When I was younger, I used to think that issues like this were impossibly complicated and nuanced. Far beyond my young abilities to fathom.
But as Einstein said, you don't really understand something until you can explain it to a 5-year-old. Now that I know what I know, and fathom what I fathom, it really is this simple:
People who have been conned into believing in the validity of Marx's conceptualization of reality have been reduced to an infantile version of themselves, where they simply want what they want (power, say-so, etc), and they want it NOW. And if anyone stands in the way of their getting what they want, then those people will be characterized as hostile, and treated accordingly: usually with reputation assassination and calumniation. They prey upon the good natures and the humility of the percentage of the populace who don't understand what is really going on, and they keep discussions of the issues murky and muddied ("The Dark Side clouds everything...").
Such individuals are intrinsically malevolent, and are ACTUAL hostiles that are just waiting for a sufficiently opportune time to make their move. There is no reasoning with them; they will only speak the language of force, like a donkey or some other dumb animal. The benevolent-in-intent hesitate greatly before being willing to conclude that this is true, and that speaks well of the intentions of their heart, but it does not speak well of their comprehension of what is at stake, or of what we are drawing near to unless we nip this in the bud.
History already bears witness to what happens when the conceptualizations of (and characterizations by) Marx are allowed to take root and bear fruit.
I hit post too soon. My message to you is not completely on point but I wanted to simply agree with you that DEI programs really is a heap of superficial garbage that is doing more harm than good. To your point that after the George Floyd event ad agencies threw up all of the badges of whatever seemed to evoke supporting women, black people, minorities, etc-it was just for show. It's never meant anything for them. Do you know that now when you are producing a commercial, you are mandated to have additional funds be included in a production bid that shows you have hired marginalized people on the particular film shoot you are producing? And guess what, do you know that 9 times out of 10, no marginalized people have been hired and that additional dollar amount is basically just that, additional funds. But the clients the agency works for get to tick that box of theirs off that says they had marginalized people working on their commercial. Pathetic right?
Wow, I believe it Julie! I think that’s what bothers me most about DEI.. it doesn’t fix when it reports to it actually makes everything worse and then it gets used as a badge like you said for people to preen their moral goodness… but it’s ultimately a grift…thanks for sharing that. Very insightful
What's really telling is for example, if a thinking person disagrees with the political situation in that area, you'd still find 1400 murders revolting, and beyond unacceptable, regardless of how you see the political situation of Israel. But the non-thinkers/brainwashed somehow "think" that it's an acceptable event. It defies all logic beyond anything I've ever seen.
What's also crazy is if you juxtapose "decades of oppression" with these Instant Protests Just Add Water as if it happened just yesterday. If what you believe is long-term oppression....then why weren't you educated on the situation for years. That is what should make obvious to the average person that these reactionary Leftist propaganda devices are all orchestrated and coordinated.
And that's why it's a zero sum game with the Ideologues. Rational Mind, rational thinking, objectivity, thinking before you speak, critical thinking, etc, have all been wired out of their brain. It's no different than how an addict's brain has been rewired, or a person with no true education having to solve a geometric problem.
Exactly. The brainwashing was complete, the worms have occupied the cranial space., it's now an involuntary action for the Woke to snap into rage, just like a leg jerk after the kneecap is tapped.
I'm not really well informed about the area so I don't comment on the situation because I'd be speaking from ignorance, but with that lot they immediately jump into protest a situation they know nothing about. It's frightening.
Like that Jewish woman in Michigan stabbed to death outside of her home last week, how the F does a Bob Woke justify that because an area halfway around the world may or may not be occupied. It's subhuman rationale.
Hi Brett:). it's been forever and I really love reading your posts. I'm really happy you are writing about this stuff. Having had my own experience with DEI, I find that it is truly a mess. When you might need the support of it most, you get nothing. When you need the support from it least, you get too much of it. There is no rhyme or reason to it and Corporations are following DEI like sheep in a herd. Blindly, without any real meaningful direction. One day I'll tell you the full story but to make it quick, when I needed help and turned to HR where I was working, I actually thought they helped me but turns out they were just putting a small band-aid on the problem and I was later fired for speaking out against a volitive, aggressive, belligerent person who was protected by the company because that person made money for them even though that person was known to be a terror to work with. Where's the logic in that?
When I was younger, I used to think that issues like this were impossibly complicated and nuanced. Far beyond my young abilities to fathom.
But as Einstein said, you don't really understand something until you can explain it to a 5-year-old. Now that I know what I know, and fathom what I fathom, it really is this simple:
People who have been conned into believing in the validity of Marx's conceptualization of reality have been reduced to an infantile version of themselves, where they simply want what they want (power, say-so, etc), and they want it NOW. And if anyone stands in the way of their getting what they want, then those people will be characterized as hostile, and treated accordingly: usually with reputation assassination and calumniation. They prey upon the good natures and the humility of the percentage of the populace who don't understand what is really going on, and they keep discussions of the issues murky and muddied ("The Dark Side clouds everything...").
Such individuals are intrinsically malevolent, and are ACTUAL hostiles that are just waiting for a sufficiently opportune time to make their move. There is no reasoning with them; they will only speak the language of force, like a donkey or some other dumb animal. The benevolent-in-intent hesitate greatly before being willing to conclude that this is true, and that speaks well of the intentions of their heart, but it does not speak well of their comprehension of what is at stake, or of what we are drawing near to unless we nip this in the bud.
History already bears witness to what happens when the conceptualizations of (and characterizations by) Marx are allowed to take root and bear fruit.
And time runs ever shorter.
Well said
Yes exactly, you can't negotiate with them, because it's technically an impossible task. That's why with that ideology it's a zero sum game.
I hit post too soon. My message to you is not completely on point but I wanted to simply agree with you that DEI programs really is a heap of superficial garbage that is doing more harm than good. To your point that after the George Floyd event ad agencies threw up all of the badges of whatever seemed to evoke supporting women, black people, minorities, etc-it was just for show. It's never meant anything for them. Do you know that now when you are producing a commercial, you are mandated to have additional funds be included in a production bid that shows you have hired marginalized people on the particular film shoot you are producing? And guess what, do you know that 9 times out of 10, no marginalized people have been hired and that additional dollar amount is basically just that, additional funds. But the clients the agency works for get to tick that box of theirs off that says they had marginalized people working on their commercial. Pathetic right?
Wow, I believe it Julie! I think that’s what bothers me most about DEI.. it doesn’t fix when it reports to it actually makes everything worse and then it gets used as a badge like you said for people to preen their moral goodness… but it’s ultimately a grift…thanks for sharing that. Very insightful
DEI is a cancer of every organ in the body.
What's really telling is for example, if a thinking person disagrees with the political situation in that area, you'd still find 1400 murders revolting, and beyond unacceptable, regardless of how you see the political situation of Israel. But the non-thinkers/brainwashed somehow "think" that it's an acceptable event. It defies all logic beyond anything I've ever seen.
What's also crazy is if you juxtapose "decades of oppression" with these Instant Protests Just Add Water as if it happened just yesterday. If what you believe is long-term oppression....then why weren't you educated on the situation for years. That is what should make obvious to the average person that these reactionary Leftist propaganda devices are all orchestrated and coordinated.
Hear you, Adam! It’s insanity.
Woke leftism is a virus.
And agree you don’t have to necessarily endorse Israel’s politics or every military move to be able condemn what happened.
It was an atrocity. That corporate America can’t just say it means something is very wrong.
And that's why it's a zero sum game with the Ideologues. Rational Mind, rational thinking, objectivity, thinking before you speak, critical thinking, etc, have all been wired out of their brain. It's no different than how an addict's brain has been rewired, or a person with no true education having to solve a geometric problem.
Exactly. The brainwashing was complete, the worms have occupied the cranial space., it's now an involuntary action for the Woke to snap into rage, just like a leg jerk after the kneecap is tapped.
I'm not really well informed about the area so I don't comment on the situation because I'd be speaking from ignorance, but with that lot they immediately jump into protest a situation they know nothing about. It's frightening.
Like that Jewish woman in Michigan stabbed to death outside of her home last week, how the F does a Bob Woke justify that because an area halfway around the world may or may not be occupied. It's subhuman rationale.
Hi Brett:). it's been forever and I really love reading your posts. I'm really happy you are writing about this stuff. Having had my own experience with DEI, I find that it is truly a mess. When you might need the support of it most, you get nothing. When you need the support from it least, you get too much of it. There is no rhyme or reason to it and Corporations are following DEI like sheep in a herd. Blindly, without any real meaningful direction. One day I'll tell you the full story but to make it quick, when I needed help and turned to HR where I was working, I actually thought they helped me but turns out they were just putting a small band-aid on the problem and I was later fired for speaking out against a volitive, aggressive, belligerent person who was protected by the company because that person made money for them even though that person was known to be a terror to work with. Where's the logic in that?