A rehabilitated, former liberal in the STL area

[Eric le Roy]

I used to feel so perplexed and frustrated with politics. Although I never identified myself as a liberal per se, I thought that if the compassion and nobility of the Left could be implemented and the crooked Right wingers were tossed out of power, things would finally be good. I actually voted for Obama. Twice.

 

I would argue and plea with the people I knew to support the "good" uses of government force. But I was always aware that what I hoped for wasn't exactly a solution. In every case, it always comes down to the singular hope that the elected and appointed rulers will do the right thing (which we all know they never do). All the while, I could never see the most basic problem at hand: that the masses (which included myself) have been trained to accept fables and contradictions as truth, never to question them, and also that our system we use to organize and manage society is completely unprincipled, i.e. there really is no system, rather just a whimsical series of inconsistent mandates.

 

This would not have happened, had I not stumbled upon Stefan's YouTube channel, watched the suggested video "The Truth About George Washington," at which point, it was game over; the genie was out of the bottle. That was really my first step, taking the red pill, the philosophy pill, whatever you want to call it. As time went on, over the course of a few months, little by little I began to see the garbage I had believed for what it really was, a ridiculous set of contradictions: It's wrong to hit people, unless it's a child, then somehow it's accepted. It's wrong to steal, unless you're a government, in which case it's accepted and you simply call it a tax. It's wrong to kill, unless you're a government, then somehow it's accepted and we just call it war. It's wrong to discriminate based on race or gender, unless it's to give a minority an advantage over the majority, then somehow it's accepted... The contradictions became so obvious the more I focused on philosophical principles--universal principles.

 

I could go on, how this awakening applied to my personal life, as well, but it's late, and primarily I just wanted to do the "Hi!" thing here before getting involved in other discussions. I'll save my life story for another time. Looking forward to future discussions with all of you here on the boards.

 

 

[dsayers]

Welcome. Good on you to have the courage to question things you formerly held as true. Truth, as you know, welcomes and withstands scrutiny, so it is never a futile investment to double check.

 

Who first taught you these contradictions? How has accepting the truth about them effected your interpersonal relationships? STL = St. Louis?

[aviet]

I could go on, how this awakening applied to my personal life, as well, but it's late, and primarily I just wanted to do the "Hi!" thing here before getting involved in other discussions. I'll save my life story for another time. Looking forward to future discussions with all of you here on the boards.

Personal stories go down well here.

 

It's amazing how simple and obvious the truth is yet many people are unable to see it over a lifetime.

[Tony Crowe]

Glad to have you with us! Society sets up the illusions and FDR team knocks them down!