ralis
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World wide genocide against? Who are the anti-environmentalist billionaires? Environmentalist billionaires? Why is your view one of not protecting the biosphere from rampant destruction?
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I am open to what you have seen. Why not indulge some of us. Thanks
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His post is entirely based on emotion with no foundation.
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What are you talking about? Do you just make this stuff up?
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When I use this feature I don't always see results from my recent posts. Two of my recent posts have vanished and when I enter keywords in the thread there are no search results.
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The OP is a broad topic as to what it is and I am referring to the roots which starts in childhood which there is much evidence. One just doesn't decide one day to be an authoritarian but is a process of development from an early age. I would suggest reading Dr. Wilhelm Reich's works that back up my premise.
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Authoritarianism from the right wing party. In particular making laws to restrict reproductive rights, abortion and so forth. The right wing ideology states the need for freedom, liberty and less government intrusion etc. while at the same time using government to enforce laws that fit their rigid ideological view. The link provided has a slide show which furthers my point. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/12/republicans-sex_n_3055060.html
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http://www.consistent-parenting-advice.com/authoritarian-parenting-style.html
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From the classic 'Dr. Strangelove'. General Jack D. Ripper portrays real life cold war warrior General Curtis LeMay. Classic authoritarian rigid character armoring.
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I said "Vedanta or whatever" to cover the scope of Indian philosophy.
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To take an adversarial position such as demolishing Indian Vedanta or whatever, posits a position against. If you can't see that then you have not asked yourself serious questions but are just deferring to Nagarjuna et al. which offers no defense.
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To use a philosophical reductionist system such as Madhyamaka becomes another belief system or constructed position. Why? Your stated claim that Indian belief systems are demolished by deconstruction, posits an inferior/false as opposed to superior/true. What about all the gray area in between those two absolute opposites that you cherish? As I have stated many times belief systems BS are absolute constructs of 'isness'. 'Isness' being a control and authoritarian mechanism. Positing an absolute order according to analysis by human senses which stops short of understanding.
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The effect has been well stated in many documents. But what about the cause? Abusive child rearing? Religious training? Patriarchal authoritarian families? Trauma? All and more creates rigid character armoring which is what Dr. Wilhelm Reich et al studied extensively. Alice Miller wrote about her therapy practice in 'The Drama of the Gifted Child'. She extensively writes in regards to parental child abuse and the effects of. Child abuse can be mental, emotional and physical. Such abuse can and will form the rigid authoritarian personality. I will try to post some references. 1. Unable to fully express deep feeling and emotion. 2. Rigid body armoring, particularly in the pelvic area. 3. Unable to breath deeply into the abdomen/pelvic area. 4. Posture. Best example is Dick Cheney with his head and neck deeply contracted into his chest. 5. Fear and loathing. 6. Need to inappropriately control others. In particular the sex lives of others. 7. Family values which are male dominated authoritarian. 8. Oedipus complex. More later.
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When are you starting the authoritarian thread?
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Didn't intend to derail the OP. Sorry about that.
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Belief systems BS are the problem and until belief systems are seen through, resolved, liberated etc. no realization occurs. Hiding behind any philosophical structure for fear of the unknown is futile!
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This thread is for enlightened Buddhist's only? Maybe I have gone beyond!
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Please answer. Since I have no idea what he said.
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Like I have stated before, I was around the Buddhist scene for years and have a very good understanding of the whole trip. I am talking about the early 80's before some participating in this discussion were born. A lot of the philosophical discourse is just a manipulation of the minds of followers. Negate all you want and see where it leads. Nowhere but confusion.
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Is that proper Buddhist discourse to someone by resorting to such demeaning statements. Your credibility is at an all time low.
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Nothing exists outside of conceptual consciousness? If you go to sleep then the universe doesn't exist? If so then prove it!
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To negate is to take a position whether you believe it or not. To prove nothing exists is to take a position that nothing exists. This is the problem with fanatical Buddhists in that nothing is resolved but arguments ad infinitum which serves no one.
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If that is your opinion, then you fail to understand the scientific method!
