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Snakes in Suits

Boarding schools a breeding ground for ponerization - or how psychopaths end up in government

Lyndsey Jameson
The Pileus
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00 UTC
Students at Eton
Students at Eton dressed for the Fourth of June celebrations in 1932
Boarding schools have long been considered 'psychopath factories' in which abuse and humiliation are a fixture of daily life. Yet it is from these very institutions that many of our rulers have been selected.

Early childhood determines the kind of people we become. During our early years, we learn empathy, humility, social boundaries and we develop an ability to form meaningful and healthy relationships. But what becomes of those who are deprived of positive and constructive early experiences?

Leading psychologists, such as Paul Babiak and Robert D. Hare, have drawn parallels between psychopathy and leadership; the evidence is compelling. Those who are particularly impulsive, fearless, charismatic, driven and cool under pressure are often in possession of psychopathic traits. Such individuals tend to follow one of two paths: that which leads them to positions of power and influence, or the other which leads to addiction and crime.
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"Common Sense" Media creates new film rating system to judge gender depictions, promote non-gender nonsense


The Economist
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 21:57 UTC
belle beauty beast
Ideologically impure.
Film-rating systems have long been hopelessly subjective. Simply consider "I know it when I see it", the statement made in 1964 by Potter Stewart, a Supreme Court justice, when ruling on an obscenity case. The situation hasn't improved in the decades since. Both the Motion Picture Association of America and the Board of Film Classification in Britain sort films into a handful of age categories depending on whether a film contains violence, swearing, drug abuse, sex or nudity. That may seem straightforward enough, but each board can arrive at different ratings for the same film. The American system, for example, considers long sequences of "action violence" or "frightening images" to be inappropriate for 12-year-olds; the British system feels violence and gore is permissible so long as it is "justified by the context".

There have been less formal efforts to evaluate films, based on different criteria. To pass the Bechdel test - shorthand for "whether a film is woman-friendly" - a film need only feature two female characters who talk to each other about something other than men. The Internet Movie Database created a site for parents to submit descriptions of films in order to draw attention to scenes that may be unsuitable for children. And Movieguide assesses films based on "biblical principles". "All Saints" (2017), a story of a salesman-turned-pastor, comes highly recommended, while "3 Generations" (2015), a movie about a teenager transitioning from female to male, was "abhorrent" for its "homosexual, leftist worldview".

Comment: Warning to CSM: with the SJWs on your back, you will never succeed at this, no matter how hard you try.

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Steep rise in women viewing pornography has led to 'unrealistic' expectations

Nick McDermott
The Sun
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:01 UTC
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Women who watch porn feel short-changed by their fellas failing to match up to the studs, researchers say.

They have "unrealistic expectations" in the trouser department - and about their partners' stamina.

It means unsuspecting chaps risk being rated flops in bed, a study by psychologists found.

Comment: Further reading: The science of pornography addiction & what it does to the brain

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People

Refugees protest 'nightmare' conditions at Australian detention centre


RT
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:01 UTC
Manus Island refugee migrant detention centre Australia
© Behrouz Boochani / ReutersManus Island refugee detention centre
Refugees have continued their protest on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island detention centre over the removal of power, water, and medical services. A journalist on the scene warns that there could be a "big tragedy" if they are forcibly removed.

The protests at the detention centre, which is run by Australia, have reportedly been met with an increased security presence for most of the last week. The removal of vital services is seen by those held there as part of a wider campaign to move them to another detention centre on the island.

Behrouz Boochani, an Iranian journalist and refugee on the island, has warned that there will be a "big tragedy" if Australia forcibly removes the inhabitants, describing the living conditions there as "like a nightmare."
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Pistol

Baltimore: 'Nobody kill anybody' ceasefire to continue despite two murders over the weekend


RT
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:10 UTC
baltimore ceasefire
© Sait Serkan Gurbuz / ReuterDevrone McKnight, who said he was shot on the way to work, attends the "Stop the Violence" rally at the intersection of Edmondson Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, US August 4, 2017.
An inaugural event to curb murders in one of America's most violent cities was interrupted by the killings of two men on Saturday, though organisers insist that the 'Baltimore ceasefire' has not ended.

Community leaders had called for a 72-hour ceasefire in the crime ravaged Maryland city, hoping to stem the tide of murder for three days from Friday to Sunday. However, police confirmed on Saturday that three men had been shot, two of which died from their injuries.

The unnamed victims, 37 and 24, were both murdered on Saturday in separate incidents in a city which recorded a staggering 207 murders for the first seven months of 2017.

The ceasefire, also known as the 'Nobody kill anybody' weekend, is the brainchild of Erricka Bridgeford, a woman who witnessed her first murder on the streets of Baltimore when she was 12.


Comment: 'Nobody kill anybody': Baltimore activist calls for a ceasefire

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US-based t-shirt company rebrands swastika as 'symbol of love and peace'

Danielle Ziri
Jerusalem Post
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 09:01 UTC
Swastika symbol as love and peace
© KA Designs/screenshotUS T-shirt company sells swastika design as ‘symbol of love and peace.’.
The US-based clothing design website Teespring is selling T-shirts and sweatshirts branded with swastikas, aiming to make them a "symbol of love and peace".

The designs, created by KA Designs and sold on the site, all display large swastikas in the front. One shows the Nazi-associated symbol in rainbow colors with the word "Peace", another one with the word "Zen", one reading "Love" and a third design, in black, shows a spiral of swastikas. They range in price from $20 to $35.

"Here at KA we explore boundaries. We push them forward." the company wrote as a description for the products. "Let's make the swastika a symbol of Love and Peace. Together, we can succeed."

Before being used by Hitler's German Nazi regime, swastikas were commonly known as an ancient sign used by Hindus and Buddhists carrying positive associations such as auspiciousness and good fortune. KA Designs is attempting to relate the now negative sign to its origins.
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Pistol

Not-so-friendly fire: Iranian soldier kills 4 and injures 8 of his fellow servicemen


RT
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 17:19 UTC
iranian soldier
© Reuters
An Iranian soldier opened fire on his fellow servicemen at a military air base 10 kilometers to the south of Tehran, IRNA news agency reported. Four soldiers were killed and eight injured in the attack, it said.

The victims were sent to the hospital following the shooting in Kahrizak, according to local health officials, as cited by the IRNA news agency.

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Token gesture, or liberalization? Saudi Arabia will allow women to wear bikinis at new luxury resort

Waseem Abbasi
USA Today
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:51 UTC
woman on beach
The ultra-conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the construction of a luxury resort on the Red Sea where women will be allowed to wear bikinis instead of having to fully cover their bodies.

Experts believe the ambitious move initiated by the new heir to the Saudi throne, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is another attempt to modernize the oil-dependent economy.

Women face extreme restrictions under Saudi laws, including not being able to drive or travel without the permission of a male relative. Women are also expected to cover their bodies in public, making bikinis traditionally unacceptable.

But the government said that the resort will be "governed by laws on par with international standards." The resort will cover 50 islands and is expected to attract tourists from across the globe amid relaxed visa restrictions.

"It goes without question that Prince Mohammed's Vision 2030 is to ... improve the relatively negative image of the kingdom in the world with regard to treating women," said Massoud Maalouf, a former diplomat and an advocate of women rights in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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Children's commissioner urges parents to stop letting their kids binge on social media

Michael Savage
The Guardian
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:24 UTC
dragging kid from computer
The children's commissioner has warned parents that they must intervene to stop their children overusing social media and consuming time online "like junk food".

As web use reaches record highs among children, Anne Longfield has attacked the new methods social media giants are using to draw them into spending more time staring at tablets and smartphones. In an interview with the Observer, she said that parents should "step up" and be proactive in stopping their children from bingeing on the internet during the summer holidays.

Launching a campaign to help parents to regulate their children's internet use, she said time online should be balanced in the same way that parents regulate their children's diets. "It's something that every parent will talk about especially during school holidays - that children are in danger of seeing social media like sweeties, and their online time like junk food," she said.

"None of us as parents would want our children to eat junk food all the time - double cheeseburger, chips, every day, every meal. For those same reasons we shouldn't want our children to do the same with their online time.

"When phones, social media and games make us feel worried, stressed and out of control, it means we haven't got the balance right. With your diet, you know that, because you don't feel that good. It's the same with social media."

Comment: More reasons to ditch the social media:

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Pistol

'Terrorist attack' on military base in Venezuela foiled


RT
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 16:36 UTC
Venezuela soldier
© FILE PHOTO Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters
Authorities in Venezuela have announced they thwarted a "terrorist attack" on a military base not far from the capital, Caracas. The statement comes after a group of men in military uniforms released a video announcing an uprising against President Nicolas Maduro.

Fort Paramacay, near the central city of Valencia, was attacked by "mercenary terrorist groups," Venezuelan official, Socialist Party deputy Diosdado Cabello tweeted on Sunday.

Gunshots were heard in the area during the night, Reuters reported, citing a witness in the area of the military base in the town of Naguanagua.

The official said the base was "fully under control" of the authorities.
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