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Emotion motivates human behavior but logic regulates it. You can't really choose one over the other, because both are vital components in the fight for survival. We evolved and been conditioned into having certain emotional responses to certain situations, in order to help us survive and consequently thrive, and that in itself is logic. A primary example of this is in parenting. Baby features for eg elicit caregiving, and provoke emotional reactions caregivers. Bio(logic)ally they look the way they do, so people will look after then. (They don't come out looking like grown men/women for a reason.) Also their social releasers (crying, smiling etc) are logical as it allows for them to communicate their needs. Logic and emotion work in conjunction within one another, so you can't unequivocally give one precedence over the other. Both characteristics don't serve a particularly useful function on their own. 

Psychology Today: Dare to be Yourself

Source: Psychology Today

It starts innocently enough, perhaps the first time you recognize your own reflection. You're not yet 2 years old, brushing your teeth, standing on your steppy stool by the bathroom sink, when suddenly it dawns on you: That foam-flecked face beaming back from the mirror is you.
You. Yourself. Your very own self.
It's a revelation—and an affliction. Human infants have no capacity for self-awareness. Then, between 18 and 24 months of age, they become conscious of their own thoughts, feelings, and sensations—thereby embarking on a quest that will consume much of their lives. For many modern selves, the first shock of self-recognition marks the beginning of a lifelong search for the one "true" self and for a feeling of behaving in accordance with that self that can be called authenticity.
A hunger for authenticity guides us in every age and aspect of life. It drives our explorations of work, relationships, play, and prayer. Teens and twentysomethings try out friends, fashions, hobbies, jobs, lovers, locations, and living arrangements to see what fits and what's "just not me." Midlifers deepen commitments to career, community, faith, and family that match their self-images, or feel trapped in existences that seem not their own. Elders regard life choices with regret or satisfaction based largely on whether they were "true" to themselves.
Questions of authenticity determine our regard for others, as well. They dominated the presidential primaries: Was Hillary authentic when she shed a tear in New Hampshire? Was Obama earnest when his speechwriters cribbed lines from a friend's oration?
"Americans remain deeply invested in the notion of the authentic self," says ethicist John Portmann of the University of Virginia. "It's part of the national consciousness."
It's also a cornerstone of mental health. Authenticity is correlated with many aspects of psychological well-being, including vitality, self-esteem, and coping skills. Acting in accordance with one's core self—a trait called self-determination—is ranked by some experts as one of three basic psychological needs, along with competence and a sense of relatedness.
Yet, increasingly, contemporary culture seems to mock the very idea that there is anything solid and true about the self. Cosmetic surgery, psychopharmaceuticals, and perpetual makeovers favor a mutable ideal over the genuine article. MySpace profiles and tell-all blogs carry the whiff of wishful identity. Steroids, stimulants, and doping transform athletic and academic performance. Fabricated memoirs become best-sellers. Speed-dating discounts sincerity. Amid a clutter of counterfeits, the core self is struggling to assert itself.
"It's some kind of epidemic right now," says Stephen Cope, author ofYoga and the Quest for the True Self. "People feel profoundly like they're not living from who they really are, their authentic self, their deepest possibility in the world. The result is a sense of near-desperation."
Just What Is Authenticity, Anyway?
Psychologists long assumed authenticity was something too intangible to measure objectively. Certainly Michael Kernis did when, around 2000, graduate student Brian Goldman approached him about making a study of individual differences in authenticity.
"I said, 'Well, you can't do that,'" recalls Kernis, a social psychologist at the University of Georgia in Athens, "because nobody thought you could." But the two plunged ahead, reviewing several centuries' worth of philosophical and psychological literature. They came up with a technical description of authenticity as "the unimpeded operation of one's true or core self in one's daily enterprise."
Kernis and Goldman (now at Clayton State University) identified four separate and somewhat concrete components of authenticity that they could measure in a written test. The first, and most fundamental, is self-awareness: knowledge of and trust in one's own motives, emotions, preferences, and abilities. Self-awareness encompasses an inventory of issues from the sublime to the profane, from knowing what food you like to how likely you are to quit smoking to whether you're feeling anxious or sad.
Self-awareness is an element of the other three components as well. It's necessary for clarity in evaluating your strengths and (more to the point) your weaknesses: acknowledging when you've flubbed a presentation or when your golf game is off, without resorting to denial or blame. Authenticity also turns up in behavior: It requires acting in ways congruent with your own values and needs, even at the risk of criticism or rejection. And it's necessary for close relationships, because intimacy cannot develop without openness and honesty.
Kernis and Goldman have found that a sense of authenticity is accompanied by a multitude of benefits. People who score high on the authenticity profile are also more likely to respond to difficulties with effective coping strategies, rather than resorting to drugs, alcohol, or self-destructive habits. They often report having satisfying relationships. They enjoy a strong sense of self-worth and purpose, confidence in mastering challenges, and the ability to follow through in pursuing goals.
Whether authenticity causes such psychological boons or results from them isn't yet clear. But they suggest why people crave authenticity, as those low in authenticity are likely to be defensive, suspicious, confused, and easily overwhelmed.
Considering the psychological payoffs, Kernis and Goldman ask, "Why, then, is not everybody authentic?"

Romney: "47% of Americans are Lazy Moochers."

SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters

The way he continues to spew ignorance and still have supporters is honestly disgusting to me. He generalized A LOT which is the problem in itself. The 47% of Americans that support Obama aren't all looking for government assistance. Some are seeking gender equality, others socioeconomic equality. Some are seeking marriage equality, others don't want the sole opportunity they have to receive higher education seize. It's highly ignorant of him to say we're all lazy. 

Quick Fix

When Clinton walked into office he had a weak economy...not as bad as this one but it was pretty bad and did not get better until AFTER he was reelected. Americans keep holding on to the dreams of how when Bill Clinton was in office the economy was thriving and great, nobody really knows what type of economy he walked into when Sr Bush left and how long it took for him to turn it around. What gets me about Americans is that we live in a world were people don't want to work their way up slowly and carefully, they want a short cut and a quick fix. Rather than take the time and work carefully, they want things to happen over night.....it can't work that way because if the President finds a short cut to fix the mess that we're in, WE WILL end up in the same position that we are in now....but a whole lot worse....then what?

And as far as the media coverage of the election goes, I hate these pundits...talking news heads more than I did in 2008. They knew better when they were slobbering over Obama when he was a candidate, they knew better when they were ogling over Sarah Palin (Which was UTTERLY disgusting) and now they want to attack him all because he can't get the job done quick enough. These "experts" who go on TV saying what the President should of done or what he shouldn't be doing....it's utterly laughable.

Just a Rant...

WHY in the world are there Romney supporters out there? I really don't get it. I really don't see his appeal at all.

It really baffles me how some of these Romney supporters out here will make some of the dumbest remarks about everything Barack, his wife or children do. First of all ,we have those ridiculous birth certificate claims that have been dragged through the mud, yet these Mitt supporters don't have a defense for him NOT EVEN RELEASING HIS TAX RETURNS. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

Secondly, some of the worst Romney supporters out of the bunch ARE racist. I don't care what anybody says. I'm not going to say everything negative thrown at Obama is racist, but when you liken the first family to MONKEYS, and use terms like "N____r" as a detriment to the president on your online commentaries, then that constitutes as racism. Also, what's with these dumb comments about the cost of Michelle's dress at the DNC? Can't a woman wear something nice without all that backlash? If Ann Romney can wear a dress that costs more than FOUR TIMES Michelle's, then surely the 1st lady can wear a dress significantly cheaper without problems, no?

I thought so.

Back to Romney, though.

How can any person support someone who wants to raise loan costs AND reduce pell grants, takeaway a woman's right to choose, and is the finest example of a bigot?

He can tout economics all he wants but social issues are just as important to the presidential race.

It's pathetic that Republicans are doing everything to suppress people's votes so they can sit their and shove those fraudulent "morals" and "values" down MY throat. There's only so much stupidity one can deal with and I've seen enough. The fact that people will vote for this man just because they hate Obama is ridiculous and really makes me wonder about America

A Quotable Quote

There are two kinds of evil people in the world... those who do evil stuff, and those who see evil stuff being done and don't do anything about it.-Tina Fey

In my opinion, a selfish “not in my backyard” attitude is part of the reason why our society is so jacked up and social injustice continues to exist. When we advocate for someone else, we advocate for yourself because it could easily be you that’s getting the short end of the stick. Furthermore, if you ever do hit an obstacle, you’re going to wish someone gave a darn to stand up for or help you. Anytime we turn a blind-eye to injustice or inequality, we are potentially responsible for human suffering. It is our problem. 

We are all humans. What goes around comes around. We need to realize and embrace the power of the energy we put out (or don’t put out) into the world. It’s the ripple effect at its best.