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“It is irrational to argue with an irrational woman.”
- Xenocrates
Governor Sarah Palin
verybody loves a fiesty bitch - especially if it wears lipstick. Sarah Palin is quite possibly the cheapest in a long line of Republican tricks to win an election. John McCain is a clever bastard. He realised that the crowd was swooning for the younger, blacker, hipper candidate. Since Barack Obama forsook his bitch option (Senator Hillary Clinton) for a smartass (Joe Biden) and for very good reasons, he thought; ‘what better way to even the odds (or at least, attempt to do so) by selecting a hot, young, bona fide bitch for VP’. It’s a brilliant ploy that reeks of gimmick and sexploitation. Ever since this über-bitch took the stage, the media has suddenly stopped cutting John McCain’s speeches short for Obama’s. Now they’re cutting them short for hers. Even though she has proven that she is just as clueless as the president her ticket is hoping to replace, I suspect that some elements of the American idiocracy will swoon for her just the same - because that’s what idiocracies do. The only time Sarah Palin seems remotely in touch with anything that comes out of her mouth is when she’s not repeating memorised speaking notes as she plays the role of John McCain’s fiesty biting poodle. Good thing her bark is worse than her bite as was evident when Katie Couric showed her who’s the baddest bitch around - and Katie didn’t even have to get fiesty. Rawr. This proves more than anything else that Palin’s more MILF than VP material. I ain’t even gonna lie. I’d hit it.
“The colour of a man’s skin should not determine the colour of his mind.”
- Xenocrates
hy is it so common for black people to be associated with negativity? I bet most people looking at the photo above will automatically think that it’s a depiction of black men in a prison. You wouldn’t be too far off if that’s the first interpretation you had - but you’d still be wrong. It goes to show that your mind is automatically trained to think of black people in a negative way. But that aside, even within the race itself, there seems to be a destructive propensity that drives the collective. It’s not limited to blacks in America, but blacks everywhere. Because of this and the civil rights upheavals which have occurred over the decades, almost everywhere you go in non black cultures, people walk on eggshells whenever a black man walks in through the door. Those who don’t are immediately labelled as being “racist” or “bigots”, whether or not it’s true. In fact, black people have made so many people of other ethinicities, races and cultures so uncomfortable around them, that it has made many people who were not even racist to begin with, start to develop a strong dislike for people of African descent. For some people, it’s easier to just be racist, simply because they don’t have the patience to put up with the hypocritical B.S. But it’s not just non blacks who’ve become frustrated with their culture being hijacked by this hypocrisy. Even people within this ethnic demarcation have expressed such misgivings. This post is dedicated exposing the fallacy of the ignorant mindset that people of African descent like to call “black culture”. Black people, pay attention. This is going to hurt, but it will challenge you to think about the way you think and how you perceive yourselves.
“Most people actually prefer mediocrity to success as ambition is the enemy of happiness.”
- Xenocrates
I met a rather lovely young lady some time ago. She was great. She was down to earth, simple minded and even had the capacity for good conversation. In fact, I thought this girl was so perfect, I wondered to myself: Why is she still single? Am I that lucky or is there something wrong with her? Never the less, I applied the woo wantonly and indiscriminately. She’ll be in the bag in two clicks I thought - and then I hit a a glass cieling. I have never lost interest in a woman before because of her simplicity. I enjoy simplicity. I’m already a complicated dude. However, what struck me about this girl was that she was so content with being… mediocre. I don’t mean being average - I mean being less than average. She worked at various odd jobs where she was content with being a sales clerk. She never tried to educate herself beyond high school, even though she’s now pushing 30, she finds every excuse to certify that she’s happy with living from paycheck to paycheck and she doesn’t need more education than what she already has. Needless to say, as I’m not a sugar daddy for hire, my interest in the young woman faded like warm flatulence in the evening breeze. I’ve since met many people like that - people who are comfortable with being extremely simple or average at best. I soon realised that contrary to how I was raised (to aspire to greatness) most people were socialised to prefer mediocrity by self defeating parents (with possibly some genetic help). I then found that I was actually a little naive in my perception of the world in assuming that everyone wanted to be successful. As it turns out, I and very few other people I know, are actually the odd ones out. The situation is actually worse than I thought…
“The mere fact that the phrase ‘Girl Power’ was ever coined alludes to the fact that it is just a myth.“
- Xenocrates
love having a female boss. There’s not much else in the world that’s as awesome as answering to a woman - especially when she’s bloody hot. Let’s face it, we live in a world where even though women are stepping up and stepping out, they’ll never be taken quite as seriously in the workplace as their male counterparts. Women are trying desperately to be treated with the same level of gravity as men, only to run into an irritating dilemma: Do you sacrifice your femininity to be taken seriously or do you accentuate your femininity and be treated as a sex object? You sure as ever can’t have both. Decisions, decisions. My contention is: Why are women even giving themselves such a headache in the first place? What was so wrong with the world when Men ruled unequivocally and women were our heart throb ladies in waiting at home? Ladies, in case you’re wondering why you even have to make a choice, here’s the top ten reasons why no matter what you do, this is still, always was, and always will be a man’s world:
“There’s no such thing as true love - only a conditional expression of affection.”
- Xenocrates
This one is dedicated to Aporia, and the naive little person I used to be 5 years ago. It’s about Love; the single most powerful emotional expression humans are capable of. People just love to talk about love. That’s why they keep inventing these inane stories about it. Relationships between human beings have gotten so much attention from pop culture. In fact, even though every single “chick flick” from the 1940’s right back to the 21st century shares exactly the same plot, studios keep churning them out and updating them as though there’s some kind of cookie cutter production line designed explicitly for such. Love is the subject of gossip columns, television, interactive entertainment, magazines, toys - you name it. We’re all obsessed with it. But why are people so fascinated by love? The answer is pretty simple. What most people fail to realise is that they’re not so much enraptured about love as much as they are about themselves. Love is the single most subtle form of self interest, and the only reason why people love is because people are intrinsically selfish. Love is selfish, and if you read on, I will clearly demonstrate how.
“People are nothing more than sophisticated animals living their lives as though they they were anything more than just that.”
- Xenocrates
People are fascinating creatures. Aside from their biological curiosities, there’s really not much more to them. People are nothing more than slightly sophisticated animals. It shows in the way we relate to each other and how we live our lives. Every single human behaviour can be rationalised from a very basic animalistic perspective. Most of our key behavioural traits can be expressed in highly simplistic terms that hold true for the majority of us. What makes us interesting is that much of our very existence parades on the assumption that we’re not. That’s why many of these epiphanies have proven to be such eye openers for many. People who’ve really studied human behaviour however, will not be the least bit surprised. This is the first volume in a synoptical arrangement of epiphanies I’ve had on various aspects of life. This entry tackles people’s existential quirks on a whole new level. All of this I’ve learned in the short space of time that I have lived on this rock. As far as I know, these are all my own original thoughts:
“Most people are only interesting before you get to know them.”
- Xenocrates
Knowledge is dangerous. The more you know, the less mystery there is, and thus, the less interesting everything appears to be. The same is true for people. Maybe that’s why I attach such a premium to the discerning factors that I think are imperative to who I consider worthwhile making friends with. See, the problem is that I always need something unique to keep my interest. Entertaining the typical run of the mill denizens of this backwater planet is usually reserved for social occasions when you’re supposed to socialize and make light conversation. That’s something I’m totally incapable of doing, since most people are masking how uninteresting they really are. I have the attention span of a house fly and most people fail to capture it. Quite frankly, average people BORE me. 
Everytime I see someone who seems interesting to talk to, the minute I open the conversation and they open their mouth, it’s like I’m watching a majestic 747 burst into flames at 35,000 feet, then slowly but poetically swoon out of the sky to greet the longing concrete below, crashing and burning in an epic ball of fire that would make Jerry Bruckheimer shed a tear of artistic appreciation. That’s why 90% of the time, if you’re talking to me and I’m not even trying to carry the conversation, (usually saying stuff like “Really? Umm-hmm. Okay. Right. Sure. Absolutely. Definitely.” - or just nodding my head inocuously, then there’s a very good chance that I’m probably just humoring you - with one ear and at most, one tenth of my attention…
“Whenever you meet someone for the first time, you’re not meeting the actual person. You’re meeting their representative.”
- Xenocrates
Do you realise that everybody’s got some motivation for being who they let you think they are? In fact, most of the people you’ve met aren’t really who they say they are. Sure, their names are correct 90% of the time, but the character they show you is just a facade. The very identity that we’ve come to know for most people is a manufactured avatar of the real person. Human beings haven’t really evolved as people. They’ve just developed more inventive masks to hide the true animals inside. As a result, almost everything that most people do is geared towards some level of misdirection. It is designed to hide that which sits beneath - the real animal they are often too ashamed for others to see. If that true person were to come out for everyone to see, the mask will bring that large majority of us to shame. Unfortunately for these people, I like many others, have learned how to see right through these masks. In this post, I’m going to show you what each mask is designed to hide.
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