tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301096656497422535.post7056630856699214993..comments2023-12-17T13:05:30.543-08:00Comments on Brane Space: Seriously? Most 'Muricans Don't Believe Mueller Has Any Criminal Evidence?Copernicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16699554476216140859noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301096656497422535.post-66807299574935908732018-05-29T07:30:56.410-07:002018-05-29T07:30:56.410-07:00Thanks for the link! Re: Quora, I only go to lurk,...Thanks for the link! Re: Quora, I only go to lurk, read the comments, but not to post. This blog is basically where I do most of my opinionating. :)Copernicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699554476216140859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301096656497422535.post-74080901562432885722018-05-29T01:56:29.787-07:002018-05-29T01:56:29.787-07:00You still go to Quora? The extent of my social fa...You still go to Quora? The extent of my social fabric outside of my immediate family reaches an occasional e-mail. I've been banned from most fora for politics bc I usually charge into the Lion's Den instead of playing to the choir of like-minded individuals. I don't insult others (unless they are vulgar asshats to me first) and I usually counter the expected insult with "I forgive you for ..." bc a small token of Christian forgiveness drives the average right winger even crazier than he already is. <br /><br />I'm not Christian but I admire the effort sometimes. Mahayana Buddhism is closer to what I do. Meaning is relational. Service to others is the foundation of that meaning. Service to others is ultimately a form of service to yourself (at least psychologically). Actions for myself are 'evil' and actions for the benefit of another are 'good' therefore good and evil are necessarily entwined in all human endeavor...it's a matter of degree. I suppose that rationalizing is just restating that everyone acts in self-interest. Minimizing the self / ego in the calculus is the important thing. While I grasp the idea of 'psychological suicide of the self', I never understood it on an experiential level. <br /><br /><br />That being said, I cannot affirm the endgame of Buddhism...exiting the Karmic Wheel forever to be extinguished in Nirvana. That's always struck me as nihilistic in the same way Christianity debases this life in favor of the Kingdom of God. Here and Now is all we have. There is no god, there is no heaven. There is no ultimate reward. Suffering and decay accompany the great things we experience. We are born to die. <br /><br />Amidst the horrors and absurdity is beauty, understanding and satisfaction which all keep me engaged and hanging around. I've always liked Nietzsche's idea of eternal recurrence as a valid motivator: Imagine a creature whispered into your ear, "All things in your life, no matter how great or small, will be repeated unto eternity...", would you hail that creature as a devil or a god? A bit grandiose, but you get the idea. Don't waste what you have. Then again, sometimes a little waste goes a long way....whatever it is I'm saying, I mean it.<br /><br />I'm sorry, this is what you get when I don't sleep. haha<br /><br />I know that if I lived in the daily terror of right wing ignorance, I would want someone to give me a corrective kick in the ass. That's what you do. That's what I try to do. No matter how many times I enter the insanity of the right wing mindset, it never fails to horrify me...keeps me coming back. <br /><br />Mueller's investigation for instance, I point out the obvious facts of Trump's personal character as a lifelong conman, thief, fraud, money launderer, friend to Mafioso here and abroad, bigotry, etc., and these supporters of his turn a blind eye to that and hold on to the belief that Clinton and Obama are the true subjects of the criminal probe....because of 'all the crimes they committed.' Then you ask for one crime and you get the rote recitation of Uranium1, personal email deletions, mishandling classified info (the standard for criminal liability was gross negligence, she used a private server, end of story), fast and furious, etc. It's stunning and nauseating to behold. Trump betrays the nation and these people are still rambling on about emails. Stunning. Dr. Robert Altemeyer looks like a goddamn genius for the ages with his theory of Right Wing Authoritarianism explaining this insanity.<br /><br />It's 3:47 in the a.m., I'm sure we all have better things to do, so I'll wrap up.<br /><br />This is useful, I've likely shown it to you before. Along with the Steele Dossier, it drives the right wingers nuts: https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf<br /><br />Enjoy your day,<br /><br />DarrinDarrin Rychlakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504916466051984839noreply@blogger.com