As you know, we're in the midst of a presidential campaign here, and we have to be exposed over and over again to the candidates and their words. This campaign, though, seems to be different because we have at least one candidate who loves to lie, and who doesn't even care if he's caught at it. When he's caught in a lie, he'll just say something stupid, such as "I never said that."
The other candidates aren't as blatant as all that, but they do their share of twisting facts to make themselves look better. What's bothering me isn't the lies so much--they help me to determine whether I can trust someone or not--but the fact that most of the people who support these politicians don't care whether they lie or not. Even when they're presented with strong facts that prove that the person has lied, people support that person anyway, seemingly not caring at all that if a person is going to lie to you now and then deny it, that person is going to lie to you in the future--and possibly as an elected official who now affects our lives very strongly--and then turn on you when you call out that lie. And with the influence that comes from an elected office, turning on you can become extremely dangerous.
How can we allow things like this to go on? How can we embrace and support people who simply don't seem to care about the truth, and who are willing to manipulate us and deceive us at every turn? I'm very worried for the future of our country when I look around and see the terrible things that are happening.
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You're welcome for the day. I truly do appreciate it when you appreciate it.
Yes, what you mention is very concerning. I gave all of you a pretty decent mind that you can use not just to receive messages and comprehend them, but also to analyze them and judge their veracity. The fact is, though, that many of you choose to turn off your minds because you fear the dissonance that will result when someone you support says something that you cannot support. You fear losing the illusions that you've built up that make you comfortable and that give you a sense of safety.
The societies that you live in are different than societies in the past, but they're also very similar. People still have insecurities that plague them their entire lives long, and fears that keep them up nights. One of those fears is the fear of being wrong, and different people feel that fear at different levels. And when you add insecurities to the picture, that fear of being wrong leads to the fear of losing friends, losing respect, losing status, etcetera, because of being wrong. So rather than admit being wrong in a case like this, it's easier to simply continue to support a candidate even when the dissonance becomes extremely strong.
It's also human nature to deflect an argument to something else rather than face facts. "The only reason people think he's a racist is because of the press." "Maybe he did do that, but look at the opponent--that person did something even worse." When people do this, they're trying to protect a decision and/or belief that they've already espoused or made or developed. You find yourself now in the middle of a situation that allows people to believe things that aren't true--and worse, to choose to believe things that they have tons of evidence that they aren't true.
A lot of this has to do with a focus on the worldly things rather than on spiritual things, rather than on love and peace and hope. I've given you love to work with, and I've given you a heart and spirit that cannot be deceived. Yet you choose to do all your thinking with your brains, and to make all of your decisions based on logic and thinking. Right now, though, people are feeling more isolated from one another than ever, in a large part due to their new-found addiction to screens of all sizes, and that isolation strengthens the fear that they feel. And how do they deal with that fear? By constantly searching for more information--on those screens--and using their brains instead of their hearts and spirits.
It's going to get worse before it gets better. The current campaign is a symptom of a much larger sickness in your society than is evident on the surface--it's like a sore that indicates a cancer beneath the surface of the skin. It's definitely going to test everyone in many different ways. Peace and love are always possible, but people are choosing information and technology instead. It's not making for a pretty picture.
You're welcome for the day. I truly do appreciate it when you appreciate it.
Yes, what you mention is very concerning. I gave all of you a pretty decent mind that you can use not just to receive messages and comprehend them, but also to analyze them and judge their veracity. The fact is, though, that many of you choose to turn off your minds because you fear the dissonance that will result when someone you support says something that you cannot support. You fear losing the illusions that you've built up that make you comfortable and that give you a sense of safety.
The societies that you live in are different than societies in the past, but they're also very similar. People still have insecurities that plague them their entire lives long, and fears that keep them up nights. One of those fears is the fear of being wrong, and different people feel that fear at different levels. And when you add insecurities to the picture, that fear of being wrong leads to the fear of losing friends, losing respect, losing status, etcetera, because of being wrong. So rather than admit being wrong in a case like this, it's easier to simply continue to support a candidate even when the dissonance becomes extremely strong.
It's also human nature to deflect an argument to something else rather than face facts. "The only reason people think he's a racist is because of the press." "Maybe he did do that, but look at the opponent--that person did something even worse." When people do this, they're trying to protect a decision and/or belief that they've already espoused or made or developed. You find yourself now in the middle of a situation that allows people to believe things that aren't true--and worse, to choose to believe things that they have tons of evidence that they aren't true.
A lot of this has to do with a focus on the worldly things rather than on spiritual things, rather than on love and peace and hope. I've given you love to work with, and I've given you a heart and spirit that cannot be deceived. Yet you choose to do all your thinking with your brains, and to make all of your decisions based on logic and thinking. Right now, though, people are feeling more isolated from one another than ever, in a large part due to their new-found addiction to screens of all sizes, and that isolation strengthens the fear that they feel. And how do they deal with that fear? By constantly searching for more information--on those screens--and using their brains instead of their hearts and spirits.
It's going to get worse before it gets better. The current campaign is a symptom of a much larger sickness in your society than is evident on the surface--it's like a sore that indicates a cancer beneath the surface of the skin. It's definitely going to test everyone in many different ways. Peace and love are always possible, but people are choosing information and technology instead. It's not making for a pretty picture.
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