Lyubov

Everyone wants to be captain hindsight now and especially with Ukraine. Supporting Taiwan absolutely was the most rational and strategic thing for the US or any superpower in their shoes to do at that time. Imagine if China was able to expand their zombie communism to the rest of Asia? The world would have not developed the same, human rights would have been a joke compared to what it is now . Everyone wants to cry about big bad America. I’m not saying this western democracy form of government is perfect, USA has a ton of issues with it’s double standards but you are taking for granted what we have now because of our form of government being the dominant one. We probably wouldn’t even be having this discussion if western democracy didn’t prevail, have you seen how heavily censored Chinese internet is? Forget any form of open dialogue.

Have you been paying attention to the politics? NATO is a block of democratic countries that requires nuanced consensus to do anything. High tech ballistic missiles and fighter jets aren’t Christmas candy you just hand out. It takes complex training and political processes to hand this over to a developing military. Not to mention the country Ukraine is fighting has thousands of Nukes and there is a fog of unpredictability about how this conflict could escalate if too much of this tech turns the tide quickly. NATO has supported Ukraine but in a sense a very careful approach. You don’t remember how funding from the USA has stalled since 2023? NATO countries have been at odds with each other about how to go about arming Ukraine since this started. You need to look into what the USA has in its arsenal. If the NATO block was actually able to come to a decisive consensus and they weren’t afraid of the political fallout or risk of Russian nukes this would have ended ages ago. The USA could have made Ukraine a no fly zone with the help of Turkey from the Black Sea alone.

that is not a theory I’d ever want to test but man what if Russia tried to do something with their nukes and they didn’t even work because people in their military pocketed all the cash to maintain them.

Armed factions, power deals and corruption. I do expect at least some sort of bizarre harmony to come from this. I can’t possibly see this being worse than that monster who was ruling before.

Taiwan has as much right to determine itself if a place like Crimea can vote to be annexed by Russia.

Part of Indian Hinduism’s appeal is its theatrics. There’s some people who get off on speaking poetically and passing their time with occult stuff yet they freak out the moment they get a parking ticket or their order at the restaurant is taking ages. You can put a label on anything and make it out to be something special and different to make yourself enjoy whatever you’re spending your time doing. My lunch went mahasamadiwoowoo the moment I ate it. Magical!

There’s real humility in realizing and admitting everything you’ve come to believe may not actually be true. This is sort of the core of the spiritual dynamic. Accepting the uncertainty / unknown. Only present moment now.

I think you got to experiment with what works for you. I’ve found just sitting down to meditate for any extended period of time is a waste of time. I think showing up daily is more important than any long sitting. Hiking is amazing and can also really open your mind. I love to hike and I have done some decent trials that take a few hours. I think it’s worth doing more if you find it helps.

I received the teaching of responsibility when it was time for me to enter creator mode. Different aspects of life lessons / spirituality / seeking (whatever you want to call it) find their way into your life when you are ready to receive/perceive them. It's impossible to not be responsible.

At least they aren't like Osho's, trying to kill people. There will always be people who need a guru to look up to.

believe what you wish

I can do all this stuff too, nothing special if he has helped you or brought you joy then that's good. He makes some great youtube videos.

I went bald at 20…. Just shave it and move on.

I’ve found this all to be true as well. I’ve struggled with letting go of a woman I been with for a while based off of beliefs of scarcity and lack and also beliefs having to do with gaining value by pleasing someone I see as family, loyalty and beliefs about love having to be rare and exclusive to be true. There is a whole prison we can create for ourselves around relationships where we entirely forget we have our own value regardless of this relationship or person. It can be very hard to get out of. Especially if you particularly grow close to one girl, that relationship ending is like a death and something about that is very hard to accept when looking at it through the mind / ego / inner child. It can really expose a huge inner misconception about needing to earn value outside oneself and also resolve some massive misconceptions about family and other people giving us value. I struggled for years with women and was very isolated, separated, self imposed separation. This issue of a lack of relationships with women ties directly into a lot of core childhood issues that form alongside the ego. Misconceptions of needing someone else to be whole and one. But the interesting thing about it is that people like the OP can’t be forced or told that this sort of rage they have around this issue is trivial. I can really relate to how this issue of not dating and being able to meet women can become so incredibly hard for men these days. Being told lofty spiritual stuff or given perspectives on how this issue isn’t as big as it is I found wasn’t helpful for me resolving this, even after being with many women since the core issue I still need to revisit and let go and my understanding of it has grown much deeper and deeper, it culminates ultimately in accepting eternal change and death. In my opinion what OP needs to do is really open up. I do think OP should seek professional therapy. He said he doesn’t want to but I think this is a massive blunder. OP needs this. It helps create space and a freeing. It’s ironic but this holding on to the anger is oddly enough what keeps us stuck. Just having someone who actually knows what men face today, a male therapist who knows how hard dating and relationships are today, this can help a ton: do not get some clinical weirdo or a woman therapist. Get a male therapist in his 30s/40s who isn’t gay or an overly SJW. This will help a ton and help release a lot of contraction on this issue. From there OP can start to become more resourceful and start learning about women and going places to socialize. Right now OP is in extreme separation, they need to open up and reconnect more and regain energy to then start to learn how to socialize and do pickup or whatever:

Stop projecting your enigmas and fantasies and self made mystical confusions onto this man. He’s a spiritual teacher and if you want to entangle yourself into what I’ve found to be a dated and problematic path towards spiritual awakening feel free. He’s just a man. He does a lot of good here and I recognize his contribution. I do think he is honest. But if you want to put yourself into a trans like a cobra listening to a flute feel free.

And they can’t get treatment for this sickness because people like healthcare ceos make sure insurance doesn’t cover it.

PayPal is such a cancer. Someone please explain to me how that useless piece of shit is still in business. It’s so bad and I’m surprised better alternatives haven’t just outright ran it out of business.

Dude I live now surrounded by some of the most beautiful nature and a 10 minute walk from one of the best beaches in the world, what are you talking about

Dude your brain is rotted. I lived in Russia for over 3 years. Almost every Russian with a decent education and job wants to leave due to corruption, pollution in the major cities and weather. It’s a total police state and you can be drafted to the army if you’re a young man. RT has rotted out your mind with conspiracy thinking and evangelical thinking about this place. Russia is a shell of an empire that wants to be great again like the USA. It’s cold and unbelievably corrupt, not a single higher value is served by the state when it’s as corrupt as it is. Half the people there are poor and don’t enjoy their lives. The culture is great though and life isn’t bad everywhere there. It is an alright place, really not that worse to live compared to the USA if you have okay money but it’s none of these special things you have listed here. It’s an autocratic police state with little opportunities to go places and go upward if you aren’t in the top 1%

1) A lot of weirdos apply for the first one. You have to be pretty brain rotted to apply for Russian residency on these grounds. 2) You have to be an even bigger weirdo because that land is out in the ass, like really out in the middle of nowhere with nothing and you have to live on it for 5 years.

he supports whoever would favor corruption and tax cuts for his business class and then creates a story and looks of evidence to skew around his belief system and rationalize to himself that it's good for everyone else so he doesn't feel bad

It sounds a little like you’re being pessimistic. Maybe it’s my millennial conditioning where they told our generation every day we were so special and would save the world, but lots of really progressive policies were popular with our generation at one point. How that actually plays out with a changing world and as people get older… I have my fingers crossed. I wouldn’t hold my breath for many changes but you never know. Maybe our generation will be a strong swing back to liberal democracy and rebuilding our institutions to help people.

weird how many of us millennials were all very blue and loved Obama. us guys were told to take a back seat too lol. weird how younger generation is more conservative than us.

I get shroom like highs when I smoke strong marijuana. It definitely can induce some altered states and psychedelic experiences. How useful they are for learning? I've personally found it marginal and if you get a weed hangover or there are time sensitive tasks on your plate it can be distracting. Overall I would give it a 3/10 for using it for my personal growth. It can be fun though and relaxation is an important part of life, so for this it's good when used occasionally. I do love to get high sometimes!

I have also gone on record saying I don’t support Israel annexing Syria’s territory. That’s very different from Israel destroying Syrian weapon caches and chemical weapon sites. Those absolutely should be destroyed. This shit is nuanced. Those weapons won’t defend a new Syrian state. They will be used on Syrian civilians if the new state is threatened.