tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3484662326396778106.post5538276235761082543..comments2023-11-05T03:25:20.581-08:00Comments on STOP THE MADNESS: CHAPTER SIXTEEN. AMERICA’S BORDERLINE SPLITRick Staggenborg, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587630200799702811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3484662326396778106.post-56751063394455644512012-05-24T07:31:25.036-07:002012-05-24T07:31:25.036-07:00You are an interesting fellow, Rick. From a spirit...You are an interesting fellow, Rick. From a spiritual perspective, you could say Lisa represents Cat's soul. And so often we find that when we treat others a certain way, it is actually our own self we are treating that way. One of my teachers shared that all separation from God is insanity, and thus most of us on earth have varying degrees of it. I respect that you have studied world religions, because many of the differences to me are a study in semantics, along with different life experiences and cultures - i.e., what part of the Elephant are you looking at? I respect your view of politics, because I have known for a long time that Republican/Democrat, haves/have-nots, Western/Eastern, Christian/other are all illusory antagonistic setups to avoid the real issues...and to create diversion from manipulations master-minded by what you aptly call psychopaths. One might call them Luciferians, those who have departed from Reality and are obsessed with the material creation. I have not read all your posts, but enjoyed what I've read thoroughly!S.A.Irbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350867153211320875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3484662326396778106.post-609579382344231652011-10-11T08:55:17.367-07:002011-10-11T08:55:17.367-07:00Here is experimental evidence that the behavior of...Here is experimental evidence that the behavior of stockbrokers is indistinguishable from that of diagnosed psychopaths: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/10/corporate_political_psychopath.html<br /><br />I have no doubt that the same result would be found if the CEOs who are the international corporate terrorists were tested.Rick Staggenborg, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587630200799702811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3484662326396778106.post-53526332372673999592010-06-29T21:47:40.695-07:002010-06-29T21:47:40.695-07:00America's Bordeline Split is my attempt to des...America's Bordeline Split is my attempt to describe in psychological terms the problem with the American psyche that is aggravated by and used to the perceived advantage of the corporate powers who ultimately drive the United States to war when economic terrorism fails to achieve their objectives. <br /><br />The normal human condidtion in times of plenty is to empathize with the disadvantaged and to try to relieve their suffering through the sharing of resources. Our current society is dominated by the tyranny of a minority who are so terrified by the prospect of losing everything that they have worked for that they strike out in blind rage at whoever the corporate media identify as the "enemy." As Pogo said, "I have met the enemy and they is us." <br /><br />The current tendency of normally decent people to rationalize their selfish attempts at holding on to what material gains the corporatocracy has not stolen from them is both natural and psychopathological. It is not normal to rationalize cruelty as the moral way to deal with condidtions of want and growing need, but it is to be expected from a confused and often willfully ignorant people. Those who would trade liberty for a false sense of security are often just so busy trying to stay above water that they can no longer see that they are treading water toward the Fal. <br /><br />In times of economic stress, men are too willing to sacrifice the well-being of others to protect their own perceived interests. It is only the calm and thoughtful consideration of how to save others while assuring our own well-being that will lead to a real solution. Pogo was wrong. The enemy is not us unless we choose to become our own enemies. The current Uncivil War dooes not depend on a draft but upon the willingness of Americans to see themselves as separate from and independent of their fellow Americans who may not have survived the latest round of economic warfare that has pitted brother against sister in our once-United States.<br /><br />We can choose to change the rules of the game. Instead of playing along with this interminable game of Monopoly, we can insist that our government support us in playing the game of Life. We do not have to continue supplying the troops and tanks for the international corporate terrorists' game of Risk. We can opt out of the Zero-Sum Game and Finish the Revolution in this War to End All Wars if we remember that We are All in this Together.Rick Staggenborg, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587630200799702811noreply@blogger.com