UNAPOLOGETICALLY AMERICAN

We do, to a very limited extent. Our limited, internal controls are referred to as conscience, and as with most things socializing human being, conscience is a learned capability. We are born knowing absolutely nothing, a ‘tabula rasa’. Our needs are satisfied by instinct, and our instinctual needs are expressed emotionally. We cry as infants if we are hungry, or uncomfortable (dirty diaper, too warm or cold, etc.). Making silly faces, tickling their feet, or pretending you’ve disappeared in an endless loop of temporal displacement—otherwise known as peek-a-boo—are all ways to get tiny people to laugh. But why exactly are they laughing? Is it because they find their parents funny, or it is a reflex? Are they processing humor, or is it merely a way of socializing? Is baby laughter a way of saying, “Please continue paying attention to me”?
Early in their lives, babies are nonverbal—they burble and coo incoherent nonsense. Smiling, laughing, and crying are therefore crucial to interacting with the rest of the world. You probably won’t catch a baby laughing all by herself. It’s a social response. The requisite ingredient is another person. Babies typically start smiling at 6 to 12 weeks old. At 3 to 4 months, babies will laugh at actions involving physical stimulation, like tickling, raspberries, or being bounced on their caregiver’s knee.

SELF CONTROL
Parents have a responsibility to prepare their children for eventual entrance into their society. They must teach their children that which is socially acceptable versus that which is not. Children must be taught about those things which are harmful to them. This training, as it becomes internalized, is where self-control begins.

EXTERNAL CONTROLS
In today’smore or less civilized world, there are seemingly a multitude of powerful external controls. Failure to comply with external controls, generally carries some social repercussions, varying from a mild verbal reprimand to incarceration and being relegated to hell upon your death. Socialization carries with it certain expectations of the individual or group.
In our educational system, the ideal student would listen intently, and memorize, if not internalize that which they have learned. Corporal punishment was used in our education systems throughout the 20^th century, as well as parental and judicial applications.

Controls and politics are involved in every aspect of our life. In our schools, churches, businesses, mass communications and government.
In our educational systems controls are necessary to restrict chaos, and facilitate learning.
In our faith practices, controls are emphasized by a Supreme Being – as described and interpreted by another human being – declaring that if you do not observe these warnings, you shall be relegated to hell upon your death. Be like the others of your faith, or suffer the eternal consequences!
Business controls – Most people find a need for employment in their adult life, in order to maintain the basics of life – indoor living, clothing to wear, food to eat – formulated by Prof. Abraham Maslow as our Physiological needs and our Safety needs. In the business world, the primary need for the business is profit, and in order to satisfy that need jobs are created. The employer specifies a job description and the activities involved therein, and the consequences of failure to meet that standard.
Mass communications controls vary significantly between liberal and conservative points of view. Unfortunately, mass communications are primarily controlled by liberal elites, (Billionaire George Soros’ has controlling interest in 227 radio stations — a quarter of the radio stations in the country) who desire to eliminate our Republic, our Constitution and our freedoms.
Governmental controls are known as laws, and are normally created by a legislature or a council. These controls are the most potent, and regulate almost all social activities, from relaxation to the taxation of income. The power of government is frequently corrupted, as it was by during the Covid pandemic by Anthony Fauci, and the weaponizing of Federal intelligence agencies during the “Biden” administration.

Our internal controls can be modified by the demands of external controls as a matter of necessity. Those who fail to accede to these external control demands will likely see repercussions, either physical or psychological at some point in time.

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