political thoughts
Ok, so one last thought-post blurb before bed. Because I have ideas and am on fire and if i don't put this down am gonna lose it or think it's stupid in an hour or when I get up tomorrow.
i have a severe interest and enthusiasm for government politics. I have a great head for international politics, understanding the history (or at least wanting to) of other countries in order to shape a future that could be well suited for them, and I also have really radical ideas about how the American government could be better run. the movie the iron lady really piqued my interest because that is a personality and mindset that I can get behind. I'm not sure I agree with everything she stood for or made happen (I haven't educated myself enough yet on this topic, but I could see doing that), but I love people with supernova-like focus on their principles.
My dad has a less than positive opinion about her, lots of people do, but she was a very controversial person. She stuck to her guns though, which I admire more than anything.
I haven't written about my views or the ways I think about things because I've been downright fearful of a modern day gestapo breaking down my door, but I've been feeling increasingly like I need to write them down.
I used to have these kinds of conversations around the dinner table. apparently I was very good at parsing apart political or social events and seeing what was really going on. deconstructing power, fear, and basic structures that keep people immobilized and paralyzed (mentally, socially, and socioeconomically) has been something that I've spent the last year on, especially since I was working around those of a lower class than what I was raised in. it's been something of a pride point on my part that I can break down what keeps people stuck and what keeps 'authority' figures where they are.
I wanted to intern with the UN at one point. Sometimes I think I should have majored in International Relations. I don't like staying in that kind of analytical space all the time, but i do get really good ideas about how things could work because I see how the current system isn't working and I can make mental leaps to things people haven't conceived of yet. It's a matter of seeing how it could work better, but not by minorly tweaking the system -- seeing things for what they really are, where people really thrive, and letting everyone's smarts really work in the right areas. otherwise people just have their nose to the grindstone -- they're not allowed freedom to use their whole brain, just the one a company wants them to use.
this is not a type of thinking that's popular in a corporate culture that just wants to make money, but it does make for efficiency. and happier employees. the thing is, you have to watch people to find out what they're good at. they can't always tell you. but you can see it in them, what lights them up. it's subtle, but it's there.
i have a severe interest and enthusiasm for government politics. I have a great head for international politics, understanding the history (or at least wanting to) of other countries in order to shape a future that could be well suited for them, and I also have really radical ideas about how the American government could be better run. the movie the iron lady really piqued my interest because that is a personality and mindset that I can get behind. I'm not sure I agree with everything she stood for or made happen (I haven't educated myself enough yet on this topic, but I could see doing that), but I love people with supernova-like focus on their principles.
My dad has a less than positive opinion about her, lots of people do, but she was a very controversial person. She stuck to her guns though, which I admire more than anything.
I haven't written about my views or the ways I think about things because I've been downright fearful of a modern day gestapo breaking down my door, but I've been feeling increasingly like I need to write them down.
I used to have these kinds of conversations around the dinner table. apparently I was very good at parsing apart political or social events and seeing what was really going on. deconstructing power, fear, and basic structures that keep people immobilized and paralyzed (mentally, socially, and socioeconomically) has been something that I've spent the last year on, especially since I was working around those of a lower class than what I was raised in. it's been something of a pride point on my part that I can break down what keeps people stuck and what keeps 'authority' figures where they are.
I wanted to intern with the UN at one point. Sometimes I think I should have majored in International Relations. I don't like staying in that kind of analytical space all the time, but i do get really good ideas about how things could work because I see how the current system isn't working and I can make mental leaps to things people haven't conceived of yet. It's a matter of seeing how it could work better, but not by minorly tweaking the system -- seeing things for what they really are, where people really thrive, and letting everyone's smarts really work in the right areas. otherwise people just have their nose to the grindstone -- they're not allowed freedom to use their whole brain, just the one a company wants them to use.
this is not a type of thinking that's popular in a corporate culture that just wants to make money, but it does make for efficiency. and happier employees. the thing is, you have to watch people to find out what they're good at. they can't always tell you. but you can see it in them, what lights them up. it's subtle, but it's there.