Found this last night. Today it reminded me of the small convo in Sunday group about this of us being seen as a a threat/pariah for our actions. I also think about Family Systems therapy where it is believed that families has dysfunctional anxieties that have been normalized and considered "safe". Once one steps away from this, the normalization/mean is thrown out of equilibrium.
I would argue that those who "step away" lean in the direction of life and its attendant risks.
Interesting responses in applying his argument to woke culture....
Someone shared this with me who said it had been circulating in the Hasidic community. Will likely offend a lot of people these days.
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After the call last night I went down to my local pub for a beer and side of fries. Ended up in conversation with some folk-
first a man who was happy about mandani, and I said
“Really? he’s a commie!”
“What’s wrong with that?”
“Because it’s failed horrendously over and over again”
“Better than the way capitalism is causing the climate crisis”
“That’s largely a psyop, hear about bill gates?”
It ended up with him saying I need to be deprogrammed, and I telling him “back at yah” and we cheersed our beers.
Then a twirly moustache hipster whom overheard our convo starring calling me a bigot etc as I was in the bathroom and the owner/manager was there too and she asked me “how does this affect you” ?
“It’s really personal but I could get into it”
But moustache man kept calling me names and being super rude, and I left, with utter politeness.
Bizarre little slice.
Damn American politics ;)
I pay a not insignificant amount of money for Catholic school to avoid woke indoctrination. My STBX ‘s new roommate is the new public school counselor and is very woke. I am paying to avoid what will now be in my daughter’s HOME. The irony is hilarious and horrendous at once.
I am at the point of giving up. Maybe my stbx and this roomie should have more custody. Maybe my daughter will be happier as part of the dominant culture. Maybe I should go live in Italy as an eccentric expat.
Here in a podcast (though will hit a paywall: https://pca.st/podcast/92999130-7cc8-013c-dc8b-0e76ec147af9
