10.4

 


All people suck at times
But very few are truly evil --
happy to destroy for their petty 
convenience and pleasure


Trump a protector of women --
sounds Talibanish


With their masterful intelligence and
precision strikes, the Israeli policy is
obviously to slaughter civilians
Netanyahu and Putin -- Beasts of 
AntiChrist fame.  Apocalyptic
destruction their game


I tend to act compulsively in anger,
an my impulse is not peaceful.
Yet, I understand the utility and value
of peace.


None appear so stupid as those
who refuse to think



AI targeting loves to annihilate those 
terrified civilians: just tell them we were 
targeting Hamas/Hezbollah operatives, 
they won't check


we are all allowing genocide and ethnic 
cleansing, we are all part of the greater 
world that is destroying itself
some of us do what we can (or believe we can) 
to ameliorate the destruction, to plead for 
better acts from our fellows, to make the changes 
we can and talk about where we would go if 
we could -- because incremental changes build up 
if continued and built on until the point 
where suddenly everything has changed

America may well become one (Democratic) 
major party for a bit if the Republicans don't
get more in line with the will of The People -- 
but certainly other parties will come to the fore 
as their policies become popular -- 
however, political parties do not democracy 
make but rather they can be a danger 
through the divisiveness that's killing 
our better natures



I've just been wondering if a reason 
for the recent fascination with authoritarianism 
is due to people feeling overwhelming fears about 
the planet, about violence, and want to be lied to, 
to be given "reason" to feel better.

 
and what have you done to bring a major 
political party closer to your ideal? 
Do you write letters, attend meetings, 
work on campaigns, get to know local 
candidates, run for something, anything?
 Or do you just promote spoilers 
who you know can't get the office?


9/27-10/4/24