The Don

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  1. Posted

    10 minutes ago, Hardkill said:

    I am actually very glad about this. Mike Lindell is another right-wing conman freak

    You're just labeling people. Mike Lindell is simply a conservative businessman.

    Would you like to be censored?

    Would you like to have your business shut down in an instant?

    Dennis Prager warned us about the broken moral compass of the Western world, which took place in the last hundred years.

    I don't see any conservatives asking for censorship or the removal of social media accounts.

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    2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

    They aren't tho. Repubs killed tens of thousands of people needlessly with their handling of covid, and other things.

    @Leo Gura, how about people like Governor Andrew Cuomo, forcing COVID-19 patients into nursing homes?

    Do you know anything about his horrific measures in response to COVID?

    Our elderly were the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and Governor Cuomo did it anyway. It was inhumane.

    How about the other left-wing governors who did the exact same thing and had to change their trajectory when they finally realized their blunders?

    I don't believe the Republicans were the ones who killed tens of thousands of people needlessly with "their handling of COVID-19".

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    10 hours ago, Husseinisdoingfine said:

    Marriage and family produce a lot of problems, and I do not see it surviving into the future.

    According to The Week:

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    As hunter-gatherers settled down into agrarian civilizations, society had a need for more stable arrangements. The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia. Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread institution embraced by the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans. But back then, marriage had little to do with love or with religion.

    The Western world is so prosperous precisely because of the family unit. I wish it weren't true but it is in fact true, and reality doesn't tell me otherwise.

    There are problems in marriage, of course, but those problems have everything to do with human nature and the character of a person.

    You can't blame a concept like marriage or external circumstances for your problems.

    "The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it." ― Eckhart Tolle

    Tolle is right.

    When I speak with people who have successful marriages, they always tell me that a marriage must be balanced with space. They get involved in making the marriage work. There's no such thing as a successful marriage without input from both partners.

    Marriage is a noble sacrifice for the purpose of raising children and the perpetuation of your civilization. If it crumbles, social stability is impossible.

    Although I pretty much value the concept of marriage, I respect the right of every individual when he chooses not to get married.

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    5 minutes ago, neutralempty said:

    Why would they choose it?

    Because it resonates with them?

    I wouldn't assume that they're objectively right just because the majority here chooses to listen more to left-wing journalists.

    5 minutes ago, neutralempty said:

    What in reality specifically told you that?

    The many answers on the topics of this great forum.

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    7 minutes ago, Husseinisdoingfine said:

    But dear God, there is so much more of the BLUE vmeme in you than I had previously thought. 

    I have a lot of respect for people who love liberty. I also have a lot of respect for those who embrace the family unit. There's nothing wrong with embracing those values.

    You're not evil if you build your own family.

    You're not a bad person if you believe in freedom of speech.

    In terms of Spiral Dynamics, you can be at the highest level and still have your own family and believe in freedom of speech.

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    12 minutes ago, Preety_India said:

    What part of it is false? 

    With all due respect, it's useless to give you an answer as long as you truly believe what CNN and MSNBC tell you.

    On the other hand, I highly recommend you to read the article I mentioned above, the interview with Glenn Greenwald, A LEFT-WING JOURNALIST who tells us openly about the dangers of the Biden administration. You might wanna listen to a wise, left-wing journalist since you dismiss everything I'm saying.

    I gave up arguing with you guys; it's simply counterproductive.

  11. Posted

    7 minutes ago, Preety_India said:

    What is it that itches you so much against the left? 

    From my understanding, your question insinuates that I'm disturbed by the left or something like that. Perhaps you could ask it differently, without implying something that's not actually true. I'm conscious of the fact that there are many good people on the left.

    As a classical liberal, do I like seeing the left lambasting the conservative side, projecting all their hate and neurosis 24/7 on CNN or MSNBC?

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    To add a line.

    54 minutes ago, honesty said:

    I will answer you on the question you dont want to answer. Who was rioting?  Antifa was looting. The left. Nobody else was rioting.

    I'm horrified when I see how broken the moral compass of the Western world is.

    This video tells everything and it's FASCINATING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQLITo1sDPY

    Conservatives are never the enemy. They never were. They aren't racists or authoritarians. It's simply not true what you see on CNN or MSNBC.

    Most people who own businesses in America are conservatives. They are also the ones who have families and children and take part in the middle class. I was stunned when I found out that most businesses in America are owned by traditionalists, also known as conservatives. These are hard-working people.

    America is doing so well precisely because of the right side. They are the building-block of American society.

    I believe in freedom, having a family, a business, and faith in God; the cornerstone of civilization. Without those values, everything crumbles. I know it because I've been reading history books and comprehended what happens in communism or nazism. Or what happens in societies that never seek to build moral civilizations.

    It's not bad to be a moral individual as long as you understand your dark side, also known as your shadow.

    "There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them." ― George Orwell

    We should be proud of Western civilization, the only civilization in the world that abolished slavery.

    Ludwig van Beethoven tells us that we are unique.

    We should cherish everything good about the West and the progress it has made.

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    Helle.

    I've stumbled upon a great column published in the Reason newspaper.

    It's an interview with Glenn Greenwald, a left-wing journalist who wanted to sound an alarm on the Bush-Cheney administration and the Obama administration.

    Here's an excerpt from the story.

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    Q: You've written that the Bush-Cheney administration was far worse than the Trump administration. You've also argued that in various ways the Obama administration was worse.

    I started writing about politics because I thought the media was so dormant and complacent about these radical assaults on civil liberties under Bush and Cheney taking place during the war on terror. And then under Obama, they went to sleep even further. They got hypnotized into thinking that he was a noble and benevolent leader.

    I'll give you just one example, which is press freedom. Under Obama, as I'm sure you know, the Espionage Act of 1917—one of the most pernicious laws we have on our books; it was enacted under Woodrow Wilson, and it was designed to criminalize dissent from U.S. participation in World War I—was invoked against whistleblowers and sources, like Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning and a dozen others, more under Obama than every other prior president combined. It ended up being three times more prosecutions under the Espionage Act for our sources as journalists than all previous presidents, including Nixon or Eisenhower or whoever you want to pick. And the press said almost nothing.

    Trump gets in, and The Washington Post changes its motto to "Democracy Dies in Darkness," essentially saying press freedom is under assault. [White House reporter] Jim Acosta writes a bestseller with some pompous, self-glorifying title, like Danger: Reporting in the Era of Trump. What the fuck ever happened to Jim Acosta that constitutes an assault on press freedom? The worst thing Trump ever did to any of them was to say mean things about them in tweets. Those aren't assaults on press freedom. I was threatened by the Obama administration with prison when I was doing the Snowden reporting. I was criminally indicted by the [Jair] Bolsonaro government at the beginning of [2020] for the reporting I did in Brazil. Those are attacks on press freedom. Saying Jim Acosta is an idiot, and tweeting something insulting about Wolf Blitzer, isn't.

    So you go through those metrics. George Bush and Dick Cheney started new wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama started new wars in Libya and Yemen. What new wars did Donald Trump start? He escalated bombing campaigns, which he inherited, in a pretty grotesque way. But he didn't start any new wars.

    When you look at things like the destruction of Iraq or the implementation of a torture regime—what has Donald Trump done that even remotely compares in terms of moral evil to any of that? Nothing. And yet we're supposed to treat George Bush and Barack Obama like morally upstanding statesmen and Donald Trump like the literal reincarnation of Hitler.

    I would like to know your thoughts on Glenn's opinions and what can we do about those irregularities.

    I believe he's pointing out the facts.

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    To add a few lines here.

    9 hours ago, Husseinisdoingfine said:

    Already noticing it, my parents watch FOX News, and I've already noticed the demonization and the Socialism smear.

    "Socialism, in general, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." - Thomas Sowell

    "Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good." - Thomas Sowell

    My theory on "why are people craving Socialism" is the following: those who can't take care of themselves will always rely on someone else's money. They might be having a mental health issue, health problems, or be physically incapacitated.

    I believe in Socialism only if you're not able to work, in the sense that you're in a wheelchair or fighting a deadly disease. You get what I'm saying.

    On the other hand, if you're truly capable of changing yourself to be able to work, you shouldn't be qualified to receive money from the government.

    You might be an old man, over 70 years old. I'm in favor of pensions. Other than that, don't give healthy people money; it will be their most powerful addiction. It will make them lazy and unproductive.

    It's addictive to get a government check, or better said, the money you haven't earned.

    It's not that important but I'll say it. Before embarking on the self-actualization journey, I remember having not only mental health issues but physical health problems as well. I didn't have enough energy for life's daily tasks. Just to brush my teeth or wash my dishes seemed an impossibility, compared to an effort like having to climb the Everest mountain.

    I was so discouraged, telling myself often: "You're a disgusting human being. You're not capable of anything. Why is it that so many people are in shape while you can't even give up on sugar?" I hated myself.

    I wanted to get support (correctly) from the government because I wasn't able to deal with the challenges of daily life. I believed in Socialism. And all of that because of my problematic childhood. I grew up in an environment with a depressed, emotionally distant, cold mother in combination with an alcoholic, extremely violent father. Imagine what I was going through as a child. I grew up being moderately depressed without even knowing it. It's ironic, isn't it?

    After studying @Leo Gura's work (I'm grateful to Leo) and implementing a daily meditation habit, I got temporarily worse. It was a painful purification process. But eventually, I overcame my depression and I started to eat healthier, increasing my energy levels substantially.

    Now I'm better than ever, having a great job, being present, diligent, and productive.

    I'm no longer in favor of Socialism because I know what it does to people. I know the impact Socialism has on their lives. It's no joke!

    People should be liberated through self-actualization, as a government check will make their situation worse and perpetuate their own problems. A government check can stifle your development as a human being.

    I'm glad I didn't take money from the government.

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    For those on the left, Big Tech is not your friend. They might project the illusion that they're on your side when in fact, they're not.

    Big Tech only cares about power. Their goal is to become much powerful than the government.

    In some sense, Big Tech is much powerful than the government itself.

    Big Tech must be regulated by the government.

    What they did to President Trump is simply unacceptable.

    It doesn't matter if you're a conservative or a leftist. We have to agree on certain principles.

  19. Posted

    2 hours ago, Girzo said:

    You mean like a 20-year old marketing company selling bogus penis enlargement pills, earning millions?

    It's a free society. In a free society people take risks.

    Just like you leave your house; you could be hit by a car or a terrible earthquake could happen and die as a result.

    Life is seriously not safe.

    Just make sure you're not driven by hate when you make a point against Capitalism. Try to understand why you're against Capitalism.

    I was against Capitalism as well. I hated those who have lots of money. I thought that society was so unfair and that the game was rigged by those at the top.

    Then I took responsibility for my own life and embarked on the self-actualization journey.

    I got a job and I saw how hard it is for my boss to maintain the business. He was constantly stressed, constantly working. Non-stop, dude.

    When I saw what's behind a business, I started to have respect for those who own a business. They work even harder than an employee. Believe me.

    I just observed this by myself. I'm not embracing Capitalism through ideological theories but by my own remarks and observations.

    You should judge objectively, not through Karl Marx or other people that have no practical skills in the real world.

    You might be inteligent and capable of thought abstraction but that doesn't really matter in a practical world. Wisdom matters more.

  20. Posted

    30 minutes ago, Esoteric said:

    You are basically completely driven by ideology.

    Do you know what I'm completely driven by? :D

    @Leo Gura's way of writing. I'm imitating him a lot.

    I'm developing my communication skills properly and hopefully, someday I'll surpass Leo regarding this matter.

    That's why I'm driven by, not political ideology or a toxic life purpose.

    I'm about to go to work now and I'll put myself in the present moment all day.

    I'll observe my own mind consistently; when it'll wander, I'll pull my attention back and continue to observe it.

    Have a wonderful day guys!

    We'll talk tomorrow. God bless you!

  21. Posted

    36 minutes ago, Etherial Cat said:

    It would make sense since you've been told your whole life Cuba became a dumpster fire because of communism. Having swang the pendulum too far in the other direction because of an intergenerational trauma is really not far fetched and you should contemplate it.

    I've never been told that.

    I just believe the Cubans who migrated to the United States when they say that communism is a plague and that they'll never go back to Cuba.

    You should LOVE the United States of America. You should guard it. You should be grateful that such a country exists. It's a beacon of hope for humanity.

    I'm from Romania. My parents lived under communism. When I hear their stories and what happened to their friends, I'm horrified.

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    33 minutes ago, Etherial Cat said:

    Consider that you might have got a shadow big like a house regarding Capitalism.

    Okay. I am considering that. On the other hand, I'm seeing that Capitalism works.

    I see that Capitalism is grounded in reality.

    I also see that the US is a prosperous country.

    Take a look at Venezuela when it allowed Capitalism. Take a look at Venezuela now.

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    On 1/11/2021 at 7:44 AM, Apparition of Jack said:

    There is a lot of bad, yes, but there's positive things coming out of this.

    Here's an excerpt from an article I was reading on Townhall:

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    During these last five days in Florida, a state governed by the pro-freedom party, I went anywhere I wanted. First and foremost, I could eat both inside and outside restaurants. At one of them, when I stood up to take photos of people dining, a patron who recognized me walked over and said, "I assume you're just taking pictures of people eating in a restaurant." That's exactly what I was doing. I even took my two grandchildren to a bowling alley, which was filled with people enjoying themselves playing myriad arcade games as well as bowling.

    The last time I felt I was leaving a free society and entering an unfree one was when I visited the communist countries of Eastern Europe. As a graduate student majoring in communism, during the Cold War, I would travel through the countries known as Soviet satellites: Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. In the middle of my trips, I would stop in Austria to breathe free air.

    Never did I imagine I would ever experience anything analogous in America, the Land of the Free, the land of the Statue of Liberty, and of the Liberty Bell. But I did yesterday when leaving Florida and returning to California.

    There is no question that America is becoming if it hasn't already become, two countries: one that values liberty, from small businesses being allowed to operate to people being allowed to say what they believe, and one that has contempt for liberty, from eating in restaurants to free speech.

    Thoughts?

  24. Posted

    11 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

    Of course you'll say that. Because it's not favorable to your ideology and you refuse to let it go. You're stuck in stage Blue/Orange and reasoning with you is hopeless at this point. You've been parroting the same talking points on here for years and it's getting old. Like a broken record.

    I'm not driven by ideology, Leo! When you're telling me something, I don't dismiss what you're saying. I always start from the premise that you might be right or wrong.

    In some cases, you're right. It doesn't hurt my ego to admit that.

    And I myself could be right or wrong.

    Besides that, you could take me seriously when I tell people that Spiral Dynamics stages aren't entirely true. When I make a statement like this, you shouldn't dismiss it but find more information about it.

    What if I'm right?

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    9 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

    The issue here is that stage Orange does not have a sense of collective responsibility because they believe everything boils down to the individual.

    @Leo Gura, you're wrong. They have in fact a sense of collective responsibility.

    Capitalism is a problem-solving system. It allows competition. Only those who build highly needed quality products survive in the long run.

    People like Elon Musk are constantly solving problems. I would love to have a Tesla. Not to forget to mention people like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos.

    I love my iPhone. I love my Kindle app. These are byproducts of people who care about humanity.

    "There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second." - Jeff  Bezos

    Even the small restaurant owner is solving a problem. Even though I'm not crazed about socializing, I enjoy going to a restaurant with my friends, enjoying a good meal while we're talking about life. I even work in a restaurant.

    I don't want to hurt your feelings or dismiss your teachings but in my opinion, it's a tremendous mistake for a person to perceive the world through the lens of Spiral Dynamic stages.