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False dichotomies of political correctness
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by ishambat | January 26, 2011 at 03:52 pm
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Political correctness has introduced two false dichotomies that have been ruinous to womanhood in America and elsewhere that political correctness has been applied. One is the dichotomy between physical beauty and intelligence. The other is the dichotomy between physical beauty and being a good human being (or, as some say, inner beauty).
I will say this right off the bat. Every female in my family, from my grandmother to my daughter, is both smart and beautiful. Many Russian, Jewish, and European women are. For that matter many women in Australia and America are as well. And in claiming the two to be incompatible with one another, the politically correct have created a dichotomy that is blatantly false. To maintain which false worldview the politically correct have needed to exterminate or destroy the women who are both smart and beautiful, as these women being what they are is a refutation of the fallacious worldview that the politically correct have been shoving down people's throats. And this resulted in great damage, vast needless suffering, and a huge waste of potential. One can be smart and beautiful at the same time. And it is rank foolishness to claim this not to be the case, just as it is utter monstrosity to apply this foolishness at the societal level.
The other false dichotomy - between physical beauty and inner beauty - has been just as ruinous. There are many women who are both physically beautiful and possessive of a good heart, and anyone who has known women from Brazil, Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon or Australia will know what I am talking about. The false claim of the two being incompatible has been nothing but an excuse for women possessing of neither physical beauty nor good personal qualities to abuse and, wherever they can, destroy the women possessing of either or both. This foolishness has likewise had monstrous effects on the societies in which it has been applied.
And to the Americans who still are not sure that one can be beautiful, intelligent and a good person at the same time, I have two words to say: Gabby Giffords.
If the point is to get people to see that women who are unattractive can be intelligent or good people, then it is a valid point. What is in no way valid is claiming that only women who are unattractive can be intelligent or good people. The false dichotomies of political correctness have had a ruinous effect on the countries in which they have been applied. And it is time that people see this and act to correct these damnable errors and their toxic effect on society.
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mattie (not verified)at 05:50 on January 27th, 2011
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mattie (not verified)at 05:58 on January 27th, 2011
hallo, its me Matt. I am just using a nick I like,. well, lets see, hmmm. Gabbie Giffords is a good person... well, I hope so. but I wrote her a cheerful friendly note and all I got was a sterile message from an answering machine. but yes, I hope she is good, she is quite good looking , reminds me of women around forty around here. and she is damn strong to survive a bullet through her head. but then there are people who are extremely inteeligent, good looking , but hey, they are not good. for ex. Ramon Mercader-you know the fellow? he killed senor Trotsky in Mexico. Alain Delon played him in the movies. but the question that is troubling my mind is - was it good or bad- to eliminate Trotsky? the movie was excellent anyway. I am glad to hear that your granny was beautiful. excuse me, is beautiful. and daughter too. are you beautiful? I like male role moderls like Odysseus, both smart and moderately good looking. and ready for action, when its necessary.
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mattie (not verified)at 05:59 on January 27th, 2011
hallo, its me Matt. I am just using a nick I like,. well, lets see, hmmm. Gabbie Giffords is a good person... well, I hope so. but I wrote her a cheerful friendly note and all I got was a sterile message from an answering machine. but yes, I hope she is good, she is quite good looking , reminds me of women around forty around here. and she is damn strong to survive a bullet through her head. but then there are people who are extremely inteeligent, good looking , but hey, they are not good. for ex. Ramon Mercader-you know the fellow? he killed senor Trotsky in Mexico. Alain Delon played him in the movies. but the question that is troubling my mind is - was it good or bad- to eliminate Trotsky? the movie was excellent anyway. I am glad to hear that your granny was beautiful. excuse me, is beautiful. and daughter too. are you beautiful? I like male role moderls like Odysseus, both smart and moderately good looking. and ready for action, when its necessary.
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mattie (not verified)at 05:59 on January 27th, 2011
hallo, its me Matt. I am just using a nick I like,. well, lets see, hmmm. Gabbie Giffords is a good person... well, I hope so. but I wrote her a cheerful friendly note and all I got was a sterile message from an answering machine. but yes, I hope she is good, she is quite good looking , reminds me of women around forty around here. and she is damn strong to survive a bullet through her head. but then there are people who are extremely inteeligent, good looking , but hey, they are not good. for ex. Ramon Mercader-you know the fellow? he killed senor Trotsky in Mexico. Alain Delon played him in the movies. but the question that is troubling my mind is - was it good or bad- to eliminate Trotsky? the movie was excellent anyway. I am glad to hear that your granny was beautiful. excuse me, is beautiful. and daughter too. are you beautiful? I like male role moderls like Odysseus, both smart and moderately good looking. and ready for action, when its necessary.
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mattie (not verified)at 06:15 on January 27th, 2011
I meant male role models. and I think Ramon Mercader was not a bad person.
at 17:25 on January 27th, 2011
ishambat, I think your point could be made clear with the initial reaction to VP Candidate Sarah Palin popularity. Many found her attractive and assumed she was intelligent; knew what she was talking about; and was beautiful person inside etc. What a surprised lol. What amused me is;
(a) how long this took to wear off;
and,
(b) how naive and actually stupid the American voting public can be in general;
We have some real idiots in positions of political power and influence in America because of 'the voters', as you term it, false dichotomy of 'politically correct' influence. I concur with your asservation.
As a late added side note, I believe Rep. Michele Bachmann may also prove out this assertion in time.
at 05:33 on January 28th, 2011
My point is that political correctness teaches people that women CANNOT be smart and beautiful, or good person and beautiful, at the same time.
I think that Sarah Palin was seen as an idiot from the start, at least by most people I know (and let's not forget the Sarah Palin Jr., Christine O'Donnell, who said that some mice had fully functioning human brains). They both have strong personality and social skill, which apparently is enough in Tea Party zone but not enough in Delaware. I find neither of them attractive, and neither comes across to me as a good human being.
Of stupidity there is always an ample supply. That appears to be a perennial problem.
at 21:53 on January 29th, 2011
ishambat_got it ! I misunderstood that intent, sorry !
Palin actually was considered smart and sexy, especially by the Republican Party in the beginning with McCain. A rising star really. But as time went on, proved she couldn't grasp intelligent thought or hold intelligent conversation. Ditto for O'Donnell of the Tea Party. Bachmann isn't any better really.
Women can be beautiful and intelligent. These three just aren't the best examples of that..( whether you found any of them attactive or as good people yourself )
Thxs again !
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matt stefanovich (not verified)at 12:31 on January 27th, 2011
I do not normally discuss with an individual who calls himself "the 1", but I make an exception today. Sarah Palin is a politician. She is not bad for her own supporters. I cannot compare her with Mrs. Giffords. Its hard to say who is better or worse. For some people Mrs. Giffords will never be a satisfying figure or player. Just as Ishambat, me or you. Sarah Palin is fairly attractive, comes froma rough territory od Alaska , she is determined and goes for a kill. When she would have a problem or a fight with you, she would be fighting like a bobcat, until the moment when you stop breathing. Thats the nature of a beast. But she is formidable. For example I like Richard Nixon as a politician. The man was extremely intelligent. more than Kennedy or Carter or Eisenhower. Yet, he was no intellectual. A good person at heart, though.
at 20:54 on January 27th, 2011
Interesting how Nixon was hated in America but respected in Eastern Europe. I am familiar with some fairly famous Soviet dissidents, and one of them had a cat named Nixon and another cat named Kissinger. There were many people in America who hated Clinton, but he was loved in other NATO countries. The two have a number of things in common besides the impeachment attempts, the main one being that they were moderates from their party who governed at the time that many of the American people were going extreme the opposite direction. Under Nixon there were hippies and anarchists; under Clinton there were survivalists and militias. Also they put into place policies from the other side that the other side would not have been able to place (Nixon, opening the door to China and replacing the conscript army with a professional army; Clinton, overhauling the government, signing free trade, and reforming welfare). Very few people in America at the time of Nixon's administration thought that Nixon had a good heart. Then they got Reagan.
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matt stefanovich (not verified)at 07:21 on January 28th, 2011
you still did not react to my Trotsky-Ramon Mercader article. but choice is yours, you live in a free country, as they say. I try not to dislike you. we can look in one more perspective on Nixon- he was good in a sense that, he understood, that world is a complex place, not black and white and not neccesarily a good place. This perspective is at least partially correct. For ex. person in central Europe or even in Madagascar can choose- he can be a fan of israelis or the Palestinians, or in some case both. We can always choose. nothing is written. Ramon Mercaders girlfiend liked Trotsky. She wanted Ramon to die. Ramon can be a daring but a person who liked the world and liked what he believed. Yet Trotsky was a traitor to his roots, to his people {Russia} to his wife and to himself. Excuse me for my short literary trip. I just wanted tyo show the complexity and the colorfulness of things. Nixon , in my opinion, understood this. and understanding is part of what I call a path to good.
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matt stefanovich (not verified)at 07:22 on January 28th, 2011
correction- Ramon was a daring person.
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mattie (not verified)at 09:47 on January 28th, 2011
I heard that Ilia is planning to move to Istanbul, Turkey. He will go alone. I am not sure, if this rumor is true. who knows?
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vettoriden (not verified)at 02:12 on January 29th, 2011
I have actually been told when speaking on something that it's not very PC. I responded that it might not be PC but guess what, it's the truth! pulse.yahoo.com/_5MBY5SA5HPGJCPAYPIEQJ2NCRI/blog/articles/61247
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kenjoamax (not verified)at 02:18 on January 29th, 2011
I have actually been told when speaking on something that it's not very PC. I responded that it might not be PC but guess what, it's the truth! Thanks you very much.
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mattie (not verified)at 13:57 on January 29th, 2011
senor Ilia Shambat has left his /until now / permanent residence in Australia, Epping, beautiful outskirts of magnificent city of Melbourne. He left his family and his home. His new assignment is going to be in Istanbul, Turkey. He left, because he was ordered to do so by his superior officer. His mission will be confidential , in another words clandestine. His possible targets- highest circles of turkish nobility, where he will collect informations as well as human souls. I wish him a nice flight. His mission in pacific theatre /Australia, New Zeland/ was aborted for he was seen as too narcissistic person. Its hard to say if the assumption was correct. I wish him excellent work in Turkey. P.S. I hope that his relatives do not read this.
at 20:18 on January 29th, 2011
Matt, this is delusionary. I certainly have no "superior officer" or connections in any kind of mafia or security service. Take a break for a while if this is happening to your mind.
Regarding your Trotsky article, my original addresses two false aspects of PC: Dichotomy between beauty and intelligence and dichotomy between beauty and being a good person. There are people who are beautiful and intelligent but not good people; people who are beautiful and good people but not intelligent; people who are all three, or any two, or one, or none.
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mattie (not verified)at 11:53 on January 31st, 2011
I am all right, friendo. I was always like that.. and I know people like you. we can all hope, that there is a nice sky over Bosporus and that you like the Istanbul environment,. what is your woman doing now? I know that you work in the library. {during a day}.
at 16:48 on January 31st, 2011
OK, I'm going to ignore this kind of stuff from now on. I will only respond to comments that are sensible and on-topic.
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mattie (not verified)at 14:38 on January 29th, 2011
please, translate into human language. I do not understand your neurotic gibberish,. no comprende, friendo... o.k.?
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mattie (not verified)at 14:40 on January 29th, 2011
please, translate into human language., this is bull...t I cannot read this gibberish. comprende, friendo ?
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mattie (not verified)at 13:38 on January 29th, 2011
what? translate into human language, please. I still did not drink any vodka, so I do not understand your gibberish.
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mattie (not verified)at 14:44 on January 29th, 2011
kenjoamax is cyber pirate. he is high on valium right now and thinks he is cool. yet nobody understands his so called writing or message.