Thursday, January 13, 2011
Speaking in a "way that heals"
Pasha Obama recommends that we should speak in a way that heals, not a way that hurts.
I have no earthly idea what he means, and he doesn't either....
But just for fun, let's take the words literally.
How do you heal a disease?
Two basic things:
(1) If possible, remove the pathogens or the cancerous tissue.
(2) Whether (1) is possible or not, mobilize the immune system. The immune system can take care of nearly anything if it's strong enough. This usually means improving mood, nutrition and exercise.
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Now let's apply these to a couple of important metaphorical diseases.
Global warming: The pathogens are a few evil leaders like James Hansen, John Holdren, Michael Mann, Rajendra Pachauri and Al Gore. The cancerous tissue has spread through all of the world's governments, churches, schools and media. There's no legal way to remove the pathogens, and the governments, churches, schools and media are already rotting and decomposing on their own. Healing must rely on the non-malignant area of the culture, which is luckily forming its own new organs. Most important task: keep the network of non-malignant people running, and expand the new structures.
The Islamic war: Pathogens are Arabians. Western governments have the tools to excise this cancer (oddly enough, the same radiation methods that we use every day to eliminate literal cancer!) and Western governments had a good chance to do it on 9/11/01 when the patient arrived in the ER. Because the governments were already infected by Arabians, they were unable or unwilling to do the job. Now the cancer has spread, and the necessary surgery is beyond the means of non-governmental entities. Again, the best we can do is to maintain the morale and network of non-malignant people. In several non-English-speaking countries (eg France, Switzerland and amazingly Syria) we're already seeing a great immune response by governments, so we know it can work; the question is whether the Anglosphere is too far gone.
= = = = =
Even though Pasha Obama was speaking empty platitudes, I'll guarantee these were NOT the solutions he would imagine. ¶ 2:31 AM
I have no earthly idea what he means, and he doesn't either....
But just for fun, let's take the words literally.
How do you heal a disease?
Two basic things:
(1) If possible, remove the pathogens or the cancerous tissue.
(2) Whether (1) is possible or not, mobilize the immune system. The immune system can take care of nearly anything if it's strong enough. This usually means improving mood, nutrition and exercise.
= = = = =
Now let's apply these to a couple of important metaphorical diseases.
Global warming: The pathogens are a few evil leaders like James Hansen, John Holdren, Michael Mann, Rajendra Pachauri and Al Gore. The cancerous tissue has spread through all of the world's governments, churches, schools and media. There's no legal way to remove the pathogens, and the governments, churches, schools and media are already rotting and decomposing on their own. Healing must rely on the non-malignant area of the culture, which is luckily forming its own new organs. Most important task: keep the network of non-malignant people running, and expand the new structures.
The Islamic war: Pathogens are Arabians. Western governments have the tools to excise this cancer (oddly enough, the same radiation methods that we use every day to eliminate literal cancer!) and Western governments had a good chance to do it on 9/11/01 when the patient arrived in the ER. Because the governments were already infected by Arabians, they were unable or unwilling to do the job. Now the cancer has spread, and the necessary surgery is beyond the means of non-governmental entities. Again, the best we can do is to maintain the morale and network of non-malignant people. In several non-English-speaking countries (eg France, Switzerland and amazingly Syria) we're already seeing a great immune response by governments, so we know it can work; the question is whether the Anglosphere is too far gone.
= = = = =
Even though Pasha Obama was speaking empty platitudes, I'll guarantee these were NOT the solutions he would imagine. ¶ 2:31 AM
