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On X, if you look at all the right wing attacks on Destiny, they're all the same. It's always about his appearance or his perceived social standing. They can't stand the fact they can't outwit him, so instead they make fun of his appearance and call him cuck and a feminine bitch, but if a Chad had his personality and he was on the right, they'd call him masculine because they tend to judge the world based on appearances. The other day, some popular chick was talking shit about his debate with some right wing chad and the entire critique was what he was wearing, his hair, etc, and talking about how the other guy was handsome, in shape, and dressed well. People who don't have an intellectual leg to stand on LOVE to attack the physical appearance of those who do.

I second dude. He has a lot of good content as well as a course. One thing you need to do is increase what he calls your "surface lexicon". Writing is obviously a good practice but if you want to improve as fast as possible, I think the best approach is to drill terms, phrases, and explanations of things you're interested in into your psyche. Pick your favorites. Over time, they become easier to access when you need them. Define the situations you're in most often and define the things you often need to express and just drill it all. Being an introvert and having high awareness, I get hung up on choosing words in real time. The other day, someone told me that my puppy was cute and I had to think about what to say and then wasn't sure if "thank you" made sense. lol. I also think there's some perfectionism that gets in the way. So I think memorizing phrases and terminology is the best.

Same here. I noticed the shift during covid and I first noticed it by a marked catering to conspiracy theories.

He chose material gain, wealth, power, and fame over integrity. If Trump wins, they'll hold a party where JP will attend and he and Russell Brand will lead them in prayer. Thanking God for sending Donald Trump, and JP will start crying again.

Good points. Thanks for explaining!

"Don't send messages outside the castle walls" - Vernon Howard

With Tom, it's not about values. It's about logic. If Tom is doing a threat assessment and thinks Trump is the safer bet, he's a fool. This isn't being used as a slur. It's a precise description. A fool ignores, distorts, or flips the truth of things to serve themselves. The vitriol you sense is for THAT, not Tom himself. I don't hate anyone. Well, tbh, I do hate Trump, Tucker Carlson, and Elon Musk, but I don't hate any of their supporters. What I hate is the truth being diminished and superspreaders of falsehood. That's the root. I am not anti-Trump because I'm anti those other people and their values. I'm anti-Trump because the whole thing is one gigantic falsehood. I would vote republican for the rest of my life if it meant that Trump would go away... because it's not about politics, people, or their values. Early in life I struggled with Christianity being so toxic to the people of the world. Not because I wanted people to escape it just like I did, but because I knew that it was important to not believe what is false. Falsehood has a cost. It's all about falsehood. Do you understand this perspective? You seem to think I'm locked into my own perspective, but I can assure you, that's not the case.

It's like we're collectively a teenager going through a rebellious phase. Just look at how JP's attire has changed over the past few years. He looks like a clown and the mature people are just shaking their heads wondering when will it end. How bout that time he asked his daughter if she went to town with Andrew Tate? That was funny.

😂😂😂 It's just knowing how to think and being honest. If Tom thinks Trump wouldn't intentionally try to steal an election, he's a fool. His idea about a mind-reading machine is ridiculous. "Because we can't be absolutely certain, we can make no judgement" is the kind of thinking biased people employ to avoid calling a spade a spade. The guy tried to coup the government and Tom has the position of "I don't know that for sure". 😆 Of course a malignant narcissist who is obsessed with himself and WINNING, will not admit that he lost. If you want to bring in "he was attacked for 4 years and he knows they were after him" or "he thought they cheated and so he was willing to cheat too", you're glossing over or outright ignoring the reality that he NEVER admits to losing or making a mistake. In any normal, unbiased person's mind who doesn't have a stake in the game, they would easily arrive at what is true here. It's so obvious, unbiased humans in the 20th percentile of intelligence could see it, but here we are with Tom, who's probably in the 70th, having a hard time with it.

@zazen You've made me open to the possibility it could be 20-30%, and I started at 10, lol, so good job. What are the best examples you have from around the world? Also, America has a huge influence on the world. How do you know us having Trump for 4 years didn't trigger it? My theory is Trump built an audience and this audience was largely a bunch of fools who are easy to dupe and sell things to, be it ideas or goods, and I think a whole lot of capitalists saw the dollar signs and politicians saw their paths to power. I think Trump highlighted this and people from around the world were taking notes. I remember noticing the shift when it occurred. I started asking myself, why are all these people all of sudden catering to right wingers. Later I found out, it's because they're following the money. Could this not account for a significant amount of the global phenomenon. This is just my theory, but is it not plausible?

Yeah, this is a good one. I can't understand Tom. He says that if he knew with certainty that Trump intentionally tried to steal the election, then he 100% would not vote Trump. @What Am I With all the data that we have on Trump and the 2020 election, if you had to bet all your assets and everything you own on the question "Did Trump intentionally try to steal the election?", would you bet yes or no? Be honest!

@zazen All humans have legit grievances. It comes with the territory. Life is hard. But like I said, before Trump the 80+ million who are all in a tizzy were not rabid before Trump and the propaganda machine ensnared them. The great truth tellers that are Trump and Tucker Carlson did not shine the light on legitimate, dormant grievances. Rather, they weaponized an unwitting population into serving their cause. Do you remember in 2020 when the entire right was crusading on "Save the Children", because they had been told the elite democrats were trafficking them? The shit went viral and every member in my community was on FB and social media posting "Save the Children!" My sister actually almost changed her career due to that propaganda. Before that, she never thought about pedophilia but all of sudden she had a legit grievance, huh? I can concede that a small fraction of what moved them are the things you mentioned but can you concede that a significant degree of their movement is born of sheer demagoguery? If not, to what degree do you think is fair to say?

I think you already have exactly what you need, which is the light shining onto the evil. It takes time for the old ways to die but now that the light is shining on them, their days are numbered. You will become more and more integrous as time goes on. Every time you do something you know is wrong, bring it into your consciousness and look at it closely. Eventually, you will be compelled to stop. The greater the sinner, the greater the saint. It is a blessing.

Well, it must be true since all of Twitter said it was. I wonder how much those Twitter posts contributed to your conviction? Instead of claiming it's a fact, why not just say you think it's highly likely? I myself would put it at 50/50 because I just don't know enough. I wonder if the collective right would put it at 95/5. All of your evidence is anecdotal and you still haven't explained how the YT search algorithm works. You're claiming to KNOW how that highly complex mechanism works. Think about that.

It's totally possible they censored it and I wouldn't be surprised if they did, but you can't go around saying it's a fact unless you actually know. This careless thinking is probably the #1 cause of delusion. Do it 10,000 times and see where it takes you. Falsehood has a cost.

@zazen Of the general population, how common do you think victimhood mentality is? When we're not engaged in self-development, It's natural for us to blame all our problems on something else out there. This very natural tendency for humans to play victim is what has been tapped into. Why take responsibility for your own life when you can blame it on something else? If you agree with this, then you have to consider the degree to which it's implicated in the phenomenon we're discussing. What the left and the right have in common is they both know our government has always been corrupt and no one likes elites having the control that they do. How easy it is to tell people the source of their pain is the ruling elite. With a loud enough megaphone, Trump exploited this via con artistry. He and his ilk are the most fucking corrupt elites. If you want to stamp out corruption and actually solve the problems, you can't do it via Trumpism. I agree with every right winger that the government needs fixing, but I part ways with them in their thinking that Trump is the answer. It's about the stupidest thing I can think of. As for the global phenomenon, I don't know what elements of reality have had what impact. Everything is interconnected and affects everything else, but I'm not buying the rise of your "populist" movement is due to liberals run amok. Seems like a good story right wingers can use to justify their willful ignorance and persistent denial of reality so they can feel good in their little bubbles.

@Nemra It looks interesting. Definitely going to check it out. Thanks! RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA

I'm not picking on them and these aren't just people yapping online. These are literally my nextdoor neighbors. I shared it because I get the sense that most people don't actually truly know the mind of MAGA. They might only see it online and then think they know something about it. I'm not sure how much centrists are evaluating reality for truth. I suspect the majority of them desire harmony over truth. There's a reason why solid reason is rejected, and it's not because they just reasoned wrong. I'm glad your country is finally on the right path. If Trump wins, I suspect we'll go through something very similar, and if we make it out with democracy intact, of course those who ushered it all in will go into denial.

Good point.

I am being honest. I actually do not know that it was censored. Do I find it odd that if you type in "trump rogan" or "rogan trump" that it wouldn't show up in the top spot? Yes I do. I would expect that query to return the interview in the top spot, but I don't pretend to know the intricacies of how YT handles that, especially with content that was just released. How much time does it take for their algorithm to adjust? Designing search for billions of people and returning results based on thousands of parameters is a complicated thing. I've never studied it, and the only evidence I have that it was censored is "that's odd, it should be in the top spot". Can you walk us through the technical details of how you know this to be fact and not just your speculation? Also, Rogan himself went on X and said there was no problem with YT.

You an expert on search algorithms and YouTube’s handling of keyword combos? This reminds me of that time right wingers thought Wayfair was selling kids on their website due to a database malfunction. Ashley for $8,000.

Even if they could see the truth of their movement, they wouldn't care because they think it can't happen here. It's layer upon layer of foolishness. For all those who don't seem to know Trumpists, here's a taste for you. These people make up ~80% of my community and they exist in the tens of millions.

Trump didn't do it single-handedly. He had a lot of help. Did you know that you can make someone believe they experienced something they didn't? That's how malleable the psyche is. Given that, do you think it's possible to install grievances? If Tucker Carlson tells millions of Americans every night for 5 years that they have a problem, and then shows them compelling evidence, do you think that could make some people think they have a problem when they actually don't? You can make people fear things. You can make them hate things. And you can make it all up out of thin air. Tucker Carlson has bragged about being able to do just this. All humans have problems. It's easy to tap into them. How many people feel lonely? Well guess what, it's possible to tell lonely people that the reason they are lonely is because society has abandoned them. How many people have a problem with authority? Well guess what, it's easy to make them believe the Democrat party wants full control over them. On and on it goes. The vast majority of the so-called grievances the right has have been installed into them. Sorry.

Yeah, I'm not saying it should or shouldn't exist in society, although, ideally our comedians could figure out other ways to make people laugh, what I'm saying is that leaders have immense power to shape society and they should be as far away from that type of rhetoric as possible. You can't expect the population to be healthy and integrous if their leaders display the opposite of it. At least Kamala pays lip service to virtue, even if it's scripted. I understand it can be annoying when comedians get shit about their jokes but I don't understand why it moves some people as much as it does. I have a friend who it really bothers that so-called leftists or liberals are stifling his comedy entertainment and it drove him to seeking out overt anti-PC comedy. He gets off when a comedian does or says something to trigger people. The more provocative, the more excited he gets. I can't figure out why he cares so much when a comedian he likes gets attacked. I like Bill Burr, but if people started giving him shit, I just wouldn't care.