Really ... what is this "wait and see" nonsense? We had four years of Trump at his most unprepared and incompetent, with guardrails in the form of people and institutions that would push back, all of which have disappeared. And boy are they prepared this time! Matt Gaetz as Attorney General? Recess appointments? Project 2025? Which part of Trump's campaign did you miss, Charles? It doesn't take information to be filtered through the media to hear him with our own ears, and see him with our own eyes. This is not propaganda: you heard him, with JD Vance's "explanations" of what he really means, and you think we're too stupid to know what lies ahead of us? Wait for what? We have not only his first term to judge him by, but are blessed with the imagination to understand the ramifications of this choice by the voters. Wait for what? For Trump and his sycophants to have a change of heart? To not follow through on their worst instincts? You think Trump cares two hoots for "free speech" when he's willing to go after "enemies from within" -- anyone who opposes him? So sad Charles. I've always liked your essays, but this pre-apology for the "American carnage" ahead of us is mind-boggling.
From your perspective, would it have been different with Kamala? If you have been a part of this forum for awhile, you would have to recognize the downside of that option, just more fear, separation and war, more vaccines, more destruction of the environment, sugar coated with the fraud of DEI. All Charles is suggesting here is that we take a breath, and for just a moment let go of all our old beliefs about what is possible or impossible. You are not going to change the outcome of this election by going to war with it, only fulfill the goals of those that would divide us and keep us at war with each other and ourselves. There just might be a blessing present for us all, here, now, once we are able to stop our propagandized minds running amok. We might actually like it, opening to a new dimension of ourselves and a world that before was not possible. The world is as we are.
Of course it would have been different, and I don't need to be a long-time participant on this forum (rather condescending of you) to know what a win by either of these candidates would have meant. The Democrats have lost their way. I was a Bernie supporter in 2016 and 2020, and would have continued supporting Kennedy if he hadn't jumped ship to kiss Trump's ring.
More destruction of the environment under Harris? You've got to be kidding. Trump's Interior Secretary pick is going to look for more opportunities to drill on public lands. Drill, drill, drill ... pull out of the Paris climate accords, roll back the Inflation Reduction Act with its emphasis on clean energy, gut the EPA, etc. Which environment are you talking about, Trump's golf courses? His stash of Bitcoin?
No, I don't want more vaccines ... I was a vociferous opponent of the Covid vaccines and we drove seven hours each way to attend the Defeat the Mandates rally in DC. And when we did come down with Covid, we treated ourselves with Ivermectin and supplements. Even in our 70s we don't get annual flu and pneumonia and shingles shots etc. But I'm certainly able to separate the wheat from the chaff. If Kennedy can clean house at the FDA and CDC and NIH I'm all for it, but that was a heck of a price to pay for a second Trump presidency, this time on steroids with no guardrails. Didn't anyone learn what he's capable of the first time around?
And you think Trump is anti-war? Look at his actual record, not what he said in order to get elected. It was HE who scuttled the nuclear deal with Iran, right? And assassinated Suleimani, inviting retaliation that left service people in Iraq with a "headache". And for his part, while Kennedy talks a lot about foreign wars and Ukraine in particular, he's been mum about the slaughter in Gaza and Lebanon. How's that for hypocrisy.
DEI? Oh my ... is THAT your bogeyman? Fostering cultural awareness, training and opportunities to have leadership of organizations be inclusive and reflect the rest of America? It bothers you to have people of color and women in leadership roles? DEI is a way to mitigate systemic racism and sexism in the US. It's not a law, rule or quota.
Well you're free to wallow with the woo-woo crowd here in its fuzzy wishful thinking about the upsides of a Trump presidency and its opportunities for a spiritual reawakening under the MAGA banner.
There was no condescension intended. I just meant to provide context from this group's ongoing discussion on these topics. There is, of course, no direct line, no pure pathway in the political arena. I accept the good with the bad. And for me It’s not a matter of the lesser of two evils, but the greater good to whatever extent possible. I was also being supportive of Charles in his efforts to open up a space of peace here for all of us, in the midst of so much post election conflict. I have say that I never liked Trump, especially after the disaster of Warp Speed, but it appears that his selection of Kennedy for the DHHS position indicates a change of heart, more importantly a wiliness to take a huge risk in exposing the corruption of big pharma and its collusion with our so-called ‘health’ agencies. There is the potential to massively shift the culture from big pharma propaganda, and disease medicine to more holistic approaches. So, I focus on the good that can be done. And far more nefarious and environmentally destructive than the goal of oil based energy independence is the trauma based mind control programs of big pharma, pandemics, the child immunization schedule, censorship, geoengineering, transhumanism, etc that Harris would have continued to support. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all worthy goals, but DEI, like the UN sustainability goals and WHO’s pandemic preparedness programs is just a cover, a trojan horse for more tyrannical controls and policies that seek to hide the real causes of environmental and societal destruction and disease, the pollution of our air, water, soil and food. Vaccine damage is now being openly discussed where it was previously forbidden. When Kennedy testified before a congressional committee, the democrats tried to move to go into special session so the public could not hear him. These are the tactics of the so-called ‘progressives’. Truth cannot be told. Waving the rainbow flag for gender ‘affirming care’ is just another vehicle for the acceptance of more drugs and surgeries as a fact of life for all of us, by targeting the most confused, drugged, and preyed upon segment of society. To be very clear trauma based mind control, and those that profit from it, is the real enemy, the means justifying the end. All of this makes the stories told about Trump, if any can be believed, pale in comparison, as trivial as a soap opera. it's part of the strategy to divide and conquer. I think we have to agree that the media and the wokism is spreads all orchestrated by the purse strings of big pharma and other corporate interests and has lost all credibility. No matter how we may feel about the election, there is now at least the possibility of opening our hearts and minds to a truly better world and do not listen to the war-mongers and con-artists.
I hear you Ed, and while I'm sympathetic towards many of the points you make (notably the horrors of the Covid era), obviously there are things that I don't agree with. I really don't see DEI as a trojan horse. I see it as an opportunity to open up society and leadership positions to people who've been systematically excluded for so long. It was a great day when women and people of color could take up positions as university presidents, or run for Congress and even president. There's nothing woke about this, it's long overdue. Harris, smartly, did not dwell on her being either a woman or biracial, but that didn't stop the ugly memes that characterized her as a DEI hire who was unqualified for the job.
Pete Hegseth seems to be taking aim at the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown, and I think that's unfortunate, and very likely undeserved. The idea of firing anybody who implemented DEI policies -- which they didn't make, but were expected to execute (to follow orders) -- is completely bizarre. I don't know why you're conflating this with UN sustainability goals. Are you suggesting sustainability is a bad thing? (I'm, not talking about Klaus Schwab and the WEF). How does that square with yours and Charles's notions of being at peace with the world?
I think it's silly to believe that "wokism" (what an ugly word, which suggests the ugliness behind the thoughts of the people who bandy it about) is driven by pharmaceutical companies. Good grief. All they care about is their bottom line. I don't think they care who populates the upper echelons of organizations. Nor do I think they are deeply embedded in gender issues. Truly, this obsession with gender dysphoria and gender identity on the part of right-wingers would be funny if there weren't real lives at stake and tragic outcomes resulting from homophobia and transphobia. You never know what this is like until you've walked in their shoes and been targeted and maligned as they have, or murdered, especially trans-women of color.
There's nothing trivial about Trump. He's dangerous, and surrounding himself with dangerous people, for the most part. With a few exceptions. We're in for a bumpy ride, and likely a recession if not an actual depression, because he simply doesn't understand macroeconomics. He follows his gut instincts, which are as jaundiced as his face paint.
But this speaks to who Trump is and how he operates. You think he's antiwar? Look at who his cabinet picks are. All hawks. Trump is not antiwar, not a pacifist. If it's HIS war, he will go all out -- as he did during his first term when it suited him. But he reflexively condemns other people's wars because it's the way he wants to project himself. He will not improve the lot of the people of Gaza or Lebanon or the West Bank. On the contrary, he will be a worse enabler of Netanyahu's pogrom than even Biden. Moreover, his beef with NATO is not a matter of principle. He's just a bully who wants to lord it over everyone else and throw his weight around, just because he can. Well just wait till he's played by the autocrats he admires so much. He will be putty in their hands, because he's so susceptible to flattery, and so thin-skinned. So no, he's not the one who will herald in a truly better world. He himself IS the con-artist.
Oh, and I'm a dyed-in-the-wool progressive, not a a "so-callled" progressive. My principles and values are firmly rooted in my life experiences and education, though I can be pragmatic when necessary.
It's all connected, pharma, transgenderism, covid, DEI, WEF, UN sustainability goals, wokism. Schwab, Blackrock, pharma have their tentacles in everything. You continue to misread my calling out things like DEI, etc, as being against the principles it embodies, rather than seeing the degradation and perversion of these principles by those who would wish to co-opt them for its own purposes. When have you ever heard those advocating for climate change policies mention genetic and geo engineering, pesticides, GMOs, who is poisoning our food and water and air. No, no, it just our carbon footprint, don't look behind the curtain, Dorothy. the great Oz has spoken. Meanwhile the oil companies continue to enjoy the lie of scarcity and big profits (and being the fall guy, the shiny villian). This one shiny object waved before our eyes have one effect, mind control, trance. One shiny object like covid, viruses and one shiny solution, vaccines. Do you not see how its all connected? There is a reason Kennedy joined Trump, because Trump was willing to have this exposed. It could fail, there is almost a 99% chance it will or never get off the ground. But would you rather he stayed in a some principled obscurity in his ivory tower? Or heading the DHHS? The strategy against all this is right out of 1984 playbook, doublespeak, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, stay glued to Facebook and Instagram and your Apple watch and all will be well. We'll have a chip implant for you soon, charged by 7g for all our happy people in our safe, disinfected and vaccinated smart cities. This is a war against humanity, my friend, all for the greater good. Have you read the UN sustainability goals or the WEF manifesto and the WHO's plan for pandemic preparedness and then read Mattias Desmet on mass formation and social engineering. There is a difference between being awake and woke.
Yes, I have read Mattias Desmet's book on mass formation. Also Kennedy's book on Fauci, as well ad Robert Malone's The Lies My Government Told Me. I'm well up on these things. I was a Covid vaccine skeptic even before the vaccines rolled out, doing my own research into their potential problems ahead of time, and alternative early treatments. This is why I'm at odds with the Democrats and their overreach. Or at least it's part of it. I have other beefs with them of course.
But I'm not going to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Covid should never have become a partisan issue. I'm lumped together with the crazies and conspiracy theorists on the far right because of my stance on the vaccines and the whole Covid horror show, yet I'm not permitted to condemn Trump and his MAGA enablers?
I grew up in Apartheid South Africa: I know what it's like to live in a police state. I know what it's like to have one's mail opened, and to lose one's job for being outspoken, with the Special Branch (Gestapo) knocking on the door. I know what it's like to hide a black chiild living with us illegally while fending them off with a smile and as much charm as I could muster. Trump's campaign of retribution and mass deportation is not something to relish. And many of his cabinet picks do not inspire confidence. They do not reprsent the kind of "freedom" I'm looking for. I hope Kennedy succeeds in reforming our public health agencies, but I'm deeply disappointed by his stance on Gaza, once calling the Palestinians the most pampered people in the world. The disconnect is stunning.
Exactly!! I personally think Charles added fire to the flames of doubt in our democracy which of course let to more folks voting for a monster willing to destroy everything this country was built on.
Enough already. The things you think Trump and Vance will do are not what they actually will do. The true authoritarianism came from the current administration and its allies. They were the ones silencing free speech, mandating experimental vaccines that weren’t properly tested, and pushing policies that failed to stop the spread of COVID or save lives—despite lies from the media and so-called experts.
Your party told us that men competing in women’s sports was fine, and now they claim it’s a non-issue or a “bogeyman.” You opened the southern border, enabling non-citizens to break our immigration laws. You turned a blind eye to the destruction caused by the George Floyd riots and even bailed out those who were arrested. Democrat DAs across the country stopped prosecuting violent criminals, letting chaos run rampant.
I could go on. MAGA doesn’t mean what you and your left-wing progressive allies think it does. It means treating all Americans with respect and tolerance—something the left fails to grasp. It means putting your country and your fellow citizens first, ahead of foreign wars and aid to countries like Ukraine. It means bringing back manufacturing jobs from China and creating opportunity here at home.
You lost the election for a reason. Your ideas don’t align with what most Americans want, including Trump voters. So stop trying to silence those who voted for change and let the people elected to office deliver the policies they promised.
And stop claiming you’re inclusive when you and your progressive allies openly despise anyone who dares to think differently than you.
If only MAGA's supreme leader knew and practiced what respect and tolerance actually looks and speaks like. His continued "You're Fired!" and name-calling energy is all bully and bluster. When has that ever lead to a good thing between humans? If I could wish for one thing, his understanding and example of those two attributes would be it. Thank you for mentioning them.
The irony of this election was not lost on me. In voting for Republicans, I’ve managed to put at least 3 Democrats into office 🤣. If people want to get upset about Republicans winning, they really need to rethink this result. I’m actually pleased the Republican party has moved closer to the center, but sad the Democrat party has moved so far left that Liberals and center-left people felt left behind. I applaud RFK Jr for the role he will be playing to make us healthy again.
In what world has the Democrat party "moved so far left"?? Looking at the global and historical political spectrum, they're centre-right at best. They totally dropped all mention of medicare for all, have barely addressed the minimum wage, failed to codify Roe v Wade when they had the chance, they pander to their corporate backers and full-throatedly support a far-right, apartheid regime in Israel.
I am genuinely curious what policies they have that you would consider leftist?
Charles, your mindset and words opened my world immensely. You helped me follow my intuition and it’s led me into many new facets of life. I am grateful.
I think your perspective helps people to overcome the dogmatic “scientific” western mindset that negates individual experience, curiosity, and magic. It makes space for spirituality still grounded in the material and ecological world.
A Trump presidency speaks in part to a potential for expanded awareness. It seems that new attention is brought into many decisions because possibility for choice exists where it once didn’t. I see totally how your work aligns with this opening of possibility. I could be wrong but I think you genuinely feel that this openness is part of a new story. And it may be, but not for the reasons you may think.
In my opinion, your perspective is ungrounded. It’s detached from essential social and historical roots. I’ve heard you speak of collective trauma yet your seemingly blocked from seeing how Trump epitomizes the capitalist, colonial and patriarchal trauma that this country rests on and builds from.
Trumps words and actions are violent. His choices embody power without wisdom. Trauma is a rupture in dignity, safety, and belonging and Trumps path of manifestation exemplifies each.
There is no healing without a full repentance for the repression of women’s wisdom and the matriarchy. Yet Trump lives and governs in a way that hurts womens sovereignty. The fact that you dont write on this much makes me curious as to the power you may subconsciously have in your own life.
Without a womens led shift in family systems that honor wellbeing, nurturing and expression; our country will not find its way out of capitalism. Without an escape from capitalism we will not know fully how the wisdom and strength in our indigenous and black sister and brothers.
Neoliberalism denys the heart of this country and shatters its collective power. People are right to criticize it. However, Trumps criticism is in the opposite direction. He believes we need more attention to the patriarchal system that is Christianity, not less. He wants people to think like him, agree with him and bow to him. This in no way provides any space or framework for the rise of the people except as having someone to oppose.
Beautifully stated, Amy, thank you. The more beautiful world our hearts know is possible is matriarchal. Women leading and men serving and protecting is natural law, and until we align with natural law we are swimming upstream.
RFK seems to mean well but if he really steps on some toes in Big Ag, Big Pharma or some Banksters, he may face the same side of the Statist regime and it's goons that his uncle did.
I hope that I am totally wrong (and it turns out that I am just a jaded person with a lack of foresight or some inside knowledge, and so we have yet to see why this time it will be different) and Kennedy JR ends up being the first exception to the rule, he shuts down the industrial scale mass murder and big pharma life long customer making factory of the vaccine industry and uses his position to protect endangered forest habitat and the sacred waters of the Earth, I doubt that will happen given the trends of history, and I will not bank on it happening, but I do hope it does.
IMO, we live in a world where oligarchs and corporations see politicians as expendable tools, believing otherwise is an exercise in futility and a sure path to Stockholm/savior seeking syndrome.
No matter who you vote for the rich stay rich the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop dropping on people in countries were our governments want material resources.
In truth, we are all the co-authors of this story, we cannot just point our finger accusingly at the ‘bad guys’ and then hope some ‘savior good guy’ will arrive and solve our problems for us. The actions each of us choose are the stepping stones and the beliefs we give our energy to are the mortar that holds them in place. We are all (each and everyone of us) the architects and sculptors of the path we find laid before our feet. Whether consciously or unconsciously we are weaving the fabric of the reality we will experience. Whether or not we give our time and energy to the scam of modern day statist regimes that call themselves democracies, We all ‘vote’ for what this consensus reality we all share will become tomorrow with our dollars (through what types of corporations and institutions we feed into perpetuating or withdrawing our support from), we ‘vote’ with our decision to speak truth (even when it is socially awkward or professionally risky) or outwardly conform (which in essence equates to ‘voting’ for the tyrants to stay in power and continue to garner more influence).
For this reason I included a section in Chapter 13 of my book (which is titled the Regenerating Communities and Nurturing The Gift Economy) that focuses on Voluntaryism.
Each of us can do our part to become the antidote for a world full of humans that have been indoctrinated into a belief system that embraces endless war. We can chose to become beacons of peace, confidence and hope (embracing food and medicine sovereignty) and withdrawing as much of our support from institutions (that are responsible for perpetuating manufactured wars) as possible and instead choosing to focus our energy in the direction of healing communities, finding common ground and becoming the ones we have been waiting for.
RFK promotes the “correct” vaccines, as well as being a staunch defender of Israel. In that sense he is perfect for Trumps cabinet of genocidal warp speeders.
Thanks for the info, I do not pay much attention to the circus performance of modern day political theater so I am not up to date on all the details that people in those realms are promoting. I am only really familiar with RFK's earlier environmental protection work and his stated views about the dangers of mRNA injections. I am not a fan of warmongers nor am I a fan of any of the aluminum/mercury laced injections big pharma tries to push on kids as "medicine" but I suppose if RFK was theoretically able to use his position to make mRNA injections illegal and take action to protect endangered old growth forest habitat and water ways from being destroyed (as his earlier career and stated stance on those issues suggests he would) I would still consider that a win. It does not mean I put him on a pedestal and think he is gonna save the day and make everything better for people in the States, but it would be a shockingly unusual and positive step in the right direction if it did happen. Have you heard anything from RFK publicly about his stance on Lithium mines, clear cut logging or other activities that destroy the soil and poison the water recently?
Good comments Charles. Keep sharing with us. Since this is the “time between worlds” let’s work on building that new world, as we are allowed, rather than putting bandages on the old. It may be daunting but it may be the only way to fly into the future (;)
not to mention his love of getting paid $21k pm by RFK's campaign and the wish to spiritually bypass away from the knock on effects that his MAGA-adjacency have certainly caused. Get those excuses in now Charles before it's too late! we don't know what's going to happen, right? Maybe Trump will do ayahuasca like in that AI video! maybe?!
NOTHING will change in USA. ALL presidents were and are Zionist controlled and paid by AIPAC and billionaires Zionists with dual nationality with Israel; the number one welfare queen of USA! JFK was the only president NOT Zionist because he was going to stop the influence of Israel in USA but they killed him.
Interesting to see how historically antisemitism seems to blossom when economic structures cease to function and the money economy breaks down. I'm certain there is a correlation there. Seems to be true again in our age of global financial capital and hyper inflation.
People will certainly argue that your post was not antisemitic, but Anti-Zionist, but they always seem to bleed into one another. People think they've figured out the secret behind everything, that it's the evil Zionists who control the world - what you've written could have come straight from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the manual for European antisemitism at the turn of the 20th century. There's nothing new. It wasn't true then, and it isn't true now.
The reality is that we are ALL wrapped up in the money economy and the magic of money. When it blesses us with it's material and social gifts we have nothing to say, but when it breaks down we look for a scapegoat - the Joooz; the Zionists! - without acknowledging our own complicity in the money system that enslaves us. There is a fascinating book on this history of this called Jewish Bankers and the Holy See, and it's definitely worth noting that the Catholic Church from what I understand has a history of debating the moral and spiritual dimensions of money and money lending.
All of this not to say that there aren't fair criticisms to be made about how the military industrial complex has and continues to operate in Israel (and other areas around the world), but this idea that there is a secret cabal of Zionists controlling the entire world is silly and tired.
NOTHING will change fundamentally, until we fundamentally change the way we perceive and treat children during their formative years, because EVERYTHING that humans think, believe and do happens DOWNSTREAM from this.
One example, two articles on this:
“The total neglect or trivialization of the childhood factor operative in the context of violence and the way it evolves in early infancy sometimes leads to explanations that are not only unconvincing and abortive but actively deflect attention away from the genuine roots of violence. The abstract term “anti–Semitism” contains an infinite number of meanings and frequently only serves to blur the complicated psychological processes involved, processes that need to be identified and called by name. Only in this way can we hope to change anything.”
It becomes wired in and requires commitment to the work of re-wiring it. Your links help me better understand my own German roots (grandfather > mother).
Thank you Charles for yet another attempt to bring sanity to the bedlam of human consciousness. Scrolling through the comments is affirmation that the principal suffering of mankind is level confusion, that is, lack of vision regarding the source, nature, and inherent power of thoughts and emotions as they manifest in the sphere of objectivity that is the world. To any deeply discriminating observer, the world can readily be perceived as an extension of (and thereby not separate from) one's own system of beliefs, a mere projection of one's inner state. Seeing this reveals the Nature of Consciousness as both the Source AND Substance of the "picturing" of the world, simultaneously resolving all level confusion in the mind of the observer. When this is realized, the "putting down of preconceptions" becomes obvious, and the "field of forbearance" is given the strength and support of the Natural State. Still, no one can enter the dream of another, as his/her symbols (and the meaning given them) are perfectly subjective. Each will believe themselves to be separate and unique until the common Source is realized. The Hand of God IS Active in the world, despite appearances. Waiting (not judging) is the appropriate disposition for "Seeing" It. Understanding this is what makes tolerance natural and wise.
A very useful and timely approach to the wisdom presently needed In our collective consciousness.
Reminiscent of Krishnamurti, who counselled Nehru (and countless millions of others, including myself).
My new book, Garden Earth, about how we can get millions of people back onto small farms, is in manuscript form and I would like to get it to Rep. Thomas Massie, if that is possible. Can anyone help?
Oh how perfect it is to hear this right now! It resonates for me completely, & I needed to hear these thoughts - deep, careful thoughts & words - expressed. Thank you so much.
There is only one thing to do right now (and all the time): send love to those you hate and expect something beautiful to arise, even if you cannot see how this can happen.
Charles💞 Maybe more focus on ways to nurture our inner well being despite what happens in our outer world would help. If we want love and peace, it must first come from within.
Imagine replacing "the election" with any other issue of moral and ethical significance: "we think we know that racism is bad, but maybe it is actually good -- it's important to also empathize and understand the world view of white supremacists and not be too trapped in our limited view, let's be open and curious." One needs to have a very strong moral compass and a clear sense of ethics and boundaries to promote this approach to politics, because there is a real danger in claiming that every narrative has its merits and that all should be given equal consideration. There is strong potential to go down the rabbit hole and end up in places that are ethically and/or factually *extremely* problematic. Interestingly, certain widespread Trump/MAGA/Musk "narratives", such as "there is widespread voter fraud and large numbers of illegal migrants voting in the US" seem to have magically disappeared since Trump won (I wonder why). Charles' "Unity and Spiritual Alignment" narratives during the election were in some ways far more dangerous than the blatant lies coming from Trump, however. They are such attractive concepts and provide deep meaning, and are thus quite dangerous when used to legitimize a political movement that might otherwise feel "wrong" at the heart-level. But if one is told by someone who claims to have a "higher" or "invisible" knowledge that what is up is actually down and what is down is actually up, it acts as a kind of "permission" to ignore red flags and danger signs (such as references to "mass deportations" or "internal enemies"). A lot of chaos is going to be unleashed, and now may not be best time to be unguarded or open to every narrative that comes along, including spiritual narratives coming from "higher" sources, but rather to make sure, first and foremost, that one keeps a strong moral compass and is clear-eyed about one's core ethical values in the face of the coming turbulence.
Yes, I would like to know also. This is the second time I have seen a comment like this, but without any detail. Is there someplace we can read more about this?
Really ... what is this "wait and see" nonsense? We had four years of Trump at his most unprepared and incompetent, with guardrails in the form of people and institutions that would push back, all of which have disappeared. And boy are they prepared this time! Matt Gaetz as Attorney General? Recess appointments? Project 2025? Which part of Trump's campaign did you miss, Charles? It doesn't take information to be filtered through the media to hear him with our own ears, and see him with our own eyes. This is not propaganda: you heard him, with JD Vance's "explanations" of what he really means, and you think we're too stupid to know what lies ahead of us? Wait for what? We have not only his first term to judge him by, but are blessed with the imagination to understand the ramifications of this choice by the voters. Wait for what? For Trump and his sycophants to have a change of heart? To not follow through on their worst instincts? You think Trump cares two hoots for "free speech" when he's willing to go after "enemies from within" -- anyone who opposes him? So sad Charles. I've always liked your essays, but this pre-apology for the "American carnage" ahead of us is mind-boggling.
From your perspective, would it have been different with Kamala? If you have been a part of this forum for awhile, you would have to recognize the downside of that option, just more fear, separation and war, more vaccines, more destruction of the environment, sugar coated with the fraud of DEI. All Charles is suggesting here is that we take a breath, and for just a moment let go of all our old beliefs about what is possible or impossible. You are not going to change the outcome of this election by going to war with it, only fulfill the goals of those that would divide us and keep us at war with each other and ourselves. There just might be a blessing present for us all, here, now, once we are able to stop our propagandized minds running amok. We might actually like it, opening to a new dimension of ourselves and a world that before was not possible. The world is as we are.
Of course it would have been different, and I don't need to be a long-time participant on this forum (rather condescending of you) to know what a win by either of these candidates would have meant. The Democrats have lost their way. I was a Bernie supporter in 2016 and 2020, and would have continued supporting Kennedy if he hadn't jumped ship to kiss Trump's ring.
More destruction of the environment under Harris? You've got to be kidding. Trump's Interior Secretary pick is going to look for more opportunities to drill on public lands. Drill, drill, drill ... pull out of the Paris climate accords, roll back the Inflation Reduction Act with its emphasis on clean energy, gut the EPA, etc. Which environment are you talking about, Trump's golf courses? His stash of Bitcoin?
No, I don't want more vaccines ... I was a vociferous opponent of the Covid vaccines and we drove seven hours each way to attend the Defeat the Mandates rally in DC. And when we did come down with Covid, we treated ourselves with Ivermectin and supplements. Even in our 70s we don't get annual flu and pneumonia and shingles shots etc. But I'm certainly able to separate the wheat from the chaff. If Kennedy can clean house at the FDA and CDC and NIH I'm all for it, but that was a heck of a price to pay for a second Trump presidency, this time on steroids with no guardrails. Didn't anyone learn what he's capable of the first time around?
And you think Trump is anti-war? Look at his actual record, not what he said in order to get elected. It was HE who scuttled the nuclear deal with Iran, right? And assassinated Suleimani, inviting retaliation that left service people in Iraq with a "headache". And for his part, while Kennedy talks a lot about foreign wars and Ukraine in particular, he's been mum about the slaughter in Gaza and Lebanon. How's that for hypocrisy.
DEI? Oh my ... is THAT your bogeyman? Fostering cultural awareness, training and opportunities to have leadership of organizations be inclusive and reflect the rest of America? It bothers you to have people of color and women in leadership roles? DEI is a way to mitigate systemic racism and sexism in the US. It's not a law, rule or quota.
Well you're free to wallow with the woo-woo crowd here in its fuzzy wishful thinking about the upsides of a Trump presidency and its opportunities for a spiritual reawakening under the MAGA banner.
There was no condescension intended. I just meant to provide context from this group's ongoing discussion on these topics. There is, of course, no direct line, no pure pathway in the political arena. I accept the good with the bad. And for me It’s not a matter of the lesser of two evils, but the greater good to whatever extent possible. I was also being supportive of Charles in his efforts to open up a space of peace here for all of us, in the midst of so much post election conflict. I have say that I never liked Trump, especially after the disaster of Warp Speed, but it appears that his selection of Kennedy for the DHHS position indicates a change of heart, more importantly a wiliness to take a huge risk in exposing the corruption of big pharma and its collusion with our so-called ‘health’ agencies. There is the potential to massively shift the culture from big pharma propaganda, and disease medicine to more holistic approaches. So, I focus on the good that can be done. And far more nefarious and environmentally destructive than the goal of oil based energy independence is the trauma based mind control programs of big pharma, pandemics, the child immunization schedule, censorship, geoengineering, transhumanism, etc that Harris would have continued to support. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all worthy goals, but DEI, like the UN sustainability goals and WHO’s pandemic preparedness programs is just a cover, a trojan horse for more tyrannical controls and policies that seek to hide the real causes of environmental and societal destruction and disease, the pollution of our air, water, soil and food. Vaccine damage is now being openly discussed where it was previously forbidden. When Kennedy testified before a congressional committee, the democrats tried to move to go into special session so the public could not hear him. These are the tactics of the so-called ‘progressives’. Truth cannot be told. Waving the rainbow flag for gender ‘affirming care’ is just another vehicle for the acceptance of more drugs and surgeries as a fact of life for all of us, by targeting the most confused, drugged, and preyed upon segment of society. To be very clear trauma based mind control, and those that profit from it, is the real enemy, the means justifying the end. All of this makes the stories told about Trump, if any can be believed, pale in comparison, as trivial as a soap opera. it's part of the strategy to divide and conquer. I think we have to agree that the media and the wokism is spreads all orchestrated by the purse strings of big pharma and other corporate interests and has lost all credibility. No matter how we may feel about the election, there is now at least the possibility of opening our hearts and minds to a truly better world and do not listen to the war-mongers and con-artists.
I hear you Ed, and while I'm sympathetic towards many of the points you make (notably the horrors of the Covid era), obviously there are things that I don't agree with. I really don't see DEI as a trojan horse. I see it as an opportunity to open up society and leadership positions to people who've been systematically excluded for so long. It was a great day when women and people of color could take up positions as university presidents, or run for Congress and even president. There's nothing woke about this, it's long overdue. Harris, smartly, did not dwell on her being either a woman or biracial, but that didn't stop the ugly memes that characterized her as a DEI hire who was unqualified for the job.
Pete Hegseth seems to be taking aim at the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown, and I think that's unfortunate, and very likely undeserved. The idea of firing anybody who implemented DEI policies -- which they didn't make, but were expected to execute (to follow orders) -- is completely bizarre. I don't know why you're conflating this with UN sustainability goals. Are you suggesting sustainability is a bad thing? (I'm, not talking about Klaus Schwab and the WEF). How does that square with yours and Charles's notions of being at peace with the world?
I think it's silly to believe that "wokism" (what an ugly word, which suggests the ugliness behind the thoughts of the people who bandy it about) is driven by pharmaceutical companies. Good grief. All they care about is their bottom line. I don't think they care who populates the upper echelons of organizations. Nor do I think they are deeply embedded in gender issues. Truly, this obsession with gender dysphoria and gender identity on the part of right-wingers would be funny if there weren't real lives at stake and tragic outcomes resulting from homophobia and transphobia. You never know what this is like until you've walked in their shoes and been targeted and maligned as they have, or murdered, especially trans-women of color.
There's nothing trivial about Trump. He's dangerous, and surrounding himself with dangerous people, for the most part. With a few exceptions. We're in for a bumpy ride, and likely a recession if not an actual depression, because he simply doesn't understand macroeconomics. He follows his gut instincts, which are as jaundiced as his face paint.
But this speaks to who Trump is and how he operates. You think he's antiwar? Look at who his cabinet picks are. All hawks. Trump is not antiwar, not a pacifist. If it's HIS war, he will go all out -- as he did during his first term when it suited him. But he reflexively condemns other people's wars because it's the way he wants to project himself. He will not improve the lot of the people of Gaza or Lebanon or the West Bank. On the contrary, he will be a worse enabler of Netanyahu's pogrom than even Biden. Moreover, his beef with NATO is not a matter of principle. He's just a bully who wants to lord it over everyone else and throw his weight around, just because he can. Well just wait till he's played by the autocrats he admires so much. He will be putty in their hands, because he's so susceptible to flattery, and so thin-skinned. So no, he's not the one who will herald in a truly better world. He himself IS the con-artist.
Oh, and I'm a dyed-in-the-wool progressive, not a a "so-callled" progressive. My principles and values are firmly rooted in my life experiences and education, though I can be pragmatic when necessary.
It's all connected, pharma, transgenderism, covid, DEI, WEF, UN sustainability goals, wokism. Schwab, Blackrock, pharma have their tentacles in everything. You continue to misread my calling out things like DEI, etc, as being against the principles it embodies, rather than seeing the degradation and perversion of these principles by those who would wish to co-opt them for its own purposes. When have you ever heard those advocating for climate change policies mention genetic and geo engineering, pesticides, GMOs, who is poisoning our food and water and air. No, no, it just our carbon footprint, don't look behind the curtain, Dorothy. the great Oz has spoken. Meanwhile the oil companies continue to enjoy the lie of scarcity and big profits (and being the fall guy, the shiny villian). This one shiny object waved before our eyes have one effect, mind control, trance. One shiny object like covid, viruses and one shiny solution, vaccines. Do you not see how its all connected? There is a reason Kennedy joined Trump, because Trump was willing to have this exposed. It could fail, there is almost a 99% chance it will or never get off the ground. But would you rather he stayed in a some principled obscurity in his ivory tower? Or heading the DHHS? The strategy against all this is right out of 1984 playbook, doublespeak, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, stay glued to Facebook and Instagram and your Apple watch and all will be well. We'll have a chip implant for you soon, charged by 7g for all our happy people in our safe, disinfected and vaccinated smart cities. This is a war against humanity, my friend, all for the greater good. Have you read the UN sustainability goals or the WEF manifesto and the WHO's plan for pandemic preparedness and then read Mattias Desmet on mass formation and social engineering. There is a difference between being awake and woke.
Yes, I have read Mattias Desmet's book on mass formation. Also Kennedy's book on Fauci, as well ad Robert Malone's The Lies My Government Told Me. I'm well up on these things. I was a Covid vaccine skeptic even before the vaccines rolled out, doing my own research into their potential problems ahead of time, and alternative early treatments. This is why I'm at odds with the Democrats and their overreach. Or at least it's part of it. I have other beefs with them of course.
But I'm not going to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Covid should never have become a partisan issue. I'm lumped together with the crazies and conspiracy theorists on the far right because of my stance on the vaccines and the whole Covid horror show, yet I'm not permitted to condemn Trump and his MAGA enablers?
I grew up in Apartheid South Africa: I know what it's like to live in a police state. I know what it's like to have one's mail opened, and to lose one's job for being outspoken, with the Special Branch (Gestapo) knocking on the door. I know what it's like to hide a black chiild living with us illegally while fending them off with a smile and as much charm as I could muster. Trump's campaign of retribution and mass deportation is not something to relish. And many of his cabinet picks do not inspire confidence. They do not reprsent the kind of "freedom" I'm looking for. I hope Kennedy succeeds in reforming our public health agencies, but I'm deeply disappointed by his stance on Gaza, once calling the Palestinians the most pampered people in the world. The disconnect is stunning.
Exactly!! I personally think Charles added fire to the flames of doubt in our democracy which of course let to more folks voting for a monster willing to destroy everything this country was built on.
Enough already. The things you think Trump and Vance will do are not what they actually will do. The true authoritarianism came from the current administration and its allies. They were the ones silencing free speech, mandating experimental vaccines that weren’t properly tested, and pushing policies that failed to stop the spread of COVID or save lives—despite lies from the media and so-called experts.
Your party told us that men competing in women’s sports was fine, and now they claim it’s a non-issue or a “bogeyman.” You opened the southern border, enabling non-citizens to break our immigration laws. You turned a blind eye to the destruction caused by the George Floyd riots and even bailed out those who were arrested. Democrat DAs across the country stopped prosecuting violent criminals, letting chaos run rampant.
I could go on. MAGA doesn’t mean what you and your left-wing progressive allies think it does. It means treating all Americans with respect and tolerance—something the left fails to grasp. It means putting your country and your fellow citizens first, ahead of foreign wars and aid to countries like Ukraine. It means bringing back manufacturing jobs from China and creating opportunity here at home.
You lost the election for a reason. Your ideas don’t align with what most Americans want, including Trump voters. So stop trying to silence those who voted for change and let the people elected to office deliver the policies they promised.
And stop claiming you’re inclusive when you and your progressive allies openly despise anyone who dares to think differently than you.
My party? It's not my party.
If I were trying to silence anyone, I wouldn't have engaged in these exchanges.
If only MAGA's supreme leader knew and practiced what respect and tolerance actually looks and speaks like. His continued "You're Fired!" and name-calling energy is all bully and bluster. When has that ever lead to a good thing between humans? If I could wish for one thing, his understanding and example of those two attributes would be it. Thank you for mentioning them.
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The irony of this election was not lost on me. In voting for Republicans, I’ve managed to put at least 3 Democrats into office 🤣. If people want to get upset about Republicans winning, they really need to rethink this result. I’m actually pleased the Republican party has moved closer to the center, but sad the Democrat party has moved so far left that Liberals and center-left people felt left behind. I applaud RFK Jr for the role he will be playing to make us healthy again.
In what world has the Democrat party "moved so far left"?? Looking at the global and historical political spectrum, they're centre-right at best. They totally dropped all mention of medicare for all, have barely addressed the minimum wage, failed to codify Roe v Wade when they had the chance, they pander to their corporate backers and full-throatedly support a far-right, apartheid regime in Israel.
I am genuinely curious what policies they have that you would consider leftist?
Charles, your mindset and words opened my world immensely. You helped me follow my intuition and it’s led me into many new facets of life. I am grateful.
I think your perspective helps people to overcome the dogmatic “scientific” western mindset that negates individual experience, curiosity, and magic. It makes space for spirituality still grounded in the material and ecological world.
A Trump presidency speaks in part to a potential for expanded awareness. It seems that new attention is brought into many decisions because possibility for choice exists where it once didn’t. I see totally how your work aligns with this opening of possibility. I could be wrong but I think you genuinely feel that this openness is part of a new story. And it may be, but not for the reasons you may think.
In my opinion, your perspective is ungrounded. It’s detached from essential social and historical roots. I’ve heard you speak of collective trauma yet your seemingly blocked from seeing how Trump epitomizes the capitalist, colonial and patriarchal trauma that this country rests on and builds from.
Trumps words and actions are violent. His choices embody power without wisdom. Trauma is a rupture in dignity, safety, and belonging and Trumps path of manifestation exemplifies each.
There is no healing without a full repentance for the repression of women’s wisdom and the matriarchy. Yet Trump lives and governs in a way that hurts womens sovereignty. The fact that you dont write on this much makes me curious as to the power you may subconsciously have in your own life.
Without a womens led shift in family systems that honor wellbeing, nurturing and expression; our country will not find its way out of capitalism. Without an escape from capitalism we will not know fully how the wisdom and strength in our indigenous and black sister and brothers.
Neoliberalism denys the heart of this country and shatters its collective power. People are right to criticize it. However, Trumps criticism is in the opposite direction. He believes we need more attention to the patriarchal system that is Christianity, not less. He wants people to think like him, agree with him and bow to him. This in no way provides any space or framework for the rise of the people except as having someone to oppose.
Beautifully stated, Amy, thank you. The more beautiful world our hearts know is possible is matriarchal. Women leading and men serving and protecting is natural law, and until we align with natural law we are swimming upstream.
I completely agree
Thank you for articulating this!!
Thank you, Drake. 🫶
Trump is a circus performer and a pitbull let off his leash because his shenanigans currently align with the will of the oligarchs.
Musk is a technocratic huckster: https://corbettreport.com/musk/
RFK seems to mean well but if he really steps on some toes in Big Ag, Big Pharma or some Banksters, he may face the same side of the Statist regime and it's goons that his uncle did.
I hope that I am totally wrong (and it turns out that I am just a jaded person with a lack of foresight or some inside knowledge, and so we have yet to see why this time it will be different) and Kennedy JR ends up being the first exception to the rule, he shuts down the industrial scale mass murder and big pharma life long customer making factory of the vaccine industry and uses his position to protect endangered forest habitat and the sacred waters of the Earth, I doubt that will happen given the trends of history, and I will not bank on it happening, but I do hope it does.
IMO, we live in a world where oligarchs and corporations see politicians as expendable tools, believing otherwise is an exercise in futility and a sure path to Stockholm/savior seeking syndrome.
No matter who you vote for the rich stay rich the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop dropping on people in countries were our governments want material resources.
https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/always-remember-war-is-a-racketeering
In truth, we are all the co-authors of this story, we cannot just point our finger accusingly at the ‘bad guys’ and then hope some ‘savior good guy’ will arrive and solve our problems for us. The actions each of us choose are the stepping stones and the beliefs we give our energy to are the mortar that holds them in place. We are all (each and everyone of us) the architects and sculptors of the path we find laid before our feet. Whether consciously or unconsciously we are weaving the fabric of the reality we will experience. Whether or not we give our time and energy to the scam of modern day statist regimes that call themselves democracies, We all ‘vote’ for what this consensus reality we all share will become tomorrow with our dollars (through what types of corporations and institutions we feed into perpetuating or withdrawing our support from), we ‘vote’ with our decision to speak truth (even when it is socially awkward or professionally risky) or outwardly conform (which in essence equates to ‘voting’ for the tyrants to stay in power and continue to garner more influence).
For this reason I included a section in Chapter 13 of my book (which is titled the Regenerating Communities and Nurturing The Gift Economy) that focuses on Voluntaryism.
Here is a link to some supplementary reading on that same subject which provides more in depth ideas (than I was able to fit into my book) relating to the immorality of involuntary governance (what we live under now) and the practicality of alternative ways of organizing our communities and broader society: https://ia802504.us.archive.org/10/items/the-voluntaryist-handbook-a-collection-of-essays-excerpts-and-quotes/The%20Voluntaryist%20Handbook.pdf
Each of us can do our part to become the antidote for a world full of humans that have been indoctrinated into a belief system that embraces endless war. We can chose to become beacons of peace, confidence and hope (embracing food and medicine sovereignty) and withdrawing as much of our support from institutions (that are responsible for perpetuating manufactured wars) as possible and instead choosing to focus our energy in the direction of healing communities, finding common ground and becoming the ones we have been waiting for.
RFK promotes the “correct” vaccines, as well as being a staunch defender of Israel. In that sense he is perfect for Trumps cabinet of genocidal warp speeders.
Thanks for the info, I do not pay much attention to the circus performance of modern day political theater so I am not up to date on all the details that people in those realms are promoting. I am only really familiar with RFK's earlier environmental protection work and his stated views about the dangers of mRNA injections. I am not a fan of warmongers nor am I a fan of any of the aluminum/mercury laced injections big pharma tries to push on kids as "medicine" but I suppose if RFK was theoretically able to use his position to make mRNA injections illegal and take action to protect endangered old growth forest habitat and water ways from being destroyed (as his earlier career and stated stance on those issues suggests he would) I would still consider that a win. It does not mean I put him on a pedestal and think he is gonna save the day and make everything better for people in the States, but it would be a shockingly unusual and positive step in the right direction if it did happen. Have you heard anything from RFK publicly about his stance on Lithium mines, clear cut logging or other activities that destroy the soil and poison the water recently?
Good comments Charles. Keep sharing with us. Since this is the “time between worlds” let’s work on building that new world, as we are allowed, rather than putting bandages on the old. It may be daunting but it may be the only way to fly into the future (;)
I really hope you get a chance to understand how your naïveté and bias have influenced your thinking in this entire process.
not to mention his love of getting paid $21k pm by RFK's campaign and the wish to spiritually bypass away from the knock on effects that his MAGA-adjacency have certainly caused. Get those excuses in now Charles before it's too late! we don't know what's going to happen, right? Maybe Trump will do ayahuasca like in that AI video! maybe?!
NOTHING will change in USA. ALL presidents were and are Zionist controlled and paid by AIPAC and billionaires Zionists with dual nationality with Israel; the number one welfare queen of USA! JFK was the only president NOT Zionist because he was going to stop the influence of Israel in USA but they killed him.
Interesting to see how historically antisemitism seems to blossom when economic structures cease to function and the money economy breaks down. I'm certain there is a correlation there. Seems to be true again in our age of global financial capital and hyper inflation.
People will certainly argue that your post was not antisemitic, but Anti-Zionist, but they always seem to bleed into one another. People think they've figured out the secret behind everything, that it's the evil Zionists who control the world - what you've written could have come straight from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the manual for European antisemitism at the turn of the 20th century. There's nothing new. It wasn't true then, and it isn't true now.
The reality is that we are ALL wrapped up in the money economy and the magic of money. When it blesses us with it's material and social gifts we have nothing to say, but when it breaks down we look for a scapegoat - the Joooz; the Zionists! - without acknowledging our own complicity in the money system that enslaves us. There is a fascinating book on this history of this called Jewish Bankers and the Holy See, and it's definitely worth noting that the Catholic Church from what I understand has a history of debating the moral and spiritual dimensions of money and money lending.
All of this not to say that there aren't fair criticisms to be made about how the military industrial complex has and continues to operate in Israel (and other areas around the world), but this idea that there is a secret cabal of Zionists controlling the entire world is silly and tired.
NOTHING will change fundamentally, until we fundamentally change the way we perceive and treat children during their formative years, because EVERYTHING that humans think, believe and do happens DOWNSTREAM from this.
One example, two articles on this:
“The total neglect or trivialization of the childhood factor operative in the context of violence and the way it evolves in early infancy sometimes leads to explanations that are not only unconvincing and abortive but actively deflect attention away from the genuine roots of violence. The abstract term “anti–Semitism” contains an infinite number of meanings and frequently only serves to blur the complicated psychological processes involved, processes that need to be identified and called by name. Only in this way can we hope to change anything.”
~ Alice Miller
Full article 👇🏼
http://psychohistory.com/articles/the-political-consequences-of-child-abuse/
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A piece of gruesome, little known, historical context...
The Childhood Origins of World War II and the Holocaust
https://psychohistory.com/books/the-origins-of-war-in-child-abuse/chapter-6-the-childhood-origins-of-world-war-ii-and-the-holocaust/
Horrifying. Even Alice Miller continued to perpetrate what she knew to be so damaging to children.
https://whosafraidofalicemiller.com/en
It becomes wired in and requires commitment to the work of re-wiring it. Your links help me better understand my own German roots (grandfather > mother).
Thank you Charles for yet another attempt to bring sanity to the bedlam of human consciousness. Scrolling through the comments is affirmation that the principal suffering of mankind is level confusion, that is, lack of vision regarding the source, nature, and inherent power of thoughts and emotions as they manifest in the sphere of objectivity that is the world. To any deeply discriminating observer, the world can readily be perceived as an extension of (and thereby not separate from) one's own system of beliefs, a mere projection of one's inner state. Seeing this reveals the Nature of Consciousness as both the Source AND Substance of the "picturing" of the world, simultaneously resolving all level confusion in the mind of the observer. When this is realized, the "putting down of preconceptions" becomes obvious, and the "field of forbearance" is given the strength and support of the Natural State. Still, no one can enter the dream of another, as his/her symbols (and the meaning given them) are perfectly subjective. Each will believe themselves to be separate and unique until the common Source is realized. The Hand of God IS Active in the world, despite appearances. Waiting (not judging) is the appropriate disposition for "Seeing" It. Understanding this is what makes tolerance natural and wise.
A very useful and timely approach to the wisdom presently needed In our collective consciousness.
Reminiscent of Krishnamurti, who counselled Nehru (and countless millions of others, including myself).
My new book, Garden Earth, about how we can get millions of people back onto small farms, is in manuscript form and I would like to get it to Rep. Thomas Massie, if that is possible. Can anyone help?
Trust the journey!! we will see it and it can’t be explained anymore.
Oh how perfect it is to hear this right now! It resonates for me completely, & I needed to hear these thoughts - deep, careful thoughts & words - expressed. Thank you so much.
There is only one thing to do right now (and all the time): send love to those you hate and expect something beautiful to arise, even if you cannot see how this can happen.
Charles💞 Maybe more focus on ways to nurture our inner well being despite what happens in our outer world would help. If we want love and peace, it must first come from within.
Imagine replacing "the election" with any other issue of moral and ethical significance: "we think we know that racism is bad, but maybe it is actually good -- it's important to also empathize and understand the world view of white supremacists and not be too trapped in our limited view, let's be open and curious." One needs to have a very strong moral compass and a clear sense of ethics and boundaries to promote this approach to politics, because there is a real danger in claiming that every narrative has its merits and that all should be given equal consideration. There is strong potential to go down the rabbit hole and end up in places that are ethically and/or factually *extremely* problematic. Interestingly, certain widespread Trump/MAGA/Musk "narratives", such as "there is widespread voter fraud and large numbers of illegal migrants voting in the US" seem to have magically disappeared since Trump won (I wonder why). Charles' "Unity and Spiritual Alignment" narratives during the election were in some ways far more dangerous than the blatant lies coming from Trump, however. They are such attractive concepts and provide deep meaning, and are thus quite dangerous when used to legitimize a political movement that might otherwise feel "wrong" at the heart-level. But if one is told by someone who claims to have a "higher" or "invisible" knowledge that what is up is actually down and what is down is actually up, it acts as a kind of "permission" to ignore red flags and danger signs (such as references to "mass deportations" or "internal enemies"). A lot of chaos is going to be unleashed, and now may not be best time to be unguarded or open to every narrative that comes along, including spiritual narratives coming from "higher" sources, but rather to make sure, first and foremost, that one keeps a strong moral compass and is clear-eyed about one's core ethical values in the face of the coming turbulence.
The jury is out until Agent Orange starts rule-making
But if one has a consistent history of lying, fraud, racism, misogyny and bullying then it’s not going to be a total surprise…
Not close? We are missing hundreds of thousands of votes! Mine being one of them.
Yes, I would like to know also. This is the second time I have seen a comment like this, but without any detail. Is there someplace we can read more about this?
Alexandra Romain - For those of us who don't know, can you say/explain more?