anthropologic lens on Malay/non-Malay triggers

Let me explain why Malays are triggered by non-Malays. 

Anthropology offers a lens!

1. Define group identity in terms of markers.

2. Install programmatic emotional stress triggered by markers.

3. Manipulate messaging to frequently trigger markers.

First, we note there is a simple pattern of "in-group" vs "out-group" political conditioning of the Malay masses by the Malay leaders, over the years ... Tun's Malay Dilemma psy-ops captures this effort very nicely. 

Second, in order to make this work, the conditioned subject must be primed with triggers, which make the subject feel that the subject is surrounded by abuse when they talk to members of the out-group. Let's call these triggers, "out-group markers". These cause the conditioned subject to instinctively dwell upon their corresponding "in-group markers" as a vector for call-and-response for help and comfort within the in-group. Essentially this is an adult version of the crying and soothing pattern.

Thirdly, after the triggers have been installed, manipulators simply need to adjust the frequency of external stimulus which sets off the triggers. A foolish member of the out-group, being unaware of the in-group triggers, may be clumsy in delivering an ordinary message, such that the conditioned subject interprets it as a threat. An astute manipulator can misquote, annotate, or otherwise run interference on an ordinary message ... and reposition it to more effectively trigger the conditioned subject. This is where folks like Akmal step in. We do not know if DAP is infiltrated by (a) dunces, (b) or people who intentionally screw up their public messaging, or (c) if DAP is simply deployjng this same manipulation strategy towards DAP's constituents, i.e. "dog-whistling". 

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I am not sure what this pattern is called, but it is widely studied on how certain religions train their members. Often, for example, young Christians ask their leaders, "why do non-Christians get annoyed, when I am trying to help them by sharing enlightenment and salvation", etc. And it is a well-defined and understood method for running such groups.

Anthropology is fun! People are amusing. 

uec bonfire

Kejahilan serentak setiap pihak dalam kebakaran UEC terkini, mengemukakan kekolotan keseluruhan negaraku Malaysia.

Tak tahu siapa pulak yg dapat keuntungan dari bende ni, 

- PRC ke, dengan mitos "UEC dArI TaIWAN, jAngAN tiNgGiKaNnYa"? 

- kaum Melayu ke, dengan mitos "pEnGikTiraFan UEC mEnGhINA peRleMbaGaAn"? 

- kaum Cina ke, dengan perkembangan pelbagai kisah dongeng dan salahpetikan yg tiada kaitan terus dengan dasar permintaannya?

- pesalah-pesalahlaku raya bulan lalu, yg beritanya sudah dihanyut hilang dengan bah topik terkini, yg amat mensiasuikan budaya dan kebangsaan negara kita ... memangla udah untung ...

- siapa lagi?

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Aside :

1. Name saya KM Nga

2. Saya belum tolong anda lagi

3. Saya ingin minta kawan saya, tolong anda

4. Tapi , saya belum minta lagi

5. Mungkin saya sudah bincang dengan kawan lain la, tapi itu bukan kawan yang boleh tolong

6. Tapi you ingat ya, saya sudah beritahu anda, saya ingin minta ya, kawan yang boleh tolong

7. Tak semestinya kawan yang boleh tolong, akan layan saya ya

8. Tapi you kena ingat, saya ingin mintanya nanti

9. Jangan anda lupa, sebab saya seorang ahli politik yang bijak, ikhlas, dan hebat

10. Satu lagi benda : saya menteri KPKT, yang bertugas membaiki perundangan yg berkaitan dengan strata yg diduduki anda, di mana akta 757 itu masih banyak lobang : tapi bende ni dan tugas lain yang berkaitan saya, you jangan ingat nanti

11. Besok, saya akan minta kawan saya, tolong anda, mengenai perkara itu yang tiada kaitan dengan kementerian saya

inputs for tidiness

People live in various situations. And on another axis, people have varied ability to ignore noise.

The obviously messiest places would be folks with low pressure lives, who have high abilities to filter out noise. 

The obviously tidiest places would be folks with high pressure lives, who have low abiltiies to filter out noise.

astroturfing on divisive issues in Malaysia

Astroturfing on race, religion, and royalty, in Malaysian media. 

Traditionally we associate psyops with DAP and PAS, followed by UMNO. But it might as well be foreigners looking to maintain divisions in Malaysia. 

Singapore is the most likely threat in an academic analysis, China, Russia, and the US maybe. Etc. 

bdnf

BDNF / brain derived neurotrophic factor effects, seem to be positively correlated, probably downstream from :

- zinc

- iron

- magnesium

- folic acid / vit B9

- ascorbate / vit C

- vit D

- creatine

- HMB 

- omega3

- citrulline

... which are are in my current protocol. So this is unifyingly interesting. 

Keep up the testing ...

How to Befriend a Child in Need

How to Befriend a Child in Need : a Guide for Adults

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I had a friend, who was concerned for the well-being of a minor, that was not under their guardianship.

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1. Minor is not your kid, so you can't do anything authoritative about minor. Guardian has jurisdiction unless you want to call social services on them, there is a law and protocol etc. 

2. You CAN be a friend. This is complicated as you basically have to juggle the following :

• 2.1. Communicate that you "see" minor and are willing to be an available resource, whenever they want to reach out. 
• 2.2. Explicitly note, with minor, that you mutually acknowledge that minor is under their guardian's jurisdiction. So there is only so much either of you can do, if guardian orders minor to not do/do anything. 
• 2.2.1. Anticipate worst case scenarios where guardian may block access, within legal limits. Preemptively establish methods for minor to communicate in an emergency. 
• 2.3. Be aware of risk to yourself, that by creating relationship with minor you are potentially liable for grooming accusations. So all goodwill extended has to be preemptively planned, and risk managed on your side, to the limit of your ability. There is no way to guarantee that you can be deemed harmless in court. You just have to decide what you believe is right for the (lawful) welfare of the minor now, and bet on your integrity in choosing actions. You may later be required to testify about this, to defend yourself. So you may need to seek legal counsel, if you wish to fully understand where you stand, in establishing such relationships. 

3. Guardian's behaviour distasteful? That's just personal offense until someone gets terribly hurt. Basically nothing you can sue for. I don't recommend you think too much about it, but many people attach themselves frequently to such things. Unless you want technical coaching in learning to delete your own feelings, I have no further useful advice.

abstract human classes

 Malaysians are not important. Because, humans are broadly not important - we just happen to be here. Social psychology shows us, that when people think HUMANS are important, then they think their INDIVIDUAL selves to be important.  There is a bit of chicken and egg about, how one's self-perception affects one's species-perception, but we'll conveniently gloss over that, here.

I was probably about 2 or 3 (-years-old) when I learnt how to consciously negotiate social situations by testing hypotheses of causality. About 8 when I was formally introduced to hypothesis testing. About 14 when I understood that working a room was formulaic. About 20 when I realised that human consciousness can be completely mapped to quantifiable data structures.

So I think of individual people, and the species in general, with maybe 30% difference in complexity. I basically have a general concept of how people work, and for each individual I am aware of, including myself, I have maybe 20-30% more information to add to that underlying concept. 

Often I am reminded that most people do not have such a vast concept of humanity. So each individual they meet requires some 70-300% new data on top of their underlying notion of how humans behave. 

It's kinda cool to watch these things. I try not to pay too much attention to the world, but I am not yet dead so I just keep watching and taking notes.

theists and needy relationship seekers

Religion is insurance. To re-ligament, to connect.

Deity-worshipers, animists and theists alike, have a lot in common with people who enter into relationships because of item 4. below. Often there exists among them a fear of death, which creates a fear of suffering, which creates a fear of ( loneliness, public shaming, poverty, sickness, etc. ). I think of them as the same sort of needy children, who never acquired independence.

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It seems, most people marry out of one of the following :

1. social convention ( less personal preference )

2. regulatory mandate ( formal, or informal rules, with penalties for non-compliance )

3. capitalism ( access to goods, services, currency, class markers )

4. fear of abandonment ( needing someone/s to standby and pick them up when they fall )

middle class myths

Some common myths of the middleclass :

1. Your quality of life is fine

2. Society is designed to protect your quality of life

3. You can thus easily improve your quality of life via social activism

The last one is close to the truth : you replace "easily" with "dangerously" 

Malaysians wasting time as usual

Education is unfortunately, a sideshow, in Malaysian politics.

The religious and language aspects are brought into the main programming because cultural identity is politically the main act. 

Structurally, to attack this, attention returns to the removal of racial identity as the core of Malaysian politics. That is a very detailed consideration. Generally, the most elegant solution is for the COR to get more involved in leadership of the country's goals and missions. 

The executive does not have a strong majority, and I expect the post-BN era of consensus discovery to take all of 20-30 years.