Ken Winker
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Ken Winker commented on Nadine Strossen: What should Americans be most concerned about? on July 8, 2008, 3:19 PM
My inclination would be to allow any country the choice to select whatever list of rights for its people it so choses and under no circumstances impose our list of human/civil rights upon any country. Why should we have the audacity (of hope?) and the arrogant and ethnocentric attitude to impose our imperfect and evolving view of of what ought to be our list of civil and human rights upon another country?Ken WinkerTallahassee, FL
Ken Winker commented on An Independent Judiciary on July 8, 2008, 11:41 AM
I find Dr. Sabeti's blending of music and genetics interesting. She expresses the artistic side of her life with the scientfic side in an easy-going simple way that I find most intriguing. I too have combined my interests in music (blues harp playing with a little keyboard) and politics (legislative analyst with the Florida Senate's Democratic Office) which I find both very compatible and a diversion from each other. While I work away on criminal jutice and education issues in my office, I listen to an alternative commercial-free student-run radio station (WVHS, Florida State University, Tallahassee). And frankly, I'm not sure which activity (music or politics) has the most influence upon who I am and what makes me happy. Very nice listening and watching Dr. Sabeti. Ken Winker Tallahassee, FL
Ken Winker commented on Nadine Strossen: What should Americans be most concerned about? on July 8, 2008, 11:19 AM
My inclination would be to allow any country the choice to select whatever list of rights for its people it so choses and under no circumstances impose our list of human/civil rights upon any country. Why should we have the audacity (of hope?) and the arrogant and ethnocentric attitude to impose our imperfect and evolving view of of what ought to be our list of civil and human rights upon another country? Ken Winker Tallahassee, FL
Ken Winker commented on Nadine Strossen: What should Americans be most concerned about? on July 1, 2008, 9:04 AM
Being new to the Big Think, I am just catching up with some of the thoughts and insights of interesting and informative people.Ms. Strossen speaks so keenly and wisely on the need for all of us to be ever so vigilent of the absolute necessity to defend and respect the civil liberty/rights of all people, even those who intend to and may do us harm.Even more so those who do us harm, as how we treat those persons is the reflection of our inner moral and value map which hopefully and will at the end of the day, rise to dominance and contribute to what makes us a more civilised society. Finally, I just had the thought that it may be very difficult if not impossible to force other nations/states to fully accept and adhere to the same moral and value map that many of us adhere to. Which may partially explain why it is so wrong to continue down our current path in Iran. Just a little thought. Ken Winker, Tallahassee, FL
I work for the Florida Senate in the Minority (Democratic) Office. I have worked for the Florida Legislature for 15 years and have worked for state agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities. My academic background is in Criminology which has given me the foundation for many of my positions ranging from direct work in the juvenile justice system to education, workforce, economoic and environmental issues.
Ken Winker commented on An Independent Judiciary on July 8, 2008, 3:41 PM
I find Dr. Sabeti's blending of music and genetics interesting. She expresses the artistic side of her life with the scientfic side in an easy-going simple way that I find most intriguing. I too have combined my interests in music (blues harp playing with a little keyboard) and politics (legislative analyst with the Florida Senate's Democratic Office) which I find both very compatible and a diversion from each other. While I work away on criminal jutice and education issues in my office, I listen to an alternative commercial-free student-run radio station (WVHS, Florida State University, Tallahassee). And frankly, I'm not sure which activity (music or politics) has the most influence upon who I am and what makes me happy. Very nice listening and watching Dr. Sabeti.Ken WinkerTallahassee, FL