I spent about 20 years studying the visual system of the Praying Mantis... and I published what may ne one of the first scientific books about this creature (The Praying Mantids, Jonhs Hopkins University Press, 1999). However, all of these years I have been traumatized by the oppressive name of this animal. I actually think that it caused the Crusades. I insist that its name be changed to the "Just-Contemplating-Something-Innocuous Mantis". Otherwise, I just won't feel safe.
Have people changed with respect to these hypersensitive musings, or is it something else?
Let me attempt to answer my own question in suggesting it is something else.
I think the hypersensitive is a genetic thing that can be altered by life experience. If a parent of multiple offspring you will likely agree with this. One child is a steamroller. Criticism does not phase her. She is born with thick-skin and also abundant self-confidence for defending herself as needed. She measures fairness, but more so fairness in opportunity. She is proactive and goes for it. The other child melts into tears with a cross-eyed look. He needs constant reassurance that he is a worthy animal on the planet. He measures fairness on outcomes. He is more apt to be passive and waiting around for something to happen that he can react to.
It is possible that both will shift with life-experience (coping skills can be taught, and life can knock the self-confidence out of some), but generally these traits are pretty baked-in.
Historically the thick-skinned would dominate as they would be more actionable and more emotionally self-controlled.
I think what has happened is that the hypertensive have been empowered by changes in the media who will not only gladly allow them to air their hypertensive grievances but have weaponized them to mob and passive-aggressive attack the thick-skinned that dare to make them feel inferior by comparison. The campuses have been the seed for this... teaching victim grievance fake scholarship instead of building life skills to help student become functional adults that can successfully navigate a tragic and malevolent world.
It should not be political except that the hypertensive grievance warriors all flock to the left and are committed to remake the world in their image.
It is a difficult dysfunctional dystopia to escape from because they have leveraged the psychology of normal moral people that care about fairness and victims. Thinking about the example of your two children with differing sensitivity; you would love and care for them both. However, you would be more focused on the hypertensive child as needing more consideration and attention. The thick-skinned child you know will be fine. So even as the child struggles and exhibits much more negative reactionary behavior, you would be much more tolerant in understanding.
This unbalanced tolerance explains the hypocrisy of the left and why the left is so committed to identity politics. With the psychology of people to give latitude to the behavior of victims, the goal is to form a hierarchy of victim identity groups from which to politically operate from within and behind. AND, to brand any opposition group as anti-victim (oppressor) so that their ability to react in defense is constrained.
3rd wave postmodernist feminists are some of the most nasty and destructive people playing within the game of politics. But they are female, but also a majority lesbian and thus untouchable victims. Scientists are also victims... constantly attacked by those science deniers and needing to be shielded from it. And certainly insects are victims. And so are minorities... especially those can be exploited to support left politics.
Meanwhile I will still refer to them as Murder Hornets.
This is a splendid review/explication. It deserves greater exposure. Anyone with children can immediately see the truth shining through. Thanks for taking the time.
"Taking offence" is unrestricted by politics, workplace or status. It is the plaything of little people elbowing their way into consequence--however unearned.
To the "offenders"...do what you just did. Nothing.
Hello Tara: I just finished reading this book. It is 43 pages long with another 11 pages of Reference material. And it is FREE to download.
It you are reticent to read it, please try. It, unfortunately, will be a shock to many of you. But, if you hold your family, friends and children close to your heart, you will be glad you did.
Once again, Seattle is distinguished as one of the premier, laughed at cities in the US. Given that birds are today’s incarnation of dinosaurs, perhaps the Audubon Society—Seattle Chapter should become “The Seattle Society for Extinct Species—Final Chapter”.
I spent about 20 years studying the visual system of the Praying Mantis... and I published what may ne one of the first scientific books about this creature (The Praying Mantids, Jonhs Hopkins University Press, 1999). However, all of these years I have been traumatized by the oppressive name of this animal. I actually think that it caused the Crusades. I insist that its name be changed to the "Just-Contemplating-Something-Innocuous Mantis". Otherwise, I just won't feel safe.
Have people changed with respect to these hypersensitive musings, or is it something else?
Let me attempt to answer my own question in suggesting it is something else.
I think the hypersensitive is a genetic thing that can be altered by life experience. If a parent of multiple offspring you will likely agree with this. One child is a steamroller. Criticism does not phase her. She is born with thick-skin and also abundant self-confidence for defending herself as needed. She measures fairness, but more so fairness in opportunity. She is proactive and goes for it. The other child melts into tears with a cross-eyed look. He needs constant reassurance that he is a worthy animal on the planet. He measures fairness on outcomes. He is more apt to be passive and waiting around for something to happen that he can react to.
It is possible that both will shift with life-experience (coping skills can be taught, and life can knock the self-confidence out of some), but generally these traits are pretty baked-in.
Historically the thick-skinned would dominate as they would be more actionable and more emotionally self-controlled.
I think what has happened is that the hypertensive have been empowered by changes in the media who will not only gladly allow them to air their hypertensive grievances but have weaponized them to mob and passive-aggressive attack the thick-skinned that dare to make them feel inferior by comparison. The campuses have been the seed for this... teaching victim grievance fake scholarship instead of building life skills to help student become functional adults that can successfully navigate a tragic and malevolent world.
It should not be political except that the hypertensive grievance warriors all flock to the left and are committed to remake the world in their image.
It is a difficult dysfunctional dystopia to escape from because they have leveraged the psychology of normal moral people that care about fairness and victims. Thinking about the example of your two children with differing sensitivity; you would love and care for them both. However, you would be more focused on the hypertensive child as needing more consideration and attention. The thick-skinned child you know will be fine. So even as the child struggles and exhibits much more negative reactionary behavior, you would be much more tolerant in understanding.
This unbalanced tolerance explains the hypocrisy of the left and why the left is so committed to identity politics. With the psychology of people to give latitude to the behavior of victims, the goal is to form a hierarchy of victim identity groups from which to politically operate from within and behind. AND, to brand any opposition group as anti-victim (oppressor) so that their ability to react in defense is constrained.
3rd wave postmodernist feminists are some of the most nasty and destructive people playing within the game of politics. But they are female, but also a majority lesbian and thus untouchable victims. Scientists are also victims... constantly attacked by those science deniers and needing to be shielded from it. And certainly insects are victims. And so are minorities... especially those can be exploited to support left politics.
Meanwhile I will still refer to them as Murder Hornets.
This is a splendid review/explication. It deserves greater exposure. Anyone with children can immediately see the truth shining through. Thanks for taking the time.
Rupa got caught, Tara. And with it, so have you. Again.
You'd have thought an Independent Journalist™ might have sniffed it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgAlKIsGFD4&t=6s
"Taking offence" is unrestricted by politics, workplace or status. It is the plaything of little people elbowing their way into consequence--however unearned.
To the "offenders"...do what you just did. Nothing.
Does Dr. — ah — Looney speak on behalf of all murder hornets or just the ones majoring in humanities?
Hello Tara: I just finished reading this book. It is 43 pages long with another 11 pages of Reference material. And it is FREE to download.
It you are reticent to read it, please try. It, unfortunately, will be a shock to many of you. But, if you hold your family, friends and children close to your heart, you will be glad you did.
It is FREE at eBook Sign-Up • Children's Health Defense (childrenshealthdefense.org)
One way to discourage such silliness is to ignore it.
Gangs
Social media creates gangs
Scared lonely people need the protection of gangs
"Everyone"? Speak for yourself.
and in Extremely Woke Seattle they have gone to the birds..... https://seattleaudubon.org/2022/07/21/moving-from-shameful-legacy-seattle-chapter-to-drop-audubon/
Once again, Seattle is distinguished as one of the premier, laughed at cities in the US. Given that birds are today’s incarnation of dinosaurs, perhaps the Audubon Society—Seattle Chapter should become “The Seattle Society for Extinct Species—Final Chapter”.
Can you hear us scorning you from there?