Media – The Cranky Philosopher™ https://crankyphilosopher.com/wp Irreverent comment on the quest for wisdom Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:41:01 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://crankyphilosopher.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-favicon-32x32.webp Media – The Cranky Philosopher™ https://crankyphilosopher.com/wp 32 32 Peculiar Behaviour of Animals? https://crankyphilosopher.com/wp/2021/06/10/peculiar-behaviour-of-animals/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:16:35 +0000 https://crankyphilosopher.com/wp/?p=3041 Our cover image sports a monkey, possibly of the species Chlorocebus pygerythrus, which was raised with cats. It is claimed to exhibit peculiar behaviour by trying to feed a cat with bananas. How peculiar is this really? Consider that monkeys of the species homo sapiens, who have been raised with cats, will try to feed them with cow’s milk and hot mealiepap. Ever heard of the proverb about the cat slinking around a bowl of hot porridge? Hit the internet with Google or Bing to do some research, and then decide for yourself whose behaviour is peculiar. Just for the “sports”!

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Homo Sapiens monkey raised with dogs – YourDailySportFix
]]> Black Americans Report High Levels of Vaccine Hesitancy https://crankyphilosopher.com/wp/2021/04/28/black-americans-report-high-levels-of-vaccine-hesitancy/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:31:51 +0000 https://crankyphilosopher.com/wp/?p=2996 A survey undertaken by the Rand Corporation, a non-profit research organization, indicated a high level of vaccine hesitancy and mistrust of COVID-19 vaccines, including among Black health care workers. This underscores widely publicized Great American news reports about the same phenomenon. Reasons included high levels of overall mistrust in vaccines, concerns about potential harm, a lack of confidence in vaccine effectiveness, and distrust in elected officials. More than one-third of all survey participants indicated that they would not get a COVID-19 vaccine, 25% said they “don’t know” if they would become vaccinated, and only 40% indicated that they planned to get vaccinated.

The Cranky Philosopher recommends Great Americans to obtain a deeper understanding of the problem and draw inspiration from this video recording by a Black South African compatriot.

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