The History of Civil Rights: Where We are Now? When Accountability and Insight Help

What do all those moral, religious, philosophical, and constitutional discussions lead? Civil Rights of course! Let me say that the Civil Rights movement is what makes our country stronger and better with each generation. It is the grease that allows the mechanics of improvement to occur. As with all things there are those who sometimes oppose fair treatment because they feel it takes away from them. Such ideologies are inherently selfish arguments because at their roots they are based in fear and become manifested in obstructionist and exclusionary political beliefs. Such individuals do not recognize the additive value of diverse people working together to achieve something great through shared goal obtainment (As an example Synergy and Economic Development.)

At times there are people within institutions that do not work towards that freedom and misuse their authority or judgement to harm people so as to ensure their narrow ideologies take precedence over the needs of their nation and their own moral conscious. At times there are also institutions that take longer to change because of the homogeneous make up of their leadership (access and diversity issues) but also because those that oversee them do not always see the value of togetherness (the selfish principle as distorted in social mirrors).

A Hypothetical Example of Abuse 

We are all free!
Racial and religious 
freedoms protect 
our liberties.
Freedom of speech 
helps us learn about
the legacy of hate.

Let me give you a hypothetical example of why change is needed. Someone who holds dark triad traits wants something so uses his/her employment based and social connections with local police to exploit racial and religious divisions ("Better than you" perception.). As he/she does that there are no backstops within local law enforcement as extremist members target the minority family and their children. There was no attempt to protect the family from social, financial or violence oriented harm (complicit bias). 

While such behavior seems extreme in this example, it is possible that it is happening throughout the nation at different times and places. While the behavior may not be as pronounced as in this example such behaviors seem to be related to degrees of difference the ideological make up of some those within those systems (Example Labor Disparities or DOJ Discrimination Disparity) Those that could have fixed the problem double down on their ideologies to ensure that the protection of the institution from helpful change that would be in the best interest of all the American peoples.

Complaints are not necessarily against police but the misuse of authority based on misunderstanding of the purpose of those institutions. There is a lack of ability to correct or empathize with our fellow Americans. In this example, each time the target(s) put forward a complaint they found another targeting and intentional violation of their rights in a way that could be described as third world ethnic cleansing. While the victims had general respect for the institution of policing and support them through their protect and serve purpose the lack of checks and balances along with their religion and race made such behaviors seem appropriate. 

The end result is a enrichment within their social networks, social programming of hate, and general distrust of local institutions to stand for their oaths and essential purpose. Freedom is a higher order concept when compared to the misuses of power.  Universalization of actualized freedom is the right of our next highly diverse generation. Gen Z Workplace

Two studies I found might describe this situation Police Misconduct Spreads Socially and Abuse of Policing Authority (Older but still relevant to the example.)

Next Generation 100% Policing and 110% Civil Rights

Subscribing to the 100% Police and 110% Civil Rights allows us to keep everything in perspective so as to ensure the institution functions within the bounds of the central purposes of our democracy. The narrative should not be police vs. people or people vs. police. It should be people and police working toward a common goal and end. i.e. effective and fair systems encouraging safe streets. The logic seems lost on some of our leaders. Institutions are generally going to take longer to change when compared to the freshness of our youth who have pliable brains that can see the need for change earlier. See Gen Z Change. 

Each generation has wanted change based on the fluidity of the world around them. Our very form of democratic government encourages a system that can adjust with the times and when it doesn't we have an entity that risks decline (Genius of Constitution). Institutions are often slower because they have cultures and perceptions that are often rewarded within and in turn become resistant to reasonable requests of change. While patriotic wrappings are used in their words for manipulation purposes they are inherently weaking the democracy through prolonged stickiness of adaptation.

People in my generation had our own struggles and they continue on today but did do some good in setting the stage for your generation. My parents generation ended official (not unofficial) segregation, our generation opened the discussion of full participation, and your generation is going to push us to a universal democracy. Unless extreme sorts of power abuses occur it is a natural and most logical end that strengthens the totality of performance and development of the nation. 

Some may wonder if people like me are activists and I cannot say that was ever the initial intent. Up until extremism was giving a full and visible free hand I never thought of myself as an activist and I'm not sure I do now. I sort of always viewed myself as a little more of a truth seeking explorer trying to understand and study the deeper aspects of human behavior and hate for myself, Science and for educational purposes. Answering Dissertations during the Rise of Ultra Nationalism. I didn't need to do anything but change a name and watch my world change around me as people responded to those superficial changes. You can only imagine how 20+ years of hate can change a perception through learning about human nature and the potential pathways to fix. 

Advice to Youth-Spear of Truth

My advice to the youth is that the best way to make change is to be like honey to attract the bears and not the stinger of the bee which annoys them (There is a time and place for both but honey often works better to open the lines of communication and deeper wisdom so as to teach our leaders a new way. Sometimes the student can become the teacher.). Abuse of any kind is immoral and can break democracies if left unchecked for too long. To protect your nation and values one must encourage practical and higher moral order thinking. Institutions are slow but they are really slow if the people inside those institutions feel like they have something to loose versus something to gain. World Bank Slow and Fast Moving Change

As a person who has had their rights violated over and over while watching people get free passes for behavior that would normally be seen as sadistic and gross derelict of duty, I have found the silver lining. Once I saw the target that others struggle to see, I threw a spear of truth through it and at present believe change is now slowly but surely making its way into the hearts of some people who can fathom the benefit of that change for the health of the whole system. Long spears of history and truth are hard to fit through some doors so the path through the other becomes more practical and clear (A study on fascism illiberal democracy. Don't take it as a method of confirming a particular political party. Different parties had different strengths or weaknesses at different times in history. i.e. the abolitionism movement and the right for full citizenship.)

Police and People Can Be on the Same Side

Police and people can be on the same side. I have great respect for policing but not for those who misuse their authority to harm others in direct contrast to the purpose of the power entrusted to them. Adjusting the system for greater accountability will raise the trust level. The young should be open to that genuine change. Those who make decisions over such institutions have come to recognize the danger of extremism, hate, misapplications of justice, and free passes for intentional cruelty and dishonesty. Integrity and accountability strengthen the entire system of justice and allow the young to believe it in. International Association of Chiefs of Police Bias Free Policing

We are all in this boat together and some of you will be the leaders of tomorrow. When you become old like many of our decision makers, the young may come to you and ask for change. It is wise to think deeply about the message they are saying and role reverse to see if there is a practical and beneficial ways to bridge the gap from one generation to the next. It is necessary for the old to teach the young about democracy and its universal application for ourselves and the world.

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” Leonardo da Vinci

 

Einsteins Display of Giftedness: Time Answers All Questions (National Development)

There are differences in the way the gifted and non gifted think. Gifted people have inner worlds that most other people are not going to experience nor truly understand. Their brains and neural connectivity allow them to use all of their senses and sensitivities to envision things that others cannot. Giftedness is a qualitatively and quantitatively different life and world through deeper understanding of one's environment (1st, 2nd, 3rd layers of understanding). Greater development of this population leads to higher national development. Practical World Problems

For example, a gifted child (...and by extension adults) may take on nick names  like "space cadet", "specigram", "radars" or "they dopey one" because people see them as spacing or "heads in clouds" thinking. While this spacing out seems useless they are processing on a deep neural level that allows them to see and understand connections between events in their world in ways that only observation alone cannot. 

The processing creates models and such models are predictive by nature. Thus deep thought has a purpose in theory and model creation because it helps one see the relationships between elements. A type of eagles eye or intuitive understanding. It takes time to think of many possibilities and then prune them back to find a needle in a haystack solution. Duke university has an blog post on the richness of Gifted Imagination.

Einstein was a gifted person who invented a many great things by simply thinking about them and determining the possibilities. That would be nearly impossible if they didn't have that ability to tap inner resources and create new networks. It is called the gifted curse because of deep moral sentiments and high capacity often across multiple if not all intelligences that often leads to chronic misunderstandings. Curse or Blessing?

Dabrowski developed a theory of overexcitability helps understand how positive disintegration creates pathways to growth that others are unlikely to achieve. Theory of Positive Disintegration Life experience/environment and their ability to develop these multiple, and in rare cases all, intelligences determines manifestation of genius. Gardners Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Fostering that in the Digital Era where innovation and creativity in human capital is likely to make profound new discoveries is important for long term success of a nation and its people. University of Connecticut runs the National Research Center for Gifted and Talented where they delve into a model of Three Ring Conception of Giftedness.

Time answers all questions. I guess that is relative depending on who you ask. "I think therefore I am" René Descartes

Congress Passes Short Term 45 Day Bill: The Real Work Begins!

 Is it enough time to hammer out a longer term more substantial bill that addresses key issues of internal and external stakeholders? Today was a day of bi-partisanship. Let us see if bi-partisanship spirit can create long-term solutions. Come on Congress, you got this! Now, the real work begins.......

The Value of Farmers Markets-Local Growth and Food Consumption

Sometimes doing the little things helps small farmers succeed. Over the past 30 years small farms have died off and switched out with larger Agri corps. While these larger companies have value in feeding the world and providing diversity of food there is benefit to developing farm to table type approaches. We saw this during Covid when we noticed that the food supply could be at risk because policies skewed the system in a way that limited local food growth and consumption. 

I think we learned from the situation and small farming should be a full or part-time business option for the young as much as starting a store or doing something else. Farmer markets contribute about a billion dollars and with the right approach could easily double and triple (I would doubt the stats capture it all as its lots of cash and roadside sales.) See Farmer Market 2022

This farmer market is on Saturdays in St. Matthews KY. You may find one near you at Louisville Local Foods and Farmer Market KY. The last picture is my experimental non water and non pesticide box garden in MI. Yield would be better if I arranged and grew the right kind of plants but it worked and I got some good stuff out of it. 

Elon Musk Visits Border To See Unfiltered Immigration

 Elon Musk visits boarder to see immigration first hand. Let me say this nation is built off immigration and I likewise recognize the need for a stronger immigration system to bring fresh labor. However, I do not necessarily believe it is in the best interest of immigrants or the U.S. to have completely porous boarders. So closing one loop of illegal crossings but offering opportunities to immigrate and achieve the American dream are beneficial. 

Let me say that the type of immigrants that are most helpful to our economy are good hardworking people who are willing to follow the laws, contribute to their communities, and build a good life. Those are people who want to get ahead, will pay taxes and quickly learn new skills. In a generation or two their children will become doctors, lawyers, scientists, factory workers, civil service workers and more. 

Justice
David Gilmour Blythe
1860
Strong immigration processes and 
procedures can create 
opportunities by helping immigrants
and the American economy.
Immigration Debate Continues

The open boarder is a little like a beacon because people know if they come they have a high chance of coming across successfully and staying. The wall would be helpful in this situation because it puts a dead stop to the situation and people know that just coming to the boarder isn't going to get them across. They would be forced to go through a vetting process first.

However, following the rules and immigrating directly from their home country will limit the risks to both the immigrants and their dangerous travel. Remember that there are really good people and not so people all coming across together. When they get here they do not necessarily always pay taxes or contribute because they become part of the shadow market through necessity. 

In a weird way I would also think that Mexico would be appreciative of not having to find ways of managing the boarder issue because the influx will likely decline. No easy solutions but for the most part I can sort of get his main points and in general agree with essence of the message. Sounds like he is seeking to move into politics at some point. 

Lots of good politicians, and some not so good ones, on both sides of the political aisle. (Personally I think we should make them all sit together in work groups and reduce some of the political tension so as to solve problems without the blinding ideological goggles.). This is a problem that is not impossible to fix but might require bright minds that can focus on practical solutions that both parties can compromise on.

Consider Monthly Encounter with Migrants

The Theory of Complicit Bias in Justice-Human Capital Development

Complicit bias is an important one because it is not something we always see first hand but its impact can be big over the long run. Often we are dealing with issues in which we are misjudging people based on our own understanding of the world but are not truly able to see the world from an objective and data drive standpoint. As a nation we have many opportunities to fix these issues and develop our human capital. To that requires the will and the way. 

A study discussed in the NY Times indicates that bigotries against just Black Americans impacts personal income by $2.7 trillion NY Times Cost of Bigotries. That is a staggering number. Other reports indicate that the economic costs to the economy could be as much as 30 or 40% (optimistically but realistically). Citigroup conducted a study on just Black Americans and that was as much as $5 Trillion by 2025. That doesn't include other issues of disparity such as religious, gender or other ethnicities/races. 

To me, our courts must always act in ways that limit complicit bias to make sure our country is as strong as it could be. Consider Supreme Court and Civil Rights. The essential purpose of all systems is justice as based in our Constitution, Bill of Rights and other artifacts. Thus, ensuring we are supporting our economies and futures by protecting our civil liberties are essential. Its not politics, its life and science. 

(These are not my numbers but if true and if we just did the right thing every time I think it would have a big impact on not only institutional trust but also things like economic, political and social engagement.)

Hyper politics reduces that ability and robs everyone of our full potential. I believe the future lays in developing our human capital to create broad based development where no matter one's racial or religious backgrounds they can grab the reigns of personal development to contribute to our democracy and nation. Where mistakes are made we fix them, where wrong doing occurs we correct, and where we are unsure we learn. 

“Inequality, rather than scarcity, is the cause of trouble.”—Confucius

Who says you can't learn from Eastern Philosophy? Empathy is a universal value and is a good thing to have when dealing with each other. It leads to higher performance overall as individuals and as a nation.

 

Why Factories Are Coming Back To The U.S. (A Few Thoughts on Manufacturing Return)

The U.S. is poised to become again one of the leading advanced manufacturing nations in the world. After decades of decline and misaligned policies there has been some movement to capitalize on new technologies and opportunities offered by the Digital Era. As advanced products and technology are being invented in the U.S., the nation will need to develop its human capital to match improvements in infrastructure, supply chain, and greater global investment interest. 

Notes:

A few notes from the video. Brackets () are simple thoughts and observations.

-Low wage and heavy labor industries are not fitting well with U.S. economy but higher technology and advanced education/training positions in manufacturing are growing. (As people develop their skills and gain new knowledge they have higher market value and in general create greater value for companies.)

-Skilled training has improved worker lives and they are getting interviews. (Human capital is central to growth in advanced manufacturing nations and countries.)

-Notice that manufacturing cost is about what it is in China but there are other infrastructure and locality factors unlikely to be fully factored into the numbers. (It may be possible to come to price parity as infrastructure, technology, and human capital/skill rises.)

-Increases in government space funding have led to a space industry that has become profitable. (These are spark investments that lead to increased industry interest and investment that take on their own process. I came up with a loose innovative transactional cluster theory that sort of helps explain that.)

-Lots of policy decision makers are confused about how complex the economy is and simple understandings could derail the decision making process (Rules of thumbs work when they are based on science but at the same time they are rules of thumbs because they don't necessarily apply specifically to any situation. For example tariffs can help build local businesses but at some point make industries non-competitive beyond inception. Market factors should force them to compete directly after seedling initial development stages. Easier said then done when finding the balance.)

-New manufacturing and policies sift and adjust the economic factors. (Generally, as more special interest groups get involve, the more the market factors are insulated and miscued from the decision making process. Not a problem it if helps us look long term but is a problem if policy and economic factors are not in alignment. Strategic and critical thinking is important if one is a policy maker.)

-Labor shortage is a big issue and high technology immigration is needed to further these industries. (We know this to be a difficult decision as low skill and high skill immigration are two different conceptions.)