actuallyenlightened

Why would I do that ? my time is valuable

I can't remember which one it was but I read this old sci-fi story where humans traded uranium for gold with aliens

You're probably just sensing inflation and unemployment.. War only drives people nuts after it starts

Modern urban spirituality is a bit ahead of the times, better luck if you were born 30 years later

Learn from China!!

I've had fairly similar experiences when I use LSD for years now and use it to grow faster. Thought I'd share a bit about it in case it might work for you too.. During my trips, I focus on how my mind works out these energies so that I could (crudely) replicate it when sober. This is just an expected extension of my "trip"; I sit down and work on those emotions as if I were on the acid and can process them around 0.5x as efficiently, with the rate decreasing as time goes by. It's emotionally tough yes but very effective. If the thoughts get too twisted, I focus on nothingness - that tends to untangle those energies over time. Either way like others have said the emotions do tend to settle down on their own so it's not something to be too worried about.

... according to Mr. Global Times.

Asserting that China has never invaded another country is certainly misinformation. You also said that China doesn't suffer from crime and gang activity; that is also false. I suppose you can technically argue that China is a stable place to raise a family so I won't call that misinformation but I do certainly consider that to be misleading, personally. You certainly haven't demonstrated this as you've said nothing that is critical of the CCP but found countless criticisms of the US and the 'West'. You even made a positive statement on covid-zero but failed to make any critical statement such as people's rights being taken away and the loss of life. You criticized the US for "anti-democratically asserting its own superiority" on the world stage, yet you support the Chinese government, which doesn't even provide democratic freedoms to its own people. It is absolutely absurd how you even bring up the word 'democracy' in a positive light while supporting one of the least democratic countries on the planet. I'll finish here by saying that it is quite rich of you to go to a Western site to praise a system that doesn't even allow you to criticize the regime with harsh penalties such a jail time, and decry intolerance; while at the same time vehemently condemning that Western country because you know that you can get away with it due to free speech. Whether or not the mods ban you, the reason why I'm bringing this up in the first place is because I think it's important for members of this forum to be aware of bad actors like yourself and think critically as there is a lot of state sponsored propaganda going around social media these days.

I'm not talking about justifications, just about whether that prior statement was factual. An invasion of a 'feudal society' due to 'asserting its claim to territory' is an invasion nonetheless. Also, why is half of your reply about the US, they have many other specifically focused topics on this forum. In the case of Vietnam, you do realize that this was after they overthrew the Khmer Rouge (who are responsible for the Cambodian genocide). You aren't making the CCP sound like the good guys for attacking Vietnam in 'retaliation' for this.

well except the 1950 annexation of tibet, korean war, the 1962 sino-indian war (annexed Aksai Chin) and the 1979 sino-vietnamese war (where they lost and went home) You know @Jwayne, even though the 50 cent army is state endorsed, you're still breaking the law by going over the great firewall. Stop spreading misinformation. Please leave this forum.

Classic Chinse propaganda.. Starting by getting permission to spread propaganda. Whataboutism + select anti-American strong words. Cherry-picking and omission of critical details. Kissinger worked for the Nixon administration and this was said during a speech in the early 70s . Also - making an individual represent the entire country Chinese rhetoric summed up in a sentence. Genocide denial. For everyone else reading this thread - here's a police leak containing the names of tens of thousands of detainees and their crimes: https://www.xinjiangpolicefiles.org/ This is also another point made by tankies and propagandists which is not true. If you visit Xinjiang as a foreigner, you will be trailed by a random dude(s) and will be pushed away if you tried to visit a camp (you can find them with satellite images)

Question for you @Jwayne. Do you believe than Taiwan is an integral part of China and that the Xinjiang genocide is just western propaganda?

They could have in 2011. But Xi's been smart about it and didn't do anything too drastic to get the party to oust him; gradually weeding out all opposition (ie anti-corruption) and putting his buddies in the top positions in congress and the military. In China especially, it's about who you know, who would support you (same in the US but less), and the levers you could pull to destroy your opponents. There's definitely pros and cons to consolidating power in this way...

Yeah because he systematically purged the other factions within the CCP that provided at least a bit of accountability. If you recall Hu Jintao getting escorted out of a meeting by guards last year and Li Keqiang getting sacked from the premier role. He's putting his allies in all of the top positions so no one can question him.

If we're talking about sovereignty, I'd say that a lot of Russians believe that the Soviet Union is just another name for Russia and that they are regaining sovereignty of what they think belongs to them. Say, Texas became independent from the US after some depression and got international recognition, I'm not sure whether most Americans wouldn't want the same thing 30 years later. Of course, Texas doesn't have the same history / identity as Ukraine. By brainwashing and relocating Ukrainian children to non-Slavic regions (which is a war crime), they could dilute the local population (i.e. Chechnya, Tuva, etc), ultimately reducing the risk of secession in these regions - especially considering the low birthrate among ethnic Russians. It's important to remember that Russia is a highly centralized ethnostate that has exploited it's resource-rich peripheral regions for centuries and kept them poor. From a sovereignty/strategic standpoint it checks out - but I still hope they loose considering all of the suffering caused.

Except when he tried to raise the retirement age lol.

They're just a bad case of it. The vast majority of people are traumatized to a certain degree. The ability to get traumatized helped people survive in prehistory so it's really just a part of the human condition. Smart people could use psychedelics to rewire their brain (ie fix their energy) so it could be at a healthier baseline state. Being alone only leads to loneliness if the loner feels that his lonesomeness is a problem.

If you see life as a 'fun game' and have no shadow whatsoever then yes. The catch is that you'd have to take life seriously until you get there

Maybe the things you are doing are too easy and the people around you are too simple. If you do things that are very intellectually challenging and are completely honest with yourself, I doubt your mind would continue thinking like that

Isn't necessarily a regression. Blue moral integrity is a watered down version of turquoise morality that was passed down to it through the ages. I'd argue that turquoise is 100x more strict in that regard (except it comes intuitively and is much more wholistic and forgiving in its judgements). You would need a strong blue foundation to springboard into yellow+. Green rejecting green seems a lot like a gradual move toward yellow.

Probably a very bad idea. The vast majority of people are incapable of changing much beyond the surface level once they reach their 20s (ok if they do something stupid as teenager). Even if they kick the coke habit through willpower they still have basically the same ego with same tendencies. This basically boils down to a combination of upbringing and certain predispositions unfortunately. An exception would be people who embarked on a hardcore spiritual journey for a couple of years; which isn't even a guaranteed way of totally overcoming these things

I was thinking that perhaps the death penalty could deter certain types of crimes. For example, anyone caught selling drugs laced with fentanyl or selling that drug itself would be executed but someone selling heroine would be imprisoned. As opposed to violent criminals, many of who won't be deterred by anything; I'd say most drugs dealers who would lace their drugs are interested in making a quick buck and wouldn't risk it if the stakes were too high. That would force them to take it upon themselves to test the purity. So in general, some sort of situation where someone could commit one of two crimes. One of which being slightly more lucrative but much more dangerous to society.

In Vancouver, there are at least 2 physical mushroom dispensaries that you could find on google maps lol. They're run professionally and sell commercial grade products lol. I read somewhere that shutting them down would likely lead to people going to the supreme court and challenging the laws. The Vancouver police's policy seems most concerned with drugs affecting children, which is probably why you always have to say you're 19+ to enter the site.

The real issue for rape cases is that the court almost never knows for certain what exactly happened. In an ideal world where that is the case, then sure punish women who make malicious accusations (of course they wouldn't be in court in the first place then because they would know that the system is perfect lol); I'm sure most people would have no problem with that. But the situation here is that guilty people get away and innocent people get locked up.. but that system is a lot better than no system. Even if rape did occur, there may not be enough evidence to convict anyone. Doesn't mean they are lying - just that the court isn't certain enough. I don't know how the court could know for certain if a rape allegation is made with malicious intent.

I am very familiar with this feeling. The only solution I found was doing shadow work and lots of it, like 2 hours a day. Those emotional blocks need to be removed.