Yes, it is true that forgiveness, "in spite of," is essential for personal peace --- at least this is the Christian context. It is damn hard work, I can tell you --- and personal forgiveness is demanded beyond peace, but as a requirement of virtue and one's soul.
But as a matter of public policy -- for example with the ongoing and evermore threatening tyranny that is being built upon the COVID scam -- this article must be judged as childishly naive and even dangerous. This is they [corr: the] type of "personal projected onto the public" disordered thinking that has brought us so many evils such as medical totalitarianism, affirmative action, reparations mania, massively false allegations, and -- literally -- millions of ruined lives and death. It is this misapplication of virtue theory that undermines true protection of the innocent. This is being used to destroy Western and other civilizations: it is genocidal and democidal.
No, indeed, this is a disgrace to heap this on so many who need our protection and who are suffering so badly. Given that many of the monsters are still in power in the public-private Leviathan, we are in an existential crisis. I do not know you, perhaps you were one of the physicians that murdered and maimed with the pseudovaccine and promoted the stupidity of lockdowns, masks and punishing the innocent, insightful and courageous people who cared enough to lose jobs, everything they own and critical friendships because of evil and malignant compliance. Was that you? If so, then we need a bit more contrition and what is appropriately probably a life-long commitment to real, tangible restitution.
In order to thwart future attempts to carry out this level of evil, we DO need trials and severe, deterrent punishments for those who could have done something, but instead permitted the misuse and the abuse of medicine, pharmacology and public health to perpetrate this crime. People need to be denied power and they must be seen to suffer honest and legitimate juridical consequences.
Thanks, Virginia. The first lesson is that we do NOT need the WHO with its inevitably grabbed draconian powers, to "protect us." We can discuss what types of bodies can gather information, filter it through DIVERSE thinkers and specialists. By the way, in a crisis, there ARE NO experts. Remember, they are always telling us about the value of "diversity" of genetics, ethnicity and race (as long as whiteness doesn't count). Well, THE most important diversity is intellectual diversity. THAT kind of diversity is what needs to be fostered and protected at all costs -- really -- at all costs.
I have worked with CDC officials, EPA officials as well as state officials during crises. the big killer as I see it is the tendency of people with certain types of personalities, I want to say very damaged personalities, who seem to know how to do behind the back dealings. You would be amazed at how little it has to do with money among the lower tier folks --- it is about petty obsessions with power.
Second, we have to develop our skills at critical matters. Today, one needs to read, like it appears you are doing, about biology, especially genetics and immunology. Start slow. Use good online sources. As long as you develop a deep suspicion of Wikipedia when it swerves into the political weeds, and can recognize its subtle biasing in even seemingly non-political areas, you can start learning about topics at Wikipedia. But then dig deeper.
Unfortunately, they are destroying our libraries, including the Carnegie library. but then there are old bookstores where old books are both inexpensive and more reliable.
Truly forgiving lifts such a weight off the wronged person. It seems counter-intuitive, but it's true.
With regard to your comment on social media and the captions on videos: IMHO social media thrive on polarizing people, and the sorts of posts that inflame are the ones that are pushed. It's where you are more likely to see the worst side of people than the best side.
This was a disheartening bit of writing.
Yes, it is true that forgiveness, "in spite of," is essential for personal peace --- at least this is the Christian context. It is damn hard work, I can tell you --- and personal forgiveness is demanded beyond peace, but as a requirement of virtue and one's soul.
But as a matter of public policy -- for example with the ongoing and evermore threatening tyranny that is being built upon the COVID scam -- this article must be judged as childishly naive and even dangerous. This is they [corr: the] type of "personal projected onto the public" disordered thinking that has brought us so many evils such as medical totalitarianism, affirmative action, reparations mania, massively false allegations, and -- literally -- millions of ruined lives and death. It is this misapplication of virtue theory that undermines true protection of the innocent. This is being used to destroy Western and other civilizations: it is genocidal and democidal.
No, indeed, this is a disgrace to heap this on so many who need our protection and who are suffering so badly. Given that many of the monsters are still in power in the public-private Leviathan, we are in an existential crisis. I do not know you, perhaps you were one of the physicians that murdered and maimed with the pseudovaccine and promoted the stupidity of lockdowns, masks and punishing the innocent, insightful and courageous people who cared enough to lose jobs, everything they own and critical friendships because of evil and malignant compliance. Was that you? If so, then we need a bit more contrition and what is appropriately probably a life-long commitment to real, tangible restitution.
In order to thwart future attempts to carry out this level of evil, we DO need trials and severe, deterrent punishments for those who could have done something, but instead permitted the misuse and the abuse of medicine, pharmacology and public health to perpetrate this crime. People need to be denied power and they must be seen to suffer honest and legitimate juridical consequences.
Thanks, Virginia. The first lesson is that we do NOT need the WHO with its inevitably grabbed draconian powers, to "protect us." We can discuss what types of bodies can gather information, filter it through DIVERSE thinkers and specialists. By the way, in a crisis, there ARE NO experts. Remember, they are always telling us about the value of "diversity" of genetics, ethnicity and race (as long as whiteness doesn't count). Well, THE most important diversity is intellectual diversity. THAT kind of diversity is what needs to be fostered and protected at all costs -- really -- at all costs.
I have worked with CDC officials, EPA officials as well as state officials during crises. the big killer as I see it is the tendency of people with certain types of personalities, I want to say very damaged personalities, who seem to know how to do behind the back dealings. You would be amazed at how little it has to do with money among the lower tier folks --- it is about petty obsessions with power.
Second, we have to develop our skills at critical matters. Today, one needs to read, like it appears you are doing, about biology, especially genetics and immunology. Start slow. Use good online sources. As long as you develop a deep suspicion of Wikipedia when it swerves into the political weeds, and can recognize its subtle biasing in even seemingly non-political areas, you can start learning about topics at Wikipedia. But then dig deeper.
Unfortunately, they are destroying our libraries, including the Carnegie library. but then there are old bookstores where old books are both inexpensive and more reliable.
Truly forgiving lifts such a weight off the wronged person. It seems counter-intuitive, but it's true.
With regard to your comment on social media and the captions on videos: IMHO social media thrive on polarizing people, and the sorts of posts that inflame are the ones that are pushed. It's where you are more likely to see the worst side of people than the best side.
A beautiful post. To err is human, to forgive is divine - Alexander Pope