Posted by garnet71 on April 13, 2009, at 21:23:03
In reply to Re: Modern biochemistry and humanity » yxibow, posted by metric on April 13, 2009, at 20:15:54
"Critically examine NAMI's source of funds."
I was thinking along those same lines. The mental health stigma advocacy might be just a side agenda, though I always liked NMIH too.
The concept of government itself is corrupt-it's a division of power, well there's other ways too look at it too..but after working for several govt. agencies/different levels, I saw lots of corruption. It forever changes you.
No, lots of government workers are not corrupt, but corruption trickles down. If the leader allows corruption, more people start to take part and it becomes the norm. It's contagious. After it gets so far, whoever tries to challenge it will get stoned. Not the good kind of stoned.
Then there are the judges and police--tons of corruption there. If you have cops as friends, some might tell you about it.
The division of power is decided by just a few people at the highest levels. Narcissists tend to rise to power a lot easier than their more sensitive counterparts. The motivation is instinctual. they are more thick skinned then say people with more idealistic tendencies. Do you think someone real sensitive and nurturing could survive being a politician in D.C.? Maybe sometimes. It's brutal and cuthroat.
ThIt's human nature. History validates this. It goes way back...slavery has existed as long as history. The strongest and most narcisstic dominate the rest. The difference between then and now is that our systems are so complex; there are so many other ways to harness power. Just because it is not as obvious due to the complexity does not mean the ideology is much different.
I really dislike being pessimistic about this, but like I said, once you see a lot, you can't go back. Instead, you become a realist.
Only recently did I realize there is a shift taking place, where power is going to be more distributed - this is due to information technology. However, the power is going to be allocated to more groups of 'regular' people, but still groups, rather than individuals. that's kind of scary too, if you can imagine a herd mentality controlling things. It's actually very interesting to think about the direction we're headed. Evolution.
Why did I just say all that.
Oh, because this is the type of thing that influences me to go move to an island somewhere and live a simple life. And get away from all things ugly.
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