Dan Carlin

[DrYouth]

they show who is in charge by showing that the President is not in charge

But who are "they"?

Google, Facebook

Geoge Soros, the Koch brothers

THe CEOs

The shareholders

Maybe it's us...

The Beyond Woke Federation of Radio Free Hashistan

On our Yacht...

who's in charge.

Or maybe it should be.

Take the reigns.

[Smitty-48]

they show who is in charge by showing that the President is not in charge

But who are "they"?

I'm willing to acknowledge the title of The One Percent, that's a good shorthand

mind you, those are just the cronies, that's the imperial court

inside of that is concentric rings of ever more concentrated power culminating in de facto Princeps Civitatis

[Martin Hash]

Feminists, minorities & weirdos funded & empowered by authoritarians are in charge.

If you’re not one of those things, you’re the chargee, not the charger.

[Smitty-48]

Feminists, minorities & weirdos funded & empowered by authoritarians are in charge.

If you’re not one of those things, you’re the chargee, not the charger.

Woke is really more of a religious cult running parallel to the political empire

the Great Awokening is leading to Know Nothing parties

see no evil, here no evil, speak no evil about the ruling elites, kiss up kick down

the Woke race war is simply a mechanism to stave off a political class war

[SuburbanFarmer]

The weak-minded require a belief system of some kind, no matter what.

Strange take ... given that al of the lower animals have no form of belief system whatsoever. Only humans have evolved to the point of advancing to systemic beliefs.

And yet, this is what athiests everywhere seem to cling to.
"Belief systems are for the weak minded!!!"

While nihilism is apparently reserved for every class of animal below homo sapiens, down to single celled organisms ... oh, and human geniuses of course.

"I'm not weak minded like you! I share the same philosophy as amoebas!"

lulz

Amoebas don’t struggle with the knowledge of their mortality. It’s a constant burden to consider yourself as a mortal being, fearful of the future, and the dangers ahead.

It takes a fair bit of mental fortitude to face that reality without an underlying ‘father figure’, or Great Noble Purpose, as provided by religion or The State.

I think it’s fair to make the claim that the weak-minded among us require a faith structure, in order to make it through life. That’s not to say that the strong-willed might not choose to do the same - only that the weak absolutely require it.

[Smitty-48]

I have simply found the axiom of no atheists in foxholes to be true

but once you feel the presence, it is just there, you can't shake it if you try

if that makes me weak minded, so be it, mea culpa, I don't begrudge the presence, it helps me

[Haumana]

I think it’s fair to make the claim that the weak-minded among us require a faith structure, in order to make it through life. That’s not to say that the strong-willed might not choose to do the same - only that the weak absolutely require it.

You have a faith structure. You seem to have not chased your beliefs out far enough yet if you are making statements like that. You are not special. All humans have a leap of faith somewhere in their beliefs.

[Xenophon]

The weak-minded require a belief system of some kind, no matter what.

Strange take ... given that al of the lower animals have no form of belief system whatsoever. Only humans have evolved to the point of advancing to systemic beliefs.

And yet, this is what athiests everywhere seem to cling to.
"Belief systems are for the weak minded!!!"

While nihilism is apparently reserved for every class of animal below homo sapiens, down to single celled organisms ... oh, and human geniuses of course.

"I'm not weak minded like you! I share the same philosophy as amoebas!"

lulz

Amoebas don’t struggle with the knowledge of their mortality. It’s a constant burden to consider yourself as a mortal being, fearful of the future, and the dangers ahead.

It takes a fair bit of mental fortitude to face that reality without an underlying ‘father figure’, or Great Noble Purpose, as provided by religion or The State.

I think it’s fair to make the claim that the weak-minded among us require a faith structure, in order to make it through life. That’s not to say that the strong-willed might not choose to do the same - only that the weak absolutely require it.

In my experience, it isn't the weak-willed person who clings to religion. In order to be an adherent of historical Christian orthodoxy, you have to be able to weather the never-ending onslaught of an entire cultural apparatus telling you that there is no God, from age 5 to death. To do this with any effectiveness, you have to have some level of knowledge of apologetics and be able to internally make a case for your worldview, at the very least. Otherwise, you're not a religious person.

From what I have seen, it is the weak-willed who consume to excess and indulge in every manner of godless activity. The strong-willed, disciplined man doesn't find himself chopping off his dick to fit in with society.

[DBTrek]

I think it’s fair to make the claim that the weak-minded among us require a faith structure, in order to make it through life. That’s not to say that the strong-willed might not choose to do the same - only that the weak absolutely require it.

Do they? Then why has Judeo-Christianity conquered and advanced the Western world, Islam the Middle East and Africa, while all the genius tribal people been systemically pushed aside like so much gibbering human chaff?

Seems like our tribal atheists and their high-powered intellects should've created twice the civilization that the weak-minded, fearful, faithful managed to cobble together.

[SuburbanFarmer]

I think it’s fair to make the claim that the weak-minded among us require a faith structure, in order to make it through life. That’s not to say that the strong-willed might not choose to do the same - only that the weak absolutely require it.

Do they? Then why has Judeo-Christianity conquered and advanced the Western world, Islam the Middle East and Africa, while all the genius tribal people been systemically pushed aside like so much gibbering human chaff?

Seems like our tribal atheists and their high-powered intellects should've created twice the civilization that the weak-minded, fearful, faithful managed to cobble together.

Very defensive response, and lacking in reading comprehension. /shrug