The only thing this liberal miscalculated was the lack of empathy, compassion and humanity coming from the various factions of organized religion. Without secularism, in the end, only one belief system will remain intact. They will blast each other back into the stone age until a single victor emerges. Their "gut" instincts are seemingly just their brain programmed to believe whatever.
Humanity would evolve to a better place without patriarchies demanding and forcing compliance and obedience. Until the feminine reclaims it's rightful position on a global scale, death, war, and destruction will reign and wreak havoc on the Earth and everything that relies on its life sustaining resources. Intuition is severely underestimated. ✌️
Unfortunately, I don't think the Democrat/Progessives/Liberals will listen.
They have their own religion, built on fantasy more absurd than what they scorn. Religions and their stories developed over thousands of years to combat what we are living with. There has always been sexual license, cruelty, greed, murder, abuse of power, etc. The classic seven deadly sins.
Dominant elites offer nothing which can help every day people deal with human nature and the unavoidable sorrows of life. I was young in the sixties and believed in what the liberals were selling. Now, I see that they merely unleashed what was always kept somewhat in check by the dominant culture. Certainly, there was need for reform, but corrective measures have morphed into delusion, extremism, lies-and evil.
There's a wide gap between the 90's, when so- called liberal elites supposedly said open borders were a great idea for political reasons, and what allegedly happened in the 2024 election. Actually, George W. Bush in his first term was saying that our economy needed immigrants to do jobs that Americans wouldn't do. The Catholic Church complained how unfair it was that these Catholic immigrants were paying into SSI when they couldn't receive the benefits. What happened in the 2024 election was that Catholics were told to vote for Trump by their priests because Trump appointed 3 Catholic activists to the SCOTUS in his first term and that Roe would be overturned. Rich oligarch Catholics have been bailing out churches to cover losses from their child rape case losses for decades. They wanted Trump for the tax cuts, of course.
I wrote to MSNBC saying very much what you say in this particular episode. I grew up Mennonite and understand very much what is going on especially around the issues of prophecy which I was indoctrinated with. I have two masters from Columbia University so have lived in two worlds. Tomorrow I go to a reunion with my Mennonite relatives who are all devout Trump followers primarily because of their belief in the prophecy of Jesus returning and setting up an earthly kingdom, and as we would say with some PA Dutch—their beliefs are also vermixed with Old Testament prophecies. Apparently since I was indoctrinated years ago there are modern charismatic prophets who are influencing the faithful. They thoroughly believe that Jesus is coming back as a militant to set this world straight. The Jesus of the Bible is the opposite of what is returning. In fact my sister said He is coming back with a sword. Trump and his vengeance agenda fits well into their prophecies. For them the world is falling into chaos and they must set it straight—literally. The hierarchies of men and women and the races must be maintained to maintain order. They can’t understand a nuanced world. All is clearly right or wrong, black and white, Christian or heathen—as is the same happening all over the world. Old hierarchies and binary thinking are changing. Can we survive this upheaval and those fighting to maintain old orders and clear cut dichotomous values? And they have the guns. Even many formerly pacifist Mennonites are ready to take up arms to fight the ungodly.
Thank you, thank you for telling the truth. Very right on!
The only thing this liberal miscalculated was the lack of empathy, compassion and humanity coming from the various factions of organized religion. Without secularism, in the end, only one belief system will remain intact. They will blast each other back into the stone age until a single victor emerges. Their "gut" instincts are seemingly just their brain programmed to believe whatever.
Humanity would evolve to a better place without patriarchies demanding and forcing compliance and obedience. Until the feminine reclaims it's rightful position on a global scale, death, war, and destruction will reign and wreak havoc on the Earth and everything that relies on its life sustaining resources. Intuition is severely underestimated. ✌️
Absolutely agree and I’m a person with no use for religion. I’m not a fool though. I do know what the “ True Believers” are capable of.
Thanks frank. Value Systems don't have to be attached to organized religion. We need to teach Secularism and Atheism along with other 'religions'.
Excellent commentary.
Unfortunately, I don't think the Democrat/Progessives/Liberals will listen.
They have their own religion, built on fantasy more absurd than what they scorn. Religions and their stories developed over thousands of years to combat what we are living with. There has always been sexual license, cruelty, greed, murder, abuse of power, etc. The classic seven deadly sins.
Dominant elites offer nothing which can help every day people deal with human nature and the unavoidable sorrows of life. I was young in the sixties and believed in what the liberals were selling. Now, I see that they merely unleashed what was always kept somewhat in check by the dominant culture. Certainly, there was need for reform, but corrective measures have morphed into delusion, extremism, lies-and evil.
So true
Following from Australia. This is really perceptive, how belief systems drive people's actions.
Which book by Karen Armstrong are you referring to? And do you have a particular title by Tom Holland to recommend?
There's a wide gap between the 90's, when so- called liberal elites supposedly said open borders were a great idea for political reasons, and what allegedly happened in the 2024 election. Actually, George W. Bush in his first term was saying that our economy needed immigrants to do jobs that Americans wouldn't do. The Catholic Church complained how unfair it was that these Catholic immigrants were paying into SSI when they couldn't receive the benefits. What happened in the 2024 election was that Catholics were told to vote for Trump by their priests because Trump appointed 3 Catholic activists to the SCOTUS in his first term and that Roe would be overturned. Rich oligarch Catholics have been bailing out churches to cover losses from their child rape case losses for decades. They wanted Trump for the tax cuts, of course.
It grotesque. More than a miscalculation. Immoral.
I wrote to MSNBC saying very much what you say in this particular episode. I grew up Mennonite and understand very much what is going on especially around the issues of prophecy which I was indoctrinated with. I have two masters from Columbia University so have lived in two worlds. Tomorrow I go to a reunion with my Mennonite relatives who are all devout Trump followers primarily because of their belief in the prophecy of Jesus returning and setting up an earthly kingdom, and as we would say with some PA Dutch—their beliefs are also vermixed with Old Testament prophecies. Apparently since I was indoctrinated years ago there are modern charismatic prophets who are influencing the faithful. They thoroughly believe that Jesus is coming back as a militant to set this world straight. The Jesus of the Bible is the opposite of what is returning. In fact my sister said He is coming back with a sword. Trump and his vengeance agenda fits well into their prophecies. For them the world is falling into chaos and they must set it straight—literally. The hierarchies of men and women and the races must be maintained to maintain order. They can’t understand a nuanced world. All is clearly right or wrong, black and white, Christian or heathen—as is the same happening all over the world. Old hierarchies and binary thinking are changing. Can we survive this upheaval and those fighting to maintain old orders and clear cut dichotomous values? And they have the guns. Even many formerly pacifist Mennonites are ready to take up arms to fight the ungodly.
Thank you, thank you for telling the truth. Very right on!
Diversity is the new slavery!!!
Jaywalklife
Nanomation…
A word I use to describe the anatomy of autonomy.
“Why can’t I believe what I want, so you can believe that you want?”
Religion is the problem, faith is the solution.
Sop believing and start cultivating faith!
Holy war!
The alternative is capitalism… Hey! Let us just hold up a birdie and people will stare at that.
You can make a religion out of anything. However faith requires nothing to understand everything.
So much smoke and so many mirrors.
Gay, straight, rich, poor, right, wrong, believe, don’t believe.
Faith stands alone!
Thanks Frank.
Holy war!
The alternative is capitalism… Hey! Let us just hold up a birdie and people will just stare at that.
You make lots of sense…
Please don’t stereotype.