The Stupidity of the Excess Consumption Syndrome!

Why Advanced Nations are Failing - Part 1:

Boyé Lafayette De Mente

The economic systems of the advanced nations of the world are in the late stages of self-destructing. Efforts to slow down this self-destruction are uninformed and piecemeal, and will not resolve their basic weaknesses.

Among the worst of these weaknesses is the fact that the foundation of industrialized economies is based on excess-production and excess-consumption—on the production and consumption of more products than people really need—and the fact that the system serves only the employed middle and upper classes.

When industrialization made it possible for companies to produce more goods and sell them at relatively cheap prices people naturally began to consume at a much higher level.  By the 1970s huge numbers of middle and upper class people in the U.S. and elsewhere had become hooked on excess-consumption, driving production to high levels and making companies dependent upon over-consumption by more and more people.

But only the affluent could afford to buy and consume more than what they needed. The vast majority of people even in the more affluent nations had no choice but to live frugally, and in many undeveloped nations mass starvation was and is common.

Most industries in advanced countries would fail virtually overnight if people did not buy more of their products than what they really needed. The excess-production and excess-consumption syndrome in such industries as drugs, wearing apparel and drinks of all kinds are outstanding examples.

The mass production and consumption link undermining industrially advanced nations is a psychological and moral problem that will eventually be “cured” by a complete failure of the system if it is not addressed holistically.  That will take leadership on a moral and philosophical level that presently does not exist in the male mindset.

See Part 2.

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Boyé Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Asia since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, journalist and editor. He is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo, Japan and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, USA. In addition to books on the business practices, social behavior and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico he has written extensively about the plague of male dominance and the moral collapse of the U.S. and the Western world in general. Recent books include: CHINA Understanding & Dealing with the Chinese Way of Doing Business; JAPAN Understanding & Dealing with the NEW Japanese Way of Doing Business; AMERICA'S FAMOUS HOPI INDIANS; ARIZONA'S LORDS OF THE LAND [the Navajos] and SPEAK JAPANESE TODAY - A Little Language Goes a Long Way! To see a full list of his 60-plus books go to: www.authorsonlinebookshop.com. All of his titles are available from Amazon.com.

The Stupidity of the Excess Profit Syndrome!

Why Advanced Nations are Failing - Part 2

Boyé Lafayette De Mente

The Industrial Revolution that started in England in the 1700s and spread to other European nations and the United States gave birth to a new phenomenon in human history—the imperative for enterprises to make enough profit on the goods manufactured and services delivered to pay the wages of their employees as well as other costs.

Over the generations the imperative to make a profit led to more and more production requiring more and more consumption. This created a profound problem for poor people who did not earn enough money to become mass consumers, but it made it possible for the middle and upper classes to consume vast quantities of products and services.

By the early 19th century profit-making by producers and sellers had become the new morality, forcing earlier philosophies and religious moralities into the background or replacing them altogether.

This new morality also opened the door for people who have no limits to how much profit they want to make. So now we have huge corporations that drive the economies of the advanced nations of the world in ways that are designed to make as much profit as possible. The drug and oil industries are glaring examples of this.

There is no enterprise or institution in the world that does not require money—or what money can buy—to function and survive. The need and desire to make a profit now rules the world. Governments in the United States and all other countries are good examples of this, and as long as profit-making remains the foundation of the world’s economies, there will be no solution to the problems it causes.

Given the natural irrationality and stupidity of males as a whole, is there a solution to this male-made dilemma? 

Yes, there is, but there is virtually no likelihood that it will happen soon.

See Part 3

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Boyé Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Asia since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, journalist and editor. He is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo, Japan and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, USA. In addition to books on the business practices, social behavior and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico he has written extensively about the plague of male dominance and the moral collapse of the U.S. and the Western world in general. Recent books include: CHINA Understanding & Dealing with the Chinese Way of Doing Business; JAPAN Understanding & Dealing with the NEW Japanese Way of Doing Business; AMERICA'S FAMOUS HOPI INDIANS; ARIZONA'S LORDS OF THE LAND [the Navajos] and SPEAK JAPANESE TODAY - A Little Language Goes a Long Way! To see a full list of his 60-plus books go to: www.authorsonlinebookshop.com. All of his titles are available from Amazon.com.

The Ultimate Challenge for Females!

Why Advanced Nations are Failing - Part 3

Boyé Lafayette De Mente

It goes without saying that humanity is divided into two categories of people—males and females. It also goes without saying that males and females think and behave differently.

What is not so obvious—to males at least—is the fact that women are genetically programmed to be more rational, more practical and more compassionate than males.

So how did it happen that males have always been on top—treating females as inferior and preventing them from participating in the creation of human moralities, societies and economies?

The answer to that is simple.  Human males are genetically designed to be larger and stronger than females, to be sexually aggressive toward females, to control the sexual behavior of females, and to maintain exclusive sexual rights to as many of them as possible.

This basic male design and its mental programming have been at the core of human societies since the origin of the species and from ancient times has been sanctified, ritualized and institutionalize by males not only in the societies males created but also in the religions they created—putting gods on their side.

This built-in male superiority complex has been mitigated to some extent in some societies in very recent times by some enlightened men who became rational enough and wise enough to recognize that male-oriented societies are unbalanced and that only the inclusion of female attributes can balance them.

However, there is still no society on earth where women are considered and treated as the equals of men, and in some cultures females are still considered and treated as property for males to do with as they will. And as in the past, male-created and male-dominated religious concepts are primary barriers to females achieving equality with males.

In simple terms, virtually all of the man-made blights on humanity were created and are sustained by males—by males being dominant in virtually every area of human existence—and this obviously includes the present industrial and political quagmires.

The solution: women must take the lead in becoming more forthright and aggressive in key areas of human life, mitigating and eliminating male dominance when and where it is negative and destructive. The potential of the human race cannot be achieved until that happens.

Eliminating money-and-profit-based economies will be the final step in emancipating humanity from the weaknesses inherent in the present system—and that will not be fully realized until technology reaches the point that only a minimal amount of human oversight  is required to feed, clothe, educate and provide other amenities and opportunities for humanity.

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Boyé Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Asia since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, journalist and editor. He is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo, Japan and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, USA. In addition to books on the business practices, social behavior and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico he has written extensively about the plague of male dominance and the moral collapse of the U.S. and the Western world in general. Recent books include: CHINA Understanding & Dealing with the Chinese Way of Doing Business; JAPAN Understanding & Dealing with the NEW Japanese Way of Doing Business; AMERICA'S FAMOUS HOPI INDIANS; ARIZONA'S LORDS OF THE LAND [the Navajos] and SPEAK JAPANESE TODAY - A Little Language Goes a Long Way! To see a full list of his 60-plus books go to: www.authorsonlinebookshop.com. All of his titles are available from Amazon.com.

Only Female Dominance Can Reduce Human Violence!

The Genetic Programming of Males

Boyé Lafayette De Mente

The primitive mindset of males is responsible for virtually all of the violent and destructive behavior that has plagued humanity since day one.

The genetic programming of males is responsible for their superiority complex, tribal instincts, territorialism, racism and the irrational dogma they have built into religions—all of which result in irrational and violent behavior.

In my latest book, HOW & WHY MALE DOMINANCE PLAGUES HUMANITY! – The Ultimate Challenge for Females!, I pinpoint and describe failures in key areas of American society that result from built-in male characteristics—from business, education, entertainment, international relations and politics to the news media. The same or similar failures exist in most other societies as well.

Male-dominated religious dogma based on the superiority of the male sex and the inferiority of females has been one of the key factors in the failure of humans to create and sustain humane, peaceful societies.

The prevailing characteristics of the male mindset have also resulted in profit-making becoming the foundation of virtually all human effort, and while this has raised the standard of living of many people to unprecedented heights it has also created a culture that puts profit above all ethical and moral considerations.

The only remedy for this fundamental problem is the creation of a new cultural paradigm based on the positive elements that are built into the female psyche. Until women are actually in charge of the key social elements of cultures—and that means having a majority say—humanity will continue to be plagued by the irrational and aggressive nature of males.

Some of the reforms I recommend in the above book that are absolutely imperative if male dominance is to be eliminated would be shocking to both females and males, but they take into account the true nature of human beings, not mythical dogma.

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Boyé Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Asia since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, journalist and editor. He is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo, Japan and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, USA. In addition to books on the business practices, social behavior and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico he has written extensively about the plague of male dominance and the moral collapse of the U.S. and the Western world in general. Recent books include: CHINA Understanding & Dealing with the Chinese Way of Doing Business; JAPAN Understanding & Dealing with the NEW Japanese Way of Doing Business; AMERICA'S FAMOUS HOPI INDIANS; ARIZONA'S LORDS OF THE LAND [the Navajos] and SPEAK JAPANESE TODAY - A Little Language Goes a Long Way! To see a full list of his 60-plus books go to: www.authorsonlinebookshop.com. All of his titles are available from Amazon.com.

Males Responsible for Most of World’s Violence!

The Primitive Mindset of Males!

Boyé Lafayette De Mente

The primitive mindset of males is responsible for virtually all of the violent and destructive behavior that has plagued humanity since day one.

The genetic programming of males is responsible for their superiority complex, tribal instincts, territorialism, racism and the irrational dogma they have built into religions—all of which result in irrational and violent behavior.

In my latest book, HOW & WHY MALE DOMINANCE PLAGUES HUMANITY! – The Ultimate Challenge for Females!, I pinpoint and describe failures in key areas of American society that result from built-in male characteristics—from business, education, entertainment, international relations and politics to the news media. The same or similar failures exist in most other societies as well.

Male-dominated religious dogma based on the superiority of the male sex and the inferiority of females has been one of the key factors in the failure of humans to create and sustain humane, peaceful societies.

The prevailing characteristics of the male mindset have also resulted in profit-making becoming the foundation of virtually all human effort, and while this has raised the standard of living of many people to unprecedented heights it has also created a culture that puts profit above all ethical and moral considerations.

    

The only remedy for this fundamental problem is the creation of a new cultural paradigm based on the positive elements that are built into the female psyche. Until women are actually in charge of the key social elements of cultures—and that means having a majority say—humanity will continue to be plagued by the irrational and aggressive nature of males.

Some of the reforms I recommend in the above book that are absolutely imperative if male dominance is to be eliminated would be shocking to both females and males, but they take into account the true nature of human beings, not mythical dogma. 

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Boyé Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Asia since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, journalist and editor. He is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo, Japan and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, USA. In addition to books on the business practices, social behavior and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico he has written extensively about the plague of male dominance and the moral collapse of the U.S. and the Western world in general. Recent books include: CHINA Understanding & Dealing with the Chinese Way of Doing Business; JAPAN Understanding & Dealing with the NEW Japanese Way of Doing Business; AMERICA'S FAMOUS HOPI INDIANS; ARIZONA'S LORDS OF THE LAND [the Navajos] and SPEAK JAPANESE TODAY - A Little Language Goes a Long Way! To see a full list of his 60-plus books go to: www.authorsonlinebookshop.com. All of his titles are available from Amazon.com.

      

Why People Can't Get Along!

The Key to Understanding Cultural Differences

Boyé Lafayette De Mente

The creation of languages by human beings has been both a blessing and a curse on humanity.

     Languages play the primary role in what people believe and how they behave, and the only way to achieve understanding and cooperation is through intimate knowledge of key words in the languages of the people concerned.

      In every language there are key words that are the building blocks of the mindset and behavior of the people. These key terms determine the values, attitudes and actions of people in both subtle and obvious ways, and they encompass the whole perspective of the individuals’ view of the world around them and the world at large.

     These words cover virtually everything that impacts on the lives of individuals, from the food they become accustomed to eating, their relationships with family members and people in general; their self-image, the spiritual beliefs they may have been taught, their sexual self-image, and their attitude towards members of the opposite sex, race, skin color, money, profit, politics and political power.

     There is no way individuals, groups, or nations, can totally understand each other and interact in positive ways without knowledge of the concepts hard-wired into the brains of the people concerned by key words in the languages they speak, beginning with the one they were weaned on.

     The origin of individual languages, the size and diversity of their vocabularies, the number of key words they contain and the level of advanced education [if any] of their speakers, determines the cultural “soft-ware” that is installed in their brains.

     I have identified and explained over 300 key words in Chinese, over 300 in Japanese, over 200 in Korean, and over 100 in Mexican-Spanish—all based on 40-plus years of experience in and with these countries—in books that are available from Amazon.com.

     In a small book that introduces this concept—Bridging Cultural Barriers in China, Japan, Korea and Mexico—I describe 11 of the most important key words in Chinese; 16 in Japanese; 10 in Korean and 12 in Mexican-Spanish that could be described as “master keys.”

     The older, larger and more sophisticated societies the larger number of key words that they have, and in more modern times the meanings and uses of key words in leading languages are being changed by people and institutions that have economic, political and religious agendas, so keeping up with them is an ongoing process.

     I cannot foresee a world united in peace and prosperity until the leading nations speak one or more languages whose key words are based on the same principles—on principles that incorporate the most philosophically rational, humane and enlightened guidelines for human behavior. 

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Boyé Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Asia since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, journalist and editor. He is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo, Japan and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, USA. In addition to books on the business practices, social behavior and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico he has written extensively about the plague of male dominance and the moral collapse of the U.S. and the Western world in general. Recent books include: CHINA Understanding & Dealing with the Chinese Way of Doing Business; JAPAN Understanding & Dealing with the NEW Japanese Way of Doing Business; AMERICA'S FAMOUS HOPI INDIANS; ARIZONA'S LORDS OF THE LAND [the Navajos] and SPEAK JAPANESE TODAY - A Little Language Goes a Long Way! To see a full list of his 60-plus books go to: www.authorsonlinebookshop.com. All of his titles are available from Amazon.com.