Humans evolved about 2.5 million years ago. However, the extinction of Neanderthals happened as recently as 30,000 years ago. And, for the last 10,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the species . Perhaps , previous species became extinct because of interbreeding and/or they were replaced because of incompatibility, genocide , technology, social skills food , nutrition,and/ or other factors . In other words Homo sapiens being supreme are associated with extinction .
For example, the Orca Whales are now headed toward extinction. Today, 70% of their offspring die as a result of food scarcity. The King salmon is the whales primary food source. But, in; last century, the King salmon has declined by 90%. African elephants, white rhinos as well as numerous other animals have and are becoming extinct. Also, ecosystems have changed as well as water supply. The rapid population growth in Las Vegas and climate change has put the Colorado River, and Lake Mead in jeopardy because of the demand for precious water .Further,, American fauna was far richer 14,000 years ago .Biologically speaking., we are the deadliest species.
Emma Lazarus , the poet born in New York, New York in 1849 , wrote, "give me your tired, your poor, your masses yearning to breathe free." Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty pedestal .Yet, what about the prejudicial Immigration laws and restrictions of 1924 and today’s ICE raids ?. In 1933.there were about 9 million Jews living in Europe. In 1945 ,the number was reduced to about 3 million. And, the Nazi's antisematic laws were based on our Jim Crow laws. Do not forget we had 110,000 Japanese in internment camps in the 1940s. To explain Homo sapiens cruelty toward self,others and nature , we turn to Freud and Murray.
In Freud's theory of Eros(libido) and Thanatos(aggression), both the life ,survival and death,destroy instincts guide human behavior . In other words, Thanatos represents the death drive leading people to assault others with sadomasochistic, destructive, murder ,self mutilation and self-defeating behavior. Freud’s motivational theory is based on the interplay between the life and death instincts.
Within Henry Murray’s theory of Personology,are the ego needs of aggression. Aggression is to overcome opposition forcefully, ; to fight; to avenge an injury; to attack, injure or kill another; to oppose forcefully or punish another. Another related ego need is dominance. Dominance is to control one's human environment; to influence or direct the behavior of others by suggestion, seduction, persuasion, or command; to dissuade,refrain or prohibit. Employing these two ego needs describes man’s aggressive, destructive and killing behavior .
This essay suggests that the Homo sapiens species is headed in the direction of extinction incorporating the life-and-death instincts. and ego needs. A few articles found in The New York Times July 13,and July 20 ,2025 depict man treating man and his environment in diabolical, heinous evil ways and therefore headed in the direction of no return .
The article "The White House's War on Clean Energy Will Fail" reported that the Inflation Reduction Act-energy , the transition to sun, wind and batteries has been drastically cut by the Big Beautiful Bill. Note,that many years ago Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed in the White House Also ,9,000 deaths from inhaling pollution could be saved if we didn’t burn fossil fuel.. Further,.the Gulfstream has begun to weaken resulting in the rapid rise of sea level on our coasts.
The GOP's climate disruption stance affects everyone and some more than others with the inordinate amount of fires, floods and hurricanes,while a very small minority profits from this destruction. This disastrous misnomer suggests that immediate capitalistic greed rules and is more important than health, welfare and survival for about 10 % in our republic which is not a good public health statistic .
tn "America Is Rewriting The Social Contract" the East Hampton Community Community Center and Food Pantry provides free groceries to about 5,000 families per month. Recent estimates suggest that 47.4 million Americans suffered from low food security in 2023 and 3.8 million were children.The Congressional Budget Office - 2 million people will lose their SNAP benefits The new law will add 11.8 million to the 26 million without health insurance . Of course black and Latino Americans are disproportionately represented. Yet , about 3.4 trillion will be added to the country's huge deficit over 10 years is the CBO's estimate.
The GOP’s attacking the physiological ego need for millions of its citizens. It is despicable. Does the GOP expect that this action will interfere with those citizens voting in the next election because they will be in and will expend their energy primarily on survival ? Is there a humanistic rationale for this governing group to treat these citizens in this manner ? The consequences of this cruel action are far-reaching and disastrous and contrary to all religious teachings and public health .
"Immigration Crackdown Hits Senior Care Work Force" is straining providers with senior populations..Nursing homes and home care agencies are staffed by 28% immigrants’ according to Census Bureau data. With the median hourly wage of $16.72 in 2023, how many white individuals are jumping at the chance to work in this industry? If providers have to pay their employees more, they will have their clients pay more. Also, about 19% of the US civilian labor force is made up of foreign born.. With a growing need,the senior worker problem gets worse.
There is a health crisis in this country, especially for older citizens. In fact, there's an Alzheimer's diagnosis for every one in three citizens reaching the age of 85. Our capitalistic model is not as effective or more humanistic than the European Socialistic model. for providing necessary care to this population . As a result, reducing the supply of workers will raise wages resulting in less profits. Less profits is not the capitalistic goal.
There's already a shortage of providers and services for these special.individuals The GOP does not value older individuals requiring assistance. Also,these workers are not members of gangs, they are not criminals but instead provide necessary care and pay taxes. How is the GOP benefitting from this policy ? In any event, the country is not . And again the Public Health consequences. are troublesome ..
Another Trump GOP attack on public health ,as the "EPA Says It Will Eliminate IIts Scientific Research Arm" because of the Trump administration. This independent agency research affects all the agency's policies and regulations.They evaluate and provide input on the risk of hazardous chemicals, impact of wildfire smoke on public health, drinking water ,fracturing ,measures , atmosphere, environmental emergencies and exposures to hazardous chemicals. "With which we don't have the means to assess impacts upon human health and the environment. “ This is another assault on public health in our country . Further, scientific public health information is being distorted and misrepresented.. In essence, the Trump GOP administration is adding to the problem by lying to its citizens.
This GOP policy favors the greedy billionaires ,corporations and CEOs. They do not care about regulations and couldn't care less about Public health consequences. We have enough hurdles and barriers interfering with public health. The banishment of scientific research brains adds to the burden .Our Ill-equipped healthcare model plus all the millions of individuals being dropped,or not eligible for healthcare, becomes disastrous for the nation's public health. Again, capitalistic profit and the almighty dollar is second to none
The GOP rationale for eliminating Medicaid is simply that the insurance handout doesn't translate with better health outcomes because that population doesn't use the service. They didn’t look into causal factors regarding that claim . Historically speaking, health care benefits were first employed by employers, in the 1930’s as a means to attract workers. In other words, health care insurance was not about providing medical assistance for better health. Instead, it was related as a recruiting tool. And secondly, if people don’t use the insurance,,according to a study at one particular time, take it away. With that reasoning, what if someone doesn’t vote,should we take away their right to vote? Health care insurance is important for the nation's health, even though there are better, more efficient models for health outcomes.Socialistic models are superior and more efficient compared to our greedy capitalistic model on many variables.
In summation, the history of sapiens can be explained dualistically. On one hand , sapiens have created ,explored , discovered and generated the unthinkable. On the other hand, sapiens are hateful, sadistic,and destructible murderers. A doomsday clock , a symbolic measure of humanities' destruction, has been set at 89 seconds, its closest margin ever. In the sapiens, subconscious brain,,located in the the limbic system is the site for memory, hormone production, impulse control,fight, flight and anger .This subconscious part of our brain ,more often than not, becomes more dominant than the functioning of the conscious brain where the cortex is located with its higher cognition ,abstract thought, usage of tools, formation and comprehension of language and social behavior..And,unfortunately, 77 million voters casted their ballots in a self harming derogatory way. With that being said, the Trump GOP policies and forthcoming information are not credible nor associated with positive Public Health . Instead , its unhealthy policies are associated with anxiety, fear,lies, destruction and death .Thanatos rules . .
Reference
Brain Injury: Alzheimer's, Stroke and Head , Trauma. Institute for
Natural Resources.
Harari, Yuval N,. Sapiens , a Brief History of Humankind.
Murray , Henry A. Explorations in Personality
PS
Ronald Reagan once said, "government is the problem. " it
certainly can be like the present GOP government. And, a fire official said that 95% of the fires are caused by humans.
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