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Why is hitting a child as a form of discipline considered a thing to despise in the West?

As a child, I was slapped by teachers and principals in school, hit by a wooden ruler and even punished in the form of some physical activity like “bend down and touch your toes” etc. It has not had any drastic effect on my psychology and I turned out great! Then why all the fuss now why not before?

Because the standard for evaluating behavior is not based on isolated cases.

“I smoke cigarettes, and nothing’s wrong with me!”

“I had unprotected sex, and I didn't catch anything!”

“I drove while drunk, and I got home fine!”

“I’m a regular user of cocaine, and I'm doing great!”

The studies and consensus on corporal punishment is clear. See The case against spanking

Guidance for Effective Discipline

Effects of spanking on kids' brains

The State of Research on the Effects of Physical Punishment

Hitting Your Kids Increases Their Risk of Mental Illness | TIME.com

Why Spanking Doesn’t Work | TIME.com

I'm glad you turned out well.

As the above sources show, that isn't true for far too many children.


Source: https://www.quora.com/Why-is-hitting-a-child-as-a-form-of-discipline-considered-a-thing-to-despise-in-the-West

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The Most Beautiful Suicide: A Violent Death, an Immortal Photo

In May 1947, LIFE magazine devoted a full page to a picture taken by a photography student named Robert Wiles. The photograph is extraordinary in several ways—not least because it remains, seven decades later, one of the most famous portraits of suicide ever made. Along with Malcolm Browne’s 1963 image of a self-immolating Buddhist monk and a small handful of other photos of men and women seen before, during, or after their own self-slaughter, Wiles’ picture graphically and unforgettably captures the destruction—both literal and figurative—that attends virtually all suicides.

The woman in the photo was 23-year-old Evelyn McHale. Not much is known of her life, or of her final hours, although countless people have put enormous effort into uncovering as much about the troubled, attractive California native as they possibly could. For example, the tremendous visual-culture blog Codex 99 has a solid discussion of her life and her suicide. But even that examination of her history and her death feels somehow lacking—not because the Codex post is weak, but because Evelyn left behind so little to hold on to. In the end, there is not even a gravesite; she was cremated, according to her wishes, and no marker or tombstone exists.

The body of 23-year-old Evelyn McHale rests atop a crumpled limousine minutes after she jumped to her death from the Empire State Building, May 1, 1947. See Pic: http://time.com/3456028/the-most-beautiful-suicide-a-violent-death-an-immortal-photo/

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What is it that Olympic swimmers do that ordinary swimmers don't?

What you just said! Most Olympic swimmers train at a high level and put in more hours than a recreational swimmer. Technique, science, nutrition, and most importantly, hard work is always a huge key. Genetics doesn’t hurt either!

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-that-Olympic-swimmers-do-that-ordinary-swimmers-dont

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Which are the most fascinating modern infantry weapons?

Hand-held, lethal drones. Precision weapons with a range measured in miles: destroy your enemy from behind cover without him ever knowing you are there.

"The tiny drone launches from its pneumatic carrying tube, extends its wings, and zooms at speed up to 115 mph, driven by an electric propeller. But the 7-lb. Hero 30 can also cruise at slow speeds, loitering over an area. A stabilized camera and a thermal imager in the nose beams back video to the operator. Hero can fly for 30 minutes, long enough for the operator to locate, identify, and confirm a target several miles away. He then sends the Hero on a kamizake run with a one-pound explosive warhead...."

Israel Is Already Selling Kamikaze Micro-Drones
Devices like the Switchblade, made by US company Aerovironment, or the Israeli Hero, are already in use. They will transform warfare; shooting face to face will become as antiquated as stabbing with a bayonet.

But that's just the start. Soon swarms of lethal mini-drones will dominate the battlefield...
SWARM TROOPERS

Source: https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-most-fascinating-modern-infantry-weapons


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I worked for a summer as an intern at a Manhattan corporation — most people were making a good amount $175k+ for directors and VP’s probably are well in the quarter million dollar range. During this time, I watched and observed the dietary behaviors of those who were “wealthy” and fit versus those who were in the outer edges where people did not have as much money.

What were my anecdotal findings?

Those who look like they could be on a magazine:

They do not eat much. They snack on very healthy foods.
For lunch, this is a fruit cup and maybe a dab of yogurt. Or lunch is actually a skinny latte.

A $9 fresh vegetable juice is lunch for some; there is nothing special about this that one cannot simply make at home, spending less than $2 on vegetables.
For dinner, they are eating lean meats with very nutritionally-rich starches (brown rice, quinoa, etc). The portions are simply tiny.

I concluded that the key is in the portions and not exactly what the diet is. Two bites of something decadent will not do much damage.
Those who are slender and medium-fit:

They eat a bit more bulk, but the portion sizes are still small compared to “mid-west portions”.
A salad with lean protein is as much as someone would have for lunch.
Sometimes a half-salad, a soup, and a sliver of bread and some fruit!

Exercise:

They all seemed to exercise and treat their bodies like a work project, with a lot of effort, research, and precision.
Sometimes I would go to really nice restaurants. I found that the portion sizes are also tremendously small. I saw no evidence that there was a rich people “magical formula” or “magical foods”. Doctors (some making upwards of millions) are also eating this way.

If you want to be like the demographic who partake in diet fads or worse, there are plenty of bulimic Californians (I was one; sustained massive damage to the body — not worth it!)

Edit: To be certain, New Yorkers also take the subway a lot and this involves from walking from the station to the destination. Extra hidden exercise!

See also: Jane CP Wei's answer to How do you stay healthy on a $29 per week food budget?

Edit: I live in the Mid-West; thanks for the views! The numbers are so insane (5 days and over 150k views!) that I think I might actually stop eating like a mid-westerner :-/ Anyone want to join me? :-D

11-day update: 2 lb weight loss, 5 inches lost [honest mistake includes eating a gigantic fried taco shell in a fabulous Mexican salad]

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-do-wealthy-people-eat-to-keep-looking-so-fit-and-healthy

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Then what are they doing with visa money, or are they issuing visas free for those who come here. Rogues.

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What is the secret to escaping handcuffs?

The secret is to remain calm, helpful and even polite. That way the police officers that applied them will see you as less of a threat and remove them sooner.

Other than that good luck! These are the cuffs we use in the UK.

These are speed cuffs. They are rigid and have no chain link. That means whichever way you turn your hands or wrists the cuffs turn with them. They also double lock to prevent them from over tightening, this means to unlock them you have to turn the key one way to release the double lock first then turn the other way to release the lock itself. Then you need to be able to wiggle your wrists free to push the single bar open.

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-secret-to-escaping-handcuffs

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Someone Offers to Send Me to Mecca for Hajj or Give Me the Money for Business. Which Should I Choose?

You know, going to Mecca is the aspiration of any genuine Muslim who haven’t done so.

I’ve been nurturing the idea of going to Mecca to perform Hajj for a long time, but because of financial hardships I’m unable to till now.

I’m a devout Muslim, trying my best to obey the commandments of Allah… However, I sometimes struggled to make ends meet.

I pray to Allah days and night… and surprisingly, and acquaintance (a rich member of our mosque congregation) offers to help me.

However, he gave me two options: He told me to choose between going to Mecca (all expenses paid to and fro) OR collect the equivalent of the money to start a business in Nigeria.

He confessed that he’d love to do both for me – sponsor my pilgrimage and give me free capital for business – but he’s unable to do that owing of financial constraints and other responsibilities.

I’m a man and he’s a man. I believe God’s sent him to me. I’ve a wife and kids (many mouths to feed). I can become an Alhaji, fulfilling my religious obligation and still struggle economically OR I can shun doing that for now and start a solid business venture which can potentially turn my life around.

Should I accept the offer to go to Mecca or collect the money to start a business?

Please advise me, please! There’s not much time on my side.


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Philosophy of Everyday Life: What are the lessons people most often learn too late in life?

I have done all of these ten things and seen the results. I was very unhappy.

Before I can give you the rules I must establish my credentials.

I have started about 20 businesses and failed at 17 of them. I have failed as a husband, as have many.

I hope I don't fail as a parent but certainly some people would look at my track record and say, "yes, yes indeed, he failed as a parent."

I'm not the best boyfriend. One time I broke up with a girlfriend while I was on the elevator up to meet her her in her apartment. I just hit the down button and never spoke to her again.

But I also have had a few successes.

Do I wish I had known these sooner? I don't know. I don't have a window into alternate realities. But I hope maybe other people's futures can be helped.

HERE IS WHAT FAILURES DO:

1) THEY BELIEVE IN THE WORD 'FAILURE'

We don’t live long enough to fail. Like if a planet is around for 4 billion years and produces no life-forms, I would call that planet a failure.

Everything else is an experiment.

Thomas Edison never said, “I failed 10,000 times before I made a lightbulb."

The guy was in a LABORATORY. He experimented. And now everyone gets into “failure porn” and says "I'm a failure". That’s BS!

John Coltrane didn’t fail when he couldn’t stay in Miles Davis’ quartet.

He was experimenting with Miles Davis style but ultimately, with 20 years of practice and study under his belt, he knew that only his unique style could survive and flourish in his own quartet.

He experimented, learned from the experiment and moved on.

HERE is the key on experimenting:

THE MORE MISTAKES YOU MAKE THE BETTER YOU GET.

Why is this? It's brain science: when you make a mistake, you repeat and repeat until you get it right.

This repetition is "practice". Practice makes perfect.

People who just get it right the first time (e.g. when I sold my first business) never learn all the subtleties you learn with practice.

So they get fooled into thinking that "luck" equals "good" when actually "mistakes + repetition = good".

2) FAILURES "UNDER PROMISE AND OVER DELIVER."

Everybody is told a lie: to be a success you have to under promise and over deliver.

This is the worst form of lack of integrity. The idea is that you are “safe”. Let’s say you under promise and you under deliver.

You think, incorrectly, “hey, at least I have my integrity intact”.

No, you have nothing intact. You are just like everyone else. There are 3,000,000,000 employees on the planet and they are all under promising and most of them are under delivering.

You are just like them.

You have to: OVER PROMISE AND OVER DELIVER

Over-promise sets you apart from the people who under-promise. 
Over-deliver sets you apart from people who just delivered.

It's not that hard to do both. (It's easy to slightly over promise and slightly over deliver because nobody else is doing it).

Try it and you will see the results. it’s amazing.

3) PEOPLE WHO FAIL SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS

They left their important project on the subway. They are sick.

Their dog got sick. They broke up with their girlfriend or boyfriend.
There’s a way to minimize accidents and it’s called health.

You can’t succeed if you are sick in bed. You can’t succeed if you spent all night the night before reading your wife’s emails because you can’t trust her.

You can’t succeed if you aren’t grateful for being given at least the chance to be something better than what you are now.

When someone consistently has a lot of excuses for why something has gotten done, I know they are not ready for the next step.

When I was young, I was the man with the excuses. I had them every day. I was a master of them. But I fooled nobody. And so I was given less opportunities for success.

And you know what: I was right! If I’m reading my wife’s email and she’s cheating on me, I deserve to fail.

So here’s what you do: You can’t be perfect.

But every day:

Move, Eat, Sleep…Well
Improve your relationships (Call a friend, surprise a spouse, be kind to your kids)
Be creative (only you know how to do this but at least write 10 random ideas a day)
Be grateful for where you are. (and this is the “Now” that people brag about)

4) FAILURES DON’T TAKE IT THE NEXT LEVEL

Bobby Fischer always took it to the next level. Nobody ever thought he was the greatest talent in chess history. He probably had average talent.

But he always said, "how can I take chess to the next level".

When he was a kid he learned Russian so he could read the Russian chess magazines.

After that, he never lost a US Championship. He was 13 years old.

He was so much better than the Americans he even stopped playing in the US championship.

And he took it to the next level right up until the world championship.

For the first time in his life he played a different first move.

His opponent, the older world champion had ONLY prepared for the one move Fischer ever did. So Fischer came up an entire new opening with a new first move.

Gandhi took it to the next level. Every revolution before him was done with violence.

He experimented. He had a vision. He felt that 300 milllion Indians didn’t need to do violence.

He was right, despite everyone disagreeing with him.

Take the advice of everyone around you, and then take it to the next level. Practice taking it to the next level (because at first you won’t be good).

Come up with your ideas but then think, "What has never been done before" (it's not true that everything has been done before. Only shadows of things have been done before).

But do it over and over again and you will be THAT PERSON that knows how to take things above and beyond.

5) FAILURES TAKE ALL THE CREDIT

Failures are insecure. When they do their little stupid thing at work they want the credit.

Give others credit all the time. Then you are the source of credit. Just like a bank.

When people want more credit, who do they go to? They go to you! Just like they would go to the bank when they need more money.

Credit is like currency. If you're the bank, then in the long run you will end up with all the real credit.

6) LACK OF INTEGRITY

I don’t mean “be honest”. That’s obvious.

How do you take “honesty” and “integrity” to the next level?

You become vulnerable. You admit mistakes before you have to. You offer people their money back when you've lost it and didn’t have to.

I was talking to Ev Williams who started Twitter. When his older company, Odeo, wasn't working out - he and his board decided to give everyone their money back before moving on.

That's integrity. Nobody has ever given me my money back.

You give advice and help people when you sincerely want them to do better.

Do this every day. It adds up. No, it doesn't add up. It multiplies. It compounds.

There’s “negative integrity” and “positive integrity”.

“Negative integrity” is saying to your boss: “I failed because I missed the train”.

“Positive integrity” is, “I like your idea for A, B, C reasons but how about you give a chance to X, Y, and Z and I bet we can make your idea a huge success to your boss.”

And then you give your boss total credit.

Remember, these rules don’t live in isolation. It’s all one big rule.

It’s all about you being a vessel for a vision.

People live for 75 years on average. But a vision can live for millenia.

7) NO MONEY MANAGEMENT

I thought there was only ONE rule about money: making it.

So I lose it all. Because first I had to learn there are three rules to money:

Making it.

Keeping it.

Growing it.

Making it is what we deal with for a long time. We need to pay the bills. We need to reduce money anxiety in life.

But many people who are failures think that once they make it, the job is over.

I thought my job was over when I had millions in the bank.

So I stopped being healthy. So I stopped being nice to the people around me.

So I spent money on a penthouse apartment and buoght art and got a house in Atlantic City and started gambling after taking helicopters back and forth.

So I put money in every investment possible just to impress people.

And then I had $143 left and I was dead broke and blame myself for the deaths of at least two people.

When you make money, keep it. Don’t even invest it. Put it in the bank. Don’t be greedy for more. You only need to get rich once.

Unless you want to buy a basketball team you don’t need to get rich twice.

And only when you are confident you can Keep it, you can THINK about growing it. But that takes a year or two first of keeping it.

Please trust me on this one.

Almost every failure I know (and I know a lot) didn’t fail because they couldn’t make money. They are broke now because they couldn't keep it.

NO FOLLOW THROUGH

I have a very good friend who is a brilliant brilliant scientist. Maybe the most brilliant man I know.

I would tell him this to his face: you have no follow through.

He has an idea. Everyone says it’s amazing! AMAZING! You are so SMART!

He gets about 30% of it done.

And then he is on to the next Brilliant idea. BRILLIANT!

His kids live on food stamps. And every single one of his ideas is not just a million dollar idea. But a TRILLION dollar idea. I’m not exaggerating.

But he can’t follow through. The next idea is always bigger.

Thomas Edison didn’t say, “I did it!” when he made the light bulb.

He called up the mayor of New York and worked out a deal to light up downtown New York City. The first city in history to be lit up at night by electricity.

He got paid for that. He made a company. He followed through. He got rich.

That's the difference between Edison and Tesla, who was probably smarter in every way than Edison but died penniless.

If you have trouble following through, delegate. But don’t forget the other rules above: Over deliver. Integrity. Health. etc.

9) THEY DON’T HAVE NOTEBOOKS

I carry at all times a waiter’s pad. I have over 100 waiter’s pads.

In my pocket right now is one. In the table next to where I sleep is one.

Saul Bellow once said, “you never have to rewrite what you write in the middle of the night”.

How many times do you think of a great idea and you think, “this is so GREAT I will never forget it” and then you forget it.

It happened to me this morning. Claudia and I were talking last night and she said, “You have to write this down!” and I said, “there is NO WAY I’m going to forget this. “

Well, I forgot it. I pray to the gods of memory I will remember it but I forgot it.

10) THEY DON’T LISTEN

I say, on average, 10,000 words a day.

I ALREADY know the things I’m going to say. They already got to my brain somehow. And now I'm just waiting to vomit them out.

When you listen, you learn. When you learn, you get better. When you get better you start to have a vision, you start to over deliver, you get more creative, and all the other good things above.

I’m going on a word diet.

2500 words a day. MAX. I might not succeed (it’s an experiment) but I’m hoping I learn more today. And tomorrow.

Listening is a form of giving credit. It means you value the words of other.

Listening is a form of integrity. Because everyone offers something, you acknowledge that.

Listening is a form of improving relationships with others.

Listening is a way to outsource good ideas since if you let many others talk, some of them will give you good ideas you might not have thought of.

Buddha didn’t start a major religion by talking. It started because he sat under a tree and listened.

Jesus spent 40 days in a desert. Listening.

Moses listened to his wife (err….I mean a burning bush).

Everything that has moved history happened because of listening instead of talking. Talking inspires. But listening creates the inspiration.


I can say “break all of the above rules” is the final rule.

But I’m not going to say that.

You know why? Because this is not bullshit.

This is not about how to fail or to succeed. You can read those rules in a birthday card.

This is how I failed and succeeded. I hope I can die now without any more pain.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Philosophy-of-Everyday-Life/What-are-the-lessons-people-most-often-learn-too-late-in-life


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I had this experience many years ago, and it was devastating to me. I have always been a daddy's girl, and we commuted together for more than a decade, so I got to know him more as a person, and less as the perfect human being. My dad died 9 years ago now, and there's not a day that goes by when I don't miss him. I never told my mom or any of my siblings about the long-term affair he had. I didn't want to hurt them, and I didn't want them to remember him for the worst thing he did, instead of all the millions of amazing things he did. Parents screw up just like everybody else. If your parent has done something that harmed another person, you should encourage him to make amends, but don't get in the middle of it. The dad you've always known is still in there - he just made a big mistake and needs to own up to that.

Many Vietnam Veterans that I know, who are in their 60’s, have spent all the rest of their life being haunted by the worst thing to ever happen to them. That is so sad to me. After your dad takes responsibility for his actions, and you've gotten to a place where you feel you can trust him again, go back to being his daughter, and try to forgive him for the one horrible thing he did.

I hope this helps. My very best wishes to you and your family,

Sally

Source: https://www.quora.com/How-does-it-feel-to-find-out-that-your-parent-did-something-unforgivable


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The question is:

“If you received a "They are coming for you in 10 minutes" text message from a random number in the middle of the night, what would you do?”

I’d text back: “Confirm Password”

Just in case, I’d wake my eldest daughter (just mustered out from the USMC) and show it to her. We’d arm ourselves (yes, with firearms; what were you expecting? baseball bats and pepper spray?) and watch the front and back of the house for about an hour. I’d call the front desk of the local police station, ID myself with the turn sergeant, and ask if there is a current or imminent operation in my area, if not, I’ll thank him or her, mention the text, ask if they can send a car for a well-being check within the hour, then thank them, say I’ll be calling later with to update with confirmation that it was a prank, then hang up.

My daughter standing by with 911 ready on her speed-dial

If nothing happens within an hour, I’ll call back with an update, thank them for their time, then we’ll go back to sleep.

Paranoid?

Yes. I’m a retired prosecutor; there are a couple of people who would like to see me dead and have no objection to making it happen.

I know for a fact that there is no need for a police operation against me, particularly in the middle of the night.

And the password? Just to mess with the mind of the potential prankster… and if it is “for real”, they will certainly say something I recognize; if it is a hoax, they are unlikely to reply.

I doubt that I’d ever get as ambiguous a text as this; if anyone were to give me a real message, they’d use some sort of confirmation in the message itself.

I’m still not taking chances though, so that’s why I’d get ready and make the call (I’m on a first-name basis with more than one cop on that station). I’m also going to sleep in ‘caution mode’ after setting noisemakers behind the doors…


Source: https://www.quora.com/If-you-received-a-They-are-coming-for-you-in-10-minutes-text-message-from-a-random-number-in-the-middle-of-the-night-what-would-you-do


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It’s somebody you have never heard of.

Actually… it’s a bunch of people you’ve never heard of. But they’re all rich. Super rich. Like, make $100k a day rich

I’m going to tell you a little story. It’s quick and it’s 100% true.

About two years ago I was in Hong Kong for an investors meeting. I was with several other investors who were meeting up at the Ritz Carlton in HK. We were being pitched lots of different deals by local HK startups.

One of the fellow investors and I began talking… which lead to beers… which led to bar hopping. (A common trend in HK… maybe the only trend?).

Anyway… He began to tell me how he made money.

He lived full time in Hong Kong, but he was from the US. He said he was a professional poker player.

“In Hong Kong?” I asked.

“No… In Macau. I take the ferry over every day. Or sometimes a helicopter, if someone really wants to play me,” he said.

“If someone wants to play you?” I asked.

“Yeah… the Chinese like to lose.”

“Wait… what? I don’t get it? Chinese people like to lose poker games to you?”

We had both been drinking… so he leaned in… and said…

“Well… yeah… they like to lose… They want to play me because I win, almost every time. Sometimes I let them win, just to make the game fun. But, they’re not playing to win. They’re playing to lose.”

I looked at him awkwardly. What the heck was he talking about?

He continued, “They have to lose. That’s how they get their money out of the country. They use the casinos to launder their money, but they have to legitimately lose money in gambling. That’s where I come in. They take care of me. They make it worth my time.”

I stared at him blankly… a bit of a buzz kill.

He stared back grinning, “It’s all legal. Well, at least from my end. They just pay me. I don’t have anything to do with the casino or laundering the money. That’s between them and the casino. I just play cards. And win.”

“Wow,” I said. “I didn’t know that job existed.”

“Yup. It’s strange. But I get to play poker all day and get paid more than I ever would for winning any WPT tournament. That’s the World Poker Tour.”

The conversation didn’t go much further than that. I understood what was going on.

So, there you have it - the richest gambler in the world.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-richest-gambler-in-the-world


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As there are extra-judicial killings, there are also extra-judicial beatings.



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Bola Ahmed Tinubu aka Jagaban (born 29 March 1952) was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993, just before a military take-over in December 1993. After the return to democracy, he was elected governor of Lagos State, holding office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is an influential member of the All Progressives Congress party; he also holds both the chieftaincy of the Asiwaju of Lagos and that of the Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom in the Northern Niger State of Nigeria. He is the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party with president Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).

Please read more about him here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu

What People Need to Know About Tinubu
Tinubu is the backbone of APC, believe it or not. I can say that Providence used him to toppled PDP, which drove the nation in into the current quagmire. Without him, I don’t think it would’ve been possible for any opposition to topple the all-powerful PDP.

He’s a generous man; and there are people who love him in spite of criticisms levelled against him. I think his existent is a blessing to APC, Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole.

PDP is now in splinters because they don’t have a backbone. They got no-one that can finance then relentlessly, who’s charismatic enough to win the love, obedience and admiration of other members.

Now a word to those who talk ill of Asiwaju Tinubu. Please know that I’m not a politician and I’m neutral in all things. I’m only speaking my mind. How many of you are living a blameless life?

It reminds me of one Okada rider who was very good at dodging the payment of ticket monies. He knew how to elude those who collected ticket monies, and he often battled them, criticizing them harshly. He passionately disliked the idea of paying ticket monies and people knew this.

However, when he became a secretary of the Union, he’s the fiercest and the most merciless collector of ticket money. He devised a way of preventing other Okada riders from eluding payment for ticket monies. He even collects ticket monies from those who come out after 6.00 P.M. People remind him of when he was an ordinary Okada man, running away tickets, but he ignored them.

This is a great real life lesson. I laugh when I see someone who’s wicked in his own ways, criticizing the government. Most of you who blame Tinubu and other Nigerian leaders are found wanting when closely examined, especially the way you deal with your fellow human beings. You’ve forgotten that those you criticize are human beings like you. Those critics would do worse than them when in power.

Long life Chief Tinubu.

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It's a pity that many Yoruba people are now suffering from deep ignorance, especially the youth. I’m pissed off to see those half-educated people writing these:

Hardeyourlah instead of Adeola

Yeeancah instead of Yinka

Hardewhaley instead of Adewale

Harboseydey instead of Abosede, etc, etc.

Those shallow-sensed and thoughtless souls think they’re doing something trending on Facebook, Instagram, etc. How many Ibo people, Western people, Hausas, will distort the real spellings of their dignified names, only because they want to “belong” to “modern” and “trendy” crazes? And they gain nothing from this gross stupidity. It’s really a sorry case.

No White man will ever write Henry as Enri or Angela as Anjela; only because they want to look acceptable to other language speakers. It’s a pity when a Yoruba youth writes Elese like Eleche.

No Ibo man will ever write Chukwudi like Sukudi or Ogechukwu like Ogesuku.

Why are Yorubas not thinking? The Spanish, Germans, Chinese, etc. cherish their languages; but our own things have no value to us.

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Downcast.

What it is:

It’s a podcast player I have on my mobile phone.

Here’s what I use it for:

Time management: maximizing my commute time, grocery shopping, household chores, running errands, waiting in long lines

Productivity: using the “in-between times” to learn new things, find out how other entrepreneurs plan out their day and their career, and leverage experiences of other professionals to work smarter instead of harder

Brain food: having an audio version of an encyclopedia to find out and understand concepts in technology, economics, literature, politics, art, culture, spirituality, psychology, global issues

Creative thinking: exploring possibilities of different projects where I can implement what I’ve learned through podcasts, optimize my writing and communication skills, and develop my personal goals for each month and for the year

Exercising: preparing and queuing up my audio content to fit the length of running or hiking sessions

Falling asleep: listening to sounds of nature to relax and unwind faster
Here are my top 15 podcasts that I listen to regularly:

Optimize with Brian Johnson (my top pick: More wisdom in less time to help you live your greatest life. Condensed big ideas from the best books on optimal living and micro classes on how to apply these ideas.)

The Inquiry (a debate on a controversial topic in the news and 4 experts challenging each other with 2 views, for and against the topic)

Intelligence Squared (the world’s leading forum for debate and intelligent discussion, led by great orators and sharp minds)

Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod (creator of The Miracle Morning, provides ideas to cultivate a morning routine and boost productivity)

BBC Global News (my top news pick: main stories of the day from BBC news, offered twice a day and once on weekends)

Planet Money (stories about smart people, economics, politics)
Radiolab (show about curiosity, interesting ideas, science, philosophy)

This Is Your Life with Michael Hyatt (a podcast dedicated to intentional leadership, with the goal to help you live with more passion, work with greater focus, and lead with extraordinary influence)

Happier With Gretchen Rubin (a fun show led by bestselling author of The Happiness Project, with small ideas you can apply to your life to exercise your happiness muscle)
Radio Headspace (a podcast to give you inspiration for a healthier, happier life, with topics such as mindfulness, being happier, and changing the world)

The Model Health Show (hosted by Shawn Stevenson, it’s an entertaining and honest take on health and fitness)

Atmosphonic (my top pick for sleeping: a collection of hour-long podcasts with recorded sounds of nature to help you sleep and relax)

Entrepreneur On Fire (interviews with today’s most successful entrepreneurs on their best and their worst entrepreneurial moments, and lessons they’ve learned along the way)

Question of the Day (a show for people short on time and long on curiosity, with a lot of good humor in trying to answer the question at hand)

The James Altucher Show (entrepreneur/investor/writer James Altucher leads conversations with writers and entrepreneurs)

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-app-changed-your-life

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We’re all tempted to use words that we’re not too familiar with. If this were the only problem, I wouldn’t have much to write about. That’s because we’re cautious with words we’re unsure of and, thus, they don’t create much of an issue for us. It’s the words that we think we’re using correctly that wreak the most havoc. We throw them around in meetings, e-mails and important documents (such as resumes and client reports), and they land, like fingernails across a chalkboard, on everyone who has to hear or read them. We’re all guilty of this from time to time, myself included.

When I write, I hire an editor who is an expert in grammar to review my articles before I post them online. It’s bad enough to have a roomful of people witness your blunder—it’s something else entirely to stumble in front of 100,000! The point is, we can all benefit from opportunities to sharpen the saw and minimize our mistakes. Often, it’s the words we perceive as being more correct or sophisticated that don’t really mean what we think they do. There are 20 such words that have a tendency to make even really smart people stumble.

Have a look to see which of these commonly confused words throw you off.

Accept vs. Except

These two words sound similar but have very different meanings. Accept means to receive something willingly: “His mom accepted his explanation” or “She accepted the gift graciously.” Except signifies exclusion: “I can attend every meeting except the one next week.” To help you remember, note that both except and exclusion begin with ex.

Affect vs. Effect

To make these words even more confusing than they already are, both can be used as either a noun or a verb. Let’s start with the verbs. Affect means to influence something or someone; effect means to accomplish something. “Your job was affected by the organizational restructuring” but “These changes will be effected on Monday.” As a noun, an effect is the result of something: “The sunny weather had a huge effect on sales.” It’s almost always the right choice because the noun affect refers to an emotional state and is rarely used outside of psychological circles: “The patient’s affect was flat.”

Lie vs. Lay

We’re all pretty clear on the lie that means an untruth. It’s the other usage that trips us up. Lie also means to recline: “Why don’t you lie down and rest?” Lay requires an object: “Lay the book on the table.” Lie is something you can do by yourself, but you need an object to lay. It’s more confusing in the past tense. The past tense of lie is—you guessed it—lay: “I lay down for an hour last night.” And the past tense of lay is laid: “I laid the book on the table.”

Bring vs. Take

Bring and take both describe transporting something or someone from one place to another, but the correct usage depends on the speaker’s point of view. Somebody brings something to you, but you take it to somewhere else: “Bring me the mail, then take your shoes to your room.” Just remember, if the movement is toward you, use bring; if the movement is away from you, use take.
Ironic vs. Coincidental

A lot of people get this wrong. If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s not ironic—it’s coincidental (and bad luck). Ironic has several meanings, all of which include some type of reversal of what was expected. Verbal irony is when a person says one thing but clearly means another. Situational irony is when a result is the opposite of what was expected. O. Henry was a master of situational irony. In his famous short story The Gift of the Magi, Jim sells his watch to buy combs for his wife’s hair, and she sells her hair to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. Each character sold something precious to buy a gift for the other, but those gifts were intended for what the other person sold. That is true irony. If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s coincidental. If you drive up to the mountains to ski, and there was more snow back at your house, that’s ironic.

Imply vs. Infer

To imply means to suggest something without saying it outright. To infer means to draw a conclusion from what someone else implies. As a general rule, the speaker/writer implies, and the listener/reader infers.

Nauseous vs. Nauseated

Nauseous has been misused so often that the incorrect usage is accepted in some circles. Still, it’s important to note the difference. Nauseous means causing nausea; nauseated means experiencing nausea. So, if your circle includes ultra-particular grammar sticklers, never say “I’m nauseous” unless you want them to be snickering behind your back.

Comprise vs. Compose

These are two of the most commonly misused words in the English language.Comprise means to include; compose means to make up. It all comes down to parts versus the whole. When you use comprise, you put the whole first: “A soccer game comprises (includes) two halves.” When you use compose, you put the pieces first: “Fifty states compose (make up) the United States of America.”

Farther vs. Further

Farther refers to physical distance, while further describes the degree or extent of an action or situation. “I can’t run any farther,” but “I have nothing further to say.” If you can substitute “more” or “additional,” use further.
Fewer vs. Less

Use fewer when you’re referring to separate items that can be counted; use less when referring to a whole: “You have fewer dollars, but less money.”

Bringing it all together

English grammar can be tricky, and, a lot of times, the words that sound right are actually wrong. With words such as those listed above, you just have to memorize the rules so that when you are about to use them, you’ll catch yourself in the act and know for certain that you’ve written or said the right one.

Source: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1k02dA/:1UXj7NPh1:TfKehWa./qz.com/432285/20-misused-words-that-make-smart-people-look-dumb

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Sometimes we do, but it depends on the circumstances. It depends on the crime. I would not have done this if the crime was against another person (such as a battery).

I was training a new officer many years ago. We grabbed the zone file after the squad room briefing, and I noticed there was a warrant for failure to appear in court on a criminal matter for a frequent flyer in our zone. The wanted subject was "Christopher", a 20-something I had arrested for various non violent crimes in the past. I knew Christopher lived in an apartment with "Joey", with whom I had a similar relationship.

I had never had any violent interactions with these guys. They just had a habit of liking things that belonged to other people.

Joey's father had recently died in a traffic accident in Indiana. A year earlier Joey's brother had been electrocuted while trying to steal the copper fuses from an electric company compound, and though he survived, he was a paraplegic

So we went to their apartment with the warrant, and from the common hallway I knocked on the door. From inside we heard, "Come in!"

My rookie asked me what we should do. I advised him we had been invited inside.

So I opened the unlocked door and we stepped inside. Joey was sitting on the couch. On the coffee table in front of him was a scale and a little pile of weed (about 30 grams). Joey was in the process of rolling a joint.

The look on his face was priceless.

I said, "Joey, Joey, Joey. Never just invite people in without knowing who they are. It could be the Big Bad Wolf."

Joey was holding the half rolled joint in midair, thinking if he didn't move it I wouldn't see it. I said, "Where's Chris?"

Joey said, "I swear to God, Officer Bruno, he's not here." He was expecting me to arrest him.

I told him to tell Chris about the warrant. I flushed the weed down his toilet, but left him his joint.

As we walked out, I told him to lock the damn door.

My rookie asked why we didn't arrest him. I did my best to explain to him that sometimes people don't need to be arrested that day.

Joey never became a model citizen, but he wasn't an axe murderer either. I haven't heard of him in 25 years. Hope he's ok.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Do-police-officers-ever-let-criminals-go-because-they-sympathise-with-them


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The attention can be both annoying and appreciated.

Negatives:

-I never get challenged to a "race" (not that I would on public streets) however, whenever I have it's been from someone in a mini-van, pickup truck, or a base BMW. Neither of those have any chance of winning but for some reasons their owners hold a grudge.

-I have to run into a store and feel compelled to park at the furthest possible parking spot to avoid people parking next to me and unintentionally damaging my car while loading their goods, etc.

-Regular maintenance will be significantly more expensive.

-You will attract the wrong women

-You really don't/shouldn't go to the local carwash as it will likely cause light marks on the clear coat.

-You can't/probably don't want to be caught out in the rain. It MUST go in the garage during the winter when it snows. You could take it out when snow isn't on the ground but it will get covered in road salt and racing tires are very dangerous if you hit a patch of ice.

-You must be a very conscious driver. Hitting a minor pothole isn't great for your >18' rims and tires. A major pothole may cause the rim to crack, good luck getting a single rim if it's a classic car. Additionally, have fun with the potentially blown out tire or one that gets a bubble from this.

Positives:

-People immediately assume you're incredibly successful at whatever you do. There are many famous/semi-famous people who have purchased an expensive sports car before they 'made it big' (Ralph Lauren, Jose Eber.) As such, I'd recommend it to anyone who can afford it simply for the networking opportunities.

-People will want to do business with you, start businesses with you, come to you for business advice, and immediately respect you. This doesn't work on everyone but for most it does.

-You run into enthusiasts who want to talk about the car, features, and have in-depth car conversations (if you're into cars, not just owning a high end one that is always a welcomed conversation.)

-It can give you instant confidence. Similar to wearing tailored clothes, driving to an appointment, meeting, date, etc. in an exotic car can give you immediately confidence and take away the stress of a bad day.

-People want to take photos of it and compliment it frequently.

Letting people borrow it:

-Very few people have asked to even drive it for fear of crashing or something bad happening. Those who have asked to drive it, I typically have no problem so long as I know them/trust them. However, this is done for a very short distance on backroads and ALWAYS when I'm in the car. I would never let them take the car for a weekend, etc.

Although buying a high end car isn't the 'greatest' allocation of capital, I'd be lying if I told you I've ever regretted it.

Source: https://www.quora.com/How-has-owning-a-very-expensive-car-affected-your-everyday-life

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This is interesting, but it cost me some data. Lol!

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13 Facts About Sleep Paralysis That Will Keep You Up At Night

Let’s talk about what really happens when you wake up and can’t move. Spoiler alert: It’s scary.

“Most patients say the same thing to describe sleep paralysis: that it feels like you woke up dead. You know that your mind is awake and your body is not — so you’re trapped, essentially,” Michael Breus, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, tells BuzzFeed Life.

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Jaiz Bank Plc, is a non interest bank in Nigeria. It is the first non-interest bank established in the country.

I’ve been hearing of interest-free accounts all over the place, and “luckily” financial institutions that allow this are now available in Nigeria.

How do such bank make profits when doing interest-free banking? Are there then any incentives for customers when they gain no interests on their savings and fixed deposits? Is there really any sense in interest-free banking?

Are there other ways bank make money apart from interest rates?

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In short?

Total chaos mixed with terror, people abandoning all hope, death, hunger, and brutal repression.

If you found yourself in late April in Berlin, you'd experience sheer terror along with young people acting with complete abandon. Many likened it to the end of the world. Many people began doing what they wanted to do, like having parties and getting drunk out of their minds. Some even engaged in sexual acts, knowing that it would probably be their last moments of pleasure. Water and food were in short supply but beer and alcohol were not. One family survived on a cache of champagne.

Mass Suicides

There were too many suicides to count during this time. When Hitler lost Stalingrad, many Germans at that time had an inkling of what was to come if the war ever came to Berlin. Because the Germans never saw themselves in the position where the "uncultured and Asiatic beasts" would be at their front door, they had no defenses and the city was not prepared. Because of this, many people chose to take their own lives.

Women and children waded into water, people were trying to procure cyanide or other effective poison. Some simply jumped from heights or shot themselves. Hangings were common as well. Mass suicides in Germany were horrific.

Brutal Repression

Children as young as 13 could be found hanging from lampposts for being cowards. The SS would go around and find people that were hiding out instead of fighting and would hang them for cowardice. This was done to show the population what would happen if they didn't fight back. This tactic backfired in so many ways and those who were the staunchest supporters of the Nazi regime began to have their doubts that this war could be won, regardless of what Goebbels shrieked on the radio...before taking his own life.

The only people that were really left were rag tag remnants of the 9th and 12th army, Hitler Jugend, some of the most fanatical of the SS who survived in other parts, and old men, who made up the Volksturm. There were hardly any weapons. There seemed to be lots of Italian ammunition but they wouldn't fire in German guns. So thousands of these bullets had to be cased to fit the guns. There wasn't much time to do this so they simply found guns that would fire the Italian ammunition from caches of weapons taken from other countries. This didn't work out so well.

The only weapon that was primarily effective was the Panzerfaust. Many Russian tanks were taken out this way. But the Russians just kept coming. The Panzerfaust was so simplistic in design and worked really well but there were only so many of these to go around. With the Russian Katushkas demolishing buildings, the Germans still didn't stand a chance. But Russian casualties were high....

Hunger

There were very few provisions left to feed the people. Despite the height of the Russian bombings, many housewives braved the bombs to queue in line for food. They didn't know when they would get their next meal and wouldn't dream of leaving the line that they had waited in line for. So they simply braved the bombs. Many women and children lost their lives this way. Hunger was widespread and rampant in the cities and many Germans simply died of starvation.

Mass Rapes

Many Berlin housewives told stories of the first waves of Russian troops and how they were treated nicely. They simply wanted things like light bulbs, alcohol, and wristwatches. But many were warned that second wave troops weren't going to be as nice. Rapes from the Red Army were done brutally. Some women were simply shot after being raped. Others were raped repeatedly. The abortion rate shot up after Berlin was occupied and doctors had their hands full with abortion procedures. Some women opted for suicide than rape. Others fooled the Russians by hiding in conspicuous places, dressed as old women, or simply fled to American lines where they were treated better.

A really good book to get a sense of the times would be "The Last Battle" by Cornelius Ryan. There are some mistakes in the book that I found but it tells the human story of what it was like to live in the last days of the Third Reich with astounding clarity and humanity. You almost feel sorry for the Germans....almost. The movie, "Der Untergang" is a great movie that also tells the story of the last days. I found them both to be fairly accurate and compelling.

Depending on where you lived....

If you lived in the Soviet Zone, you knew hard times were ahead. If you lived in American occupied territory, you had more hope. Many Germans looked at Americans as their "saviors". However, in the beginning, the Americans didn't see it that way. Especially those that viewed the death camps. But the Russians were brutal in their reprisals against the Germans. The Americans had stories of atrocities of their own but nowhere near the Germans.

Stranger Things Have Happened....

There were heroic stories that came out of Germany. Such as Walther Wencke assisting German citizens to the American lines. The 9th army was even feeding German refugees and helping them through a small pocket get to the American lines.

Also there was one battle of Itter Castle in Austria where the German Wehrmacht fought on the same side as the Americans against the SS, who had VIP prisoners held up in the castle.

So the last days of the Third Reich was a strange but brutal chapter in History that should never be repeated again. But it brought forth a better Germany today.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Nazi-Germany-What-were-the-final-days-of-the-Third-Reich-like


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Is it legal to have an unregistered off-the-grid baby in the USA?

My younger brother was an off-the-grid baby by accident.

He was born in our upstairs bathroom after midnight. My mother had just enough warning to call, "it feels like the baby is ready", and there he was. The first baby in decades to be born within the borders of our small, hospital-less town.

An ambulance arrived minutes later, provided first aid, and wrote up a birth certificate - incorrectly.

When my brother was eight, we moved to England. My parents applied for passports for my family. My brother's application was turned down. We learned that the federal government did not believe that he existed.

The remarkable thing is not that my brother existed off-the-grid, but that he was able to be on-the-grid for years before "the grid" recognized that he was there. He got his shots at the doctor’s office. He went to school.

The federal government either never found out, or never cared, until there was paperwork involved. Demonstrating my brother's existence - and citizenship, and right to leave the country - was a huge bureaucratic pain. A truly off-the-grid baby, with no doctors or teachers to swear to his existence, would never have succeeded.

Do you want to raise a baby who faces the drivers-license-less, passport-less hurdles of an undocumented immigrant?

Source: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-legal-to-have-an-unregistered-off-the-grid-baby-in-the-USA

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Networking events are a great opportunity to make valuable contacts, professionally and personally. But many people stress over the pressure of trying to connect quickly and impressively with complete strangers. Some even stay away because they can't get comfortable with the idea.

It's definitely a situation that can prey on any insecurities you have, but if you prepare well, you can know that you won't be caught in a long weird silence or trying to think of something to say that doesn't sound awkward. Then you'll be ready not just for networking events but for company picnics, conferences, cocktail parties, and any other social events that take you outside your circle of family and friends.

Here are eight perfect icebreakers to learn and practice.
1. Hi, my name is . . .

Start with the basics. Put out your hand, flash a genuine smile, make eye contact, and introduce yourself. From there the person you're talking with will almost certainly share their name, and you're already off to a good start.

2. What do you do?

People love to talk about themselves. If you're inquisitive and curious, most people will pick it up from there and carry the talking. Again, it's a question of starting with the basics.

3. What business are you in?

A slightly different version of "What do you do?" Either can be appropriate, depending on the event and the person. You may even want to use both. If you learn that you're talking with an accountant, you can ask, "Are you with an accounting firm, or do you work for a business in a different industry?"

4. What do you like about your job?

Open-ended questions like this are a great follow-up, because they probably can't be answered in a couple of words. It reinforces positivity and communicates interest in their work.

5. How did you get started in this kind of work?

You can learn so much about someone if you hear even a bit about their journey instead of focusing exclusively on the here and now. And when people start telling their story, things can really get interesting.

6. What are you hoping to get out of this event?

Obviously this isn't a question to ask at, say, a birthday party for a board member, but if the focus is professional, it's worth a try. It gives the other person a chance to communicate something about themselves indirectly--is their answer funny, sarcastic, sincere, dismissive?

7. I love your work.

If you're talking with someone well-known, expressing admiration for their work can be a good starting place. From there, you can pivot into something more open-ended, like "I heard you speak about your new project at last year's conference--how is that going?" or "One of the ideas in your book really helped me through a rough patch . . . "

8. What advice would you give someone just starting out in your industry?

With an industry veteran or older person, an open-ended hypothetical like this can lead you to valuable insights. You may also want to ask how the industry has changed during the course of their career.

The bottom line is this: Be interested in learning more about others, and you'll always have something to ask. Be willing to engage in give and take and give something of yourself as well, and you'll soon wonder what it is you were so intimidated by.


Source: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/18Z3oT/:y0iH!pln:Tj2y_WRj/www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/perfect-icebreakers-8-smart-phrases-that-will-make-you-better-at-networking.html


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Chilling Final Photos of Murder Victims Taken by Their Killers

Chilling final photos of murder victims taken by their killers
Last minutes of the victim’s agony perpetuated forever on pictures

Warning! This page might contain graphic language, images and videos that some viewers might find disturbing. Not appropriate for children under the age of 18.

See photos here: https://www.bizarrepedia.com/final-photos-of-victims/

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Osinbajo - a responsible VP. At least, he's doing his job. I wish him the best.


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Of course. There is a fantasy that the American military is somehow immune to being used as a tool of repression. Comes from watching too much Hollywood, reading too much Tom Clancy, perusing too many right wing blogs, and not checking out enough actual US history.

News flash: the US military has seldom hesitated to shoot or otherwise use violence against US civilians when ordered to do so. Last major instance I know of was the Kent State Massacre , gunning down protesting students in an Ohio university campus.

Kent State wasn’t an exception. Until FDR pushed through the National Labor Relations Act, the US Army and the National Guard of various states were frequently used in major labor disputes to back the bosses and as a blunt instrument for strike breaking and union busting.

From the Reconstruction period through the Great Depression, the military was deployed regularly and in significant numbers. Because military personnel were mostly used on the side of the industrialists, many citizens saw them as tools of oppression. - A History of the Labor Movement & the Military

E.g.; the Ludlow Massacre , when the Colorado National Guard opened fire on an encampment of striking coal miners, killing over two dozen people, including women and children, before destroying the encampment.

The Pullman Strike , when 12,000 men from the US Army were sent in to break the strike. 30 strikers were shot dead in the process, and about another 60 injured.

Or US cavalry, supported by tanks and led by George Patton under orders from Douglas MacArthur (whose aide at the time was Dwight Eisenhower - all in all, an inglorious day in the careers of some of America’s greatest soldiers), charging at the protesters of the Bonus Army in Washington, DC, and burning out their shacks. 50+ protesters and their family members were injured, some of whom later died.

Or the Lawrence Textile Strike in Massachusetts, 1912.

And that’s without counting all the times, especially in the 1960s, when the National Guard was called out in various states to deal with riots.

An argument could be made that the US military today, an all volunteer professional force, would be even more likely to obey orders to fire on civilians than the mass draftee military of yesteryear. An all volunteer professional military is more insulated from civilians; its membership is self selecting and less of a representative cross section of the country by class, education, and political leaning; and its ranks contain a higher percentage of careerists who are more invested in and have greater institutional loyalty to the military than a draftee counting the days until he can return to civilian life.

You’d think people who buy into this fantasy that the US military won’t light up US civilians hadn’t ever been or known young men, and so can’t imagine how easy it is to manipulate them, or what temptations and fantasies go through the minds of 18 year olds with the power of life and death a trigger squeeze away. Between group think, peer pressure, the ease of indoctrinating young people with little prior life experience at an age when their minds are still malleable, and the government’s ability to come up with justifications for firing on civilians, those who refuse to fire will be the rare exceptions to the rule.

Personal experience anecdote: in the 1990s I was in the Virginia Army National Guard, and we were supposed to get deployed to Virginia Beach or Newark to back up the local police over some civil disturbances. The officers and NCOs were all serious and mature about it, as you’d expect. But among the majority of the rest of us, E-4s and lower, mostly 18 to 22 year olds? We were eagerly looking forward to, and openly discussing, the opportunity to shoot up looters and rioters. Looking back at it, it wasn’t malice, and there was nothing aberrant about us: we were just an average group of young men. It’s just that that’s how groups of young men frequently think when given weapons and an opportunity to use them.

And the National Guard is at the most civilian-y end of the US military establishment. Yet, a significant portion of us were looking forward to the opportunity to shoot other civilians.

As it turned out, we didn’t end up getting deployed after all. Many of us were disappointed.

So yes. I would say that if the US military is ordered to fire on US civilians, there will be no shortage of trigger pullers.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Would-the-American-military-fire-on-its-own-citizens-if-ordered-to

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When Pastor W. F. Kumuyi of Deeper Life Bible Church was a very young man

REMINISCENT OF THOSE YEARS… YOU’RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE.

William Folorunso Kumuyi (born 6 June 1941) is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria. He is the author of several books. In the early 1970s Kumuyi worked as an education lecturer at the University of Lagos.

Pastor W.F Kumuyi was born into a Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria. He completed his secondary school education in 1961, and in 1962 started teaching mathematics at Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun-State, from where he proceeded to the University of Ibadan and in 1967 graduated with a first-class honours degree in mathematics. He became a born-again Christian in April 1964.

Kumuyi remarried in October 2010 in London, about 18 months after the death of his first wife.

In April 2013, Kumuyi was named as one of the "500 most powerful people on the planet." – From Wikipedia

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Researchers Say This Common Feeling Is More Dangerous Than Smoking 15 Cigarettes a Day

You've probably experienced loneliness at some point: after a breakup, when you move to a new city. But did you know it poses serious health risks?


Researchers have confirmed that loneliness can be a deadly affliction — as lethal as diabetes or smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

“We need to start taking our social relationships more seriously,” Julianne Holt-Lunstad, the author of a Brigham Young University study on loneliness, said in a statement. “The effect of this is comparable to obesity, something that public health takes very seriously.”

The world is in the throes of an invisible loneliness epidemic, with 60 million sufferers in America alone.

Here are some of the health hazards associated with loneliness.

Loneliness can cause so many health issues, some experts believe it should be treated as a chronic illness.

Inflammation

Lonely people generate more inflammation-related proteins in stressful situations than socially connected people, according to a study by Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Inflammation can lead to other health problems, including Type 2 diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and depression.

Inflammation may also go hand in hand with impaired immune function, which the study found to be another side effect of loneliness.

"Both, in different ways, indicate that the immune system is a little out of whack," study researcher Lisa Jaremka, a postdoctoral fellow at Ohio State, told LiveScience.

Heart problems

Loneliness can literally break your heart, researchers at the University of York found. The stress and fear associated with being alone can trigger an inflammatory response in your body, which is a major risk factor for heart disease. Socially isolated or lonely people are 29 percent more likely to have heart disease and 32 percent more likely to have a stroke, according to the study.

Dementia

Sufferers of loneliness are at a 64 percent greater risk of dementia later in life, according to a Dutch study in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.

The increased risk hinges on feelings of loneliness and is not correlated simply with living alone. "Interestingly, the fact that 'feeling lonely' rather than 'being alone' was associated with dementia onset suggests that it is not the objective situation but, rather, the perceived absence of social attachments that increases the risk of cognitive decline," the study authors told The Guardian.

Obesity

Because inactivity tends to be a staple of loneliness, the feeling is associated with obesity, which is linked to diabetes and other serious health conditions.

Premature death

Being socially isolated renders you 30 percent more likely to suffer a premature death than your socially involved counterparts, the study by Brigham Young University showed. And you don't need to only feel lonely for this bear out. A study author told CNN that being alone and feeling alone should both be taken seriously.

And because inflammation can trigger depression, there's also an increased risk of suicide.
Why are people so lonely?

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The gap between expert analysis and public opinion seems to be widening by the day. In the US, there is significant popular support for the policies of Donald Trump which the vast majority of experts regards as questionable, to say the least. In the UK there has been a broad consensus of economics experts warning that a vote to leave Europe will be disastrous, but many members of the public still intend to vote to leave. The global scientific community continues to warn about the catastrophic dangers of climate change, yet many members of public see human-created climate change as a hoax.

These are just three examples of an increasingly wide-spread phenomenon: well-informed experts put forward a view on a topic based on the best evidence available and public opinion jumps the other way. Why does this happen?

One possible answer is that the general public is just stupid. To put this in more acceptable terms, the public do not have a sufficient IQ, enough education or the right information to accurately weigh up the arguments. This explanation may appeal to experts whose opinion is ignored, but it is not correct. Most of the public have sufficient raw intelligence to weight up basic arguments. General levels of education have never been higher – and almost any information is readily available to anyone with an internet connection.

A second answer is that public trust in experts is declining. A closer look at the evidence suggests this is not so. The annual Edelman trust barometer shows that academics and industry experts continue to be trusted by 70% of the public. This compares to 43% for CEOs and 38% for government officials.

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Who do you think is or was the unluckiest person on earth?

Entire village wins lottery – except for one guy

Every Christmas in Spain, there’s a lottery draw so massive it’s called El Gordo, which translates as “the fat one.”

And the tiny village of Sodeto had some serious cause for celebration after all of the 70 households — except for one — purchased tickets. And these lucky locals’ number came up (58268), resulting in them getting a share of the monster $950 million first-place prize. Do the maths.Sure enough, the residents, mainly farmers and unemployed construction workers, walked away with millions.

Apart from one unfortunate guy called Costis Mitsotakis. Poor old Costis. It seems that the good folk from the homemakers’ association, who were selling the tickets, had neglected to knock on his door. Bummer.

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