Ran through the news today. Amazing.
Paul Krugman commented on the use of common politeness in social interaction. He noted that MidWesterners tended to suffer fools more kindly than others. Well, we do. Some many of us were raised with the notion that others deserve respect because "there but for the grace of God go I" or "you show yourself a jerk when you're unkind." or because "Be polite or I'll spank you." still rings in our ears. He quoted several sources, Jane Austin among them. The phrase "suffering fools gladly" was in play in his article.
The first comment on his post castigated him for his over niceness.
WalMart sold me the wrong insulin. I reported this to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and expect that the report is the last I will hear about the incident. For the three of you who read this blog, note. The failure to sell the right insulin indicates a systemic problem in this Walmart store. Be very careful.
Some voice among the chattering classes was raised about violence against women in relation to the murder by rape of a woman in Delhi.
Has no one noticed that the "problem of women" is at the root of most of the culture wars? China and India have a population imbalance that is growing greater by the year. (More men than women) These cultures deal with women by aborting female fetuses, exposing female children, killing women with inadequate dowries and giving away unwanted girl babies en masse.
In the States men continue to fight for control of female fertility.
I note that more women are succeeding in school, graduating from college and competing for jobs. I also note that the minute the general populace realized that nursing was secure and WELL PAID (compared to other work), men flocked en masse to nursing school.
Were I a conservative (thereby a congressperson owned by the NRA) I would raise teachers' pay.
Many men would fight to be teachers and be happy to stand armed in front of a playground, class or school.
I honestly think and have thought for years that the position of women the source of most of the world's conflicts today.
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