Political philosophy

Real wisdom cannot be attained from observing the shadows on the wall of a cave.

The world is crying for real help, and enough brave souls to turn from the illusions, to the reality of ego based dogma as an excuse to create more division among us.

Who will have the courage to stand in the face of such ignorance and cry foul?

We are allowing Ego and greed to destroy the planet, to kill innocents, and all because we have this over powering need to be right, seeing the world as "us and them", This is an illusion.

A global effort to practice tolerance, needs to be adopted. Leadership that points a finger and says, "It's all their fault!" are no better than Hitler or Stalin killing people because they wore glasses. Fear based government is insanity, and the place the world looks for help with insanity are the worst illusionists.
A well medicated compliant society is not a world that I want to live in, but here it is and we are responsible for creating it.

Start by looking at your own interactions with others.

How much pride do you get from being right, at the expense of others?

Ego, and pride are killing us and most of us don't even see it.

Of course you're reaction is, "Well, He's not talking about me."

That's part of the problem. The only change you can be certain of, takes place in the mirror. Ask yourself when was the last time you enjoyed being proven wrong? Did you enjoy the opportunity to learn, or was it a suffering of humiliation?

Stop blindly accepting "Everybody knows..." and look deeper. It may not be too late for you.

The ridiculous race for the White house is a prime example, no one is talking about the adherence to the constitution, The governmental violations of The Declaration of Human Rights, or really helping anyone except their own agenda. By the time any candidate reaches the vying position for office they are assaulted into a position of propitiation, saying whatever they are told by advisers the people want to hear. Thus begins a new puppet cycle.

These puppet candidates cannot effect real positive change from such a position, they are not wrong, or inferior, just defensive and need some space to make good decisions.

When prospective leaders point fingers as to who's at fault it should be a red flag to all of us.
This may not be the leader we need. Just another expert at deciphering the shadows on the cave wall.

So as the world watches in amazement at the insanity of group paranoia we will continue to lead ourselves blindly into extinction.

And we continue to pay our tithe to the religion of government, serving a god that only destroys. The high priest has his finger on the button that could destroy us all.

Responsibility

There is a concept misunderstood by most it would seem as so few of us understand what we are actually supposed to do with it.
I for one have been forced to look at it under recent circumstances (see www.desperatefilmmaker.com my video blog site) and have come up with some interesting conclusions.
Many people are confused and think this means accountability, doing what you say, doing the right or moral socially acceptable thing, or ethics, which are themselves lofty subjects.

Responsibility is looking into any given situation and seeing the truth of what you are actually responsible for. Not what others think you did or are blaming on you, not the broad "woe is me" attitude, maker of "I should haves" or "why does this always happen to me?". No none of that attitude will bring you to the truth that will set you free. And that is what I am talking about here, the truth that will set you free.
Dramatizing some past problem is not going get you there.
Blaming others for your failure is not going to get you there.
Accepting failure and apathy and degradation will only sap the life out of you.
But looking at what you have done for real and being honest with yourself that is it.

Being honest with yourself really may be beyond the current scope of understanding for many, but there are those of us who can see through the veil of consideration to the truth within us.
I was writing down in a specific format the things I have done that were not ethical in the past. Which at the outset seemed fruitless, looking into the hurt and failure to be accountable in my sordid past. Just tedious self flagellation or so I thought. But as I looked into it for real, as I wrote down those things, I realized that many of those things were beyond my ability to confront before. Skeletons in my closet that under scrutiny I realized much less damaging and frightening than I thought. Which is where I started feeling better.
My responsibility to myself is to look at the truth of what I had done or not done and not take someone else's opinion for it. That has caused me to allow myself to be suppressed by others almost to my own end.
Don't let anyone point out how you failed them.

Never let anyone convince you that you aren't good enough, not worthy or otherwise degrade you.

Those are the very cowards afraid to look into their own closets as the skeletons will probably consume them.

Look at them in the truth of what they do and say. Do they have anything good to say or is it mostly bad news?
Chances are you are dealing with someone who doesn't even know who they are. And the only way they can control you is this belittling and "make you wrong for everything" attitude that will account for sickness and misery all around them. Even in their own body.
Control is not a bad thing but when the controller is blaming and belittling he is just a coward yelling through a loudspeaker.

Responsibility is seeing the truth for yourself and not making others wrong for your weakness.

You suppressors, taking things that don't belong to you, blaming everyone around you, holding others to a line of conduct that you yourself cannot even fathom.

Yes I mean you.

I dare you to look into your own conduct and not cave in.
Write down all the times you belittled someone or threatened someone to get what you wanted.
Every time you hurt someone.
I dare you to write them all down. And when you think you are done, you are not done. There is always more.

Pitiful, pathetic and afraid, but a menace to those around him as sure as poison gas.

Can you be responsible?
If you can face your own wrongdoings for real, then this is not you.
But don't fool yourself you suppressors out there.
We are onto you, and we can take you out with a word.

Responsibility

What would you do if everyone knew?

There are many reasons to do the right thing. One obvious is that it will help you and everyone around you survive, and be happy. If you find yourself not happy or trying to control others to your own agenda and getting frustrated, if people are irritating you or if you just can't seem to get anywhere, you should take a look at what you are doing.

Ask this:
Would I be upset if everyone knew? My friends, my mom, the police?

Here are some examples that will cause you some great distress and keep you from being effective in a group and as an individual:

Have you taken something that doesn't belong to you?

Are you watching or making porn?

Do you use drugs?

Have you lied about something?

Are you afraid someone will find out?

This is just a start for this subject as there are many more but if you are doing any of the above you will never be happy and will never succeed.

So stop.

Fix the damage you may have done and don't even ask for forgiveness before making up the damage.

If you do any of the above chances are you feel the need to control the actions of others because they can't be trusted when in fact it is you, that can't be trusted.

So cowboy up, and fix it because the world needs more criminals like another a bomb. Anyone who exposes you for these out points is actually doing you a favor long term because as long as you get away with it the more damage it will do to you and to those around you.

Now I'm not in favor of the judicial system's method of punishment for reform, as there is none in punishment but an individual cannot reform himself if he has no self respect and that is the goal.

Self respect is only present when you know you can be a benefit to those around you. That means letting them think and do for themselves and helping them in what is what they want help in, not what you think is good for them.(yeah deal with it)

Anger is the symptom of weakness in these areas.
Ethics is the only way to free yourself of this bondage and start developing self respect. If you can't even control yourself why would anyone listen to you?

But if you anger easily read the above again.
Are you afraid that I will expose you?

Then you're asking the wrong questions. You should be asking for help.

I am not threatened, or intimidated by anger.
I just see it as weakness, and so should you.