[Uplift]

'the way I see it'. Shamou's words. Do you ever stop to think what has created and continues to affect and shape western thinking. Thinking that is assumed as superior, innovative, progressive and 'natural'. Shamou asked for someone else's definition of the alpha concept. So I was interested to see if he could accept it. As a whole, the western world assumes that its way of thinking is superior, right, and most successful. When other cultures experience it, and reject it, and continue to do so, brute force is employed to enforce it.
Many other cultures have an entirely, totally different viewpoint. Many of the alphas championed by shamou are viewed as nothing more than unintelligent, and out of control and touch, with little or no understanding of successfully living and prospering. Not all cultures have, want or adopt the alpha concept. To assume that they do, or should, is narrowminded and arrogant. Shamou and others site that alphas are necessary for growth and advancement. If we were able to step away from the planet and look at the events that have unfolded, and are unfolding in recent world history, what would we see...supposing we could see through the smog, pollution, radar fields and missile defense systems. Do you think Indigenous Americans, Australians, and many other Indigenous Peoples, along with the homeless men, woman and children, feel like they have grown and advanced?
Take an honest assessment of our 'success'. Not all cultures view epedimics of crime, pollution, depression, suicide, obesity, etc as success or growth. And I'll say it again, children are shooting each other, schools need armed guards. Houses need alarms, one out of three women are abused in America. do we need more or less police, armies, weapons and prisons? Is there a growth, or decline, in world resources?
All as a direct result of the creation and adoption of the alpha concept.