Truth and Lies – Afghanistan

Quote: “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter improbable, must be the truth”. Arthur Conan Doyle

What is your version of truth, 20 Year War or a 20-year propaganda campaign?

The reason for such a statement, to put simply….How did a such a primate ill equipped army with pre-Soviet weapons called the Taliban defeat the Afghan govt with a so-called coalition of world assistance WITHOUT the assistance of internal corruption?

As typing this blog. I was in an Australian Qld Greens political zoom meeting listening to good people brainstorming ideas and methods for a better democracy then we paused for lunch and I put on the Empathy & inspiration Spotify playlist and randomly “Strange Fruit” by Andra Day/Billie Holiday came on, click here. Thinking that the threat of oppression isn’t really that far away from one’s own culture if any culture is exempt.

You are only powerless if one believes it. The oppressed have many a victory and they victor due to keeping community and respecting the other with the empathy that is needed. They fail when they put all their faith in a deity or saviour, in this example it seems the USA is that failure.

What’s needed is a proper United Nations peacekeeping force to ensure humanitarian assistance is given to the victims of this attack and find peace in the violence.

The Taliban are full of shit, they are being used by a greater political and corporate interest, for more info on this, see Russell Brands video on how USA weapons distributors profits have soared as a result of this 20 year propaganda war and a Vice news reporter interviewing a Taliban leader holding up a new mobile phone taking a photo of a sheep farmer on trial accused of stealing a sheep, punishable by cutting off his hand. Links below.

Go Rusty 👏👏👏 Spot on as usual ✅
Taliban Afghan Hell – Was it All DELIBERATE??? https://t.co/AY0viRDjUd via @YouTube & @rustyrockets #AfghanTaliban #AfghanLivesMatter #AfghanistanCrisis

— Liam Jenkinson(Non-patriarchal)🐨🌞🌈 (@Ljb2Liam) August 21, 2021

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Inside the Taliban's Takeover of Afghanistan https://t.co/hcf29SbpzD via @YouTube #Talibans #Afghanishtan #Truth

— Liam Jenkinson(Non-patriarchal)🐨🌞🌈 (@Ljb2Liam) August 19, 2021

An international peacekeeping force is a force of peace. When you persist with empathy and community which is a win win for all, peace then wins, persistence is omnipotent.

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Respect Boundaries and the empathy we deserve.

Do you find that we are losing more and more of boundaries or autonomy? Covid hasn’t exactly helped the situation, but as people become more push & shove in their everyday life we lose what Aretha Franklin sang for RESPECT. Aretha was mainly reffering to respect for women, now I find the song is needed as respect for everybody.

People are definitely being used, I justify this by observing how we are continuously being given instruction. Unemployment is at its lowest, so this must mean you should be employed, be brilliant at your job, companies are working very hard to keep you so you should be GRATEFUL!

Sadly this perception doesn’t reflect reality, I have always found in my twenty years or so working in corporations, people who use people are not innovative people, thats why they use people, there only talent is manipulating others.

As a result we miss out on innovating ideas that help all of us prosper instead of just running to the starting gun of leftover 20th century corporate culture, making people feel guilty instead of empowered.

Look at the old rich! How did they become rich? Bet you anything they would have USED people in order to get there, same in politics as well, I don’t belive I need to give any examples regarding politics, the 6’oclock news gives plenty.

We need to fight for a sustainable economy for all us which I talked about in my last blog, however how we fight this by coming up with great ideas that respect people’s boundaries and allow their autonomy and not mess with their minds but allow their creative juices to flow and using the power of empathy, after all thats where all the best ideas come from.

In closing, good examples of respecting boundaries, is understanding that your industry isn’t the only industry, respect the fact that Indigenous people had the land first and if they want to use it for tourism(billion dollar industry) or for sacred reasons etc, they can, just because it doesn’t suit your mining interest, respect boundaries.

Another example is protecting our Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Great barrier reef is the largest living organism on earth, key word being living, yes tourism is important but so is the right to exist. Nature has just as much right to be here as humans do and again this boundary needs to be respected and if not respected will be fought for and hard.

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Queensland – The Senate Fear

Just recently I got my letter from the ECQ(Electoral Commission of Queensland) informing me of a Referendum on the 19th March, where I would be asked if I would like to change the Qld constitution to state 4 year terms instead of 3. In the letter I was given 2 pamphlets, one stating an arguement for Yes and the other NO. The yes was mainly saying that politicians don’t get enough time to get things done, they are so busy that it takes them more than 3 years to pass legislation and get projects completed, the corresponding no was stating that Queensland is the only state in Australia without a Senate and 4 years is too long and if the government is no good, such as corruption or simply poor descion making, the results could spell disaster, however by having a senate could eleveate those problems.

Before I deliver my verdict, I would first like to rant! This is pretty much the first time I have heard about it, hardly anything in social media or the news, not much has been debated about it at all. As a Queenslander I am disgusted that I have been kept in the dark about a very serious topic for which I am to vote for by law in a fortnights time!!!!!

There, that felt better, I needed to get that out.

Time, why do you need more time? It is standard knowledge in business that a government project is volatile to political obstacles, like everything else in life, I have never known any project to go without ever being susceptible to challenges and change. Time is not an excuse, because there will always be a another project and you will have to have an election sooner or later.

Lets look back at our history, corruption has wormed its way into Qld before and I’m not just talking about Sir Joh and the Fitzgerald enquiry, there have also been recent examples as well. However we need to ask ourselves as Queenslanders where does this fear of having our own senate come from, does it come from us or those in power. Why would we be so afraid of having a senate enquiry into the Queensland government activities if not but to simply ensure that fair progress is made, with any life project you need to have a devils advocate.

Until we as Queenslanders have eliminated this unfounded fear of having a senate, my vote is NO!!!

To gain some inspiration and empathy regarding what fear is like, have a listen to Hyeonseo Lee give her TED Talk on youtube, then you will learn what the fear of NOT having a senate is really like.

Click Hyeonseo Lee TED Talk

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Wings and self control

Heard a great song by Delta Goodrem(above) titled Wings, that got me thinking about risk taking and self-control. In the song Delta asks “What if I lose my self-control and choose to let it go, these wings were made to fly” In the song I presume she is talking about a relationship, losing all self inhibitions or fears and going for it, however I would relate the song to life in general not just the romance.

Throughout life we are faced with challenges and have decisions to make, sadly these challenges can be too emotional and we lose our inhibitions and this becomes a mistake for example losing our cool with a passive aggressive boss or somebody who cuts us off in traffic. Why do we get emotional and where do these emotional frustrations come from?

In life we are all on a journey somewhere heading towards our destination, like all journeys it’s never a smooth ride and we don’t always know how long it will take, this is the reason we get frustrated. One thing for certain is that the journey will end and how it will end isn’t up to any individual, however how we react to the ending is up to us.

Wings are made to fly and a bird doesn’t go on just one journey, a bird will fly here and there, many little or big journeys and I would be inclined to say that self-control is paramount to help the bird stick to its journey. Obviously the same is with us, the wings in our soul and character help us fly to where we want to be and it is important to ask “What if I lose my self-control?” what does that mean for me and my journey.

Check out Delta’s video on the Empathy TV.

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Entitlement and Empathy

Recently in Australia we had our parliament speaker forced to resign due to ridiculous expenses claimed for and paid by the taxpayer ranging from down the road helicopter flights, weddings, fundraisers and overseas trips. Some of these things were extreme but apparently made in the name of helping the Australian people, something for which I can’t see how socializing and networking amongst your own constituents is for the common good. This has been rather embarrassing for the government of the day as its main key policy since election has been that the age of entitlement is over and we the people need to tighten our belts.

So lets talk about entitlement and empathy. Entitlement is defined as a right to a guaranteed benefit such as a tax benefit and empathy is defined as the intellectual identification of experiencing the feelings, thoughts or attitudes of another for example how you might feel about a victim of a serious crime. What somebody is entitled to is open to debate, however what we feel can not be denied. Dare I say we are entitled to what we feel, if we feel our empathy been taken advantage of, then we are entitled to say so.

The purpose of government is to be a lighthouse for the people, to provide services for the population so it can advance, hence Advance Australia Fair. After this is done, then the role of the individual is to improve themselves, it is this empathy that all Australians and I imagine others as well are all entitled too. This is also a great example of entitlement, an entitlement of empathy.

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Upgrade Your World

I realized EMPATHY TV had been neglected for a little while and I hadn’t added any interesting videos. Looking for inspiration I decided to have a look at some videos that I had liked with the thumbs up. The first one I noticed I had added some time ago and is still in there and that is superheroes by The Script, such an amazing video and song about a father who collects rubbish for a living and goes to work in a suit and tie so not shame his daughter, another one and I hadn’t added was by Oprah, a show she did a few years ago but still very relevant.

A lady said she had a light bulb moment about something that always stayed in her mind and that was her Dad had told her quite bluntly “Your’e getting fat aren’t you?” Not a very helpful and considerate question. Oprah replied “In situations like this and conflict I always ask myself “What does this mean?” “What is this situation trying to tell us?” By doing this we can make steps to improve our lives instead of dwelling on the negative commentary of another.

Another word for improvement is upgrade, another video I liked and added to the playlist was a cute little video from Windows 10, showing how we can upgrade our world including those in developing countries and shows how the latest windows software helps in their everyday lives like beginning businesses, getting water, making infrastructure, truly fantastic. I think we can all learn how to upgrade our worlds and the worlds of others.

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Finding your way

Finding your way is always difficult at first, then when you set your sights and steady yourself, you are on your way to the destination you have chosen.

When looking for an opportunity to improve your current situation is the same experience. What is it that you are looking for, what type of opportunity would make you happier? Diving off the deep end can give great learning experiences, however knowing yourself and what you want and what is it that makes you happy gives a better sense of achievement.

Would you be happy helping people achieve their weight loss goals, take better care of their skin, find more followers or even a coffee with a bit more kick and taste. These are just a few examples of the thousands of opportunities that are out there in the world web where you can build a life for yourself.

Before you embark upon your new journey of utilizing a great opportunity, ask yourself, who are you and what makes you happy.

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What is our priority? Empathy or Profit.

Those who follow my social networks would know that the blog promotes empathy and opportunity with the YouTube videos and links, blog and quotes etc. However when it comes to most businesses what is more important profit or empathy.

Most would say profit, without profit you have no business or future plans for it, this of course is true, however on the other hand can you actually promote a product without empathy, without reasoning or addressing your customer’s needs or wants.

Would Google make a profit if it didn’t allow consumers to search for the things they need or communicate with one another or provide email. I believe the answer would be a no. Is there a business that has made a profit without empathy, reasoning or addressing a market’s needs or wants, I think you would be flat out finding one.

Therefore what is the answer, empathy is the priority, without it there is no profit. Having said that you can’t expect empathy to work like a magic wand all on it’s own, you need to work hard to promote empathy, to get the message out to those who need and want what you can offer.

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Ego or Confidence

Ego is not a dirty word said the skyhooks! I would have to agree, often in social media people can make the mistake of confusing the idea of how many followers, friends or circles they have is related to how much success you have, no doubt quantity is important, you need to have a decent size audience, however you need to have a quality audience that you can connect with and relates to your goals and goes where you want your opportunity, website or blog to be.

Getting back to ego, as the famous song by skyhooks states if I didn’t have an ego I wouldn’t be standing here today singing to you today. Ego is necessary, we need to think highly of ourselves, give ourselves the best outlook, however this isn’t to be confused with egotistic which has no regard for others. At the end of the day our life is in our hands, so if we have high opinion of ourselves, at times when people doubt us we are then aware of our good qualities, our strengths.

It is these strengths that our social media profiles need to demonstrate so we can focus getting our quality followers, friends and circles and increase it’s quantity. I guess at the end of the day you need to know yourself, be yourself and be happy with who you are and let your tweets, posts and profile reflect you and allow that good side of you to shine.

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Spotlight – Australian Housing Startups, your chance to shine with empathy

A discussion on QandA involved the problem Australia faces with housing affordability and the discussions ranged from negative gearing to accessing superannuation, the program also displays tweets that appear on the screen and one came up that I thought was very relevant “startups, startups, startups” I presume what the tweeter was referring to was simply good old fasioned demand and supply economic theory. There isn’t enough properties to go around, so there isn’t enough competition in the marketplace and there is no regulation on the prices dare I say it.

It would be fair to say that this applies to all aspects of the marketplace, for example Luxury cars down to second hand, demand and supply evens out. Well if this is truly the case with housing than why isn’t there a focus on creating more opportunity when clearly there is a demand, why isn’t more housing being created, with technology and architecture innovation these days we don’t have to clear more land, we can go up or reclaim old land, but for some unknown bizarre reason this is not being focused on at all, we seem to be discussing ways to change what we do instead of improving and making the most of what we do.

As housing is shelter, one of Abraham Maslow’s essential needs we need to put an empathy spotlight on property startups who promote new innovative space saving ways so we can have a fair playing field in the housing market, but where does the money come from, I’m sure we are big and brainy enough to figure it out, nonetheless we still need to put a spotlight on it and give this very important issue a chance to shine.

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