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Watt's Gnus

by Kåre Enga in Montana

Rated: 18+ · Book · News · #1439092

On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason.

WATT'S GNUS

What the gnu knew

2222, May 15th

A couple centuries ago what was reported in the news was only a small part of the daily drama that others chose to share, that we chose to hear. An obscure poet wrote:

"What was really true, only gnus knew. And they weren't talking to us anymore ..."

What's a gnu? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildebeest
An image of a gnu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ngorongoro_Wildebeest.jpg

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Wordsmitty ✍️

Jan 28, 2023 at 2:01pm
In response to ""InEquity" [13+] Monkey Week 4 Prompt #4 (<280W) "

Something most don't even think about because they just see individual problems.

Wordsmitty ✍️

Jan 28, 2023 at 12:57pm
In response to "I'm seldom happy with either/or [E] (300 words)"

Please pardon when I just click the "Like" button during an activity. It's to indicate that I've acknowledged the entry for Andre. You really don't want to turn him loose to go clicking buttons.

All good logic. It's always hard to form a balance when not everyone is the same.

QueenNormaJean gettinPomsready

Jan 28, 2023 at 11:34am
In response to "I'm seldom happy with either/or [E] (300 words)"

Always thinking above and beyond the rest of us. Brilliant as usual.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Jan 28, 2023 at 9:17am
In response to "I'm seldom happy with either/or [E] (300 words)"

Harlow Flick, Right Fielder IMO... It is good to ask questions and look at things in depth and from another point of view. It's why diversity is important in any academic (and non-academic) field. To critically think is more than asking and analyzing 'why' or 'what if'; it also entails looking around at at-the-moment reality. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. A point that some conspiracy theorists won't accept.

But rational thought also has limitations. The Socrates group at our library in Montana was caught in a tautology. Sure... their reasoning was strong; but, stuck in their box (libertarian/anarchistic/AynRand) they were asking the wrong questions and couldn't see that there were other paradigms available to organize society. They left out the practical and emotional.

They were also all white-male. A guarantee to come up with wrong answers.

As for common sense... that's not all too common.

Harlow Flick, Right Fielder

Jan 28, 2023 at 5:39am
In response to "I'm seldom happy with either/or [E] (300 words)"

I would add "critical thinking" to academic curricula. Sadly, common sense is often neither.

Harlow Flick, Right Fielder

Jan 23, 2023 at 10:32am
In response to ""InEquity" [13+] Monkey Week 4 Prompt #4 (<280W) "

I'm not certain of this, but I wonder if personal responsibility is out of vogue in the U.S. I grow tired of identity politics.

It troubles me that many well paying jobs have been sent away, across borders, where those good workers are paid pennies on the dollar. I wonder about unregulated capitalism.

Heck, if we humans were wonderful, I might be a communist. But I know we're not wonderful. Not even me.

Oh, and I think there are two damned many humans. We should be as rare as bears.

Anni Pon

Jun 25, 2022 at 6:50pm
In response to "A state of undeclared civil war & “In the Pope, We Hope”"

The irony is that ultra conservatives worship the constitution, which was literally written to prevent this exact situation from happening. Separation of church and state, checks and balances, free and fair elections, an impartial and unbiased supreme court.

If only the founding fathers could see us now...

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Harlow Flick, Right Fielder

Jun 25, 2022 at 5:30pm
In response to "A state of undeclared civil war & “In the Pope, We Hope”"

You and I may well think alike.

Fuck guns.

Abortion should remain a safe and legal option for women. Education and contraception need to be advocated by all Americans, that abortion be rarely needed.

Fucking is great fun, but we should take it down from the pedestal our rube society has set it on. Sexual desire is no excuse for reckless or carless behavior that hurts others. The desire is not that overpowering to a reasoning mind.

5 Like

Spooky Striped Sox

Mar 27, 2022 at 8:13pm
In response to "Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson... deal with it."

drkelly This was kept out of the newsfeed all he posted in the feed was a link to the blog, with the strong implication that it was political. You didn't have to click and read.

I find as a woman that we are still a minority group. Thirty years ago my mother qualified as a minority union member for the purposes of getting hired for city jobs in the construction industry. She was a drywall finisher and proud of not just being some flag girl on the highway but someone who was actually doing real construction.

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Averren

Mar 27, 2022 at 6:58pm
In response to "Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson... deal with it."

No irony here. Supporting Ukraine is not political. Call people white supremacists is.

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I'm seldom happy with either/or [E] (300 words)

January 28, 2023 at 12:53am

I'm seldom happy with either/or. To mangle a phrase: humans often do something because they 'can' without asking whether they 'should'. Both 'outer space' and 'under water' are of interest to us curious latter-day-apes. But until we successfully navigate 'inner space' I'm not sure either is advisable as frankly I'm not sure we as a species are mature enough yet. I'm hopeful that we will mature as there are many humans who have reached... [Read more]

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