, every productive person in a complex society offers some sort of skill in order to make life comfortable for all of us. Without each other we would collapse. Individuality is an impossibility because we all need each other.
-->
People from individualistic countries such as most Western societies like America, wonder why they are so lonely, so depressed, and so stressed out; it’s because we’re not meant to walk this earth alone. We’re meant to have family, friends, children and neighbors without the concern of competition and money. This world we created is so unnatural and unforgiving it pangs me.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Slavery The Original Sin Revisited
To All God's Children,
-->This country was founded on miserly slave traders, greedy treasure hunters, exiled felons, and rebellious Puritans. Oh yes, and let’s not forget “subhuman” slaves who are unwilling to work. Maybe that’s why Black Americans are perceived as lazy. We didn’t want to be forced to work like that from the beginning. Being shoved into a new culture and lifestyle suddenly doesn’t change you immediately. You may see it as an excuse, but I say it’s true. We learn from our family members (i.e. meme) and if the tradition of being easy-going and laid back, taking one’s time to complete a task is passed along in the generations then the descendants will act the same as the ancestors. If you return to Africa, as I’ve heard, time slows down over there. They’ll be arguing the same point with the same discussion for hours then suddenly the job will get done and everyone goes back to rest.
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