Tunnel vision

Facebook is a facinating personality study ground.  Ever thought what do you want from your interaction on social media.  Per se what do you want from any interaction ?

I detest tunnel vision.  These are people that can only talk about one thing and that thing is a lot of times themselves.  Just read the comments and  postings on facebook.

Because of this line of thought of mine I am now embarking on a "find like minded" friends.  I am adding friendships at an alarming (to me anyway) rate for the simple reason that I intend to hit 300 and then dumping  the ones with tunnel vision.  I am drafting a scale and will publish it on my wall on facebook and would like some feedback from friends and whoever is interested.

It is very interesting to see who has "unfriended" me - I printed out a list a while back to keep track as apparently there is no other way to do this ?  

Americanized junk

In my social media and online marketing connections and activities I  often come accross these "big name" online marketers, copy writers and so called gurus.   There are always something to learn from all of them. Some have really good stuff and know how to present it. Most of them have free stuff but a lot of stuff you have to buy.  This of course is the normal supply and demand system that everyone know.

What I am on about is what I like to call "Americanization" These are the material in the form of emails and presentations that have the following in common :   They cannot get to the point - 15 pages of junk including 20+  so -called "testamonials"  Marketing to right brainers like me you have to be able to tell your story in one or two pages and get to the punchline in those two pages if you want my attention.   Then they also have these "click here" links that require of you to register again using your email address so new junk and spam can be sent to you by their affiliates.   How corny can you get ?  Do people actually fall for this stuff ?  I don't.

I have not bought anything from any of these guys. "Money back guaranteed"   Yea right - Why would they guarantee your money back if the product is as good as they say.   "This will chance your life in 10 days - guaranteed"  Ok then send me an invoice in 10 days and I will pay you if my life was actually changed - that is putting your money where your mouth is.

Lately I have been getting quite a few of these emails from guys claiming to have the ultimate answer to your marketing questions.  The irony is that there are more free and good stuff on marketing on the internet that can boost your sales to a great extend if you only impliment some of it.  The question is then : Why pay for more if no real proof exist as to the effectiveness of these products -  Sorry guys - Testamonials does not do it for me - putting your money where mouth is does!

Affirmative action : a South African Perspective

If you google "affirmative action" there you will find such a varied difference of opinion on the definitions that you might as well see it as an argument within an argument against or for itself. It does not make sense. It is a racially based (or gender or religeous or whatever creteria you want to add) system no matter how you want to explain the reasons or thinking behind it. It devides more than it bring together - full stop !

In a country like South Africa where we have gone from a total separist society to one of the most progressive in the world in a very (VERY) short period of time and where the elimination of any form of discrimination is priority nr 1 this ugly system is having its innings and is deviding black and white in exactly that colour :  There are no greys - only black and white - literally and figuratively speaking

This quote sums it up perfectly :

"South Africa is the only country in the world where affirmative action is in the favour of the majority who has complete political control. The fact that the political majority requires affirmative action to protect them against a 9% minority group is testament to a complete failure on their part to build their own wealth making structures, such that their only solution is to take it from others."

Question :  Where on earth did the South African definition of  "Affirmative action" meaning  "employment in relation to the % of the population came from ? 
The actual phrase "affirmative action" was first used in President John F. Kennedy's 1961 Executive Order 10925 which requires federal contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin

Afrikanerskap - Is ek of is ek nie ?

Blankes wat Afrikaans praat noem hulle self graag Afrikaners. Dis die eerste "Afrikanerskap" Kriteria.  Ek het geen probleem daarmee nie en in daardie konteks is ek ook 'n "Afrikaner".  Dan begin die mutasies van die definisie:  Politiek kruip in. Rassisme kruip in. Nou het jy 'n "regse Afrikaner" , 'n "boere Afrikaner" ens ens.
Kom ons praat 'n bietjie oor die verlede van die "trotse Afrikaners"  Niemand was nog ooit in hierdie land so volledig onderdruk soos die Afrikaner na die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog nie.
Ons voorouers wat die oorlog en die konsentrasiekampe oorleef het, het na die doodse leegheid van vernietigde plase teruggekeer - uitgehonger, hartseer en verpletter. Maar hulle het nie geroof en gemoor en gesteel nie. Hulle het met harde werk, deursettingsvermoë en swaarkry so presteer dat hulle weldra nie net hulleself nie, maar ook hulle huidige onderdukkers, goed kon versorg.

Kan jy hiermee identifiseer of kan jy identifiseer met die gesiglose "Afrikaners" wat daagliks in die koerante se kommentaar kolomme smerige, neerhalende rassistiese opmerkings maak asof dit enigiets gaan doen aan die uitdagings wat ons in die gesig staar? Diegene wat oenskynlik "oplossings" het wat hulle gladnie weet hoe om te implimenteer nie.

Ek was nou maar net vanoggend lus vir so 'n bietjie keelskoonmaak nadat ek weer so 'n sinnelose rassistiese idiotiese ( byvoeglike naamwoorde kan 'n bladsy vol maak)kommentare na een van Beeld se berigte gelees het.  Lees net 'n bietjie van hierdie kommentare as jy die gees van "Rusbank gesiglose Afrikaners" wil waarneem.

Hierna verwys ek na myself as 'n Suid Afrikaner - Punt !