El Zapato

Exactimundo. Since all those people left...Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk! the Dem party, the Dems have been showing their true colors which are a desire to set society on the upward track to a higher level of consciousness. And it is so, so, difficult for the other party to understand... . They simply do not have the wiring to glimpse what that means. Unfortunately, according to Dr. James Fallon (now deceased) and me they are on the road to extinction. Again, a tragedy, but nature knows best.

She is one of my favorites. In my opinion very enlightened. She has been maligned for her sexiness...just jealously...

yeah, I wasn't either but I wanted to start there, just in case...

I can help...one of the places to look is under: 'Fear of Abandonment'. It is a good place to start to look for answers. It isn't easy to understand the deep and underlying motivations that drive us. But not wanting to change 'or let go' is a natural instinct that can become an outsized focal point of our 'beingness' as a consequence of trauma. Looking for a way to 'deal' with that is a very worthwhile pursuit. Lots of bills doesn't help worth a damn...

Here's the thing: One person says they believe that the economy is better under Biden-Harris, the other says Haitian immigrants are eating the neighborhood's cats and dogs? Who would you fact check (while ensconced in a real-time discussion). A non-biased person would not have to ruminate on that for long. But in truth, I am highly biased. I know that something is seriously wrong with right-wingers. And, I came to that conclusion from serious study ranging over 40 years. Sorry 'bout dat'. Prior to the advent of Dump, fact checking was foregone because everyone knew politicians lie as a way of life. Dump took it down fifty notches to the outer rim of the first layer of hell

Good intentions pave the road to hell...or sumpin' like that. Israel was born with good but faulty intentions but as usual, humans being humans they did not or could not foresee that Israel would grow to be the very thing that they were saved from. Humanity is ugly, very ugly.

yeah, exactly...I have a pretty simple view of social dynamics. It is a process of the Hegelian Dialectic, and it is always tugging to create a balance.

But letting Trump sway opinions with his 35,000 lies is worse...He earned his treatment. And how much fairness do psychopaths deserve? Trump is a socially transmitted disease.

Well, there is your problem...Even most moderates should be living in the real world. While I understand, that those who lean right are prone to fantasy thinking, the left for the vast majority anyway, are handicapped by living in the real world, some even understand it to a considerable degree.

What his followers are invested in is the dark side. They sold their souls, which wasn't even to the highest bidder.

Hi, I'm undecided...Trump is less than scum, he has given a new low for scumbags everywhere to strive for. He may be the true GOAT.

The part I saw was when Harris was watching him talk with both a look of shock and sadness at the same time. That was truly priceless.

She's beauteous, nice, and a fan of my favorite football team. She has got my vote.

It is a tough issue for the American government. But Israel is eroding its reason for being. It's that right-wing sh*t again. Those people are likely 50%+ a psychopathic subspecies. The rest are just stoopid...the rank-and-file that is, The corporatists know quite well which side of the bread is buttered.

It could be argued that you are correct. It is mostly instinctive though AND we are not animals. Or so say those that know?!

Interesting point and one directly related to the study of sociology...that's why I have always loved it.

lol. I think he is wrong (If I'm understanding correctly). The challenge of sociology is that it has a very fluid nature. It is a science of patterns and what constitutes good or bad is open to interpretation. I think for an inflexible personality sociology is a lost cause for study. We can witness Jordan Peterson to get a glimpse of how such a personality will pervert what should be a study/discussion, not a declaration. It is why I was so gratified when I read Fallon's (neuroscientist) book, firmly rooted in science. Funny enough, my sister is a psychologist, but I only met her about 5 years ago via a DNA test.

very much so...epigenetics is potentially a way out from the hopelessness of genetics.

I've long believed that the most vociferously anti-woke voices are emanating and indicative of a co-existing subspecies of Homo Sapiens Sapiens. I finally found a voice that agreed with me. This guy is a must read: James H. Fallon (October 18, 1947 – November 20, 2023) was an American neuroscientist. He was professor of psychiatry and human behavior and emeritus professor of anatomy and neurobiology in the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His research interests included adult stem cells, chemical neuroanatomy and circuitry, higher brain functions, and brain imaging. Fallon, who stated that he had the neurological and genetic correlates of psychopathy, categorized himself as a "pro-social psychopath". In October 2013 his book, The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain, was released by Current (acquired by Penguin).

I've come to not hold Chomsky in high esteem. He has gotten past his mental prime, as in, he is no longer on top of things. Ben Shapiro has been a peepee head since he was born (Unless I am confusing him with someone else)

The Ascent of Man is a pretty interesting book.

well, self = thought = speech...Not everyone 'lives' life through the lens of their own needs = selfishness

you've answered your own question...don't feel bad...sex is ok, but many times not worth the hassle (especially with a wife that you don't like but have a child with)...

Here's the thing: psychopaths have a natural deficit in most areas that make humans normal, including the fear response, it does make sense.