One of the defining features of dystopian regimes, and in particular, of regimes fundamentally in opposition to truth, in service of lies no matter the human cost, is that they are always convoluted.
So true. This is exactly why rates of mental illness are highest among young, leftist women. They are constantly told and tell themselves the biggest lie of all, that there is no difference between men and women. This lie is born out of another lie, that women are somehow less valuable than men.
Women are not less valuable than men, just as men are not less valuable than women. They are however, different. Certain things, such as war are properly the province of men. This does not mean that a woman cannot be educated, athletic, strong, brave or any other thing associated with men. It just means that they cannot be men, and should not try to be.
Women who try to convince themselves that there is no difference between the sexes are doubly vexing themselves. First by trying to be something they cannot, and second by devaluing what they are.
Great article! There is absolutely a connection between our emotions and physical bodies. I just wrote an article of my own coming out of sorts. While I didn’t say it in the piece, I’m hoping by sharing my truth (that I did not vote the way of my profession -Hollywood) my back pain will dissolve. I’ve been carrying an invisible weight by staying silent for years. No more. Who knew that Doctor Zhivago would apply to me in the very week I posted? I love your Substack so much!!! Thank you for making great literature so accessible.
Consider that every person has an endowment of life -a quantity of life force- to direct toward living and flourishing. For illustration purposes consider it a fuel tank. When the tank is above the halfway mark he or she pursues things that achieve greater survival and happiness for self, family, the human race, the world, God and all. But when it dips below half he or she will pursue non-survival things that lead to the demise and degradation of self, family, the human race, etc. The lower the tank goes the harder the persons push toward non-survival, until death is achieved. Consider that some have larger tanks than others. Consider that the tank is lowered by the accumulation of physical and emotional pain and by loss and the threat of loss. Consider that the left is made up of persons (and their ideas) whose tanks have dipped below halfway and who now firmly reside in that non-survival range. Their pursuits and ideas bring about demise, degradation and eventual death. Insanity exists below the halfway mark. Morality and dignity exists above it. Now — wonder, ‘if there were a way to genuinely fill their tanks back up, would these people return to pursuing goodness and survival?’
I draw this analogy from one of my religions first books, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. And that is the purpose of that therapy, to erase the harmful effects of a persons accumulated pain and losses to see them rise above that threshold and thrive again. But I think we find this as a basic goal with any religion. To bring about the resurgence of vitality and goodness within the individual. At least any religion created by person/persons above the halfway mark between life and death. Religions below that line would inherently bring about greater demise.
So true. This is exactly why rates of mental illness are highest among young, leftist women. They are constantly told and tell themselves the biggest lie of all, that there is no difference between men and women. This lie is born out of another lie, that women are somehow less valuable than men.
Women are not less valuable than men, just as men are not less valuable than women. They are however, different. Certain things, such as war are properly the province of men. This does not mean that a woman cannot be educated, athletic, strong, brave or any other thing associated with men. It just means that they cannot be men, and should not try to be.
Women who try to convince themselves that there is no difference between the sexes are doubly vexing themselves. First by trying to be something they cannot, and second by devaluing what they are.
Great article! There is absolutely a connection between our emotions and physical bodies. I just wrote an article of my own coming out of sorts. While I didn’t say it in the piece, I’m hoping by sharing my truth (that I did not vote the way of my profession -Hollywood) my back pain will dissolve. I’ve been carrying an invisible weight by staying silent for years. No more. Who knew that Doctor Zhivago would apply to me in the very week I posted? I love your Substack so much!!! Thank you for making great literature so accessible.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kristaparkinson/p/my-coming-out-story?r=eiyay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Consider that every person has an endowment of life -a quantity of life force- to direct toward living and flourishing. For illustration purposes consider it a fuel tank. When the tank is above the halfway mark he or she pursues things that achieve greater survival and happiness for self, family, the human race, the world, God and all. But when it dips below half he or she will pursue non-survival things that lead to the demise and degradation of self, family, the human race, etc. The lower the tank goes the harder the persons push toward non-survival, until death is achieved. Consider that some have larger tanks than others. Consider that the tank is lowered by the accumulation of physical and emotional pain and by loss and the threat of loss. Consider that the left is made up of persons (and their ideas) whose tanks have dipped below halfway and who now firmly reside in that non-survival range. Their pursuits and ideas bring about demise, degradation and eventual death. Insanity exists below the halfway mark. Morality and dignity exists above it. Now — wonder, ‘if there were a way to genuinely fill their tanks back up, would these people return to pursuing goodness and survival?’
I draw this analogy from one of my religions first books, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. And that is the purpose of that therapy, to erase the harmful effects of a persons accumulated pain and losses to see them rise above that threshold and thrive again. But I think we find this as a basic goal with any religion. To bring about the resurgence of vitality and goodness within the individual. At least any religion created by person/persons above the halfway mark between life and death. Religions below that line would inherently bring about greater demise.
Thanks for the read. Enjoyed it.