Greenham Common Women.

I used to visit Greenham Common and Upper Heyford to take part in demonstrations. 

thanks, the demos helped

No. They achieved nothing - and the weekend protestors playing at being radicals were the worst.   

Do not compute. I don't see how that is relevant to this discussion.

There's a reason all those sci-fi villains can remind some of us of ourselves. 

I chose the motto "do no harm" to live by, when I realised I was in fact inclined to do harm, due to being semi-permanently annoyed/disappointed by life.

"Misery loves company" is a paradigm I was keen to break whenever I could. I've kept myself out of trouble by trying real hard not to take out my frustrations on the outside world. I may have difficulty being happy and well adjusted, there's absolutely nothing to be gained by taking it out on other people. (Unless they "come at me", then it's "self defence"..) 

Nexus11 said:

Participation prizes? 

You lost me there. What's that? 

It's where everyone, regardless of skill or merit, wins a prize - so totally devaluing any actual effort or hard work or skill or ability - and giving even the most incompetent a feeling of importance..      

Participation prizes? 

You lost me there. What's that? 

Nexus11 said:

Yes, I have seen that autistic can have little to do with being all sweetness and light. Homo sap is a vicious little ape on the whole. 

Apex predator - highly dangerous.

Everything today is divide and conquer - but you only have to look at the IQ curve to realise that the general population is very easy to manipulate and push around like farm animals.

Yes, I have seen that autistic can have little to do with being all sweetness and light. Homo sap is a vicious little ape on the whole. 

I was lucky enough to realise relatively early in life that my early life training had set me up to be a blight on humanity, and resolved not to be too assertive about even my most strongly held views. Over time of course, I've gained experience which has replaced early indoctrination and on the whole is more useful and reliable.

Of course, the carefully crafted "generation gap" conceived and inflicted on western society by the "hidden persuaders" of Vance Packards excellent little book, makes knowledge gained by age and experience increasingly untransmissible to the young, thus greatly weakening our society & culture as intended, but there's nothing I can do about that, except show people how the "political" sleight of hand works, occasionally.

I was lucky enough to realise relatively early in life that my early life training had set me up to be a blight on humanity, and resolved not to be too assertive about even my most strongly held views. Over time of course, I've gained experience which has replaced early indoctrination and on the whole is more useful and reliable.

Of course, the carefully crafted "generation gap" conceived and inflicted on western society by the "hidden persuaders" of Vance Packards excellent little book, makes knowledge gained by age and experience increasingly untransmissible to the young, thus greatly weakening our society & culture as intended, but there's nothing I can do about that, except show people how the "political" sleight of hand works, occasionally.

Everything today is divide and conquer - but you only have to look at the IQ curve to realise that the general population is very easy to manipulate and push around like farm animals.