give her and her friends blue t-shirts and an equal number of other kids red t-shirts. do this for several weeks. lo and behold the basis of racism unfold.
racism is an inherent human feature which can only be overcome by education. something adults have to provide for children.
It likely also depends on how prominent the color coding is. Just a marker would probably be too abstract for children to be factored in. But I'd question your claim if children are clad differently in an obvious fashion like different shirt colors f.x.
also kurds vs turks vs armenians. settlers vs natives. to some extent even stuff like car drivers vs bike riders. always two+ groups whose members identify with that group and act and feel like they are fundamentally better or more worthy than another group.
it's taboo to say that - but in fact it's essential to overcome racism which seems to be the psychological root of many social issues at the moment.
Why did these guys cut off those other guys' heads in Paris or in Nice? B/c they feel like they have to protect their group ideals against people deemed unworthy to live or even die in dignity. I wouldn't call this "racism" - but I firmly believe that the psychological thinking pattern is fundamentally related and entangled.
Also interesting unpopular food for thought is that not just Murcans keeping African slaves is very much racist but also the reason for why one African tribe kept slaves from another African tribe and then sold them to American slave traders who shipped them to the new world.
No, but marking significant events and anniversaries seems to be. Speaking English isn't inherent, but speaking is. The specific kind of racism you're thinking about probably isn't, but people preferring and trusting people more like themselves is.
Yes. A retired professor emeritus of anesthesiology in my department, in his 80s, bedridden, and on dialysis, told our department chair that his life had become too unpleasant and boring to continue with the round the clock routine of treatments and tests that would be his lot until he died. He directed that the dialysis machine be disconnected and died comfortably shortly thereafter.
>A natural death from kidney failure does not hurt. As toxins build up in your blood, you will start to feel sleepy.
you don't think his aphorism collection is pretty ridiculous considering that he barely interacted with other people and based his "insights" entirely on reading books and theorizing?
> To put yourself at ease I have never seen an old person fear death.
Really?
It seems like the Covid situation is unveiling exactly how most old people are seriously terrified of dying even requesting everything being put to a halt.
That has not been my observation, it seems to me that it has been other individuals making a "think of the old people" argument. Now that is anecdotal but I have not heard many of the elderly I know voice fear over the situation. Concern maybe but not fear. It also helps to frame what we term as old I am not talking about someone in their 60's still fit and able to enjoy life. My frame of reference has been my very elderly grandparents and the friends that they have left. I have heard more complaints about loneliness from them than fear of death. Now I have heard them express that they would rather not go out by COVID as it seems like a pretty crappy way to go.
I don't think anyone ever truly gets over the fear of the process of death. I know that while I do not fear it, if I imagine myself burning to death or falling to my death in a plane crash with other people around me screaming in futility. I can give myself that oh crap I hope I does not go down like that feeling, but that is different than being terrified of being dead.
I was so certain that Twitter handles his account with special attention and some bells and whistles like IP white-/blacklisting etc. It seems like neither Twitter cared about his account's safety nor the secret service. What ... the ... fuck.
It does not play any significant role. That you can hold breath after exhaling is obvious and yogis probably talked about it. Doesn't change the fact though that Pranayama is all about holding breath after inhaling. That is basically the core goal.
okay, I'll have another look at it. anyway - my intention was not to disregard breathing techniques where breath holding after exhalation plays a role. I do a few of them on a regular basis. I just don't like the Navy Seals practice Pranayama sentiment. can't even say why exactly.
