I believe the book The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great by Ben Shapiro (New York: Broadside Books, 2019) has merit in arguing for the position in theology that there is indeed over time an increase in our religious knowledge.
His major thesis appears to be that ancient Greek philosophy's reliance upon using logical methods with good reasons cited and Jewish tradition's appealing to moral principles have netted the enormous gains in science and human development over the many centuries since their initial deployment in human existence within the West's culture.
Nevertheless, though he discounts the present acceptance of diverse lifestyles, e.g., feminism and homosexuality, as significant advances in the religious awareness of human equality (despite variance in living modes), he seems to accept the notion that with the coming of the Western peoples social living among humans has advanced over the mere tribalism of social organization and way of thinking. That is to say, mankind has now more understanding to life's potential than simply living a biological-need driven existence we share with animals of the field. Which is not to say, the tribalism practiced since man has covered the face of the earth is not a meaningful way we relate ourselves to family and our social and physical surroundings. But there is more to human existence than the tribal mode that sustains life itself.
And the something more to life may be categorized as falling under the topical heading "treating each other as equals": the foundation of the religious dimension. On this point, I heartily concur with Professor Shapiro.
Friday, November 29, 2019
Improving conditions in Failed States and Fragile Nations--Seminar-5
The Hudson Institute held panel two discussions recently one on aid to failed states and another on the current political status in Iraq. I caught some of the discussions when aired on C-Span.
One thing stood out in my mind: without first stabilizing the economy and the country's political conditions any aid to these countries labelled as failed or fragile is simply pouring money down a drain, never to yield any changes in the plumbing!
These countries obviously must first grapple with the social and political problem of stability and protection of their people. Bringing in another military force to act as go-between internal enemy camps is no solution with lasting results. I believe that proposal was enacted in Libya, costing the UN a lot of money. A local militia trained by some competent military force elsewhere willing to take on the burden of supplying military assistance to such indigent military and militia forces in troubled countries is a step-one before going any further.
I believe the US discovered this truth that until the Iraqi government could rely on its trained-by-US military, the major functions of government could not be satisfactorily addressed.
One thing stood out in my mind: without first stabilizing the economy and the country's political conditions any aid to these countries labelled as failed or fragile is simply pouring money down a drain, never to yield any changes in the plumbing!
These countries obviously must first grapple with the social and political problem of stability and protection of their people. Bringing in another military force to act as go-between internal enemy camps is no solution with lasting results. I believe that proposal was enacted in Libya, costing the UN a lot of money. A local militia trained by some competent military force elsewhere willing to take on the burden of supplying military assistance to such indigent military and militia forces in troubled countries is a step-one before going any further.
I believe the US discovered this truth that until the Iraqi government could rely on its trained-by-US military, the major functions of government could not be satisfactorily addressed.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Brookings Institute Panel Discussion: "The State of Human Rights in Africa"
At the Brookings, DC on November 20, 2019, a panel discussion on human rights in Africa was held. Moderator was Michael O'Hanlon of Brookings and discussants knowledgeable on the topic were Tsake Kasambala, also of Brookings, Mausi Segun, Director, Africa, Human Rights Watch; and Jon Temin, Director of Africa Program, Freedom House.
The introductory remarks set forth in the program bulletin and uttered by Mr. O'Hanlon's in his closing remarks expressed hope that things will get better in Africa. Human rights include judicial remediation and social rights to claim housing, food and jobs. Everybody has the right to demand a human lifestyle that provides individual protection and opportunity to thrive as a human being in this world, the discussants acknowledged.
What the discussion showed beyond any doubt is that the peoples of the continent of Africa, in an aggregate of some 50 plus nations, have conspiratorially joined with the people in the several South American countries, and the land of China, especially, Hong Kong, as well as East Asia in loud and horrific PROTEST against the conditions of poverty, unemployment--particularly of the youth--and their many, many corrupt governments, no matter the type--autocratic, democratic, communistic, etc.--HERALDING THEIR MESSAGE OF RESISTANCE TO THE PEOPLES OF THE WESTERN DOMINATE NATIONS:
WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
If this is a message of hope sent to the West, then so be it.
In summary, the Have-Not peoples of the globe are in riot and frenetic panic.
Read in newspapers across the world the current conflagrations of social unrest rampant: no money, no jobs, everybody on the take for whatever meager something on which to survive for another day. China, trying to join with the nations in Africa by living with Africaners in an apparent move towards unity of purpose to stem the tide of being subservient to whoever attempts to quell their united voices for their own human rights--a chance to live if yet only for another 70 years.
What is also clear from the discussion of these continual upheavals in protest occurring in Africa is that the populists like Trump and his team aren't for the little guy but out to take the entire world for whatever they want to make their own existence happier; and they are not about to even pay attention to protests as those emanating from the Continent down under.
The introductory remarks set forth in the program bulletin and uttered by Mr. O'Hanlon's in his closing remarks expressed hope that things will get better in Africa. Human rights include judicial remediation and social rights to claim housing, food and jobs. Everybody has the right to demand a human lifestyle that provides individual protection and opportunity to thrive as a human being in this world, the discussants acknowledged.
What the discussion showed beyond any doubt is that the peoples of the continent of Africa, in an aggregate of some 50 plus nations, have conspiratorially joined with the people in the several South American countries, and the land of China, especially, Hong Kong, as well as East Asia in loud and horrific PROTEST against the conditions of poverty, unemployment--particularly of the youth--and their many, many corrupt governments, no matter the type--autocratic, democratic, communistic, etc.--HERALDING THEIR MESSAGE OF RESISTANCE TO THE PEOPLES OF THE WESTERN DOMINATE NATIONS:
WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
If this is a message of hope sent to the West, then so be it.
In summary, the Have-Not peoples of the globe are in riot and frenetic panic.
Read in newspapers across the world the current conflagrations of social unrest rampant: no money, no jobs, everybody on the take for whatever meager something on which to survive for another day. China, trying to join with the nations in Africa by living with Africaners in an apparent move towards unity of purpose to stem the tide of being subservient to whoever attempts to quell their united voices for their own human rights--a chance to live if yet only for another 70 years.
What is also clear from the discussion of these continual upheavals in protest occurring in Africa is that the populists like Trump and his team aren't for the little guy but out to take the entire world for whatever they want to make their own existence happier; and they are not about to even pay attention to protests as those emanating from the Continent down under.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Cato Institute Presentation: L. Palcerowicz of Poland on Institutional Systems Worldwide
Mr. Balcerowicz has held the position in Polish government of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister. Moderating the event was Ian Vasquez, Director of the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at Cato. The event was held at Cato in Washington, DC on November 15, 2019. The talk was entitled, "Liberalism, Authoritianism; and Good and Bad Transitions."
A companion reference on human freedom by Ian Vasquez and Tanja Porcnik served as a resource: The Human Freedom Index 2018 published by Cato.
There appeared four systems that Balcerowicz discussed in terms of the one variable, human freedom--personal and economic. But there appeared to me to be another variable at play in evaluating these different systems, viz., leadership, particularly, a vision and planning for the future.
The governmental system that seemed flat in anticipating and preparing the country for what lies ahead is populism. It's the type that Trump is a advocate of--looking to what has worked before as a guide to how the country should go in the years ahead. This approach toward a national leadership suffers from a lack in recognizing present circumstances, e.g., the country is faced with climate change and fallout into water and air of gross amounts of pollution.
Communism as practiced by North Korea suffers from no input, virtually, from the people over which the ruler by edict dictates how the citizenry will conduct their day-to-day affairs. Socialistic systems attend to the concerns of the citizenry, but don't provide sufficient incentive to motivate the educated to innovate for the changes that each country may come to experience. They must aim at controlling their future, it would seem, at the cost of being open to the possibilities the future has for them to grow and develop their civilization!
That leaves capitalism as the favored countries who guard the smart resources to their future's prosperity and are the beneficiaries of past and present glories on display throughout their borders.
What I would add only to the very useful typology Cato's evolved is that the leadership in a capitalist democracy is dependent upon both government and industry-commerce in joint interaction to develop policies affecting innovative growth that functions as opportunities for citizenry job and concomitant feelings of worth.
A companion reference on human freedom by Ian Vasquez and Tanja Porcnik served as a resource: The Human Freedom Index 2018 published by Cato.
There appeared four systems that Balcerowicz discussed in terms of the one variable, human freedom--personal and economic. But there appeared to me to be another variable at play in evaluating these different systems, viz., leadership, particularly, a vision and planning for the future.
The governmental system that seemed flat in anticipating and preparing the country for what lies ahead is populism. It's the type that Trump is a advocate of--looking to what has worked before as a guide to how the country should go in the years ahead. This approach toward a national leadership suffers from a lack in recognizing present circumstances, e.g., the country is faced with climate change and fallout into water and air of gross amounts of pollution.
Communism as practiced by North Korea suffers from no input, virtually, from the people over which the ruler by edict dictates how the citizenry will conduct their day-to-day affairs. Socialistic systems attend to the concerns of the citizenry, but don't provide sufficient incentive to motivate the educated to innovate for the changes that each country may come to experience. They must aim at controlling their future, it would seem, at the cost of being open to the possibilities the future has for them to grow and develop their civilization!
That leaves capitalism as the favored countries who guard the smart resources to their future's prosperity and are the beneficiaries of past and present glories on display throughout their borders.
What I would add only to the very useful typology Cato's evolved is that the leadership in a capitalist democracy is dependent upon both government and industry-commerce in joint interaction to develop policies affecting innovative growth that functions as opportunities for citizenry job and concomitant feelings of worth.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
World Leadership: The Demand is great for US leadership once again!
I read from a novel I picked up at the DC library:
"'You see,' the man went on, 'they (the US) come to Africa, and they bring drones and bombs and monitoring bases. But China comes to Africa and brings railways, phones and hospitals. Don't you find that interesting?"
from Spy Games, by Adam Brookes, Redbook Books. 2015, p. 58. I couldn't say it as succinctly.
The point is, China is doing trade talks and making deals with countries all over the world, while the US under President Trump is barely able to piece together a makeshift agreement that is something less than a trade deal, I understand. How much more evidence is there that Trump would rather placate the power brokers of Turkey and Russia than support US-China trade relations?
"'You see,' the man went on, 'they (the US) come to Africa, and they bring drones and bombs and monitoring bases. But China comes to Africa and brings railways, phones and hospitals. Don't you find that interesting?"
from Spy Games, by Adam Brookes, Redbook Books. 2015, p. 58. I couldn't say it as succinctly.
The point is, China is doing trade talks and making deals with countries all over the world, while the US under President Trump is barely able to piece together a makeshift agreement that is something less than a trade deal, I understand. How much more evidence is there that Trump would rather placate the power brokers of Turkey and Russia than support US-China trade relations?
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
The Advanced Nations of the World vs. The Third World Nations?--Seminar-4
On November 4, 2019, the Cato Institute in its DC headquarters held a panel discussion review of the book recently released, Open Borders. Its co-authors, Professor Bryan Caplan of George Mason University and comic illustrator Zach Weinersmith began by pointing out salient features of the opus that deals with the goods and bads of immigration, particularly as it pertains to a recent backlash of the practice, as led by President Trump. After that, Tim Kane of the Hoover Institute at Stanford University offered his critique of the work; and then came questions from the audience.
Open Borders is a Libertarian defense of immigration as a means, a tool with social and economic beneficial outcomes, more invaluable than of its deleterious side-effects, the panelists argued.
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I want to to further the discussion by noting how immigration has been used since the conclusion of WWII by world leaders to fend off a confrontation between the Advanced Nations on the planet and the Third World Nations, particularly of the East and Orient. The latter block of nations were making their case back then that their countries have been excluded from participating in the rich materialism that became a hallmark of rebuilding Europe and making the United States the most prosperous and wealthy nation around the world. It seemed as if Africa and the Orient were being hung out to dry, though the West was sapping their natural resources to construct its own world of a most glamorous existence as a habitat.
In response, business leadership around the globe, I believe, deployed three major trends to make the Third World countries sharing partners in the new peaceful prosperity the West has come to enjoy. One, immigration, was encouraged of particularly workers with technological training from Third World countries, including India, into the States. Computer tech graduates from universities abroad and health care providers have come in droves even up to this day. The second method to integrate the Third World into partnership with the Advanced nations has been through world trade organizations, especially the WTO. These organizations attempt to introduce and enforce business practices of the Advanced Nations to permit the sharing of techniques for sound management and investment in corporation enterprises and to make their countries' governments stable and more responsive to their individual country's citizenry. Not to be forgotten in this list of world techniques used to bring about country parody is the flattening of wages in Advanced nations of the middle class and poverty workers by producing goods made in the US or other Advanced Countries in part also made abroad in the countries of the Third World. Thus, China has done very well and is fast approaching meeting the standards of the West to become itself an Advanced Nation among all nations.
But as Professor Tim Kane noted, there has been and continues to be a backlash. Not knowing how serious to take the threats from the Third World to do some kind of violence as a "last straw" effort to change the attitudes of the Western leadership, who seemingly had not cared for so long that Third World nations were still living in abject poverty, the warnings from those leaders of the poor countries were ignored. Specifically, the entire working class of the Advanced Nations object to their wages lying in stagnation. It is true that the goods they buy from Amazon or at Wal-Mart are cheaper because they're made at least in some part (or, for many goods from China in the whole) in Third World Countries where labor is cheap, very cheap--partly, it is also true, because child labor is used to make the end product sold here.
Importantly, the techniques now being in place to bring the Third World Nations into the community of the Advanced Nations enjoying the benefits of our New Age after WWII are working well.
And, the Panel Discussion of this profound work on the merits of immigration highlights but one of three major trends that world leaders have agreed upon, evidently, to establish international parody among our united nations for the sake of peace and harmony.
Open Borders is a Libertarian defense of immigration as a means, a tool with social and economic beneficial outcomes, more invaluable than of its deleterious side-effects, the panelists argued.
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I want to to further the discussion by noting how immigration has been used since the conclusion of WWII by world leaders to fend off a confrontation between the Advanced Nations on the planet and the Third World Nations, particularly of the East and Orient. The latter block of nations were making their case back then that their countries have been excluded from participating in the rich materialism that became a hallmark of rebuilding Europe and making the United States the most prosperous and wealthy nation around the world. It seemed as if Africa and the Orient were being hung out to dry, though the West was sapping their natural resources to construct its own world of a most glamorous existence as a habitat.
In response, business leadership around the globe, I believe, deployed three major trends to make the Third World countries sharing partners in the new peaceful prosperity the West has come to enjoy. One, immigration, was encouraged of particularly workers with technological training from Third World countries, including India, into the States. Computer tech graduates from universities abroad and health care providers have come in droves even up to this day. The second method to integrate the Third World into partnership with the Advanced nations has been through world trade organizations, especially the WTO. These organizations attempt to introduce and enforce business practices of the Advanced Nations to permit the sharing of techniques for sound management and investment in corporation enterprises and to make their countries' governments stable and more responsive to their individual country's citizenry. Not to be forgotten in this list of world techniques used to bring about country parody is the flattening of wages in Advanced nations of the middle class and poverty workers by producing goods made in the US or other Advanced Countries in part also made abroad in the countries of the Third World. Thus, China has done very well and is fast approaching meeting the standards of the West to become itself an Advanced Nation among all nations.
But as Professor Tim Kane noted, there has been and continues to be a backlash. Not knowing how serious to take the threats from the Third World to do some kind of violence as a "last straw" effort to change the attitudes of the Western leadership, who seemingly had not cared for so long that Third World nations were still living in abject poverty, the warnings from those leaders of the poor countries were ignored. Specifically, the entire working class of the Advanced Nations object to their wages lying in stagnation. It is true that the goods they buy from Amazon or at Wal-Mart are cheaper because they're made at least in some part (or, for many goods from China in the whole) in Third World Countries where labor is cheap, very cheap--partly, it is also true, because child labor is used to make the end product sold here.
Importantly, the techniques now being in place to bring the Third World Nations into the community of the Advanced Nations enjoying the benefits of our New Age after WWII are working well.
And, the Panel Discussion of this profound work on the merits of immigration highlights but one of three major trends that world leaders have agreed upon, evidently, to establish international parody among our united nations for the sake of peace and harmony.
Monday, November 4, 2019
The Worldwide Social Problem of Unemployment may be closer to a Solution: Brookings Panel
On Thursday, October 17, 2019 the Brookings Institute held a Panel Discussion on the future of work in Africa. I already presented in this format my comments on it. But then I got to thinking...
There's a universal problem of unemployment. Turn on the news, there's rioting in Lebanon, discontent in Iraq; and of course, the whole continent of Africa is in chaos because there's no work.
In the US, there's more jobs than has been experienced for generations, but Trump has brought back "again" pollutant factories of coal, etc. to bring about his wonder. Look at northern India where it seems obvious that pollution of air and water is a vicious killer in the cities plagued by dust and smoke, and you see that turning back to fossil fuels for energy is a no-win move for the planet.
That's what makes the Brookings Panel on the nature of work in Africa so powerful. In presenting their report findings on Harnessing the Potential of Digital Technologies for All, they allude innovation as a prerequisite need for innovation to occur--upon which job grow is dependent: innovation, that can even be sped up through government and business encouragement, once obstacles to it are cleared. As was brought up in the subsequent discussion, it's the deployment of patent claims of successful businesses that often can be invoked to prevent further innovation, whenever their enforcement precludes dissemination of some products' methodology and programmatic computer code. These are essential to make possible using commercial products as platforms for further innovation and development in the field. Patent enforcement done through the courts, and every product patented should not be infringed upon in the marketplace. But that ought not mean some commercial product's processes should be kept in secret and not shared with those of the community of researchers and innovators in the field.
Be it noted that venture capital is available for getting innovation into production mode, once vouchsafed through testing, but innovation needs the foundations to guiding the way for subsequent innovation to benefit from. That is to say, there must be trade dissemination of each successfully commercial product upon which subsequent innovation to draw in creating its own new applications.
Once innovation is supported then, as this Report has argued, workers employed will no longer be victimized as dregs in unemployment, where they must spend hours killing time in unproductive protests for meaningful work!
There's a universal problem of unemployment. Turn on the news, there's rioting in Lebanon, discontent in Iraq; and of course, the whole continent of Africa is in chaos because there's no work.
In the US, there's more jobs than has been experienced for generations, but Trump has brought back "again" pollutant factories of coal, etc. to bring about his wonder. Look at northern India where it seems obvious that pollution of air and water is a vicious killer in the cities plagued by dust and smoke, and you see that turning back to fossil fuels for energy is a no-win move for the planet.
That's what makes the Brookings Panel on the nature of work in Africa so powerful. In presenting their report findings on Harnessing the Potential of Digital Technologies for All, they allude innovation as a prerequisite need for innovation to occur--upon which job grow is dependent: innovation, that can even be sped up through government and business encouragement, once obstacles to it are cleared. As was brought up in the subsequent discussion, it's the deployment of patent claims of successful businesses that often can be invoked to prevent further innovation, whenever their enforcement precludes dissemination of some products' methodology and programmatic computer code. These are essential to make possible using commercial products as platforms for further innovation and development in the field. Patent enforcement done through the courts, and every product patented should not be infringed upon in the marketplace. But that ought not mean some commercial product's processes should be kept in secret and not shared with those of the community of researchers and innovators in the field.
Be it noted that venture capital is available for getting innovation into production mode, once vouchsafed through testing, but innovation needs the foundations to guiding the way for subsequent innovation to benefit from. That is to say, there must be trade dissemination of each successfully commercial product upon which subsequent innovation to draw in creating its own new applications.
Once innovation is supported then, as this Report has argued, workers employed will no longer be victimized as dregs in unemployment, where they must spend hours killing time in unproductive protests for meaningful work!
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Commentary, May, 2019 Article: "General Chaos" by Mark Bowden
The article in Commentary, May, 2019 pertains to the WH (White House) Hopefuls running in the Democratic Primaries for the 2020 national election of President of the United States.
Author Mark Bowden points out that these Democratic contenders have "gone wild" in their devising schemes and programs to bring living in the US democracy closer to a Utopian existence.
It is reminiscent indeed of how our founding fathers of this country tossed tea into Boston harbor to protest the English Tea Tax, which they considered an undue burden upon their trade.
How the US is different from say, Europe, is that from the outset, the US method of marketing a new proposal is essentially that not only the citizen benefit from some proposal or plan that alleviates the burdens of life but that business, too, must share in the newfound way of doing things for the better. The consumer, e.g.., the citizen, and the entrepreneur enterprise must both be winners by implementing any proposal for change through governmental action. There should be a big payoff for business, too.
This is by no means a small measure of governmental policy. On its basis the very foundation of the movement known as Globalization is predicated, dating back for at least 7 Centuries. Our vast network of international trade organizations adheres closely to the principle that nations involved in commerce among the membership should adhere to rules and regulations that promote international trade and make it a goal within easy reach through participation and adherence.
The long and short of this is that government and business together are to work to bring about a better world through the plans and proposals brought before them. Their leaders--administrators and business executives--must supply the backing to foster the financing of any proposal having momentous impact upon our lives, such as healthcare; but that means they--the leadership of government and industry--must be behind the proposal, see that it is just cause in their interest to market the new idea among the people, who should be the prime beneficiaries.
So, Democratic hopefuls, please show it in line with the interests and goals of US business and industry to sponsor your proposal as part of the brave new world you seek for us!
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Author Mark Bowden points out that these Democratic contenders have "gone wild" in their devising schemes and programs to bring living in the US democracy closer to a Utopian existence.
It is reminiscent indeed of how our founding fathers of this country tossed tea into Boston harbor to protest the English Tea Tax, which they considered an undue burden upon their trade.
How the US is different from say, Europe, is that from the outset, the US method of marketing a new proposal is essentially that not only the citizen benefit from some proposal or plan that alleviates the burdens of life but that business, too, must share in the newfound way of doing things for the better. The consumer, e.g.., the citizen, and the entrepreneur enterprise must both be winners by implementing any proposal for change through governmental action. There should be a big payoff for business, too.
This is by no means a small measure of governmental policy. On its basis the very foundation of the movement known as Globalization is predicated, dating back for at least 7 Centuries. Our vast network of international trade organizations adheres closely to the principle that nations involved in commerce among the membership should adhere to rules and regulations that promote international trade and make it a goal within easy reach through participation and adherence.
The long and short of this is that government and business together are to work to bring about a better world through the plans and proposals brought before them. Their leaders--administrators and business executives--must supply the backing to foster the financing of any proposal having momentous impact upon our lives, such as healthcare; but that means they--the leadership of government and industry--must be behind the proposal, see that it is just cause in their interest to market the new idea among the people, who should be the prime beneficiaries.
So, Democratic hopefuls, please show it in line with the interests and goals of US business and industry to sponsor your proposal as part of the brave new world you seek for us!
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Commentary, Sept., 2019 article: "Feminism is in Trouble" by Naomi Riley
The article--Feminism is in Trouble--provides the impression that the women of today must make choices, choices and more choices as they accept the roles of mate, mother, and bread winner. With each decision she makes in the expansion of these roles comes a set of obligations she must fulfill to satisfy the culture's expectations and demands for good performance on her part. The seeming endless list of choices with their accompanied demands upon her is so myriad that at some point in her life she may consider herself going crazy! It's just too much responsibility she must bear!
And if that's not all, she must confront the prospect of a midlife crisis brought on by hormonal changes in her body, which may cause her to rethink the commitments she is expected to live up to.
Plainly, the women of today need to take a lesson from the women of yesteryear. Oh yes, the ones before may have not become the sole bread-winners, but even remaining in the home they had many more children than those of today. And as their kids got older, they took on responsibilities their mothers delegated to them. The older kids became her helpers.
The lesson their mothers were teaching their girls was that of delegating tasks to those children who were mature enough to accept them. By delegating tasks and responsibilities, the woman of yesteryear was training her female offspring to do likewise, and that lesson applied in the home or in a business, job setting. The skills of time management also were honed.
I do not wish to make light of the way in which the today's woman has emerged as a true equal and partner, who is capable of arranging her time and effort in making sure that the responsibilities she has accepted in her social and professional worlds are duly accomplished well. And in the end, the accomplished woman of today should expect the judgment of her society: "Well done, thy good and faithful lady!"
And if that's not all, she must confront the prospect of a midlife crisis brought on by hormonal changes in her body, which may cause her to rethink the commitments she is expected to live up to.
Plainly, the women of today need to take a lesson from the women of yesteryear. Oh yes, the ones before may have not become the sole bread-winners, but even remaining in the home they had many more children than those of today. And as their kids got older, they took on responsibilities their mothers delegated to them. The older kids became her helpers.
The lesson their mothers were teaching their girls was that of delegating tasks to those children who were mature enough to accept them. By delegating tasks and responsibilities, the woman of yesteryear was training her female offspring to do likewise, and that lesson applied in the home or in a business, job setting. The skills of time management also were honed.
I do not wish to make light of the way in which the today's woman has emerged as a true equal and partner, who is capable of arranging her time and effort in making sure that the responsibilities she has accepted in her social and professional worlds are duly accomplished well. And in the end, the accomplished woman of today should expect the judgment of her society: "Well done, thy good and faithful lady!"
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