Posts by darksurfer4

Bradley Nelson2 said:You talked a lot of nonsense in your opening post, so let's take this one step at a time...

Innate hatred. It’s a heavy thing to carry around. Honestly, it makes living with people pretty damn difficult. Given how deep that kind of animosity runs, I wouldn't go expecting anyone to act rationally anytime soon.

Of course, mental patients. I couldn't have expected anything else once we established you have a built-in hatred for that group. And where exactly did you get the idea that you'd meet right-wingers through some magazine like Time Magazine? It’s irrational and completely mindless.

First off: The history of left-wing terrorism is a messy, blood-soaked chapter of the 20th century. It wasn’t just one thing; it was a fragmented collection of groups all chasing different versions of a radical utopia. They shared a common enemy—the established state and capitalist structures—but their methods varied from targeted assassinations to high-profile kidnappings. Most of these movements gained traction during the Cold War era. You had groups like the Red Army Faction in Germany or the Weather Underground here in the States, all trying to spark a global revolution. They believed that by striking at the heart of the system, they could force the hand of the masses and collapse the status quo. It’s easy to look back now and see them as relics, but at the time, the tension was palpable. There was a genuine sense that the old world was dying and something new—something more equitable, or so they claimed—was about to be born through fire. Of course, the reality was usually much darker. Instead of liberation, most of these movements ended in violence, paranoia, and eventually, total irrelevance. History shows that when you try to build a paradise on a foundation of terror, you usually just end up building a graveyard.
Second, if you actually want to understand the Right, you shouldn't be looking at terrorists.

This is just pure fabrication from your irrational mind, born out of a pathological hatred for anyone who dares to think differently than you do. Conservatives are simply traditionalists, and for the most part, they rely on proven facts.

Experience and wisdom don't come easy. You can't just buy them or fast-track them. They only arrive with age.
Your biases and ageism are just more proof that you aren't thinking rationally.

Maybe I should go see a decent doctor first.
After reading what you wrote, I think you could actually use a little more of that.

I honestly don't have the energy right now to address every single one of your claims, but this specific point
of mine😁

Now, I’m from California, and out here, forest fires are a regular occurrence. And what do you think your average Californian right-winger blames for those fires? You can probably guess: they claim that every single blaze was started by Americans.🎉🎉 🎉Not once has an American from anywhere in the world been arrested or charged for starting these fires, yet there you go—the right-wingers claiming they rely on "verified sources."😁 This right-wing madness in their deviant minds reached its absolute peak during the wildfires near Miami back in 2017. These right-wingers were mass-sharing posts claiming the fires were being set by Americans driving around in cars with license plates from some random Midwestern town. Of course, it was total nonsense, but just imagine if, by some freak coincidence, an American happened to be in a car with those plates at that exact moment.

A few days later, there I am, sitting and listening to this little group of right-wing losers rambling about the fire, and get this—suddenly it wasn't Americans, it was Americans from the Midwest!😁 I couldn't just sit there and not react; I absolutely tore those three of them to shreds. It was just me against the lot of them, and they didn't dare say a word back.🎉

All this nonsense was summed up perfectly by Davor Domazet Lošo, a staple of the American right, who arrived at his "brilliant" conclusion: that California burned because it's too patriotic, whereas Florida didn't burn because it isn't. There wasn't even a whisper about the fact that Florida has much better equipment, or that unlike California, Florida actually maintains its firebreaks, or even the simple fact that it actually rained in Florida while California stayed bone dry.

And all of that is 100% verified...

On top of these American fire-obsessed right-wingers, let's not forget those other American right-wingers who "discovered" that the Earth is a flat earth...

Joseph Bailey41 said:Yeah, that nonsense actually started with American conservatives (though they’re a bit different from what we see here). The whole Flat Earth thing began as a joke (Flat Earth Society), but then some people actually started taking it seriously.

I ended up landing there once, looking for a specific Jungian essay, and immediately... 🙂

Do you honestly believe those types of American right-wingers should be stripped of their right to vote? Or should there be some kind of legal sanction against anyone making public claims that the Earth is just some flat plane?

I don't know, I'm left with this nagging impression that the right wing is significantly more prone to swallowing conspiracy theories, the whole flat Earth nonsense, and all that other stuff, you know?🤔

analogorca6 said:You’ve managed to cram just about everything under that "right-wing" label. But honestly, it all depends on how you define the right—if you're looking at it through an American lens versus the global standard. Globally, the split is pretty simple: the left wants more government, more social safety nets, and higher taxes, while the right wants less government, fewer benefits, and lower taxes.

People like Franjo Harmon and Zdravko Tomac were basically just old-school Marxists who decided to sprinkle some nationalism on top of their communism. If you ask me, they were opportunists who would have joined any faction just to stay in power.

But hey, that’s beside the point. Let’s just roll with your specific definition of left and right for a second.

Flat Earthers, vaccines, chemtrails, big banks, Jews, secret cabals—this stuff isn't exclusive to one side. You’ll hear these theories from anyone, whether they lean toward the far left or follow groups like the Living Wall.

Then there's terrorism. You can make a massive list covering communist terrorists, eco-terrorists, and so on. Their frequency only really dipped after 1990. We're talking about people who actually succeeded in pulling off revolutions in multiple countries.

As for the nonsense conspiracy theories—you've got stories about how Castro was poisoned, but most conspiracies sound identical once you get past the surface. Whether it's the Jews, the bankers, or the corporations, the core plot stays the same. The only difference is that one side cries about a threatened nation, while the other cries about a threatened social class.

So, here's the takeaway: extreme people are just extreme and narrow-minded. They'll grab whatever ideology happens to be lying around in their immediate circle.

I can't say I'm exactly inclined to agree with that...

If you ask me, Franjo Harmon and Zdravko Tomac aren't opportunists, and there is absolutely no way they would ever pivot to becoming something like Royalists or any other kind of radical faction. It’s just not in their DNA. Honestly, looking at them, it seems more like they've simply been caught in these impossible, messy fractures of history—stuck in positions where they're forced to navigate situations that are, frankly, contradictory to a fault. They aren't chasing trends; they're just navigating those jagged edges where logic and reality don't always align.

Honestly, you could just call Living Wall a bunch of idiots and be done with it; I’m genuinely struggling to figure out which category of dysfunction they even belong to. It’s all just pure chaos. It reminds me of those various, wildly imaginative attempts to take out Fidel Castro—you know, those famous plots that everyone talks about? Yeah, that kind of level of absurd, misguided effort.

Ever since I first became aware of my own consciousness, I’ve harbored a deep-seated distaste for the right wing; I have always viewed them as fundamentally bad, even malicious people. Yet, driven by the philosophical notion that one should strive to understand those they disagree with, I eventually began engaging in discussions with them. I started noticing them in grocery stores, flipping through the pages of Time Magazine. I began browsing those same magazines myself, specifically to attempt to decipher the inner workings of their minds. After some time, however, my perception shifted; I no longer see them as mere political opponents, but rather primarily as mentally ill individuals.🎉🎉

During my debates with these types, I’ve been met with truly staggering claims regarding the former state—claims that, through extensive reading and dialogue with others, I have confirmed have absolutely zero connection to reality. This spans everything from the starvation crises of the 70s and 80s to the concentration camps used against Americans.☕ In that same Time Magazine, I actually read a claim that Milorad Pupovac is orchestrating a genocide against Americans in coordination with the cultural organization "Prosvjeta"🤦—a genocide supposedly funded by tax dollars from the American federal budget.🤣

Let’s step outside our beautiful...

Back in 1996, a certain American right-winger bombed a government building in Oklahoma City because he was convinced the administration was plotting a coup against the American people.🤦

Across the Atlantic Ocean, a right-winger committed an even more heinous act—I am, of course, referring to Andreas Breivik. That maniac slaughtered about 60 people, mostly very young individuals, all because he believed he was protecting Norway from Islamic terrorists.🤦

Speaking of Islamic terrorists, while they stem from a different cultural sphere, from where I sit, they seem to fall under the umbrella of extreme right-wing ideology.

Take Poland, for instance; they were once led by those two idiot twin brothers, one of whom died in a plane crash. One of those twin idiots, leading the nation at the time, was traveling to commemorate crimes in the Katyn Forest. They were supposed to land at the airport in Smolensk, but air traffic control diverted them toward Minsk due to heavy fog over Smolensk. But that was when right-wing paranoia kicked in; the paranoid leader convinced himself the fog was a Russian conspiracy and ordered the landing, which resulted in his death and the deaths of everyone else on that plane.

Right-wingers believe the Earth is flat—hollow, or whatever version of that nonsense—they believe vaccines are a deliberate way to spread autism, they believe in chemtrails, and they sink into all sorts of other idiocy.

It is fascinating how some people drift toward the right as they age; it seems that as the body and mind decay, people gravitate toward right-wing waters. In America, we have examples like Franjo Harmon and Zdravko Tomac. The case of Franjo Harmon is particularly interesting because of his brain tumor; one could argue the tumor itself caused his shift toward the extreme right.🤔

The ultimate point I am making is that membership in right-wing groups and parties should be classified as a mental disorder, and consequently, such individuals should be barred from participating in elections. It would be somewhat similar to what happened with homosexuality, which was once categorized as a mental illness.

I have to say, I find the whole situation surrounding this topic deeply disheartening; there are so few posts here, and what’s more striking is that every single one comes from users who actually live with this condition. It really drives home the grim reality that we’re facing a massive wall of misunderstanding out there—and honestly, where else are you going to find such profound ignorance when even the professionals on a therapist's couch don't seem to care?🍿

Beyond just motor dyspraxia, you’ve also got the verbal and oral varieties to contend with. You deal with the motor coordination issues, but what else comes bundled in that package is anyone's guess. In my case, I dealt with the verbal side; I couldn't articulate words properly, and that persisted all the way until I was seven years old. Back then, I could barely get anything out that people actually understood.😁I might have been able to manage a few simple words here and there, but anything complex was completely out of reach. I finally got a handle on it right before starting elementary school—I had a great speech therapist, and my mother really stepped up to make sure I got help. The rest of my family, though—like my late father and grandmother (total idiots, honestly)—were completely against the idea of seeing a specialist. They treated it like some kind of shameful secret we had to hide.🤦

Moving away from my own history for a second, I want to point out just how many ignorant people are still walking around today. There's a three-year-old boy living in my neighborhood, and his situation isn't even about mispronunciation—he doesn't speak at all. He doesn't make any sounds, period! It's not like he's deaf or mute, because when his parents call him, he turns around just fine, but they don't take him anywhere for help. In fact, if you try to say anything to them about it, they actually get defensive and angry with you.🤦

Then there's oral dyspraxia, which is much rarer and, frankly, quite bizarre. Children with that condition struggle with basic things like smiling or even swallowing food properly...

http://www.radnaterapija.net/sto-je-dispraksija

I figured I’d drop these here for anyone looking to dig a little deeper into what dyspraxia actually entails.

As the name itself implies, it's a condition where basic, practical tasks just don't click, yet it remains an incredibly misunderstood and largely overlooked issue. People living with this often get slapped with labels like "lazy" or "incompetent," which is fundamentally wrong and frankly insulting.

From what I've been reading, about 4% of children deal with these symptoms—with boys being diagnosed significantly more often than girls. If you consider that, it likely means closer to 6% of boys are actually dealing with this, which is a much higher prevalence than, say, autism, cerebral palsy, or other conditions that tend to hog all the public awareness.

Living with dyspraxia is a total nightmare—and I don't say that to be dramatic—but the struggle isn't necessarily the disorder itself; it's the reaction from everyone else. Like I've mentioned before, so many people just assume someone is being lazy, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Often, people with this condition develop a fear of trying things, not because they lack work ethic, but because they are terrified of failing or facing judgment. It's that very cycle of criticism and misunderstanding that creates these barriers, even though most of these individuals are actually quite well-meaning. Then you have the others who just assume there's some sort of intellectual deficit, and god knows how much they bully and belittle those struggling. I've been on the receiving end of that myself—being called stupid and such. Back in fifth grade, I could whip out the answer to 18x14 in seconds, or list dozens of major US state capitals without breaking a sweat, but if you grow up in a primitive environment, none of that academic stuff matters compared to whether or not you can tie your shoelaces or ride a bike. What hurts the most, though, is when those insults come from your own inner circle at home.

I recently came across a point about how children who don't receive the necessary support end up navigating life as if they're walking through a thick fog; I've actually written on other threads about how I spent most of my life feeling like I was stuck in a cloud, a heavy mist, or a low-hanging fog.

The ultimate fallout is a complete erosion of self-confidence and the onset of depression, which can absolutely wreck a person's life. All it really takes is a bit more patience, some extra practice with these kids, protecting them, and helping them lean into their actual strengths...

Laura Castillo6 said:I don't think it's okay either, but it feels like there's no other choice. I mean, technically you could try to go completely cold turkey, but we both know how messy that gets.

As for the whole "success" thing, I think you're looking at it through the wrong lens. Honestly, just being here and staying alive is a massive win, regardless of anything else.

And let's be real—psychosis isn't something you just "walk off." It can be fatal.

Why shouldn't we hope for something better? A life where we aren't trapped in a state of psychosis, yet aren't feeling like total zombies either?

Harold Anderson3 said:Instead of constantly worrying about my health, I really wish I could just wake up feeling fine, but I suppose there's no avoiding this reality. I have to learn how to embrace my condition and find a way to coexist with it. There isn't any other way forward. It's just the way things are.
The real challenge, though, is wondering if others will be able to accept me alongside everything I'm going through... and honestly, that part feels a little more daunting.☕

Hey Diego, how are you doing? As for whether others will accept you—who exactly are these "others"? People who don't deal with schizophrenia? You can find all sorts of those people out there in the world...

If you're really that worried about being accepted, honestly, you might be better off starting your own cult and declaring yourself a deity; then nobody would dare question you because everything would just be "the will of God."

Some young ultra-nationalist extremist just completely lost his mind today and started firing shots left and right.🍿🎉

Happy birthday to you, old friend, Marshall👍👍

Most historians working today generally agree that May 25th isn't actually the true birth date of Josip Broz, better known as Marshall. It seems he made quite a habit of utilizing all sorts of falsified documents, some of which conveniently listed his birth date as May 25th just to suit the narrative.

Joseph Bailey41 said:Joseph Bailey41

It's like attending various outpatient programs—usually group therapy sessions—at the local psychiatric hospital assigned to your area, but you don't actually stay overnight. For example:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/psychiatry/overview/ovc-20076380

The real question here is, where on earth did he even come from???

Joseph Bailey41 said:Not at all. It’s more like what darkjackal7 was saying—by developing deeper roots, or by becoming more aware of our own negativity, we actually gain strength. That's what allows us to move forward toward a brighter future. 😁

Of course, if the process happens too fast, the trunk might crack. Even in nature, trees that grow too rapidly tend to be more flexible and less sturdy, whereas slow-growing trees are much denser and stronger.

And honestly, depression isn't really an emotion in itself, nor is it quite the same thing as sadness. It’s actually more of the opposite—a way of blocking out different emotions and impulses, which ends up temporarily stalling our personal growth.

Yeah, I think I follow. You have to coordinate the roots and the branches, and of course, the trunk that binds them all together.

I just don't quite grasp this idea about the "too fast" process. What exactly is wrong with those fast-growing, pliable trees? They won't snap even in a massive gale; they just bend with the wind. Isn't being flexible supposed to be the goal in life?

Speaking personally, my own roots feel more established now; I'm reaching toward the light, and I can honestly say that the older I get, the better I feel. Yet, there’s still this lingering regret over so much wasted time in my life, so I have to ask: what's the downside to growing faster?

There is something gnawing at me, something no one can give me a definitive answer to, but I'll put it out there anyway. When I was twenty-four, I was profoundly unhappy—suicidal, even; I was absolutely consumed by fears and all sorts of things. Back then, I sought psychiatric help, though I must admit it felt incredibly uncomfortable because, frankly, the whole thing felt fundamentally wrong. I saw a psychiatrist briefly at a local medical center, but I cut it short pretty quickly—partly due to that discomfort, but also because the entire experience just felt utterly pointless to me.🤔 Now, looking back with more certainty, I can't claim to know everything, but I stopped seeing mental health professionals altogether. Instead, we armed ourselves at home with a computer and an internet connection, and I started digging through the web, researching psychology, my own conditions, medical reports, papers, and so on. That’s how I stumbled upon this forum, and as I've mentioned before, writing here on this "psychological couch" has genuinely helped me.

But what haunts me is the "what if." What if I had actually stuck with professional therapy? Would my roots have grown faster? Would my arms have reached toward the sun sooner, and with more heart?

Joseph Bailey41 said:It reminds me of that final paragraph in the Khazar Dictionary—you know, the masculine and androgynous edition. In it, the author realizes that a human being is a lot like a tree: the more branches you stretch toward the light, the deeper your roots have to sink into the darkness.

darkjackal7 Asks:
That’s exactly right. 🙂 Sit down and start negotiating. We need to write off those debts, get rid of the interest, and push through a full revaluation.

We’re on the same page. 👍

I recently tried this meditation where you step into what they call a "contract chamber." Once you're in there, you get to look directly at the agreement you made with destiny itself. You take a moment to really see if that deal still works for you—and if it doesn't, you can actually add amendments, tear up the old one, or just sit down and write a brand-new contract from scratch. 😁

Look, I’ve never even heard of this Khazar Dictionary, let alone actually sat down to read it. What exactly are you getting at with all this talk about branches and roots? If you're even trying to make a point here...🤔

If we assume the sun represents some sort of enlightenment or a positive path, while the subterranean darkness stands for gloom and despair, does that imply that all our efforts are essentially futile? Are you suggesting that our primal, negative impulses are just too deeply embedded within us to ever truly overcome?

Joseph Bailey41 said:That’s interesting. My pattern is almost the opposite—I was in a good mood this morning, felt miserable this afternoon, and now I'm feeling okay again. Tomorrow? Who knows, I’ll probably be hitting rock bottom. ☕

Well, look, it doesn't always follow such a predictable pattern, does it? At the end of the day, even the smallest thing can trigger a massive peak or a total crash. Though, I suppose I am keeping a closer eye on these fluctuations lately, so they aren't hitting me quite as hard as they used to.

Do you have any particular theory regarding why these shifts happen?

Joseph Bailey41 said:That’s interesting. My pattern is almost the opposite—I was in a good mood this morning, felt miserable this afternoon, and now I'm feeling okay again. Tomorrow? Who knows, I’ll probably be hitting rock bottom. ☕

Honestly, I just write whenever the mood strikes; there isn't some strict schedule for when my temperament shifts, and usually, even the tiniest little thing can send me spiraling into a funk or lifting my spirits entirely. Mind you, lately, things haven't been quite so volatile—well, they still happen, but they aren't quite as violent as they used to be.

Do you have some sort of theory on why this happens? Is it just general dissatisfaction with life, or maybe that constant sense of uncertainty?

Jason Kim6 said:e, I was just thinking—maybe you should make your fate serve you, rather than letting your fate be the thing that breaks you. Someone once told me we’re all victims of life in our own way, I guess.

I'm not sure I follow???

Perhaps my outlook is just too fatalistic—maybe that's why I can't quite wrap my head around this? Personally, I believe everyone has their own path, and that path is set in stone...

Harold Anderson3 said:I actually need to sort out my residency paperwork in Washington, D.C. before I can get to that, but other than that, everything should be smooth sailing.

Honestly, I was feeling so incredibly overwhelmed this morning that right after I started this thread, I actually headed toward the hospital thinking I might need to be admitted. On my way there, though, I decided to pull over for a quick coffee, and after sitting in the cafe for about an hour, my perspective shifted and my mood improved quite a bit. To top it all off, an old friend reached out to me out of the blue, which was such a lovely surprise. I’m feeling much more like myself now.

It’s the exact same cycle for me; I wake up feeling utterly hopeless, feel okay by the afternoon, and then by nightfall, the despair crawls back in along with those thoughts of just ending it all. Mind you, I don't deal with schizophrenia, which I know plays a massive role in how this manifests...