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Source: Russian 6th-generation fighter will employ powerful lasers to burn enemy missile seeker heads – Washington Times

We expect these types of developments from the military sectors of any society because throughout history, nations have always searched for any and all military advantage against possible enemies.  No one disputes this, since there is an evidence trail supporting this notion going back probably well over 5000 years.  Rocks and stones were usurped by bows and arrows, then catapults, then supplanted by guns, then by machine guns, to bombs to lasers, etc etc.

In the present day, China has been quite publicly showcasing their military might as has Russia and of course, North Korea, which fires off ICBM’s regularly as proof of their ability.  Sabre rattling and huffing and puffing to be sure, but that is the entire point; to intimidate your enemies.  Meanwhile, if the American popular media are to believed, the U.S. army is consumed with the idea of the eligibility of gender confused individuals being members of their armed forces.  This could in fact be a brilliant military ploy on the part of the Americans to render their enemies hapless through laughter.

Oddly, many today seem to forget the fundamental truth about military conflicts:  that they’re in it to win since losing likely means death.  If military conflict is seen to be the only resolution, then there should be no holds barred to achieve victory.  When soldiers sign up to an army of any nation, one of the first things that happens is that they become anonymous.   They become numbers and not individuals.  They are homogenized by haircut, by dress and by behavior. The individual is sublimated to create strength for the group.  No one should care about the next person’s peccadillos, nor should they command any special consideration of them.  There really is no room for the new age sensitivities that are in such vogue these days at newly effete corporations.  There is no inclusiveness, no micro-aggressions, no gluten free diets and no choice of hairstyles.

The media obsession of rooting out ‘injustices’ in all aspects of normal life really don’t apply to a community of people who are expected to kill or possibly be killed in the course of their duty.  There are no standard cappuccino and restroom breaks.  In fact, in theater, there may be no gender specified washrooms; unless you wanted to post a sign over a hole.

We may tolerate the effete sensitivity required in many of today’s PC businesses, but why not leave the serious business of killing people to those that aren’t going to be offended because of micro aggressions or hurtful name calling?  If the enemies ever found out how soft the military underbelly is, they’d give up developing weapons and just make their soldiers watch old Don Rickles videos.

link Chris Rock disses the tea party – PATRICK GAVIN | POLITICO CLICK.

No matter how much money is spent on education, it only takes the rantings of a handful of ‘entertainers’ to wipe out the benefits.  When Chris Rock declares that the Tea Party is a racist group, it’s hard to know if Mr. Rock is playing to his base, which is likely a younger, self professed cooler audience, or if he actually believes what he spouts.  Chris Rock is a disciple of the Don Rickles school of stand up humor but Rock’s material predominantly and predictably centres on racial themes.  Specifically, the nuances of black/white interactions.  While there will always be an audience for this humor, the one note aspect of it must get old as people mature.  The Three Stooges for example still command an audience despite the fact that the poking eyes with fingers shtick lost its novelty decades ago. 

Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinions, that’s the benefit of freedom.  But some opinions are more valid than others, because they are actually based on fact.  Being educated means you have been exposed to critical thinking, that any conclusions you arrive at are based on a logical process.  If someone like Rock were to pick on redheaded people as the butt of his humor, deride their intelligence, their habits, their views of the world, most rational people would see this as caricature and accept it for what it is, attempts at humor.  Sadly, there will always be that contingent that will absorb some of that humor and subliminally accept it as truth, people who somehow think entertainers are on some higher intellectual plane. 

Luckily it was only Politico that aired his comments so it’s unlikely many people would notice them except for news junkies like yours truly. However, by giving Rock airplay, it clumps him into the usual gaggle of people who view everything through the lens of race.  This makes him look bad.  The irony of this may be lost on Mr. Rock, but what he implies in his recent publicized comments  are both irrational and racist.  Despite what he thinks, black people can be wrong.  They can be guilty of crimes.  They make mistakes. They can do stupid things.  Just ask Michael Vick.  Or Tiger Woods. They can be just as dumb as anyone else.  Speaking of Tiger, his golf game has gone to zero.  There have been negative comments on his swing changes, his demeanor on the golf course.  Is this racist? 

Just because people object to the President’s direction on policies doesn’t make them racist.  Nancy Pelosi is widely considered a force behind the errant Democratic agenda as well.  I have yet to hear anyone call the Tea Party sexist.  If a building owned by a black person is on fire, pointing it out does not make one a racist.  Guys like Rock and notable others, have played the race card so many times, it’s a one card deck.  It’ a pretty loyal audience who listens to jokes to hear the same  punch line.

Mr. Rock has made a career of tapping into the latent paranoia of racism.  There will always be an audience for this stuff, as there is for the slapstick  humor of the Three Stooges.  It gets old though and it’s all funny until someone loses an eye.