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I would have taken away insurance coverage for people who got covid unvaccinated without a good reason for not getting it. I mean if you get covid, voluntarily chose not to get the vaccine because of an anti-vaccine mentality, why should the government or insurance companies have to pay for your ventilator? They never want to use operant conditioning to get people to do the right thing. They just nag them, or force them. I would have "highly encouraged" them by letting them gamble on whether they want a $150,000 hospital bill or not. Hopefully they are working on booster shots if needed. I'll get mine with the flu shot in October if offered. Also, some conspiracies are worth pursuing. If Fauci or some other government officials are funding experiments with lab viruses and this one got out, it's worth knowing about and having accountability held. People in power have a history of hiding their misdeeds from the public, and it's human nature to want to play detective.

If there's one thing I got from Leo's video on conspiracy theories, it's "so what" ... even if such and such a conspiracy is true, so what? It it going to make me a happier or better person to know that? That said my ego is still an information junkie and I still enjoy digging around especially in the sciences. I have very much a live and let live mentality. I don't meddle in other's lives, they don't meddle in mine, and all is good. Transgenders can marry, guy on the ranch can own his guns, guy at work can smoke his pot, it's all good. That said, I don't subscribe to many of the progressive ideologies the majority here subscribe too. Around where I live people fear having to mask up and lockdown again more than they fear simply getting the virus and getting on with life. I disagree with having to lock down society once again. If this virus is going to mutate like the flu there's no way I will spend the rest of my life with a mask on. Throughout the history of our species viruses took out the genetically weakest individuals, leaving the strong to survive, and I believe a certain level of "survival of the fittest" mentality is healthy, and fits the science, and that more damage can be done by over-reacting to a virus than the virus itself... that is to say the treatment is worse than the disease in numerous ways. Let's hope the Delta variant does hold up to the mRNA vaccines because I don't look forward to more months and years of this.

I'm not sure the exact graphic but this point in this documentary shows why debt based banking can be problematic and it's also the reason they are trying to peg interest rates at zero by controlling the bond markets or even having negative rates despite inflation much higher than the manufactured numbers: https://youtu.be/4AC6RSau7r8?t=1466 The whole idea behind the great reset is debt monetization. They want to salvage the system by monetizing debt or inflating it away, to pay for all the social programs they can't otherwise afford with lower birth rates and more people taking from the system without contributing.

I've had forward and rear facing dashcams for some time. Might consider that also. Don't take anyone at their word. I haven't captured a convenient cop worth posting yet... just some people who threw their fast food garbage out the window on the interstate.

Radical acceptance. Why is it so important everyone thinks the way you do on every issue? Honestly I don't know what to think when it comes to worldview anymore so I'd rather just say screw it, and work on undoing karma, trying to be accepting, loving, and all that. Mask or no mask, guns or no guns, vaccines or no vaccines, marijuana or no marijuana, so much focusing on the trees instead of the big picture.... Someone else can fight those battles. As long as we don't start trending towards marxism, I'm not going to worry about it too much.

To me the idea of aliens visiting here would be simply common sense, so regardless of the validity of the video I don't really give this issue much thought anymore. Yes I enjoyed the X-Files. To say we are the pinnacle of technological advancement and that alien civilizations couldn't possibly make the trip here, is a rather narrow viewpoint. Still, I'm not going to storm the Groom Lake base or spend all day researching UFOs... that would be a slippery slope into being one of those conspiracy nutjobs. A couple of quotes from the X-files I've always liked: "I just wanna say, everything you've seen here is equal to the protection we give it. It's you who have acted inappropriately." "There is an ancient Indian saying that something lives only as long as the last person who remembers it. My people have come to trust memory over history. Memory, like fire, is radiant and immutable while history serves only those who seek to control it, those who douse the flame of memory in order to put out the dangerous fire of truth. Beware these men for they are dangerous themselves and unwise. Their false history is written in the blood of those who might remember and of those who seek the truth." One of my favorite clips... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1K5Y1ZOZw8

I've posted this article before on city-data. I'm not convinced the idea of a mass melting pot is a good thing. My kind of ideal nation would be socially conservative, capitalism with heavy doses of social programs thrown in, and homogeneous, like the Nordic nations used to be before the "global elites" thought force feeding refugees on them would be a good idea. The problem comes down to the replacement rate and to be able to sustain social programs with lower birth rates, you need more young people (or robots) to keep the system sustainable. Hopefully we get the robot thing down in the next 25 years or so. You may need a VPN to bypass the paywall on this site. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/business/sweden-economy-immigration.html

Reading about some of the things he did, his fetishes... it really shows what our animalistic evolutionary wiring and drives of our more primitive limbic brains are like when we don't try to control them. Seems like he built up more negative karma for himself that he'll have to work off in future lives, as Epstein did. Their demise might be considered karma coming back to hit them. I'm convinced a certain subset of the population would thrive under a Postman scenerio.. that some actually crave it. It would allow their animal natures to fly free... most of our cravings, impulses, and feelings coming from evolutionary animalistic drives. All this makes me wonder how many supposed "yogis" and other mystics of the past weren't actually narcissists and sociopaths. Some were, some weren't, I'd imagine. In order to become famous enough to be passed down in historical texts, you had to appeal to the crowd in some way. To be honest I never heard of him until his death, aside from using his anti-virus software once upon a time. These quotes about him are part of the documentary "Gringo" https://letterboxd.com/film/gringo-the-dangerous-life-of-john-mcafee/ "The strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential candidate for the American Libertarian Party." "From inventing the ubiquitous McAfee antivirus software to running a suspiciously criminal compound in Belize to making insanely bullish and grossly phallocentric Bitcoin bets to eating shit (literally), this guy legit existed on the fringe. With a stockpile of guns, a harem of young Belize women, and an entourage of gangsters hired as bodyguards / periodic hitmen (he totally paid someone to kill that dude who crossed him & killed his dog), Gringo offers visual proof that orthodox laws and norms never applied to the infamous life of McAfee. This is obviously why he found himself exiled to exotic locales where venal politics and bribery ruled everyday society. "

I think we incarnate here to learn lessons and undo karma and the best way to do that is to subject ourselves to discomfort and fall on our asses and have to pick ourselves back up on our own. To me the idea of an over-reaching socialist utopia that tries to save everyone from everything and make it so they never have to be a wage slave, get bailed out from everything, etc, is counter to the idea of growth, spiritual or otherwise. Also in the US it seems to me like it's the progressives that promote the racism they claim to be trying to solve, by constantly playing identity politics, telling minority groups how supposedly oppressed they are and thus stirring anger within them, and when they don't play the oppression game suddenly they don't matter. For example more and more asians aren't being considered people of color, because when they come to this country they work hard and make something of themselves, rather than sitting and screaming "victim." I've heard Leo talk about community responsibility in his videos but to me that only goes so far.. you have to have personal responsibility also. US politics in general turns me off... both sides are so corrupt and try to buy people's votes while spending the majority of their time in politics raising money for themselves. The amount of blatant hypocrisy is astounding. To me all this political stuff is really not making me happy, and a waste of time though. I know what I should be doing, versus what I am doing. I avoid this place because lately in the last couple of years it's taken the direction that campaigning for causes is a good thing, but that's not what enlightenment is really about. Advanced yogis transform people merely by their high vibration, and that high vibration comes from a state of radical acceptance of what is, not making the dream real and trying to be some spiritual warrior. It comes from living by example... focusing one one's own development rather than what everyone else is doing. Honestly I'm surprised the reincarnation aspect isn't discussed here more. If there's no reincarnation there's literally no point to to undoing karma at all.. if we just die and nothing in this life actually matters or carries on into future lives. In Leo's video on addictions he said that when you die that's it, you are gone for billions of years. Perhaps his view has evolved since he made that video... Why not just take the blue pill? There's plenty of happy people in my state that some might call "asleep" ... they work hard, own a house, have a family that makes them happy, they take that family on vacations, post pictures of their kids on social media, take them to sporting events, and all that traditional nuclear family stuff. Utah is one of the happiest states in the US because they follow these traditional values of Mormonism... so who's to say what the right way to live is, what kind of politics are right for a culture? This is why I want to ditch my politics.. I see it as largely pointless. Chuckle. I just get turned off by the state green elitism here sometimes... I'm so progressive so I'm so much more evolved than the peasants... no, you are not. It would do all of us good to get off our high horses and ditch our spiritual egos... myself included.

In my area there's simply no supply, so to try buying a house, which is more space, upkeep, etc, than I need, would mean doubling or more my monthly living costs. In the US companies like Blackrock are now using what is in my opinion bad fiscal mismanagement by central banks by suppressing interest rates and giving out low interest loans and massive QE to buy up residential real estate. The more they buy, and rent out, the more capital they start to accumulate, and the more they can buy and the big just become bigger and bigger. I would have allowed all these bubbles to deflate themselves even if it meant temporary discomfort for much of the population. I'd also bar large LLCs and corporations from buying up mass amounts of single family residential real estate. My total monthly costs for rent are around $750/month for a 2 bedroom apartment with garage. To buy any house right now those costs would double or more, because nothing is coming up for sale and it's all quite expensive for South Dakota standards. I'd rather not be a wage slave just to live so I pass on that. The danger is the reckless fiscal policy continues and inflates away people's wage... 3% yearly raises with 8-10% inflation rates. A lot of them are participating in the meme stock bubble or already own houses and profiting off all these paper gains though so not everyone is complaining. If they happen to be on the winning side of the trade... https://www.yardeni.com/pub/peacockfedecbassets.pdf

Throughout the history of the evolution of our species, humans were backstabbed by individuals they thought they could trust, so it's wired into our DNA to a degree to question authority. That's the simple answer, really. Why are there people who feel the need to force their lifestyle preferences on the entire population and have some socialist collective? Those same biological drives.

There are books not on his list (at least I don't think they are) that have helped my growth quite a bit, mainly in the areas of studying psychology, brain chemistry, human evolution, and the understanding of how our brain works and why we have the emotions, cravings, impulses that we do. Understanding habits and how to form new ones (I believe some of those books are on his list such as atomic habits) ... Gary Renard's first book which interpets A Course in Miracles using the concept of forgiveness and radical acceptance, David Hawkin's books Healing and Recovery and Letting Go... I can't even think of the names of all the books off hand at the moment... I'm somewhat at the "stop reading start doing" part at the moment... intellectual knowledge is no substitute for practical experience.

I just look at it as karmic lessons they need to learn. If they end up in prison it's probably for a reason. I take the reincarnation approach to looking at a lot of these things though, one reason I'm not so hell bent on trying to save everyone from everything. Hardship exists for a reason. Hardship is a learning tool. I've heard it said that communist governments are so bad because they prevent spiritual growth, because they take away incentive for people to make mistakes and learn from them, by having their hand held from cradle to grave by a government that over-regulates their lives. My goal in this life is to undo as much karma (past life or otherwise) as possible via forgiveness and radical acceptance, summarized neatly on such sites as "cfenlightenment.org" As for pedophiles I firmly believe it's wired into some men's DNA (and women's) to be attracted to minors right down to the age of puberty. If you ever research the subject you'll know that 12 year old girls are perfectly capable of bringing a child to term, and we used to marry at age 15-16 in the US back in the 1800's, and for most of our evolution, right around puberty. It's only cultural mores that make it unacceptable now. All the past empires... Romans, Egyptions, Aztecs, Vikings, etc... it was 25 year old men marrying 12-15 year old girls. Sometimes the men were much older. Boys were taken off to learn combat at age 7-8. I believe in the rule "When in Rome" so I think it's a mistake to exercise these urges, nonetheless I'm lead to believe by the study of evolution and past cultures that these attractions exist in many individuals. Also just talking to women... the stories of the crushes they had when they were really young... That said it's best to not partake in any activity that will add more negative karma that will have to be undone in future lives... and is it worth prison time for sexual urges? Certainly not.

That reminds me of the "Dr. Wilson" website... he advocates eating lots of lean chicken and fresh vegetables. Lots of interesting esoteric material on the website. https://www.drlwilson.com/Articles/MEAT.htm If Leo is serious about this kind of diet he should come out to the great plains where you can buy pasture raised cattle and chickens rather than the industral feedlot stuff, right from local farmers. I hope the stomach issues improve. Actually his diet is as good as any I have seen to address stomach issues. Everything he promotes on that website is for what he calls "development" https://www.drlwilson.com/ARTICLES/SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT.htm Of course when I get to an article like this everyone will think he's crazy. Even I have my doubts on this one. haha. https://www.drlwilson.com/ARTICLES/ROGUES.htm

I have this mental fantasy right now of a piece of lettuce screaming in terror as I keep eating it. I admit I do feel "good" about the fact that I am eating more plant based because it saves water and helps the environment, but certain plant based items also are resource intensive... producing almonds in areas that don't have the highest levels of fresh water, and the extensive use of palm oil as a replacement for trans fats is a BIG ONE.. we'd have been better off simply leaving trans fats legal for all the damage growing palm does to the rainforests so companies can market things like "plant butter" loaded with the stuff. Partially hydrogenated soybean oil might be worse for the body, but much better for the environment. It grows all around me in South Dakota. Palm requires tropical areas, and they cut down rainforests to grow it. I would argue buying any product containing it is worse than consuming meat, so I don't buy products with palm oil when I can avoid it. It's a minor life adjustment that helps keep the rainforests from being destroyed.

I replace monkey mind with "being" .... after reading the below link it describes it much better than I can so... https://www.openfocusattentiontraining.com/2017/02/28/mindfulness-and-open-focus-two-approaches-to-attention-training/

I got my second shot April 22 and am doing fine. I didn't come here to debate politics but my ego really likes to do it, so I have to work on biting my tongue! My "political programming" is more conservative than most here, at least at the moment. Chuckle. Note to self... try to refrain from debating politics here. Let other people have their views, I'll have mine, and they need not conflict.

I use a pull up bar that I put inside a door frame. You can buy them on amazon. Get one that allows you to do neutral grip pullups, and pay particular attention to holding that last rep to failure.. that will build your entire upper body fairly nicely strengthwise. I also do planks .. I can now hold a plank for 4 minutes, 30 seconds.. this will work the entire body when you hold them that long.. you'll feel it everywhere. Thirdly.. get a trap bar and do trap bar deadlifts or squats. Alternately, do one legged bodyweight squat or lunge. Forthly, get a dip bar and do dips. This is really all you really need... it will get you above 95% of the general population fitness wise. Beyond these basic compound exercises you will need weight equipment such as a bench and dumbbells, and a more elaborate setup best suited to join a gym. None of this means you will get ripped though.. a lot of it is genetics..if you have fast metabolism you might have a well defined body but have a hard time building muscle. To really build muscle, lots of it, you have to put in my volume than I do. I just want to look reasonably good in a mirror, not be Mr. Olympian. It's best to alternate between bulking and cutting. If you try to build muscle while eating a normal diet, it's not very effective. You must eat a calorie surplus during the bulk phase, and then go into a cut phase to lose the fat you gained. This is optimal. What you eat is not as important a good balance of protein, fat, and carbs, with the total calories being enough so you get a net surplus every day. This is a good site that has lots of free info.... https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/the-beginner-weight-training-workout-routine/

Not at all... enlightenment is really more a mental game. You can still choose to help save the world, you just approach it from a psychological standpoint, from a perspective of liberation rather than one of a ball and chain. David Hawkins does bring this up in a couple of his books, I just don't remember which ones off hand. The so called "evils" of the world no longer affect you to the same degree, because you are free, but that doesn't mean you necessarily have to sit in a cave, nor does it give you an excuse to play video games and be lazy all day, chuckle... promote green causes, go and spend time helping children in Africa, eat vegan just don't let the "evils" of the world get you so upset you want to kill yourself, because that is the opposite of what liberation is. Nor should one try to shame others for eating meat, or hold some moral high ground that generates negative emotions including pride, especially if you do this all the time. David Hawkins calls all this the "spiritual ego." This is not enlightenment. Use power, instead of using force. When Jesus was getting beaten in the stories, he wasn't screaming in anger going "Fuck you Assholes, I'm going to come back and kill the whole lot of you!" ... he stood there peacefully and took it. Enlightenment doesn't necessarily equal passivity, but it does imply radical acceptance... by definition in order to be liberated, you need to be at peace regardless of the externals of the world. If you're just using this place as somewhere to promote liberal causes and vent without actually working on your repressed negative emotions, in my opinion that's not really what it's here for. Great video on the spiritual ego... the guy in the video by the way... alpha male... even I find him attractive. Chuckle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uqpq2_13nk

Haha. I laughed out loud! So true!

When you are relaxed you will naturally breath more slowly and deeply resulting in enhanced activation of the parasympathetic nervous system. You can try to alter your breathing to hack the nervous system to be calmer, but I prefer mindfulness work, or open focus attention such as described in the book "The Open Focus Brain" which is really just a variation of mindfulness where you are taught to focus your attention in an immersive, diffused way that helps the brainwaves go into a synchronized alpha state, thus relaxing your body, deepening your breathing, and activating your parasympathetic. This will give more long term results that are more beneficial if done consistently than trying to change breathing alone. I pretty much don't use any sort of breathing techniques at all.... it's all being and consciousness techniques for me.

The science on this one is obvious... we are omnivores.. when we left Africa and expanded into colder climates we hunted and ate a lot of meat, along with eating insects, fish, roots, and the like. To deny this is to deny basic good old fashioned science. I will not argue with vegans on this because I consider the "humans are vegans" statement to be akin to people who say "the earth is flat." I've studied enough ancient cultures, read about what the stomach contents of mummified remains had in them. I've found the plant based alternatives do a good job of providing fairly complete protein sources though, and I actually prefer them to the meat versions when I'm in a hurry and just cooking on the stovetop. They cook quickly, and fast, and hit the spot. I really only like meat when I grill it with charcoal and applewood chunks, or it's made in a restaurant. I don't like the fact that industrial farming exists, but I'm not going to totally give up meat at this juncture either. Besides, a diet too high in carbs and fat causes lots of health problems in the long run, especially for the obese. The best diets are lower carb, higher fat, or lower fat, higher carb, but not lots of carbs and fat together.

People who live in integrity with themselves do it for me... meaning they don't say one thing and do another. For example, a lot of progressives talk big about being green but jet all over the world and live rather lavish lifestyles that are carbon heavy... that makes me limp. On the other hand, you have Greta Thunberg who doesn't like to fly and rides a carbon neutral boat called the Malizia II has solar panels and underwater turbines that generate electricity onboard. Experts say that the Malizia II offers the lowest-carbon way to cross the Atlantic... aside from her also being an aspie like me so she has that same stone cold angry looking face, I find that sort of radical sticking to one's principles a turn-on. Chuckle.

You're welcome.

I'd like too but I have a feeling the game "Days Gone" will end up wasting some of my time the next couple of months.