Posted on 04/09/2010 3:11:15 AM PDT by Scanian
A certain kind of mind believes that human beings exist as objects to be experimented upon as society is perfected by the privileged class -- a utopia engineered by elites. There's a reason why Engels called it Scientific Socialism. Thomas Sowell alluded to it when he wrote:
"The grand delusion of contemporary liberals is that they have both the right and the ability to move their fellow creatures around like blocks of wood -- and that the end results will be no different than if people had voluntarily chosen the same action."
But Sowell's insight tells only half the story. Allow me to furnish the other half with a little posthumous help from Thomas Edison.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The first revolution was largely about Taxation Without Representation. Now we have a broader problem -- but we stubbornly refuse to rise.
I am tired of being a Lab Rat in their insane social experiments. They are obsessed with proving that Marxism can work. It is like a bunch of Morons trying to make 2+2=5.
I remember something that Walter Williams said one time when he was sitting in for Rush. I don’t remember his exact words, but it went something like this:
Any time someone comes up with an idea that won’t work, can’t work, never has worked, any time, any place, anyway, anyhow, they always want to try it out on black people.
Just as an individual life has three stages with two transition periods, so does society. There will always be sheep, self centered leaders, and divine teachers.
The three stages are dependency, self identity and divine identity with the two transition stages being teenage and mid-life crisis.
Dependency: When a person is born they are dependent. Some never lose this. Their authority is surrendered to someone else.
Teenage transition: This is the transition period where dependency is decreased and the logical aspect of consciousness is formed which allows a “self identity.”
Self Identity: This is the “I’m in control” self worship.
Mid-life crisis: This is where the “Self” encounters difficulties and realizes that they are not in control. In Chrisitanity, this is the dieing daily process Paul spoke of. In Buddhism it’s the diminishing of the ego or non-attachment process. It bottoms out at the “Dark Night of the Soul.”
Divine Identity: This is the point where the authority that was collected during the transition from dependency to self contol is now surrendered to God. It is a profound experience which provides the “Born Again.” experience.
If you look at the 1950’s, society was in dependency. They surrendered their authority to the Gov’t, society and their parents. Look at the haircuts and demeaner.
The 1960’s and 1970’s were the teenage rebellion, or the “Hippie” era. The anti authority movement.
The Hippies became the “Yuppies” or self worshippers.
We are right now on the threshhold of a major mid-life crisis. The problem is that most people will allow fear to become so great that they will not make it through the dark night of the soul, but will allow the fear to cause them to revert back to surrendering their authority to one leader or dictator who promises to “Save” them. This is exactly what set the stage for Hitler in Germany between WW I and WW II. Sad thing, even the intellectuals lose their ability to use their logical discernment.
Holding on to the feeling of “Love” when going through the Dark Night is the beacon to lead one out of the continued mid-life crisis. Without that focal point,(the reason religion is so important) a person becomes like a ballerina doing periottes across the stage without a focal point. They get dizzy and feel the need to grab on to someone else for stability.
What is happening in this world is exactly what God has planned. It is the harvest Jesus spoke of in Matthew 13. He explains that mankind are the seeds put here to grow for the harvest.
Interesting note: When a person gets through the transition period and just gets on the threshhold of the new stage, there is a period of euphoria. This is why the 16 year old thinks he knows it all. The same thing is true for people who have gone through the dark night experience and are on the threshhold of Divine Identity. They will write books, preach and say follow me, I know the way. So beware.
All religions fit somewhere on this continuum of development. You even see it within congregations. Fundamentalism = legalism =dependency. Self worship = pride = separation. Divine Identity = Unconditional Love and altruism = Freedom.
I’ve been studying psychology, religion, cognitive neuroscience, and consciousness flow patterns for about 20 years. Science does support religion and vice versa.
Ps. there is a “false process that imitates the real process. It is where people “Think” they are surrendering to the Divine, but in actuality are surrendering to their spiritual teacher or leader. It’s a painful learning experience. It is stage hypnosis techniques being used in the name of religion. Beware of the “False” process.
The difference between communism and an altruistic loving society is that communism immitates the the altruistic society with legalism. It’s a false process. It does the soul no good to surrender the soul to helping others out of legalism.
Most people are screaming...Please Do Not Save Me! The Government types are going to save us even though we just want them to GO AWAY! They are Pests.
Remember, what is happening is exactly what is supposed to happen. It is not good or bad, just a learning experience. Fighting to keep your individual self identity is no better or worse than surrendering to the Gov’t. It’s all part of the process.
Obama should be a wake up call to all the youngsters. I hope they can show a little Spunk.
I agree, but if we are not careful, the “emotional” response to O’Bummer can allow a shift that is worse.
This is not about Democrat vs. Republican. It is about Power vs. People.
This nation was founded on the belief that people could escape from tyranny and poverty and through their own efforts and those of their close community could build lives of integrity and hope.
It is manifestly clear that the power elites who run our government do not share this foundational principle. They believe, instead, that they have been elected to rule a populas with absolute authority. A study of their leadership demonstrates that they are elitists of the highest magnitude.
I have known of Pelosi, for example, since her childhood. She, following the lead of her family, has always believed herself to be superior to her generation. She could only have been elected to office by a community such as San Francisco, holding a profound belief in their own superiority and thoroughly lacking divine moral guidance.
The rest of this gang of louts follow suit with Obama as the chief eliltist thug, willing to destroy this nation to remake it in his own horrid vision.
We deserve precisely what we have. This generation has been guided by selfishness, immorality and contempt for discipline. We are reaping the whirlwind of our own making.
Don’t you find it interesting that both O’Bummer and Clinton were from dysfunctional family units with attachment issues. Both were abandoned by their fathers, both had strong personality radical mothers and both married women with more testosterone than they have. Both changed their names......
The trick to destroying the community is to cause infighting. Get them to lose their interdependence as they rely on the central Gov’t for survival and keep them fighting amongst themselves to that you can control them.
My ex wife was that way. She would constantly get the children fighting between themselves by allocaing her conditional love unfairly and then she could control them. I on the other hand said to our two sons, if you two can’t resolve your dispute, I will be your common enemy so you can learn to work together.
You are, of course, correct.
We have elected leaders with severe personality disorders because we are plagued by severe disorders. Were we healthy minded we would see clearly to elect healthy minded leaders.
This is the great challenge with Sarah. She is so intensely healthy in mind, body and spirit that the mad among us are threatened with exposure. The only way out of this will be to provide intensive mental health and religious services specifically designed for liberals in withdrawal from their insanity.
We have been derelict by accomodating liberal insanity. Our current troubles are the result. We must, if we are to survive, refuse to acknowledge that progressivism, scientific socialism, neoliberalism - call it what you will - is at all acceptable. Their lies and deceit must be vigorously attacked. We must overcome their madness if we are to survive.
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