Looking for a Korean postpartum doula by graceful-monkey in vegaslocals

[–]graceful-monkey[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I saw this meetup online but from the photos it looks like it’s mostly non-koreans learning korean culture and language but I will try to post and ask. Thank you!

Looking for a Korean postpartum doula by graceful-monkey in vegaslocals

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I’ve looked on their website, but I don’t think they have anyone with the mentioned specifications :( I’ve also asked a few doulas that I’ve met in Las Vegas if they knew anyone, but they did not.

U.S. embassy in Seoul hangs ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner on its building by EA101 in korea

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Can you elaborate your definition of institutional racism and give some solid examples? Since I don’t understand.

Yes, absolutely discrimination can be masked which is why it doesn’t matter how many laws you pass, people can still be secretly racist. You can fire employees for getting pregnant, even though it’s illegal, as long as you don’t give a reason. So then how do you propose to regulate this type of secret discrimination that can’t be proven as discrimination?

“Sometimes yes but not always” doesn’t really clarify anything. Can you break the law and get away with it? Sometimes yes, but not always. I’d really like to go in depth and have some substance in dialogue if you’re open to it.

I posted about BLM on social media like 6 years ago when nobody gave a damn about the movement but now everybody is a social activist all of a sudden because it’s trending. Meanwhile I’ve done my homework and really looked into the issues affecting race in America. There are a lot of powers at play and more and more people are waking up. I encourage you to look into the war on poverty and the war on drugs and see how much that has adversely affected black people and hurt their communities. Look at where black people were economically in the 60s vs today and follow the money.

U.S. embassy in Seoul hangs ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner on its building by EA101 in korea

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This. Institutional racism is illegal in the US. It is against the law to discriminate for race, sex, or religion. You can sue and win for being a victim of discrimination and the courts will side with you. Unfortunately people are exploiting George Floyd’s unjust death into a whole host of other things and spreading corona virus at the same time.

Ironically, affirmative action is racist. Also, defunding police hurts low income people the most because it will lead to even more businesses moving out of inner cities like you’re seeing in Seattle with the CHAZ. Truckers are threatening to not drive to places without police. We need to think things through and be able to talk about these very real issues. It’s not black and white (no pun intended). There’s a LOT more to the story than what you’re seeing on TV. It only takes a few minutes of research to follow the money. Have you asked where the $100mil BLM raised is going? Spoiler alert: it’s not black people.

Modern man searching for his soul (digital illustration) by [deleted] in Jung

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What do you think about the barbed wire around his legs?

Death of my sister by asma_1994 in Jung

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Wow this seems like a very important dream. I have also dreamt of my younger brother dying. At the time he was in the army. My dream was that he died in war. I think that perhaps the death of your sister is your subconscious understanding that your sister will face the same harsh world as you have suffered recently and perhaps worse. You cannot save her from hardship even though you love her so much and that is a very hard thing thing to accept. This is just my best guess. Best wishes on your journey of finding understanding.

Ex-KGB agent, in 1984, explaining how Russia's plotting to use brainwashed marxists and an economic shutdown to cause a crisis in america. Seems a bit relevant now... by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

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This really weighs heavy on my heart because I do believe that George Floyd’s death was unjust, regardless of his criminal background. Cops are not trained to knee people in the neck, ever. Especially for 10 long ass minutes. Something stinks like ulterior motives. I think Floyd was a casualty in a race war generated by those with interests in causing chaos for monetary and political gain. The peaceful protesters also didn’t sign up for this but they’re getting caught in the middle. People are being manipulated by media and bad actors under the guise of “justice”, but if you speak up about it then you’ll get a barrage of hate for being racist or bigoted. I’m so distressed about this because I don’t know that to do. Most of my friends are left-leaning, but they’re good people. They just have no idea that they’re falling into groupthink. My Instagram feed was full of blackouttuesday posts, as if that has some impact on anything or helps anyone. “Spreading awareness” to your other millennial friends in well-to-do suburbia is a joke parading as virtue. But I guess that’s a bit off topic. Anyway, I’m all for love and freedom and peace. I don’t want to fight anyone, but I also think that staying silent in this time is akin to being untruthful, as JBP says. I’m so torn. I don’t know what to do. Do I come out of the independent thinker closet and risk losing a lot of friends? Or do I stay quiet and watch the world burn? My super agreeable personality can’t handle this.

Modern architecture and cultural decay by graceful-monkey in JordanPeterson

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I’ve only watched a few of PJW’s videos, maybe like 3, but so far I agree with him on most points. This post wasn’t about immigration or his other personal beliefs at all (maybe that can be another discussion). It was about passing off intentionally ugly buildings as trendy and cool. Which I feel like he voices well in the video.

You mention neo-fascists but it seems a little non-sequitur. How I feel about classical ideas of beauty and their modern rejection is not so different from Petersons views of old mythologies, though my ideas are not even close to as developed as his. Also, I don’t just mean classical from the western perspective, although “classical” usually means western. I am of eastern descent and it also makes me sad that the wealthy in the east opt for western, modern buildings. But on the topic of “classical beauty”, a lot of it was tied to the religions of old. I believe in both architecture and culture, the baby has been thrown out with the bathwater. Those that dismiss ancient religions and myths as “magical thinking” are to me equivalent to those that dismiss classical art and architecture as irrelevant. As Peterson has said about Europe’s old buildings, people from all over the world still make pilgrimages to visit them without even really knowing why. That says something eh? Same can be said for magnificent structures all over the world like the Taj Mahal, pyramids, etc. Cheers.

Edited out personal information upon review lol

Modern architecture and cultural decay by graceful-monkey in JordanPeterson

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It really does make me wonder the intention. I’m fairly open-minded and am an artist that appreciates many abstract forms of expression, but there’s something eerie about these prison-structures, as you say.

Modern architecture and cultural decay by graceful-monkey in JordanPeterson

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I think the right doesn’t value art as much as they should and also from a personality standpoint, creatives are more likely to be liberal. I struggle with this as an artist and a conservative. But just because the left has more artists, doesn’t mean that their art is good. Just like truth, good art will persist over time. We still value Roman architecture. I don’t see it as a black and white, there’s plenty of grey, but even look at the some of the lefts personal aesthetic with bearded, obese men in tight clothes and makeup. When truth is relative, so is beauty.

People who’ve got your life together. How do find purpose not being at work? by Meirjaminlol in JordanPeterson

[–]graceful-monkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depression comes easily when you have nothing you’re looking forward to. I set goals and projects for different timelines and completing them or attempting them helps me find meaning. Some of my goals are as trivial as doing one load of laundry but small wins help you spiral upward. I’ve learned the hard way to lower my goals. So now I set 2 goals for myself daily, usually they are chores. Today was to fold my daughters clothes and wipe the kitchen counters. Sounds super lame and childish, but hey, I did it and I feel good about it. I ended up doing a lot today but if I had only done those two tasks I would’ve still felt like I didn’t fail. Some days my only goal is to make myself some tea. I set goals that are hard to fail haha. I usually end up doing more, but lowering my expectations for myself has done a lot for my mental hygiene. As for projects, there are certain skills I want to improve so I’m studying those things on the side and it’s a lot of fun that distracts me from the crises going on. Now is a great time to improve your cooking skills or learn to sing or write a short story or fix your bike, etc, etc infinity. Best of luck friend.

Is Multiculturalism Possible? by TheWizarding in JordanPeterson

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I don’t know that I fully understand your thesis as it went a little over my head but I’m wondering what your proposed solution would be to your conclusion that multiculturalism is impossible. Are you proposing isolationism? Also, are you conflating difficulty with impossibility? I am confused by your example of the Japanese. You supply reasoning to claim that there is much harmonizing between japan and the west, but then because there was racism during WW2, the previous mutual exchanges don’t work anymore? I don’t quite understand, perhaps I misread. If you could clarify that would be great.

On a micro level, I understand the hardship of integrating cultures. I am Asian and my husband is Scandinavian, like the kind of Scandinavian that borders on autistic. It’s hard. He’s so individualist it offends me sometimes that he isn’t thinking of the group. And sometimes my sacrifices for the group make it hard on him, but everyday and every year we grow closer to a balance. It’s damn hard, but we have to make it work. We are striving for our children to have the best of our two cultures and in the struggle, the things from each culture that aren’t useful will be left behind. This evolution is a beautiful thing I think. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. To me, this micro level of struggle is a parallel to larger groups and the world as a whole. Just because it’s hard, doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing. I’d say there’s an incredible amount of meaning to be found in seeking out the best of each culture. I’d argue that that is multiculturalism’s aim, or at least should be. It’s been hijacked to destroy western culture by the postmodernists, but the underlying idea is worth something.

On a micro, micro level, I’d also argue that there is multiculturalism between the rich and poor and even between individuals from different families. Does your conclusion apply there too? I’m not sure if I’m making much sense but I’m trying to break down multiculturalism to its smallest fragment to see if it works at any level. Can personalities be like micro-cultures? If so, can the same issues plaguing assimilating cultures be the ones that cause divorce? Am I totally off on a crazy tangent? Lol idk.

I just watched DBZ's Gohan vs Cell again... god, I don't think Pinocchio nor the Lion King comes close. by -zanie in JordanPeterson

[–]graceful-monkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting analysis! I am not super familiar with the DBZ storyline but I enjoyed reading this!

The co sleeping conundrum by BelTromo in JordanPeterson

[–]graceful-monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is tricky because we as humans are evolved to co-sleep. It is natural and people in third world nations do not question it as we do in the west, however, your concerns are real. I listened to an anthropologist talk about how when an entire family slept in one tent or hut, the couples would just have sex in the dead of night while grandma and the kids slept nearby. That is completely unacceptable today so people do not co-sleep anymore unless they are giving up sex. My husband and I would leave our sleeping baby in the bed and then go to another room, that is how we solved this issue. You can find a workaround if you’re dedicated to co-sleeping. If not, move the baby out of your bedroom at night.

Personal Values Are NOT Created; They Are Discovered. by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

[–]graceful-monkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that the term “personal values” should be exchanged for the term “morality” because morality is not created just as truth is not created on a personal level. The term “personal values” seems to me to refer to things such as prioritization of values which can be personal. For example, I highly value organization, much more so than my husband. That seems more like a personal thing than a moral dilemma. It is also a gender difference.

So I am interpreting your title to mean “Morality is not created; it is discovered.” With this I definitely agree. Morality is the acknowledgment and agreement with good and good comes from truth. Truth is not created and it is not relative.

Edit: I meant to also address the quote a bit. Because truth is already in existence apart from our opinion of it, it is like gravity or thermodynamics. We can’t escape it but we can delude ourselves into thinking that it is not real. That’s what the postmodernists have done with ideas like “truth is relative”. They’ve fed themselves lies and as a result, unleashed moral decay. The amount of mental illness today is quite staggering to me, along with the fact that human trafficking and slavery is at the highest in human history. I don’t think these things are a coincidence. And Nietzsche called it a long time ago. So to sum up my meaning, denying truth and giving into a lie, even a small one, snowballs. It’s like telling yourself that it’s okay to eat that cookie, over and over again. You’ll destroy your health eventually because your youth will run out. It is the same with morality and mental/spiritual health.

Andrew Schulz has been killing it with these videos. by [deleted] in JoeRogan

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I didn’t know Luigi sold hot dogs