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Keep American citizens safe and protected
Homeland Security and Public Safety
Homeland security and public safety is a dynamic and diverse career field that keeps evolving to meet new needs. These professionals help to reduce our country's vulnerabilities as well as minimize the damage caused by catastrophic events.
Created in 2001, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now one of the largest federal agencies with more than 183,000 workers. Many homeland security jobs are with government agencies. However, there are also plenty of opportunities in private companies and nonprofit organizations.
Professionals in this field anticipate, prevent, and react to everything from pandemics to hurricanes to terrorism. Options exist both for those who like to be in the forefront and for those who prefer to work in the background. Specific areas include:
- Revealing potential security threats
- Analyzing intelligence and recognizing potential problems
- Responding to and managing critical incidents
including fires
- Assessing and addressing an organizations safety and terrorism risks
- Investigating incidents and collecting evidence
Do you have the dedication needed to succeed in this field?
Professionals in this field need to be dedicated to their work and always conduct themselves with integrity and impartiality. Since they interact with many different types of people, they need strong interpersonal skills and communications capabilities. They must also be able to keenly observe their surroundings and recognize any strange or suspicious behavior.
A career in homeland security and public safety could be right for you if you:
- Are comfortable working in an organized hierarchy
- Believe in showing great respect for authority and superiors
- Can work well alone or in a group
- Have strong observation and reporting skills
- Respond well under stress
- Can work with details
- Are willing to be a positive role model for the community
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Associate of Science & Associate of Applied Science in Public Safety Gainful Employment
Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Public Safety Gainful Employment
Master of Business Administration Gainful Employment
What are the career opportunities in this field?
Homeland Security and Public Safety Career Paths
Those earning a degree in Homeland Security and Public Safety will be eligible for many different types of careers. Graduates of this program will be trained for careers in Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Criminal Justice fields. Career opportunities exist at the federal, state and local levels, as well as private sector organizations.
- Local and State: emergency response, detention facilities, public buildings and utilities, emergency management agency
- Federal: Department of Homeland Security, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Labor, Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection
- Private: Facility security, safety patrol, industrial security, cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Created in 2001 to coordinate homeland security activities between all government agencies and private organizations, the Department of Homeland Security has grown to one of the largest Federal agencies. By 2006, it already employed approximately 183,000 security professionals in Washington D.C. and across the country.
Specific Department of Homeland Security career opportunities for graduates include:
Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Asylum Officer
- Immigration Officer
Customs and Border Protection
- Border Patrol Agent
- Import Specialist
- Detention and Removal Assistant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Detention and Deportation Officer
- Immigration Enforcement Agent
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate
- Protective Security Advisor
- Intelligence Operations Specialist
- IT Specialist (information security)
Transportation and Security Administration
- Intelligence Operations Specialist
- Transportation Security Screener
U.S. Secret Service
- Criminal Investigator
Work Environment
Depending on the specific occupation, work environments can vary greatly. Homeland security professionals may work in an office setting, manufacturing environment, airport, or public utility while others are primarily mobile (such as border patrol). Work weeks are typically 40-hours in length, and there may be opportunities for over-time. Shifts may be rotating. Full-time employees typically receive a full benefits package. Public sector employees also typically receive a government pension at retirement.
Some people employed in a homeland security position will routinely engage in situations where their personal safety is threatened. In addition, professionals in this field are expected to be honest and ethical while on-duty and off, and are often looked at as role models within the community.
Career Advancement
Homeland security and public safety positions typically have multiple levels of rank, and advancement is determined by level of education, length of experience, and on-the-job performance. As most positions are in the public sector, specific levels must be reached before advancement can occur; this may include a minimum exam score, number of years in the position, or a degree level.
What is the program title, length, and content?
Homeland Security and Public Safety Programs
A Herzing University degree in Homeland Security and Public Safety can be applied to many careers within the security, emergency, and law enforcement fields. Students who begin with an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice and can then roll their credits into either the Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Public Safety or the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program. Or, students can enroll directly into the bachelor degree program and finish it in as little as three years.
Homeland Security and Public Safety Program Comparison Chart
Program availability varies by location.
|Associate and Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
|Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Public Safety With No Minor or Concentration
|Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice With a Concentration in Homeland Security
Associate and Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
Students gain the academic foundation of general education courses as well develop career capabilities in areas such as intelligence data analysis, criminalistics, forensics and emergency management. Graduates have a well-rounded approach to working within the public safety sector and are prepared for entry-level positions in all related career fields. Download Program Course Sheet
Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Public Safety with No Minor or Concentration
This degree program is designed to prepare professionals who will be responsible for identifying potential terrorist targets and maintaining public safety. The core courses in homeland security, public safety, and criminal justice are completed in this degree as well as an individual capstone project. It also allows students who have taken many courses at a different institution to transfer more credits. Download Program Course Sheet
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a Concentration in Homeland Security
Designed for those who do not wish to transfer a large number of previous college credits, students in this degree program move beyond the core criminal justice and homeland security and public safety programs with coursework in criminal psychology and investigation, narcotics and financial crimes. Download Program Course Sheet


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Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Initial Virginia K-12 Licensure in Physical Education and Health
The curriculum is conceptual-based, aligned with NASPE Standards and the Virginia Standards of Learning. The coursework addresses a wide range of content and skill areas such as physical education pedagogy, teaching of sports, motor development, motor learning, exercise science, biomechanics, and health education. A total of 120 semester hours is required in the baccalaureate degree program in physical education and health, which leads to initial teacher licensure in Virginia upon passage of the PRAXIS I, PRAXIS II, and completion of the culminating experience of the teacher candidate internship. A Virginia teaching license is accepted for licensure in many other states. Driver's education courses (6 semester hours) are offered for completion of the Virginia endorsement area and are highly recommended for those who intend to teach at the secondary level.
Major Requirements for Completion
Program completers in teacher preparation will be eligible for licensure to teach physical education and health in the commonwealth of Virginia. Teacher candidates must maintain an overall grade point average in both major and minor courses of 2.75 with no grade less than C- in any content area or professional education core class. Additional requirements are passage of the university exit writing examination, passage of the PRAXIS II specialty test of content knowledge (based on the current Commonwealth of Virginia standards), completion of all course competencies, successful completion of the teacher candidate internship, the departmental exit interviews; and university senior assessment examination.
Major Requirements for Retention
Student should maintain an overall grade point average in both major and minor courses of 2.75 with no grade of less than C- in any content area or professional education core class.Application to Teacher Education Services and successful completion of the PRAXIS I test of reading, writing, and mathematics (based on the current commonwealth of Virginia standards or acceptable substitutes of documented scores of 1100 on the SAT or 24 on the ACT) must be accomplished before completing 60 semester hours of the program. Acceptance into Teacher Education must be completed by the end of 60 hours of coursework.In the case of a transfer student, these requirements must be met by the end of the first semester of admission to Old Dominion University.
Undergraduate Curriculum
I. Lower Division General Education University Requirements
Composition - 6 credits ENGL 110C andENGL111C or ENGL 131C or HIST 111C or PHIL 111C
Oral Communication - 3 credits COMM 101R or COMM 103R or COMM 112R
Literature - 3 credits ENGL 112L or ENGL 144L or FLET 100L
Mathematics - 3 credits MATH 102M, 104M, MATH 162M or STAT 130M.
Philosophy - 3 credits PHIL 110P or PHIL 120P or PHIL 150P
History - 3 credits HIST 101H or HIST 102H or HIST 103H or HIST 104H or HIST 105H
Social Science - 3 credits PSYC 201S (This specific course is required for major).
Natural Science and Technology - 12 credits BIOL 108N - 109N (sequence required) and EXSC 322 (satisfies major technology requirement)
Foreign Language - 0-6 credits FR or SPAN or GER or ITAL or LATN or RUS 101F-102F
(3 years in one language in High School will fulfill this requirement).
* Individuals with a prior degree desiring a licensure-only curriculum must complete the following requirements: Sections II - VII inclusive and all courses for the Health Minor.
II. Upper Division Requirements in Major Courses
Completion of a Health Education minor is required for this degree and fulfills the upper division course requirements.
III. Professional Education Core
(6 credits including starred courses and 6 additional credits in
discipline specific methods courses)
*ECI 430 PK-12 Instructional Technology
*ECI 408 Reading in the Content Area
IV. Early Field Experience (1 credit)
HPE 230 Early Field Experience in PE and Health
Prerequisite: Passing score on PRAXIS I or an acceptable substitute Application to Teacher Education
V. Content Specialty Courses (12 credits)
PE 200 Foundations of Physical Education
PE 217 Fundamental Movement and Dance
PE 218 Aquatics and Outdoor Education
PE 220 Teaching of Team Sports I
PE 221 Teaching of Team Sports II
PE 222 Teaching of Individual Sports
VI. Discipline Specific Courses (27 credits)
*PE 224 Teaching Elementary Physical Education
PE 300 Management Skills for Health and PE
*PE 301 Teaching PE in the Secondary Schools
PE 318 Motor Learning
*PE 319 Physical Growth and Motor Development
PE 404W Adapted Physical Education
HPE 406 Tests and Measurement in HPE
HPE 487 Teacher Candidate Seminar
EXSC 322 Kinesiology and Human Anatomy
EXSC 409 Physiology of Exercise
VII. Practica and Internships (14 credits)
HPE 369 Practicum in PE and Health
Prerequisite: HPE 230 and admission to Teacher Education
HPE 485 Teacher Candidate Internship
Prerequisite: Completion of all coursework and passing score on PRAXIS II Test of Content Knowledge (Form 0856)

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I remember a Radio 2 listener recounting a tale to Terry Wogan, and I think it is worth repeating.
A man (the listener) was having a bbq in his garden with a group of friends. It was coming towards the end of the day and they were just toasting the marshmallows on the flames of the bbq when they heard a lot of sirens and saw 2 fire engines go rushing past the house.
Realizing that the engines had stopped up the road, they all raced to the end of the street and saw a house well alight, when the home owner saw them and gave them all a filthy look.
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Sep 11, 2011
LEGO® MINDSTORMS Mac Software Available Online
Have a look here.
9 comments:
- Jake Good said...
Requires a username and password?
- Sep 12, 2011, 1:07:00 AM
- Dave Parker said...
This is a bit confusing, it requires a password, the instructions show a Windows version as well, and the Mac version says it still needs the patch to work on Snow Leopard. So it looks like maybe this is just the NXT 2.0 CD contents (not fixed), and a place for LEGO Tech Support to send people who have lost their CD, and give them a password? Can anybody confirm?
- Sep 12, 2011, 2:09:00 AM
- Jake Good said...
They would have to rewrite the NXT software not to use Rosetta in order for it to work on OS X Lion.
But yeah, I would imagine it's just a straight .iso dump of the 2.0 CD...
- Sep 12, 2011, 5:40:00 AM
- Jake Good said...
Oh, and here is an update from NI about ditching Rosetta (which would have to happen first before NXT could be updated)
- Sep 12, 2011, 5:59:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
On inquiry LEGO told me that the call for credentials is a mistake and will be fixed soon: the download is meant to be for free.
Until then, one can call the customer service to receive the direct download link.
- Sep 12, 2011, 7:14:00 PM
- MikeJMcFarlane said...
You can also just download the Snow Leopard patch and run with the original CD in. But, ta da, I went to get the link for the patch and it appears the full download now works OK. Cool.
- Sep 13, 2011, 7:04:00 AM
- Noah Ternullo said...
I work on Snow Leopard (Glad I didn't upgrade to Lion). I had no problem installing from the CD, and Mindstorm NXT seems to work for a little while, but on reboot, it no longer works. It crashes every time I try it. I installed the Mac Patch, and now when it crashes it tells me "Error: a required file is broken Error code 1003". Any ideas?
- Aug 16, 2012, 10:59:00 PM
- Geert said...
Why allmost all the pages on mindstrom.lego.com give an 'not found' message?? Frustrating!
- Mar 3, 2013, 9:16:00 AM
- mahasiswa teladan said...
hi...Im student from Informatics engineering nice article,
thanks for sharing :)
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You don't want to be adding MAC addresses, that will get messy. Also you might want to rethink how your switches are connected, as I somehow doubt its via HDMI!
Here is a screen shot of the previous statement on "Tagging" Macs to a VLan... I think this is the screen that I am looking for below? I am close to being out of addresses... yes! I am also getting a lot of broadcast floods/errors and from what I am reading by (subnetting or VLAN) I can cut down on the broadcast traffic. So kind of both.
Here is what I was looking at.. if I understand the screen right. These are 2 Netgear GS748TPS switches linked with HDMI.


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Sony Bravia KD-84X9005 84-inch 4K TV pictures and eyes-on
After tantalising us with its 4K projector at CES 2012, Sony has announced its first commercially available 4K television at IFA 2012: the Sony Bravia KD-84X9005.
Pocket-lint was at the unveiling in Berlin, Germany, where Sony's new President and CEO, Kazuo Hirai, made the big reveal.
And this was no cloth-pull exercise, it was a full raise-the-wall reveal - literally - which is hardly surprising considering the sheer scale of this behemoth telly.
We weren't able to get particularly close to the X9005, but at this scale that wasn't an immediate problem. Sony was showing off a 4K recording of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on screen rather than a showreel so, as always, it's difficult to get a true feel of what the final telly will be like across all media. Needless to say, we suspect it'll be pretty phenomenal.
The set includes the X-Reality Pro picture engine and 10 speaker units for what Sony describes as "superb audio quality". Amid the madness of camera shutter clatters and ongoing banter it wasn't possible to pass judgement. But we sure do look forward to spending a little more time with this monster telly.
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The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska and Hui He. They share the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with the heroic Radamès, played by Marco Berti and Roberto Alagna, and the proud Egyptian princess Amneris, sung by Dolora Zajick and Olga Borodina. Fabio Luisi conducts this revival, which features recent choreography by Alexei Ratmansky.
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Are there any merits to the idea that Communism is "feminine"?
Evolving out of another TED conversation where the discussion turned toward the idea that women mostly want people to "share" whereas men mostly want to watch people get defeated, in a manner where there is a clear victor. (Technically, the phrasing was that most women are secretly communists.)
Now if you know me, you probably realize I don't actually agree with the premise, but it is an interesting topic of discussion. First off, I would replace communism with socialism, followed by pointing out that there is a greater range of difference within a sex than between them.
I'm willing to be swayed, though, if you have a persuasive argument that supports the idea, please feel free to share it.
I am going to ask the mods to let this thread stand as a thought experiment rather than as a definitive description of the world around us.
So, go for it - persuade away!
EDIT: Definitely communism in theory, not in the way we have seen it implemented.
Feb 3 2012: Once upon a time I live in communist country that was called Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, under rule of lifetime president Josip Broz Tito. I do not think that Communism is "feminine", rights of women today in a remain of country (Serbia) once I lived in are, in my opinion, greater, there are more women CEOs and politicians. They are equal to men in police and army too. I can see women in police uniform each day on Belgrade streets. They are truck and trolley bus drivers today. I could not see nor a single woman driving the bus when I was young. If we look at women as mothers it was much easier in communism for ordinary women (no lay offs, longer maternity leave, cheaper baby equipment). That`s why communism always takes side of average, ordinary people, so they once felt more protected by State than today, when Corporation is supreme commander of State and Government.
In communism there were no public, explicit hardcore pornography, so many women had feeling that their dignity had been respected. Family as basic social unit was much more protected by state laws in communism, that was very important for woman as element who keeps family united and compact. Today, State is on side of Investors, not ordinary people and workers, whom it consider only pure taxpayers and human working force who is on the face of the Earth just to increase profit of Corporations and its top Management.
However, one has to weigh advantages and disadvantages of communism for women. Frankly, Yugoslavian communism was much more liberal than Soviet or Chinese at that point.
Bottom line is that there are no good proof that Communism is "feminine"? Somebody can do cross analysis on this issue, but result is, for sure, uncertain and relative.
Feb 3 2012: Thank you for that.
I actually find the tangible stories much more interesting than the theoretical. I think we're seeing just the discrepancy between the American political usage of the term "Communist" and the reality.Feb 4 2012: Thanks for using a real example to illustrate that labels rarely fit, Aleksander.Feb 6 2012: I would only add to this, that, in some ways you are making a point I made earlier...
"If we look at women as mothers it was much easier in communism for ordinary women (no lay offs, longer maternity leave, cheaper baby equipment). That`s why communism always takes side of average, ordinary people, so they once felt more protected by State than today, when Corporation is supreme commander of State and Government."
Reminds me of something I said, akin to, "the communist idealogy appeals to women (women here, might be better replaced with "any historically oppressed class of people")... but it's actually a bit of a trick, that imposes on them a very male dominated, and militant lifestyle."
This would tend to suggest that, any descriminated religious, sexual, or racial group, may have slightly more sympathy, statistically, not cognitively, with the ideas of socialism. These ideas, when implemented however, turn out to be just as horrible as the old government, if not worse.
"Meet the new boss... Same as the old boss"
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Feb 3 2012: I would actually argue that by talking about our fears and differences... We can overcome them... and change our minds. I don't think that by ignoring our gender predjudice, or our own ignorance, we protect anyone. I actually think silence breeds contempt.
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Feb 3 2012: Interesting... Obviously, in some ways, I see this as a good thing. I think perceptions need to change, and I see an ultra competitive and intellectual woman, a natural outgrowth of a capitalist economy... and, honestly... Something very attractive, and positive for society.
It is of course sad, that there seems to be less of a comradery and sisterhood among working women... whereas the boys club... is pretty strong. I would only argue, that the boys club tends to emerge from what I would call a "spirit of friendly competition". I think in some ways, women aren't used to that relationship yet. The idea that you can spar 10 rounds with someone, and like them more afterwards, is one that may be biological. I think it is more likely a learned behavior though.
My only point about silence breeding contempt, was that if you feel strongly about these issues and they bother you on an emotional level, it is healthy to talk about them. I think talking with people you disagree with, is a great way to learn. I certainly understand how you could see visciously competitive women, as a negative... Personally... I think it's cool.
Maybe that is biological programming that I need to rise above. It is certainly possible, that I'm just an idiot : p
I'll have that conversation though, it sounds like fun.Feb 3 2012: Oh dear. Is someone stealing your spotlight?
Is there fun being had that doesn't involve you?
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Feb 3 2012: And here I was not wanting to point out that women were perfectly capable of being competitive - just usually in petty and indirect ways. But then you felt the need to illustrate.
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Feb 3 2012: Been dancing since before you were born, I suspect.
It's called a "thought experiment" (Gedankenexperiment). You don't have to believe the premise (I don't), it's just an exercise. You can also look upon it as an exercise in shredding the underlying assumptions.
Or, you can look upon it as an opportunity to be a condescending such-and-such. Whatever best suits your personality.
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Feb 3 2012: Wow.
It's like you're having this entire conversation with someone who only exists in your brain. Only out loud (typed) and with my name on it.
The problem with attempting this manoeuvre is you actually have to understand the specific issues/concerns of the person you are speaking to. Substituting generic social/psychosexual vulnerabilities doesn't actually work.
The first couple of jabs are used to find the weak spots and then you target. You'll learn one day.
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Feb 3 2012: OK, I'll admit it. I am totally missing your point and I am moderately curious. Your phantom image of me is intriguing.
Do you imagine I have some deep inner city vibe? That I am so tied to proving this topic that...?
Your jabs are getting farther and farther away. I feel like I should be saying "cold", "colder", "warmer" only I don't actually get the purpose of this exercise.
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Feb 3 2012: Chalk it up to my head cold.
So, what is it you are hoping to achieve here other than projecting your fantasy onto me as though I am a blank slate and then claiming the higher moral ground? (Yep, I did just pull the "pot calling the kettle black" card.)
You have my attention.
What great lesson would you like to impart, oh wise one?
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Feb 3 2012: Maybe you can not categorize economic theories in terms of gender.
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But can we atleast agree that only two females could have engaged in the conversation the two of you just shared?
SEPFeb 4 2012: @Anja - I don't know. I think there have been several really interesting posts, often from people who have lived under communist regimes (even though we were talking about the theory of communism as opposed to the practice). We've heard about the physically demanding nature of the implementation - something that would never have occurred to me.
I think there is something of value in letting people attempt to change your stance.
As for whether these "important and complex economic theories" deserve better than to be treated this way, I used the word "pantheon" in describing the array of theories quite deliberately. That's exactly what we have done -- we've set them up as gods.Not only are they not unassailable, I think they need to be assailed regularly.
@Seth - I don't know any man who would have had that particular discussion, but I also don't know too many women who wouldn't have backed down from that early on. Had it started on a different footing - actually, thinking more about it, I can think of a couple of males who would have had that argument (maybe minus the lesson in being a bigger bitch), but the escalation, definitely.Feb 4 2012: By turning them into funny sound bites and euphemisms, and talking about it on basic emotional levels... We can explain it to our friends that don't watch ted : pFeb 4 2012: what just happened? I can feel a film script coming on.Feb 4 2012: "But the escalation, definitely"
I was speaking to the fact that 'derailing' is not something you are likely to find a man engaging in, and he certainly would not have mastered the art of it.
I agree that guys can get into pissing matches - but that was bait for a specific kind of fish.
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Feb 4 2012: Oh I get it. We should clearly leave the floor to those "qualified" to carry this weighty debate. No one else should even attempt a discussion on the topic.
This is the second time in as many days I wished TED had rolly-eyed emoticons. Who knew?
Comment deletedFeb 3 2012: i agree with you. gender, age or how one looks does not matter much. if someone uses a fake name, false gender, and a profile picture taken from the internet, what difference does it make to the opinion of this person?
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Feb 3 2012: principles. hard to make, easy to use.
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Feb 3 2012: no modern nom de plume can be complete without a visage de plume. no arguing here.
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Feb 3 2012: they choose a face to express their role in society. every choice has an end.
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Feb 3 2012: i'm just boasting. we are all imperfect.
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Feb 10 2012: Communism has a lot of burden as a word. It stirs up various conflicting images from MacArthur trials to Soviet Russia. While still useful in some context the emotional baggage of the word while not being clearly defined as this post clearly identifies makes it a burden to intelligent discourse.
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Communityism I am going to define as the attachment to a group over one's personal well being, and use in place of Communism. Lots of individuals have this trait in varying degrees, from explorers to militaries, and it can be expressed in various ways. A person sacrificing for the good of a specific group around them.
Many cases I believe communityism is a voice of a group that has been repressed. If you take away the rights of individual to own things they tend to try to collectively take the power back. Since they are not in the groups of have's, they unify spreading of what they are taking throughout their community often in exchange for support. Since females have been viewed as repressed(accurately), they sometimes have fought hard for community driven power to equalize the status quo. As the view point of modern women has changed to a broader spectrum (I believe that a lot of women in America feel liberated despite sometimes feeling the shadows of repression.), and the reach of women in our society some of the properties that often go with repression have decreased. Communityism is one of those features.
One other difference I notice in my niche of society is that a lot of men do not feel the need for association with others while women express more desire to know more people. I am not stating that men need less social interaction, just often we think we do not need as much social interaction. This may be biological or just social conditioning, but I believe for a strong Communityism you need to feel connected to what's around you in a very powerful way and this is more difficult if you make fewer meaningful social connections.
Tim Colgan
Feb 2 2012: And is anarchism "masculine"? Are these the yin and yang of revolutionary movements?
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Just read an intesting article on this (recommended by Justen):
Towards the end it reads:
"There are two Socialisms.
One is communistic, the other solidaritarian.
One is dictatorial, the other libertarian.
One is metaphysical, the other positive.
One is dogmatic, the other scientific.
One is emotional, the other reflective.
One is destructive, the other constructive.
Both are in pursuit of the greatest possible welfare for all.
Benjamin R. Tucker (from Ernest Lesigne) 1888
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Feb 2 2012: I have just seen god defined as she here, now I see the question is communism feminine. People, you know how to surprise.
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To ones communism associates with 'sharing'. To others it does with queuing up absolutely long hours in one section of a shop to buy something without a choice . Back and legs ache, you hardly can stand there longer, but you stand or you get nothing, it needs physical strength, is it really so feminine? And where is that nice sharing? (Then, you need to queue up in another shop section). Maybe quite a silly example, but it's from everyday life in my country 21 years ago.
There is no 'sharing' in communism at all, but actually really REALLY much of taking as it was stated in a comment below, and to say it clearly - stealing. Is stealing somehow directly relates to a feminine side?
In many cases, from the image of people gathering in crowds to get their 'dose' of food or sth else to sneaky stealing which is proposed by the job position, to all the deaths, to me communism is neither feminine, nor masculine, but brutish or bestial.
Plus, I really see women competitive. In very wide variety of fields, mean or great, but really competitive.
Feb 2 2012: Very interesting... In some ways, I wonder if this is a bit of a culture bias. Mine being that women in America, tend, not to be so competitive. Also, as I asked Kris, was communism possibly designed by men who wanted to get laid, by women who enjoyed sharing? Or, even worse, to manipulate the emotions of women who enjoyed the concept of sharing?
Would you agree that, the concept of working together and sharing, tend to be associated with the feminine lifestyle?
I agree that the practice of communism, tends to imply force... but, does the theory of communism (peace, love, sharing, working together) appeal to the average woman, more than the average man, even in your country?
If I'm wrong, I am happy to be. I am incredibly curious on this issue though.
Julija L.
Feb 2 2012: I understand that this idea started and was developed by a group of people on the other conversation here, and you are impatiently looking forward to having a feedback and make the idea worth the sense. TO ME it does not make any sense.
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So, you use 'share', 'sharing' as a main clue of communism, like a contracted concept of communism and relate it to a feminine compassion and natural uncompetitiveness.
I heard maaany times that women throughout the whole history were/are treated as more materialistic and the ones who had more social interest than men, while they are more about ideas, soul, briefly - 'high matters'. I'll give you a very simple example, I hope not too simple. It was BBC documentary about ancient worlds. A letter of a trader's wife sent to her husband trader who was on trip was translated, and it sounded something like that 'our neighbors built a new big house, why can't we?' I think that is such a typical example, which needs no long explanation and which may be found in every history period and it was rooted very much. Women realized their wish to compete through men. Or you think this kind of 'competition' is not THAT real competitiveness?
About 'sharing'. Do you think that a man which had studied hard and then worked hard and gained the same wealth as the one, for example, without higher education having an 'easy' job, would get that unfair while a woman in same case would not get that unfair?
Maybe I get it wrong, but it seems to me that since the old ages people have divided themselves into 'we' and 'others'. 'We' is our family/tribe, which is the most important and 'sharing' is in its terms. Others are others. And I don't believe that women living like this were secret communists in their hearts century after century. The rule of 'us' and 'others' is of course not overall working 24/7, but I find it as one of the main rules and very strong ones.
Feb 2 2012: "Women realize their wish to compete through men", very important point.
I ignored a very important dimension of this debate... Does capitalism encourage women to compete through, and be attracted to, intelligent men? Where as, communism, encourages greater sexual freedom among women, to do what feels good?
Provided that a government provides everyone with its needs... Wouldn't women, in essence be granted to treat men, the way men used to treat women? Wandering from one random attractive thing to the next...
In many ways, I have always felt that capitalism, was secretly designed to get nerds laid... By making intelligent, and creative men, more powerful, and capable of providing greater material wealth... Did we incentivize sex with critical thinkers? Does communism go the opposite way, appealing, not just to the sharing and caring nature of women, but also their more base nature? Do what feels good.
It strangely reminds me of a Julie Delpie line in the moved Before Sunrise, about feminism, "Sometimes I think feminism was secretly created by a man... Free your body... Free your mind... Baby, sleep with me"... It makes me wonder if I would ask the same question of communism. "We can all work together, our needs will be provided for... I'm going to go drink beer on the couch... Sleep with me anyway" , lol
Julija L.
Feb 2 2012: You know, to many Lithuanians who experienced communism in practice (me not), no its theory appeals. At schools it is taught that communism is the idea which can't work properly in real life. Many people, especially young ones, admit that regardless of it is a woman or a man.
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The theory of communism appeals not to hearts of women but to people living the poorest lives. Communism is a hope of a wealthier life for those without any perspectives where 'masculine' competition hardly exists. And you need to do nothing, just 'right' people must come to government and they will make a change, save poorest people…
'was communism possibly designed by men who wanted to get laid' - if I understood it well with some help of the internet, that's one of the craziest things I have ever heard.
Feb 3 2012: Thank you for that. It's good to hear about the realities of communism - I was pretty sure that socialism would be the very strongest claim that could be made, not communism.
Tangentially: I too have experienced competitive women, but then again, I'm a geek with gamer women friends (among others). There have been moments of thinking, "You know, maybe you should let the bf win this round... Yeah right!"
I recall being taught that you should let men win now and again for the sake of their egos.
(Reason # 392528 that I make a crappy girl ;-)Feb 3 2012: Is Sigmund Freud your idol?
In human world something is not just something, it has a context. In one context capitalism would encourage women to do this, in other context it would encourage EVERY person to compete, if we are really imaginative and brave enough we can try to imagine capitalism with a special context which would encourage men to compete through women...
The answer to your first question is yes, but not to the full, and the context keeps changing.
I suppose that less or more of sexual freedom, increased demand on intelligent men are the following results, not the reasons.
Feb 3 2012: Sorry to drag you off-point, I am just wanting to make sure I understand your meaning.
Why would men have to compete through women rather than on their own?
Is it the difference between the man seeking the "trophy wife" vs the one married to the high-powered lawyer?Feb 3 2012: I don't believe in idols, but I have to admit, that I have always thought that Freud got a bad rap because he was so honest about sexuallity. The man basically invented talk therapy, diagnosed many diseases, that had never been considered before, and if you talk to the average psychiatrist now, he'll tell you the man was just an insane pervert... Kinsey, pretty much proved, that Freud wasn't as far off as people would like to believe.
I have to admit here, that my main reason for posing the socialism capitalism debate among men and women... Is because I think a statistically significant percentage of modern American women have turned against a capitalist system that will set them free over time.
I hate the capitalists that have come out against public education, because I think it attacks capitalisms abillity to do this... but in general, when I hear, Phillip Zimbardo talk about how men drop out of school more than women now, and women get more degrees... I see a future where lots of men start taking home economics, and trying to hook up with a pretty engineer : p
That's the world I want to live in : )
Some men will still kick ass and take names... but in general, I think capitalism offers women a real chance at power, where as most other economic systems have been very oppressive to them. I think it's unfortunate that mistreatment under the capitalist economy in the past, has led many women to question whether this will ever happen.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/zimchallenge.htmlFeb 6 2012: Personally... I think the high powered lawyer... Is the trophy... What we would traditionally call the trophy... "certainly wasn't first place"
edward long
Feb 2 2012: Oops. We forgot to determine if the question was regarding political philosophies, or practices.You, Ms. Luzyte, are speaking of historical actualities. Some of us are speaking of actual political philosophies and stated ideologies. Mr. Marx (Karl not Groucho) , and Lenin proposed communal harmony and peaceful coexistence in the world. Mr. Stalin put his own personal touch on it. The historical record of actual communist experiments does not mimic feminine characteristics. But, the philosophies do.
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Feb 2 2012: I saw Krisztián Pintér's comment and allowed myself to speak about some 'practice', too.Feb 4 2012: Gisela McKay: "This completely ignores the fact that people are motivated by different factors."
those cold medications seemingly left your composition ability unimpaired. however, you forgot to mention what "this" is.
Feb 5 2012: Yeah, ignore the drug-addled sleepy post until I re-read what I was answering.Feb 3 2012: First problem I see with the idea? Unlike the masculine/feminine, yin/yang dichotomies, there is an entire pantheon of economic (or political) ideologies that in no way can be sorted and assigned to the categories.
Even were we to expand the categories and tease out states and behaviours such as Two-spiritedness, male-to-female transgenderedness, etc. (and there is possibly an argument that could be made that in terms of social constructs those would differ from the standard two) where do we go with these unrelated constructs?
Mercantilism: masculine. Trickle-down economics: ? (That one belongs to the asexual unicorns.)
Second: At their core the Forms of 'masculine' and 'feminine' are untenable and undesirable states not something to pursue. The ultimate 'masculine' cannot exist within a society, and the ultimate 'feminine', as we have assigned it, would be passive to the point of immobile.
These social constructs are posited as opposite ends of a spectrum, when even as described, they are more likely parallel dials on a mixing board. If they weren't, you couldn't achieve "passive aggressiveness".
"Telling someone to share (with ones' self)" is actually "asking for more" is it not? Sitting and waiting quietly would be passive. Enforcing sharing, while maybe traditionally the role of the mother in a family, not particularly passive/receptive. In taking the role of enforcer, women (mothers, specifically) are often into 'masculine' territory.
I suspect that the resentment that builds up toward someone with the power but is unlike the male child is part of why we get this odd need to differentiate - and more so, create hierarchies - about work/tasks.
EDIT: Head cold. Forgot to a word.
Feb 4 2012: Did you just say the idea for trickle down economics came from asexual unicorns?... That's awesome.
I would only suggest that the ultimate male... is not a good thing under modern cultural constructs... But to me, Tesla was a bit of an ultimate male. Newton for his time... etc. They were visciously competitive, and trying to advance humanity the best way possible... It would have been nice if they had met a woman who could have simply been a phenomenal mother, and a great engineer to bounce ideas off of. So I agree, that at different ends of the spectrum, men and women find balance, but I think there is room, and still a bit of necessity for some of the old cultural contructs in their epitome.
Feb 4 2012: I reserve the right to change that when I am no longer high on cold medication. ;-)Feb 4 2012: Yeah, I wanted to give her a thumbs up for that one too...
Ray Givler
Feb 3 2012: Wow, there are a lot of assumptions in those analogies:
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- communism/socialism means sharing
- socialism is the only avenue to philanthropy
- capitalism is about defeating opponents
First, what if we viewed capitalism as the pursuit of efficiency and quality (which of course is in the ultimate pursuit of making a buck)? Nonetheless, that puts a whole different perspective on the question.
Second, there is a persistent false dichotomy - that if one is in support of capitalism and free markets one must be opposed to sharing, philanthropy, and charity. This is not so. Classical liberals support charity, but oppose charity administered by *government*. There is a huge difference, because the latter cannot be delivered without violating the property rights of other citizens. Like Bastiat said, a democracy is a government in which everyone is trying to live at everyone else's expense. In case it's not obvious, we can't be all things to all people. We have to prioritize, an the best place to do that is allowing the individual to direct their assets to the charities they believe in.
So, no, communism is not feminine. Capitalism is not masculine. Liberty is the answer. Check out Young Americans for Liberty or Learnliberty.org or mises.org
Feb 3 2012: "the latter cannot be delivered without violating the property rights of other citizens"
I'm going to ask you to explain that before I comment. Perhaps I am misreading your meaning.
Julija L.
Feb 3 2012: Gisela, there's an expression 'looking through pink glasses', I think we wear glasses of cliches.
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If women naturally tend to be uncompetitive, then, men naturally have a disability to cry.
Michael M
Feb 2 2012: Gisela
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I don't think I have ever associated a political philosophy with either gender. I think I agree more with your statement on the degrees within the sex, both men and women are competitive/and sharing. I just would have never considered the pairing I think. To me then, to say capitalism, the philosophical one, is masculine, just does not compute on any level.
Feb 2 2012: Would you agree that men want to beat the crap out of each other? Because either I know a very weird subset of men (distinctly possible), or they've sublimated that urge into business competitiveness (also possible), or it's just off.
Feb 3 2012: I side with business competitiveness : pFeb 3 2012: Actually Seth put up something good about that, and he has me convinced. Lets see if I can find it...
Seth Powell: 'Over and over I hear how women like competitive, bad boy types. These are also the traits we typically associate with the less intelligent and risk averse portion of the male population. I do not think so. Rather I think a better explanation involves differing perspective.
Whereas two males jockeying for a woman's affection they see it as competition, she sees it as attention. She is not analyzing the dynamic between the two of them, but the dynamic between her and each of them. This is why she will sometimes side with the loser of the 'fight.' Because it is not about winning and competition to her (as it is to us) but about attention and dedication.
I think acknowledging the difference in gender perception accounts for the observation that David has made - that males are violent because females seem to reward it. If a woman reacts favorably to attention, and males instead infer she reacts favorably to competition, this will lead them to specialize in that behavior. That this is not the actual behavior that women wish to encourage is a breakdown of communication between individual partners and the genders in general.'
Feb 3 2012: Joanne, you must not forget that although women do like attention the more attention you do give them, the more you can push them away as well because you may come off as clingy....from what I know, women (sorry for the generalization) seems to be interested in the guy who does not give them too much attention and shows a bit of independence. If a women finds that a guy is not responding to what she does or is showing a bit of apathy, she is instantly intrigued as to why this is....in other words, if the guy is a mystery, she'll be wondering if he is thinking about her at all or what your doing with your life....happens to me often. I'll give the attention when it is necessary but I wont spend my day chasing after them and once she realizes that, that is where the games beginFeb 3 2012: Being more predator than prey I'm not sure I entirely buy into, "Whereas two males jockeying for a woman's affection they see it as competition, she sees it as attention." (I'm sure it's really very difficult to imagine that I lack subtlety.)
But I can appreciate that there are women who perceive that as a mark of their value. ("I wanted a 20 cow woman and now I have one.") It is hard to maintain that level of interest, though and men and women both often express the "he/she doesn't do what he/she used to during courting!" sentiment. (Does anyone say 'courting' anymore?)
It's setting the bar a little high, I suspect.
But then, on the other end of the spectrum, my best friend's uncle didn't realize his wife had false teeth until she died, so meticulous was she about maintaining the illusion.
Yeah, I have no idea what this has to do with communism either.Feb 3 2012: Gisela
I don't think every guy wants to do battle with every guy. Obviously there are. In spite of some comments here I do think there are some women who enjoy the same.
The conversation is interesting, it is the metaphor that lacks substance. Unless however everything is after all is said and done ying/yang.Feb 2 2012: Hi Gisela!
It's hard for me to think about a female or a male system... The only thing that comes to mind is that militaristic states are more masculine, on the other hand how much of that aggression is culturally taught to boys?
The part about defeating the competition sounds cultural to me as well.
I don't think we have a clear gender difference understanding yet, is there any relevant one? (if someone knows of a decent paper I would love to read it).
JBFeb 2 2012: communism so far managed to kill literally hundreds of millions of people. caused massive starvation. caused wars. created totalitarian regimes with massive secret polices and informant networks. the cradle of communism was surrounded by all men. marx, engels, lenin, stalin, mao. it is hard to imagine anything more masculine than that.
for communism is not about sharing. communism is about taking.
Feb 2 2012: Very fair... And, despite our disagreements, I would be very intrigued to hear your perspecive on this topic.
My question would be... Did they write this philosophy to get laid?
To you... It might be a better question to suggest... Did they create this philosophy to manipulate the emotions of women?
Feb 2 2012: ultimately, there is no other motivation :)Feb 3 2012: @Krisztian....there is that grainy film footage of the gulag again.....which country? which era? Fidel has achieved sixth place on the happy planet index, not too draconian, if you ask me.America is 150th. Stop pretending Russia was communist, you cant call a fly a fruit bat and turn it into one. Marx never advocated state control. That was something dreamed up in a facist mind.
Now we come to the crux of this talk, the origins of facism and male violence. The premise Gisela has put up, and David has dreamed up, is not so random after all. (before I get deleted for being off topic)
Feb 3 2012: I would only add that... Russia wasn't communist... and America... isn't capitalist...
My point originally, was that communism, may have actually been a trick used, to convince women to embrace, what often, in practice, ends up being fascism and male violence... by disguising it as sharing, and love. Castro perpetrated a coupe... So did the "Marxist" influence in Russia.
This position involves trying to meta cognate why Marx chose to embrace a system that is contrary to male biological programming... Maybe he was simply enlightened... but I'm not exactly convinced.
I'd be interested to hear your take on my second response to Julija, about the sexual politics of Marxism, versus capitalism. My idea that capitalism was secretly designed to get nerds laid : p
Feb 3 2012: I am still trying to formulate my answer.....well at least to put it into a 2000 characters.....
What I have for you is this: Pre Christian Tahiti. Lots and lots of sex. Egalitarianism, no private ownership, no control, no male violence or social violence.
Origins of the Family, Private Property and the State, demonstrates where sex and politics meet, right there with the first commodities, right there when women became a commodity.
So.....ramping up to an answer.....the point is; it is possible Marx and Engels wrote because they wanted to have more sex, but not because they thought the theory would impress the ladies, but instead, because they thought if society could be persuaded to return to a more natural state, lots and lots of sex would be one of the beautiful side benefits.Feb 3 2012: I think I disagree with you that any peaceful ideology is against male biological nature. I dispute that. What men are truly, what we humans are truly, we cant say, because we are so contorted by our current cultural paradigms.Feb 3 2012: first: i don't believe in such indexes. there were talks about it, and the conversations below them were very eye opening. one can not trust these numbers. happiness is not to be counted.
second: some of the figures are released by the establishments of these dictatorships. everything a dictator says worth zero. they lie.
Feb 3 2012: Happiness is not to be counted? Personally, I think it is the only thing worth counting.Feb 3 2012: Good point.. I would only add, that sometimes my rhetoric, makes me sound a bit out there... When in reality, I don't mean to suggest "Men are this way, women are this way"... Simply that culture, and/or biology, has lead to a statistically significant increase of one belief over the other.
In my country maybe 60 percent of men are more capitalist than socialist... and maybe 60% of women have more sympathy for socialism than capitalism. It's not that 90% of men are violent competitors or anything like that... just significantly more men, seem to be violent competitors, than women, under current circumstances... Though Anje fairly called even that into question.


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