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 than 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. 

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

Good luck Bridget.

PUTIN'S WAR

I have been concerned about world events ever since high school.  When I was a kid I would take our Newsweek magazine and sneak off to  the bathroom to read it.  This was the only place at home where I had peace and quiet and would not be given a job.

I vaguely remember WW II, but I was very much interested in the Korean War and the election of 1952.  I had a neighbor who was captured in the battle at the Chosin Reservoir in what is now part of North Korea during the winter of 1950. He spent 3 years as a prisoner of war.  I had come  to know him when he painted my Grandmother's house roof.  The war was a political hot potato during the 1952 election year. The War in Korea was often referred to as a "Police Action”.  Since the fighting was confined to a small country it did not get as much attention worldwide as the World Wars.  There were questions—Why are we fighting and dying in this "God forsaken country”?  There were not demonstrations against this war as we saw later.  It was negative politically for the Democrats, so Eisenhower won on a platform  that included ending the war. I remember going to Aunt Retta Metz Smith’s place to watch Dwight Eisenhower be sworn in as President on TV.  That was 1953 and we did not have a TV set until 1955. My neighbor, Jesse Snyder, was released after the war and lived a normal life in the area as far as I know.

I was married and had children in the lead up to The Viet Nam War, so getting involved was not an option.. Two of my brothers served in the military during that time. Both served stateside and did not see combat. Barry Metz, grandson of Roy B. Metz, served in Viet Nam and has stories to tell. Nellie Metz Strayer’s daughter Barbara was married to Daniel Brittain who was killed in Viet Nam in 1966.     

The  drumbeat for war in the 1960’s was all about the "Communist threat”, which rang a lot of bells for people after the Cold War threats from China and Russia.

The military convinced the politicians that an incursion would be  quick and easy. It wasn’t and history tells the tale. In 1967 I became convinced that going to war in Viet Nam was a very bad idea and I spoke out about how I felt. I was called a Communist.  I opposed the war, but, sad to say, I did not  demonstrate against it. 

The Bush wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were stupid  and handled poorly. My family and I demonstrated against the War in Iraq as completely unnecessary.

I believed we should have gone into Afghanistan, taken care of business and exited..

Based  on my years of political observations this current war, PUTIN’S WAR, is a whole lot different from past conflicts.  The planet has never experienced.anything like this.

The countries the United States  tangled with over the years were small and had little ability to really threaten us, so we looked at these conflicts as a way for us “to keep the peace” and maintain the “World Order”.  Our Military-Industrial Complex has applauded these efforts and many have profited from war.

Putin’s War is different than any other national conflict. It is a Twenty-first century war that includes the usual TV footage, breathless reporting from the front lines and a blow by blow account of what is happening almost up to the minute.  This is really incredible.

Putin may ultimately succeed in his horrible quest, but within  4 days the World has united against this evil man and he continues with no real support, even from his own people.  Sadly, Putin’s only obvious supporters are Trump and his white nationalists thugs.

I have never seen the various countries of the world so united  about anything like they are united against Putin’s War.  It is truly historic.