Other - Society & Culture - 25 August 2006

The laws, language, and society were built to cater Europeans...equal as long as your light enough to be considered other than African. They brought their culture, beliefs, and morals to America and now we are apart of a confused, jealous, misguided, dishonest , cut throat civilization. Even our president lies in our face...we see him cheat...we support him...then he dumps on our faces because peaceful intervention is unheard of--unfathomable. Its been justified that Europeans stole America from the Indians...they'll NEVER be compensated for that...they just get some reservations out west...Europeans are immigrants in America too!!!! How about this...if everybody went back to where they came from...there would only be Native Americans here...but that's not going to happen right...but why is that? Who made America for Europeans?...Isn't Europe for Europeans?? Double standard BS...Wake up and smell the coffee...!!!!

2006-08-25 03:06:10 · 3 answers · asked by Benny 3

A local radio station aired a story regarding public nudity in Vermont.

So, searching on-line I found a Vermont nudist website.

The web site arguments for nudism are fair "Why should we be ashamed of our bodies?", but there is one issue they didn't address.

adolesent nudism. It seems very idolistic to go about life 'clothing optional'...and that's fine for those who want to be adults about it.

I don't think having young people - between 6-17 - nude is such a good idea. I realize our society isn't very innocent and any 13 year old can find nudity, but dating and puberty was hard enough let alone being naked.

Besides the obvious child nudity laws...isn't underage nudity just a bad idea?

2006-08-25 03:04:56 · 10 answers · asked by Don T 2

Isn't it strange that a country that didn't afford it's own black citizens basic human rights was allowed to pontificate on the world stage about the crimes of others?

2006-08-25 03:02:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 02:54:09 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Today I started getting E-mails forBest Answer for a very old Question I answered, ages ago & it keep giving me 10 points. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to complain, but I am an Honest person & don't want things I didn't earn honestly. I didn't think muck about it at first, when I found 8 of them in there, but now there anthoer 6 & I'm getting 10 points every time. So is this the YaHoo lottery or is it just a frecky mistake?

2006-08-25 02:53:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

A slave mentality can be passed from generation just like beliefs of white supremacy, black power, or any other kind of racism. Why weren't the truths about slavery spelled out in high school social studies class how slave masters raped black women and dismembered black men...degraded them and then expected them to have respect for themselves...always considered inferior but just get over it!?! I don't understand. Jewish people always get sympathy about the holocust..no one ever tells them to just get over it...wtf!

2006-08-25 02:53:04 · 16 answers · asked by Benny 3

I was born in St. petersburg, Flroida.. .... but raised in St. Cloud , Fla. ( right outside of orlando)

2006-08-25 02:52:33 · 40 answers · asked by lynn m 2

That was 10 years ago , why are we still talking about it ? It seems to me that whenever a "white " child is murdered you never stop hearing about it . Black kids get murdered all the time as well as kids of other races and no one seems to give a damn!

2006-08-25 02:51:25 · 12 answers · asked by EL-JEFE 2

2006-08-25 02:50:15 · 11 answers · asked by bfa 2

2006-08-25 02:45:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Three Cheers for Australia.......take time to read it, HOW
FANTASTIC

Three Cheers for Australia

Those Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on
Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals
in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to
Australia at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and
his ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.

Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that
some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not
accept that Australia was a secular state and its laws were made by
parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which
has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you," he
said on national television.

"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws
governing people in Australia, one the Australian law and another the
Islamic law, that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law,
independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the
opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then,
that's a better option," Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said
those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other
country.

Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who
did not want to accept local values should "clear off". "Basically,
people who don't want to be Australians, and they don't want to live by
Australian values and understand them, well then they can basically
clear off," he said. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims
on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's
mosques.

AMERICA and Canada..... ARE YOU LISTENING?

Quote:
IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It I am tired
of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual
or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have
experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.

However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the
"politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that
our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor
do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming
to Australia. However, there are a few things that those who have
recently come to
our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.

This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only
to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we
have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own
lifestyle. This culture has been developed over two centuries of
struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have
sought freedom.

We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese,
Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to
become part of our society, Learn the language!

Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right
wing, political push but a fact because Christian men and women, on
Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly
documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of
our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another
part of the world as your new home. Because God is part of our culture.

We will accept your beliefs and will not question why, all we ask is
that you accept ours and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like " A Fair Go", then
you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We
are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really
don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means keep
your culture but do not force it on others.

This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you
every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining,
whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs,
or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other
great Australian freedom, "THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".

If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here.
You asked to be here, so accept the country YOU accepted.

Pretty easy really, when you think about it. I figure if we all keep
passing this to our friends it will also, sooner or later get back to
the complainers, lets all try, please.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON. PERHAPS WE CAN CREATE A GROUND SWELL AND SEND OUR POLITICIANS THE MESSAGE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF US BELIEVE AS THE
AUSSIES DO.........

Three Cheers for Australia.......take time to read it, HOW
FANTASTIC

Three Cheers for Australia

Those Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on
Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals
in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to
Australia at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and
his ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.

Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that
some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not
accept that Australia was a secular state and its laws were made by
parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which
has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you," he
said on national television.

"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws
governing people in Australia, one the Australian law and another the
Islamic law, that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law,
independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the
opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then,
that's a better option," Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said
those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other
country.

Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who
did not want to accept local values should "clear off". "Basically,
people who don't want to be Australians, and they don't want to live by
Australian values and understand them, well then they can basically
clear off," he said. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims
on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's
mosques.

AMERICA and Canada..... ARE YOU LISTENING?

Quote:
IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It I am tired
of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual
or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have
experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.

However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the
"politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that
our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor
do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming
to Australia. However, there are a few things that those who have
recently come to
our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.

This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only
to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we
have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own
lifestyle. This culture has been developed over two centuries of
struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have
sought freedom.

We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese,
Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to
become part of our society, Learn the language!

Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right
wing, political push but a fact because Christian men and women, on
Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly
documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of
our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another
part of the world as your new home. Because God is part of our culture.

We will accept your beliefs and will not question why, all we ask is
that you accept ours and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like " A Fair Go", then
you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We
are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really
don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means keep
your culture but do not force it on others.

This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you
every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining,
whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs,
or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other
great Australian freedom, "THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".

If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here.
You asked to be here, so accept the country YOU accepted.

Pretty easy really, when you think about it. I figure if we all keep
passing this to our friends it will also, sooner or later get back to
the complainers, lets all try, please.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON. PERHAPS WE CAN CREATE A GROUND SWELL AND SEND OUR POLITICIANS THE MESSAGE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF US BELIEVE AS THE
AUSSIES DO.........

2006-08-25 02:42:14 · 7 answers · asked by chickenbutt 3

And if not, why do people always interject that we need to get over the past when speaking about oppression or reparations. I know for certain they will never be granted, but don't blacks deserve some kind of special treatment or will the element of slavery be swept under the rug and forgotten about because such and such amout of time has passed...were we ever compensated? I think people are very short and insensitive on the topic of slavery.

2006-08-25 02:40:53 · 27 answers · asked by Benny 3

Is the reason they don't make sence because they are just written so poorly, or because they are statements, not questions?

2006-08-25 02:40:30 · 10 answers · asked by Labrottweiler 2

2006-08-25 02:38:58 · 6 answers · asked by Crooks Gap 5

2006-08-25 02:34:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks!

2006-08-25 02:34:34 · 20 answers · asked by Vosot 3

I know single women who wear them to keep the wolves at bay, and married men who don't because they can be dangerous on the job - what's your story?

2006-08-25 02:32:56 · 32 answers · asked by Crooks Gap 5

Could vigilantism (is that even a word...I mean someone who is a vigilante!) ever be beneficial to a society? Some of my friends are getting so sick of the anti-social (and sometimes violent) behaviour of the gangs in our town they are considering going out and dealing their own kind of justice. As far as I can understand they'll confront only those who they catch red-handed, and as we live in rural England no sort of dangerous weaponry would be employed- basically just giving people a damned hard going-over.

As I'm weak and weedy I could not join in (nor would I want to), but just wondered what you think of the proposal? Thanks guys.

2006-08-25 02:26:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking over a maize field and houses in the distance and its raining hard...

2006-08-25 02:26:24 · 41 answers · asked by |Chris 4

For other uses, see Elite (disambiguation)

Look up elite, élite in a Dictionary.Elite (also spelt Élite) is taken from the latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the élite (the "elect," from French) is a relatively small dominant group within a larger society, which enjoys a privileged status which is upheld by individuals of lower social status within the structure of a group. When applied to an individual, as in the phrase "many elites come to this restaurant," the usage quite economically both refers to an individual within that class and establishes the speaker as non-elite.

An elite is the result of economic and political forces within a social structure. Upon formation, societies have always had the tendency to stratify due to a combination of politics and ability. The position of an elite at the top of the social strata almost invariably puts it in a position of leadership and often subjects the holders of elite status to pressure to maintain their position as part of the elite. However, in spite of the pressures borne by its members, the existence of the elite as a social strata is usually unchanged.


1 Religious elite
2 Linguistic elite
3 Class elite
4 Educational elite
5 Financial elite
6 Military elite
7 Elitism



Religious elite

In religion the Latin form "elect" is preferred over the French form "elite" in discussing Cathar or Calvinist theology, for examples, and the social structure that is theologically driven. Other religious groups may use expressions like "the saints" to describe the elect.


Linguistic elite

Some elite groups speak a language that is not shared by the commonality: in Tsarist Russia and in Vietnam the elite spoke French, in Plantagenet England the elite spoke Anglo-Norman, and in Ptolemaic Egypt the elite spoke Koine Greek. (See linguistic imperialism.) Elites establish correct usage for the language when they share one with the commonality. Elite usage is reflected in "prescriptive" dictionaries; common usage is reflected in "descriptive" dictionaries. Elites establish cultural canons, which are more widely agreed-upon within the elite and more generally ignored or resented among the non-elite. In the 1950s, the British elite spoke what linguists of the time called U English.


Class elite

American style straw hat. Complex social rules can determine when an occasion is sufficiently informal so that a man may correctly wear this hat.Elite advantages are the usual ones of a dominant social class: easier access to capital and political power, more rigorous education largely free of indoctrination, resulting in cultural influence, and leadership.

Elites may justify their existence based on claims of inherited position; with the rise in authority of science, certain 19th and 20th century elites have embraced pseudoscientific justifications of genetic or racial superiority. In Nazi Germany, genetic superiority was used as the basis of an imagined "Aryan" elite. Elite classes headed by monarchies have traditionally employed religious sanctions for their position.

Meritocracy is a facet of society that tries to promote merit as a route to the elite. Societies such as that of the United States have it in their culture to promote such a facet [see Horatio Alger]. However, while it tends to be imperfect it sheds light as to what many believe to be the "ideal" elite: an elite that is porous and whose members have earned their position as society's top class.

Aristocracy and oligarchy are social systems which feature an elite as the ruling class. An elite group, ranged round the alpha male, is a distinct feature of other closely-related social primates.


Educational elite

Elites are educated to govern. While common public education is often designed to educate the general population to produce knowledgeable and skilled citizens, the elite approach to education is often presented at a more intellectual and demanding level, and is geared to produce leaders of a sort. It is generally defined at education geared at producing an individual capable of thinking at an intellectual level more advanced than the general population, consisting of diverse philosophical ideals and theories in order to enable the elite to logically evaluate situations.


Financial elite

Wealth is not a sure sign of elite status, as the "new rich" are frequently seen as arriving from non-elite positions. Neither does an elite necessarily show a sense of public obligation.


Military elite

A military elite is a military unit of soldiers or recruits picked for their competence and put in a special, elite unit. Elite units enjoy some benefits as compared to other units, at least in the form of higher status, but often also higher pay and better equipment. Napoléons Imperial Guard would be a good example. Note that the word elite in the military sense is fundamentally different from most other uses of the term. A social or societal elite has usually not been picked by anyone except themselves and do not necessarily make part of the elite due to their competence. Military elite units do not exercise any special leadership over other units. In the societal and social sense of the word, the elite of the army is the officer corps, not the elite units.

In the military community, it is considered doubtful if the creation of elite units are expected to do the same things as a regular military unit, only better, (as opposed to special forces that are expected to do other things than regular soldiers)is good resource manangement. Critics argue that it creates a negative "second class soldier"-feeling among the regular units. Furthermore they argue that an especially competent soldier does more good as an NCO or as just the guy who sets a good inspiring example for his comrades.

Historically many elite forces have been created and maintained as much for political reasons as for military ones. The leaders feel they need something more politically reliable than ordinary units and create elite units, hoping that the priviliges, the extra political indoctrination that such elite forces are typically given and the pride in belonging to an elite will make them more loyal. Typically, it works. Waffen-SS would be an obvious example.


Elitism

In elite theory as developed by Marxist political scientists like Michael Parenti, all sufficiently large social groups will have some kind of elite group within them that actively participates in the group's political dynamics. When a group is arbitrarily excluded from the larger society, such as in the case of the racism that was widespread in the United States prior to the success of the American Civil Rights Movement, then elite members of the excluded group may form a counter-elite to fight for their group's interests (although they may be fighting for those interests only to the extent they mesh with the counter-elite's interests). Of course, the dominant elite can neutralize the counter-elite through the classic divide-and-conquer strategy of admitting key members of the counter-elite into the elite.

Elitism usually draws envy and resentment from the lower classes and the counter-elite. There are cases where elites arguably use this resentment of an elite to maintain their position. See Communism. The Elite in the United States also use this method of control via popular culture and media influence. Author C. Wright Mills elaborates on this influence in his book The Power Elite.

Look these up (*_*)

Boston Brahmin
Brahmin
Elitism
Mandarin
Patrician
Snob
Leet

2006-08-25 02:23:01 · 6 answers · asked by Gengi$ 6

2006-08-25 02:19:33 · 12 answers · asked by goodbye and good luck :-) 1

from televison pastors like benny himm who ask money every night but never gives them to charity to tv ads that promise you will win millions of dollars if ypu sign up for their games with a fee every month to fake products like the pancake mixer that i bought but nevr work like they way they say it will on tv to drugs that promise you to lose weight in three days or remove age spots from your skin and the list goes on and on.

2006-08-25 02:18:05 · 7 answers · asked by WEEDG 3

2006-08-25 02:16:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

We make our lives easier by making use of man-made devices, phones, cars, microwaves, etc. which all contain some kind of circuitry or computer. Most people have some kind of electronics device with them, be it a cell phone, iPod, Blackberry.. are we headed towards relying entirely on technology? Is it possible that robots will eventually take care of us instead of us creating and taking care of them?

What's your take on it? Humans vs. Robots?

2006-08-25 02:16:03 · 3 answers · asked by DJ 3

Last night at 2am I woke up from some noise that sounded like a cry or quiet scream....when I opened my eyes, my puppy was bounding twards me, and her crate door was wide open...how the hell did she get out of there? I let her out to pee, put her back in the crate for bed and turned on the TV, the all the lights in the room dimmed, and the TV started making a funny humming noise, it all stopped in less than a minute, when I fell back to sleep I was dreaming about a young guy who was dead, but trying to get back to his girlfriend "Olivia?" I don't even know any Olivia, and this guy in my dream was not familiar. He kept telling me that he should have married her, and now he was too late, that he could never be with her again......it was really weird, I woke up with that sad feeling of lost love, and tears in my eyes....Do you think that was a spirit trying to communicate with me? I have always had weird experiences with things like that, but nothing so extreme...Am I just nuts or what?

2006-08-25 02:15:54 · 10 answers · asked by ndussere 3

Hick
Redneck
Hillbilly
White Trash
Trailer Trash

2006-08-25 02:07:30 · 8 answers · asked by muchgaff 1

Are there any careers in the UK for a graduate with regard to liasons between the Islamic and non-Islamic communties? Where would be the best place to look? Serious answers only please. Thanks in advance!

2006-08-25 01:57:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Aboagye boahene
Ghana accra new town.

2006-08-25 01:56:58 · 16 answers · asked by harold l 1

isn't it great that now when you give them the thumbs down, they disapear?

2006-08-25 01:52:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 01:48:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous