Don't take ideals for granted because most people do.

[CreamCat]

People claim they have birthright to citizenship, basic human rights, and equality.

Most people are taught to take those rights as birthrights for granted.

That's similar to aristocrats taking their inheritance for granted.

I have ideals. But, I don't take ideals for granted. I want basic freedom and basic access to resources that I need to create what I want to create. I want it for others, but I don't believe that I am selfless enough to sacrifice myself in order to free others. I know that the desire to free others from oppression stems from my selfishness. I dislike oppression, and I don't want it to have power over others  because I dislike it. That's selfish.

Take nothing for granted. You can still strive for ideals.

Let me rant a bit about Spiral Dynamics stage, Green. I think equality is somewhat ridiculous. People who make the most noise about equality are often the type of people who would talk about owning slaves for themselves. I still see people who talk about equality and owning slaves on the internet. They fool themselves into thinking that they are equal to their slaves. People who do not understand equality make the most noise about equality for themselves. People who made the most noise about human rights were often racists and slave owners. Properly integrating Green is difficult. If you integrate tier 1 of Spiral Dynamics poorly, you could deceive yourself by turning all ideals into gambits for your own benefits. True Green is about helping others and other groups and other species, not helping only yourself or your group or your species. Green can easily become a tool for devils to fool themselves into believing they are angels. Find ways to help your species and all sentient creatures like cats, cows, pigs, lions, and the richest people on this planet.

There's a giant discrepancy between what people say they want, what they actually want, and what they actually need. For example, people say they want equality. They actually want superiority and slaves. They actually need basic freedom and basic access to resources. I'm starting to think that people actually want or need more or less equal access to basic resources and basic freedom.

Edited May 23, 2019 by CreamCat