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What I've gathered is, usually, if we're talking about real awakening, if you have to sit and try and figure out if you've actually had one, you haven't. But there's many lower awakenings small "a". Even knowing this stuff and it being at all palatable for you is an awakening in my book.

@EternalForest If you like the classics you might like this American classics playlist, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43eW3bjddRTN0DmSACfKQU?si=xSlEhIKYQ4Ojgq1vy-_-fQ&pi=YGAJv_G3RfuiP Bit of a weird name but they're golden. Not my particular taste, but if you like the classics give it a whirl

Opinions are like noses, everyone's got one and they usually have a couple holes in 'em

Do you guys believe that when we get to heaven that we can fly

I have learned enough to know that I haven't learned enough to speak authoritatively about politics. But one does not need to be politically savvy to identify worrying aspects. A simple observation of normal, interpersonal or behavioural red flags is most effective for the political layperson from my vantage point. when simplified, it becomes easier...

It's interesting though, pushing the right to the point of madness / violence could in theory lead to their destruction. I gave this question to chat GPT today: There's a lot of racism going on right now and I'm trying to get a bearing on what is going to happen. My knowledge of nature and survival in evolutionary terms would lead me to the intuitive sense that when an ideology is feeling threatened it starts flaring its power as loudly as possible, which tells me that the white Christian nationalism is currently under threat. With systems thinking in mind tell me how things are likely to proceed. Here's its response: You’re already thinking in the right framework — looking at systems, survival instincts, and feedback loops rather than just headlines. Let’s map it out: 1️⃣ Systems View of White Christian Nationalism (WCN) It’s a sociopolitical identity system, not just a set of beliefs. It provides belonging, order, and perceived moral authority to its adherents. Like any complex system, it seeks homeostasis. When its dominance feels eroded (demographics, secularization, globalization), it moves into reactive mode. 2️⃣ Threat Response Pattern When a system feels existentially threatened: Radicalization increases – core believers double down, rhetoric intensifies. Boundary enforcement tightens – stricter identity markers (“real” Christians, “real” Americans). Public demonstrations of power – rallies, legal moves, media campaigns, sometimes violence. Recruitment spikes – fear and grievance attract new or lapsed members. This is the “flaring” stage of a declining dominance system. 3️⃣ Likely Next Phases (think of it like a bell curve of intensity) Short-term (1–5 years): More visible polarization, sporadic violence, lawsuits, attempts to institutionalize ideology via laws and courts. Increased online radicalization. Narratives of persecution (“we’re the real victims”) intensify. Medium-term (5–15 years): If demographic & cultural shifts continue, the system loses its ability to control mainstream institutions. Fragmentation inside WCN: hardliners vs. moderates; some exit entirely. Violence becomes more isolated but also less politically effective. Younger generations mostly disengage from the ideology. Long-term (15+ years): It becomes a minority identity subculture (like the Religious Right after the 1980s). Influence persists regionally but not nationally. The larger society incorporates some of its grievances into mainstream politics (immigration limits, moral rhetoric) but in diluted form. This pattern mirrors other dominant groups losing primacy (e.g., colonial powers, dominant churches in secularizing countries). 4️⃣ Feedback Loops to Watch Institutional Power: Courts, state legislatures, and media ecosystems. If they hold those, the decline slows. Demographics: Immigration, youth secularization, intermarriage — these accelerate decline. Economic/Climate Stress: Crises can temporarily strengthen identity-based politics. Counter-narratives: If progressive movements overreach, WCN can frame itself as a “last defense” and revive. 5️⃣ Bottom Line You’re right: the increase in aggression is not a sign of growth but of perceived threat. Most scenarios point to short-term volatility followed by gradual erosion of dominance, unless there’s a massive external shock that resets the playing field.

The first thing tates said was "if you're going to believe that a man is a woman..." It's the gender stuff pushing them over the edge.

Im trying to do my sits more consistently again and I found that in the morning time is best, nice and fresh and you feel accomplished

This one's good

This is obviously a bit click baity and dumb, but kinda true. The UK has one of the highest rates of mental illness in the world. I really feel for the youth. I myself was indoctrinated into unspoken, subconscious, white, Christian privilege nationalism. I voted to leave Brexit because it's what my family voted for. I can first hand speak, that right wing youths have no idea what the fuck is going on. They're just being manipulated

Couldn't find this on the site, but I think it would be super interesting to make a thread or mega-thread on specific individualised examples of how the political right hurts society? Politics is notoriously complex and twists and winds in ways that would put a porn star to shame. Would be great if we got a Leo level explanation that exposes all the crevasses and movements of the political right and each area of damage it inflicts and exactly how it inflicts it.. I myself was raised right and I grasp that right wing politics causes damage to society but it's a very shallow, half baked understanding. Can we maybe get a thread that fully fleshes out all the ways right wing policies damage civilisation? (Or if this already exists somewhere maybe link it?)

Leo we're going to seal your brain in a cryo-chamber and wake you back up in 10,000 years when the technology allows for it

I have a new method I'm going to try, blasting something like this And dancing like a madman. Could try like breakdancing. Physically moving the arms, legs head and torso in ways that are uncommon, especially before an intimidating event, if such an event exists, violates all the learned bodily restrictions...you could call physical energetic comfort zones...then it translates to psychological energetic comfort zones. Used in game and pickup for what they call social freedom. Exposure therapy.

God is where the power is at

I'd still love a history section. Some battles are great. Could be great if we'd cover some of my faves; Two collosal Greek - Persian battle's (From the film's 300) - Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) - Battle of Salamis (480 BC naval battle, with some lead-up including Marathon and Artemisium shown in flashbacks). Three Iraqi Ba’athist regime - Kurdish civilians and Peshmerga Guerrilla battles. - Halabja / Anfal Campaign (1986–1989, esp. 1988 Halabja chemical attack). - Battle of Sinjar (August 2014): ISIS attacked the Yazidi Kurds around Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq. Thousands were massacred, women enslaved, and chemical weapons were reported. It’s often described as genocide against the Yazidis. - Second Battle of Sinjar (November 2015): Kurdish forces (Peshmerga and allies, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes) recaptured Sinjar in a surprise offensive, turning the tide after the earlier devastation. And the multiple significant battles in the Battle of Stalingrad (1942–1943) - German advance into Stalingrad / Initial urban fighting – August 23 – September 13, 1942 - Battle of the Volga (Soviet defense of river crossings and suburbs) – September 14 – October 14, 1942 - Fighting for key industrial sites (e.g., Tractor Factory, Red October Factory) – September 14 – November 19, 1942 - Operation Uranus (Soviet counteroffensive, encirclement of German 6th Army) – November 19 – November 23, 1942 - Encircled German 6th Army battles inside Stalingrad (defensive pocket) – November 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943 - Operation Ring (final reduction of German pocket / surrender of remaining forces) – January 10 – February 2, 1943 ---------------------------------------------------------- Across vastly different eras and theaters of conflict, a striking pattern emerges: in each of these monumental confrontations—the Anfal Campaign, the Battles of Sinjar, and the Battle of Stalingrad—a smaller, resolute force defied seemingly insurmountable odds against a far larger, well-equipped adversary governed by a tyrannical or fanatical leadership. In northern Iraq, the Kurdish Peshmerga and Yazidi defenders endured the genocidal onslaught of Saddam Hussein’s army, ultimately achieving localized resilience and preservation of their cultural and territorial identity despite initial devastation. Decades later, against the seemingly unstoppable advance of ISIS, Kurdish forces orchestrated the liberation of Sinjar, transforming the narrative of despair into one of tactical brilliance and demonstrating that disciplined, motivated forces could reclaim territory and protect civilians even against a fanatically ruthless aggressor. Far to the north, in Stalingrad, Soviet commanders and soldiers executed a series of brilliantly coordinated counteroffensives that not only halted the Wehrmacht’s advance but encircled and annihilated a massive invasion force, marking the first time in the war that a mechanized, ideologically driven army of such scale had been decisively repelled. In each case, the implications of these victories were profound: they shattered the invincibility of oppressive powers, redefined the strategic calculus of their respective conflicts, and provided a template for how smaller, strategically agile forces could fundamentally alter the course of history, inspiring hope and demonstrating that tyranny, no matter how overwhelming, could be contested and ultimately constrained. I value each of these examples for the heroism displayed the brave, few elite, proving that the human spirit is a true force with which to be reckoned and the power of unity and faith. Not only this, but the true scale of the victory in each example wouldn't be realized in any single lifetime as it affected the progression of the entire world in later decades and eventually, centuries. Studying how the different allied forces moved after taking each key tactical territory was particularly interesting to me.

I think I'll revise my statement about connecting with the ego after enlightenment. I think this probably still stands if you have what most people consider "enlightenment" but enlightenment proper, no ego left to connect to. I'd assume (I'm not enlightened)