I think it just means that immigrants as with everybody else, believe all kinds of things but just believing them doesn't make them real. People who believe the world's ills will end when one party is elected see everything in terms of their own self interest in how the vote goes. The fear of losing will create the delusion that somebody is out to get the vote that should, in a morally just world according to them, rightfully go to them.Wow, you know immigrants AND Muslims? Such a worldly man. I hear you also live in a big city, which is very impressive as well.
I believe that to be true now as well. This represents a rather large worldview change for me.
..The data to me could not be more clear. When I look at income inequality by state, the worst ten include Democratic states, New York at number 1 and California at number 7. When at I look at the poverty rate adjusted for cost of living I see California at the top with a staggering 24% with New York a bit better at 18% (my own state of Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 10%, my state also has some of the least wealth inequality). When I then look at economic security, I once again run into New York and California in the bottom 12. ...
That is what I would call a progressive democratic view, wealth inequality by class rather than race.I believe that to be true now as well. This represents a rather large worldview change for me.
The data to me could not be more clear. When I look at income inequality by state, the worst ten include Democratic states, New York at number 1 and California at number 7. When at I look at the poverty rate adjusted for cost of living I see California at the top with a staggering 24% with New York a bit better at 18% (my own state of Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 10%, my state also has some of the least wealth inequality). When I then look at economic security, I once again run into New York and California in the bottom 12.
Democrats have had DECADES in these states to address these issues via a progressive income tax and creation of more housing aimed at the middle and lower classes. They have not done this patently obvious step. This brings us to today where they have jumped into identity politics sewer with Republicans to incite enmity between the races. It is a good diversion for them. It of course does not a damn thing to help the people they purportedly want to help but is certainly effective in telling them who they should hate. Tribalism 101 for the win y'all.
I have been watching a lot of debates between professors lately about the collapse of civilizations. The people I watched pointed out two characteristics of collapsing civilizations.
1. Relative wealth inequality within a society. America now has more wealth inequality than at any time in its history. It is worse now that it was before the Great Depression. America is breaking into a caste system where the powerful own political puppets who do nothing except for those controlling them. It looks like it is now a political impossibility to ever address the wealth inequality. The Democrats seem to only speak on this topic in the realm of race. If they spoke of it in terms of CLASS and spoke of it every day for a year to the exclusion of damn near everything else and truly advocated for a strong progressive tax, I believe they would win in a landslide. I believe this is what society wants most and what is being denied to them. There is a reason that they have lost 9% of millennials in the last year and it has much to do with what the Democratic Party is talking about and what they are not talking about.
2. Scarcity of resources. We seem pretty safe on this one at the moment. Wonder what will happen when China/India start consuming resources at our level.
The other thing that was kind of frightening was the assertion that as collapse occurs, tribalism always comes back and accelerates the process The Middle East is an exceptional evidence of that. Tribalism is both a symptom and a cause of civilization death. It is the canary in the coal mine.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-millennials-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1I10YH
https://www.mercatus.org/statefiscalrankings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_poverty_rate
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/income-inequality-states-biggest-wealth-gaps.html/?a=viewall
I believe that to be true now as well. This represents a rather large worldview change for me.
The data to me could not be more clear. When I look at income inequality by state, the worst ten include Democratic states, New York at number 1 and California at number 7. When at I look at the poverty rate adjusted for cost of living I see California at the top with a staggering 24% with New York a bit better at 18% (my own state of Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 10%, my state also has some of the least wealth inequality). When I then look at economic security, I once again run into New York and California in the bottom 12.
Democrats have had DECADES in these states to address these issues via a progressive income tax and creation of more housing aimed at the middle and lower classes. They have not done this patently obvious step. This brings us to today where they have jumped into identity politics sewer with Republicans to incite enmity between the races. It is a good diversion for them. It of course does not a damn thing to help the people they purportedly want to help but is certainly effective in telling them who they should hate. Tribalism 101 for the win y'all.
I have been watching a lot of debates between professors lately about the collapse of civilizations. The people I watched pointed out two characteristics of collapsing civilizations.
1. Relative wealth inequality within a society. America now has more wealth inequality than at any time in its history. It is worse now that it was before the Great Depression. America is breaking into a caste system where the powerful own political puppets who do nothing except for those controlling them. It looks like it is now a political impossibility to ever address the wealth inequality. The Democrats seem to only speak on this topic in the realm of race. If they spoke of it in terms of CLASS and spoke of it every day for a year to the exclusion of damn near everything else and truly advocated for a strong progressive tax, I believe they would win in a landslide. I believe this is what society wants most and what is being denied to them. There is a reason that they have lost 9% of millennials in the last year and it has much to do with what the Democratic Party is talking about and what they are not talking about.
2. Scarcity of resources. We seem pretty safe on this one at the moment. Wonder what will happen when China/India start consuming resources at our level.
The other thing that was kind of frightening was the assertion that as collapse occurs, tribalism always comes back and accelerates the process The Middle East is an exceptional evidence of that. Tribalism is both a symptom and a cause of civilization death. It is the canary in the coal mine.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-millennials-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1I10YH
https://www.mercatus.org/statefiscalrankings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_poverty_rate
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/income-inequality-states-biggest-wealth-gaps.html/?a=viewall
I believe that to be true now as well. This represents a rather large worldview change for me.
The data to me could not be more clear. When I look at income inequality by state, the worst ten include Democratic states, New York at number 1 and California at number 7. When at I look at the poverty rate adjusted for cost of living I see California at the top with a staggering 24% with New York a bit better at 18% (my own state of Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 10%, my state also has some of the least wealth inequality). When I then look at economic security, I once again run into New York and California in the bottom 12.
Democrats have had DECADES in these states to address these issues via a progressive income tax and creation of more housing aimed at the middle and lower classes. They have not done this patently obvious step. This brings us to today where they have jumped into identity politics sewer with Republicans to incite enmity between the races. It is a good diversion for them. It of course does not a damn thing to help the people they purportedly want to help but is certainly effective in telling them who they should hate. Tribalism 101 for the win y'all.
I have been watching a lot of debates between professors lately about the collapse of civilizations. The people I watched pointed out two characteristics of collapsing civilizations.
1. Relative wealth inequality within a society. America now has more wealth inequality than at any time in its history. It is worse now that it was before the Great Depression. America is breaking into a caste system where the powerful own political puppets who do nothing except for those controlling them. It looks like it is now a political impossibility to ever address the wealth inequality. The Democrats seem to only speak on this topic in the realm of race. If they spoke of it in terms of CLASS and spoke of it every day for a year to the exclusion of damn near everything else and truly advocated for a strong progressive tax, I believe they would win in a landslide. I believe this is what society wants most and what is being denied to them. There is a reason that they have lost 9% of millennials in the last year and it has much to do with what the Democratic Party is talking about and what they are not talking about.
2. Scarcity of resources. We seem pretty safe on this one at the moment. Wonder what will happen when China/India start consuming resources at our level.
The other thing that was kind of frightening was the assertion that as collapse occurs, tribalism always comes back and accelerates the process The Middle East is an exceptional evidence of that. Tribalism is both a symptom and a cause of civilization death. It is the canary in the coal mine.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-millennials-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1I10YH
https://www.mercatus.org/statefiscalrankings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_poverty_rate
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/income-inequality-states-biggest-wealth-gaps.html/?a=viewall
Living in CA I must tell you this: Our homeless problem is in large part due to other states shipping their homeless here
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Nevada-Settles-Homeless-Dumping-Lawsuit-369736411.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...t-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study
Combined with just a general migration of homeless to CA because of the weather and perceptions/delusions of success along with CA's HUGE drug rehab centers drawing vast numbers of homeless and throwing them out again. Southern CA has a relatively safe climate year round and most of the homeless stay within the temperate zones near the coasts.
https://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/...-fueling-homelessness-in-southern-california/
CA didn't create its homeless problem all by itself, though the high rent adds to it, it's only a fraction of the cause. The rest of the nation dumped it on us. And it's overwhelmed the biggest shelter system in the US."
So harping on CA's homeless situation while ignoring the fact that red states are bussing their homeless here is cherry picking half the story to fit a narrative.
The real question is, do liberal states create homelessness, or are the homeless, poor and disabled attracted/shipped to liberal states because of better services for them?
Cart/horse, etc...
That is what I would call a progressive democratic view, wealth inequality by class rather than race.
They can win elections based on it, but which class of people controls the Democratic Party? Where does the real money come from ? It is definitely not lower middle or middle class.
Which class of people do you think controls the government period? Mostly a bunch of millionaires dude, Dems and Repubs. It's been that way for a long time.
I've registered independent for awhile now just out of principal but vote Democratic pretty much - but good luck finding me a candidate to vote for in a major election that isn't going to simply hand a victory to the [usually] more evil Republican instead? That is the conundrum progressives face.
Move to Kentucky and vote for Rand Paul
Why the fuck would I want to live in Kentucky and vote for Rand Paul vs move to Vermont and vote for Bernie Sanders?
The cold and taxes will kill you
I could never live in the deep south. Shoot me.
You also paint the democrats with a broad brush. They have been on the RIGHT side of history for the most major advancements in our country in the last century - worker's rights, women's rights, gay rights, civil rights, against the Vietnam and Iraq wars, pro Science, etc...
It took a lot of left of center folks, from all classes, to make those things happen.
I have been watching a lot of debates between professors lately about the collapse of civilizations. The people I watched pointed out two characteristics of collapsing civilizations.
1. Relative wealth inequality within a society. America now has more wealth inequality than at any time in its history. It is worse now that it was before the Great Depression. America is breaking into a caste system where the powerful own political puppets who do nothing except for those controlling them. It looks like it is now a political impossibility to ever address the wealth inequality. The Democrats seem to only speak on this topic in the realm of race. If they spoke of it in terms of CLASS and spoke of it every day for a year to the exclusion of damn near everything else and truly advocated for a strong progressive tax, I believe they would win in a landslide. I believe this is what society wants most and what is being denied to them. There is a reason that they have lost 9% of millennials in the last year and it has much to do with what the Democratic Party is talking about and what they are not talking about.
2. Scarcity of resources. We seem pretty safe on this one at the moment. Wonder what will happen when China/India start consuming resources at our level.
The other thing that was kind of frightening was the assertion that as collapse occurs, tribalism always comes back and accelerates the process The Middle East is an exceptional evidence of that. Tribalism is both a symptom and a cause of civilization death. It is the canary in the coal mine.
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The same what?Moon, if I always am present in the moment and not get trapped in past or future time. In that case, my ego would not judge me on things I’ve done wrong in the past. I will have no shame no guilt on regret. Will I then not continue to do the same?
LOL!I could never live in the deep south. Shoot me.
You also paint the democrats with a broad brush. They have been on the RIGHT side of history for the most major advancements in our country in the last century - worker's rights, women's rights, gay rights, civil rights, against the Vietnam and Iraq wars
Moon another question. What do you do when the pain feels too much, unbearable? Maybe something not so significant in the present triggering something deeply painful from the unconscious past? Thank you again for your replies
The same what?
As a person becomes more in touch yet with what is making them sad, you do this by feeling it, the sadness, that is, one becomes more aware of anger and then rage. In the depths of rage one can have such intense feelings that one becomes real, one remembers exactly what the feeling one is having is. The rage spent and the situation recognized for what it is, one can begin to feel the real feeling, grief for oneself. Grief is a real feeling, and to feel what is real is to be alive. To find life again is to heal. The source of depression, sadness anger rage and sorrow are understood at at least one root. When you grieve and heal you can't suffer again.