Hi Natalia,
If I follow you correctly, you are arguing that men are more violent than
women, lazier than women, more inclined to take advantage of their size,
strength and social position. I'd agree generally, though what you say doesn't
apply to all men. Men can be peaceful, hard-working and even submissive to
their female companions.
You also argue that there are many causes for male violence, the stress of heat
being among them. As the world continues to warm, to overpopulate and produce
insufficient food it is very likely that we'll see more violence.
And yes, some countries have managed to become peaceful. Women playing a more
powerful role may be one factor, but there are others. One of the most peaceful
places I've been to is the Los Santos region of Costa where much of the economy
operates via cooperatives administered by men. I only spent a month there but
was very impressed with the way everyone seemed to look after everyone else.
Personally, I felt that the teachings of the regional Catholic Church had a lot
to do with it just as it has in the Basque country and even in places in
Canada, but I'd have to go back and take another look to be sure of that.
Ed
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Subject: Re: [Futurework] Climate change and violence
Hi Ed,
The last three links would support the piece on threat of crime
rising with the heat. I would guess that its findings will also help
to intensify the US secret military preparations for imminent local
uprisings--which will result mostly from lack of water, food and
work caused by poor economic planning, but I would ask you to
consider climate change causing higher temperatures a symptom of the
global illness of male dominated politics and key power positions,
and that the escalation in crime during heat waves is a
predominately male-based rippling effect .
Not without merit, this study could be likened to those which
co-relate the levels of ambient toxins in a region with
toxin-specific cancer rates, while failing to acknowledge the toxin
itself as the actual aggressor. It's not about the heat, it's about
male propensity for violence under most stressful conditions, and in the
case of banksters--unconscionable indirect violence by irresponsible greedy
decisions under competitive pressures of power and profit mindset.
Men perform about 1/3 of the world's work compared with women.
They're a lazier human, in general, of course, believing in
entitlement by virtue of size, seeking immediate gratification more
readily--hence, as well, the overarching greed of the gender. Where
we currently have the most problems globally, unemployment is
highest, especially amongst men. The women still work around the
home, if not also at their outside jobs, but men rarely chip in
around the house on a daily basis. Idle hands in the heat is what
should be examined. Poor economic situations thrust upon poor
decision makers in the heat, to be pickier. To be most specific,
it's primarily men involved in the violence, so I would suggest the
study is (again) distracting from root causes. If we combine
characteristic male violence with poor economic conditions, can we
necessarily blame escalated violence on the heat? Heat is just
another stressor.
The first two links below pertain to the most peaceful nation on
Earth--Iceland--also today considered the most feminist of nations,
with a strong history of equality legislation. The male dominated
bankster crimes of 2008 were recognized as an inevitable gender
characteristic in their ensuing elections and key financial sector
power positions... New Zealand is in the top three or four of
peaceful nations, with women in leading political positions. Canada
is up there, with both higher rates of employment, more educated
women than men, and higher numbers of women in key political
positions than in the US--but can't touch North European nations for
political participation.
Where male-dominated, though rated peaceful nations go, like Japan,
the combination of near full employment and resultant higher
standard of living account for a more passive male disposition. But
most African, Middle Eastern, or Central Asian countries are rife
with high unemployment, poor standards of living, and nasty politics
spiced up with religious fundamentalism and extreme heat. Education
for women is low. Russia isn't ever a peaceful place in bitter
winter or hot summer, but poverty is always high, and they've always
objectified women. Denmark is cool or cold a lot, but is
economically sound, with high numbers of educated females, and is
therefore more peaceful. The US is currently high in unemployment,
economic and social unrest and religious fundamentalism, with
drought devastating croplands in key farmland and blizzards and
floods that stifle most activity. Women still account for 2/3 of low
wage jobs, while educated women have difficulty finding good jobs.
It's US men who take the lead in joblessness, and US men who lead
the world in violence within their own borders and beyond by
military global interference. Hawaii crime rates vary island to
island. Fatality is high where there are huge financial stakes, and
is almost nil where it's mostly about arts, tourism, fishing and
farming, as on Maui. What is common, however, is domestic violence,
island to island. Same as in every other country with high crime.
Getting back to the Science Magazine study:cops react with their
guns sooner when they get hot, they say. So would anyone if wearing
wool, poly/cotton and heavy, non-porous Kevlar in a room that's
heating up. The article isn't looking far enough nor deeply enough
to the root cause of heat related crimes. New Zealand can get mighty
hot suddenly, yet maintains a peaceful atmosphere. Its economic
environment is not strained as in the most violent nations listed
below. Australia has a fairly low incidence of violent crime, but a
poor economy in Colombia with men dominating both legitimate and
criminal financial activities keeps crime rates sky high.
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Egypt--where women are second class
citizens, will continue to have violence until both men and women
begin to value women's worth--perhaps once religious doctrine takes
a backseat to scripture, or once religion itself takes a backseat to
humanism.
The formula for peace, or staying cool, is not exactly clear when
one examines climate, politics, education and economics, but what is
clear is the need to more carefully examine and address male
aggression to bring about more peaceful conditions, for humans,
animals and natural environments.
Natalia Kuzmyn
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/cleaning-up-the-men-s-mess-iceland-s-women-reach-for-power-a-620544.html
http://eng.fjarmalaraduneyti.is/media/Gender_Equality_in_Iceland_012012.pdf
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/479134/20130615/top-ten-peaceful-countries-world-2013-slideshow.htm
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
On 05/08/2013 5:44 AM, Ed Weick wrote:
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>Excerpt: "A survey published today in Science takes a first-ever 30,000-foot
>view of this research, looking for trends that tie these examples together
>through fresh analysis of raw data from 60 quantitative studies. It offers
>evidence that unusually high temperatures could lead to tens of thousands more
>cases of "interpersonal" violence—murder, rape, assault, etc.—and more than a
>50 percent increase in "intergroup" violence, i.e. war, in some places."
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