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I assume therapy can facilitate such? Are there other avenues? It sucks that mental health professionals are so out of reach without money.

Is it possible to work out your neurosis, traumas, etc. through journaling instead of going to therapy? Therapy is expensive, inconvenient and often has long waiting lists. Obviously, I'm distinguishing from severe trauma that would typically be diagnosed in some way. Comparatively, I have light trauma. Has anyone had any luck with working through their issues via journaling? What kind of prompts did you use? What was your process like?

Bluster is all that conservatives essentially have because their politics is self-dealing and selling out the country, I.E. they have no politics. They go as low as they can, appealing to fear and selling simplistic solutions to complex problems. Its basically a scam. Progressive politics require a degree of education to understand let alone appreciate, so progressive will always be disadvantaged in that sense. People need to raise their standards ultimately.

No, you are probably right. Mario seemed to be lashing out bit like a school shooter would, "burning the village for warmth" type shit. And the killing isn't likely to change the system, so its effectively wasteful unlike a just war.

It think this is a really fair assessment of the situation. For there to really be any change there will have to be a change in how the governments runs society. Hopefully this is a wake-up call. The US is quiet a barbaric country for a first world nation in a lot of ways in my opinion.

Well figuratively he doesn't know that you know, otherwise he wouldn't be visiting at Maccie Dees in broad daylight.

If you guys where that McDonald's employee, would you have called the police upon recognizing the killer or let him go? I think I would've let him go to be honest. He's motivated by a just cause and I have very little sympathy for these evil CEOs.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news “These parasites had it coming” and “I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done,” was written in his manifesto. Pretty much confirms what his motive was.

It looks like a shriveled up old orange.

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/07/trump-ukraine-war-zelensky-macron-paris https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/trump-calls-immediate-ceasefire-ukraine-after-meeting-zelenskyy-116569843 A trilateral meeting took place in Paris yesterday between Trump, Macron and Zelensky discussing Ukraine. It seems Trump is slowly but surely engaging in diplomacy for an eventual peace negotiation.

I have an antique Springfield M1835 for home defense. Its very heavy and long but packs a punch and can double as spear when you attach the bayonet.

https://kyivindependent.com/44-of-ukrainians-believe-its-time-to-start-official-peace-talks-with-russia-survey-finds/ 44% from 23% in May 2023 indicates a growing war fatigue among Ukrainians. The war might not last that much longer, especially with Trump aiming to brute force a peace deal. It might even end within 1-3 years depending from now, with large parts of eastern Ukraine falling to Russia most likely. We're not quiet there yet.

One thing I haven't seen anyone say is that a therapist usually equipped with way more knowledge and vocabulary to address ones issues in addition to having an outside perspective.

I can't imagine giving someone this much mindspace to the point that your are dreaming of them with such intensity of emotion. I think it really just reflects the degree of how ideological you are, since all of these conservatives and what they stand for is essentially just conservatism. Its one thing to disagree politically and socially but another to wrap so much emotion and identity into it. I don't agree with Trump politically but I'd still break bread with him. Its not that serious.

Stupid sexy Peterson 😣.

I'd wager that imperialist ambition was on the forefront of Putin's mind when he decided to invade, thinking it would be another Crimea. Ukraine has valuable resources and sea ports and is geographically strategic relative to a invasion into Russia. I bet if he knew how much this war would've cost he wouldn't have invaded. Invading Ukraine has resulted in his western enemies bolstering their militaries and becoming stronger. Finland and Sweden have joined NATO as well.

@Bobby_2021 Finland recently joined NATO and Russia hasn't acted on that in a material way that signals escalation with NATO. NATO is not a security threat to Russia. It is however a threat to Russian imperialism. Russia gets way more upset when former Soviet countries want to join NATO.

Why make subscription fees more expensive than rent when you can raise both in peace and harmony? 😊🌼

Ugh, I probably should have posted this in Ukraine thread instead. I think putting up a good fight lets them set better terms. It shows that invading Ukraine comes with a heavy price. It is too soon yet to start negotiating. Once peace eventually befalls the region, I can see Ukraine getting nukes depending on how the final terms go and whether or not they join NATO.

The trend of technology long-term is that it becomes more affordable over time. What you see now might be AI companies trying to make more profit after already having captured an audience. I suspect much of the price is paying for all the energy that it takes to run their servers. AI is quiet competitive so there will be incentives to undercut themselves eventually.

Really, you should only comment if it adds value to the forum. That should be the rule. Some people are too identified with their thoughts and get overly ideologically and argumentative here. It is a problem if you can't have a modicum of chill.

Get an AR15 next. Then you'll be eligible for US citizenship.

I know that it was Muslims that preserved and later reintroduced Aristotle into Europe as they used his philosophy to reflect on and justify Islam. It seems like these Stage Blue religions only care about preserving certain cultures and their artifacts if it pertains to their own religion. Like when Isis went smashing ancient artifacts.

It is interesting to see how governments sometimes seem to deny Russia being behind these incidents for political reasons. That must fuel a lot of conspiracy theories I bet.