Monday, July 5
The USA Likes Losing WARS
The last war that the United States of America won was World War II and they were able to accomplish that feat with the help of several other countries.
However, when we try to fight a war ourselves, we have a tendency to lose... for example:
- We lost the Korean War
- We lost the Vietnam War
- We lost the Iran/Iraq War
- We lost the Afghanistan War
MY U S A
- Freedom of Speech & Religion
- The American Flag
- Bill of Rights
- US Constitution
- Rock Music of the 60's & 70's
- Hippies
- Muscle Cars
- Woodstock
- Cheese Burgers & Fries
- Milkshakes
- Vanilla/cherry cokes
- Smoking cigarettes
- Drinking PBR's
- Lying Politicians
- Not trusting management
- Cowboy movies of the 50's & 60's
- Elvis Presley
- The Rat Pack
- President Kennedy
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Omnipresent Consciousness
All are distinct experiences. What cuts across each is that all are subjective states, and all are consciously felt. Accounting for the nature of consciousness appears elusive, with many claiming that it cannot be defined at all, yet defining it is actually straightforward. Here goes: Consciousness is experience.
That’s it. Consciousness is any experience, from the most mundane to the most exalted. Some distinguish awareness from consciousness; I don’t find this distinction helpful and so I use these two words interchangeably.
But who else, besides myself, has experiences? Because you are so similar to me, I abduce that you do. The same logic applies to other people. Apart from the occasional solitary solipsist this is uncontroversial.
Sunday, July 4
A History of the Fourth of July
By the middle of the following year, however, many more colonists had come to favor independence, thanks to growing hostility against Britain and the spread of revolutionary sentiments such as those expressed in the bestselling pamphlet “Common Sense,” published by Thomas Paine in early 1776.
On June 7, when the Continental Congress met at the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, the Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion calling for the colonies’ independence.
Amid heated debate, Congress postponed the vote on Lee’s resolution, but appointed a five-man committee—including Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of New York—to draft a formal statement justifying the break with Great Britain.
On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of Lee’s resolution for independence in a near-unanimous vote (the New York delegation abstained, but later voted affirmatively). On that day, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail that July 2 “will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival” and that the celebration should include “Pomp and Parade…Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.”
On July 4th, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written largely by Jefferson. Though the vote for actual independence took place on July 2nd, from then on the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence.
Saturday, July 3
Dragon Man
Nicknamed "Dragon Man", the specimen represents a human group that lived in East Asia at least 146,000 years ago. It was found at Harbin, north-east China, in 1933, but only came to the attention of scientists more recently.
An analysis of the skull has been published in the journal The Innovation. One of the UK's leading experts in human evolution, Prof Chris Stringer from London's Natural History Museum, was a member of the research team.
The researchers say the discovery has the potential to rewrite the story of human evolution. Their analysis suggests that it is more closely related to Homo sapiens than it is to Neanderthals.
They have assigned the specimen to a new species: Homo longi, from the Chinese word "long", meaning dragon. "We found our long-lost sister lineage," said Xijun Ni, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hebei GEO University in Shijiazhuang.
He told BBC News: "I said 'oh my gosh!' I could not believe that it was so well preserved, you can see all the details. It is a really amazing find!" The skull is huge compared with the average skulls belonging to other human species, including our own. Its brain was comparable in size to those from our species.
Dragon Man had large, almost square eye sockets, thick brow ridges, a wide mouth, and oversized teeth. Prof Qiang Ji, from Hebei GEO University, says it is one of the most complete early human skull fossils ever discovered. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE...
Friday, July 2
We All Make Choices
Some of our choices, we find out after we make them... are good to excellent, while other choices are horrible to piss poor... and, we wish we had never had the opportunity to even make the first choice... and, each choice thereafter brings the same concern that it could be a bad choice...
However, some of us, don't really give a shit whether or not our choices are good or bad... as we have the frigging right to make these choices regardless... nor would these people care how their choices impacted others...
Which brings me to the heart of my thought...
Our current political administration in WashDC believes and perceives that they are making the right choices for the American People... and, they think this way because it is the fundamental belief of their political party and therefore, since they are in that party then they must believe as their party believes.
To think and act otherwise would be political suicide.
BUT, these choices will not fully be know and/or understood for several years as the results are interpreted by historians and political scientists. And, if they were good... then great... but if we find them to be bad choices... then, guess who pays the price...
RHETORICAL QUESTION...
Personally,
I think the following movements are wrong:
- Black Lives Matter
- Critical Race Theory
- Cancel Culture
- Defunding Police
- Holding conservatives hostage via the media
- Becoming WOKE
Black Lives Matter teach separation not unity
Critical Race Theory teaches separation not unity
Cancel Culture teaches separation not unity
WOKENESS teaches separation not unity
Yes, this is my personal opinion
Yes, I am not well known or famous
Yes, I am not wealthy
I cannot imagine anything positive happening to us if we push for becoming a divided country...
Optical Illusions
Thursday, July 1
I Was A Kennedy Democrat
I was a Kennedy DEMOCRAT... back in the day... supporting the end to the Vietnam War and the end of Racism in America through the Civil Rights Movement and the efforts of MLK Jr.... but, those days are GONE unfortunately and will never return as the Civil Rights Movement has turned into a BLACK LIVES MATTER movement completely ignoring other lives that are greater represented in this country.
BLM have turned into Critical Race Theory which is absurd to think that the ENTIRE WHITE RACE is trying to suppress the BLACKS when there have been so many BLACKS that have become more financially successful than their white counterparts.
BLM and CRT have given rise to concept of COUNTER CULTURE which wants to complete UNDO the history of the past and change it to meet their satisfaction and distorted needs.
OUR HISTORY IS OUR HISTORY whether we like it or not... and, blacks today only represent 13/14% of the overall American Population...
Recently, BLM and CRT along with Cancel Culture (or becoming WOKE) wants to defund the police because of the NEEDLESS killing of George Floyd... and, much to the chagrin of Americans, numerous police departments were, in fact, defunded.
RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN CRIME IN THOSE CITIES...
Imagine that?
Hard to believe, I know, but it is true...
In order to extricate themselves out of the HOLE OF SUPIDITY, Liberals and other Democrats are saying that the Defunding of the Police is because of the Republicans and their refusal to sign a financially inflated infrastructure bill...
- The Democrats LIED about Russian collusion with Trump
- The Democrats tried to impeach Trump over this LIE
- The Democrats LIED about Kavanaugh
- The Democrats LIED about the election
- The Democrats LIED about immigration
- The Democrats LIED with the help of mainstream media
Clean Building
Quiet, clean and green are not words you would typically use to describe a construction site. But the site at Olav Vs gate, one of the busiest streets in the heart of Norway's capital city, Oslo, was special. In a first of its kind in the world, all the machinery used on site – excavators, diggers and loaders – were electric.
Work began on the site in September 2019, converting what was once a hectic turning zone for the city's taxis into a new pedestrianised area. Locals may have initially raised eyebrows at what appeared to be just another inconvenient construction site, but soon it was clear there something very different about it. In fact, this was a pilot project for the first zero-emission urban construction site in the world.
"When I visited the zero-emission construction site I was extremely impressed," says Mark Preston Aragonès, a policy advisor at environmental non-profit Bellona. "I was looking at these big excavators that you generally associate with fumes and noise and general annoyances, but on this site, when the operator turned it on you couldn't tell the difference between when it was on or off. It was really impressive to see such big machines make such little noise."
Decarbonising the construction industry is something in which Oslo wants to lead the world. And it's with good reason
Using electric equipment in place of traditional diesel engines meant that everyone in the vicinity noticed a reduction in ambient noise and pollution. "We observed shops keeping their doors open towards the street, even when construction work was going on just outside on the pavement," says Philip Mortensen, a senior adviser at the City of Oslo's Climate Agency. "The workers also reported much better communication on site due to lower noise levels, and that as a consequence the working environment felt safer." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE...
Wednesday, June 30
Personality Traits of the Wealthy
But that doesn't keep people from wanting to be rich. Even though we all define wealth and success differently, most of us factor at least some degree of wealth into our success equations. (If nothing else, money creates choices.)
So how, if financial success is your goal, can you get rich? Science says the answer lies not just in what you do, but also in who you are. According to a 2018 study published in British Journal of Psychology, rich people are definitely different.
Especially where personality traits are concerned.
For example:
- Rich people tend to be extroverted. No surprise there. Since no one achieves anything worthwhile on their own, the ability to engage with others, to build relationships, to motivate and inspire, and to genuinely connect is definitely important. (Just keep in mind introverts can also be extremely successful.)
- Rich people tend to be more conscientious. Also not a surprise. Making smart decisions. Delaying gratification, and focusing on long-term goals. Doing what you need to do instead of only what you want to do. Even marrying well, but not in the way you might think: Research shows that people whose partners are conscientious tend to earn more promotions, make more money, and feel more satisfied with their work. (As Jim Rohn says, we tend to be the average of the people we spend the most time with.)
- Rich people tend to be more emotionally stable. Making emotional decisions? Definitely a recipe for slowing progress toward long-term goals.
- Rich people tend to be less neurotic. When you're quick to respond in a negative way, with anxiety, moodiness, worry, or fear -- what psychologists call "negative arousal" -- it's much harder to be successful.
- Rich people tend to be more self-centered. While that sounds like a bad thing, there is this: As Adam Grant says, humble narcissists have very high expectations for their own success -- but they also understand that great achievements are almost always the result of collective efforts. That makes for a winning combination: Believing you can achieve big things helps you get started; knowing you need other people to make it happen helps you finish. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE...
Tuesday, June 29
Guess What People?
It don't make a flying rat's ass if the WUHAN LABS in China manufactured the COVID virus and released it into the world or not because BIDEN and the Democrats, the Liberals, and Mainstream media ain't gonna do shit about it...
In a way that is good because the US would not be able to enforce anything in China even if we tried to do something... Plus, if we ever went to war with China, there is a good possibility that we would lose... not to mention the fact that Russia would join China along with most every country in the Middle East. The first thing the Chinese would do would be to subdue Japan.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, what the Democrats want to do is eliminate the Republican Party and make sure that monies are diverted from the Military and Homeland Security so that we can create a CLASSLESS society. However, the closest that we would ever get to a classless society would be THE WEALTHY and then everyone else... whether everyone else is middle class or lower class does not really matter.
Biden and his cohorts want to give everything away to all the citizens:
- free education
- free healthcare
- free housing
- free food
- free transportation
- free food
- free income