Leo Gura

As I've said before, libertarians end up going right-wing. They act like they are not right wing, but in the end, when the rubber meets the road and it's time to vote, they veer right-wing. Because it's an Orange, anti-Green philosophy. A libertarian is not willing to make the sacrifices that solid Green requires. For example, a libertarian cannot stomach a simple Covid lock-down for social health. Covid was a litmus test. Trump is a litmus test. People can't fake these litmus tests. They reveal their true colors. It's easy to virtue signal about being Green, but when it comes time to make a sacrifice for Green principles, these people run. Because they are corrupt. Rogan ran to Texas as soon as his $200 million tax bill came due in California. Not gonna lie. If I got a $200 mil tax bill, I might run to Texas too. It's very tempting. That's corruption.

This is a good lesson for you guys. Very few people are above Green. Very very very few. Most successful and popular people are Tier 1. Lots of talk but hollow at the core when the rubber meets the road.

They are not doing serious development. They are pursuing success and power. Success and power is not development nor consciousness.

Just ask yourself, Why does Rogan shoot himself up with steroids and hormones? For what purpose? Why does Andrew Tate strut around like a puffed up chimp with a cigar?

Because he surrounded himself with right-winger friends. He believes what his friends believe, and he's anti-mainstream, and he likes those macho-man vibes. Don't underestimate just how much people chase those macho vibes. That's what fascism caters to.

What's this? The myth of science?

They did get more freedom. There are many degrees and types of freedom. But to most immigrants what matters is not some abstract freedom but economic opportunity.

Of course more. Just at slower pace.

As predicted by Spiral Dynamics. People vote based on their stage of development, not their race, gender, party, religion, or whatever else. Many latinos are stage Blue. Many immigrants are stage Blue. Many of them would vote for a fascist.

I have shared nearly all of my sources with you over the years.

That's certainly the case. However, they contradict themselves with BS because they are just rationalizing their selfishness. Whatever your views of ownership are they can't just be self-serving because that will lead to mental contradiction.

I am doing research for a new episode about how to avoid scammers, cheaters, exploiters, con-artists, etc. I would like to hear your stories about how you were conned or swindled in life. It could be financial, business, medical, relationship, etc. Could be something major or minor. Please keep your story concise. We don't need your entire life story. Also share what lesson you learned from this incident. And what is it about you that made you fall prey to this con?

@Something Funny Yeah. Interesting point.

Ownership is a construct, yet still, within that construct which everyone accepts, theft happens.

My blog quotes are designed to get you to contemplate for yourself, rather than giving you the whole explanation.

Recurring subscriptions are designed to be difficult to cancel and they prey on people forgetting to cancel. That one biz model powers half the web. Why? Because theft is so effective at capturing value. I didn't mean that all subscriptions are wrong. But plenty are.

It's not just jokes and it's not petty at all. It's a foreshadowing and normalization of fascism. It's happening in the context of a fascist takeover of democracy. If it was said in a comedy club, then no problem. But it is said at a fascist rally.

That quote was from a new video I have planned on the topic of theft. Theft is a profound topic of itself. Theft, corruption, super-truth, terrorism, Zionism, etc -- all these topics will have videos.

These aren't jokes, it's fascist mania.

It's certainly better to do it with people than not do it at all. But for the real serious work you gotta do it alone. Yeah, maybe I'm biased here.

@Scholar You are an eagle and politics is for pidgeons, who feast on garbage It helps to know that.

Glad you liked it.

It's not that I demonize them. It's that they lead to corruption. I have been corrupted by them in the past to some extent. And now I am very aware of that corrupting effect. But I was wise enough to avoid most of the corruption. Most people will fall right into it. There are many different ways to get money and sex. They are not all equally corrupt. Of course I'm not saying you shouldn't make money or have sex. I'm saying, understand how these things lead to corruption and be careful that you don't lose yourself to them. Saying that pickup is corrupt doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't date or flirt with women or learn to socialize. My point was that the pickup community as whole is corrupt. In the same way that Wall Street or the mafia as a whole is corrupt. These are corrupt industries. Not all ways of doing business are corrupt. Not all ways of dating are corrupt. If you are just starting off, you may not care about corruption because you just want results. But at my advanced stage I care about corruption as an epistemic and spiritual matter. So I point it out as a favor to mankind, for those who care about such things. At some point, if you care about deeply understanding all these fieldd and social systems, you have to confront the issue of corruption within them. Otherwise you cannot understand them. Corruption is such a huge lens for understanding what's really going on with mankind.

Tom is a marketer. Don't forget what marketers are at their core.

We can't know exactly. But if Trump wins there will be basically zero checks on him. It is a hostile takeover of government and at that point the only question is how dictatorial will he be in the mood to be. At this point he could cancel an election and no one would be able to stop him. He can imprison any of his opponents. That is where we are headed. This is no joke. If Trump gets in office all checks are gone. His admin will destroy normal government for decades. It will be like the Iraq war but to the US government.