advancingtime | We need a new demographic category: WALMARTIANS.
They are almost always overweight, usually functionally
illiterate, often incapable of all but the most basic personal hygiene,
not merely unemployed but also unemployable, addicted to corn syrup junk
food and TV they were force-fed as children, convinced that nothing is
their fault because they've never heard otherwise and physically
aggressive whenever there is no prospect of immediate punishment.
Such types were rare when I was a lad but now they are 10 to 20 percent of the population and increasing.
It's not their fault but it's time to cull the herd.
It should be noted that I started witting this article in December of
2019 but dropped it onto the back burner because of its questionable
nature. At times, it seems deviant and dysfunctional behavior overlap.
On occasion I have found myself, surprised, shocked, amazed, and even
appalled at just how much the shape of the human body can be distorted
by obesity or a lack of exercise. Widening the scope to people
"deviating from the norm," at times it appears these often atypical
humans are
in a race to present us with the most bizarre. Some of these folks are
not just offbeat or unusual but seem to be making an over the top effort
to give
new meaning to the term freaky.
An article by Ralph Nader that appeared on Common Dreams explored
the idea that if you want to see where a country’s priorities lie you
should look at the direction its culture is moving. The article
which is linked above exhibits a very strong bit of a "leftist tinge,"
however, some of the points he makes seem valid. Nader writes, Plutocrats like to control the range of permissible public
dialogue. Plutocrats also like to shape what society values. If you want
to see where a country’s priorities lie, look at how it allocates its
money. He contends that while teachers and nurses earn comparatively little for performing
critical jobs, corporate bosses including those who pollute our planet
and bankrupt defenseless families, make millions.
It may be simplistic to label this or that, good or bad but it could be
argued our culture and society is geared much like the caste system.
Today we are seeing inequality soar and it can be argued this tends to
reduce the ability of individuals to move up the social ladder. The
question is just how much of this is by design and due to the culturally
elite putting their foot on the head of those below them.
Circling back to the subjects of weirdos, diversity, and individuality
could it be this is all being encouraged to weaken and divide the power
of the masses? For years Japan has been pointed to as a society that
functions with little friction. Much of the credit is attributed to
their culture and its homogeneous nature. Japan has a strong sense of
group and national identity and little or no ethnic or racial diversity.
Another unique
aspect of Japanese society has a highly structured approach to managing
and resolving these differences.
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