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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
21h ago“If being born somewhere grants you belonging, what should actually make someone a full member of a community?”
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- onok, not to be a downer or start a fight or offend anyone , I just would like to ask if anyone here has thoughts on the global political scene. I am 58 and have never given two fucks about politics because I just always knew it was a joke, a scam, a game being run on the people. But the moves lately have caught my attention. Yet, I do not watch TV at all. for almost 10 years. Because it is an tool used to control perception and thereby behavior. And I like to be free from control. I have some very radical beliefs, but I am always interested in learning how other people feel and think about their life. I know I am intelligent enough to believe I do not know everything and also that every belief I have now has been expanded from something that came before it so all of my beliefs are subject to be expanded. so if you engage with me be prepared to not take anything I say as something I expect you to adapt to. I have strong feelings, radical beliefs, and I would love seeing if anyone else is fed up with the entire system as I am. 🤸🤸🤸🌼byHerbalrph...
Are you an American? I believe lack of participation and keeping our politicians accountable has been 2 of the biggest issues with how We, the People, have treated of relationship with our ‘governing’ bodies (local, state, and federal).... - codex...
Freedom- Identity vs Practice
American society is steeped in independence. We inherit it, however, do we wield it? Our founding documents frame liberty as fundamental— The Declaration of independence, The Constitution. Freedom can be looked at as protection from government.... On the specific issue I have almost no expertise, so I'm just spitballing with no research here: I think borders, as made up (and historically fraught) as they are, are still a necessity for our global era and therefore should mean something and be protected, but I think we...