9.12.2021
Less than two years ago, Mr. Empathy, corporate “blue collar” Joe Biden said that he had “no empathy” for Millennials’ struggle to get by in the savagely unequal and insecure precariat economy he helped create over his many years of abject service to the Lords of Capital. “The younger generation now tells me how tough things are—give me a break,” said Biden, while speaking to Patt Morrison of the Los Angeles Times two years ago. “No, no, I have no empathy for it, give me a break.” Read that a second time: “No, no, I have no empathy for it, give me a break.”.....
Uncle Tom Obama the day after Trump was elected: Here’s some of what Obama told the American people the day after Trump was collegiately selected: “Now, everybody is sad when their side loses an election. But the day after, we have to remember that we’re actually all on one team. This is an intramural scrimmage. We’re not Democrats first. We’re not Republicans first. We are Americans first. We’re patriots first. We all want what’s best for this country. That’s what I heard in Mr. Trump’s remarks last night. That’s what I heard when I spoke to him directly. And I was heartened by that. That’s what the country needs—a sense of unity; a sense of inclusion; a respect for our institutions, our way of life, rule of law; and a respect for each other. I hope that he maintains that spirit throughout this transition, and I certainly hope that’s how his presidency has a chance to begin.…A lot of our fellow Americans are exultant today. A lot of Americans are less so. But that’s the nature of campaigns. That’s the nature of democracy.” “America[ns] First!”...
9.08.2021
The malignancy of individualism is so much about privilege to the point of narcissism, blinding millions to the reality that their so-called patriotism is lethal to the world. This is why I hold few things as sacred. The sacred is where all the myths are, covering up all the ugliness people and nations like the U.S. justify. To destroy oppression, we must destroy the sacred, the myths that chain us all....
Nothing sacred From Jefferson to
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/06/nothing-sacred-from-jefferson-to-jan-6-americas-toxic-mythologies-are-destroying-us/
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/06/nothing-sacred-from-jefferson-to-jan-6-americas-toxic-mythologies-are-destroying-us/
9.07.2021
So my personal view is that you can look at a lot of psychological findings and just put a question mark on them — not that they’re definitely false. We know that some of the practices that were used to produce a lot of those findings are, themselves, not all that credible.” The latest test of cognitive reappraisals puts the science of mental health interventions on a firmer foundation. Psychology encompasses a lot of flimsy ideas that claim to make your life better. Here’s one that seems to actually work......
Most of the last couple of months have been a very dark difficult time for me. Not complaining, just acknowledging.....
Most of the last couple of months have been a very dark difficult time for me. Not complaining, just acknowledging. I suppose the agony of this imploding world has overwhelmed me and driven me into pretty substantial depression or something like that. Depression, Darkness, is very adaptive for me but very painful. But as is always the case so far after the darkness the epiphanies come. And whether it is my extraordinary progress with Sol, took the biggest leap ever yesterday afternoon, or with other major things in my life, the last couple of weeks have been very fruitful. And also I've been able to make time for articles that I have not been reading for months, and there's some really important writing that I have reposted. FYI.
Meritocracy Harms Everyone - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/meritocracys-miserable-winners/594760/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Meritocracy Harms Everyone - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/meritocracys-miserable-winners/594760/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/meritocracys-miserable-winners/594760/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
I don't remember when Jesus said that we needed to wait for the apostles, John, Paul, Peter, Pentecost, Calvin, Luther, Pastor, priest, Bishop, Pope...CHURCH.... CHRISTIANITY... To be able to follow the path he showed us. I do remember when he said call no man Rabbi except for one, Christ.
I don't remember when Jesus said that we needed to wait for the apostles, John, Paul, Peter, Pentecost, Calvin, Luther, Pastor, priest, Bishop, Pope... To be able to follow the path he showed us. I do remember when he said call no man Rabbi except for one, Christ.
9.06.2021
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