tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post8362321726976505856..comments2023-09-07T03:46:07.252-07:00Comments on Or Words to that Effect...: Labelsrandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-75201611263026302032012-07-24T03:26:38.886-07:002012-07-24T03:26:38.886-07:00My Friend Miles!
I was thinking about you last n...My Friend Miles!<br /> I was thinking about you last night and feeling very worried that I'd not heard from you. I'm so glad you responded...<br /> You know, politicians have been perfecting this label thing for years. What they do is play on our prejudices, fears, hopes, and even positive beliefs to attach themselves, their opponents, or even to attach a third person or group. You are so right. And, in the end, what does that get us?<br /> I love how you frequently remind us to look for profit, and that, somewhere, is the power-mad's game. I guess we all have that in portion: I profit greatly by my work with strays - but it is definitely not monetary! Not power! It is that personal profit, that positive feeling.<br /> But, I want to stress, we have to be careful that we don't do the same labeling. I know a man who is Christian that you would love. He really walks his talk. He lives humbly. He teaches in prisons. He took a homeless girl into his family. He is a real inspiration! And sometimes, this kind man gets lumped into people like that bishop I mentioned a few posts ago because both are Christian. <br /> Hugs and SO GREAT to hear from you!<br />-randyrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-83635797381246480032012-07-23T17:35:51.445-07:002012-07-23T17:35:51.445-07:00Hi Scottie, hi Randy,
if labelling were existent, ...Hi Scottie, hi Randy,<br />if labelling were existent, just to help us, getting people - and not only people - in some kind of order to deal with and help us avoiding to much mistakes, while dealing with the unknown persons and animals and even things surrounding us,<br />so if labelling would just serve this purpose, it would be okay.<br />But labelling is much more than that, people and especially <b>GROUPS of people</b> have found out, that labelling can greatly serve their own purposes - to promote their social and monetary objectives.<br />We always have to keep in mind, that labelling is mostly done on purpose.<br />And then we are already pretty close to prejudice. - and we are at labelling on prejudice, which nowadays seems to be more and more common.<br />We have to see, that labelling has been given a social function too - by politicians and people that think, their money gives them their right to <b>set social standards</b> :<br />- No taxes for the Rich <br />- America rules the world<br />- Same sex marriage is a sin<br />- there is only my religion telling the truth.<br /><br />People will have to learn, that not anything is done - without purpose - normally it is the purposes of rich politicians and interests of the rich.<br /><br />So there is one question, that we always have to keep in mind:<br />When at least looking on group-labellings:<br /><b>Who intends to profit at the end!!</b><br /><br />hugs around<br /><3 milesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-4689229280768926042012-07-23T17:01:48.599-07:002012-07-23T17:01:48.599-07:00Hi Scottie;
I've had so many labels that com...Hi Scottie;<br /> I've had so many labels that come off negatively, that very label of "brother" is my great source of pride!<br /> Hugs!<br />randy.randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-29837292293561651052012-07-23T13:19:40.982-07:002012-07-23T13:19:40.982-07:00Hello Randy...OH wow I can relate to this post. ...Hello Randy...OH wow I can relate to this post. I notice I was getting some scary search terms in my stats that were leading to my blog. I was freaked out. Sexual things concerning kids. I was stunned. How could this lead to my Toy Box. Then I saw where on my blog the people who used those search terms went to. It was some very old posts from when I first started the blog concerning nudist John and his own blogs. I had links to them before they disappeared. So in order to stop search terms like " sex with 10 yr olds" from pointing to my blog, I had to delete those two year old posts. I do really worry about those who were searching for that. <br /><br />I also am pro nudism. I see nothing wrong with it in if done in the proper way and not done to offend others. After all we are all works of art, just different styles of art. <br /><br />I once got passed over for promotion at the nuclear plant I worked even though I had passed all the tests with the highest score ever at the plant. As my boss said " no man is going to take orders or direction from a gay guy"! I pointed out I had run a shift on a military satellite site with critical information flows and highest clearances....still they could only see the label "homosexual" <br /><br />However I have several labels I adore and treasure. I am called Dad by my son James who I am very proud of...I am called lover, partner and spouse to the most wonderful person Ron, who I adore, and I am called brother by a man I respect and admire named Randy. Many people call me friend. These labels I carry with pride. HugsScottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06355524255020038817noreply@blogger.com