Random political thought thread.

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Here are some examples of emotions with and without ego:

Grief:
w/o ego My cat died and I miss him terribly. I feel exhausted all the time and realize there is no way to bring him back, so I am stuck with this feeling of loss, which over time will go further to the background, and perhaps can be eased by helping another cat, but for now, I need to schedule fewer work hours and allow myself to cry.

w/ego I am overwhelmed with sadness over a loss, and I will never love again. I am feeling more pain than can be imagined or that anyone has felt. I will never be happy again. (this is a kind of inverted narcissism)

So, how does one get rid of ego like that? I imagine learning to live with others better plays a role.

If you let go of ego, of creating a sense of grandiosity in response to any emotion, but observe it for its cause-and-effect, the internal physiology that creates it, if you fully understand it, then you can apply reason in the same way as a physical illness. The reality is that over-reactions or misplaced reactions often have a source in an earlier stimuli that we didn't process, and so keep re-living it. If you understand your own self deeply enough, then emotional and physical responses to environmental stimuli are the same. It it only when they are made aggrandized by ego that they defy reason. I do not think that either gender has the monopoly on reason, but the culture creates a sense that men are more objective, but their irrationality is disguised behind a mask of the appearance of reason to hide emotional and ego motivations. They are covert with vulnerability while the culture for women has the ability to create a false front of being sweet, vulnerable, and cooperative, sometimes falsely emotional, when that can also hide ego motivations and strategies.

I agree with this.

 

[Virtual ghost]

Trump threatens BRICS nations with 100 percent tariff

Call me skeptical, since I am of opinion that this could have directly opposite effect of what is desired here.

 

[Vendrah]

Trump threatens BRICS nations with 100 percent tariff

Call me skeptical, since I am of opinion that this could have directly opposite effect of what is desired here.

Yes, exactly.
I am all hoping for the new coin, to be used at least partially.
BRL has been quite derailing on the last years. And Trump isn't going to help that, he hates latin american people.

 

[Virtual ghost]

Yes, exactly.
I am all hoping for the new coin, to be used at least partially.
BRL has been quite derailing on the last years. And Trump isn't going to help that, he hates latin american people.

"Me against the the world" is the logic that never really worked.
Therefore his ideas to declare open trade wars on the other 96% of humanity are very likely to have catastrophic effect on his own country. People simply don't like to be threatened on regular basis, especially if they are already in various groups and ready to act. Maybe this is some weird preparation for various negotiations but I can't see that one working either. US politics promised to the rest of the world that Trump is an anomaly and the world accepted this "excuse" in order to lower drama. However now that he has won new term convincingly and he is threatening again that excuse no longer really applies. What means that we are into some genuine "wrestling" ahead. I mean it is enough that consumers walk way, this doesn't even have to some high politics drama in the end. "Climate change isn't real ? Healthcare isn't human right ? Goodby".


The gates of abyss are fully open.

 

[The Cat]

Trump threatens BRICS nations with 100 percent tariff

Call me skeptical, since I am of opinion that this could have directly opposite effect of what is desired here.

Completely destroying the us system infrastructure and economy, putting us on the ass end of a trade war?

 

[Virtual ghost]

Completely destroying the us system infrastructure and economy, putting us on the ass end of a trade war?

What I mean is in the post just above yours, but yes that should be the most logical expectation.


Doing trade wars with your enemies is totally logical.
Doing trade wars with neutral countries can make sense in some cases.
Doing trade wars with allies is evidently acting in bad faith.
However doing trade wars with all 3 groups at once is just bonkers.

 

[The Cat]

 

[The Cat]

What I mean is in the post just above yours, but yes that should be the most logical expectation.


Doing trade wars with your enemies is totally logical.
Doing trade wars with neutral countries can make sense in some cases.
Doing trade wars with allies is evidently acting in bad faith.
However doing trade wars with all 3 groups at once is just bonkers.

I think of this series more and more lately.​

 

[The Cat]

 

[The Cat]

 

[Red Herring]

Taking christianity to the ludicrous extreme of actually practicing Christian values - clearly a cultural marxist! Craaaaaazy!

 

[The Cat]

Taking christianity to the ludicrous extreme of actually practicing Christian values - clearly a cultural marxist! Craaaaaazy!

Yeah. Go figure. It's almost like she read the actual Book instead of trying to use it like a cudgel, or blaspheme it by trying to use it to justify hatred and bigotry. Either way, I hope more Christians will start waking up to the reality of what hate mongers, bigots, and wolves among the sheep in their midst are doing to their testimony, and grieving the holy spirit by blaspheming with hatred. The Church is afraid of persecution, but it should be more afraid of erosion from within.

But say now, that's dangerous thinking, we'd best get back to work.

 

[The Cat]

lol​

 

[SensEye]

This guy would love a Democratic version of Trump. He's definitely from the two wrongs make a right school.

 

[The Cat]

For anyone's convenience I'll just leave these here.
Anyone is welcome to clutch them for a little while,
don't be shy, there's plenty a hand to spare.
Just wash your hands before and after.​

 

[ygolo]

This seems like a 'can't miss' conversation in the national discourse.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

He's gotten way darker over the years. I can't say I blame him.

 

[The Cat]

He's gotten way darker over the years. I can't say I blame him.

I think he's mellowed with age.

 

[The Cat]