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Meanwhile Bolsonaro is in Florida walking casually through supermarkets and eating greasy chicken at KFC. I wouldn't be surprised if he and some of Trump's minions orchestrated this entire thing from the rogue state of Florida.

I've never taken a hallucinogen besides weed and I'm a bit nervous about taking stronger substances like 5-MEO-DMT or shrooms. I have schizophrenia in my family and I'm afraid taking either one of these substances will trigger it within me. Also I've had some pretty bad experiences with weed where I was struggling with the compulsion to take me own life. Since meditating consistently for some years now I noticed these bad trips from weed substantially decrease in severity. I'm able to handle the derealisation that usually comes with tripping. I can only attribute this to several awakening experiences I've had from my practice.. I'm wondering if my meditation practice will better prepare me for taking psychedelics. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

The fact that there are thousands of individuals defending THIS man is troubling. Even if the charges don't stick he's still a deeply depraved individual.

She's a true grifter and I don't use that word lightly. She is the same camp as Glenn Greenwald.

Ever since Covid I noticed his turn. Its been quite disappointing since he and Leo were the first to introduce me to spirituality. I've noticed the same kind of turn from Russel Brand.

Perhaps because they're a nacissist.

Sharing this because I thought it was a good intro into understanding spirtual development as it relates to integral theory.

Says who?!

Much agreed. He comes across as a grifter imo. Simply having a wide variety of guests on his show doesn't make him tier 2.

Curious to know if Russel Brand critiqued the Trump admin with the same level of fervor as he does with Biden.

Waking up doesn't equate to Growing up. Many supposedly awakened guru's have pretty low ego development and are stuck in blue and orange.

Feels like the Biden admin is the calm before the storm. I'm encouraged by the midterms but with the upcoming Moore v Harper decision I'm rather pessimistic.

There are actually people to take Kanye serious too. Like its all apart of some 4d chess move. Nope its just insanely rich megalomaniacs with too much power. Whether its Ye, Trump or Musk. The expected outcome of a society that is deeply unwell.

Curious to know what specific institutions they have control over

Right unbanning one of the most prominent and powerful person in the country that tried doing a coup and still peddles dangerous election lies to millions of people is completely fine.

I found this news segment very good. MSNBC seems to be the only MSM news outlet that is directly calling out Republicans and MAGA.

I agree with this position but I think you're a bit naive when it comes to understanding the American right. I'm just not seeing how the excesses of the left are making the right more insane and violent. There has always been a violent undercurrant to the American right that predates crazy entitled lefties arguing over gay pronouns on twitter. Look at Timothy McVeigh and Ruby Ridge. I know these are outliers but the threat of violence has always been at the cornerstone of American conservatism. You only need to look at our obsession with gun culture to see this. The right will always find some new outrage to jusitfy their ever growing radical positions. We've seen this time and time again. Whether its caravans at the border or one example of some drag queens reading childrens books. I am editing this post because I have a genuine question. With the state of the American right as it is right now; do you think the left scaling back its excesses would make them reconsider using violence as a means to acheive their political goals?

Violence and insanity has always been a staple of the American right. While I agree that it is prudent to understand their worldview it isn't the job of the left to capitulate to their reactionary whims. The same people losing their shit over gays and blm are the same types of people who would have violently opposed the Civil Rights movements of the 1960's.

Not caring about social judgement does not make one a tier 2 thinker either. And Jews playing a part in the transatlantic slave trade isn't exactly some forbidden knowledge. Europeans, Arabs and Africans ALL played a role in the transatlantic slave trade. Rather than making broad generalizations on entire groups of people that participated in it we should focus on critiquing the systems in place that allowed the transatlantic slave trade and at the concept of white supremacy to take root in the first place. Also for a guy who says slavery was a choice (Ye's words not mine) its surprising that he would now be so perturbed about Jewish involvement in slavery.

No he isn't. Going "against the establishment" shouldn't be conflated with Tier 2 thinking. There is nothing in his ramblings that suggests he has a good understanding of the systems at play that make up our world as what it is. No nuance in his thinking. Just regurgitated right wing reactionary talking points masked as "outside the box" thinking.

Relative to what OP? If you're asking if we can all be Elon Musk wealthy. No. Not only is it unsustainable at an environmental level but our present system requires non-wealthy people to exploit.

I don't agree with you entirely but I have noticed a sense of tension in my throat whenever I've been stressed. It could be a symptom of anxiety but its definitely an indicator that my mind isn't at ease and that there is something bothering me.

I foresee a resurgence of Marxist ideology due to the climate crisis. I doubt we'll see it rise in the west but there is a possibility of it rising in Asia again.

1. What does it mean to be an adult (or what is maturity?) 2. Having a Life Purpose in troubling times - There are a lot of people (myself included) struggling to find meaning in life due to the implications of climate change, war and political upheaval. There is an overall sense of dispair for the future. It would be nice to hear your insight on this.

Agreed. Sometimes violence is a necessary evil to prevent further suffering. In the case of Trump the only way he'll ever be able to become a better human being is if he's held accountable for his actions. Trump is a man whose been allowed to engage in devilry with no restraint his entire life. Its really an indictment on our system that he's gotten away with so much corruption this long. Now at the age of 76 he may finally be held to the standards of a true adult and not coddled like the man-child he's been his entire adult life. Remember, a system that is just and compassionate holds ALL of it members of society accountable.