What the fuck is this? 1984? The United States government and their masked gaggle of goons are going to have to pry my First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech from my cold, dead hand before I’d ever preemptively surrender it. I’ve already been threatened, tortured, beaten, and silenced by Big Daddy. Back in the 80s. Ain't nothing new to me. And while this terrible thought might petrify everyone else, or those who've never been there before, it only serves to burn me deeper to my 8th grade core. Freedom of Speech is not a privilege dispensed by the so-called powerful; it's a birthright recognized by the wise and sane. It allows the informed to speak truth to the ignorant, the outcast to name their pain, and the dissenter to spark revolutions with little more than a whisper . This is what makes America great. Punto. Make no mistake. The moment we start to give this (both Constitutional and human) right away — out of a careless fear of weak men — we, ourselves, slam the ...
"the way of love is the way of no expectation. Love exists only when there is total acceptance and no desire to change anything." -Osho Cult membership is often perceived as the result of ignorance, weakness, or even insanity, but the psychological factors at play are far more complex. At its core, people who join cults are typically seeking something—be it meaning, purpose, love, belonging, or a sense of control over their lives. Cults offer a seemingly perfect solution to these natural desires, providing members with a structured belief system, tight-knit community, and authoritative daddy figure who claims to have all the answers. I alone can fix it is a common refrain. These guys (and sometimes gals) tend to be of the malignant narcissistic variety and possess great sway over their members. The psychological vulnerabilities that make individuals susceptible to cults are varied, but they often include feelings of lon...