I wish we could say your argument was lacking, God do I wish we could! Unfortunately, this is the sick truth of the world we currently live in. I spent most of my life naively believing that because I cared about people, others also must care about people. I had no idea such evil existed. My whole being has been shattered by the realizat…
I wish we could say your argument was lacking, God do I wish we could! Unfortunately, this is the sick truth of the world we currently live in. I spent most of my life naively believing that because I cared about people, others also must care about people. I had no idea such evil existed. My whole being has been shattered by the realization that so many people not only don't care about others, but that they can be bought, and that their thirst for power is unquenchable. I knew people could be mean, selfish, narcissistic, etc but I truly had no idea they could be this level of evil. Worse, I don't know how we fix thisðŸ˜
Hitler, Stalin and their ilk are not the surprise. It has been all the friends and family I had thought were intelligent, rational, moral people whose values and character would never allow them to support such evil. And yet, so many, sadly it seems most, have. There are so many friends I had respected, even admired, for whom I'll never be able to feel the same way, even if they eventually wake up. Gut wrenching is exactly the experience. And yes, good does exist as well, and I've met many truly fine people as a result of this, which gives me hope.
Martha, same, well similar. There are ‘intelligent’ people I always respected who hold a different view to me. We have agreed to differ. There are idiots who don’t share my views, it’s not worth trying to propose an alternative one. There are intelligent people who have lived so long believing in a benevolent state and media who I will never convince otherwise. I don’t want to lose them as friends but I won’t compromise my beliefs to keep the peace. We reach an amicable disagreement. And there are those who want to believe me. They go along with my arguments but I know they revert to the ‘safety’ of what they think is majority opinion. That is the madness of crowds, and I think part of the mass psychosis phenomenon.
I am constantly amazed at how emotionally involved people can be in seemingly objective opinions and positions. The only people I care deeply enough about to want to persuade are close friends and family. Outside of this small group, agree with me or disagree, I don’t care, at least on a personal level. I care a lot more on a societal level like I believe most people subscribed to substacks do. Stay calm, stay happy.
I wish we could say your argument was lacking, God do I wish we could! Unfortunately, this is the sick truth of the world we currently live in. I spent most of my life naively believing that because I cared about people, others also must care about people. I had no idea such evil existed. My whole being has been shattered by the realization that so many people not only don't care about others, but that they can be bought, and that their thirst for power is unquenchable. I knew people could be mean, selfish, narcissistic, etc but I truly had no idea they could be this level of evil. Worse, I don't know how we fix thisðŸ˜
I feel the same, Darci. Gutted @ what I know now & where we are
Evil always exist.....as does, good. There are always people like Hitler, Stalin, etc...
Hitler, Stalin and their ilk are not the surprise. It has been all the friends and family I had thought were intelligent, rational, moral people whose values and character would never allow them to support such evil. And yet, so many, sadly it seems most, have. There are so many friends I had respected, even admired, for whom I'll never be able to feel the same way, even if they eventually wake up. Gut wrenching is exactly the experience. And yes, good does exist as well, and I've met many truly fine people as a result of this, which gives me hope.
Martha, same, well similar. There are ‘intelligent’ people I always respected who hold a different view to me. We have agreed to differ. There are idiots who don’t share my views, it’s not worth trying to propose an alternative one. There are intelligent people who have lived so long believing in a benevolent state and media who I will never convince otherwise. I don’t want to lose them as friends but I won’t compromise my beliefs to keep the peace. We reach an amicable disagreement. And there are those who want to believe me. They go along with my arguments but I know they revert to the ‘safety’ of what they think is majority opinion. That is the madness of crowds, and I think part of the mass psychosis phenomenon.
I am constantly amazed at how emotionally involved people can be in seemingly objective opinions and positions. The only people I care deeply enough about to want to persuade are close friends and family. Outside of this small group, agree with me or disagree, I don’t care, at least on a personal level. I care a lot more on a societal level like I believe most people subscribed to substacks do. Stay calm, stay happy.
I feel exactly like you. I feel like the world I’ve lived in for 58 years was all a big LIE.