From the first album I purchased, the Beatles White album, I have been listening to music ever since, and I believe I have an ear for good music; for me. To quantify “good” I don’t mean that all music is good for listening. Good music for listening moves the soul, something about good music that reaches inward and moves the soul to reflect. As far back as I can remember I was drawn to music just because of its effect of my emotion. I tried to learn to play musical instruments, guitar and piano, but never could develop a satisfactory ability.
Even though I started listening to rock ‘n roll I have been yearning and searching for different genre of music for the pleasure of listening. Not to replace rock ‘n roll, but to expand my musical listening horizons. From the Beatles, late 1968-9, I followed rock ‘n roll to a new genre of rock called New Wave when it began in the late 1970s then migrated into the early 1980s. For those who don’t know what new wave bands were it presented itself as an evolving, or morphing, of rock ‘n roll. I then discovered new age in the 1990s.
The first album I found was “The Waiting” by Peter Buffett. He recorded his music on the disk label Narada. Narada produced compilation albums that were really never heard decades before. If the idea of compilation albums were utilized when I first started listening to music there would have been single tracks from the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, and Spirit all on one album.
What my argument here is trying to accomplish is, at least here in America, the exposure to music of all kinds does not have the avenue for individuals like myself to explore. I base this argument on the fact that I can go to any music store and find only a tiny fraction of the music I have discovered through the Internet, and the tracks were free of charge. Albeit I had to pay for the subscription to the Internet via cable company, but nevertheless it is striking that the wide variety of music is not channeled to potential customers correctly here in America.
The reason for what is happening in the American music industry in the past and today is that individuals who are in charge of controlling the music proliferation my analysis came down to the argument that they are reaping profits at the expense of variety. Instead of buying a compilation album at a cheaper price for experimenting in the music genres, customers are forced, through tight controls of proliferation, to buy full albums for more money, in return getting less in value.
The music industry of America is the culprit for the black market CD piracy. The reason for any black market to be in existence is because of the demand. When those who want another avenue for music to proliferate, and the music industry does not follow this demand, there will be those that migrate to the black market to get it. It is sad to say I have satisfied my music collection only by searching the Usenet News Groups, which I have found to be larger than the music industry. They are loosing out of profits by ignoring the demand.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Why Liberals are Murderers in Their Philosophy
As in chess, and other games, but it is not limited to the play of games, there is always a winner and a loser in the battle of how these games are played. In the Liberal thought camp everything, including opinions, is considered equal. At least this is what liberal’s desire and that is for the world to evolve to a level where there are no losers, and of course no winners. Everything’s equal so that there are no conflicts. A conflict, for liberals, is evil.
In games a natural consequence is conflict. One side holds secure a win through a belief system. The other side, offensively or defensively, responds equally. When rules of the game are respected and strictly followed, a side will be victorious. For the liberal anticipation is nonexistent. When rules of the game are known and applied equally another aspect to game playing is anticipation.
Conflict and anticipation are natural occurrences when opposing parties are engaged in game playing. Both sides anticipate what levels of skill are to be employed to secure a victorious outcome. Another facet that occurs in the play of games is obviously consequences. When conflict is applied to the play of games, and anticipation is utilized, judgments are decided upon. Consequences, positive and negative, are the natural result of conflict.
The application of anticipation (judgments), and the respect of rules, will always produce consequences. This is the part of the rule of life that the liberals choose to ignore (most are oblivious to it), they do not want the anticipation of consequences to be in existence. The desire for positive outcomes during game conflict is as natural as the sun rising in the east. Making decisions is the process of anticipating positive consequences to game conflict. This confuses liberals and therefore is considered evil.
An example of a liberal thought process is as follows: if an individual wants the latest technological advanced vehicle sacrifices future purchases due to the present desire. If that individual then anticipates that future purchases are more important than the latest technological vehicle is judging upon the consequences of the conflict, new vehicle or future purchases. To the liberal the conflict is evil therefore is discounted. To the liberal purchase the vehicle now then deal with the future purchases later. When time evolves to the present and purchases are needed, but cannot due to the past purchase of the vehicle then something else other than the past judgment is the cause of the present conflict.
The analysis of the liberal thought is that consequences confuse their desire for the world to be equal in all things. A consequence, to the liberal, is tied directly to conflict, which is evil. So, to the liberal anticipation, or judgment, is not to be employed because it is against (evil) their outlook on the world. Judging and equality are two opposites of the philosophical spectrum to the liberal.
This is why the liberals are wrong and this type of philosophy needs to be eradicated. This philosophical outlook on the world kills people. As in my other installment, liberalism murders humans. Reality of this world is that everything is a play of games. With no anticipation of consequences to the application of strategy to the rules of the game, surely there are only losers and no winners. Liberalism must be shown its “evilness” and be sure to steer away from it.
Liberalism is trying to think emotionally, which is an oxymoron. Emotion is not thinking, and when an opposing side of a game is feeling it will surely lose the game of life.
In games a natural consequence is conflict. One side holds secure a win through a belief system. The other side, offensively or defensively, responds equally. When rules of the game are respected and strictly followed, a side will be victorious. For the liberal anticipation is nonexistent. When rules of the game are known and applied equally another aspect to game playing is anticipation.
Conflict and anticipation are natural occurrences when opposing parties are engaged in game playing. Both sides anticipate what levels of skill are to be employed to secure a victorious outcome. Another facet that occurs in the play of games is obviously consequences. When conflict is applied to the play of games, and anticipation is utilized, judgments are decided upon. Consequences, positive and negative, are the natural result of conflict.
The application of anticipation (judgments), and the respect of rules, will always produce consequences. This is the part of the rule of life that the liberals choose to ignore (most are oblivious to it), they do not want the anticipation of consequences to be in existence. The desire for positive outcomes during game conflict is as natural as the sun rising in the east. Making decisions is the process of anticipating positive consequences to game conflict. This confuses liberals and therefore is considered evil.
An example of a liberal thought process is as follows: if an individual wants the latest technological advanced vehicle sacrifices future purchases due to the present desire. If that individual then anticipates that future purchases are more important than the latest technological vehicle is judging upon the consequences of the conflict, new vehicle or future purchases. To the liberal the conflict is evil therefore is discounted. To the liberal purchase the vehicle now then deal with the future purchases later. When time evolves to the present and purchases are needed, but cannot due to the past purchase of the vehicle then something else other than the past judgment is the cause of the present conflict.
The analysis of the liberal thought is that consequences confuse their desire for the world to be equal in all things. A consequence, to the liberal, is tied directly to conflict, which is evil. So, to the liberal anticipation, or judgment, is not to be employed because it is against (evil) their outlook on the world. Judging and equality are two opposites of the philosophical spectrum to the liberal.
This is why the liberals are wrong and this type of philosophy needs to be eradicated. This philosophical outlook on the world kills people. As in my other installment, liberalism murders humans. Reality of this world is that everything is a play of games. With no anticipation of consequences to the application of strategy to the rules of the game, surely there are only losers and no winners. Liberalism must be shown its “evilness” and be sure to steer away from it.
Liberalism is trying to think emotionally, which is an oxymoron. Emotion is not thinking, and when an opposing side of a game is feeling it will surely lose the game of life.
Friday, September 09, 2005
The Idea of Atruism as an Ideal
What seems to permeate the minds of most Americans today, and the rest of the world, is altruism as the goal. Altruism, for the most part, is accepted as something to be desirably achieved in the life of the world’s populous, and developed towards fellow human beings. It is one aspect of human compassion that can be measured. It culminates its reality in the actions of humans towards others in a number of ways. I will address three of many examples.
Homelessness, as altruistic minded individuals perceive it, is a social decease. At first glance of the problem of homelessness it seems sad to the senses of emotion. To be homeless is an experience that I personally haven’t felt, although there have been times in my life that can be qualified as being close.
The public use of tobacco is another altruistic example of individuals who turn to altruism for the compassionate concern of its consumption, public or private. Those who have expressed concern move in the direction of altruism to call for the end of public consumption of tobacco.
To address a more sensitive subject are the victims, and their personal situations, of hurricane Katrina in the Louisiana and Mississippi delta area. Focusing specifically, the engineering endeavors of the New Orleans dikes that were built along the Mississippi River. It can be understood, by the residents of New Orleans, and the surrounding area, that it was altruistic for the Corp. of Engineers to erect dikes to keep the waters of the river from entering the city.
Homelessness
My question addressing altruism towards the many homeless individuals in the world, and many here in the United States, is really about the application of it. There is no denying that there is a problem with people having difficulty in the arrangement of housing for themselves and their families. How private and public institutions move altruistically in remedying homelessness is where I want to focus my attention. It is one thing for private institutions to move resources into the direction of altruism, but it is quite another for public institutions to move public resources in that direction.
For private entities to act altruistically can do so with ease of financial and resource departments within these institutions has foreknowledge of what it can do. Public institutions that act altruistically do not have the same structure of resources and finance, and therefore do not have the same foreknowledge.
In light of this example there is a difference how altruism is applied to humanity. Private institutions rely on either donations or sales for their income. Public institutions rely on their capability to force the constituency to pay taxes. In this respect those that are in positions of making decisions within public institutions resort to increasing taxes when resources are low when really they should be managing how monetary resources are spent. With this mentality in the forefront decisions are not made with the institution’s existence on the balance.
Tobacco
For many years tobacco has been burned for private consumption, and it has been used as money. Lately, it is looked upon as a public nuisance. Second hand smoke has been demonized due to it being easier to advertise obscurities. To object to the so-called facts and figures rhetoricalized by the liberal left of second hand smoke is a monumental battle. All the anti-smokers have to do is wave signs and the general public doesn’t know the difference.
In this example it is not altruistic to force one section of society into behavioral modification, and to be altruistic to the other. Again, altruism is pacing upon humanity goodness as a whole. How can a particular behavioral pattern of one section of society be cordoned off and be altruistic at the same time.
New Orleans’ Dikes
Years prior to the dikes of New Orleans been erected danger of the Mississippi River flooding the area was well known. At that time it was considered to be altruistic to have the Corp. of Engineers build great walls, dikes, forcing the Mississippi River from entering the city. Now that a hurricane slammed through the area the result was that the dikes were rendered useless. Now the city is useless, and many are homeless. Instead of objectively looking at the idea to cordon off an area sure of flooding as a nonsensical endeavor, altruism was a major factor to kill thousands of people thinking they were safe from the floods.
The idea of being altruistic to others first has to be sure of not harming some for the sake of others.
Homelessness, as altruistic minded individuals perceive it, is a social decease. At first glance of the problem of homelessness it seems sad to the senses of emotion. To be homeless is an experience that I personally haven’t felt, although there have been times in my life that can be qualified as being close.
The public use of tobacco is another altruistic example of individuals who turn to altruism for the compassionate concern of its consumption, public or private. Those who have expressed concern move in the direction of altruism to call for the end of public consumption of tobacco.
To address a more sensitive subject are the victims, and their personal situations, of hurricane Katrina in the Louisiana and Mississippi delta area. Focusing specifically, the engineering endeavors of the New Orleans dikes that were built along the Mississippi River. It can be understood, by the residents of New Orleans, and the surrounding area, that it was altruistic for the Corp. of Engineers to erect dikes to keep the waters of the river from entering the city.
Homelessness
My question addressing altruism towards the many homeless individuals in the world, and many here in the United States, is really about the application of it. There is no denying that there is a problem with people having difficulty in the arrangement of housing for themselves and their families. How private and public institutions move altruistically in remedying homelessness is where I want to focus my attention. It is one thing for private institutions to move resources into the direction of altruism, but it is quite another for public institutions to move public resources in that direction.
For private entities to act altruistically can do so with ease of financial and resource departments within these institutions has foreknowledge of what it can do. Public institutions that act altruistically do not have the same structure of resources and finance, and therefore do not have the same foreknowledge.
In light of this example there is a difference how altruism is applied to humanity. Private institutions rely on either donations or sales for their income. Public institutions rely on their capability to force the constituency to pay taxes. In this respect those that are in positions of making decisions within public institutions resort to increasing taxes when resources are low when really they should be managing how monetary resources are spent. With this mentality in the forefront decisions are not made with the institution’s existence on the balance.
Tobacco
For many years tobacco has been burned for private consumption, and it has been used as money. Lately, it is looked upon as a public nuisance. Second hand smoke has been demonized due to it being easier to advertise obscurities. To object to the so-called facts and figures rhetoricalized by the liberal left of second hand smoke is a monumental battle. All the anti-smokers have to do is wave signs and the general public doesn’t know the difference.
In this example it is not altruistic to force one section of society into behavioral modification, and to be altruistic to the other. Again, altruism is pacing upon humanity goodness as a whole. How can a particular behavioral pattern of one section of society be cordoned off and be altruistic at the same time.
New Orleans’ Dikes
Years prior to the dikes of New Orleans been erected danger of the Mississippi River flooding the area was well known. At that time it was considered to be altruistic to have the Corp. of Engineers build great walls, dikes, forcing the Mississippi River from entering the city. Now that a hurricane slammed through the area the result was that the dikes were rendered useless. Now the city is useless, and many are homeless. Instead of objectively looking at the idea to cordon off an area sure of flooding as a nonsensical endeavor, altruism was a major factor to kill thousands of people thinking they were safe from the floods.
The idea of being altruistic to others first has to be sure of not harming some for the sake of others.
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