Benson Peterson

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Token People- Political Pawns

November 21st 2006 02:58
In America, we have a groovy thing called "affirmative action." It was a good idea, at first, intended for making a more level playing field for women and minorities in their quest for employment and/or education.
Unfortunately, it has become a tool for tax-and-spend leftists to use in leveraging their political clout with the status quo.
Despite the sugar-coated veneer of the concept, affirmative action endorses the hiring of "token" people- women, minorities- whose biggest qualification for being hired or educated is that they help fill a human quota...making it appear that these outfits are embracing diversity. In cases such as these, people who deserve to be granted the job or spot in the classroom are discriminated against because they don't fit into a certain kind of "victim" status.
Affirmative action, in this so-called "enlightened" day and age, is an insult to women and minority groups. It does not encourage competence based on an individual's talent, skill, expertise or sheer hard work; rather, it promotes an entitlement mentality based on a person's gender or the color of their skin.
It takes all kinds of tax money to create and run affirmative action programs. If these programs were proven to be no longer necessary, alot of administrators and staff of these programs, along with elected officials, would need to come up with another excuse for having a job underwritten by the taxpayers.
This explains why the notion that one is "underpriviledged" simply because they are of a certain race, gender, or sexual orientation is so rabidly promoted by liberal politicians, who seek to appeal to this segment of society in order to secure an electorate. If the truth were told, and these people were encouraged to see themselves as the unique individuals they truly are, they may no longer consider themselves victims who need handouts, a leg up, or protection from the government. They would quite possibly resent being used as political pawns.
This is not to say that anti-discrimination laws should be abandoned; on the contrary, this is earth, and as long as mankind exists in this realm, there will be bigots who would delight in stultifying the lives of those they fancy themselves to being superior to. What I feel is fair is when anti-discrimination laws protect ALL of the people, not just those who fit into a certain class. If you are denied employment somewhere, even though you are qualified, in deference to another person who is not as qualified but helps fill a government-mandated quota, it is simply wrongful. It is demeaning to the person who obtained the position, as well. President Bush summed it up meaningfully when he said: "...the soft bigotry of low expectations..."
Please let me know how, if, or when affirmative action has affected your life or other people you know, good, bad or otherwise. And if you live in a place where affirmative action laws do not exist, please share your perspective.
Thank you for your time, attention, and thoughtful contemplation.
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Go Ahead, Hit me.

November 20th 2006 22:40
What do you think? What do I think? Does it matter?
I believe it does indeed.
I would like to engage in intelligent discussions with people from all over the world on a variety of different issues...moral, cultural, spiritual, political, etc. Throw something at me and let's discuss it. My goal is to advance in thought, empathy, and perspective. Hopefully, all who participate can gain a better understanding and appreciation of each other's lives, and use these skills to promote this notion in our own life's walk.
Are you concerned about terrorism? Abortion? Homosexuality? Liberalism? Conservatism? Crime? Child abuse? World peace? These are just a few of the topics that I can pound on.
Let's see who can drive their point home.
I am a published cartoonist and editorial writer who hails from the Land of 10,000 Lakes-Minnesota- in the good ol' USA. The city I live in rests on a great, big, hill which overlooks a harbor that is host to ships from all around the world. I live practically on top of the largest freshwater lake on the continent. Can anyone guess what city that is?
I look forward to communicating with all of you, and I hope our conversations will lead to constructive thought.
Thank you!
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The Ultimate Revenge Against Men

November 15th 2006 02:05
Most civilized societies don't allow murder to be used as a tool to get back at someone or get them out of the way. But there is an option available to women which enables them to kill off at least a part of the men who spurn them, dissatisfy them, anger them, or hold them back: Abortion.
Pregnancy becomes an opportunity for such women.
I will never forget when a person I knew called to tell me she was pregnant. She was having alot of trouble in her marriage at the time. My optimistic response was telling her, well, maybe, with a child on the way, her husband would grow up and move his behavior more towards being the kind of person she said she wanted him to be.
"Oh no," she said,"I'm getting rid of it." Huh? I asked her what her husband thought of that idea. She said she didn't tell him, and wasn't going to. In her opinion, he didn't deserve to know....and anyway, she did not want to have his baby.
So much for fairness.
I came away from that conversation feeling a heaviness in my heart. Let's see...is a baby like a puppy...dang it, the neighbor's dog came in and bred with your dog, it's not the kind of father you would have chosen for your dog's pups, so the unborn little mongrels are worthless. We treat unwanted pets better than we at times avail ourselves to treat unborn children...at least pets have the Humane Society.
The almost triumphant, yet at the same time sorrowful tone of the woman's voice unsettled me. It was almost as if she had finally found the right weapon to strike back with.
"I am woman, hear me roar..." behind your back, if necessary.
When I reflect on the topic, it occurs to me that abortion is actually the murder of not just one person, but a part of two others, as well. The child is the quasi-atonement, the blood sacrifice, for the sins of his or her parents...in offering to which God?
Thank you for your time and thoughtful attention.

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Hope Must Live

November 15th 2006 01:20
Hello.
Being pro-life is being hopeful and optimistic about humanity itself. There are many reasons why abortions are performed...it is my hope that I can help people to see that abortion is not just a "personal" decision between a woman and her "medical provider."
It would be interesting, and perhaps enlightening, for me to read the posts written in response to my views


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Comment by Benson Peterson
on Introducing Online SCAMS Blog!!!

November 22nd 2006 03:08
This is much-needed. I truly appreciate what you are doing, as I have recently been e-mailed some
real doozies!
One outfit from China wanted participation in a deal where you receive money from buyers of the
company's produce. You keep 7-9% of this money, then you send the rest on to the company. They
say they want to do this to avoid paying high fees, tariffs, etc.
Another one says that you've won around 500,000 pounds sterling in the UK Online National Lottery.
You are to fill out a document with your personal information so they can send you the money.
Noticeably, the email does not ask for any financial information...it all looks so legit.
Again, thank you...I'll be checking this blog regularily.
-Benson Peterson