The "plot" post was written in May. and the "antichrist" is just stuff I found that reinforces his horrible hypocrisy.
I have written and saved a lot of material. It can be a bit much if posted and read at once.
THE POINT of getting all this out in the open is to PREVENT further incursions through awareness. Just like it is said that "1984" postponed "1984" for a long time.
I'm a sensitive person, and the little research I do is sometimes scary, I rely on Buddhist beliefs to hold me together in tough times. Yes, there is a core of goodness in us all, and all the hate and racism and denial we see is taught. And taught extremely well. I have a lot to say about that, but it borders on religion, so I don't post it here.
Taught as in propaganda by people who exploit others.
When I was young, I read "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and it stuck with me. I see things in that perspective.
Not to read now, but here is the plan that all fascists use. It just creates and exploits division so as to "divide and conquer"
10 Small Steps: Executing the Fascist Playbook
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-small-steps-executing-the-fascist-playbook_b_585dfec2e4b04d7df167cfab
The Fascists’ Playbook
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/08/the-fascists-playbook/
And as a young person,I lived through civil rights, the Vietnam war and the many assassinations.
It felt like the whole world was crashing down, and that there was government war on young people.
And I'm white, so I saw and felt only a small part of all that.
I see things trough that multi-faceted lens.
Along with the harsh reality, also encouragement.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219813493
Disheartened? These people never gave up when faced with enormous obstacles.
So, there's heavy duty denial that goes along with cult membership, and the other kind of denial that goes along with not having lived through what our European friends and relatives went through.
I can't do very much as an individual, but I promote actions by Indivisible and NoKings, and that makes all the sense in the world to me. We do have organizations skilled in organizing and communicating. And that is the BEST advice I can give. I live alone in the middle of nowhere, and I am not giving up. Friends don't visit (by the way, the location is spectacular) nor do they even reply regularly to emails and messages. ¥es, there's a certain lethargy. I am planning to move anyway. I can't move mountains but I can move me (however tedious that can be).
Being "present" is important, whether it's in real life, or here on DU, and beating "isolation" by being among ACTIVE and engaged company, is important.
I have spent more time on the web than usual because I was below par last week and spent too much time indoors.
I limit reading the doomposts and go over to Hacker News for a breather,, and to get some really important news that's not entirely techie, or at least translate it if it's important stuff. (like the warning signs of regime collapse I shared in that Yarvin article).
It's "their" nature to blame and hate, and that has to divide them at some point. It's "our" nature to cooperate. If it seems that there's no organization, work with the organizations that are getting the message out, and kicking ass of leaders who need to be led.
Control what you can control.
Influence and encourage people that you can. Who doesn't need a boost?
You/We/I are not alone.
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