Apparition of Jack

I don’t know Leo. I feel like in recent years you’ve become far too apologetic for the world “as it is”, if that makes sense. Sure it’s good to always be conscious of one’s biases and there are limits to stage Green, but in an age where countless Americans are dying due to a lack of healthcare which totally has the potential to be remedied through concerted effort, talking about how lame progressive thought can be sort of feels like… apolitical “both sides suckism” to me. If I’m being honest man, this is something I’ve wanted to say for a while, but I honestly feel like you’re still dealing with some sort of toxic stage red / hyper masculine shadow. No one is denying your brilliant insights or commitment to consciousness, but a lot of your attitude towards the world at large seems to just be explaining why the world is shitty rather than imagining what the world could be. Of course there are dangers in trying to recreate society, but there’s also dangers in letting the corruption fester too long. I don’t know dude. I could be wrong. But it’s just something I’ve noticed and thought I might point out.

Bro what

@Leo Gura “Crystal-clutching” LOL

What a joke. Zuckerberg’s always been in it for the grift, pretensions of impartiality aside.

Nothing. There’s no strategic or material reason for the US to attempt this that it doesn’t already have access too. It’s just collective ego-backlash trying to assert American superiority on the world because they’re pissed off neoliberalism didn’t make them all ultra-rich rockstars like it promised. It’s pure delirium, plain and simple.

Don’t you think pro-active counter-measures could be made to oppose this though? The EU could work to integrate more to better be able to resist American aggression, for instance. Or Canada could start working with sympathetic US politicians to undermine Trump’s ability to try shit against them. Being needlessly worried is bad but if it leads to effective actions in response that wouldn’t be bad right?

@Breakingthewall And do you really think the Ukrainians will want to ally with him now, after he occupied a fifth of their territory, killed thousands of their civilians and turned millions more into refugees? If there was ever a slim chance of Ukraine staying by Russia’s side before all this, that chance is now gone and Ukraine will want to move more close to the West than ever

@Breakingthewall And what of the people of Ukraine? Clearly their lives are just Putin’s to sacrifice however he wishes, right?

Pouring one out for my homie Jimmy 🙏 😔 🍺

Alf is trying to find a parking spot

TIK is just one of countless grifters out there who’ve mistaken greed for wisdom. If there’s one thing I despise about current civilisation it’s the fact too many people attribute divine properties to money, rather than seeing it for the illusionary tool that it is.

As a shaman connected to the Earth, I have to deal with her rage and suffering in the face of his gross anthropocentric narcissism.

It’s round.

Whatever Biden’s family have done, Trump’s family have done 100 times worse. It’s not wrong to criticise Biden per se, but it’s deeply hypocritical to go after him and not the endless list of corrupt excesses Trump and other GOP families have committed.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/3/south-koreas-president-declares-emergency-martial-law What the hell is going on?

In the coming fight against Trumpism insanity, a lot of conservatives are going to end up completely baffled at the dark actions him and his administration are going to take, but because of their ideology - anything pro-democracy, holistic, pro-worker, pro-immigration rights etc will be seen as “leftist communism”, they will have no framework to support these things and instead double-down on their scapegoating and victim mentality. This is where Christian Democracy comes in - a political movement that is socially conservative, yet unlike the reckless Trumpist capitalism, is also deeply pro-worker, pro-human rights, pro-environment, etc. In the fight against Trumpism, these sorts of well-meaning conservatives with stage Green economics will be key in undermining its power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_democracy?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Solidarity_Party?wprov=sfti1# Of course, in social issues like abortion, gay marriage etc they’re still far from progressive, but in the fight to preserve democracy we cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good. It’s much better if democracy and workers rights survive even if half of their voters oppose abortion, rather than letting right-wing authoritarianism and no one ends up with any rights.

Without making too many predictions about how Trump’s second term will go (I think we’re well beyond the realm of accurate political projections, lol), if he does start acting like Yeehaw Hitler, then here’s a great article on how to successfully resist authoritarianism, build resilience and find ways to feel joy and optimism even when the world around you is swirling: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/

Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian; what an enlightened, high-conscious leader who refused to harm animals 🥰

The problem isn’t progressivism, the problem is inequality. LA is one of the most unequal cities on earth, so no wonder there is so much urban decay.

Do you have any friends or connections that might help you move to a (relatively) safer place in the meantime @Mesopotamian? Even if just somewhere else in Iraq for now. Also, do you have any skills that might be favourable if you meet the right person? Even just something like photography or playing an instrument can help open the right doors. I guess I'm asking, do you have any ability to improve your security in the short-term, even if it's not a full solution? Being stuck in Iraq to living in Western Europe / America is a huge leap, so do you have any small-scale plans in the meantime to help you move in that direction further down the line?

Society is an illusion, but you won’t truly realise it’s an illusion unless you grow spiritually. Cultivating love and compassion is one of the key tenets of spiritual growth, so it makes perfect sense that you’d care about it while you’re still stuck in ego. And then, by the time you do evolve enough to see through it, you’ll radiate so much love and compassion that there’ll be no reason not to still care about it even after you’re finished.

Put down the bong, bro

Man, what a waste. JP clearly has a strong intuitive grasp of human psychology and motivations and yet he wastes his understanding on defending some decaying 20th century white liberalism. He could unlock so many secrets of the universe if he could look beyond his biases but alas he entangles himself in samsara due to his petty ego clashes. Sad.

It's a pretty fucked up topic and is a very poignant example of survival and stage red on steroids but the title is a bit insensitive tbh. It's not really a "production company" as if it were some sort of benign profit-seeking enterprise making human body parts.

Here’s a question - what does “freedom of speech” even mean? To me it’s a nonsense term than can be used to justify practically anything. Freedom from government censorship? You could argue that, but then that doesn’t explain why the government bans child porn or info on how to make bombs. These are forms of speech, after all. People hide behind the phrase to hide the fact their tongues are like snakes and their ideas are like poison.