If a person is considered "brutally honest" - the recipient of the message is clearly not ready to see the message. It takes some life experience and knowledge, to be able to discover why that truth is being displayed??
The term brutally would be used to describe circumstances which are not wished to be known - at least not at the present stage.. And it can lead to a breakup to the person(s) who tries to reveal the(ir) truth. Time will show whether that exact truth is waterproof or not.
But it will always be a question if the person of the "brutal truth" is able to see the truth from others perspective?? One truth for one person might be a seductive lie for another. And the subjective truth can be used as manipulation towards others.
Just look at the politic convincements among different parties/believers or imagine the conversations between parents and their teenagers. What is manipulation or personal convincements? Who`s right and who`s wrong?? Especially in the light that we basically all are entitled to have our own opinions. "What do I then need yours for?" Except for giving new thoughts and input which may bring growth to my perceptions!
I personally prefer "brutal honesty", at least it gives me an idea about who I am talking to - but I am not sure if I wanted that when I was 19... It would depend if it was a person I knew would never let me down, now I am able to distinguish (at least to a certain level)
Thats simply because what happens in US and what the US Government do abroad, have a high impact on the rest of the world. So no, you will not see people voice their opinions on Finland or Portugal or Malaysia - their politics doesn`t influence the world in general.
If it was only applause towards US, you wouldn`t have complained would you?
At the moment this field is totally messed up. Plowed a few places - different sorts of crops have been planted but none of them really grows. Different spots are polluted and other places are invaded with grasshoppers and other noxious animals.
The soil is not wellventilated and shadows covers huge areas.
The previous farmer didn`t take very well care of that field. A lot of people couldn`t accept that, especially since they were dependant on the field. So another farmer was elected to nurse it.
He started up - he was not a perfect farmer, you see it takes a lot of different skills, but he had some visions which the previous farmer lacked.
So he started, in a few places of the field. They went well, but some groups of the people were too much in a hurry. They couldn`t wait for the results. And for mysterious reasons they missed the previous farmer even though he had almost destroyed the field. Some wondered if they would even want the field to grow, green and fresh??
Others were smitten of the doubt that spread. So they started to question the new farmer. Why would it take so long time? "We also can`t wait for this field to grow green and fertile again". After 2 years everything should be sorted out?
These groups were not aware that great farming doesn`t happen overnight. There are so many aspects in farming, which must be in place - including weather conditions.
The new farmer didn`t get a chance to prove his skills. Even the field was far more messed up than the people could comprehend. It was not just a 2 year project. More time was needed.
After the 2 years a new election came up.
Those groups which had forgotten the mess the previous farmer had left the field in gathered in numerous ways. And some of those who had elected the present president, were too anxious to give him the benefit of the doubt.
So after the election they tied the hands of the present president on his back - that way they were sure the field would not be in a good condition in the near future.
And supporters of the first farmer would be able to reelect a similar useless farmer in 2 years time.
And the big question is: "Why don`t those people want a green blooming field?"
If you look a little further back in your history book, you`ll be very surprised. The name of the previous president was : George W. Bush
If you read about him and his presidency, I think you will change your mind
Here`s some of his quotes:
50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." --at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002
49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease." --Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001
48. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test." -Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001
47. "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." --Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001
46. "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a -- you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." --Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 (Watch video clip)
45. "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." --at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001 (Listen to audio clip)
44. "You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." --interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006
43. "The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th." --Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007
42. "I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." --as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War
41. "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." --discussing the Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson in 2003, as quoted by Robertson
40. 3. "I think I was unprepared for war." –on the biggest regret of his presidency, ABC News interview, Dec. 1, 2008
39. "I will not withdraw, even if Laura and Barney are the only ones supporting me." --talking to key Republicans about Iraq, as quoted by Bob Woodward
38. "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." --presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Watch video clip)
37. "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." --Greater Nashua, N.H., Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 27, 2000 (Listen to audio clip)
36. "Do you have blacks, too?" --to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001
35. "This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." --as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002
34. "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." --on "Good Morning America," Sept. 1, 2005, six days after repeated warnings from experts about the scope of damage expected from Hurricane Katrina
33. "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." --Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000
32. "I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake." --on his best moment in office, interview with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006
Only people wearing viking helmets can consider themselves danes
BTW Has anyone read the news from Nouriel Roubini? (Thats the guy that predicted the depression in 2008)
A presidency heading for a fiscal train wreck By Nouriel Roubini
Published: October 28 2010 20:48 | Last updated: October 28 2010 20:48
What has been the fiscal performance of President Barack Obama? He inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, as well as a budget deficit that – after much needed bail-outs and a series of reckless tax cuts – was already close to $1,000bn. His stimulus package, together with a backstop of the financial system, low rates and quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve, prevented another depression. Mr Obama also deserves credit that the US, alone among advanced economies, currently supports a “growth now”, rather than an “austerity now” path.
The Obama administration did the right thing early, and avoided another depression. He is still doing the right thing now in pointing out the risks of early austerity. And he is limited by an unco-operative Republican party trapped in a belief in voodoo economics, the economic equivalent of creationism. Even so, he and his party have been unwilling to tackle long-term entitlement spending. Two years in, and this means the US remains on an unsustainable fiscal course.
The result will soon be the worst of all worlds: neither short-term stimulus nor medium-term fiscal sustainability. Fiscally the only light at the end of the tunnel may be that which causes the upcoming crisis. With two years of gridlock in prospect, it will fall to the next president in 2013 – whoever he or she may be – to start fixing America’s fiscal mess. Whether that is Mr Obama or not, that he may leave this challenge may become the worst of his legacy.
The ability to express your opinions in a little more selective way, combined with the use of more varied sentence constructions, is something you have to spend time to learn.
We are not born with it.
But it is not necessarily learnt in school - it also depends of which books or medias you read. And which peoples company you seek. How your parents talked to you in your childhood.
I see people here, hardly educated, but expressing themselves in fantastic phrases. And others, educated, using a language which even can be hard to understand for us non native english speakers.
Especially the youth uses more and more what I call txt message language. Their expressions are so poor, that I sometimes worry about how they think
I think the variety of the written language, makes it more specific and easier to understand what is meant.
Very often a conversation can take place in more than one level. It takes wit - humour and overview to manage that. Those conversations are the most interesting in my point of view.
It could be pointed out as snobbish, but I think it is the same matter if you look at paintings.
A not so skilled artist can`t express the same virtuosity as the master. Even if they pick the same motive. The difference between them (except few - some are blessed with talent) is the amount of hours they have worked on improvement.
Ì also eat lots of fruits and vegetables and rarely meat. I prefer mediterranian/indian food.
But I have seen/read some articles about Inuits (Greenland). Those who live traditional (no vegetables and as fruits only berries in the summer) their food is fat and raw meat including liver and heart from seals, whales, shellfish and fish.
Some doctors showed the difference in the blood veins of a "normal" dane and a "traditional" inuit. The veins of the inuit was like a child. No fat deposits on the inside - no risks for heart attacks whatsoever.
Very interesting. But take in that the meat is raw and marine.
The list I found is probably only the tip of the iceberg - and I still think it deeply wrong no matter if its US - Denmark - Germany - Japan or whatever country that performs it! Or in which decade it happened.
To me there is NO excuse, whether rich or poor to use any humans for medical experiments. In many cases they are not even informed that they are participating in an experiment and that the experiment can`t even be given the benefit of the doubt.
I`m afraid your are right on that (somewhat not surprised ):
Human medical experimentation in the United States: The shocking true history of modern medicine and psychiatry (1833-1965)
Today, the medical experiments continue on the U.S. population and its children. From the mass drugging of children diagnosed with fictitious behavioral disorders invented by psychiatry to the FDA's approval of mass-marketed drugs that have undergone no legitimate clinical trials, our population is right now being subjected to medical experiments on a staggering scale. Today, nearly 50% of Americans are on a least one prescription drug, and nearly 20% of schoolchildren are on mind-altering amphetamines like Ritalin or antidepressants like Prozac. This mass medication of our nation is, in every way, a grand medical experiment taking place right now.
As you read through these science experiments, you'll learn the stories of newborns injected with radioactive substances, mentally ill people placed in giant refrigerators, military personnel exposed to chemical weapons by the very government they served and mentally challenged children being purposely infected with hepatitis. These stories are facts, not fiction: Each account, no matter how horrifying, is backed up with a link or citation to a reputable source.
These stories must be heard because human experimentation is still going on today. The reasons behind the experiments may be different, but the usual human guinea pigs are still the same -- members of minority groups, the poor and the disadvantaged. These are the lives that were put on the line in the name of "scientific" medicine.
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RE: What being brutally honest means to you?
If a person is considered "brutally honest" - the recipient of the message is clearly not ready to see the message. It takes some life experience and knowledge, to be able to discover why that truth is being displayed??The term brutally would be used to describe circumstances which are not wished to be known - at least not at the present stage..
And it can lead to a breakup to the person(s) who tries to reveal the(ir) truth. Time will show whether that exact truth is waterproof or not.
But it will always be a question if the person of the "brutal truth" is able to see the truth from others perspective??
One truth for one person might be a seductive lie for another.
And the subjective truth can be used as manipulation towards others.
Just look at the politic convincements among different parties/believers or imagine the conversations between parents and their teenagers. What is manipulation or personal convincements? Who`s right and who`s wrong?? Especially in the light that we basically all are entitled to have our own opinions. "What do I then need yours for?" Except for giving new thoughts and input which may bring growth to my perceptions!
I personally prefer "brutal honesty", at least it gives me an idea about who I am talking to - but I am not sure if I wanted that when I was 19...
It would depend if it was a person I knew would never let me down, now I am able to distinguish (at least to a certain level)
BTW:Who would prefer "disguised honesty?"