Circumcision Stats

Circumcision Stats

Interesting stats! And history.

Circumcision arose as a mark of defilement or slavery. In ancient Egypt captured warriors were often mutilated before being condemned to the slavery. Amputation of digits and castration was common, but the morbidity was high and their resultant value as slaves was reduced. However, circumcision was just as degrading and evolved as a sufficiently humiliating compromise. Eventually, all male descendents of these slaves were circumcised. The Phoenicians, and later the Jews who were largely enslaved, adopted and ritualized circumcision.

The ritual is an ancient form of social control. The slitting of a man’s penis to cause bleeding and pain is to remind him of the power of the Rulers. ‘We have control over your distinction to be a man, your pleasure and your right to reproduce’. The ritual is a warning and the timing dictates who is warned. The new-born it is `We mark your son, who belongs to us, not to you.’ For the young adolescent, the warning accompanies the aggrandisement of puberty; the time when growing strength give independence, and the rebellion of youth.

Safer Drug Use?

Safer Drug Use?

I disagree with this completely! Sounds nice, remove the deadly threat. But it is just further encouraging adoption and use.

I’ve got another idea! How about we do what works! I know. Really novel huh? This mob have educator kits that enable teachers, youth workers, community leaders, Scout and Guide Leaders to help kids know what harmful things drugs do and so they pledge to not take them. Sounds like where we should be allocating our resources, rather than making it “safer” for them to take the wrong path.

https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/the-truth-about-drugs.html

DSM BS

DSM BS

A fairy tale-like horror book of opinions and subjective labels with no causes, cures or hopes in mind.

Say What?!

Afghanistan Map

Karen Hadley writes: Warning, rant coming. According to CBS News: “The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction noted that the U.S. has spent $8.6 billion to fight drug trafficking in Afghanistan since 2002, yet the country remains the world’s largest opium producer.” This is what most of Afghanistan looks like. It’s NOT HARD to figure out where the opium poppies are. I asked a soldier who spent time over there about this, if it is hard to know where the opium is grown. He said no, the U.S. military knows just where it’s grown. So why should it take $8.6 billion to create no improvement? Grrrr!