I have always thought that “preparing for the worst” was a very passive approach — why tarp the furniture if you can repair the roof?
Abraham Lincoln said: “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” How’s that for a repair job.
Conventions are there for a reason — survival. And while it may seem counterintuitive to some; they promote the survival of the individual. Conventions serve one of our most important needs: they let us know what we can each expect.
“Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get.”
Conventions help us achieve a stable “climate” of individual human interaction. Is there anything beyond conventions? Yes, maturity. And beyond that is wisdom.
Is there anything beyond wisdom? Give me a break — I’m still working on conventions.
Another remixed proverb from “Cornithaca County.”
There’s more than longing; there’s belonging — and needing to be with someone can turn into being with someone else.
It’s perfectly sensible human behavior: but since when has that mattered?
This is another remixed proverb from “Cornithaca County.”
There’s something to be said for not being the first: you can pick your space at the party, you know that the ice will hold your weight, and you aren’t the one they name a virus after – you can always learn from experience; especially if it’s someone else’s.
This remixed proverb is from “Cornithaca County.”
When New York’s elderly caused Cuomo trouble; they ceased to exist.
The suppression of Nursing Home deaths has progressively led to a non-reporting status of all Pandemic age-related demographics. Since only Race and Ethnicity are important; they are the sole determiner in State vaccination statistics.
Not only are the elderly doing the overwhelming majority of the dying; the pro forma “Sadly, we lost [today’s number] New Yorkers to the virus” announcement hasn’t changed one word — only the number of dead has changed. Since January 13th; more than 7,000 human beings have been added to the total — up a thousand since March.
Sadly, we still have the same Governor.
The miasma of fear is everywhere; but it’s not due to the Pandemic, that would be a relative comfort — it’s due to political dogma — and if their words don’t scare you enough to conform: there are always sticks and stones at hand.
It’s not surprising in a Doctrine that directly contradicts the lives and beliefs of every revered figure of human worth and equality.
How many of you are fearful to speak out?
Conforming won’t help you. It may spare you the whip — but not the abattoir.
Early Release could be described as an act of arrogance and dismissiveness: the arrogance to decide that they can judge the future behavior of criminals who have already displayed aberrant behavior and committed acts of violence, and the dismissiveness to treat the human beings who suffer from these acts as mere statistical phenomena.
Psychologists claim with “reasonable certainty” these acts will not be repeated, but in the light of a “replication crisis” in the psychological research that underpins these conclusions; what are the real odds? I would bet with a much more reasonable certainty that they won’t be apologizing to the victims if they’re wrong.
When the evidence is gathered and the suspect arrested; that’s their job. When the plea bargain is made and the sentence reduced; that’s their job. When the criminal is released back into the neighborhood; that’s their job. Being the next victim? That’s our job.
It’s an idea too big to write about; but the right size to think about.
With the modern Doctrine of privilege and hate; finding an off-the-shelf excuse for doing evil to others is easy — it’s finding an argument for doing good to others that’s impossible.
We’ve come to the Great Divide.
It’s the difference between those who believe in human worth; and those who believe in human use.
It’s a gulf you can’t straddle; and there’s no place to hide — so where do you stand on the Great Divide?