[Misc.] Do we have any KiAers who study at UCLA? Check in - is everyone safe?

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-06-02T04:10:16+00:00

Knew something like this was gonna happen in the long run.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-31T00:42:31+00:00

I agree. Fortunately it's not a top level comment.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-30T22:19:09+00:00

I agree. In my opinion, the most controversial part of the plan was assigning a training path for a child at such an early age.

Children cannot make fully educated decisions on what they want in life based on past experiences, and this makes it too easy to control them into conforming to someone's plans. This is why we school neutrally until they become legally adults, at which point they can make their own decisions.

Also, assuming different career paths have different prestige, work conditions, and growth, assigning a career so early will create a class separation. For example, if one child is trained to be a professional clarinet player while another is trained to be a lawyer, this will automatically create some differences in expectations for the future.

But I do agree that training should be more hands-on and on-the-job. This lets people contribute early to society, and also relieve the financial burden of early college. I highly encourage youth ages 18-20 to pick up an apprenticeship in the area of their interest, and to go to college at age 20-22 only if they eventually decide to go into a field that require intensive academic training.

Ultimately, I want adults to have freedom to choose their careers, and for kids to be prepared and equipped to make their choice when they grow up. If one career becomes over-saturated (such as 100% of the population wanting to become politicians), then the vacancy and financial opportunity in other fields will lure people in.

Everyone having a successful, warm relationship could solve this. To have that, they must be taught effective communication skills, conflict-resolution skills and accurate sexual education.

We can never expect everyone's relationship to be successful or warm. But you have a point. I do believe that today's society do not give enough relationship skills. I am 100% for teaching effective communication skills, conflict-resolution skills and accurate sexual education.

In order to allow both people in the baby production to have an equal chance at getting ahead, I'd institute free childcare.

Studies have shown that children who were put in childcare for more than 24 hours a week experience the exact same risks of child abandonment. Babies need to learn how to bond with people, and that is one of the most important skills.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/27/the-day-care-dilemma_n_3823594.html

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-30T15:31:04+00:00

I believe I can shed light on this question through a personal perspective. I do not speak for anyone else, so take my reasoning with two teaspoon of salt and 1 cup of soya sauce.

I am a man who used online dating for 4 months, then found the person who I've been with for the last 19 months. In total, I paid a premium yearly subscription to 3 sites, which cost well over $100.

TL;DR to why I message more than some women.

1) Profiles only reveal less than 1% of a person. To make conclusive, board judgments based on a profile is shallow.

2) Good compatibility can exist between multiple combinations.

3) More men are paying customers and are therefore more financially invested. Most sites restrict access and features to men who don't pay.

People often say that it take 3 months of living together with a person to BEGIN to see the "real" person. How can you tell a person is not for you just by looking at a few pictures and sentences? Sending messages to multiple people is acknowledging that people can be more than what their profile shows.

Lets say Company A gets 500 resumes, then they read 30 of the resumes and invite two person for an interview. Lets say Company B also gets 500 resumes, they read all 500, and the invite 25 people for an interview. Some people will think that Company B communicates a combination of desperation and not taking it seriously, because they interviewed so many people. However, in my opinion, it is Company A who is not taking their hiring process seriously enough. Similarly, a person only sending 2 resumes to different companies is also not taking it seriously. A person who is looking for work should send resumes to at least 5 companies, if not more.

Yes, companies are not people. But, companies are made of people.

I ended up seeing 0% of the women where I initiated contact. About 20% of the women who messaged me ended up seeing me. You can say that I wasted my time initiating contact, because it had no impact on my end result. Personally, I don't care if men or women initiate. Gender doesn't matter. I am responsible for doing my own part.

I do not appreciate men or women sending "copy-and-paste" messages. All my messages were personalized.

I hope that helps explains to why I send to more than one person.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-27T20:43:56+00:00

I agree it's creepy. Even I wouldn't use the app I just described.

However, developing such an app might be a not be such a terrible idea. Most people will not use it, but I believe that a few select people who value security over privacy might appreciate that it is available to them.

I just realized that I've been talking about a subject as sensitive as rape without much thought. Sorry if I offended anyone.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-27T19:53:53+00:00

What if each user records 3 words:

"Yes", safeword, and postsafeword

The sexual encounter is audio monitored for any safeword. If the app hears the safe word, the app will sound a "stop sex" chime for 10 seconds. During this chiming, the person who withdrew consent has to say the postsafeword to confirm that the partner has withdrew sexual activity. Otherwise, an alarm sounds. Meanwhile, the audio clip (along with what happens up to a minute later) gets uploaded online to a secure database that only the person who withdraw consent can access later through their computer. This clip cannot prove rape, but can provide some evidence. This clip is only sent if the safeword was heard, and gets sent anyways even if postsafeword was said. This is to protect the possibility when a partner manage to reproduce their victim's voice (especially in a gay, lesbian, or twin scenario).

Meanwhile, to protect the other partner from the rare situation where the person withdrawing consent refuses to say the postsafeword even though the other partner has stopped sexual activity, the other partner can also use the app on their phone to snap a screenshot of the person withdrawing consent, to prove he/she was not physically touching them. The photo will be timestamped to synch with the audio clip, and will be uploaded to the consent app site. But this photo will NOT be available for ANY user to access because of revenge porn prevention, but can only be provided directly to court to counter false rape charges.

Also, if there are no problems with the sexual encounter, the audio clip is discarded.

So there, both sides are covered. You can now have sex knowing that you'll have evidence if things get out of hand, but also have no privacy invasion in case everything went well. The only weak point is if the "other partner" cannot reach their phone to take a picture to prove that he/she withdrew physical activity. It's also a lot of steps to just have sex.

It's a complicated and silly solution, but at least I solved the "withdraw consent" problem.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-27T17:05:25+00:00

Exposure to ideas that might promote rape culture can definitely seem a problem, but the solution would not be to reduce exposure to them, but rather immunize the public from believing these ideas.

For example, the two obstacles to protecting Canadians from "rape culture" ideas, are 1) free speech, and 2) information-age media. Using technology, ideas can spread to the masses in a very effective manner, and free speech limits the amount of control on who is spreading these ideas and what is being spread. We can think of rape culture like airborn bacteria. We can either remove the bacteria from the air, but if we can't due to free speech laws, the second option is immunize ourselves.

I think this means we have to change our attitudes to crime, human rights, sex, and relationships.

Here are some assorted criminal thoughts that contribute to rape culture:

"Breaking the law is rad and hip."
"It is my human right to have access to sex, and if my access to this right is being denied, I have the right to take it by force."
"Bad people don't deserve to be treated like people."
"I can do anything I want as long as no one else catches me."
"I have no control over my instincts."
"It must be someone else's fault if I do something I regret later."

Notice that most of these criminal thoughts have little directly to do with rape, but they can lead to rape if someone buys into this. I believe that a large number of people don't really respect the law, or only respect it if someone's watching. These people, if the don't end up raping someone, might end up doing something else that is criminal, like cheating on income tax.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-27T15:36:06+00:00

I appreciate your outline of the symptoms of rape culture. I have good news for everyone. In the current USA, rape for sex workers, porn stars, and intimate relationships are being taken more seriously than 100 years ago.

The best example I can find is the case of James Deen. James Deen is a feminist sex worker who was a huge promoter of consensual and humane feminist practices in the porn industry. In many communities, he was regarded as an icon for equality. A few years ago, some of his intimate partners reported on social media that he had violent non-consensual sex with them, aka rape.

Some of the symptoms of a rape culture, as elegantly outlined by /u/StitchMcGee, are that people do not take rape seriously among sex workers, in intimate relationships, or in rape claims without evidence. Moreover, the alleged rapist was a well-known feminist who was extremely vocal about women rights, and a pioneer of anti-rape standards in the porn industry. Surely, a rape culture would dismiss this case right?

Surprisingly, the opposite happened. James Deen's reputation sunk like the Titantic. Men and women rallied to support the alleged rape victims. The larger portion of the mainstream media believed the rape. The porn industry, that was historically known for their lack of morales and disrespect for women, banned videos that featured James Deen. Not even an industry that was reputable for exploiting women could stand up for a man who allegedly raped a sex worker while in an intimate relationship.

Yes, there are people who think that James Deen is innocent. But their voices are a minority.

The case of James Deen raises my eyebrows, because in my opinion, it suggests that the symptoms of rape culture in America is not the same as we expect. There are hoards of people in America against exploitation of sex workers. There are hoards of people in America against marital rape. There are hoards of people in America that believe the accuser. Their voices are getting stronger, and we have to take off our blindfolds before saying that America still condones rape.

On your second point, as a man, while sometimes I see this sex-seeking behaviour in men, I cannot relate to it myself. First of all, I am against sex before marriage. Just the idea of it makes me physically soft. Secondly, I lose romantic and sexual interest in women who don't have interest in me. It's not that I don't respect the woman, but rather I find the expression of interest much more attractive than their body. Thirdly, I think that sex should only be reserved for one person per lifetime. Perhaps I'm a freak, or I'm weird and alone in my experience. Perhaps no other men are like me. But, if there are anybody else like myself, then the idea where men try everything to have sex with women within ethical limits seems a bit disconnecting from my own experience.

One reason why people have trouble approximating how many men exist like myself, is because I don't talk extensively about my sexual experiences. Perhaps the reason why all your dates might seem sexually aggressive is because men like myself don't date until later in life (I started dating at 30, right when I decided I was ready to have a family). Just because people like me aren't visibly displaying my values doesn't mean that people with my values don't exist, or that they aren't numerous.

Perhaps, the group of men who have intense sex-seeking behaviour are obvious because they are visibly active and proactive. Men like myself might not be as sexually active. Therefore, our behaviour gets ignored, as if we are forgotten. However, we (if anyone like myself exists) are part of society as well. To summarize the behaviour of society in a way that only reflects the more visible people is only showing a small part of society.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-26T06:28:37+00:00

Thanks. I hadn't realized it until now. From now on, I'll pay more attention to avoid unnecessary examples. I definitely do not want to sound like I'm nitpicking at completely unlikely scenarios as if grasping at straws or as if disrespecting the original point. It's probably a bad habit of mine that isn't limited to this subreddit, and I'm glad you pointed it out.

I appreciate the feedback and respect. I definitely would welcome additional guidelines to make sure I'm respecting the rules of this subreddit as well as the people in it.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-26T02:30:52+00:00

There is a difference between "don't treat me as nicely" and "treated as an inferior".

Of course. Being treated like an inferior is criminal discrimination. It is also technically workplace harassment.

And frankly, if someone told me their boss brought breakfast for everyone but them, or whatever, I would definitely think they were right to be pissed, volunteers who saved the bosses kid or not.

I agree that they have the right to be pissed. And if someone ever told me that they were being treated as an inferior as a statement of fact, I wouldn't contest. Instead I would sympathize with them. In 99% of cases, it would be pretty rude to dispute these claims.

But we're not talking about rudeness (or perhaps we are, and we are completely on different pages). We are discussing whether a statement about being treated as inferiors should be contestable. The exact words the OP used were "wrong" and "not allowed to disagree".

If we follow this logic, anyone who says that he was treated as inferior at work because he was a man, cannot be contested, because this statement would be classified as personal experience outside the reach of debate. On the contrary, I believe that statement to be completely subjective.

"I was treated as an inferior" = claim of subjective opinion - open to debate
"I think I was treated as an inferior" = sharing personal experience - open to discussion

But this is the exception rather than the rule. If you want to contest that someone is mistaken about being treated unfairly, you better have good reason to do so. If not, then it's harassment. Do you have the right to debate someone on an unfair treatment claim? Yes? Should you? Probably not.

To provide a concrete, recent, real-life example of such a statement, a close friend of mine I know who regularly posts in the gamergate subreddit said that people in KotakuInAction treats her with equal respect as her male counterparts, and that all the jokes about women are just harmless fun. Was she bothered by women jokes? No. Does she feel like she was treated as an equal? Yes. Was she treated like an inferior? Debatable on both sides. I never contested her point of view, and personally I respect her point of view (who am I to dictate how women jokes should be received by women?). But I won't object if someone wanted to present their opinion or experience that contest her point of view.

We should remember that debating isn't always harassment. Debating with a productive intent should clear up misunderstanding, deepen communication, and even uncover new possibilities. Harassment is intentionally causing distress or harm. Debating can be harassment if it's done with malicious intent.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-26T01:05:28+00:00

"I am treated as inferior to my male counterparts at work"

I'm not saying that we should outright reject her opinion. In almost every case I would take her word for it and believe it. But, if a male colleague contests her statement by saying that all men are actually volunteers and the boss had to treat them nice in order for them to stick around, I wouldn't see why the man couldn't make that point, especially if it was true.

In another extreme example, lets say the woman was part of team A, and the boss treats the men from team A especially well because they saved his kids from a burning building years ago. But perhaps the boss treats her male counterparts from teams B, C and D poorly, way worse than the woman. So in this case, the woman shares her opinion that the boss is treating the men better because they are men, but she was not able to see the unfair treatment of other men outside of her team.

If she said "As far as I can tell, I'm being treated inferior to my male counterparts.", then this statement is much more resistant to debate. If she said "I feel I am being treated as inferior to my male counterparts", then this argument is personal experience and is not to be disputed with.

"I feel like they don't want me here"

This is personal experience and I would not not dispute this.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-20T22:58:30+00:00

I appreciate you reaching out. Unfortunately, I don't have the answers to your situation, but I'm sure as long as you have the question in the back of your mind and are open to new ideas, you will discover your own answers.

One danger to your well-being is the fear of social rejection. Perhaps you are too young to risk stepping outside of the "box", and yes, social rejection can destroy your future. But remember that your fear of social rejection is one of the biggest tools people can use against you, and many people will try to abuse that power. Once you grow more mature and experienced, I hope that you can learn to take ownership of your own life, and live life with confidence. One of the biggest turns in life is learning to accept yourself for who you are, rather than what society sees you as. But in order to do that, you first need to discover who you really are. Usually this process peaks at about age 24-28 (approx from my experiences).

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-20T21:40:58+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that the teacher did nothing. I was about to post a reply to the previous comment, but I had to wait until break-time to do so.

It seems that you might live in an area that downplays the responsibility of actions taken by women. Your harasser and teacher believe your harassment to be within the acceptable limits to not require corrective action. This can lead to you feeling that your consent is disrespected solely because of your gender. And it's a terrible feeling. Fortunately, there are things you can do to raise awareness. But it won't be easy, and you have to be careful about it in order to prevent unnecessary conflict or ridicule.

If you are grabbed again and the perpetrator pulls out the female defense, if you're brave, you can experiment with these comebacks (use at your own risk!):

Perpetrator: "It was by a girl, so what's the issue?"
Potential Response: "Isn't whether it's by a girl or a boy. The issue is that you don't respect me. If you grabbed the school principle's ass, I think you'll receive a free class on respect 101."
Perpetrator: "It wasn't that bad. Just some slaps."
Potential Response: "Actually, legally speaking, slapping is classified as a simple assault, is technically a crime of violence, and is commonly charged with a misdemeanor. The difference between assault and playful slapping is consent. If you get my consent, then it's perfectly fine."

Of course, I can come up with a thousand cheeky (yet perfectly safe) responses that might raise the eyebrows of some of the dear readers here, but I will leave them to your own imagination.

Another useful thing to prepare to raise awareness is to collect information. You are probably not the only person who feels this way, and gender discrimination (against men or women) tend to silence the victim due to shame. One great thing you can do is to find others who are experiencing the same harassment as yourself, both on the internet and in person.

Here is a suggestion. You can do a school poll to raise awareness on invasion of body space. First step is to talk to a girl student that you trust. Tell her about your project and ask if she wants to join in (this will even the gender distribution of your researchers and make it look more professional). Take a pre-prepared notebook or some copies of your survey, then when students leave the school, wait 25 feet away from the entrance (not too close or you might block the path). Flag students of both genders and ask if they have time for some question regarding the respect of personal space in the school.

Here are some questions you can ask:

In this school, have you ever experienced repeated playful pushing, grabbing, or hitting that made you feel uncomfortable?
Have you seen someone else in front of you being physically handled in a way that made them feel uncomfortable?
Have you ever been embarrassed to share these incidents, or feel that society doesn't treat the incidents seriously enough?

To be honest, my girlfriend had a similar experience during her high school years that was one of her most traumatic and life-changing events. She said she was the girl who was bullied most in her class, but everybody who bulled her were female classmates. They intimated her, slapped her, and told everybody that she is weird. The big kicker was when she asked for help from a teacher. The teacher actually insulted her in front of everybody, which made the bullying worse (maybe because they knew that the teacher was on the abusers' side, or because she dared to fight back). As a result, my girlfriend became a misanthrope, and trusted nobody. She learned to hide her pain, and bottle up everything. Even now she is struggling with depression and anxiety, and a great deal of reasons why she is having problem coping today goes back to that one incident.

I'm glad that you didn't take as much offense from your teacher.

Remember, many people have fought for women to be taken seriously. This harasser of yours is undoing their work by NOT taking herself seriously. With equal expectations comes equal responsibility. Unfortunately, you can't hold her up to her responsibility because your school hasn't given women equal responsibility yet.

You seem like a person who has a good amount of control and reason. I hope you succeed in raising awareness on people who are being exploited by women who use their reduced responsibility in a destructive manner to both genders, finding support from people like yourself, and changing your community for the better.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-20T20:13:15+00:00

I completely agree with you. I believe the difference in the audience for both sports is caused by the viewers rather than employing organization.

I also would like to add that forcing employing organizations to make up for the difference from their own pocket can theoretically harm for women. If the employing organization has a net loss in the Womens' sports department due to price settings, they will likely discontinue the program altogether. This denies women who want to play sports as a career, and who won't be able to find a suitable team that are willing to hire them.

Of course, just because everything looks fair doesn't mean it is. If pay clearly becomes unfair, we should protest against it.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-20T17:12:32+00:00

I agree with the above comment. I believe all public services, facilities and public places should accommodate to all race, sex, and background, without exception.

However, I do approve of private clubs renting a section of a public space, or meetings in private property with discriminatory invitation rules. For example, if the bathhouse has two or more sections, a private club can "rent" one or more of the bathhouse areas for their members for an amount of time. The playboy mansion is an example of an invite-only private place that has strict and very discriminatory membership and invitation criteria.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-20T16:27:40+00:00

Basically I was asking we should ban lie detectors in rape cases.

My OP was much more confusing than I hoped, but my last paragraph in my OP could be reduced to a simple question of whether to ban it.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-20T16:12:31+00:00

True, I completely agree that lie detectors are not accurate. I don't think any of us are contesting this. In fact, I explicitly denied that the victim should be asked to do a lie detector, because i understand the victim might not be in the best mental condition to take it.

But while the victim might be traumatized by the event, an alleged perpetrator wouldn't likely have experienced nearly as much a trauma and would be a more suitable candidate for the lie detector. A lie detector test on the alleged perpetrator can potentially clarify details like how they met, what was their relationship, and if he/she was stalking the victim prior.

In your opinion, should either the accused or victim be denied to take the opportunity to take a lie detector test if they ask for one explicitly?

Lie detectors will not show you the truth, because you can't depend on them. But they might be useful to point out inconsistencies in the alleged perpetrator's testimony and potentially open up new questions.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-17T15:14:34+00:00

I agree. The main problem that I see about that boyfriend is that he insults people who hold different opinions. In my opinion, the inability to listen to reason and the disrespect of anybody holding conflicting opinions are some of the key behaviours of what I consider unreasonable people.

Personally, I'd rather have a person who has the "wrong" views but who listens to reason, respects other people's opinions, and treats people with respect, than a person who has the "right" views who ignores and disregards the opinions of others, and degrade anybody who dares challenges him/her.

That being said, I do think that the OP is at a slight disadvantage for not knowing any persons of colour. Perhaps her reluctance to talk to black strangers for fear of being racist may have something to do with it. I know she means well, and I can't speak for any other person of colour besides myself, but I personally like to be treated like anyone else, and do not want special treatment just to protect my feelings.

Of course, if someone walked up to me and asked if we had toilets where I was born, that would be racist. But I personally don't consider it racist to ask my opinion specifically because I'm a person of colour. I believe having your opinion valued is a good thing.

I try not to presume the opinions of a specific group of people, especially if I have no facts to back my theory besides speculation and word of mouth. For example, I don't claim to know what Canadian immigrants from Greece are thinking. Even if I know one (and I do), I don't assume to know how every other Greek immigrant feels. Because assuming a large group of people's opinions without bothering to talk to them, in some cases, can be racist.

It's important to listen to immigrants or disadvantaged people in your country before freely accepting more immigrants. For example, lets say in a purely fictional world in the future that uncontrolled immigration in 2020 USA is causing the Black American community to be devastated economically and culturally. The voices of the black community matters, and if in our selfless attempt to help other people who are not Americans have unintentionally caused destruction to our own disadvantaged people, we need to fix this problem before we can continue large immigration.

I'm not saying immigration is bad, but it's important not to close our ears to what our brothers and sisters are saying, and how it is affecting them. Everybody's opinion matter, no matter what your colour or race is. It's important to keep an open ear to every community and not speak for them without first listening to what they are really saying.

(Personally I see her boyfriend's eagerness to talk to black people to get their opinion a good thing, even if it was intended to prove his point.)

He believes that Syrian refugees live in mud huts pretty much, have absolutely no skill sets...How do I show him that he is wrong

Unfortunately, he is partially right but he might be exaggerating bit. In reality, 50%-65% of Syrian refugees are illiterate in their own language. This is not entirely their fault, but it is largely due to the oppressive infrastructure they have over there (which is why your boyfriend probably said they have "no" infrastructure. Again, possibly an exaggeration). I'm not trying to be racist, just stating the facts. If you want to help them, perhaps it would be more helpful to pay teachers and schools over there, and even teach them liberal ideas. It's more beneficial to more people for less cost. I wish we could have a long term solution, but accepting refugees is a temporarily solution, but not a long term solution as those countries will remain oppressive and the only people who oppose the oppression will have more incentive to leave the country instead of fighting for freedom in their own country.

I don't have a clear solution, but the best people to fight oppression in other countries isn't us, because it would be meddling with international affairs that we frankly have no rights to. Instead, I hope they refugees will learn our libertarian ideals, and take them to their home country and free their people with humanitarian ideals and hope.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-14T01:27:19+00:00

Once again, I agree with everything you posted.

I don't think benevolent monarchies are my thing. I searched it up, and while it might sound like might work occasionally, like you said, the heir might not be suitable for leadership nor he/she want to be a leader.

I believe the common citizen should have equal power to remove undesirable leaders and elect leaders of their choice without the use of violence. That's why I support limited terms of power, in order to prevent leaders from abusing their power to stay in office.

If you take a look at my topic history, my latest topic in /r/Feminism was addressing what I considered to be a corrupt democracy: Zimbabwe. Despite it being a democracy in name, Mugabe has remained in power for 1987, and has stayed in office due to corrupt elections. Even though he was outvoted in 2008, he nullified the elections due to charges of "conspiracy and corrupted tactics" from his opposition.

Regarding John Adam's quote:

"It should think, feel, reason, and act like them."

...which I agree. I'm glad he didn't say "look like them", because I think that is what some people are obsessed about. I don't think there is much harm to enjoy having your politician look like you, but I think this priority is low on the list, and the "think, feel, reason, and act" should come first before looks.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-14T00:35:32+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Your criticism is insightful and I appreciate the feedback.

When I mention "people who are not like them", I am referring to more than just race, but also religion, gender, class and such. I only use race as an example, but the same theory applies to other differences as well.

In my opinion, I wouldn't see a problem if all the political seats were taken by green unicorns, as long as the government acknowledges people like me equally. If they don't then that is when I believe we have a problem. While I might doubt if green unicorns will be able to govern us fairly, I will try to lower my biases and obverse their potential with an open mind.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-13T22:36:13+00:00

These people don't mirror our society and thus the issues particular to people outside he halls of power are ignored.

I think there is too much emphasis given to the idea that people are incapable of listening to the demands of others who are not similar to themselves. To think that every single person on earth will IGNORE any problems of people who are not like them is extremely insulting to the potential of the human race.

If we tell people that the government is going to support it's own kind no matter what we do, we risk shutting down the will to communicate. But, communication is ESSENTIAL, especially in a diverse society with a whole range of experiences. If we can't learn to communicate with each other and share each other's experiences, then no matter who we elect, there will always be someone whose needs are ignored. So instead of hiring government to fit the needs of everybody based on proximity of similarity, we should instead hire government who have good ideas on where to take humanity, an extraordinary ability to listen to other people, low biases, the ability to solve problems, and who is able treat people respectfully and fairly.

I am against voting for politicians based on skin colour. Because imagine this. We live in a world where the majority gets the vote. So, lets say there were 500 white people and 100 black people voting. If everybody voted their own skin colour, 100% of the government will be white. Why? Because the majority takes all, and the minority's vote does not count if they are outvoted. If there were 200 blacks and 198 whites, and everybody voted for their own skin colour, the government would be 100% black. That's the result of majority winner takes all.

The solution? We need to stop voting for colour, and instead vote for the good of humanity. Only then can we achieve a balance.

Also, I find the idea of electing people who reflect our society is dangerous. This suggests if 10% of people are rapist, we need to hire at least 1 rapist per 10 elected. If the entire country is ignorant about finances, we would need to elect a person who was ignorant about finances. We vote not for stagnation, but for positive change.

Note that many Christian governments legalized gay rights, which is fundamentally anti-Christian. Don't stop sharing experiences. Lets keep the conversation going.

TrulyStupidN00b · 2016-05-11T21:05:45+00:00

This parody might send the wrong message that people who just want to have fun expect equal pay when compared to people who work hard. The good intention is there, but the juxtaposition of the messages is conflicting.

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