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malaise

(297,921 posts)
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 01:51 PM Sep 2025

One of the real problems today is that.MAGAts and RWs across

Last edited Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:37 PM - Edit history (2)

The planet have no understanding of the meanings of words or concepts. As a result of this, we are facing the unraveling of reason.

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One of the real problems today is that.MAGAts and RWs across (Original Post) malaise Sep 2025 OP
"Words mean what I say they mean." Red Queen, Alice In Wonderland. niyad Sep 2025 #1
"I do not think it means what you think it means." Ocelot II Sep 2025 #2
Yes!!! niyad Sep 2025 #3
How appropriate malaise Sep 2025 #5
They believe the stupidest things! Maraya1969 Sep 2025 #4
They also lack a connection to the higher emotions. Clouds Passing Sep 2025 #6
It may turn out that the violent games some of these males play all day malaise Sep 2025 #8
Constant fake killing practice, what could go wrong? Clouds Passing Sep 2025 #10
Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2025 #7
Well said malaise Sep 2025 #9
Those violent "games" H2O Man Sep 2025 #11
Thanks malaise Sep 2025 #12

Clouds Passing

(8,189 posts)
6. They also lack a connection to the higher emotions.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 05:14 PM
Sep 2025

Compassion, love, empathy, generosity, caring, gratitude, kindness, wisdom…….

malaise

(297,921 posts)
8. It may turn out that the violent games some of these males play all day
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 06:17 PM
Sep 2025

are worse than social media

H2O Man

(79,249 posts)
7. Recommended.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 05:16 PM
Sep 2025

It is, of course, the confusion of language spoken of in the esoteric story of the Tower of Babel. It is a feature shared by every failed or failing empire in human history.

H2O Man

(79,249 posts)
11. Those violent "games"
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 08:24 PM
Sep 2025

are not conscious. Thus, those who play them at an addicted extend are operating at a lower level of consciousness, where their brain chemicals in a manner producing "pleasure." It is sad but true that our level of high-tech skills is far above the general level of human Goodness. Machines are running more peopl's minds.

I've been posting essays on other forums recently, where they tend to get more response and conversation than here. Either way, though, I guess I'm doing my thinking on a computer! Ha! But nothing at the level of kids on cell phones, or young guys addicted to mindless, violent games. And "addicted" is literal, in terms of brain chemistry. We witness the result. That's not to say every kid, but there seems a rather obvious common history among these violent games per violent young men.

People tend to too often focus on what isn't important, and fail to see the more important features. There is almost always an incident that lights the fuse, followed by leakage.

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