Leevan

If a child throws a tantrum, should the parents give in to his demands?

Next time a progressive is crowing about the unemployment rate, ask them how the labor participation rate has faired under Obama,

Nothing is free. You might not be paying for what you are getting, but that doesn't make it free. Someone else has/is shouldering the cost.

Under the theory of value, which I presented, it stands to reason that wages probably should stagnate or fall. In order for wages to actually rise, actual value must increase via the workers. As time creeps along, this becomes more difficult. Add to that technology, and how it erodes labor's value, yes, I would suspect stagnate wages is a society with a state and falling wages in an entirely free market economy.

No one ever responds when I go on the above tangent. I suppose the message will have to come from a black man. Maybe I should just let it go, and watch the car crash along with all the other white folk.

I suggest that they mirror the Japanese American community. They were put in internment camps, lost property, learned a new language, self-segregated, and today they are wealthier and smarter than whites (on average.) Really, when I think about it, the Japanese sort of disprove most of the African American community's excuses for floundering so badly for so long.

Do you think he wanted to kill the man? He saw an oppurtunity to finally get "one of them", and he took it? I don't know. It seems more plausible to me that the cop overreacted, and it ended up in death.

The police are empowered to confront ctitizens. When they confront black men, they perceive a greater initial threat. It's no wonder why this happens so often.

Reforming the grand jury process won't stop black men from being misjudged and subsequently shot by the police. Cameras won't solve the problem. The shootings are the result of perceived threats. The police see black men as more threatening, and thus we have the reactions that we have. People's perceptions won't be reformed via a sensitivity seminar or a training program. Their mindsets are a result of life experiences and knowledge. The only true solution--to stop the needless deaths--is to change how black men are perceived. When an officer sees a black man and doesn't assume the worst, the problem will be solved. The question is, how can that be done? How can black men be perceived better? Why are they perceived how they are perceived? Until the black community can answer those questions and work to solve them, black men will continually face problems with police and everyone else. No intervention can fix this. The people, the victims must fix it. To rob the African Americans of the possibility of altering their circumstances, by claiming their current disadvantages are a result of Caucasians, is incredibly cruel. All people in this country are empowered to shape their own destinies. Prosperity and success aren't reserved for white people. Asians tend to be better educated and wealthier despite being a minority; often overcoming language barriers, and the discriminatory actions taken by FDR. The key to fixing the problems within the black community is held by the black community

Police are empowered to use (deadly) force if they perceive a threat to themselves or others. Gardner, etc. are just a consequence of state power. The police view black men as more dangerous/threatening, and so they give them less slack. A short term solution is to change how black men are perceived by the police, a long term, farther reaching solution, would be to vanquish the state.

We all know how Stefan depends on donations. Our contributions are roughly revealed via the bronze-p.k. ranks. How would ya'll feel about a more personilized, public appreciation via FDR and Stefan? I know he doesn't do advertising, which I appreciate, but what if, like, he dedicated shows to those who recently donated a significant amount? Would you like something like that? Would it encourage you to give more?

I'm reading Atlas Shrugged for the first time. I like it. I'll look into Barcalow.

I recently read The Fountainhead for the first time, and I enjoyed it. I, however, was not able to discern Howard Roark's motivation. Yes, he was an architect, but why? He didn't seem all that concerned about the buildings, his clients, either's destiny, money, fame, fortune, or anything at all. Even the act of continuing to design buildings, when threatened by his dying practice, didn't seem all that important to him. He pivoted to construction smoothly; he wasn't pining to design. Did he just have a passion for creating buildings? Have I missed something?

Is a contrarian among contrarians a conformist? I'm lookin' at you, Cotton!

Welcome. To answer your questions, realize how free you are already and why you are free to that extent. Protect your freedom as you would anything else. Learn, grow, evolve, bathe your mind in wisom...realize your limitations...realize our limitations...realize what limits us...don't become overly focused on saving people...teach but do not lecture...etc.

I don't see why the scenerio is an ethical problem. If you didn't exist, they all would die. Therefore, it doesn't matter what you decide. It's your choice.

Hah! Actually, it was puppies.

People incorprate their observations into their perspectives, and adjust their actions accordingly. Wilson and everyone else act as they do toward black men because such reaction has been solicited via gangs, theft, violence etc. None of that is the result of the Wilsons of this world. Those factors create racists. The only way to solve the problems is to fix the individuals and their communities. When the black community is perceived better, it will be treated better. Blaming the white guy will not stop the next one from overreacting and killing the next black kid. *No offense is intended. I'm just trying to keep it real.

Why are you sad about being alone? What do you want from friends or a partner?

That's why I lead people to the conclusion rather than say it directly. People are too sensitive to hear the truth. They need to realize it themselves.

These people who think they can bring about better lives for themselves by sitting/laying in the street, wandering around in the middle of the night, or refusing to shop for one day will never improve their circumstances. Being a nuissance won't get you more. You have to work for more. You don't deserve respect. You earn respect.

I try to show them empathy. Like, I say, "Well, he probably would have reacted differently if Brown were white. But why is that? Why do people see young, black men as more dangerous than anyone else?" Then I lead them to the conclusion that it's the black community's responsibility to change how they are perceived.

It's too bad that the source/s of the problems are being ignored.

Taxes are imposed. Debt is voluntary.

What can the African American community to improve their circumstances? What will they do instead? What results will come of their decisions?