Black history is infinite and forever.

My discourse to Leon Pitts, and a weekly opinion piece found in the Daily Press. Lenard Pitts is a leftist commentator working for the Miami Herald. I have never witnessed more hate for the white race than to digest this man's columns written to disparage and hurt America. Leon had made the statement to the effect of, he knew history. Leon's focus seems to revolve around only a brief time of history. An accumulation of his columns focuses on 30 years of history, from three distinct decades.  This should be alarming to black America's understanding of why. 

Hi Leon, 

Not that you will respond. Leon never responds to those who offer discourse to opinions. At least I feel better after educating you on black history.

Let's start with the left. An observation if you will. The leftist like yourself, seem to concentrate on only a few decades of history. If you are to agree and I am sure you will not but, for the sake of argument perhaps you can agree on the following statement. 

History should be labeled as a process that involves infinity. History is forever.

I find it very amusing, and at the same time bewildered by uneducated persons like yourself who believes they know history. The left of which you reside willingly and blindly seems to concentrate on a few decades of history and ignoring the other 4.543 billion years of history our planet has to offer. Let's do some math, shall we? 

True statement: Leftists concentrate on the 1960s, the 1860s, and the 1620s. That is to say, black Americans are only interested in black history, incased in a total of 30 years. Never mind the 6-million years man has been around. Never mind the modern human dating back 200,000 years of history on this earth. Never mind the last 6000 years of history as we (all humans know) as civilization. Never mind the enslaved Africans starting in the 1500s when Portugal expanded its reach through sailing innovations and modern warfare of the times. 

In the 1500’s Africans were sent back to Europe as slaves. So let's start with the 1500s shall we Leon? That is 521 years ago, Leon. Here are the history questions you need to ponder. If African Americas are to come to grips with history perhaps we need to come to grips with all of the histories!

History questions you need to ask yourself to be an informed black American. 

1. If humans were equal then why did humans from different parts of the world, evolve at different rates?  

2. Why did Europeans evolve and developed modern weapons, using gun powder while Africans were still using spears and bows?

3. Why did Africans not develop the means of navigation and sailing like Europeans in the 1500s? 

4. If humans are equal, why did Africans not invade European Countries and take Europeans captive and enslaved them? 

5. Why do leftists like Leon, concentrate on 30 years of history. Why not 521 years of history, where the beginning of the enslaving of Africa by Europeans began and yet not the first time? 

6. Why do black Americans ignore the history of slavery in Africa by Africans? It is like ignoring black-on-black murder and only concentrate on police and black controversies. 

7. Why do empires rise and fall? What can history teach you if you only read or learn 30 years of history?  The 30-years white people want you to know? 

At the end of the day Leon, and if you will take time to look in the mirror, you will see a descendent of a conquered race. A once mighty and advanced group of people is what you should be proud of and see in the same mirror. Yet, some Americans of the left only want you to see 30-years of history. Africa as far back as history can tell the story was once a thriving wonderful evolving continent. Before the 1500’s great civilizations such as Kush, Axum, Mali, and Great Zimbabwe flourished. There was a time in Africa (5000 years ago) where economic, scientific advancements were superior to other continents. African’s invaded much of Spain and Portugal in the 8th century, occupying these countries. Africa had created international trading and trans-Atlantic travel long before the 1500s. 

So what happened Leon?

The answer: China! If you read the book, “1421 The Year China Discovered America.” China’s interaction with Europe along with invading Muslims holds the key to advancement in technology, in Europe around the time of the 1400s, and before. Other theories where climate played a role in the advancement of Europe over Africa have been presented as well. 

Why did Africa in the 1500’s fall so easily to slavery? 

War Leon, African wars fighting among themselves and enslaving each other. Leon, Africa had everything going for them and lost it. Much like what we see today in America.

Leon, when you look in the mirror I hope you do not see a failed race, I hope you will see a once mighty warrior, part of an advanced civilization that fell to war. If you do not learn from history America will rise and America will fall. It is inevitable and America will fall just like Africa fell 521 years ago and for the same reasons of infighting. Americans will look back one day at our mighty empire, while we slave away in forced labor camps run by the Chinese. As history repeats itself the rise of the Chinese is at hand. Maybe in another 1000 years, Africa will rise again as well but only if they can stop killing each other.

When Africans stop feeling sorry for themselves and, can become proud to be Americans, be proud of an Ancient civilization, understand why the African civilization fell so hard, only then can you not move forward without hate? In the end, Leon your ancestors and race-baiters of the left put you and your decedents in a frame of mind that is detrimental to black American prosperity. Not Europe and not America. 

The media is in love with division, hate and communism.

 

May 7th, 2021, the Daily Press, a Tribune Publishing local paper, ran a commentary full of hate. Kris Worrell is the Editor of this paper. I routinely write him to call out the hypocrisy he allows into our local paper. This is an edited version of that letter. 

Kris,

Not that you will respond as you never do. So we keep writing. Bloomberg opinion  Timothy O'Brien. Page 16 Commentary. Friday, May 7th. Mr. O'Brien writes a hit piece on our former President and comments as to the following. "Had Trump been reinstated, his Facebook feed would most likely have featured familiar menu items:" 

Self-regard

pitches for money

disinformation

darts aimed at critics                                                                                                       

bigotry

racism

and other bile 

O'Brien goes on to add incite violence. Charlottesville? Again the media blames President Trump?

A double standard is all we can call this in light of Maxine Waters et al. Democrats' hate for America and hate for President Trump. Maxine Waters touts self-regard in many of her hate speeches full of bigotry. Maxine Water is a racist towards white people. Maxine Waters aims darts at her critics. Maxine Waters and the Democrats routinely provide America with disinformation, or have you forgotten Russia Russia Russia? Have you forgotten Maxine Waters's violent speeches in the streets telling her low moral followers to attack and confront others who do not think like her? Have you already forgotten Tim Kaine's son storming the Minnesota Capital? All that kid got was a slap on the wrist. Have you forgotten the bile and bigotry slung feces of the left towards Brett Kavanaugh?  

O'Brien attacks the President concerning rioters? 

What really happened in Charlottesville the media refuses to acknowledge? Black Lives Matter and Antifa confront a low moral value group. (BLM and Antifa) are bussed into Charlottesville without a permit to assemble. The white supremacist group had an approved permit to assemble and exercise free speech, you know, lawful assemble. Two low moral value parties come together, and you wonder why a fight breaks out while the police stand by and watch? Why are the police standing by and watching? We know the police were told to stand down by the Mayor et al. and allow the chaos to explode.  We know there is a leftist culture found in Charlottesville. Combined with this entity, local leadership, and UVA, we get a lack of responsibility for law and order. Reminds me of the lack of policing in other leftist cities like Portland or Seattle. Looking back, Charlottesville is no different than Portland or Seattle's unruliness today. The end results in all three cities are people died, and the police did nothing at the bequest of the Mayor et al.  

Looking back, it is not unreasonable to think about the true mission of Black Lives Matter. BLM leaders Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors, now confirmed communists and followers of Mao, follow Marxists' philosophy.  A recent video has surfaced speaking to this Marxist allegiance to Mao. 

Mao was responsible for mass murder. From 1958 to 1962, his Great Leap Forward policy led to the deaths of up to 45 million people – easily making it the biggest episode of mass murder ever recorded. I am of the opinion it is the BLM's and other leftists' goal to mass murder all white people in America today if Alica Garza's goal is to follow Mao's example. 

One of the sayings in Mao's book reads: "Every Communist must grasp the truth: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Another reads: "A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery... A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another."

The media, leftist, and BLM are full of a sad bunch of people if they do not recognize their own vile pitches for money, disinformation, darts at critics, racism, inciting violence, and other political feces found in between the pages of our local paper. O'Brien's hate for President Trump is real. His hate is as real as my discontent for hypocrites like O'Brien.  

Reference: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blm-patrisse-cullors-maos-red-book

Systematic racism, who is really to blame?

 

Growing up in the 1960's I lived through genuine systemic racism. Trust me when I tell you, it is accurate. Perhaps one should say systemic racism was real. 

Civil rights leaders, race-baiters, Democrats, and advocates are demanding an end to systemic racism, a reference to the systems in place that create and maintain racial inequality in nearly every facet of life for people of color. "This is not about one incident," said NAACP President Derrick Johnson. "This is about the systemic and pervasive nature of racism in this nation that must be addressed." Glenn Harris, president of Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines, defined it as "the complex interaction of culture, policy, and institutions that holds in place the outcomes we see in our lives." 

Harris used the example of housing, explaining that today, a disproportionate number of people of color are homeless or lack housing security "in part due" to the legacy of redlining. Redlining refers to a system used by banks and the real estate industry in the 20th century to determine which neighborhoods would get loans to buy homes, and communities where people of color lived — outlined in red ink — were deemed the riskiest investments. The question becomes, was this racism, or was the redline statistically correct in gauging risk? I might suppose this is another topic to research later, but for today let's say some loans were declined based on the color of one's skin, which is wrong. 

Harris, of course, is referring to an era of 1900-1999 in his example of systematic racism. Harris blames racial discrimination in mortgage lending starting in the 1930s, to be specific 1934-1939, shaped the demographic and wealth patterns of American communities today. The discriminatory practices captured by the redlining maps continued until 1968 when the Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in housing. 53 year years later and Harris is still blaming racism for the ills of the black community. 

Never mind the social ills of the black community since 1968. Seventy-five percent of black children being born to single mothers with no father. Never mind the 1980's when politicians like Joe Biden incorporated a drug war. A war that sent millions of black men to jail for lengthy sentences. Never mind the poor decision made to participate in drug dealing and the self-destruction of one's own life when the decision to use drugs is made. Never mind the idea of being responsible for oneself and, of course, for the decisions, one might make that could be detrimental. No, never mind a look inside; let's blame the actions of others 50 - 83 years ago. 

The problem is, systemic racism is not coming from white people today. Systemic racism is not a part of our laws, both federally and state. There are a few incidences that appear to be racist to some and not others, and indeed there are instances when racism rears its ugly head, but it is also well to say this is a rare exception and not the rule. 

Today like decades before, black culture is born out of rebellion and resistance towards an unfair system captured in a historical timeframe and applied to today. The idea of rebellion and the want to blame others have failed to change with society's changes and evolution of our laws and our people. In other words, if one believes white people are just as racist today as we were 80 years ago, I think I would have to disagree. If a person were to say black people are just as rebellious today as they were in the 1960s, then I would have to say no; it is worse today. 

Today, black culture is not a culture that can mix with other cultures readily because it is, by design, rebellious, low moral compass, and resistant. It was not always like this, mind you. Dr. Walter Williams wrote about black families of the1950's and earlier. These families were, in fact, far better off social-wise than after the 1960s. Today, everything from language, music, and appearance is almost the direct opposite of social norms, for lack of a better term. I am not saying one is better than the other. I am saying social models in one society of America are vastly different than another. Asking a group of people to accept or adapt to the American black culture is not practical or even possible because black culture today is in direct conflict and geared to rebel against most white people. We see this play out in the black lives matter movement, black music and lyrics, black leaders calling for others' death based on religion, black leaders calling for our law enforcement officers' deaths, and skin color. Do I have to educate anyone on the anti-Semitic teachings of Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton? 

I have to say I am proud of my fellow brothers. Living through the 1960s compared to today and I see a significant improvement in the black community. I see a portion of the black society assimilating into a higher moral value of society's social norms. That is not to say all of our brothers and sisters of the white race are of higher moral value, as they are not. What I am saying is brothers and sisters of the black community are making great strides through education. My best advice is to stop blaming all white people for the social ills of those who do not or have not simply made good life decisions. If I had the chance, I would create communities where life is taught. That is to say, how to make good decisions. Some in the black community, as in the white community, need to be reprogrammed to think good and not evil. Life is as simple as good and evil, and we tend to forget that.  

This isn't hard to understand. In America, black culture has been conditioned to believe white people are the enemy from the start. This hate training perpetrated by the media and the left has to change before anything else can make our world a better place. Sixty years of higher educational indoctrination of our youth, describing white people as the enemy has brought us to where we are today—blind followers of the Democrat party, which offers free trinkets and does not deliver. Promises like a 15.00 minimum wage, the free trinket is another false hope the black American must begin to recognize or forever be at war with white people. This indoctrination is based on lies offered by elitists who use black Americans to divide the country. 

Naturally, an inherently rebellious culture is not sustainable, even for its people. Once the rest of society distances itself from the culture, the same rebellious qualities will turn inward toward each other because that is all they know. This is why you see horrendous murder rates in our large cities like Chicago. Black Americans are right about a systemic problem, but they are looking to make changes in the wrong place.

Top Law Professor at William and Mary, indicates he is for the popular vote thus rule by mob.

An opinion was written by Dr. Spencer, a top law professor at W&M, and found in the Virginia Gazette on October 25th, 2020. This opinion seems to indicate an explanation, or shall I say, an indication he is for mob rule or the removal thereof the electoral College in deciding our Presential elections. I wrote the man and sent an email to the President of W&M, my local county board of supervisor John McGlennon, and Dr. Spencer asking for clarification and a rebuttal. I have yet to receive a response.

Dr. Spencer,

You wrote, "You have a system in which the will of the people has become disconnected from electoral outcomes." "If that was not enough, there are ongoing efforts to frustrate citizens' ability to have their vote count." You go onto creating an opinion. In your statement of Shelby County vs. Holder, "we as a nation have created obstacles to voter registration, engaging in purging voters rolls on "dubious grounds" and then summarizing your opinion with "making it more difficult to vote other than on election day." Shelby vs. Holder was deliberated and voted on by the Supreme Court with a 5-4 vote to strike down section 4(b) as the data was over 40 years old. Research shows that preclearance led to increases in minority congressional representation and increases in minority turnout. References provided: Your premise is wrong or at least challenged with reasonable discourse.

You wrote: "When there are structural or partisan barriers to electing a government that reflects the popular vote." In federalist paper #68 written by Alexander Hamilton, "Nothing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal, intrigue, and corruption. These most deadly adversaries of republican government might naturally have been expected to make their approaches from more than one avenue, but chiefly from the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils. How could they better gratify this than by raising a creature of their own to the chief magistracy of the Union? But the convention has guarded against all danger of this sort, with the most provident and judicious attention. They have not made the President's appointment to depend on any preexisting bodies of men, who might be tampered with beforehand to prostitute their votes. Still, they have referred it in the first instance to an immediate act of the people of America, to be exerted in the choice of persons for the temporary and sole purpose of making the appointment. And they have excluded from eligibility to this trust, all those who from situation might be suspected of too great devotion to the President in office." In my opinion, and assessing your published opinion, you mean to be a deadly adversary to the Republic? What more of a reason to use an electoral college to elect the POTUS, knowing Joe Biden or his family has taken money from Russia, Ukraine, and China in return for favors administered during Joe Biden's term as Vice President.

I have read your opinion many times, and still, I have to ask, are you for removing the Electoral College and, thus, through popular vote, contend to resort to "rule by the mob or ochlocracy?" Ancient Greek political thinkers regarded ochlocracy as one of the three "bad" forms of government tyranny, oligarchy, and ochlocracy instead of the three "good" forms of government monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. They distinguished "good" and "bad" according to whether the government form would act in the interest of the whole community ("good") or (bad) in the exclusive interests of a group or individual at the expense of justice. I contend this is why our founding fathers created a republic. To say we should live by popular vote will deliver more discrimination to minorities. The only change will be "who is the minority." That sir can be anyone and at any time. Let the witch hunts begin.

Quoting Martin Luther King: "give us the ballot; MLK referred to (black people) in this context. "We will no longer have to worry about the federal government giving us our basic rights." "Give us the ballot, and we will transform salient misdeeds of the bloodthirsty mobs into the calculated good deeds of orderly citizens." I find this to be in rather bad taste to be truthful. For example, black lives matter terrorists along with Antifa mobs are, in fact, bloodthirsty. Killers of men, burning of our cities and certainly not orderly citizens, would you not agree? Do you really think MLK would have condoned such BLM and Antifa violence under any circumstances? No is the answer. We will not fry our police officers like bacon, yet you and the Democrats do not condemn such words, do you?

When you write, "it is up to us to use it." Are you referring to only black people, or are you referring to all United States citizens who have the right to vote? It seems you are referring only to black people, and that, sir, is a typical elitist view from those who stand behind locked doors and tall walls. Does my vote not count? It seems to me (when quoting MLK), and like most black people, you are still living in the past. You cannot possibly move forward if your eyes are diverted to the past with hate and rage. The civil rights war has been won, and I, for one, am glad.

I have often asked John McGlennon with no response, so maybe you will muster up a response where my county board of supervisor fails to respond to his constituents. Failing to respond to your constituents' questions is a failure in our government, so yes, I know all too well about the failure of representation. What federal and state laws discriminate against black people today?

The fact is black people are the most protected class of people in America today, and you still complain. Always looking for someone to blame when the blame is staring you (black society) in the mirror. I reference your reading pleasure Dr. Walter William’s book "Race and Economics."

Furthermore, I offer a reference to an opinion written on July 31st, 2020, to provide support for my argument.

What concerns me most is you are teaching what you preach in your classes at W&M. If this opinion that you wrote dictates what you conduct, then sir, you are a threat to the Republic. That sir makes you a traitor in my eyes, whereby I look forward, and you look backward.

Reed Johnson

Reference: Ang, Desmond (2019). "Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act". American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 11 (3): 1–53. doi:10.1257/app.20170572. ISSN 1945-7782

Reference: Schuit, Sophie; Rogowski, Jon C. (2017). "Race, Representation, and the Voting Rights Act". American Journal of Political Science. 61 (3): 513–526. doi:10.1111/ajps.12284. ISSN 1540-5907.

Reference: https://triblive.com/opinion/walter-williams-is-racism-responsible-for-todays-black- problems/

Heuristics: Why President Trump makes good decisions, the left can't seem to understand

Heuristics, the workplace, good life, and the President

Do you ever wonder about the thought process that goes into making a decision? Do you ever think I don't know why? I don't know why I make that decision, I just know, or I have this feeling? Do people ask you or wonder how you can decide based on the perception of no information to base your decision?

 

Does your co-worker ever say to you, don't come back until you have more data? Do you work with people who take forever to make a decision? Are you compelled to gather, what you believe, is all the information before you make a decision? As a manager, have you ever supervised an employee that you deem as making hasty decisions? As a supervisor, do you see this employee in a less favorable light? Could it be that managers with a low heuristic talent or not in- tune with their inner self, understand or accept heuristic as a competent method of making decisions? The same can be true of an employee with a high degree of inner 6th sense. Can this person become frustrated with a teammate who they believe can't make decisions quickly as they do?

 

Over the years, I have concluded that some of us are data-driven and lack, are not in tune with or ignore what we call the "gut feeling." Let me explain; I think the level of an inner 6th sense or intuition within each person varies in degree.

 

Hypothesis:

1. Varying heuristics could be based on life's experiences, education, and profession. These life experiences create the variance of a person's inner sense or 6th sense, thereby a person's heuristic degree may be less developed than others?

2. Based on our life's experiences we vary in the degrees of talent, virtue, and vices. Therefore, each of us vary in the degree of heuristic talent. Successful use of a heuristic talent can be measured by the degree of living a good life.

3. I conclude, based on observation, the less educated a person is, the more they rely on heuristic decision making.

 

Example: I think humans vary as to the degree of narcissism exhibited by decisions made. Everyone has a degree of narcissist within their personality and decision making. Great leaders possess narcissism, but to say all narcissism is a terrible trait of a leader would be an untrue statement. I might suggest that too much narcissism found in a leader leads to bad decisions that affect the welfare and pursuit of a good life. In other words, judging a person's degree of narcissism can be based on living a good life. We know a good life is based on the right decisions. If a person had too much narcissism in their decision making, they would make bad decisions, leading to a lousy life. The same can be said for heuristic decision making. If a person lacks the talent for heuristic decision making, then we would expect the same person to lead a sinful life by making bad decisions heuristically. However, a person who lives a good life and is observed to use his or her heuristic talent to make quick decisions should not be belittled by those who are not entuned with their inner 6th sense. The heuristic is a talent where some are data-driven might not appreciate but should, in my opinion.

 

Heuristic is a shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently. These non-data strategies shorten decision-making time and allow people to function without always stopping to think about their next course of action. Some psychologists have observed, cognitive biases in those who possess a heuristic talent. However, I might argue that the highly functioning heuristic person will counter a preference with the idea of moral virtue or the ability to make the right decisions day to day that is in keeping with living a good life. A highly functioning heuristic person unconsciously makes quick decisions with the idea of moral virtues firmly placed in the background of the shortcut.

 

 The President of the United States, in a recent interview, made a comment that got me thinking about heuristics. When paraphrasing Donald Trump, he said, "I don't know, I just have this feeling," when answering a question concerning the economic reopening of the country, as by to the discerning of the Wahun virus. I have thought about commentary and the medias incessant and constant complaining about Donald Trump concerning this talent. Our President can make decisions on the fly, and they ridicule him for it. The media simply does not see the skill or are unwilling to consider this talent. Perhaps those of the press are not highly functioning heuristically persons? Great Generals of the battlefield having to make decisions based on little data is an example of a highly functioning heuristically person. Not to say, a General does not want all the information he can get but sometimes become paralyzed even with good intelligence. First sergeants, platoon leaders, those soldiers thought of as being good leaders are often highly functioning heuristic.

 

Example: General Montgomery (Monty) forces at Caen in WWII were thought to be worthy of formable success. Holding Panzer divisions to a basic stalemate allowed US forces to break out of Saint Lo. However, Montys, assertions that everything went according to the plan have been refuted by countrymen such as Hastings, Morgan, Barnett, Keegan, Lamb, and General Bradly and Eisenhower. Some authors of history have written as to Montgomery being the greatest of generals, a master of the set-piece action, others who fought with him hold that Monty refused to attack before a large and overwhelming force was available. Monty's over-caution and lack of dash or one might say unable to make a decision caused him to get bogged down, giving his enemy time to fortify defenses. It is a fact that Monty never won a battle, not even the battle of Alamein, which had been won by General Claude Auchinleck before his arrival and against inferior forces sick with dysentery. I conclude this General in all likely hood, and of my opinion, lacked the needed skills to be a leader. I surmise this leader never had a grip on his heuristic feelings; therefore, his decisions were made using intelligence and data, which was not coupled with his inner 6th sense. One cannot say that about General Patton, who was Montgomery's opposite. Patton was quoted as saying, "Make the mind command the body. Never let the body command the mind." I think Patton had a firm grip on his inner self, and when I read this quote, I think having a firm grip on your inner self makes for quick and accurate decisions.

 

Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci is an American physician and immunologist who has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. I would consider Dr. Fauci a data-driven person based on my observations of his media interviews and reports. I do not write this to put anyone in a bad light, but to explain the difference instead.

 

Many complain that the President is making rash decisions based on little data. I see some who are of less heuristic talent and continue to be paralyzed as to the decision-making process. For some, there never seems to be enough data to make a decision that is needed quickly, as we see in the battlefield command example. Slow decisions kill soldiers. Slow decisions during Wahun pandemic are destroying our economy. Of course, the Doctor's first inclination is "to do no harm." However, the Doctor only considers one aspect of the problem and has not reviewed all harm. That would be perfectly normal in a person of low heuristic talents. We need a decision based on all aspects of harm. Considering all harm is where our President excels. The President does this through a heuristic approach to problem-solving that employee’s practical methods that are not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect but sufficient for reaching an immediate decision that is usually correct in hindsight. Making decisions quickly, like responding to bad press, is the downfall of this approach. However, the President, when confronted with significant decisions, shows restraint and taking time to gather some data, but none the less making decisions quicker than others who advise him. Making quick decisions is what frustrates the experts the most. The experts paralyzed by data that are unable to make decisions become conservative in their decisions or make none at all. Experts cannot understand how the President can make his decisions quickly and not be the expert. I believe the President functions with a high degree of heuristic talent confusing experts who are not aware of this talent.

 

The Nobel-prize winning psychologist Herbert Simon wrote: "that while people strive to make rational choices, human judgment is subject to cognitive limitations." While not strictly rational, pure rational decisions would involve weighing such factors as potential costs against possible benefits. There are instances when people are limited by the amount of time, they have to make a choice. There are conditions as to the amount of data we have at our disposal to make decisions. Those prone to a weak heuristic’s ability might be those tied to the profession of college professors or Doctor. While these professions conjure the idea of intelligence, these professionals can also be limited by persons' degree of being in tune with their 6th sense. I believe these following factors, overall intelligence and accuracy of perceptions, also influence the decision-making process, where data is more important to this professional than an accurate interpretation of experience.

 

I might ponder the idea that the professional and the layman can arrive at the same decision, but the layman who is in-tune with his 6th sense arrives at the correct decision faster. This is not true for all determinations; every decision needs data (experience is data in my view). I am saying that some only need 50% of the data to make a correct decision, while others of academia need 100% of the data to make the same decision and arrive at the same conclusion only much later.

 

The President is by no means as educated as Dr. Fauci in the field of infectious diseases. At the same time, I assume that Dr. Fauci is relatively ignorant of how to run a billion-dollar empire. It seems to be the more intelligent one might be of their profession; the decision-making process slows as we ponder choices. Dr. Fauci, reputation is on the line to get the Wahun virus reactions right. Ergo, the decisions made are cautious and do not consider all aspects of life and the pursuit of happiness. The decisions made in this case are to protect Dr. Fauci's reputation and intelligence. These decisions can have consequences as to the health of our society.

 

During our latest pandemic and with the limitations of obtaining data, some leaders have become paralyzed and afraid to make a decision. Many are waiting for more data to make a decision. While some of us who are highly functional heuristically, we can make decisions quickly. We rely on mental shortcuts to help us make sense of the world. While Simon's research demonstrated that humans were limited in their ability to make rational decisions, another group of psychologists (Tversky and Kahneman's) work introduced the specific ways of how thinking people rely on heuristics to simplify the decision-making process.

 

"Why Do We Use Heuristics?

Why do we rely on heuristics? Psychologists have suggested a few different theories:

·  Effort reduction: According to this theory, people utilize heuristics as a type of cognitive laziness. Heuristics reduce the mental effort required to make choices and decisions.

·  Attribute substitution: Other theories suggest people substitute more straightforward but related questions in place of more complex and challenging issues.

·  Fast and frugal: Still, other theories argue that heuristics are more accurate than they are biased. In other words, we use heuristics because they are quick and usually correct."

 

Heuristics play essential roles in both problem-solving and decision making. When we are trying to solve a problem or make a decision, we often turn to these mental shortcuts when we need a quick solution. The world is full of information, yet our brains are only capable of processing a certain amount. If you tried to analyze every aspect of every situation or decision, you would never get anything done.

 

To cope with the tremendous amount of information we encounter and to speed up the decision-making process, the brain relies on these mental strategies to simplify things, so we don't have to spend endless amounts of time analyzing every detail. You probably make hundreds or even thousands of decisions every day. For most people, these are simple decisions like do I want coffee or tea? Do I want to walk to work or drive? Then some are highly functioning heuristics; we have come to rely on our 6th sense for essential decisions because we have tuned into our 6th sense in a way others cannot. I am a proponent of the fast and frugal theory.

 

How do we know if we have made the right heuristic decisions? The answer is more straightforward than you might have guessed. We know our heuristic decisions are good because we subconsciously compare them to our moral virtues. Our happiness in life and our success in pursuing happiness dictate our ratio of good choices, where the decision making is based on heuristics. I have come to understand that a highly functional person with the talent for heuristics will eventually conclude, the decisions made, on a gut feeling, "that feeling in your bones" are right ninety-five percent of the time. Those with a low talent for heuristics will be slower to make decisions, make bad decisions, and become more reliant on data and intelligence gathering. Data gathering minds, of course, slows down the decision-making time and sometimes unnecessarily or the detriment of others.

 

Possible theories of low talent heuristics.

 

1.   Teachers: Teachers work in a career where the gut feeling is not utilized. In other words, a teacher's job is based on data. Based on the number of right and wrong answers producing a grade. Decisions are not made heuristically of whether a student should pass or fail. Albert Einstein once said, " Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, the fish will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." Math cannot compute data to suggest fairness in this reality; we must apply heuristics with some data to administer justice.

2.   Engineers: Engineers rely on math for their lively hood. Again, a numbers game throughout their careers. I have observed engineers for over 30 years; rare is the engineer with the foresight of what can be or to try something new based on a feeling. They must have numbers and even then, are reluctant. Paralyzed by data stifles innovation and progress in any industry.

Possible theories of talented heuristic people.

1.     Based on my 20 years in Sales. Salespeople live in a world where judging other people is based on limited data. The goal is to convince the public to buy and there is a limited amount of time the salesperson has to compel a transaction that is favorable to the salesperson and the customer. The salesperson has to use heuristic shortcuts to make quick decisions in order to create an agreement to buy. A good salesperson has a high degree of heuristic talent based on the percent of wins or agreements between the buyer and seller that creates a transaction. A low talent heuristic salesperson is one who struggles to close deals.

2.     Leaders: As explained in the WWII General example, we can theorize, the following based on battle wins, A General leading an Army can be thought of as highly talented or of low talent heuristics based on battlefield success.

 

It is in this realm of decision making is where Donald Trump excels. Forging a clear path, Donald Trump can gather limited data from his team and make quick decisions. I understand this; I use my 6th sense in a highly functional manner as well. Therefore, I can identify others who are highly functional in heuristics. While others are paralyzed, we act. It is only in the last few years of my life, where experience and inner self-awareness has allowed me to see the light. It is this self-awareness as to why I am not afraid of the darkness.

 

 

On Heuristics and High Performance. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/heuristics-high-performance-dr-joseph-hill?articleId=6547894034919149569

 

Heuristics and Cognitive Biases - Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-heuristic-2795235

The brink of war

Gov Northam had placed us at the brink of a complete meltdown in Virginia. An unconstitutional and illegal attack on the 2nd amendment. Just last week, Northam and members of our legislation have mentioned: "if law enforcement refuses to enforce his new gun laws, the VA National Guard should be called in" invading private citizens homes. The Posse Comitatus Act and United States VS Miller 1939 prohibits their intentions. It is incredible to me how little these legislators understand our rights.

"Governor Ralph Northam (D.) and incoming Senate majority leader Dick Saslaw (D.) said they would no longer pursue their marquee plan, to ban the possession of what they deem assault weapons. "The Free Beacon" reported. "Instead, they will include a provision to allow Virginians to keep the firearms they already own. The reversal comes before the newly elected Democratic majority has even been sworn in, after a majority of the state's counties declared themselves 'Second Amendment sanctuaries.' FOLKS, do not become complacent. The governor and legislators from Northern Virginia were ready to have the National Guard in a war with the police and the 2a supporters. We are being threatened by Gov Northam, He said “there will be consequences for counties that don’t follow the laws he proposed.” Keep in mind people, proposed laws and not actual laws!

"We've been down this compromise road, and the Democrats version of a compromise is they never give up anything," Virginia Civilian Defense league spokesperson, Van Cleave said. "We are expected to give up something every time, and we're not doing it anymore. I think gun owners are tired of this, and they're going to stand up and fight this stuff." "Gov. Northam and the rest of Virginia's anti-gun politicians' idea of a compromise is to threaten hundreds of thousands of Virginians with felonies unless they submit to government control," NRA spokeswoman Catherine Mortensen told the Free Beacon. "The NRA will stand with the Commonwealth's law-abiding gun owners in solidarity to oppose gun bans, confiscations, and registrations." We cannot allow these leftists to create a registration for our guns. These Leftists are patient; they will wait and chip away at our rights until they are all gone. They threaten us with felonies and military intervention. Two weeks ago, Gov Northam announced he would no longer require an able-bodied person work for Medicaid; this was a deal with republicans as a condition to pass legislation expanding Medicaid in VA. We cannot trust Gov Northam, Saslaw (D) or McEachin (D); they have lied and will lie again and again.

BUT (here comes the good part) during all this, on Dec 11th, where is our Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring? Attorney General Mark (blackface) Herring is attending a summit on how to legalize marijuana. He says, "because too many people are being prosecuted for the possession of it." Now I'm no politician, but if I were, and my state was on the brink of a CIVIL WAR, I think I would have all hands-on deck looking at ways to come together to keep the peace and safety of every person within the state. We need a peaceful, non-violent resolution to this issue, and that should be THEIR TOP priority! But I guess attending the "Hawaiian Home Grown / Panama Red" summit is more important.