Tech Belongs To Everyone

     Social standards of living as a whole, should be tied to the level of technical evolution achieved by our species. What I mean is that our level of technological advancement must benefit the physiological and psychological standards of the population equally. If we have the ability to advance science, communication and space exploration (mostly funded by public money), yet have hundreds of millions of humans living in substandard conditions, then we have failed to promote, achieve and maintain social equilibrium. 

      Advanced civilizations do not cast off its own kind in order for a select few to hoard profits and micro-manage the direction of so-called progress. An advanced society would use intellectual advancements in technology for the benefit of all. Or it becomes amoral, a self destructive force like alcohol is to the alcoholic, or how heroine is to the heroine addict. 

     Technology exploited and monopolized will eventually destroy humanity. As it advances it will become the enemy of all life. We see this happening with our over the top funding of research and development for weapons of war. Where billions in public money is spent to advance a technology that is then used to kill the public.

     Surely the reason governments exist  in a modern society is to fulfill an obligation to protect the public from being scapegoated, exploited and killed off by the rich. In other words, governments of advanced, civil and intellectual societies have an obligation to promote, achieve and maintain legitimate social equilibrium.

~ Stephanie J. Gilley

The Current Paradigm is Restrictive

     The ways of the 1% do not serve humanity. The monetary system exploits mankind and promotes every kind of evil and destructive force in order to maintain its structure. The ones that benefit the most from it seem the furthest away from the very things that have contributed to human evolution. Cooperation, empathy, and problem solving skills (based on real problems as opposed to purposely created problems). Not to mention a sense of regard for all stages of human development of all genders over the lifespan.
     You see, human beings are in an almost constant state of metamorphosis, not uncommon to many animals on this planet. Currently the systems we are all forced to endure cater mostly to males with the highest testosterone levels. Those that obtain wealth and power during this relatively short time frame of human development, can live long to wreak havoc on the rest of us. They do so by shaping society when   influencing politicians into making laws that suit their desires. This is not natural nor is it healthy for our species or our planet.
     Basically this 'System' exploits men most of all. Getting them to agree to behave as workers and soldiers for the cause of the unscrupulous few. We see that overall happiness, contentment, love, honor, safety, and intellectual development towards wisdom for males is not being nurtured. In every sense it is being stolen from them.  All of these in large part stolen, and replaced with false desires, instantaneous gratification, and unhealthy avenues to express some sense of control in a world severely out of balance. Instead of each man being his own vessel of honor, dignity, strength and wisdom (the natural stages of psychological development for human males) most are left wondering at some point, what the real purpose of life is. Serving a societal framework that seems like it becomes more false everyday, more on the brink of collapse than in a state of purposeful evolution towards something meaningful? Dedication to a society that's more and more exclusionary and anti-ecological than sustaining of the glorious diversity so necessary for the continuation of all life on our planet?

     We are all aware enough now to realize that the Human Species exists within an organic ecosystem. This is big. Another thing we need to keep in mind is that we are a transformational biological life form, that when in its most expressive state of health, acknowledges and is aware of the preciousness of all stages of our metamorphosis from conception to death. It is unfortunate that we are not being allowed to express our evolved potential in this current paradigm. Because our societies are designed and dictated by the 1% and their various monopolizing entities.                                         

~ Stephanie J. Gilley

Here With Me

Do you know the sound of children weeping?
Does their sadness gladden your heart?
Oh Israel...
You have been given everything
And you have chosen to become your-own-worst-nightmare.
The sound of money changing hands
Above the cries... From your sky ovens.

Nighttime ~ I'm alone.
Buzzing of the drones.
I sit on my bed waiting
For the next bomb blast...There it goes!
It sounds closer and
The building is shaking.
My tears for the taking.
I am alone.
Though if I try
I can feel other souls in this building
Like me ~ All waiting.
With patient... Hope-filled hearts beating.


~ Stephanie Gilley

 سلام

A poem I wrote and dedicate to the people of Gaza, Palestine.

Unfair Work Expectations Affecting Human Females

     The point is... many Moms don't have a choice, they have to work outside the home to keep a roof over their kids heads. Unfortunately, women are making only an average of 77 cents to the dollar of what a man makes for the same work. While they are also tasked with raising up the next generation (no small feat). No, women should not be required to be a homemaker rearing children her whole life. She should have the opportunity to have a career and other interests beyond the home. 

     But what women are faced with is a dual role where they want to be the best at both. Often in our country because of the lack of interest (as a society) in supporting the Mothering Role, it can easily become humanly impossible. And who do you suppose is expected to take a backseat to the career pressures? The woman, (her health, her time for herself, her household environment) and her children. This is unacceptable and in no way is it the fault of women. Women are subjected to a hostile misogynist American society that pretends they must behave like men in order to "prove" they are equal. (Which IMHO is insane and ridiculous). 

     Everywhere you look in America there are government funded jobs programs geared specifically for men. The Military is just one. The up coming infrastructure projects to the tune of a Trillion+ is another. When working mothers need help to pay for daycare or food, all we hear is crying from supposed "capitalist men". That people should be able to feed their own children or work even harder to do so. For mothers do they mean work harder at dead end jobs with 'unfriendly-to-family' work schedules? Harder at jobs that undercut workers pay because they happen to not have a penis?

    I mean really, women have been in the work force for how long now? We still have only one real career option that works well with kids school schedules, that's being a teacher. Not every woman wants to be a teacher and besides they haven't been hiring teachers since Obama's been in office. REALITY PEOPLE, WE NEED TO LIVE IN REALITY. 

     Many women want to have children, they shouldn't be required to be married to do so. They shouldn't be penalized economically for not having a husband. With the violent crime and rape statistics in this country 6 of every 10 women will have experienced a rape in her lifetime. Is it really so hard to understand why some women  don't want a husband? That maybe some have been so traumatized they find it hard to want to trust a man? With the number of men into pornography, guns, drugs is it so difficult to understand why some women can't find a man or have given up trying to find a man suitable to have in their home around their children?

     I suggest the government spend some time and money creating jobs for women who want summers off for raising their children and evening and weekends off to do the same. Do we really want to steal summers from our children to work a job that could care less about your well-being? Why are there no great paying jobs that are 5 hours 5 days a week while kids are in school? Again, how long have women been in the work force? How long have women been producing, raising, loving, mothering the next generation of the only intelligent beings we know of in the whole universe? Since men rule the world it makes me wonder if they are jealous of women for some reason. Why else would they make things so unnecessarily difficult for us?

Written by Stephanie J. Gilley

Recognizing and Punishing Economic Crimes Against Humanity

Written by Stephanie J. Gilley

Many will argue that we have yet to reach the level of what we would all envision as an advanced and humane society. Looking at our world I would have to say there are pockets that have somehow successfully achieved this ideal. I do not include those places that have cultivated the illusion of successful advancement on the backs of their neighbors or by exploiting people and regions far from where they reside. That would be considered cheating. To pretend that the old ways are still OK is laughable, sickening actually. Children as young as 8 understand right from wrong, wastefulness, fair play, respect, equality and dignity why can't our leaders? For people in power to pretend they don't understand or to try and convince us there are no other ways to "get ahead" is a display of their incompetence. To think anything else would put the public in the uncomfortable position of acknowledging our leaders as being criminal. That they have deliberately created conditions in which the majority of human beings live precariously at their mercy. Yes they have purposely put the responsibility onto the backs of the masses by giving us the vote. That way we will always first blame ourselves and each other before we ever could conceive that the problems have been purposely instigated. Sly devils these leaders of ours.

 

Before any ideal can be achieved it is important to recognize obstacles in our path. How true is our own view of reality? Are we fully aware of our potential? Do we know what institutions are working and which have been compromised? When dealing with perception of reality on a mass scale it is important to realize who is in control of the most influential institutions and their agenda. Do not be afraid to ask questions. For instance, you have a right to know if a small minority of people with their own agenda is in control of any influential institution. Everything should be an open book. When there are secrets with regard to the public domain we have problems, we get corruption. This is why public control of all large institutions is a good thing. If you want a private corporation fine, just don't let it get too big or too wealthy; because then it has the power to endanger society and we as a society don't want that. So size, wealth and secrecy can be signs of potential for powerful corruption. These three need to be restricted, regulated and monitored.

 

It is wise to look around and recognize what is not working. What is entirely unacceptable in this day and age. Use our advancements in science and technology as a gauge. We have all done this by comparing our ability as a species to have walked on the moon, to the fact that millions of people are still starving on this planet. Now look at our ability to communicate, how quick, how precise. Compare that to the continued use of "The Violence of War" to solve problems and worse yet as an economic booster. These examples demonstrate how our leaders are exploiting old methods that are out of balance with today's world. They do not make logical sense and are clearly unacceptable.

 

Become aware of how large institutions divide and conquer to retain power over society. Every example used to outwardly categorize humans away from the whole tears at the cohesiveness of society. Excessive focus on gender, race, religion, visual identifiers like skin and hair color, coerced difference, i.e. sports teams; and competition in everything is not natural. It promotes fear of the unknown and hatred for the unfamiliar. Our natural diversity is a good thing because in truth we are almost identical, science has shown us this. So diversity in nature is celebrated and in living genomes it serves to strengthen life not weaken it.

 

Now to deal with the leaders and their obvious criminality. I has to be done. To ignore this responsibility is to condemn generations of humans to more of the same unacceptable suffering and exploitation. We have achieved conscious awareness of the problem. Of the inadequate ability of the "powerful"  to lead the modern world. We have at our disposal the technology to restrain them and to put into place regulations to keep their type of crimes from happening again. To promote humanity beyond the slavery and indignity of living at the mercy of their violent and unsympathetic whims. There are humane answers to every problem facing us today. We need to remove the obstacles in our path.

 

~Stephanie J. Gilley

 



 

It's Dangerous To Let Psychopaths Have Control Of Public Policy

Written By: Stephanie Gilley 11/21/2013

It has been suggested not a few times that politicians on the Right feel put-out by the obligation of financially supporting the poor in society. Often the reasons they cite are blame related. Blaming the single mother for not having a husband to support her. Blaming the elderly for not saving enough money during their working years. Blaming the disabled for not having good genetics, or for bad luck of becoming injured. This callous disregard is the common line of thinking among many who support our society being ultra-capitalist. As in "Free-Market Capitalism which actually means a market "free" from governmental regulations. Relying instead only on the invisible hand of (God) the free market itself, to dictate the outcome of capital resources. Notice the magical thinking (often embraced by gamblers). Referring back to their view of a persons "luck" as a reasonable excuse for someone disabled by genetics (which they had no possibility to control) or an injury to suffer in poverty.

Where does this callousness emanate from? Why would anyone elected to serve the people and our society embrace policies that alienate different life-stages of human development? Such as Motherhood and our Golden Years? Preserving the integrity of people while they are in these stages benefits all of humanity. Knowing this, would it not be prudent to plan a strategy of readily available assistance? We know women with children are often abandoned.  And it is no big secret humans have experienced a lengthening of our lifespan. Most of this is actually due to nothing more than discovering the benefits of personal and public hygiene. Water safety standards making a huge impact on the health and longevity of the population. Though you will find no limit to the number of technologies and industries  that want to take credit for this achievement.

So I ask again where does this callousness toward humanity with all its diversity and wondrous life-stages come from? Why do leaders on the Right promote this anti-human anti-society mindset? We all know our natural ability to become corrupted by shiny gold things but is it more than that? And if so who are the wavers of these shiny gold pieces in order to achieve an agenda? Is there an agenda? Maybe not. Maybe these wavers of shiny gold pieces are just doing what they do best...getting what they want when they want it and enjoying watching the chips fall where they may. For fun. Sort of like running down the crowded beach with your buddies, crashing through as many sandcastles as you can. For fun. Laughing at the shrieks and cries of little kids as you keep running and noticing yourself grow larger down there. Is there a sexual satisfaction people like this get for example when they grow up and subject hundreds of millions of people to food insecurity? One should wonder.

As we have advanced technologically we have been able to clear up so many of the mysteries about our biology and our psychology. These discoveries should be used to help shape a more humane modern society. This leads the conversation to the topic of psychopathy and psychopaths. We now know specific details about the personalities and behaviors of psychopaths. We know that some have a great ability to maneuver their way to the top of corporations, to amass millions even billions of dollars, and to enjoy political leadership roles. Researchers and clinicians can diagnose psychopaths by watching a public figure promote destructive policy, alienate whole segments of the human population, and perpetuate human suffering by censoring information and funding propaganda. But there is no need to rely on purely a subjective diagnosis. Scientists are able to diagnose actual neurological brain differences in psychopaths which is the reason for their callousness towards others. Psychopaths have a perfectly functioning reptilian brain. And a not so well functioning of higher order brain networking. Thus the lack of emotions like empathy.

Are the politicians promoting destructive social policy all psychopaths? Perhaps some are just corrupted by the shiny gold things promised by the psychopath campaign donor? We don't know because there are no requirements for people in public office to submit to a psychoanalysis -brain scan. It could determine if they have sufficient higher brain functionality and are therefore fit to hold office (a position of power over others).  A strategy like this could curb much of the purposeful manipulation of public offices for the destruction of civil human society.  It would not be prudent to allow psychopaths to collaborate in order to manipulate and control the most powerful institutions on the planet. Think of these institutions, when working together they are wholly influential over the standard of living of everyone, i.e.  the news media, military industrial complex, banking, energy, farming, medicine, transportation, communication, education, government. It would be very dangerous to allow  any of them to be headed by people lacking higher neurological emotional functioning. It would be suicide to allow them all to be controlled by such people.

Far from being a witch hunt screenings for psychopathy using functional brain scans should be understood as a public health issue. It would work to flag people with the dysfunction as being ineligible for positions of power over any other people, animals or resources i.e. holding political office. Just like other health screenings it is better to diagnose early. It is important that we protect workers, and vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly from the manipulative and abusive tactics of psychopaths. It is important to protect all people from being subjected to living in a society run by psychopaths. If anything is a human right this is.

Ten Ideas From The Occupy Wall Street Movement

by Stephanie J. Gilley

1) Get money out of Politics by first overturning Citizens United

2) Tax the 1%

3) Regulate Wall Street

4) De-Privatize all Military Contracting Corps. Americans will not inflict war to generate private sector profits

5) Reform Environmental Laws & Regulations to support a sustainable human society in harmony with the environment

6) Reform & Regulate the Medical, Health, & Pharmaceutical Industries to focus on prevention & optimal health

7) In our efforts to reach sustainable energy we need to include a focus on independent energy generation & mobility for each individual.

8) Education reforms: New info on compassion & stress management, peaceful coexistence & appreciation for diversity

9) Grants, low interest loans & tax abatement for Co. whose products/services meet criteria for benefiting humanity

10) Grow International Relations b/t Americans & people of other countries using festivals to share cultures & ideas