Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Cult of Positive Thinking

 Imagine getting word that your grandmother just died. Or during your annual medical check up your doctor giving you the dreadful news that you have cancer. After confiding in a colleague you're told to just brush it aside,cheer up and think positive. This is an all too common scenario and it's highly insulting too. In the past few decades the positive thinking movement has grown quite significantly and it's become almost taboo to question it's "validity".

For some people it's seen as sacrilegious to feel (much less express) feelings of despair,sadness,loneliness,anger,disdain,or any other emotion deemed "negative". While it might seem a bit nonsensical to the skeptics; it's viewed as the gospel to the admiring fans of  such books as "The Secret" and other "touchy feely" favorites like "The Power of Positive Thinking" and " Don't Sweat The Small Stuff", and etc .


As people have increasingly bought into this craze it seems I'm confronted by such Tom Foolery everywhere I go. It's a bit unnerving and nauseating.


I'm not advocating we dwell on our misfortunes but some people have a hard time accepting that happiness (as with any emotion) is fleeting. A person's feelings vary from moment to moment and day to day. Ignorance might be bliss but I'd rather lack such "joy" if it's not based on anything substantial or real. 

I highly recommend people read "Bright - Sided" by Barbara Enrenreich. It's an eye opener.

It's not uncommon to hear such trite statements as "let it go" or "just get over it". Other than a serious brain injury; I'm not convinced it's possible. It's better to learn how to cope with your feelings instead of being ruled by them. That's why I recommend such great reads as "The Power of Now" by Ekhart Tolle  and  Louise L. Hay's " You Can Heal Your Life". These two books take a different approach and aren't what I'd call typical. "positive" thinking material. So, with that said; I've had enough with the fake smiles. It's okay to admit we don't have it all figured out and that we might be angry or sad. It's not a sign of weakness or a lack of being "spiritual" - whatever that means.

As our retrograde society fairs worse - more people are seeking escapism in drugs,alcohol,and the positive thinking movement. The belief that we're supposed to be happy all the time is nothing more than psychobabble and has no basis in reality. People who feel they're in a constant need of "improvement" are delusional. They just can't face life on it's own terms. They're a pitiful bunch.

To make matters worse - the "positive thinking" gibberish is now promoted in the work place, the media, the education system,and throughout society in general. Those displaying natural feelings of discontent are all-too-often viewed with suspicion to say the least. It's a form of mind control which denies us the full human experience and the right to express it freely. There's a method to the madness; no doubt. Nothing happens by mere coincidence. Now that's something to be sad about.
 


Thursday, March 3, 2011

Hate Comes to Orange County?

So it's deemed hate to want to preserve one's way of life,eh?

 

Click here to view the video.

Normally I don't agree with the tea bagger types but I must give credit where it's due. As Americans, many of us have had enough of the government sponsoring a massive invasion of people that have no love for our kindred or our values. Enough is enough. This has gone too far. We don't want sharia law nor do we want women being reduced to second class status - having to wear a veil or denied employment rights. This is ridiculous. 


Click here for link.

On the flip side -  these flag waving goons protesting the massive legal (and illegal) invasion of America lack compassion for the needy and downtrodden within their own borders. What utter lunacy! lol.Their idea is to cut domestic aid while supporting the war efforts overseas (costing us trillions) giving out billions a year in foreign aid. Is this the "compassionate" conservatism we keep hearing about?

Lets get real here.Teachers are getting cut by the droves and there's no end in sight to other cuts that'll soon be taking place. So the reasoning is this - keep bankrupting Americans via the war on terrorism while cutting aid to the needy in our own country. The Tea party can claim to love America but their double speak is all too apparent. This is why I tend to be left leaning fiscally and more to the right socially. Society en mass has been conditioned to see things in a very dualistic perspective. I for one refuse to buy into the false left/right paradigm.  

We're getting a taste of what the native Americans experienced. It's only the beginning though. There's a lot more in store for us. These are before and after photos of Pueblo Indian children who were torn from their families and forced to assimilate to western "culture". 

                                                         It's a bit unnerving isn't it?


So are you proud to be an American? Yes and no. Much of this country's greatness is diminishing. Our own birthrates are down and we're continually throwing money towards an infrastructure that our descendants won't be here to enjoy. We're essentially funding our own destruction.


Click here for the link to this article.

Constant propaganda (via education and the media) has proven to be successful. People simply re-enforce the memes to one another and it becomes the new norm. Social engineering works. Nothing happens by mere coincidence. It's all by design. Ever wonder why? Very few care to question any of this. They're simply content with the status quo.

Are we doomed to utter cultural devastation? It appears we're on a sinking ship that's beyond saving. So while I tend to lean left on fiscal matters - that was before this nation succumbed to pluralism. As it stands now; we're on the brink of survival mode. Preservation (of any kind) is my main concern.