Biologically Equal WTF?

I get so up in arms about egalitarianism being deemed as the right way of thinking because it has inherent flaws - especially when it comes to biology. Biological differences exist. It's like watching a hypnotist show when professors stand in front of a classroom and convince people that there is equality in human biology. Are you kidding me? Professors believe and teach that we come from apes but don't recognize hierarchy; survival of the fittest; dominance when it comes to feminism? WTF? Someone please explain this to me, perhaps I'm just dim. How can both these things be correct at the same time: Survival of the fittest vs. equality between the biology of the sexes? Maybe Andy Kaufman can explain it to me.

Yes, I offered to fight any woman in class lol. I hope no one took me seriously. I was trying to prove a point with at radical statement. I used egalitarianism in the very offer to fight a woman and people were astonished that I would say such a thing yet they support the very ideal I was challenging, that men and women are equals biologically, so why was it such a shocking thing to say? I think it's ridiculous that the notion of biological equality even comes up in an institution of higher learning and I don't mind playing the bad guy to point it out. I can't have a baby!!! How then are men and women biologically equal? Stupid. The whole thing is stupid. I hate stupidity. That's why I acted out. I don't have much patience for what I find to be foolish. Sorry if I offended anyone. I am all for equality in the sexes where there is equality and there are many areas where there is, especially value. 

The 99% are finally protesting... but what is our first demand?

I believe it should be to abolish our slavery to the tyranny of corporations. Let it be our battle cry: Abolish the corporation!

If you have not read this book (above) or seen The Corporation documentary please do!

Here's another great bit of info on the subject: http://www.greens.org/s-r/35/35-19.html

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Definition of BUSYWORK

: work that usually appears productive or of intrinsic value but actually only keeps one occupied

The benefits of busy work... I can't think of any. 

Living one day at a time... forever?

In my last blog I mentioned equipment for living and we'll get to play with the idea again in this one. We've seen the movie industry play into and off of the fears of the public time and time again, yet sometimes the scenarios that play out in fantasy equips us for life in reality... if only what not to do.

The movie "In Time"( In Time trailer ), starring Justin Timberlake, looks kinda lame as far as action entertainment, lacking the "Baysplosions" of the Transformers Trilogy. However, the ideological premise of the plot splashes down in the deep end of my mental pool. This film asks the question: what does the base do when the superstructure is no longer hoarding money, resources or luxuries but life itself? We've reached a point in medical science where it isn't too far off to imagine the possibility of removing an aging gene. Here's this week's medical marvel: A woman born deaf hears for the first time with a hearing aid. So happy for you Sloan!

This film may never become a classic, but it certainly flares up the fire that has always been burning between the classes, which is relevant to the U.S. right now with the wall street protests going on. (Occupation of Wall Street by Protesters) Will it offer us a solution to the age old problem other than revolt, redistribution of wealth and starting the cycle all over again? Probably not, but we'll see what insight it has to offer upon release.

Decepticons

 One of the pop-culture phenomenon I grew up with was the Transformers. I remember watching the cartoons as a kid and I just loved it (almost as much as G.I. Joe but since the G.I. Joe movie sucked I'll use Transformers to make my point instead ; ).

I remember (and wish I still had for my kids to play with) the toys too. I remember I wanted the original Optimus sooooo bad but I did get the second one (pic below).

The funny thing was that my Mom wouldn't buy me any Decepticons so all I had was Autobots... which forced me to take the Autobots I didn't like as much and pretended that they were Decepticons so that they could battle royal. Not to run down a rabbit hole but for any parents who ever read this... don't shelter your kids, just protect them, there's a difference.

Anyway, onto my point... One of the things that was so great about the Transformers was the epic battle between good and evil.

Megatron trying to tear out Optimus Prime's eyes.

The thing that made it so simple, the thing that I loved was this:

You always knew who the enemy was; all their Nazis kept their uniforms on!

However, in the latest film (pic below) we get some equipment for living in dealing with treason.



It turns out that this is extremely relevant due to current headlines about:

"Anwar al-Awlaki and America's fear of the enemy within"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15130941

The interesting thing is... in both the movie and in real life the same thing happens... both of the traitors got a double tap. Honestly... how else do you deal with treason? Triple taps?

The Invisible War

A decade of war has been the heavy burden of the American military and their families. Oddly though, it has not been the burden of the American people. I need not mention every single war the U.S. has been involved in to prove my point but I'll throw in a few to show you what I'm talking about. The Revolutionary war was fought by the American people themselves; minutemen; citizen-soldiers - ready at a moments notice to fight for freedom.

 
Certainly wars that were fought on American soil or at U.S. borders were felt by the public, but even wars abroad had a great effect upon American citizens. Here are some artifacts to prove the truth of what I'm writing:

American men were called to war. American women were called into the factories to take up the jobs of the men. Everyone was called to do with less, everyone was called into action in one way or another... everyone was effected by war. Even in a war as controversial as the Vietnam War, the affect it had on the American people was enormous. People call the Korean war the forgotten war, I call this current war the invisible war. 

In my last post I showed you an artifact of British war propaganda, here it is again with a slight twist for the American citizen during the Global War on Terrorism:

So what's the big deal right? Here's a short article revealing the problem at hand: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49838.html

I think this article is right in many regards, people don't seem to know or care and the military and vets are divorced from the people they protect... I sit estranged from the rest of my COM class - removed by 10 years, a war and a lifetime's worth of experiences they'll never fully understand. The article did forget that ASU's own Pat Tillman joined the Army... the difference is that Mays and Williams returned to sports... Tillman returned in a box... not exactly a culture motivator... more of a great loss.  The article said that the government is seeking to close the gap by letting homosexuals be openly gay in the military and to recruit rich kids from ivy league colleges... okay those are minorities... what about the majority?  The way I interpreted the article, it seemed like what they were advocating for was greater pop-culture connections for the public. I opt for a different plan... one of action instead of facebook "likes".

I think this country needs mandatory 2 years service after high school - military or civil service (like peace corps), take your pick between the two but every 18 year old should serve this country for two years minimum. That would fix it.

Freedom isn't free. Why should I have to pay the price and not you?

Ideology anyone? Consonance? ...Anyone?

If you slap "ology" onto the end of any word and it forms a new word meaning the study of that root word. Sadly, an example that readily comes to mind in American pop culture is "pimpology".

Ideology on the other hand is something I think few people tend to think about. How many people really study their own ideas? It seems from my research that few people really try to correctly resolve their cognitive dissonances with a correction of their ideas and/or behavior. Most people seem to seek non-cognititve consonance or swim in an ocean of relativism with a corral reef full of opposing cognitions.

Dilbert

I think about my thinking quite a bit. I used to be very closed minded but a few years in college pounded down my mental barriers and shed a little light in. I'm bright, but I'm far from omniscient so I still have a lot to learn. I've found that the more I learn the more I realize just how little I know. I've also learned to beware the sound of one hand clapping. I've found that criticism is priceless.

In Religious Studies there are three basic umbrellas that nearly all aspects of human life fall under: identity, worldview and practices.

Identity is who the self is and worldview is how one perceives everything outside of the self and practices are motivated out of identity and/or worldview. Worldview is basically one's subjective truth; their own perception. What is seldom sought out and even more rarely found is objective truth. People just want to go about their business.

This famous propaganda artifact is a perfect example of non-cognitive consonance. England is being bombed, people have every reason to panic and do something drastically different yet there it is in all its royal red glory.

Above is a bit of propaganda from amongst the populace. Would it be too cliché to mention that the writing's on the wall?

For further reading check out this article I stumbled upon:

http://www.truthmove.org/content/cognitive-dissonance/

So the question at hand then is this: what lies do you believe?

I'm a seeker. I want to know the Truth. I'm a champion. I fight for the Truth to be known. Why Truth? Because the knowing the Truth sets us free and freedom is worth fighting for... freedom is worth dying for.

So even though I'm no Man of Steel, I fight for the same things with flesh, blood, sweat, tears, spirit and soul.

So did they.