tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post3601284206229546353..comments2023-11-03T06:09:58.656-07:00Comments on ...Acquired Minds...: What You'll Be Looking ForUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-2888784771048787742008-07-31T09:57:00.000-07:002008-07-31T09:57:00.000-07:00O_O Holy cow, you guys...--N.S.O_O Holy cow, you guys...<BR/><BR/>--N.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-59189674687503518862008-07-30T12:03:00.000-07:002008-07-30T12:03:00.000-07:00In response to nietzsche216's comment,I also think...In response to nietzsche216's comment,<BR/><BR/>I also think that, even though voting for whoever most qualifies is the best result, quite a number of people (though not most) would take the time to consider other factors. Such as, business with other countries...Some people might feel it be less sufficient to exchange with a woman president...Other countries, with most likely, men leaders, might possibly have a problem interacting with a woman in a business case. Examples would be, importing oil, cars, etc...<BR/><BR/>Another thing you should consider would be, would america go chaotic under a colored president?<BR/>I think, that there is absolutely not one person who can step up and say "I am NOT racist!". It just is not possible...People have stereotypes and prejudice thoughts all the time...<BR/><BR/>So yes, even though the election and decisions that citizens make should be as fair as possible, considering only on qualities and personality, it cannot be 100% possible.<BR/><BR/>I hope that made sense :/my.great.ESCAPE.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06438722217066580326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-22119163054768803462008-07-30T11:47:00.000-07:002008-07-30T11:47:00.000-07:00In reference to nietzsche216:I wouldn't say that a...In reference to nietzsche216:<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say that a woman can't run our country, but just for the fact that the American citizens have never been faced with the concept of a having a female president. Sure, some may be paranoid, but we have yet to have seen a female president run our country, so we cannot jump to conclusions. But then again, her actions (Clinton's) within her campaign may have had shown some of her abilities (whether it may be good or bad), and the citizens have the choice to decide on whether they trust her or not. Everyone has their own opinions (which this blog is based on!).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for expressing another opinion!the clamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916327055788020624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-52292639946750455622008-07-29T22:14:00.000-07:002008-07-29T22:14:00.000-07:00i honestly do have appreciate such a long, thoroug...i honestly do have appreciate such a long, thorough, and intriguing comment on such a lowly article, or post. Anarchy and feminism are indeed interesting topics to discuss at any given time and place. <BR/><BR/>By no means is America a perfect country. Good intentions never end up ending well. The foundation of a building is not always cared about as much as what lays atop it now does it? Also, no such perfect place exists. That is why utopias are a thing of books and movies, and not of reality and reason.<BR/><BR/>of course people coming from different backgrounds and cultures will have different views and beliefs. They were raised with a different set of morals, and customs. Voting for whomever is qualified is always an opinion, a belief, it just cannot be scientifically, reasonably, decided on. If it was, then we wouldn't need a vote, much less the electoral college. To put, imagine a list of the greatest albums ever, such as the one on a yahoo blog. No matter how scientific you get, no matter how many numbers you input, no matter how much data you crunch, it will never be for certain. Opinions will vary on the data itself, if it was ever relevant to the question posed. Do total sales mean an album is good, it means its popular. Does that means its good, sometimes maybe. So it all entirely depends, nothing can be for sure, except as a certain someone said, death and taxes, unless anarchists get their way. So yes, asking the right questions is great. And yes too, is that topic an open and debatable issue.digital delayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545787438148185890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-19793274728286870942008-07-29T21:28:00.000-07:002008-07-29T21:28:00.000-07:00“Being yourself,” sounds like good advice, especia...“Being yourself,” sounds like good advice, especially when construed against a background of a world who either follows the pack or rebels against it for the point of rebellion. One must stop to ask, however, what exactly the “self” is. The self is not singular entity, existing solely in a vacuum. The self is a multitude of personas – the persona one assumes around one’s friends, one’s parents, one’s loved one, at the workplace, and with strangers, all constitute the self. In this sense, the self is inescapably the product of our interactions with those around us, whether it be in agreement or not. The cult of individuality, especially in the West, suggests that basing our actions should be made based wholly off what only we would do, when our actions will always and infinitely be influenced by the actions of those around us. Accusing those who “go against the flow” of being victims of a more surreptitious mainstream is an age-old argument – the real topic of interest is the motivation and the environmental factors that end up sculpting a person’s “self.”<BR/><BR/>I agree that anarchy and feminism are excellent topics of discussion – perhaps something to be flushed out in more depth and clarity of thought in the future. <BR/><BR/>I however, must disagree completely with your opinion of the presidential candidates. While it is certainly dubious to vote for someone with disregard to their ability to handle any sort of job, the significance of gender and race (out of many, many other qualities) is one of the key factors of interest in this election. Out of the forty-three presidents America has ever elected, all forty-three have been older, wealthy, white males (let us not forget that forty-two were Protestant Christians). For a nation which prides itself in equality, America cannot claim the title of having nominated the first female head of state. For a nation which prides itself in its diversity, we are lacking terribly in a variety of positive, real-world role models of different races, creeds, and genders. For a nation that prides itself in its freedom of opportunity, we give opportunities only to those who are willing to succumb to one, hegemonic model of thinking. Women approach problems differently than men, and different races are subject to different experiences and thusly, different ways of looking at the world than others. One of the claims made by Hillary Clinton’s campaign was that having a woman as the leader of the United States of America would be a landmark for women all over the world, and allow for discourses which otherwise would have been impossible (imagine, for instance, the irony of having a leader of a nation known for its sexist beliefs meeting with a female who leads a nation with even greater influence and prestige than his own). <BR/><BR/>In essence, much like the questioning of the self, “just vote for whomever’s the most qualified” seems like good advice, but fails to address the issue at heart – “what makes a persona more qualified for the job of president?” In addressing this question, we discover that the very traits which were marked off as irrelevant were in fact, at the very heart of the matter. The issue then, is not one of “What are we looking for,” as it is “Are the right questions being asked?”nietzsche216https://www.blogger.com/profile/18342219306242206143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-52559097969064853882008-07-27T18:57:00.000-07:002008-07-27T18:57:00.000-07:00Hmmm... Great article. You got me thinking. I like...Hmmm... Great article. You got me thinking. I like how you don't try to sugarcoat things.mourning.gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934286262824568475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-39320904863856943182008-07-26T11:20:00.000-07:002008-07-26T11:20:00.000-07:00That first comment was from Nathaniel. Nathaniel f...That first comment was from Nathaniel. Nathaniel forgot to put his own name. The shame! =O<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>N. S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757617282199120232.post-78192472218815293922008-07-26T11:19:00.000-07:002008-07-26T11:19:00.000-07:00I'm with ya, brother! I feel the movement! =OVery ...I'm with ya, brother! I feel the movement! =O<BR/><BR/>Very interesting article. I say it's probably one of the best I've read on AM. But on the other hand, I like A LOT of articles. But, still, it's a great article. I like the demo song, by the way. The girls sound amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com