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>>284768

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There can be no doubt that entertaining insanity can lead to madness, yet we do it all the time; especially nowadays. It seems perfectly acceptable to act completely bat-shit-crazy, express deranged ideas, or allow our sensitivity to the insane conditions "out there" to affect our own inner serenity. There are none of us who have escaped this reactive behavior — none more guilty than ourselves. Looking WITHIN is the only sane stance to take, yet that is often the only bearing we refuse to set our sights upon; choosing instead to either join the St. Vitus Dancers, jeer them from the sidelines, or pull our hair out wondering when the madness will ever end!

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. All of us. We are responsible, not only to ourselves, but for each "other". Allowing ourselves, collectively, to slip into insanity, is not only irresponsible, it is dangerous — a threat to ALL That BE. We risk this menace of madness at our peril; and treating it with acceptance, while having the benefit of letting us see things as they are, is a way to not only ensure the ferocity of the hysteria, but its duration.

While it ain't normal to act bat-shit crazy, it also ain't normal to find a wide consensus on what "bat-shit-crazy" looks like! We all have our own conceptions, developed over time within the context of our chosen stances toward society as a whole, Conformity Enforcers specifically, and Conformity-Enforcement in general. Some are only too happy to conform to the "norm", follow the herd, do what the livestock handlers want them to do — while others can't even comply with their own authority, much less the rule of "others"! Meanwhile, the conductors just want the assembly-line to move along smoothly. A compliant herd is always preferable, and compliance will be achieved, by any means necessary. To some, stepping out of line would be bat-shit-crazy, while to others remaining in the progression of St. Vitus Dancers would be proof of our preposterousness, not only leading to our own lunacy, but adding further support to the delusion of "others". In other words, It's Irresponsible.

Sometimes ya gotta call a spade a spade, whether or not the consensus opinion agrees, and despite any consequences to yourself — because it is the right thing to do. Sure, words can mean anything you want them to; but that won't turn "equity" into "equality", "black" into "white", "woman" into "man", or "White Supremacists" into "Woke Supremacists" — no matter how hard one applies social pressures, or even downright force and coercion to the situation.WE BECOME THAT WHICH WE HATE.That is why we are witnessing modern-day Feminists take up the very worst aspects of "Toxic Masculinity" and reveling in their new-found "Authority", as they act with more "Toxic Venomism" than any man ever dreamed of, knowing he would get his ass handed to him by other men. But "Toxic Venomists" use Big Daddy Government as their man, to kick ass on ALL "other" Men and Women. It's All About Controlling the "Other" — "Out There". The tactics of the "Anti-Fascists" are some of the most "Fascist" tactics ever employed! Those who cry "Victim" the loudest are often the most abusive of victimizers; and furthermore, they would have us all see ourselves as "victims", because victims are easier to control. It it is ever more power and control that those psychopathic elements within our society most crave. This has always been so; and there have always been organizations built up around gaining and maintaining control over "others". Some look to "Authority" for guidance, while others recognize social controls for what they are, and act accordingly.

> I see what you did there! Whatever did you mean?

>>284773

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Let's face it… This new "Woke Supremacist" movement is Toxic As Fuck. I won't mince words about it, and neither should you. Accepting that stance as anything other than what it is would not only be foolishly irresponsible, but downright dangerous. One should be able to call a spade a spade without having their head chopped off. To judge another based on characteristics they cannot change, like skin color or what genitalia they were born with, or to recommend that people become less white, less male, less whatever the fuck they actually are… is just plain less than intelligent, less than tolerant, and will make you seem "less than" in the eyes of "others". Some want "others" toCONFORM, rather than encouraging Authenticity and Integrity, wherever they see it, from WITHIN. This is a tactic long employed by Organized Religion, and it has been picked up by this new "Woke" Religion too. It is dangerously irresponsible to ourselves as humans to even tolerate this very anti-human stance. Yet many of us not only condone this irresponsible behavior in others, we choose to take on this kind of psychotic conformity-for-conformity's-sake posture ourselves! There's always some poor bellowing fool though, who disturbs the herd in the slaughter pens, trying to wake them up and maybe get a stampede started; but if the cattle-prodders don't get to him first, the other livestock are sure to drag him back down off the fence and into the pen again. And 'round and 'round we go — on a merry-go-'round that never seems to end — until it does — at least for us!

It is always easier to recognize the toxicity in the stance of *'others'* than it is to see the poison in ourselves.

Yet, who are we to judge? Do we even know? I mean, really? Maybe we should all be more focused on knowing ourselves, following our true will, and practicing Authenticity and Integrity from WITHIN. That would be nice, wouldn't it? But those "Conformity Enforcers", "out there"; always trying to control everybody "else"! amirite? Perhaps we all have a lot less control over all that we perceive than we wish we had; yet a lot more control than we will ever know we have! Perhaps our focus needs adjustment, our stance, our direction… Who will we leave these adjustments to?

>>284774

>>284773

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I recently had the opportunity to speak with my parents about some of these thoughts, and was impressed with the narrowness of my vision, all the while judging their vision as the one more limited. We all do this. Our judgment is more highly esteemed in our own eyes than it is in the eyes of "others". We're "all that", and they're just plain not.Judgment.All of us do it, yet none of us much appreciates it being directed at ourselves.

If organized religionists cannot recognize and admit the toxicity inherent in their own stance, they will be unable to stand against the Toxic Venomists of this new "Woke" religion that is dressed up in all the same old clothes as every other organized religion — the vestments of intolerance, hatred of the "other", and Enforced Conformity to the dictates of an elite few. They stoke division and acrimony, pretending they are part of something important and "good", by being diametrically opposed to everything they see as "other", "out there"; therefore, "bad". Fear of the unknown. Control based on fear. The destruction of families and the indoctrination of children is part of this. Every cult does it, and this new Cult of "Wokeness" is no different. I will call a spade a spade. Being "nice" so as to not hurt anyone's feelings is just being FAKE — NON-Authentic. But one rarely finds it easy to brow-beat a mule out of the stockyard either! Sometimes there are better ways to orchestrate the movements of cattle than mere demonstrations of one's sheer force of will. Sometimes, however, there are not better ways. Being politic is not always the politic thing to do either!

"Skillfull Means", as it were, can take many forms that we often do not recognize.

https://tricycle.org/beginners/buddhism/skillful-means/

My favorite quote from that link:

> "Whether a teacher considered to be enlightened is using skillful means or simply behaving badly is a question Buddhist communities continue to grapple with to this day."

I would say, most communities grapple with that question!

But that doesn't change the fact:

THERE IS NO "OTHER".

The sooner we accept that, the sooner we will find acceptance with that.

Enjoy This Day!

(That was not a command; merely a recommendation, based on both experience and lack of experience on the matter…)

>>284774

> Mental Instability is Not for Sissies

Unless you're filthy rich.

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Thank you for the high quality post, anon. I read every word of it. Much wisdom. I believe I do need to focus more on myself. The core of all that disturbs me with the current state of the world is that I can't control the insanity. Because of this, I can't navigate the madness, which leads to uncertainty. A bleak future for America and most western nations. Woke Supremacy and The New Normal™ are being forced on us. It's like I'm living in an "opposite world" where doing destructive things are celebrated.

I leave home and see all the shuttered businesses. Millions of people out of work. A local strip mall of mostly closed businesses is holding a food drive in the parking lot. Hundreds of cars of needy people lining up to get food from charities. This is NEW to me, but it certainly isn't NORMAL. I go shopping early to avoid people. It's 8am and I put on my silly mask (because I don't want to cause trouble) to be allowed entry into my local Walmart store. Everyone at the entrance are wearing their masks too, from employees to customers. An old man sits on a bench at the entry. A buggy boy is busy sanitizing carts beside him. On the other side of the entry is a BIG GUY (for me) to enforce COVID standards. A young lady walks in behind me wearing a mask with her 2 year old daughter in her arms. She sits the little girl in the cart seat and the old man speaks up. "She's not wearing a mask." I hesitate and wait there for the woman's sake. "She's only 2 years old." The old man says, "Maybe you should leave her in the car while you shop or put a mask on her." The old man was an "other" person. No authority. Not an employee, but he challenged this woman. I felt my blood warm up and I turned around to lock my gaze with the elderly gentleman and pointed my finger directly at his face.

FUCK OFF, OLD MAN.

I could see the fear in his eyes. He was stunned. The buggy boy was frozen as well. The BIG GUY stood by and said nothing. The young lady was shocked too. I turned to her and smiled behind my mask. "I'm sorry, maam. Go ahead inside and have a nice day." I think she smiled back at me from behind her mask. I stood there a moment and exchanged glances with the others then proceeded to shop.

I thought about the incident later that evening. I had caused a glitch in the Matrix. I had pushed back against the world. It felt good. It felt right. My heart and soul felt no remorse. It was scary though because what happens when someone pushes me back? Will I escalate?

Several weeks later, I went out early in the morning to the local grocery store. There was a group of Christian ladies selling wooden crosses to raise money for the church pantry. The young lady who approached me was very sweet. You could see "the spirit" in her eyes. She wasn't wearing a mask either and had a lovely smile. I'm a sucker in these situations, so of course I agreed to help by purchasing one of their decorative wooden crosses. I took my mask off too. We talked for a few minutes and I told her my fears and frustrations with the state of the world and our nation. She held my hands and asked if she could pray with me. A police car pulled into the parking lot as she prayed with me. The cruiser parked and the officer got out. The young lady then hugged me after finishing her prayer. I held her tight and she leaned into my embrace. "Thank you, sister. Nobody has hugged me in over a year." She held me and started crying on my chest. The cop was walking toward us. I felt my eyes water up and a tear ran down my cheek. The cop and I were looking at each other. This young lady and I were breaking all the COVID rules. The officer then spoke up. "Good morning!" and walked past us and into the store. I think maybe the cop was smiling at us from behind his mask.

The situation could have turned out very differently though. This is The New Normal™ that we currently live in. To think I risked so much for a simple hug.

In any other timeline, these events would have been normal and no cause for fear or violence.