What I learned the other day is that Jewish social structure, as was also common in African cultures, is matrilineal while Islam and Christianity are fixated on paternity. Patriotism is, of course, an extension of paternal rule to a larger territory. Which leads me to wonder whether racism and anti-semitism isn't just male hegemony in disguise. Frankly, the German explanation that Jews prompted a negative response because they handled money and made loans never struck me as realistic. Ditto for the claim that their wandering over the earth made them unreliable. I mean, mobile organisms move around; it's their nature. For that matter, plants move, too. They just do it generationally, rather than individually.
What purpose does the free market myth serve? It prevents citizens from insisting that corporate regulations benefit citizens, rather than corporate enterprise itself. There was a time when "I can get it for you wholesale" was a popular phrase. What went unmentioned was that the retail mark up was typically 100 percent and producers had to absorb the shipping costs.
I would say "too status quo" or "too risk-averse." Maybe that translates as "too overworked." I don't expect a tsunami but I do think much of the media is underestimating turnout by people who usually don't vote in midterms.
To be honest, I wish we'd learn that your theory is the correct one...that a bearing on the train caused a fire that blew up the fuel train and destroyed the bridge. There'd be such poetic justice in that.
We had some huge cumulus clouds over the mountains today; none seemed to be forming thunderheads. Pretty.
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What I learned the other day is that Jewish social structure, as was also common in African cultures, is matrilineal while Islam and Christianity are fixated on paternity.
DeletePatriotism is, of course, an extension of paternal rule to a larger territory.
Which leads me to wonder whether racism and anti-semitism isn't just male hegemony in disguise. Frankly, the German explanation that Jews prompted a negative response because they handled money and made loans never struck me as realistic. Ditto for the claim that their wandering over the earth made them unreliable.
I mean, mobile organisms move around; it's their nature. For that matter, plants move, too. They just do it generationally, rather than individually.
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ReplyDeleteWhat purpose does the free market myth serve? It prevents citizens from insisting that corporate regulations benefit citizens, rather than corporate enterprise itself.
DeleteThere was a time when "I can get it for you wholesale" was a popular phrase. What went unmentioned was that the retail mark up was typically 100 percent and producers had to absorb the shipping costs.
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DeleteI would say "too status quo" or "too risk-averse." Maybe that translates as "too overworked." I don't expect a tsunami but I do think much of the media is underestimating turnout by people who usually don't vote in midterms.
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To be honest, I wish we'd learn that your theory is the correct one...that a bearing on the train caused a fire that blew up the fuel train and destroyed the bridge. There'd be such poetic justice in that.
DeleteThat's one of the attractive aspects of the theory. It seems that if anyone knows what caused the incident, they aren't talking.
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