Eric, I just feel that ‘you’ put out this this angry macho hard man energy, but it’s not really you. It is, but it’s not.
I don’t understand much of what is said on these forums any longer, I doubt if 1% of the population would and that’s probably a vast overestimation. I just don’t wish to join threads where people are walking on egg shells, being careful what they say in case you shut them down by sheer angry energy! It’s not worth it. There’s no discussion except on your terms. You seem to me like a human version of the present USA as seen by many others. That probably doesn’t bother you. I coming round to looking at things like ‘It is as it is’, and everything is Perfect.
That’s my pop psychology. :)
I am a simple soul, I am very thankful for being alive since my stroke. We live in strange and unusual, but very interesting times.
What do you think of reincarnation? The possibility that you were maybe one of the Muslims that carried out the genocide you mention. That would be an interesting thought!
Steve,
I will take what you say into consideration. Seriously.
I do not think my attitude or approach has been as you describe on other threads; just this one.
I really wanted to talk about psychedelics because I think they are fascinating. However, people - including Forte - kept bringing up all the conspiracy theories.
Am I truly an angry macho hard ass? Yes. When the situation calls for it. No better friend/no worse enemy. Or maybe a better description would be a sleeping dragon that can, usually reluctantly, awaken. I'd rather pick some guitar, have a beer, smoke a J and have some good times. But I'm not a coward or a snake. Not in my DNA.
As much as I will consider what you say, I hope you consider that passive aggressive is just another form of aggressive. It doesn't get you off the hook of offensive bad attitude - and it's unbecoming of a man. I'm not saying
you are passive aggressive; just using the generic "you". When people toss out all kinds of anti-American nonsense that they garnered through skewed history and biased random dot connecting by others on the internet that, to my mind, is destructive, divisive and damaging to the soul. I feel like my country is under attack these days from all quarters; actually,
I know my country and my culture are under attack. These are not people offering constructive criticism with a plan to repair and advance. These are people who want to change things so radically that they are going to throw out the baby with bath water (as they say).
And there is the question of what to do when people are repeating the equivalent of 2+2=5. My inclination is to mostly let it go. However, again, there's a line, IMO, when the consequences of not countering it are so serious. How can you have a cohesive society when people believe that the "government" assassinates elected leaders, blows up its own buildings and airplanes, kills thousands of its own citizens and drugs the population while stealing all of the money? And why,
when these things clearly happen as a matter of course in banana republics and in the MENA (along with killing gays, oppressing women, starting wars with neighboring countries), is the USA considered by people to be some unusually horrible monster in a world that is truly full of horrible monsters? Why the selective attention and bias?
I am not a simple man. Wasn't born that way and could never afford to be. Truthfully, I've always been a little envious of simple men. It seems like a nice way to be. But simple men should not be so quick to condemn others (or countries) in a complex world that they don't understand, yet whose complex systems, managed by complex men and women, they are dependent on.
I believe reincarnation happens to some. I do not believe in the kind of weird karmic turn around that you're suggesting. From the evidence I've seen, people tend to reincarnate into the same cultures, same race and even the same families.
I wish you a speedy recovery to health.