Waching daily Apr 24 2018

What Is the Incel Movement? 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Screengrab via YouTube The 2014 Isla Vista shooter Elliot Rodger.

An apparent social media posting has linked the man accused of killing ten people with a van in Toronto with a controversial celibacy movement.

On April 23, ten people were killed and 16 others injured when a man driving a white van drove into a crowd in North York, Toronto.

Alek Minassian, 25, was arrested at the scene.

Shortly after Minassian's name was made public, a Facebook post spread online that was apparently written by the suspect.

The posting read, "Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt.

4chan please. C23249161.

The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!" The posting has not been confirmed as legitimate.

It was posted on the same day as the van incident.

The writing makes reference to Elliot Rodger.

In May 2014, Rodger, 22, shot and killed six people while injuring 14 others before committing suicide close to the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Prior to his rampage, Rodger posted a video on YouTube titled, "Elliot Rodger's Retribution." Rodger made the claims that he was killing women because he was a virgin and was targeting sexually active men.

As a result, Rodger was considered a member of the Incel Movement, a movement for people who feel they are victims of enforced celibacy.

Here's what you need to know:.

A Subreddit for the Incel Movement Was Removed in 2017 Due to Gross Misogyny.

The Guardian reported in November 2017 that Reddit had banned a subreddit named, Incels.

At the time it was removed, there were over 40,000 members of the page.

A common theme on those Reddit pages were "Chads," men who have casual sex with women.

A Change.

org petition that spread in the summer of 2017 accused the group of advocating rape with titles of pages on subreddit including, "All women are sluts" and "Reasons why women are the embodiment of evil.

The Guardian report adds that users on the subreddit who were viewed as too friendly to women were warned and subsequently banned if their behavior didn't degenerate.

Women were commonly referred to as "Femoids" on the page.

Many Incel Movement Reddit Users Were Also Active on Alt-Right Pages.

According to a study from Grinnell College on the Incel Movement, another common name for women on the site is "Stacy." The study reads, "The female counterpart of a Chad is called a "Stacy," and she is viewed as unattainable.

Incels talk about Chads in a reverent way, while talking about Stacies in a hateful way.

They strive to be Chads, but demean the Stacies Chad is allegedly having sex with.".

The Grinnell study adds that many in the Incel Movement subreddit were also active in alt-right pages such as "The Red Pill," "Mens Rights" and "Men Going Their Own Way." A Quartz piece included words such as "femoids" and "Chad" as being part of a new alt-right dictionary.

That same article mentions that some on the subreddit referred to Elliot Rodger as "Saint Elliot" because he "martyred" himself for the Incel cause.

Despite the Misogyny, the Incel Movement Was Started by a Woman.

Despite the misogyny associated with the group, it was a woman who says she started the movement.

A Canadian woman named Alana told Elle Magazine in March 2016 that she started the Incel Movement in 1993.

Alana said that after thinking she was heterosexual but then dating and breaking up with a woman, she wanted to try "to create a movement that was open to anybody and everybody.".

Alana then built an early website named, "Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project." Alana said that the page was populated with stories from women but mainly men.

The article says that the men "were prone to antagonistic, repetitive complaining, she truly wanted her project to be a home for all incels; rigid gender norms, she thought, burdened every- one.".

When Alana learned of Elliot Rodger's connection to the movement, she told Elle about her thoughts, "Like a scientist who invented something that ended up being a weapon of war, I can't uninvent this word, nor restrict it to the nicer people who need it.

One Incel Activist Believes that the Members of the Movement Should Be Viewed as a Gender.

A former site admin for IncelSupport, Rebecca Freeman, wrote on Quora that the group is "not a movement; we have never protested or made any request for rights — or anything like that.

We do not much resemble the stereotypes and tropes many feminist groups like to use against us.".

Freeman added that "likely some biological cause.

Therefore, I think we should be viewed as a type of gender." In her conclusion, Freeman wrote, "It's worth remembering that Adolf Hitler had a partner.

So did many well known serial killers and rapists.

They were not dangerous because of sexual frustration or an inability to fit in.

They were simply evil people.".

'There Is Not That Much Difference' Between Incels & Those Who Are Just Love-Shy.

A website named Love-Shy.

com, offers "support for the dating-challenged.

" In an FAQ section to help users determine if they are incels or love shy, a passage reads, "The suffering of incels is often the same as those of love-shys.

" The difference, according to that section, is that incel people view themselves as being further away from the social mainstream.

Another passage reads, " It is possible for a person to be both incel and love-shy, and most are both, and most are both to some degree or another.

For instance, a person could originally be incel, then suffer large numbers of turn downs, and eventually become love-shy and unable to approach.".

For more infomation >> What Is the Incel Movement? 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | SML TV - Duration: 9:24.

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Mr. Y_Politics - is it for all citizens?_E011 - Duration: 5:37.

Regardless of whether you are a conservative or liberal,

you would agree that it is hard to find politicians who have a genuine concern for people

With that in mind, you only think about

who can better serve your self-interest and vote for that person. However,

what I suggest is a different perspective. Rather than seeking your self-interest only,

take a Hongik perspective which strives to bring the greatest benefit to all people

With this approach, you are bound to recognize the right candidate and the right political party.

In this regard, we could learn from Bhutan's experiment

Their level of happiness is high because they are always mindful of the public interest.

Basically, politics is public service and thus its job is done only when the customer is satisfied.

The goal of any service is customer satisfaction. For example,

when a repairman comes to your home to fix something,

you evaluate the service on a scale of 'very satisfied' to 'very dissatisfied.'

Then, what would it look like if we were to rate our politics?

Would it be 'very satisfied' or 'average?'

There must be someone who is dissatisfied but afraid that dissidents might take over,

so he puts down 'very satisfied.' On the other hand,

there is probably someone who is slightly satisfied but believes that

"this government must be overthrown," so he puts down, 'very dissatisfied' no matter what.

I am saying that this kind of situation itself is not good. If we continue to live this way,

our national happiness index will keep on falling. No matter whom you vote for,

you are bound to be unhappy. In fact, you become attached to the candidates

because you are unhappy. Because it, you hope, "if I vote for this guy, he could save me."

Despite the fact that you are repeatedly betrayed, you are convinced that,

"I can't vote for the opposite party." So you make the same mistake again and again.

Such mentality implies that you are diffident and displeased.

Unfortunately, there are politicians who take advantage of that,

leaving you caught between a rock and a hard place.

If you were a Bodhisattva, would you enjoy living under such circumstances?

You need to break the box and come out of it. Take a look with a broader perspective.

Why do we practice Zen? We do Zen meditation to break free from duality.

You need to be able to remain undisturbed even when faced with a dualistic life-or-death threat.

Wouldn't you agree that if you possess the spirit of Zen

you should be able to stay nonchalant even when someone points a gun at you?

You have to transcend life and death. Without this perspective,

you cannot resolve any issue of this physical world. Not even a single one.

Your past experience(commonly known as Karma) clouds your judgment completely.

You justify your actions by saying, "I've always done things this way.

Based on my past experience, pro-communists are evil and pro-Japanese are traitors,

and thus should be penalized, etc.etc.." Don't be led by the past karma

even though there's some truth to all your arguments. What's at stake

is whether they can truly be considered pro-communists and pro-Japanese traitors

at this point in time when seen with the eyes of conscience. We need to reflect

whether or not we are being unconsciously led by our karma

when judging others in such a blinded manner. Such an opinion will never be accepted

under the law of the Universe. It is merely your opinion

which the Universe does not agree with. It has nothing to do with the law of cause and effect.

If the law of cause and effect were to obey your command

then good luck would come your way just by asking, "Give me blessing for my hard work,"

even though you've led a messy life. The law of cause and effect doesn't work that way.

The Universe would say, "All your hard work was a waste. You know why?

It's because I cannot give you credit for efforts that clash with conscience."

The Universe is forthright. You may plead,

"But I spent the last ten years preparing for this exam. You have to pass me.

The Universe will respond, "I have never seen you study, not once!"

The Universe takes a firm stand. Your fervent insistence won't convince the Universe.

You need to understand the standard law of the Universe. If our action is in accordance

with the Six Virtues(Six Paramitas), the Universe validates it.

Otherwise, the Universe does not see it as goodness. If you haven't figured this out,

your true learning hasn't started yet. We need to vigilantly

apply the Six Virtues first to ourselves, then to our families, politicians, and the society at large.

Then we can resolve the current issues of our nation. Is your family managed by the Six Virtues?

Try to make assessment of your family. Don't be concerned too much about

the national happiness index, but try to measure your family happiness index.

Are your family members happy? Right now? Isn't it something that you should be responsible for?

Beside the fact that politicians should take care of national issues,

shouldn't we as each citizen take responsibility for our own family individually?

Just think about what you're doing or planning to do that is in accordance

with the Six Virtues in order to improve your family happiness index.

Those who are confident in managing their families would be good at taking care of the citizens

if they were to become politicians later. If someone cannot even manage

his own family by the Six Virtues, he is likely to make trouble outside. Why is that?

It's because he is basically unskillful at applying the Six Virtues in managing his life.

(family happiness index and the Six Virtues) I hope this makes sense to you.

For more infomation >> Mr. Y_Politics - is it for all citizens?_E011 - Duration: 5:37.

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Propel Change | Donna Griggs | Is Your Continuous Improvement Really Continuous? - Duration: 6:21.

- Hi, I'm Donna Griggs, the CEO of Propel Change.

If you have a continuous improvement program,

my question to you today is is it really continuous?

(energetic music)

(alarm rings)

So I was talking with Steve, who's a VP of Operations.

We were having a cup of coffee,

and he (laughs) was telling me

all about his continuous improvement woes.

Some of the things that he was complaining

about is what I hear a lot.

First of all, we're spending tons of money on consultants.

We're actually doing a few projects, but not that many,

'cause our people who are on the projects,

they just don't have a lot of time.

Sometimes projects get canceled

because our resources get pulled to other things.

It's really difficult.

It just doesn't seem like it's working very well.

So I wanna tell you a little bit about our secret formula

for our continuous improvement program.

The very first thing we do is get leadership buy-in

and show them how to be visible in the project,

which is actually we ask them to be a coach in the project

and remove barriers when people are having trouble.

Second, you have to be careful that you have consultants

that wanna make you their career.

So in our secret formula, what we do to get around that is

we teach a lot of people how to train it,

and then they can go in and train it in your company,

your own employees.

Third, you want front line involvement.

What we find is sometimes managers are in these projects.

We have a manager in the project,

they don't know everything about what happens.

As a result, even though they may have more flexible time,

they're not necessarily the best person to figure out

what to do because they don't know everything.

Another item that we really stress is small projects.

If you have frontline people

and they're doing great big projects,

first of all, they don't like it.

That's not fun for them.

They are normally task-based people.

Task-based people like projects.

Ours, we say, "Make sure it can be completed

"once it's implemented somewhere

"between one hour and two weeks."

So I'm talking small projects.

It gives those people a way to learn and then to actually,

if there's a risk issue, it's not gonna be on this project.

They're very low risk.

The next thing we do is we teach them something,

then they immediately apply it.

It's not a bootcamp where for five days you go in,

you learn everything there is, you go back to your office,

and you go, "Ah, I'm not really sure

"what I'm gonna do about this."

Not that those are bad, but we also know

that from an adult learning perspective,

the second I learn something, if I can use it right then

on my projects in my organization,

makes a world of difference.

One of the places that makes the most difference is

if you teach people how to figure out

what the cost savings are.

It's amazing how quickly that project becomes theirs.

When you teach them how to calculate

what the direct and indirect savings,

what's ringing the cash register,

and then also what kind of things are saving us time

so that we can be doing things

that we weren't able to do before?

It just makes a huge difference in their buy-in.

Another item is accountability for completion.

The number of times that I've heard, (chuckles)

"We've never completed a project here at this organization,"

astounds me, astounds me.

So when you have accountability

for getting projects completed,

but not only that, saying, "And what's your next project?",

that gets people in the mindset

of continuous improvement really is continuous.

Last, make absolutely sure that you have celebrations,

because when you celebrate success,

it gives people this little oomph that they need

to go do one more project, and they find it fun.

The number of times that I have been told,

"I didn't think this would be fun,

"and now I look forward to what my next project is,"

is just amazing.

So if you have a continuous improvement program

and it's really not doing what you think it should be,

ask some questions.

Number one, is your leadership engaged?

'Cause if your leadership isn't engaged,

you're never gonna get where you wanna go.

And are they visibly engaged?

Are they helping people to make sure

that they know what they're supposed to be doing?

Number two, are all of your projects linked

to your company goals?

Because if they're not, I will guarantee you

that some of those projects are going away,

which then leads to the syndrome of, hey, (chuckles)

we've never actually completed a project around here.

Ask yourself, are the right people on the projects?

The way you resource projects has a lot to do

with how successful they are.

If you have a bunch of leaders completing a project

that should be frontline people

because the leaders want the experience doing it,

you're gonna not get the same results.

Make sure you bring those frontline people

in on the projects.

Another thing you've gotta look at is accountability.

Do you have the right accountability in place?

Are you holding people responsible for completing a project?

It was really interesting,

I had a client one time that said to somebody,

"No, you have to get this done by this time."

It was one of the continuous improvement projects.

And he said, "Yeah, but I'm really busy."

He said, "I need your commitment that you will get it done."

And just because of that, I had leadership engagement,

projects linked to the company goals,

the right people on it, and accountability.

It was amazing.

Make sure you're celebrating.

And make sure most of all that the efforts

that you put into your continuous improvement program,

you actually can continue.

There's a lot of great continuous improvement programs

out there and every one of them could work,

but what's really key is to make sure

you have the leadership involvement, you stay the course,

and the accountability is there.

For more topics like this

and to learn more about how we help our clients,

please visit our website.

We would love to hear from you.

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