Heritability

Kamala Harris single-handedly disproved the entire theory of intellectual heritability.

Yes, yes, I know it’s more complicated than “smart parents invariably produce smart children.” A stupid great-great-grandma can rear her empty head at any point.

But still.

Still.

13 thoughts on “Heritability

      1. The concept of “change” waltzes through the political lexicon, especially in the context of dictatorship and democracy. Separateness, Inferiority the background of the Obozo White House.

        The opposing sides of the square: Dictatorship & Democracy. The Dance of Executive Orders: Dictators and democrats alike wield this power. Dictatorship: “change” can be abrupt, autocratic. It’s a solo performance—the leader’s whims etching new rules. Democracy: “change” is more collaborative. Pelosi owned the DemoCRAP majority in Congress.

        Is this change a leap toward freedom or a stumble into tyranny? Does this “change” honor our shared social identity or alienate us?

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      2. Found a great book helping understand us better:

        Амит Сегаль. – Тонкости Израильской политики в двенадцати рассказах.

        Популярный политический аналитик и журналист Амит Сегаль написал книгу, которая впервые знакомит читателя с израильской политикой и ее главными действующими лицами. Такой книги еще не было. Это не академическое изыскание, не журнальная аналитика и не взгляд через объектив новостной телекамеры. Это живой рассказ о судьбах, свершениях и промахах премьер-министров Израиля со дня основания государства до наших дней, о взлетах и падениях, о принятии решений, о формировании правительств и роспуске партий.

        Прочтя эту книгу, читатель поймет, как работает политика в Израиле. Двенадцать глав рассказывают о двенадцати судьбоносных решениях не просто в политике, но в судьбе страны и народа.

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  1. “Harris single-handedly disproved the entire theory of intellectual heritability”

    I dont’ think she’s stupid. But…. the picture that emerges is someone who’s very ambitious but not…. driven. She’s like that character in a romance novel who inherits a big house from an aunt she didn’t know existed… except she’s pissed that it’s a rundown mess. She doesn’t want to put in the effort to fix it up but damn it, she deserves a nice mansion!

    There’s a profile of a certain kind of student (I see this less often than I used to but it still happens) who did very well in high school without studying much and now that they need to study…. they don’t know how.

    And I really don’t get any kind of… vision from her or her ‘supporters’… she’s really about having the office because it’s a big prize and not necessarily.

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    1. Did you hear “our deadlines around time”? Or “Russia is a country”? The daughter of two professors. My daughter is 8, and she speaks at a level that’s so much higher, it’s in the stratosphere compared to this.

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      1. To be fair to Harris, you spend a lot of time with your daughter. You dote on her. Did Harris’ parents do the same? There is nature, but there is also nurture…

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      2. “Did you hear…”

        I think a lot of it is just speaking in public (a skill that needs to be learned, she’s obviously had a bit of training but not nearly enough) while being unprepared (again… she’s lazy)… even really smart, prepared people will tend to trip over their tongues and say dumb/nonsense things while speaking in public especially if they try winging it.

        Again… not dumb just… undisciplined and not interested in putting in the work.

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        1. On a somewhat related note, Biden forgot the word “country” the other day. He went through “city… county… state .. city” but the word “country” still eluded him.

          I understand he’s got dementia but it’s interesting that this particular word is escaping him.

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