The famous story is that we need to reduce our consumption of energy, especially fossil fuel, to reduce CO2 production and global warming. But what if we just got the whole richer and made everyone more capable of dealing with the ravages of global warming? So, where is the optimum between decreasing fossil fuel usage while simultaneously making the poor richer and more capable?
Is your race, or color, the only thing that determines how much privilege, I or you have?
Trump has dementia. What are the symptoms?Ever notice how he confuses two different people? Like Pelosi and Nikki? Classic symptom. Ever notice how he slurs or truncates words or blurs them into an unrecognizable collection of syllables that sound like the words he is trying to say? Yes, classical symptoms.Ever notice the mood swings? Full of energy and then sad and weighted down. Well, that's not dementia. That is just his personality. But notice how he suddenly looks lost, mouth open, then looking for a word? Yep, dementia. I find it quite sad that everything is about a fight with him. Where does he find peace?Biden. He's got an old, forgetful brain. No sign of dementia yet. He is like your old grandpa who can't remember his grandchildren's names but loves them just the same. I can't imagine Grandpa will run our nation for the next five years. He will need a lot of handholding by people we did not elect. Not ok.Apparently, they are the best America has to offer. God bless America.Below are comments from AI (perplexity):Symptoms of Dementia in PoliticiansDementia is a serious condition that can impact individuals, including politicians like Donald Trump and Joe Biden. It is crucial to differentiate between normal aging-related memory changes and signs of dementia. Here are key points from the search results:
In conclusion, while there are observations and opinions suggesting signs of dementia in politicians like Trump, it is essential to approach such assessments with caution, rely on expert evaluations, and avoid stigmatizing individuals based on speculative diagnoses from a distance.Ok, since we are not supposed to diagnose from a distance, how is the public supposed to address their concerns about Trump's dementia and Biden's forgetfulness and lack of vigor? Nikki Haley and Chris Christi are the only people I have seen who are brave enough to take this age issues head on. Let's face it, we killed the messenger with regard to Chris. In contrast, Nikki has survived, but she is taking severe gut blows. Do Americans love their country enough to put aside their petty biases and address the age issues for both of the men? How will history evaluate our courage? The only answer I have come up with is to support Nikki. I am not really a fan of Nikki. I like Biden's policies much more than her policies. But I love America and I have therefore sent contributions to her campaign because that is all I can think to do to save America? Do you have a better idea?
https://ancienttexan.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-wrecking-ball.html
I am a masculist. Yes, I advocate for men's rights. I even advocate for white men's equal rights. When I first looked up the word that was equivalent to being a feminist, but that was a male, it said that I should call myself a feminist because it is a term that refers to equal rights for all people. But you know how we decided that you can't be a mailman because the word man is captured inside of the word mailman. So, we have to use the word mailperson. So, there's a lot of emphasis on getting the word man out of terms that refer to both genders. I've always thought this was a little on the silly side, but I understand the importance of words. So, in that light, I thought it was foolish to call myself a feminist because it has no distinction from the feminist that everyone thinks of when you use the word feminist. After all, the word feminine is actually captured inside the word feminist. So I discovered there's this word called masculist, which is not very poetic, and it brings nothing to mind except maybe the idea of masculine. But that's the word that I've got that seems to me the equivalent of a male feminist that advocates for the rights of all people, including white males, or, to be honest, maybe I should say especially for the rights of white males. I've always had a problem with the concept of white male privilege, especially if someone was talking about me. Yes, I have some advantages by being white, and there used to be a lot of advantages to being white and being a male. Those advantages, though, are now vaporware and, in fact, never applied to most poor white males any more than it applies to females or blacks or any of the hundreds of kinds of disadvantaged people. Rich, even elite, white people are the real advantage group, and assuming that entitlement spreads much at all to people who are only white and not rich at all is a huge extrapolation these days. So, there is a historical precedent for white males running the world and a few white males being on top of this hierarchical pinnacle of power. But that Pinnacle was in the past often a merit-based pinnacle and still largely is a merit-based pinnacle. But what's even more important is this is a historical perspective that is not current with what's going on in the world. Richard Reed's book Of Men and Boys describes the current state of the white man in this society and men in general and points out that in today's world, the white male is actually increasingly with the disadvantaged people in our society.
I am a masculist.
What are some of the flags that divide us:
Given these two flags, you can pick a side, a tribe, and separate yourself from those on the other side of the "wall." Do the flags do any good? Do they change anyone's minds? If I said "Hispanic Lives Matter," why wouldn't it work for either side? Because it is not yet a political statement. "Black Lives Matter" and "Build the Wall" are political statements that no longer convey a meaningful message, especially to those on one side of the wall. Even if the flag is on your side of the wall, if you could still think and listen after the flag is raised, you would find some truth, some useful message carried by the flag. For example, sometimes, building a wall to stop immigration actually makes sense. Just because Trump said "it" does not make it not true. Neither does it always make sense.
Flags don't make sense; they make a statement, a political statement, and they are almost always offensive to half of the population. If you want to change the world and make it a little kinder, you can't use flags. Flags are offensive and mostly unkind these days.
#AncientTexan
UUFN is considering dramatically raising the rent rate for their childcare center. I argued that the most worthwhile thing they do as a "church" is subsidizing the childcare center and that any increases would be passed on to the parents/children who often can't afford it. My daughter, with two jobs, can not afford more than to eat, pay her rent, and keep an old car on the road. Amy and I pay $341/week for childcare, going up in January.
