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There is no proof that Iran even wants a nuclear bomb. The reason for the war is that Israel and the neocons want regime change. That’s right, another regime change boondoggle like Iraq and Afghanistan (the US finally kicked out after 20 years and trillions of dollars). It was Netanyahoo who lied about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction. The neocons and Israeli lobby get what they want despite unlimited losses and a long history of failure. They are exempt from accountability. It was the Iran quagmire that made Jimmy Carter a one term president. Getting the US involved in another foolish regime change fantasy is not “America first” by any stretch of the imagination. Netanyahu’s 2002 testimony to Congress urging us to invade Iraq based on lies. https://x.com/i/status/1933236550286127307 Huckster Netanyahu pushing regime change in Iran https://x.com/i/status/1712273753822974209

America is a materialistic culture, so a particular costume and mannerism is necessary to market a spiritual fanstasy and sell another belief system.

Trump sold himself as the peace candidate. But now it is obvious that it was all a lie. The neocons win no matter who is in charge. War in unpredictable and if an Iran quagmire brings down Trump like it brought down Carter, it will be worth it.

Vance Boelter preaching the gospel of christ.

This is an interesting analysis.

The brains behind the current deportations is Stephen Miller, who is a well-known bigot and now senior advisor to Trump that has dedicated his life to hatred of Mexicans. What is being done isn't based on pure motives. In fact, it is very dark and is not going to end well. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/stephen-miller/

OK, fair enough. Thank you for the clarification. That is Europe. Here we are talking about the United States which has a different situation. Mexicans have always been in California, long before we were born, and alot of these problems stem from a broken immigration system which congress has been unwilling to fix. Most Mexicans are catholic and have no animosity to the general culture. They just want to work.

Ok, then it wasn't something you read. So please tell us your personal experience with an immigrant criminal that has led you to this position.

You are repeating right wing propaganda. These people who are being arrested are hard working people. Last week ICE did a military style raid iin South Park to arrest two dishwashers. Biden and Obama were also deporting criminals. The criminals are maybe 1 percent of the immigrant population. The Internet creates reality.

Governor Newsom addresses Californians in response to Trump's assault on democracy. https://x.com/i/status/1932623399874080822 Newsom on the rise. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/10/how-trump-is-elevating-newsom-00398546

Mexican restaurant workers helping a cop that was pepper sprayed. I lived in Mexico for 10 years and this is what they are like. https://packaged-media.redd.it/cea9uxk5b06f1/pb/m2-res_590p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1749592800&s=1f6cd1577fae5af5d25563feb479b1d3244e59b0

Swami Vivekanda believed in a harmonizing Love (Bhakti yoga) and Inquiry (Jnana Yoga). Hear are a few quotes: "Religion is realization; not talk, nor doctrine, nor theories, however beautiful they may be” “Love God with all your heart, but do not cease to question and discriminate. The truth will stand the test of scrutiny, and love will carry you to it." ” Questioning refines the intellect, while love purifies the emotions, and both prepare the mind for realizing the ultimate truth." "Bhakti is not belief; it is the direct perception of the truth through love.”

In this lecture, Vivekananda is explaining the necessity of faith (shraddha in Vedanta) as a prerequisite for spiritual realization. He argues that belief in the possibility of truth—whether in God, the soul, or ultimate reality—creates the mental and emotional foundation for pursuing and experiencing it. This belief is not blind but a starting point that inspires effort, practice, and eventual direct knowledge through spiritual disciplines like Bhakti Yoga or Jnana Yoga.

“The first condition of knowing the truth is to believe in it. You must believe in a thing first, before you can know it. Knowledge follows belief, and only through that belief can you reach knowledge.” The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Volume 3

But when I said beliefs can be a method of focus you immediately said “no”. You didn’t entertain the idea or ponder what would have to happen for it to be true. So there is an assumption there so deep that it is viewed as obvious and not as a belief. But it is a belief.

California has become the primary target of the Trump Administration. That includes not only the threat of mass deportations but also the threat of witholding federal funds. If Governor Newsom wants to become president, this is his golden opportunity to meet this challenge. This is a major test of his leadership. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/californias-governor-unfazed-threats-arrest-trump-administratio-rcna211752

I found a pdf copy of Swami Vivekananda's Bhakti yoga. This may help. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Bhakti-Yoga-by-Swami-Vivekananda.pdf

And those are your beliefs. The beliefs that are delusional are the ones that you actually think are true.

The beliefs are a method to focus the mind and abandon delusion. The Hindus understand this with Bakhti yoga.

The New Age is shallow. That also includes most of the non duality stuff. Many have dumped neo advaita because when the shit hits the fan trite phrases like “waking up from the dream” and “I am God” prove laughably useless. Real religion addresses the core of one’s being and provides support in the toughest of times. It’s not intellectual bullshit.

It shouldn’t take a lot of analysis to conclude that law enforcement wearing masks is an ominous development. ICE is just ramping up with billions allocated in the new budget. This heavy handed approach will tear apart communities creating massive resistance, which creates justification for use of emergency powers, and the national guard and the military used against citizens and non citizens equally. I don’t think this is what people voted for.

Musk is in over his head. Money doesn’t automatically give you power. There is more to it than that. You make enemies and have to be able to handle that. Musk’s drug use shows that he needs to keep down the pain, which takes a lot of energy. He is mentally unstable.