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The following is My Theory on Homo sapiens' Social Structure, as it relates to our 'primal thinking,' or 'base thinking,' which lead to about half of America's electorate—who voted—actually voting for George W. Bush:
"Planet of the Chimpanzees!"
I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are—literally—making Earth into "a planet of chimpanzees." In other words, we are becoming a planet of 'primal thinkers,' or 'base thinkers.'
And, in addition to us making Earth into a "planet of the chimpanzees," I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are making America into "a nation of chimpanzees." In other words, we are becoming a nation of 'primal thinkers,' or 'base thinkers.'
For, Americans went so far in our 'primal thinking,' or our 'base thinking,' that approximately half of America's electorate—who voted—actually voted for George W. Bush.
Plus, approximately half of Americans supported George W. Bush in literally stealing the American presidency—twice! And George W. Bush even looked like a chimpanzee in his facial expressions, an image of which is illustrating this post.
And the thinking of George W. Bush (or "W," as he was sometimes called) was obviously 'primal thinking,' or 'base thinking,' in the way that "W" ran our Country into the ground, just like all of those corporations that George H.W. Bush (the father of George W. Bush) placed "W" in charge of that he ran into the ground.
-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., A Creative Writer)
"I maybe say too much about how life really is!"
My Writing Notes:
The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are—quite literally—making Earth into 'a planet of chimpanzees.' And, in addition to us making Earth into a 'planet of the chimpanzees,' I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are making America into 'a nation of chimpanzees.'"
And this prose was also published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Poet, Artist and Philosopher."
This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.
-Paulee
https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com
"Chimpanzee" from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia—which is funded primarily through donations from millions of individuals around the world, including this blogger (I make a totally affordable monthly donation):
Social structure:
"Chimpanzees live in large multi-male and multi-female social groups called communities. Within a community there is a definite social hierarchy which is dictated by the position of an individual and the influence the individual has on others. Chimpanzees live in a leaner hierarchy in which more than one individual may be dominant enough to dominate other members of lower rank. Typically there is a dominant male referred to as the Alpha male. The Alpha male is the highest-ranking male who controls the group and maintains order during any disputes. In chimpanzee society the 'dominant male' does not always have to be the largest or strongest male but rather the most manipulative and political male who can influence the goings on within a group. Male chimpanzees typically attain dominance through cultivating allies who will provide support for that individual in case of future ambitions for power. [Bolding mine.] The alpha male regularly displays by making his normally slim coat puffed up to increase view size and charge to look as threatening and as powerful as possible. This serves to intimidate other members in an attempt to hold on to power and maintain authority, and it may be fundamental to the alpha male's holding on to his status. Lower-ranking chimpanzees will show respect by making submissive gestures in body language or reaching out their hand while grunting. Female chimpanzees will show deference to the alpha male by presenting their hind-quarters.
Female chimpanzees also have a hierarchy which is influenced by the position of a female individual within a group. In some chimpanzee communities, the young females may inherit high status from a high-ranking mother. The females will also form allies to dominate lower-ranking females. In contrast to males who have a main purpose of acquiring dominant status for access to mating privileges and sometimes violent domination of subordinates, females acquire dominant status for access to resources such as food. High-ranking females will often get first access to resources. In general, both genders acquire dominant status to improve social standing within a group. [Bolding mine.]
It[']s often the females who choose the alpha male. For a male chimpanzee to win the alpha status, he must gain acceptance from the females in the community. Females have to make sure that their group is going to places that supply them with enough food. In some cases, a group of dominant females will oust an alpha male who is not to their preference and rather back up the other male who they see potential of leading the group as a successful alpha male."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee
This "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" Post No. 158 was edited on December 7th, 2023.
"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]
