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The idea is that they wouldn’t be related. Obviously I don’t really know. I’m not a medical expert.

No amount of spiritual work has changed my depth perception. If you’re honestly noticing a change in your vision, that could be a medical condition.

Maybe the Dark Polarity will save us from these types of new agers. Dark Polarity 2024.

That was actually mature and well-handled by everyone involved. I'm impressed.

Thank you but "Conspirituality" is not my term. It's a well-known thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspirituality

@strika This has nothing to do with conscious politics. This is new age conspirituality. If you keep posting things like this, you will likely be banned from the whole forum.

I could see that happening. Especially since he will likely view said backlash as the woke mob coming for him. Maybe he complies publicly, but privately would be a different question.

Can't read the full article without subscribing to Fortune. The little blurb I can read says something about still supporting a Super Pac. Hopefully he did decide to call off the 45 million, but who knows. In his own words, he has vowed to destroy the "woke mind-virus". That is problematic.

Adam Kinzinger.

This is an egregious misattribution of correlation / causation. That Putin did not launch his full invasion under Trump is more timing than anything else. There was still plenty of conflict that was happening. It could have happened under any administration. No wars at all? The world just became a peaceful place because everyone was just so in awe and afraid of Trump? Lol. This is a narcissistic fantasy. There are wars and conflicts happening all the time, including under the Trump admin. Trump can do nothing to stop them.

The best defense against Putin is competent leadership that knows how to run an effective administration. Which is what Kamala represents.

Pure nonsense. Trump’s behavior is perfectly predictable. Just ask yourself what a narcissistic idiot with no regards for the truth would do.

Yes, deepen your analysis. Western interventionism has been exploitive for the global south and at times problematic for their development. Great. Now what other distinctions can we make?

I understand his point. It’s a very obvious one for anyone versed in progressive politics. Nothing new is being said.

People on social media talking about how sad it is for Joe Biden that it had to "end this way" and that it stains his legacy. No! If Kamala is the nominee and beats Trump, dropping out will prove to be a legendary move by Biden. This only cements his status as a great president.

I’m surprised he feels a trump victory is so likely. Assuming Kamala is the nominee, I’m optimistic right now about her chances. People are getting behind her. Maybe trump still wins, but saying a trump victory is ”still very likely” seems like a bad read.

Scale is not the only factor. And to a certain degree, the scale argument works against you. The west has been more successful at exploitation because it has things like functioning courts and laws. This allows for scale. Third world country courts are so corrupt in many cases that they cannot scale their exploitation. False. Devilry takes many forms. Just because you are a weaker devil doesn't mean you're not a devil. It's not about being equal in some simplistic fashion. There can be differences. Just recognize the devilry when it exists. And stop acting like the east is a bunch of saints compared to the west. One thing is guaranteed: if there's humans, there's devilry going on. Well that part is true. There certainly are reasons. But also, there is anti-western bias. Both exist. I have. That's partly how I drifted towards the political left in the US. The right-wing has historically been too drunk on nationalism and American exceptionalism to take issues of western devilry seriously.

Marianne Williamson is dancing somewhere right now.

I'm reevaluating things in light of Biden's dropout. And I'm thinking my earlier position was somewhat foolish. I misread how strong public backlash would be to the debate. Yes, things are more chaotic for the Dems. The repubs are sycophants and all in on trump, and their unity looks good on the surface. But that blind loyalty may come back to bite them in the ass. Trump is badly unpopular. The dems have a chance to turn this chaos into gold. This is an opportunity, albeit one that comes with notable risk.

You perpetually downplay or straight up deny the devilry / corruption of the east. And it's because you are biased towards hating the west. Clear?

Wow. What a turn of events. Credit to everyone who predicted this would happen. I was not in favor of replacing Biden after the initial debate, but here we are.

But that hate is also exactly what is distorting your perspective on this. You’re going to have to set aside your anti-western bias to see this issue with more objectivity. Up to you whether that’s something you are interested in. You could also just claim I have a pro-western bias and move on.

Does it matter?

To be clear, this near-death experience has not fundamentally changed Trump. He still is deeply unaware that he is acting as a devil, as all devils must. And all his fascists plans are still humming along nicely. I did hear from some non-trump supporters that they felt like he may have had a moment during the beginning of his speech. I did not watch the speech personally but it seemed possible that maybe a bullet was enough to crack him for a moment. But of course it is trump, and the whole thing could have easily been scripted. The problem is you just can’t trust the guy. He has blatantly violated the truth over and over, with no sign of self-reflection. And he has surrounded himself with people of similarly low integrity. So from my perspective, he gets the opposite of the benefit of the doubt. Regardless, it doesn’t matter much. Even if he got shot and cried about it doesn’t mean he’s not a devil. Especially when you consider how often he carelessly suggests violence towards others. Playing the victim is one of his absolute favorite cards.

You don't think it's possible almost getting shot rattled him?