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He’s probably healthier than most his age. Being a rich elite makes health much easier. You can build muscle like he has while eating fruit loops for breakfast and Oreos for dinner. Optimal diet is better for health than optimal muscle mass, as is optimal sleep. For most guys with that much muscle, it is mostly about the image. The following indicates something as well, albeit, more abstract and not as easy to see as big muscles: Big muscle man Hunts for sport Thinks his ideas are superior to world renowned scientists, even though he’s not a scientist Aligned himself with Trump and calls known right wing grifters friends He seems like an opportunist operating on a niche narcissism, rather than a paragon of health and virtue.

Good epistemology + pure observation + deep contemplation hones intuitive faculties where patterns are noticed by the subconscious and sends them up to the conscious for processing. ”The internal process begins with deliberate observation, which provides the intuitive faculty with a rich foundation of raw data. Over time, patterns begin to emerge through intuition—subtle connections and relationships that are not immediately accessible to conscious thought. These patterns eventually surface in moments of clarity, often experienced as a "click," where everything suddenly aligns and makes sense. At this point, the conscious mind evaluates the insight for validity and refines it into something actionable. This process, driven by the emergence of understanding through intuition, becomes sharper and more effective with consistent observation and reflection.”

Who gives a shit? Is this supposed to indicate good health or a well-developed character? Even if he’s all natural, it says nothing. He probably has a gym in his mansion. It’s not difficult to walk to your gym and meet your personal trainer for a daily workout. The average man can figure out how to workout daily. If I had a 6 pack, I wouldn’t be caught without a shirt, because it’s fucking cringe. LOOK AT ME!!!!!

Pete Hegseth openly advocates for using the military against the left. Someone like this is exactly who you'd want if you were planning on executing something like Project 2025. This is the same mentality of the president of The Heritage Foundation, when he said "The revolution will be bloodless, if the left allows it to be". "Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has written in a book that he could imagine a scenario in which the US armed forces would be used violently in American domestic politics. Hegseth’s 2020 book exhorts conservatives to undertake “an AMERICAN CRUSADE”, to “mock, humiliate, intimidate, and crush our leftist opponents”, to “attack first” in response to a left he identifies with “sedition”, and he writes that the book “lays out the strategy we must employ in order to defeat America’s internal enemies”. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/22/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book

11-22-2024 Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools. Teachers can opt in, but state is offering financial incentive of $60 a student for participating school districts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/22/texas-approves-bible-based-curriculum-elementary-schools

I assume Leo has enough self-awareness to not be getting high on putting himself above others or demeaning them. I interpret his words like "Hey, I'm playing this game and crushing it... what are you doing? Are you gonna crush it too, because you can if you want?" I see it as a call upwards, not an attack or arrogance. But IDK Leo personally, so maybe there are aspects about him I'm not aware of. I just give him the benefit of the doubt that he's not engaging in petty ego stuff. If this is correct, it seems a lot of people project their insecurities onto him. Maybe this style resonates most with A-type personalities who have high self-confidence and self-efficacy. I prefer to be surrounded by people more developed than myself because it's the best thing for growth. If they taunt or tease me about something I want to excel in but I'm making errors or have stagnated, it can strengthen my resolve and remind me of my values and vision and make me want to increase my efforts. That's how I've always rationalized Leo's seeming arrogance—as a call upwards.

@What Am I , @sholomar When people you care about reject scientific fact and embrace quackery, such as adding a drop of bleach into their morning coffee to clean them out, would your approach be to respect their belief that bleach is good for them? Would that bother you? What if it occured on a regular basis and they were constantly making poor life choices based on absolute falsehoods? What would your response to that be? Respect? If you don't have anybody in your life who is a common fool, then maybe it's hard to understand the struggle. If this is the case, you might not be aware of the degree falsehood is flourishing and truth is diminishing. But if you are aware, you will naturally ask "why?". And the answer is all the things I mentioned. It has nothing to do with ideology or hate. It comes from a strong desire to prevent suffering. FALSEHOOD HAS A COST! The degree to which we deviate from truth is the degree to which we fuck ourselves. In case you haven't noticed, we're now collectively drifting very far from truth. Also, the biggest problem is not the people who know not what they do. It's the people who know those people are easily fooled and who take advantage of them, simultaneously being praised by the people they're taking advantage of. The whole thing is just sick.

It's basically a zero % chance. Americans wouldn't allow it. There would be a massive rebellion long before it ever came to people like you being targeted. Just think of the millions that rank much higher than you in the anti-Trump camp. They would be targeted first and that process would trigger massive revolt, even among the right. The only way this happens is if we become like North Korea or Russia.

@What Am I If truth is the guide, there's no need for ideology or camps. I've watched my low conscious family members try to be healthy and they fail miserably at it—largely due to the information they seek, which is usually a magic pill, and YouTuber who tells them what they want to hear. Then, they call truth false, no matter how vetted or compelling the evidence. This is the problem. Low consciousness, bad epistemics, willful ignorance, and stubborn refusal to accept what is true, which seems to stem from an unconscious emotional bias. It's the same problem we find ourselves in when we discuss politics or any other topic of consequence. I'm sorry to tell you, but some things are detrimental and others are beneficial. If someone tells you cyanide is all natural and organic and a little drop here and there is good for you, they're right that it's natural and organic, which might make them think it's good for you, but that's false. There is no squaring that circle. Truth is what it is, no matter how much people want it to be otherwise. How do you suggest this problem be dealt with?

I understand the idea and it is good that something made them start thinking about health and what they're putting in their bodies, but there's a problem. Biochemistry and human health is complex. Dealing with complexity requires sound epistemics and without it, tinkering with the body is dangerous. My sister’s now looking up ingredients in vaccines and jumping to bad conclusions. Her kid has health issues and was recommended the Prevnar 20 vaccine, but she found out it has aluminum phosphate and is now against it. She’s furious that the healthcare system approves injecting “heavy metals” into kids. She thinks statins are a net negative (big pharma/FDA are poisoning people to line their pockets). She lets her kids drink Coke but not Coke Zero (thinks aspartame is worse than sugar). So, it's good they're thinking about health, but also problematic. They often end up doing harm to themselves and their children. They end up drinking blue silver their preachman sold them and taking supplements that are a complete waste or damaging. They call healthy, unhealthy. Like how many currently don't believe high serum cholesterol is bad and they're against statins, so those folks will see an early grave. There won't be a huge health initiative on the right. They might get healthy from the working out at the gym, because appearances matter more to them than anything, but they don't care about cholesterol, free radicals, etc. This applies to most Americans, but the right is more likely to reject science, seek magic pills, and rely on poor information sources. Case in point: RFK thinks AIDS is fake and vaccines cause autism. Sound epistemics are needed if health is to be pursued.

Healthy foods like whole grains and beans go a long way and are cheap and can be used to make a ton of dishes that taste really good, but they'd rather spend $25 on pizza. The REAL reason Americans eat like shit is because they're lazy, always taking the path of least resistance, and because they care more about instant gratification than health. This being the case, they rationalize it all away with "healthy food is too expensive". You can make an extremely healthy meal that would last you all week for less than $20. I do a daily smoothie with all organic plant foods (spinach, banana, blueberries, date), fortified with ground flaxseed, chia seeds, turmeric, black pepper, pumpkin seeds, walnuts. I haven't added the cost up but I'm sure it's less than 2 or 3 dollars a day, which could easily be offset by eliminating expenditure on bad habits such as blowing money on fast food and convenient stores, eating out, buying lotto tickets, coffees, soda, and dozens of other bad habits Americans partake in that they don't mind dispensing with their hard-earned cash. They don't eat healthy because they don't give a fuck about it and they're too lazy to set it all up. My right wing sister is all of sudden worried about chemicals and ingredients in foods and she blames it all on corrupt food companies, big pharma, and the FDA. Interesting how she's just now concerned about it. I wonder if she might have been manipulated just like she was manipulated in 2020 when she all of sudden she was going to "save the children" from pedophiles. Now she's all of a sudden amped up about health... got it!

Nice to hear. I can see how peeps these days fall into it. Most can't break out because they don't have the self-awareness to see what it does to them and what they're doing with it. You're a lucky one!

How did you come to see through it?

Donald Trump Nominates WWE Co-Founder Linda McMahon as Education Secretary McMahon serves as board chair at the Trump-aligned think tank America First Policy Institute. In her 2010 U.S. Senate campaign, McMahon's team implemented a voter registration drive at the University of Connecticut, offering $5 bonuses for each Republican voter registered. Linda McMahon has been linked to controversies involving her husband, Vince McMahon, including allegations of sexual misconduct and a federal investigation into sex trafficking. While she has not been directly implicated, her association with these issues has drawn public scrutiny. "Linda McMahon’s lack of direct experience in education policy, administration, or teaching raises significant doubts about her qualifications to serve as Secretary of Education. While her leadership roles in WWE and the Small Business Administration demonstrate administrative and managerial capabilities, these do not translate to the expertise needed to oversee the complex challenges of the U.S. education system, such as curriculum development, equity issues, and compliance with federal laws like Title IX. Her nomination appears to prioritize loyalty and business acumen over the specialized knowledge traditionally expected for this role." It's odd that most of Trump's picks have been involved in sex trafficking investigations.

Large circle of concern + discernment + valuing of integrity + duty to warn + recognition of the populace putting the polar opposite of that which is good on a pedestal to idolize = A person who denounces Trump to the degree that he is praised. When over half the U.S population not only condones but praises such a con artist, which serves to degrade human life and the virtues most people on this forum would claim to value, people who care about those things will speak up. If you're not a native English speaker and not from America or have not spent considerable time here, it's highly unlikely that you can understand what Trump is. So if that's you, I'd be careful in thinking I know what Trump is. You guys keep thinking it's a political issue or bias. It's not that people are sounding the alarm about his ideology, because he has none. They are sounding the alarm that goodness itself is under attack and the purpose is an attempt to make them see that which they fail to see. Wise people aren't so much against Trump's con artistry and deception as they are against the American people's embrace of it. THAT is what all the noise is about. If people knew Trump was a total bullshit con artist who lies every time his mouth opens and doesn't care at all about anyone, much less America, then there would be no need for sounding the alarm. The whole point of sounding the alarm is to wake you the fuck up to your ignorance of what Trump is and the implications of his widespread embrace. We have a totally unwitting population who cannot see he throws even his closest allies under the bus and that he will lie to every single fucking group he talks to and tell them all he loves them and will deliver everything they want... and they believe it. Wise people know everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie and they can, clear as day, see the rot coming from the top down. If there is growing love and support for someone who tells lies everytime he speaks, and the people who hear them clap and grow even fonder of him.... People who can see where this leads, people with integrity, people who care about good things, will be bothered that the people fail to see. That's why integrous people are so serious on this matter. Don't mistake them for ideological, biased leftists, just because you yourself cannot see the nature of Trump, Trumpism, it's evolution, and what the implications of those are, because if you could see, Leo's stance would not boggle your mind. It would make perfect sense.