On the Nature of Evil

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil.html A solid talk. Conclusion: some few are actively evil, some few actively good--and the great majority are born followers; they will follow whoever happens to be the established leader, be he good or evil--because they are either incapable of independent thought or have no moral courage. But, his evidence, examples, and analysis are worth hearing (and seeing) for their own sake.

Japocracy

I cannot help but be pleased that this nation is in terminal demographic decline. What hopeless, disgusting cowardice and conformity they soak themselves in! They might even be more conformist than the Chinese. Result: there are no individuals in Japan, only an indistinguishable mass of insignificant people frightened by the possibility that by some misfortune or mistake they might actually become significant. There are no leaders, no innovators, no exceptional thinkers, no great artists--just the great mass of over-socialized, like-minded mediocrities. This is Zarathustra's nightmare in action. The extinction of individual consciousness, of individual importance, is nihilism and nothing else. This rant is brought to you courtesy of: http://www.physorg.com/news141643079.html

Dr. Watson and the Goodthinkers

Watson, the Nobelist DNA co-discoverer, has been run out of conformist society for mentioning the great gap in IQ scores between black Africans and the people of the developed world. The scientific literature counts a 25-30 point differential. Watson's point, in context, was that this is likely a major obstacle to African development, since IQ tests are designed to measure an individual's capacity to function in a modern economy and society. These scores indicate that only 2-5% of black Africans have IQs of 100 or above, 100 being the average IQ of white Americans and Europeans and Japanese and most developed populations. Who in Africa can lead? Who can run government, create businesses, manage businesses, provide technical and engineering services, enforce the law, provide medical care, engage in banking services, manage money for governments, businesses, individuals? In the developed world, we rely on people with IQs over 100 to do these things, or at least to provide the leadership in these sectors. This is not to speak of the surplus IQ needed for actual innovation.

For mentioning this crucial issue in the development, not just of the economy, but of civilization itself--Watson is ostracized and most hypocritically lambasted. If his cowardly critics actually cared about these African unfortunates, they might seek for solutions to this massive IQ deficit instead of persisting in their quasi-religious posing as holier-than-thou saints of political correctness. For example, there is clear evidence that African IQs are substantially depressed by poor pre-natal, post-natal, and infant nutrition. Also, excessive infectious disease rates among mothers and children reduce cognitive potential. Action, thus, might be taken. But the PC scoundrels prefer to engage in a ritualistic excommunication "action."

The following post is a fairly thorough examination of this shameful episode of the intellectual "establishment" working hard to scramble and suppress the truth and invert decent values:

http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2007/10/james-watson-tells-inconvenient-truth_296.php