Welfare
Whether progressives call it “transitional assistance to terrorists” or whether they find some other fancy progressive and politically correct term, it should not be given – not ever. As the Boston Bomber (right) example documents, the family of Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev received on the order of $100,000 in public assistance. For all I know, the public exchequer is still writing them checks to aid them in their failed lives. That needs to stop now and for all time.
Even though they are not from Norway, my grandsons and granddaughters are vikings in spirit. They certainly wrestle with Grandpa as if they were vikings.
“Despite making up less than half the class—[male students] managed to dominate every single discussion,” Joy lamented of her male peers in her First Year Seminar. Joy paints this as a manifestation of oppression and gender inequality, arguing that despite constituting 57 percent of the college population, women are consistently denied the same classroom opportunities afforded to their male classmates.
I am not opposed to temporary payments from the public chest to those least fortunate among us. Not all of us end up being the men that one day we’d hoped that we’d be. I draw the line at aiding terrorists or their families.
Whether progressives call it “transitional assistance to terrorists” or whether they find some other fancy progressive and politically correct term, it should not be given – not ever. As the Boston Bomber (right) example documents, the family of Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev received on the order of $100,000 in public assistance. For all I know, the public exchequer is still writing them checks to aid them in their failed lives. That needs to stop now and for all time.
Young Vikings – Wodin’s Day Tribute
Even though they are not from Norway, my grandsons and granddaughters are vikings in spirit. They certainly wrestle with Grandpa as if they were vikings.
Some of them are at the stage now where they are draining the tooth fairy of money. It’s an exciting time of life for them and for the now impoverished tooth fairy. If you look hard at their pictures, you’ll understand that they are incapable of getting into mischief.
Are YOU guilty of “Mansplaining“?
Tara Joy, a freshman (and possibly a lesbian) who came to Wesleyan from an all-girls high school, writes in The Wesleyan Argus about how the excitement of her first year of college was dashed by the realization that some of the men in her classes “talked constantly.”
“Even the most feminist man can still harbor unconscious biases.”
“Despite making up less than half the class—[male students] managed to dominate every single discussion,” Joy lamented of her male peers in her First Year Seminar. Joy paints this as a manifestation of oppression and gender inequality, arguing that despite constituting 57 percent of the college population, women are consistently denied the same classroom opportunities afforded to their male classmates.
Joy does not entirely blame male students, however, asserting that teachers and professors also play an unconscious role in enabling men to dominate classroom discussions by creating a “chilly climate” that implicitly or explicitly encourages male participation over female participation…she views men interrupting women as a manifestation of male privilege.
“I have so many well-meaning, reasonably progressive male friends who keep interrupting or even ignoring me and other women,” she asserted, inferring from this that “men in a room are only really listening to each other.”
Further, she noted that when women do speak up in
class, that men often “mansplain” over them.
“Mansplaining definitely can happen in response to women who try to express their frustrations or describe their experiences to men,” she said. “Even the most feminist man can still harbor unconscious biases.”
Commentary: I wouldn’t survive as a college student – anywhere – today. I was an undergrad in Southern California and did my graduate work at Monterey (on the water). I was a math major and today, I’d have had to be a gender studies major or something along that line – maybe social justice engineering instead of electrical engineering? Income redistribution instead of finance? Science is way too gender normative to be taken seriously from an academic perspective these days.
(1) Today there is a rule against carrying a firearm on campus and I always did (though there may have been a rule about that then too);
(2) I’d write “TRUMP” on the sidewalks in chalk and send the students scuttling like vermin to their safe spaces and hidey holes – though if you’re progressive, you don’t have to go to class do you? You can riot and demonstrate or hide from micro-aggression and still get full credit;
(3) When I was an undergrad we put up a booth outside the football stadium. It looked like a palapa and the sign said, “shooters for hooters”.
“This fully proves that good-neighborly and friendly cooperation is in line with the two countries’ and two peoples’ fundamental interests and right choice.”
(1) Today there is a rule against carrying a firearm on campus and I always did (though there may have been a rule about that then too);(2) I’d write “TRUMP” on the sidewalks in chalk and send the students scuttling like vermin to their safe spaces and hidey holes – though if you’re progressive, you don’t have to go to class do you? You can riot and demonstrate or hide from micro-aggression and still get full credit;
(3) When I was an undergrad we put up a booth outside the football stadium. It looked like a palapa and the sign said, “shooters for hooters”.
We played Beach Boys. Wish they all Could be California Girls – over and over. Ladies on their way into the game could show their rack in exchange for a shot of Cuervo 1800. We went through BOTTLES of Cuervo and took Polaroids. Photos of the Top Ten were displayed and there was fierce competition between attractive co-eds for the honor. How would that be received today? (we were located about 10 inches from school property on private land with permission to be there)
I’ve done a reprise of this at the pre-show parking lot party Jimmy Buffet concerts. Same girls, just a bit older. Naturally we mix in Buffet songs now – Fins, and Caribbean love songs like, Why don’t we get drunk and screw?
Would this sort of behavior be allowed and tacitly encouraged today? (by the male faculty – which was heterosexual back then, in the olden days)?
Unlikely.
Gender normative is frowned upon.
The Curious Situation in the Philippines
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Chinese People’s Army’s Navy Ship Changchun
Type 052C Destroyer
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On 1 May, President Duterte visited and welcomed a Chinese three-ship task group docked at Duterte’s home town of Davao City. Sporting a Chinese naval baseball cap, he was given a tour of the guided missile destroyer Changchun.
The three ships — Naval Task Group 150 — arrived at Davao City on 30 April for a three-day visit. Rear Admiral Shen Hao, the Deputy Commander of China’s East Sea Fleet, commands the task group.
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| Chinese People’s Army’s Navy Ship Jingzhou Type 054A Frigate |
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced that the task group is composed of the guided missile destroyer Changchun, the missile frigate Jingzhou and the supply ship Chaohu. The ships departed Shanghai on 23 April and will visit more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania during the next 180 days.
When asked about the Chinese naval visit during the 2 May Foreign Ministry press session, spokesman Geng said,
“This fully proves that good-neighborly and friendly cooperation is in line with the two countries’ and two peoples’ fundamental interests and right choice.”
“The Chinese side is willing, together with the Philippine side, to continuously increase mutual trust, properly handle the South China Sea issue, constantly deepen practical cooperation, promote the sustained, healthy, and stable development of China-Philippines relations, and bring benefits to the two peoples.”
The last Chinese navy visit to the Philippines was a single ship visit in April 2010. It occurred just before then-President Aquino filed the Philippines’ successful challenge to China’s assertion of sovereignty over the South China Sea with the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
The Philippines won the case, but essentially has conceded the sovereignty issue under President Duterte. Duterte has traded Philippine sovereignty for “good neighborly and friendly cooperation.” The Chinese are almost gloating.
The Chinese navy is taking advantage of the continuing confusion in Philippine policy. In early April Duterte called for the militarization of the Philippine-occupied islands in the South China Sea, which China claims as its property.
This task group is on an important, show the flag, high visibility mission. The only continents it will not visit are the Americas.
If Tara had been a little more forward thinking, she could have got her rack out in class and silenced the room.
Mind you, nowadays you can see a rack a dozen for free on Instagram.
I don't know precisely how the apps work, but you can text up and find a person local to you who will show you their rack on-line and on-demand free of charge. Times have changed. You don't even need to buy a shooter. Call me a product of times now past.
There's a niche market for class.
If you are a true hound-dog today, you are in your element with the feminine (and some male) types. The gals seem to notch their bras, counting their conquest. Still, I prefer my era, where a female was a creature of awe and shown respect. When they dressed like girls/women and left their goodies covered and a mystery. It is all too easy now days.
My point was more that young men could get up to mischief then and now it's a capital offense.
Hahahahaha! If I look closely at their pictures, I can definitely see the impish vikings there. 😉
Tara Joy? Gag me.
Not sure what to say about the China-Phillipines situation, other than thank you for the update.
Nice jacket! Sadly, I'd have to agree with you, re college and such. A crying shame, that is. Speaking of college campuses, has anyone seen or heard anything of Euripedes lately?
Thanks for the helpful post, but I'm a bit confused. What is "mansplaining"?
I stay in touch with Euripides almost daily. He's doing well. He's just too busy to blog – and he gets too wrapped up in it.
I'm leaving my house (now for sale) to the look-e-loos for a while and I'm going to spend some time with the Viking girls.
Anything that you (a male) might say is mansplaining. And you need to keep your rich, entitled, white, male, oppressor opinion to yourself.
Good to hear about Euripides. Thank you.
Enjoy your evening!
Regardless of political and philosophical positions, most womyn agree all men have two faults. Everything we say, and everything we do. Since I will be dirty bitched anyway, I do as I please.
Dogs and men must be content in their place because cats and women will do as they please.
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