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3. The genatalia I was born with determined my gender. Hermaphrodites are the only exception to this. 4. Deci Belle posted about Taoist Internal Alchemy, not political issues. She probably would be horrified the way things have turned out

Why are you, Mr(or Mrs) 39 posts ?

Hello Earl Grey I've always appreciated our correspondence and hopefully that will continue. My political stance is that I am against all forms of governmental authority. Whether right, left or centre, I find it all divisive. I only try to focus on common sense, not political bias. I don't wish to be forced into writing only 'left-friendly' posts. Opinions are going to differ, that's what makes discussion forums so interesting. It would be good to think that people who aren't politically polarised can still contribute to this forum.

You lefties really are something else. Common sense and reasoning have no part in your world. As for 'turning my world upside down TWICE', if that's what you think, then congratulations on your success. Give yourself a pat on the back.

A word, and an insidious agenda, that the radical left have invented and forced upon the general populace as of late. There is, has been, and only ever will be, two genders. Regardless of your political (or non-political) stance.

No words are needed. Enjoy.

My thoughts exactly.

So, just to clear things up, who is welcome here now ? I am not from the USA, and as such, have no interest in Trump related posts. As I show no political persuasion whatsoever, are my views, posts and comments considered inferior to those with leftist views ? I may be mistaken, but the vibe I am feeling is that only those who believe in a certain ideology are worthy of membership.

This is so true. I mentioned this to Sean a couple of days ago in a post. Maybe the better thing to do would have been to delete the Off Grid section altogether and get the forum back to something resembling a spiritual learning and sharing space. Then we could have still had the input from valuable, knowledgable members without the melodrama. I rarely ventured into the swampish depths of the forum as politics and other associated subjects were not particularly beneficial to me. The internet is indeed awash with such places.

I totally agree. That's why I'm against ALL forms of political ideology. Governments have failed the very citizens who, allegedly, voted them in, be it left, right or centre. Signing off for now. Best wishes.

Well, marxism and communism are leftist and we've all seen how ruthlessly authoritarian and murderous those ideologies can be. China is now an Orwellian dystopian nightmare with it's social credit system and ultra-surveillance. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. I don't wish to get into tit-for-tat arguments. Over and out.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anarchism anarchism noun an·ar·chism | \ ˈa-nər-ˌki-zəm , -ˌnär-\ Definition of anarchism 1: a political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups 2: the advocacy or practice of anarchistic principles

True anarchism is against ALL political authority. It's very basis is anti-authoritarian, whether that's left, right or centre. I'd take anything written on wikipedia with a massive grain of salt.

Trying to be with the natural rhythms of life, while the rest of society follows the herd. The path of the Dao is lonely and sometimes difficult, but also very rewarding for those willing to see it through.

If you don't mind I'd like to chime in here. There's no imagining on my part. I've been a true anarchist since as long as I can remember, waaaay back into early childhood, before I'd heard of the word, or even understood what it meant. I've never voted. The whole system is a complete farce and undoubtedly rigged anyway to keep us all in conflict with each other.