From what I see on my Facebook feed, there is a huge uptick people expressing their feelings of contempt. Prior to the election, my image of a person expressing contempt was that of a teenager displaying her (or his) lack of interest in an activity with the facial expression of “that’s stupid” written all over … [Read more…]
Are you interested in making America strong? Here are my thoughts on how you can help do it. Making a strong America requires having more strong Americans. What does it mean to be a strong American? It means to be a strong person. What does it mean to be a strong person? Being a … [Read more…]
Contempt is a form of lack of respect. In terms of interpersonal relationships, it describes an aspect of how a person feels about someone else. It also can describe how someone feels about something inanimate such as an institution, rule, or law. The key point here is that contempt is an emotion. It is not … [Read more…]
I hear it all the time. I see it all the time. In general, many women seem to think that if they use assertiveness for boundary setting they will be seen as being either a “bitch” or a “feminazi”. Are they right? Yes and no. There are powerful forces in society that directly benefit … [Read more…]
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All Self-Defense Methodologies are essentially Problem Solving Systems whose desired solution is to deprive an aggressor of his or her Intent and/or Means and/or Opportunity to do harm with in a framework of legal considerations and consequences. The “problem” is “solved” when one or more of Intent, Means, Opportunity has been eliminated. The viewpoint of … [Read more…]
Video link. Otherism also known as Othering is when a person is considered to “not be one of us.” It is the exclusion of a person who deviates from “acceptable” norms. The exclusion can be based on race, religion, ethnicity, country of origin, social economic factors, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and more. Many forms of … [Read more…]
What is a Movement? What is a Tribe? How can you tell if you are in a tribe or part of a movement? There is nothing inherently wrong with being in a tribe. Human beings are naturally drawn to tribes. Most people are members of a wide variety of tribes. Your family is a … [Read more…]
————————————————————————————————————————————- Let’s play a word association game. Up – Down Big – Little Minus – Plus Bad – Good Negative – Positive The opposite of something negative is always a positive, right? If you thought “yes”, then you are in NOT politically correct terms “a sh!th@ad”. See how easy it is call someone names? There … [Read more…]
Commentary by Erik Kondo This video confrontation is very useful for illustrating a number of points. There is a systemic problem of people illegally parking in Accessible Parking Spaces. This problem is the result of a certain segment of drivers who have an underlying lack of respect for people with disabilities. This lack of respect … [Read more…]