Questioning Submissiveness, Fear, Age, Pressure, and Tripe

 

“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile, in the end, is not wise.”

-- Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

If your partner communicates something in a passive-aggressive tone, does it give you the right to act the same? Am I wronging myself by acting better or taking the high road?

It is totally up to you. You have the freedom, to “take the high road,” to be honest about how they’ve acted, to act the same, to be more aggressive than they are, or to be submissive to the spanking you’re being dealt.  Spankings seem to keep us on the straight and narrow, though.  Just saying.

Is it possible to be honest without potentially offending someone?

No. Sooner or later, blatant honesty will offend someone. It is the nature of the beast.

Author comment: Very well explained. Thank you for your answer, my friend.

What is the most important Core Value, and how does it enhance the competitiveness of the organization in the market/industry?

A good sense of moral ethics. When people know you’re not playing dirty, they really have to bring all they have to the table. When it becomes known that you are ethical, people will be more than happy to do business with you, knowing that you are looking out for their best interests.

 What type of person can you see with a cocky attitude?

A person with an overabundance of self-assurance.

Is the average person ethically underdeveloped?

If you have no code of moral ethics to stand by, then, yes. A good code of moral ethics is something you can turn on and off, though it is not recommended. It is what defines who and what you are to all those around you. It is a way of life.

“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”

-- C.S. Lewis

What makes people so afraid to be themselves?

Not everybody is okay with pant-down spankings.

 What do I do if my partner thinks I acted passive-aggressive when I did not?

Buy your partner a copy of anything written by the French philosopher, Donatien Alphonse François. Then, smile and dare them to make your day.

Is hatred devotion?

I devoted myself to the hatred of my ex-wife for a couple of years. She wasted 25 years of my life before telling me she never loved me and only used me to escape her parents. I never hated anyone in my life, until I hated her. My hatred was insidious. It ate me up until my new girlfriend told me to let it go.

I made the conscious choice to strive for happiness always and in all things, regardless of my circumstances. I have been truly happy for the past 20 years, now. More people need to understand that happiness is a simple choice in their lives. To do anything else is counterproductive.

Why do people admit they are wrong?

They have a morally ethical personal code. Most people balk at any admission of fault.

 What can you do to bring your voice out, even when you’re afraid of speaking in public?

Projection. Practice being heard across a room. Then practice being heard across a yard. Then practice being heard on the stage of an auditorium by a person at the doors in the back. Do this all without yelling. Make your voice deeper and stronger, by bringing it up from your diaphragm. Mothers can do this to great effect.

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of a heart.

-- Peggy Noonan

When someone makes unfair judgments or assumptions about you that are untrue, how do you deal with the situation and move forward?

It is pretty obvious the person is an idiot, so I ignore them and simply move forward. I try not to waste my valuable time confronting idiots.

What was the first noticeable indication that you experienced, which made you realize that you were getting older?

The priapism was not forthcoming.

I admire the worker more than I admire the businessman. Does this make me a Communist?

I admire the worker more than the businessman. That makes me a Republican. A businessman that relies on everyone else's sweat, well… 

When someone always tells you that you are judging, are they in effect also being judgmental of you?

Yes. They should be asking, not telling. “It sounds like you’re judging, are you?” If they say “yes” they have arrived at the gates of hell.

Author's comment:  I think that she is trying to assert her dominance. All tho quite ineptly and rather poorly and childish. Now that I look at it this way I am going to have to get out of this group. I feel like the next time she “ JUDGESi might just bust out laughing at her in her face. 

My reply:  That will probably get you out, anyway.

Do you want to know what drives consumer behavior?

It has so little to do with me. Need drives my behavior, in all aspects of life, and all I need are the essentials.

“Remember… consumers want it all, a richer experience, a purchase at the comfort of their homes, a friendly searchable brand with brain/ eyes stimulating content & an engaging experience at store”

-- Sally El-Akkad

What does it mean when a woman asks if she’s the one for me?

She wants to know if you’re any good at getting her off. Tell her you’ll spring for the hotel room so you can find out.

What motivates people who are in affairs?

The excitement of tasting the forbidden fruit, especially if the fruit is someone else’s?

How do you measure peer pressure in units of PSI?

Before the Air Force, it was an unbearable burden. The military taught me that it was just bullshit I bought into, but didn’t have to. Being your own person has nothing to do with peer pressure, but it has much to do with good ethical manners. 

What motivates rich people more than money?

What money can buy?

After transitioning to democracy, what punishment do you think should be given to the members of the secret police? I know most of the time nothing happens to them, but what do they deserve?

Do unto them as they have done unto others. Or, you can forgive them their transgressions and, one day in the future, shoot them in the knee on the field of battle. Then shoot them in the other knee, just so they don’t forget.

“Worst of all, with every victim, who is deliberately silenced to preserve the peace, we are creating a new minority. Through deliberate neglect, the left creates what they fear the most: a non-ethnic group of people that will not blink an eye when violent crimes are committed. No one cared when it happened to them, so why should they? An eye for an eye...as they don't use them anyway.”

-- Anita B. Sulser, Ph.D.

In which aspect of society are you interested? Be descriptive.

The “law-abiding” aspect. This means you abide by all of the “rules of law” society has set down. You don’t burn down cities, steal what doesn’t belong to you, shoot the innocent, murder those who can't defend themselves, corrupt voting, push people off the subway platform, disregard warning signs, or violate sovereign borders, just to name a few.

What is an example of a bad decision done in good faith?

Joe Biden.

If it takes so much skill, effort, and luck to make acquaintances, how come there are so many people who have acquaintances?

Who fed you this line of tripe? It really doesn’t take much skill, effort, or luck, to make acquaintances. Now, making friends might take some “effort” which is where the “skill” comes in. Of course, if they’re true friends, just being yourself is all you need for them.

What is the best way to get inspiration to come up with ideas for music?

Live life to the fullest. Work hard, and fall in and out of love. Experience as much as you can.

Do you agree with Sergei Khrushchev’s statement when he told me that a pessimist is a well-informed optimist?

No. You are either one or the other. You can’t be a well-informed “optimist” if the information turns you into a well-informed pessimist. A well-informed optimist just found out that all the information he had validates his optimism. But, even if it doesn’t, the quintessential optimist will be optimistic even in the face of defeat.

"Damn the torpedoes. Four bells, Captain Drayton, go ahead. Jouett, full speed." 

-- David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870)

Editor's Note

(Re: disclaimer cum "get out of jail free" card)

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We all fall from grace, some more often than others; it is part of being human. God's test for us is what we learn from the experience, and what we do afterward.

Pastor Tony spent 22 years with the United States Air Force Intelligence as a planner, analyst, briefer, instructor, and, finally, a senior manager. He spent 17 years, following his service career, working with the premier, world-renowned, Western Institutional Review Board helping to protect the rights of human subjects involved in pharmaceutical research.

Ordained 1n 2013 as an "interfaith" minister, he founded the Congregation for Religious Tolerance in response to intolerance shown by Christians toward peaceful Islam. As the weapon for his war on intolerance he chose the pen, and wages his "battle" in the guise of the Congregation's official online blog, The Path, of which he is both author and editor. "The Path" offers a vehicle for commentary and guidance concerning one's own personal, spiritual, path toward peace and the final destination for us all. He currently resides in Pass Christian, Mississippi, where he volunteered as the lead chaplain at a regional medical center.

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