well democracy will kill us

Iceland is also the longest continuous democracy.

This makes me think of something I have been privy to lately. I am friends with a beautiful lady, early 40s. Without too much detail...she's pretty damn hot. She, however, is having trouble meeting guys who don't seem to have mental problems. I think this electronic age, with it's muted communication of texted type, might be partially to blame. At least, it provides a communication medium for twisted guys to reach out (because their facial expressions and body language are not available to be evaluated by the target lady). My friend has shown me several different texted conversations that start with a guy and her making small talk about whatever and, without any warning, the guy's communication immediately turns x-rated. Frankly, I find it to be a troubling trend. It is as though these guys feel insulated and more able to blurt out disgusting suggestions. Odd stuff...

And, sexual predation isn't a right/left issue...

Hello khalling,
I think we could dedicate that last song ("Oh Well"--- previous post) and this one also from the 80's to all those wonderful trolls we deal with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqUa_G1h3...
I loved the 80's!
Regards,
O.A.

Cami P is a brilliant light shining in the darkness of modern psychology.
Her pointed rhetoric is a shot on target in the ideologue littered world of Higher Educationally impaired intelligencia, and her exotic point, that too many men "Are from Mars . . . " and that Venus is there for their exclusive pleasure, and are beyond any real reformation is on point! As some of the commentary herein are proof positive statements thereof.

"you have been indoctrinated as she points out in the article."
This is plain begging the question.

This, I think, is where the feminists aren't hearing her correctly. Dressing scantily is not "asking for it" in any sense that might justify an attack, but it certainly is "asking for it" in the sense that if I leave valuables visible in my parked car, I'm "asking for" someone to break in and steal them.

Certainly if you are going to dress that way, it will help to have some means of defense close at hand, preferably something obvious (such as being arm-in-arm with a big beefy friend) so that you can deter the potential attack rather than find yourself in a fight, which is likely to cost you even if you win it.

No, what inflames Ferguson is the fact that even though there are two communities (in terms of culture and expectations about other people), only one of them effectively "owns" the town government. I'm talking about dividing places like that into separate local-government entities for each group, so that neither can tell the other how to live in its own town.

Of course, this idea is about pragmatism, not rights. The concept of self-determination properly applies only to individuals.

Paglia nails it. Firmly. With a nail gun. Women are every bit as able to defend themselves as any man. As with men, it takes some effort. Martial arts, handling firearms, knives and pepper spray are tools to be learned and used. And don't let the excuse of modern times being a greater threat to women. It was always this way, only in the past women were willing to defer their safety to men. Any modern woman knows she's any man's equal. Now -- prove it!

You too provide much to consider.
The 80's... yes... well...
Remember this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoLHfVo8B...
Was it that long ago? It seems like yesterday...
Hope all is well, and you get the answers you want. :)
O.A.

great quotes OA. and great tells. promotion of destruction, vigilant insinuation into every good part of life. The key is so simple: it can only survive if...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkGMvM9S5...
sometimes you grimace a little and look away when you you come face to face with the 80s

Hello khalling,
A very good entry. Utopians cannot accept the world as it is. They believe they can mold man and society if only granted enough power. In a way, this is its own kind of evil.

"Evil, for Objectivism, means the willful ignorance or defiance of reality. This has to mean that which cannot deal with reality, that which is whim ridden, context dropping, self contradictory. Evil is consistent in only one regard; its essence is consistently at war with all the values and virtues human life requires." OTPOAR pg. 329.
Evil is the opposite of creation it is a destroyer, devoid of virtue, objective standards of morality, and ethics. "The standard of value of the Objectivist ethics—the standard by which one judges what is good or evil—is man's life, or: that which is required for man's survival .." TARL. Evil's success depends largely upon the sanction of the victim, or the ignorance of its victims. "...evil is powerless and therefore, can exist only as a parasite on the good." OTPOAR pg.265

Moral relativism is a dodge and a trap. In human relations, evil is forcing one's will upon the unwilling.

Regards,
O.A.

Point for knowing about David Friedman and Iceland. RS Radford also had a nice article called "Going to the island" about dueling as conflict resolution in ancient Iceland.

Jan

Thank you for that wonderful quote, woodlema.

Jan

I agree with khalling, but I wonder if you actually disagree with her: One of the aspects of their nature that men are forced to repress to be PC is their chivalric instinct. Male nature is more aggressive and violent (testosterone) than the nature of most women, and chivalry gives the strong and aggressive individual a context for that power. Without chivalry, power can emerge as predatory brutality.

The other half of the coin is that women should not believe that they are safe - a woman who is a martial artist or who is carrying concealed probably has a slightly less risk of being 'prey'...

Male liberation - the freedom to be strong - has to be a part of female liberation. One does not gain ground by forcing different genders, different types of people into a single pigeonhole. There are different types of strength - not all is physical - but those who are strong in any manner should be free to express their excellence.

Jan

So they cannot comprehend objective evil. That's their problem.

Hide their "true nature?" That implies that men have a distasteful inherent persona not fit for civilized company. I was reared with a belief in a chivalric mien as the appropriate behavior for a man: strong, respectful to women and elders, and gentle. I enjoy hunting and the "brutal sports", but have an appreciation for the arts. I've tried to pass this vision of the ideal male to my offspring and any young males I've had an opportunity to influence. The idea that male nature is universally crude and brutal is a feminist myth.

But they DO comprehend Evil.

They comprehend ONLY from their personal viewpoint. If a viewpoint does not match theirs it is evil.

So many profound thoughts and complex thinking are portrayed in what appear to be simple scenes from movies. Here is the Question, who are the Jedi and who are the Sith. Liberal = Sith and Jedi = Conservative, or the other way around?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqSlaMME-...

Let us not let evil actions and evil premises held by certain individuals drag us into a "malevolent universe" mindset. There is no such thing as a disembodied pure evil, only specific aberrant acts in the context of a universal ethics rooted in life. We can't fight evil by becoming it.

Always try to aim for torso center mass. I say "try" because situations vary. Should you miss the heart, you may still hit another body part. I learned that in the Marines and since then I've had jobs that required pistol training.

that's what it ends up being, however, there is still objective truth. This is why people have to have a personal philosophy founded on reason. and then maintain it. Most don't and so their decisions begin to be all over the place instead of consistent.

excellent points and nice examples of moral relativism

that and the false safety/ego they are raised with. Also, the way boys are now being raised. They are to behave androgynousl-ly. Girls get used to that, and when they encounter men behaving naturally they panic and cry wolf. I actually think that's the root of the problem. Men expected to hide their true nature in order to be seen as acceptable in society. I wonder if it ends up creating more predators in the long run.

situations such as in Ferguson are flamed by division of groups. There is no evidence to support claims agitators make that the police force in Ferguson had a long standing problem with that community. Many in the community spoke out against the agitators and those rioting. First and foremost, economic freedom needs to be re-established and the group/community think melts away. Also the many crimes that go along with group mentality such as looting. When people are surrounded with lots of opportunity they generally take it and do not see themselves as victims. But in a welfare society, you have lots of able minded and bodied standing around all day doing nothing but nursing their hatred of those who are productive. That's when the crime sets in, and eventually you will have police behaving offensively when they work those neighborhoods instead of defensively.

Lincoln himself falls into that. In the North, we see President Lincoln as a great man who freed the slaves and preserved the union. In the South, he is seen as a tyrant who took away their right to freedom and to choose. However you are right to say that it is the victor who writes history. Our forefathers were seen as rebels who needed to be squashed by the British overlords, whereas they are revered as founders of the revolution over here. It is all a matter of perspective.