Gender in politics: are female leaders patently beter than male ones?

Historically, most female leaders were veritable harpies, often outdoing their male colleagues  to  nastiness and cruelty: Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Christina Fernandez, Marine Le Pen, Yingluck Shinawatra, Condoleeza Rice, Madeleine Albright, etc. ad nauseam. The much-lauded Hillary's record too is that of a tough-balls hawk too. And don't even get me started on female role models in business. 

Gender is not a decisive factor when it comes to what  political decisions one will make. In fact, expecting "typical" feminine qualities, such as all-embracing peace-loving care, motherly loving, softness, etc., from female leaders is the worst kind of sexism. Assuming that female leaders would be somehow different from their male counterparts suggest that women intrinsically have a different "nature" than men. That kind of assumptions belong to the "Women are from Venus, men are from Mars" kind of tabloid literature. Gender in politics and generally in life is much more complex than simplistic dualisms. Gender equality is worth fighting for but let's see what kind of people we elect to govern us.

On choice in democratic elections

The lesser evil is still evil.

Religion is...

...the worst advertising for God.

What is God?

God is the grammar of  the Universe.

Depression: meditation or medication?

That is the question.

The myth of sexy body transformations

The truth about "before and after".

In this case the simulachra did not even bother to move on to the next stage in any physical sense. Just a bit of preening and lighting. Result: thousands imbued with a get-a-sexy-body neurosis, mealtime guilt and a lifetime of unrealistic expectations.

Human ignorance

Earthlings' ignorance of the true nature of their condition is the root of all their suffering.

What fighting brings

"Fighting" anything just creates a far larger and more horrible version of whatever you are fighting (drugs, terrorism, depression, poverty, intolerance, prejudice, etc. ad nauseam).

The trap of good looks

Attractive faces and bodies do not guarantee good sex. The kick may run deeper than a pure aesthetic gratification, yet nerds and average-lookers are more reliable for good performance in the sack.

Save yourself first

I stopped watching news a long time ago: I refuse  to handle all the misery and squalor of the world (Weltschmerz) delivered straight, and these days live, nearly actual size, with Dolby Surround and in High Definition, into your living-room. I am just a human, not a Jesus Christ to save the world from its sins. 

Let's first save myself: let's breathe slowly and deeply. The Universe will do the rest.

Like they tell you in a safety drill on the airplane: put the oxygen mask first on yourself, then help others.

Religion and sprituality

It's still the same old you that packs your bags

Propaganda

"Propaganda always wins if you allow it." Leni Riefenstal

On middle-class fobias