Nightly News Full Broadcast – Feb. 9

As the age of my years finally catches up one can tell that time moves at a faster pace now. I can tell it by the way I am relegated in the way I am forced to move. Always a bit slower and more careful.

What some politically correct people call bias is really just Artificial Intelligent (AI) observation of the actual environment. So, what’s wrong with that – AI used probability when making decisions – ever heard of it? Everyone should. If a human fails to take into consideration what it experiences in its environment to make its decisions, then one could say; It Isn’t Intelligent.

Since the dawn of man and prior to the discovery of civilization, human societies have governed themselves via traditional authorities. The traditional authorities consist of the chief, his sub-chiefs and a team of elders, forming the traditional council. This body governed societies, formulating laws and orders for the people to observe. These laws regulated the moral behaviors and attitudes of community members while promoting peace and unity amongst the people. The judgment or verdict passed by the chief was final and was accepted by every member of the society. However, the situation is somehow different today in Africa. The authority of the traditional authorities that was held in high esteem is gradually being weakened.

Tamilnadu is famous for the cultural sports activities. Kabadi is a common man’s game which anybody can take part and which involves enough muscle strength and retention of breath. Another game which is worth mentioning is Gilli which is the fore runner of modern cricket game wherein only two sticks are used by players, the longer stick as bat and the smaller one as the ball. Rural folks from Tamil land are famous for ‘silambattam’ meaning fighting with long sticks. These games involve only human players. The game Jallikkattu involves Bulls being tamed by human force and which remains as the symbol of Tamil culture from time immemorial. Only because animals are part of the game, animal lovers portrayed it as cruelty to animals and Government of India banned it. There is a huge protest all over Tamilnadu to restore the sports saying that it is a blow to the long living Tamil culture. In addition to cultural issues, the issue involves several complicated issues like a ban on PETA, against opening market to international companies, banning of bottled drinks etc. A brief account on the real issues involved are given in this article..

The passing away of deceased friends and family members is usually seen as a heavy blow to bereaved families. Sometimes, the death of a certain individual is viewed as creating a huge vacuum for the family, society or even an entire nation. Such is the case of distinguished personalities whose unparalleled contributions to society or nation building and iconic examples of society living worth imitating are forever etched on the hearts of countless people. However, it is said in Africa that ‘everyone is a royal in his/her family or community’. Thus, the death of every person in the African community is equally important. When news breaks that someone has passed on, the mood expressed by members of the society varies greatly based on the age of the deceased and the circumstances that resulted in his/her death. This is largely informed by the culture and belief systems of Africans.

The Asante kingdom is one of the vibrant ethnic societies in Ghana and on the African continent. The powers that its traditional council exerts are supreme and highly respected. The current events in Ghana illustrate the supremacy of the powers of the Asante king (Asantehene). Due to the sad passing of the queen mother of the Asante kingdom (Asantehemaa), the traditional council of the Asante kingdom has imposed a curfew, observation of silence and a ban on the organization of funeral rites, endorsed by the ruling government at the jurisdiction of the kingdom.

Out of the caves and into history in a time that pre-dates antiquity one tribe of humans created the techniques that enabled civilization to survive and flourish in an ever changing world. The innovations that they employed are the very foundation that started man’s advancement through the ages. At the end of the last ice age humanity existed in tribal communities, a nomadic and dangerous way of life.

Our think tank often gets into deep and complex dialogues, often these discussions go all the way around the world and back and span all sectors of the human endeavor. The other day, as 2016 closes to an end, I am reminded of a discourse we had back in 2013. It started out slow as one of our members stated something to the affect that the best way to change a culture is to do it over a long period of time, as the population will hardly even notice.

Many complain about bias in hiring, sir names, looks, ethnicity, age, weight, religion and sexual preference. And as much as talk of ‘political correctness’ just rubs me the wrong way – we all know there is indeed some truth to all that. Not long ago, I was discussing this with a good-looking white gal who was smart, articulate and certainly had a resume of success. She was aware of her status and good fortune.

Perhaps one of the worst things to have is a government that is so big that it can give you everything you need, because once that happens it is also big enough to not need you and big enough to take everything you have – including your life. Many left-wing progressives believe that we need a government to take care of people – but that is kind of a slap in the face towards the concept of self-reliance – which indeed is part of Americana, part of the American Tradition. We are not a weak country, nor a weak culture, and yet, each year we seem to be adopting more of a victimhood mentality in our population.

In the United States we have sort of a safety net to help the poor. However, these programs were not designed to take care of people unwilling to produce for their entire life – yet, many expect just that currently. Even people who are barely able to help, we don’t ask them to do what they can, we just send them a check in the mail or money on their EBT – food stamp card. Some looking at this suggest that if you get money from the government, you should be giving a little also to the common good.

As the snow flies winter has finally arrived. The cold winter winds howl through the long blistery nights. It is now the season of joy and jubilee.