WOMEN SHOULD RULE THE WORLD

WOMEN SHOULD RULE THE WORLD

I first came up with the idea that "Man Is Basically Rotten" (the name of my blog) by looking in a mirror. I realized that I really was basically rotten (self-centered). After recognizing my condition, my first question was: Am I alone or are other people rotten as well? So I started observing human behavior in its raw form and what better place than in a middle school with a 1000 teenagers running all over the place. (where I taught science for many years). What about politics, business, TV, the movies, the mall, and all the places where we humans hang out?

It was a revelation and a  relief to realize I had lots of company. I eventually came to the conclusion that we humans are all basically rotten . We are rotten from the day we are born until the day we die---we can not escape it.

Does the quote  includes both sexes?

Of course.

I am sorry ladies, but my observations tell me you are rotten, just like us guys. However, there is a big difference in how the female of the human species deals with her basic nature. From an early age girls demonstrate the ability to control their behavior better than boys. They are calmer, more cooperative, more empathetic and less violent than boys.

If you look at human societies, there are distinct differences in how the sexes approach issues within groups. Males are more aggressive, more likely to resort to fighting or violence to solve problems, more prone to criminal behavior and are more likely to end up in prison than females.

There has been a pattern of men using their superior strength and threat of violence to subjugate women for thousands of years. Throughout history men have organized tribes, religions, societies and governments so they could keep women in their "place". They seemed to realize that if women took over and ran things, they would not have all the perks of power and control they had been enjoying.

For example why won't the Catholic Church ordain female priests? The leaders use some excuse from scripture or tradition. The real reason is, women are a threat to their power because they would make better priests. They are better equipped for the job then celebrate men, who sometimes get distracted by other things.

In the United States the rights and responsibilities spelled out in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were for white men only. The women in this country had to fight against an entrenched male dominated system for every thing they have.

We men have had our chance and our basic rotten nature has resulted in a planet in peril.

It is my opinion that this world would be a lot better place if most of the world's male leaders were replaced by women. War and violence would not stop completely, but its indiscriminate use would disappear, because women just naturally work toward solving disputes with diplomacy. For example, I believe Candelissa Rice used her diplomatic skills to keep the Bush/Cheney team from going to war with Iran.

Ladies it is your time. The World needs your love, empathy, compassion and diplomaic skills if we as a species are to make it to the next millennium .

Good luck Bridget.

IRAQIZATION OF AMERICA

With Donald J. Trump's ascendency to the presidency of the United States we see the beginnings of the Iraqization  of America.  By electing Mr Trump, the majority of the white citizens of this country who voted for him, have said they do not believe in pluralism as an acceptable future for the United States of America.  They are saying that minorities, be they racial, social or religious, have no rights except those granted to them by the majority white race that has ruled this country since its founding.

Trump has successfully tapped into the fears that many people have of the "other" and has now put the nation to a real test.

I have long felt that if the political extremism  often visible in our country ever  came to power, the country would be changed forever.  We are now facing that future.  Sometimes you have to get really sick before you get better.  The question is, can we rid ourselves of the poison Trump has introduced into our system before we disintegrate into the tribalization so evident in other countries such as Iraq or Syria?

Trump has ripped away the veneer of tolerance and acceptance that has  guided our nation for more than 50 years and replaced it with an atmosphere of fear and hate of people who are "different". I worked a polling place on election day and I was stuck by the strong voter turnout.  At the end of the day they went overwhelming for Trump and the Republicans. I felt a foreboding after I saw the final totals Tuesday evening---that it was not going to be a good night for Hillary Clinton.

The demographics of our country are changing rapidly and the White Republican Establishment has decided that the way to put an end to this change is to deny minorities rights they have been granted  or have been striving for.  The "white" establishment that has ruled the country since colonial times has decided that it can not abide by the changes that are coming and wants to put a stop to them.  Thus we get Trump as president.

Donald J. Trump is not capable of fulfilling the dreams of his supporters.  He is a dysfunctional thirteen year-old sexual predator with a personality disorder in a 70 year-old man's body.  He has conned his way into the White House and the presidency which  he is woefully unprepared to manage.  His world view is limited to golf courses, casinos and beautiful women. He is a con artist who has bamboozled the American electorate into believing that he will keep his promises.  He can't and won't.  The country is in for a very difficult four years.