The Problem With the Economy

We experimented with replacing government regulation with insurance and derivatives to create a sustainable and secure economy. It started in 1980 with Ronald Regan, and ever since then the economy has been fraught with turmoil, up and down like a manic depressive 1950's housewife. This latest crash proves, beyond all doubt, that derivatives do not secure risk, but only secure profits. It is time to bring back the Roosevelt regulations and remember that the Republicans are the banks' booty call, not populists defending the people. If we cannot be excited about Democrats, because they are all moderates, we can at least agree to be excited about marginalizing the Republicans, and none of their desperation should be considered anything more than tantrums intended to defend Wall Street, or at least the corporations that make most of their profits being traded on Wall Street.

Hidden Brain

Please don't fool yourself into believing that saying nothing about race and gender, or raising your child so-called race blind and gender-neutral will keep your child, or yourself, from making assumptions based on race or gender. Science has proved that by saying nothing, we say that the status quo is correct. Three-year-olds are already able to make assumptions based on race, and gender assumptions start in the womb. If you don't talk about it, you foster it. So I propose this challenge. Think and talk about race and gender everyday. If you work with only white people, think about why that is. If you work with people of color, think about how you interact with those people and if your "hidden brain" may be making assumptions for you. If you work with women, do the same. If you don't work with women, quit.

Okay, New Format.

I loved the MANifesto, and I finished it, but became aware that no one was reading it. Which is okay. Therefore, I'm going to try to go to a shorter format that is less dependent on reading the previous submissions. I understand that our Twitter generation is not able to grasp complex topics as often because of our wanting boil things down into shorter formats, and that is why I am eschewing complex topics, and trying to boil complicated issues into short paragraphs. This is doubly great, because our generation is extremely impulsive, and I think I can turn this blog into something way more impulsive, and hopefully, from time to time, amusing. Therefore, Right Be Done, is now equality based turrets syndrome with a hint of "fuck you." If nobody reads it, at least it will be cathartic.