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Gabor Mate has done a good analysis of world leaders from Obama to Trump on narcissists. Tim Cook, Bezos, Musk, Gates, Jobs all fall under the same category.

MLM criticism is fair but the reality is, our version of capitalism is a GIANT MLM. All the problems people have of MLM are the same problems only much much larger to American corporatism that is infecting the entire world.

Come on. The democratic party is supposed to be progressive. From Obama to Hillary was a huge downgrade and people just didn't feel like voting. Imagine coming from Chris Hemsworth to Elliott Page. One minute you are dating a tall handsome gorgeous man the next one you are dating a man with a strap on. Thats what progressives felt about Obama to Hillary. Trumps out of power now and the country isn't even 1 percent better which means he wasn't the major problem Blaming Jill for Trump isn't looking inward The democrats just know they just don't want the other side but in a vacuum, there isn't any candidate on the left that is capable of bringing the country together that they can honestly stand behind.

@abundance The problem is people on the right view left as fascist and in their eyes and values the left is. This 2 party system creates polarity so we need more parties to prevent culture wars. If it was Trump vs Biden vs West you think all people on the right will vote for Trump? Just like people on the left would prefer West there will be some but probably fewer that would prefer him over Trump.

That statement holds for everyone on this planet. The way the system works is, the incentivization system is built on lies and deception. Any reasonable-minded person would leave their party once they have any conscience. The reason why people were so tolerant of Epstein was because of what he could offer them even when knowing he was pimping teenage girls. The same thing happens (s) in Hollywood and the only solution will be to limit their power by distributing it. There is no way to fix both parties until there is more competition for them. The ego also looks for things in others to put itself in a higher moral position, this alleviates its transgressions.

They are just planting a seed to try to get more funding to where they want the money to be spent. The government has long punished whistleblowers so I find it suspicious they are allowing ex-government and military people to just speak freely on classified info

At least he's putting himself out there to serve and try to change the country

That's the wrong mentality to have because nothing will change and both parties will just keep on doing the least as possible to keep their voters. In the long run, moving towards a system that distributes power will help the country move forward, 20, 30, 40, 50 years into the future. Voting blue no matter who will lead to a future like Starwars, Altered Carbon, or Foundation where the same group of people controls the entire galaxy for thousands of years. There's a good number of Americans that do not vote at all because they don't feel any politician represents them. Since they arent participating in democracy they are more likely to break the law or do whatever they feel they have to do to survive. A majority of Americans are losing faith in themselves and others, Cornel West can be a path forward to heal those wounds. Both parties are bought by the same people, if there were 4-7 parties out there like some socialist European countries buying all the parties will be much more difficult.

Im super pumped about his announcement, I've been following him for years and saddened to hear that he wasn't treated at Harvard with enough respect. Even if he doesn't win, its going to be important for America to move in the direction of a 3rd, 4th party.

It's a slippery slope when you start talking about sensitive things that parents should be talking to their kids. This whole thing and the trans movement are designed to distract people from more significant problems, many problems that most people would agree with like cleaning up money in politics. The politicians on both sides design controversial un-important topics in relationship to society on a mass scale so we don't fight them with the things everyone agrees with

I've been wondering lately why most teachers like Rupert Spira, Sadhguru, Adyashanti, etc do not talk about problems in society that keep people asleep. Are they so enlightened that they see those problems as pointless to the enlightenment process or do they just choose to not talk about them because it's not a part of the world they wish to be in? If their goal is to enlighten people why not have a goal to challenge and transform society so they can make a larger impact? During the vietnam war there were activist monks that spoke against it but these days not many teachers address such things

I understand that but at the same time there are certain limitations for many people to look within if they are living in poverty or if the society they are living in is ruled by fear which are big problems in most countries including a country like America where the news is laced with fear. The system of money and value has also corrupted people from working on themselves.

Western developed countries aren't that far off, they just did the raping and pillaging earlier and much better than everyone else. When you are in a country on time its easier to be "good" We cant even get our own politics right to show the world how it should be done. Extreme vanity and materialism has corrupted minds all over the world and even Sadhguru has mentioned it as a warning to the people of India. India is a really unique country because it's riddled with extremely rich and poor people. They are also more evolved spiritually at the same time and seem to co-exist with different groups of people much better, and yet it's not safe for women to walk and night alone so they just don't do those things. The irony is China has universal healthcare and they are probably ranked higher than America in total health of a nation but if you make any negative criticism of the CCP you can go to jail or even disappear. Then in America, getting sick can cause you to lose your home and go bankrupt, then homeless. From the Chinese people they may see what America does to it's citizens and people around the world as evil. From an American perspective its easier to point the finger back at them for many other things. I have spoken to an American that runs business in countries in Asia and America and he told me its much easier in China to become rich if you work hard compared to America. Would I rather raise my kids in Western develop country over China, of course, but at the same time I am aware of that freedom and liberty means many things in different cultures and there are advantages and disadvantages in most countries.

Its safe to be cautious and skeptical of ultra-wealthy people that fund politicians. In a way there isn't much to do about them if they are conspiring so it might make it easier to assume the best of them or just ignore the skepticism about them....

The people of China are wonderful and great people like many nations. Like any other government, they are often the biggest problem and do not represent the masses. I have spoken to people in many places around the world including Russia. In every interaction, I concluded they are like me. Want to love, want to be loved.

Yes, I've heard him talk about that on many occasions such as planting trees and making sure we have healthy soil. Issues are certainly important but not exactly controversial because id like to think most people agree with those ideas. There have been occasions where he talked about taking medicine and experimenting on animals and he got some pushback when someone accused him of being an anti-vaxxer even though he didn't even talk about not taking vaccinations. So I'm sure he has some awareness not to stir up controversy because it distracts from bigger goals he has.

That's the conundrum that I am struggling with because that logic applies to allowing people to be corrupt, murderous, and exploitative. The twisted part of awakening is you see everything that happens just happens and you accept that but isn't that sociopathic? How is that any different than a warlord or a hardcore libertarian that chooses to overlook the corruption and just says well, its either them or us. I've listened to hundreds of hours of those names I mentioned and to be fair someone like Sadhguru has said that humans are cruel creatures and he used the word WE, then shortly addressed being less cruel. There is certainly a level of pandering to the masses to hopefully bring them in rather than being harsh and truthful.

Actually, I would be interested to see an entire country being able to vote if they want to go to war with Russia or not, I would suspect most of them do but at the great expense to the entire world. Again to what point does America and Western Europe stop before the world's government just say, you are on your own? Zelenski has even asked America to send their troops to Ukraine, which I personally have a bigger problem with than funding them with noi budget in mind Prior to the whole war thing, I actually talked to many Ukrainians whether they think Ukraine should unite with Russia or not, a small minority thinks so but perhaps that number has probably gone down after getting invaded. If the country isn't divided in half, another solution is to give the Ukrainians a choice on how they want to stop the war. They can vote and if 10% or whatever percent of Ukrainians are in favor of Russia then Russia gets 10% of Ukraine from the Russian border. Putin has asked before invading to disarm all of the missiles that are pointing at Russia in eastern Ukraine. What would US do if China gave a bunch of missiles to Mexico at the US/Mexico Border? What if China's best excuse is, we aren't setting up bases at the US border, all we did is gave Mexico missiles because they asked them from us?

It's important not to hold anyone on a pedestal but at the same time all of these men, including Jeff Bezos dare to dream and put their thoughts into action. Something most of us have trouble doing.

There is an alternative which is to give Putin half of Ukraine and divide the country in half. The Ukrainians that support Russia can stay in that half and the other half that dislikes Russia can go to the other side. There are minerals and resources that everyone wants, they should just share them. If no one surrenders, the war can go on for another decade and cost countless lives and lots of money, enough to pay for Medicare for all and give free college to students in America like many European countries do. The only short-term solution would be the worst possible scenario which would be to nuke Russia and disable any countermeasure for them to nuke back but who would be the real bad guys in that situation?

"Liberal" people supporting war rather than peace talks is a totally different reality than what I grew up in where hippies were for love and war. There certainly needs to be a reasonable limit and budget for funding another country's war. If America and Western Europe are interested in funding this war because they have a financial interest they need to at least be honest about it. American vets had to beg for medical care and some of them died from cancer before they could get the proper treatment from the burn pits but then Congress immediately sends billions to another country. Not to mention funding infrastructure and the East Palestine chemical spill. As Putin is censoring his people, it's likely that the Western government is doing the same, and general citizens will never really find out the truth. The best thing we can all do is just pray for the least amount of bloodshed as possible.

Liberals are more evolved than conservatives yet the liberal mindset can be more dangerous in certain situations such as if a scientist who has altruistic intentions trying to create a cure for a neurodegenerative disease and then wipes out the entire population like in Planet of the Apes with James Franco. In this case, the liberal mind is less evolved than the conservative mind because the more brilliant wiser person is missing a deeper understanding of a situation. There are real-life cases such as the people that created the atomic bomb, they had the intention of creating cheap energy for the world but they lacked the wisdom to understand not everyone involved thinks like them. A redneck hick that wants to work hard in construction, grow food, share it with their neighbors, and love their children may be wiser than someone that works in a pharmaceutical company trying to cure cancer and is involved themselves in NGOs. There is a higher mind above the human intellect that goes beyond wisdom even. We are just pawns when it comes to the universal forces that hold the structure of what we call reality.

It's exactly why and the failures of previous administrations builds up the resentment. All they have to do is say the word sorry we fell flat in X X and X but if they ever said sorry that would mean they have to have a path forward to change. The ugly truth is they don't want change on either side, all they want to do is keep things the same at best. The donors don't donate because they want to improve things.

Good analogy.

lol many of the politicians trade stocks, its been proven in on many instances where people have asked politicians should they be allowed to trade stocks they have always said overwhelmingly YES. Its called lobbying, every politician that wins does it really well. Of course, we can just assume these corporations and individuals are donating with the kindness of their hearts. Peter Thiel, the dude that famously funds the most successful startups and has gone IPO donated to Trump. I understand my thinking is speculation but I believe the public would overwhelmingly support the removal lobbyist or at the least seriously limit them. Thats true but now they have power and sometimes just attempting to reverse things brings up public conversation on why was it done in the first place and what are the risk. That way when the SVB issue come in, the democrats can at least say, see we told you and even tried to fix it, rather than just blame it on Trump. To Obama's credit, he was willing to have intelligent conversations on topics to engage people to think. Joe Biden isn't capable of doing such things