Food for thought – Impact of refusing to understand cause and effect I recently read how starvation of Dutch Communities in 1944-45 caused some to have diabetes when eating a normal diet in future years. From that region came the concept “Stockholm Syndrome” which explains why the oppressed take on ideals, theology and habits of the oppressor, refuse intellectual, spiritual and emotional enlightenment and accept what is diagnosed by plutocrats who use prestige to guide the majority toward what maintains us as pests and proletariats. Few ask why we believe what we believe, or do we do what we do, even when there is no benefit comparable to our efforts. No one really gets rich by working hard, cities are replete with educated derelicts, homeless soldiers and many work long hours, yet can’t afford proper medication, quality housing and nutritional sustenance. As one who was taught to question and analyze all facets of humanity I ask hard questions, fight for quality responses and am challenged at every phase of my quest. Every once in a while someone gives me what appears to be a plausible answer, but after further research I usually find that I have been conned. In the 60s social warriors were taught: “If you can’t dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with bull sh*t!” Plutocrats learned from what we did, improved their game and applied what they learned with vengeance. They didn’t have to work too hard, because they had lies of history on their side and though we grew wiser they had more resources to create stronger psychological and social barriers. I broke away from this writing, went to an appointment at Veterans Administration and had open dialogue with a doctor from Cameroon, Africa who explained that he knew a lot about the United States but nothing about his motherland when he came here to study and practice medicine. His brother, a Yale Graduate and lawyer went back home, so he took his four children home knowing they would go to college in the USA, allowed them to stay at his brother’s home for one day before they were moved to an African Village for 4 weeks. His children were impressed with the humanity of tribal life and wanted to stay longer not understanding this was a prelude to what he wanted them to learn. He, in 26 years in the United States, studied what was not available in his home country; now he was going to make sure that his children had opportunity to learn both culture. Most in the USA have no interest in learning international or universal truths and their lives reflect likewise.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:37:07 +0000
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