One of Us
did you roll up your sleeve
when Faustus offered the deal
2 quick pokes and fear dissolved
a small price to pay; full absolution
at the font of LA Scientifique
did you emerge from your cell; humbled
grateful for such a speedy remedy
I see your kindness, gentleness, and true virtue
your vulnerability, every beautiful imperfection
have faith that is where the light gets in
I would have screamed louder if you would have heard me
did post your digital crucifixion
parsel the prepared phrases
sacrifice to tribe, ideals, love
give your full allegiance
you weren't supplied the small print
before you consented; handed over bodily sovereignty
it was written in sympathetic ink on tintype
sympathy for the devil, granting full immunity to greed
Lemon and vitriol; big reveal
scheduled in 3/4 of a century
empty penance no doubt
to be offered to our progeny
paid-out in virtue signalling
you complied and who could blame you
we all wanted an end to the suffering
but that wasn't the full deal
signed by our captured Keepers
we abdicated democracy
rejected personal responsibility
for maintenance of mind and temple
we cancelled forgiveness and redemption
we could only have
our sense of security
a smug togetherness
with youth sacrifice
the shunning of dissenters
the words of angels muted and censored
only delivered on the whisper of feathers
family, friend, or lover
physician or finely-lettered
you were either with us or against us
a worshipper of Faustus and Pharmacopeia
or an ignorant infidel, belittled
grotesquely caricatured
stripped and segregated
how dare you complain
we've only talked about
incarcerating you
the poll did not obtain a majority
our headlines and opines
have only convinced people to hate you
how are you not free
with rights comes responsibility
you are free to starve or take the needle
stop with your words of warning
you won't get our sympathy
you haven't suffered enough
you must wait for the completion
of atrocity before you get to try to stop
the next one; that is how the wheel works
how dare you not be one of us
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WHAT DO WE WANT ....
We want the truth, integrity, rationality, and empathy. Some skill at running a government. Less greed and control.
Sasquatch, flat Earth and aliens aside, conspiracy theorist has come to mean you believe in nuance, complexity, and that corruption is real and systemic; that you do a little research before you make the HUGE ... huge ... decisions or throw away people; destroy their lives over something they said; or worse YOU THINK they said. It means you hold to higher ideals than tribalism. It means you hold to your ideals.
These days being labelled a conspiracy theorist is a badge of honour. Own it because anyone giving you that label is one of those types I mentioned above: a sociopath, captured or naive ... occupied as you say.
Let's not be MEGA MAGA ... they would have gone with that, but it was too hard for him to say ... I'm betting. but META Conspiracy Theorists. (MCT). No wait; I can do better. Meditating META Moderators AKA Mmm...
Every time Biden chooses to spout divisive propaganda, the hole the Dems have dug just gets deeper and given there is no other choice for leadership, more people join the Republicans. Maybe that is what they want. I don't know. I may have just conspired myself in a circle.
Thank you for existing, Russell; you take the edge off this re-manifestation of the Fall of the Western Empire.
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Intelligence does not end in opinions
Opinions lead to strife
Intelligence pursues understanding
Understanding leads to peace
Mastering others strengthens the ego
Understanding others strengthens all
The fear of losing
Is the fear of death
Death cannot be defeated
You make yourself foolish in the effort
Opinions are not riches
But impoverishments
Let them go
Realize you have enough
Realize you are enough
Embrace what comes and prosper
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How difficult it is in this world...
When will humanity draw the right conclusions? ...
When we learn that it is thought patterns that trip us up and not each other.
I totally agree with you!
The sad thing is, in the US, is that the Republican party has become extreme right. In contract, the Democrats seem to have become extreme left, and both frame only their own virtues as True and Good and all others as Wrong. If one does not agree with the entire pamphlet then one is obviously The Enemy.
We need more libertarians and actual free thinkers. Alas, the right is scared of education, and the left doesn't know what to do with it.
I refuse to partake of extremism, regardless of it's face.
As has the Democratic Party even more so. As a life long democrat I see far more extremists on the left unfortunately. The Republican Party though I am not one is more a establishment shill party then anything extremist or far right. Most so called Republicans I know hate the leadership of there own party just as much as the Democrat party. The difference I see from my fellow life long Democrats is they won’t criticize there own. Just what I see here in my circles. Obviously there’s plenty of exceptions.
It is nice to see people waking up and I think Yang does make a credible choice or left leaning people.
I'll tell you one thing there are WAY less far right people among the Republicans than the establishment left and media would have you believe. Elon Musk just announced that for the first time ever he is going to vote Republican and doing all he can for free speech and democracy and what do they do ... everything in their power to assassinate his character and cancel him. We are just suppose to ignore the timing. Joe Rogan supported Bernie Sanders and they labelled him far-right too when he stepped out of line and threatened narrative. I can't even begin to tell you the stories they fabricated about the convoy and those who remained immune to the coercion. They were pushing to have us placed in internment camps here. The adverse reactions are very real and prevalent. I am still a prisoner in my own country. I CAN'T leave. From Canada ... think on that.
The REPs have their shortcoming; no doubt about that; but what is masquerading as the establishment Left is corrupt beyond repair. Insidious. The leaders have no moral compass and their supporters are completely blinded by tribalism and their own sense of righteousness. It pains me because that was my tribe.
Perhaps Andrew Yang will offer a sane third choice. We are stuck with our party for two more years because our other supposes social democratic party is backing them.
Read the article I posted. It is very illuminating. I too refuse to take part in extremism but I will tell you if a culture does not stand in solidarity against tyranny; tyranny will but them under the wheel..
Spot on!
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