New Laws Needed to Universalize Our System (Some Leaders Push for Two Societies and We Should Push for One)

 I've experienced uncontrolled hate and we are going need change if we seek to build a great nation.  People targeted me and my family and they walked from that without accountability (It looks that way on the surface). The laws can sometimes be so subjectively blind that they sort of are loosing public trust (Its written universally but applied in partisan and subjective ways. There are times when law should be adjusted for circumstances but that is based on merit and not on race/religion.) . Likely why protests, riots, and other nonsense of failed justice are apparent (I advocate for peaceful protests and restoration of law with wisdom.). 

My hope was that the perpetrators received help and the officers that engaged in corruption would be held to account. What is found is two societies have formed (I sort of didn't expect real justice as the group can easily influence locals when they highlight the "outsider" status. We actually have a genetic footprint in the area proceeding most of the others. The only difference is I have a Muslim sounding name and my kids are mixed race.). There is no difference between us and third world nations if the laws designed to harm half of society and ignore the violations of the other half (It damages the entire justice institution. Ask yourself where that leads in the future? Oh yaaa we solve problems in hindsight where they create the most problems and not foresight where we can easily maneuver them.). 

While I can't say what exactly happened definitively, I can say that it is a failure to turn ones head blindly away and if such behaviors are acceptable based on the "right" skin color, religion, or have the right social connections. That is why we didn't see the capital riots coming. Our cognitive models were misguided to the possibility that some are given a free hand in hate while others are already assumed to be the problem (Heuristic judgements at various points in the system).

So where do we go now? I'm not sure. Its not up to me. Its up to the moral conscious of those who are in positions of power. However, there are risks to doing the wrong thing consistently when it comes to minorities and giving free passes to those deemed more "worthy'. While we think we are so smart we can not outrun our histories or side step our futures. We will someday find ourselves back into the same problems as a result of miscued alignment of values. We are all Americans and we should be treated as valued members of society. Allowing some to hate on others is a violation of certain codes and values.

Me...I'm going to be polite and engaging but I won't sugar coat failures of society just because I have a Muslim sounding name (I know I know...we have little value and opinions discounted before we uttered a word.). I have seen hate and people walk from that hate (Remember the Tulsa Riots...its happens all the time and only in hindsight we wonder how grotesques and barbaric. Where were all those moral figures at that time when it most counted? I guess just like the riots...waiting to see what the general public sentiment was.). There is little moral anything I need worry about. The rest is up to the values of others. May God (Assuming we believe in intelligent design and/or the value of spirituality) bless them in their choices and their outcomes. 

Two different laws for two different people based on racial and religious differences is why we have societal rift (They don't see it because they have not had to experience it. Its different when you assume the risk but the one's who cause it walk with a smirk, nod and grin. Blind leading blind). Failure to see how hate functions and is given a free pass means those rifts don't disappear on their own (Like magic). I advocate universalism in law, its application, and the togetherness of people in one system through wisdom of application. Not two societies with different rules that has increasingly entered the conscious of those on the wrong side. 

Human life has more dignity than subjectivity of free walks and free passes for any behavior (as long as you are from the "right" society.). I'm a light right Republican that believes in the freedom of religion and the freedom that comes with liberty (Dirty words in some circles). We don't get to trample on those values just because someone has a racial and religious preference....and definitely not because of social connections. I'm within my rights to advocate for meaningful change that respects the rights of all Americans. (Oh yaaa I forgot....many of our leadership aren't working towards a stronger American as they are still based in partisan politics and subjective values that lead to throwing a wet blanket on our human capital and future prospects as a world leading nation.)

We might not evolved as much as we thought (Assuming you believe in evolution. You can argue either way.). Perhaps we just built a lot of stuff on top of the same primate brain. It seems like we constructed a larger social system on top of very root basic behaviors (See Biology and Society and Economics and Need Fulfillment). Let us try and bump up and not down. 🙈🙉🙊See Vervet Monkeys

We only think that we are very much removed from our roots and past. This is why its important to challenge our bias and ensure that laws are designed for public good and around the needs of modern society. We can create laws and write them with blade sharp prose but we must apply them with wisdom to ensure that certain behaviors are not being encourage. Laws are contracts with society and any societal discord is based on the belief that the contracts are either broken or misused. When you have large scale societal rifts it is because there is a portion of society that feels devalued through misapplication. The best thing we can do to achieve our future goals/challenges as a nation is to universalize our laws to apply to all Americans equally (People should advocate for justice, universalization, and peaceful improvement. Sometimes we don't find common sense changes to be worthwhile until after bigger problems occur and in the midst of chaos. i.e. riots on a national scale. Any group, business, institution or nation must continuously seek higher states of existence through meaningful reflection and persistent adjustment. or not? 🤷)

Shame if we can't, won't, or no longer have the moral authority to do the right thing. It doesn't bode well for where we will be going as a nation (FYI...I hope the perpetrators never spend one moment in jail but I do believe they should have mandatory mental health. What they did was dangerous, dishonest and could have led to injury. Without that our system has said that some people have the right to act in anyway they choose against other people. It highlights the differences in society.)

Replacing Logs on My Cabin

 Well.. Sometimes you have rotten logs and you have to replace them. In this case I went out and found a few cedar logs from a local saw mill, ripped out the rotted sections, hardened the good wood, cut these logs to section, industrial epoxied them in, put a few spikes, filled the cracks with wood filler and then painted. I will need to do the three above as well. I will do so next time I'm around.  Total is going to cost me around $400 versus the $4K I would likely have had to spend.

Photo Ocean Beach on a Cloudy Day

 Ocean Beach on a cloudy day photo I took a while back. :) 

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Lost and Not Stolen Report by "Old Guard" Republicans

"Old Guard" Republicans are starting to reclaim their party in a coordinated manner.  It might not seem that way but what you find is them coming out definitely on certain values and beliefs. Let us be honest, it took a while. That is because no one wants to loose their job and people were targeting those who were not 100% falling in line with the more radical opinions. So this new report suggests a completely different shift from the past and is likely going to start impacting the party in big ways.  🤷

Anyway....read the report Lost Not Stolen in support of the older conservative values as they relate to the belief that the election was not stolen. Their essential values are "limited government, liberty, equality of opportunity, freedom of religion, a strong national defense, and the rule of law". RINO is a highly subjective term based on who is saying and who is receiving. It has been misused as a way to sort of siphon off of more traditional values and silence opposition within the party. The above mentioned concepts are more central to Republicanism (Executive Character). 

Either way....I may be Republican in values but I'm still going to struggle because of my name and not having the right connections (Why these values should be universal and not apply to some and not to others.).  I'm not sure I really want to be in politics. One side of me says its a duty for me to help because so many of our politicians are super smart but not qualified to make judgements about things (As shown in recent history). The other side says, I don't have the heart to listen to all bashing, arguing, and character damage. Whatever...whatever......turning pages in our lives...for now a passive observer.

Ships in the Bay Photo Black and White

Working on that online gallery. 
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Ukraine and Russia Agree to Allow Grain to Leave: Good Idea

Grain and food, just like medicine and life necessities, are essential to human life. When we can limit its restriction because of conflict we are all better off. This is also why I encourage lots of locally produced food and food mechanisms for emergency situations. Still lots of steps and hoops to go through. Too bad they couldn't truck them to other ports in the area. 

5 Important Characteristics of Coordinated Group Hate (...and the need to develop more cohesion)

Here are a few aspects/characteristics of hate that people might consider. Its not really finished but this is sort of some characteristics of smaller groups that seem related to larger groups. It likely doesn't make a difference in based in a small town, nation, or international. There will likely be some similarities among them.  The biggest danger being characteristic #2 mixed with #3. Fostered through #5 but often sparked by #1 and #4. (I haven't completely thought through it all so I might switch them up and see how they flow together as a little system)

1.) Its not about the target. Its about the perpetrators/initiators perception of the targets and that is often based in their own distorted view of the world (Related to #4). They will see to sell that version to others to gain support (#2,3 A type of mapping of relation).

2.) Use of aggression and intimidation (A numbers game).  Boundary violation, stalking behaviors, misuse of power, harassment, spreading of false information, are part of the game of trying to control and damage the target(s). The more people involved, the more emboldened. (#1,3,4,5 Notice the relations and how aggression and intimidation or key components that turn "cool"/ in-groups into something more.)

3.) Acceptance in racial, religious, or identity based groups. Most of these groups are going to have an identity type connection (racial, religious, gangs, sports, and other identity) that determines who is in-group and who is out-group. When you tap the identity fears you can heighten group fear/anger (i.e. why parties shouldn't be racial or religious oriented.) (#2, 4, 5)

4.) Leadership has high likelihood to have comingled mental health issues. There is necessary aggression and unnecessary aggression. Necessary is that which defends while unnecessary is that which harms (from an animal biology level). Distortion switches them in the minds of their blind followers projecting themselves as victims and soliciting support for group action. (#1,2,3,)

5.) Low boundaries within the group. Group members follow based on many different aspects (#2,3,4). Much of that is related to how dominant figures socialize and manage their group for control, the personal development of the members, and the capacity to say "no" to leadership without being ostracized or attacked (As a side note. While they are projecting their "superiority" they are actually enslaved to their group.)

We in this nation have given a lot of free passes to hate and we now see how that is operating on a national scale. These groups don't often stop but transform their behaviors into new methods. If groups stay in tact they will further seem themselves as "victims" which will create further justifications. Our laws and methods should update to help ensure we are besting these challenges before they become bigger issues. This is why I created a mental health oriented track and solve strategy that helps with empathy but also allows us to understand the deeper mechanics of hate. While some targets may be more sociably acceptable than others at our present time we should think more broader and universal than this for more robust national development.

(There is no "sociably acceptable" hate target(s) in a universal society which is where we need to go in our next challenges. Such societies will have higher human capital development and bottom up large scale innovations that improve national competitiveness. The highest modern, but still non existent, democracy we can create in the world is a universal democracy where the rules, values, civil rights, and opportunities are applied equally/fairly/justice and life possibilities are open to anyone who sets on the path of development. I have a Muslim sounding name so that often limits my opportunities but maybe we can fix it for the next generation. If you think I'm lying go around and ask people of different backgrounds and you will get a feel for what I'm saying. 🤷 )