Are you offended?

[Christobal]

Offended by whatever. You are probably offended by something and think the person doing it should stop and should be shut down. The mods or government should stop it because you should not have to deal with such things.

Go tell your mama. She will give you hugs and kisses. Life is unfair and sometimes cruel.

Life is hard but also filled with many joys.

If you are offended by words you face a long and painful life.

Own your feelings. No one can hurt my feeling. I allow them to. No one makes me feel bad. I give up my power to them.

 

[Christobal]

Oh my ga! Boo got shot.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ExaXF_CpiI

 

[Ishmael]

Oh my ga! Boo got shot.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ExaXF_CpiI

I love Neal.

Ishmael

 

[Christobal]

Your cause is the most important thing in the world. Get over the fact that I don't care about it as much as you do. I heard you the first time (and the second and the seventh) you told me.

 

[Christobal]

Man kills man with no concern. You are horrified so you don't buy "x" product or service. Do you think you have an impact or is it just a hollow gesture?

 

[Christobal]

Hmm. All the offended folks have gone silent. Or maybe they don't want to face it head on.

 

[phrodeau]

Man kills man with no concern. You are horrified so you don't buy "x" product or service. Do you think you have an impact or is it just a hollow gesture?

I act in accord with my own principles. The opinion of others is of no concern.

 

[Ishmael]

I act in accord with my own principles. The opinion of others is of no concern.

Then why are you continually posting about the concerns of others?

Ishmael

 

[phrodeau]

Then why are you continually posting about the concerns of others?

Ishmael

Concerns and opinions are different things.

Have you been drinking tonight?

 

[Christobal]

Offended by the football team "redskins"? This is how the actual redskins feel about it. 9 out of 10 don't care.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...a11cfa-161a-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html

 

[Christobal]

Well this is obviously offencewww.washingtonpost.com/news/morning...igion-of-yoga-get-namaste-banned-from-school/

My real point in all of this is people do what people do. Maybe we should all lighten up. Your lifestyle is not a problem to me if I am confident in what I'm doing

 

[aburner]

What is the going rate for a butterfly fluffer these days?

 

[Christobal]

What is the going rate for a butterfly fluffer these days?

25 cent an hour. Is this all you have to offer?

 

[Ishmael]

Offended by the football team "redskins"? This is how the actual redskins feel about it. 9 out of 10 don't care.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...a11cfa-161a-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html

Posted that long ago. Just another case of the unconnected, indoctrinated, being taught by a vocal minority that pretends to speak for all trying to shape public opinion. The sad part is that its working. Two generations filled with 'feelings' and devoid of critical thought.

And it's going to get worse. Living your life 'online' makes it easy to accept anything...ANYTHING! After all, none of that behavior effects your internet connection. And its far more attractive to to be open to anything on a website. Especially a site like lit. It's not a doctrine, not some deeply seated philosophy, it's a reproduction strategy.

"If I behave thusly my chances of getting laid are enhanced."

Perhaps that is true. But kissing a morons ass for no other reason that to fuck said moron does not portend well for the human race. Morons breeding with morons have a low probability of producing the next Stephen Hawking.

"But EVERY life matters, you don't know where the next Jonas Salk will come from"

Not going to come from the world you envision sparky. A world of mindless Eloi preyed upon by the Moloch. And that is what a great many of you are, Eloi. Biological cannon fodder for the machine. A machine that tells you what to think, h9ow to think, but more importantly to act in a manner that is in THEIR best interests, not your own. And you buy it, because they've sold you on the idea that their best interests are your own.

You believe to your very soul that the government is your mother. "If I only do what mama says, everything will be alright." Forget your father, if you happen to know who he is anyway, it's "Mama knows best." And anyone that doesn't listen to "mother" is truly fucked up.

So you're offended. Tough shit sparky, and the more you want the government to relieve you of being offended the more push back you can expect. The law? Fuck the law. The law is nothing more than rule that you're willing to accept. "Jus Primae Noctis" was once the rule of the land, many lands.

The only people that care whether you're offended are the people that want to censor me.

Ishmael

 

[aburner]

~ hiccup ~

 

[curious2c]

The only offense I feel is that of disgust that lately, things that have been around for a long, long time are now 'bad' while some things that haven't been around long but decidedly are a really bad step in the very wrong direction are 'good'. Go figure.

 

[Que]

Offended by whatever. You are probably offended by something and think the person doing it should stop and should be shut down. The mods or government should stop it because you should not have to deal with such things.

Go tell your mama. She will give you hugs and kisses. Life is unfair and sometimes cruel.

Life is hard but also filled with many joys.

If you are offended by words you face a long and painful life.

Own your feelings. No one can hurt my feeling. I allow them to. No one makes me feel bad. I give up my power to them.

For the most part I agree with your outlook. Harder to put into practice since everyone has sore points that tend to trigger one's ire.

Generally, "offensive" sounding words say more about the person slinging them then the target. Bronzeage made a great comment on the subject once that the very best insults wound because they are the truth. The reverse of that is not necessarily true, though.

There are, in my view, such a thing as "fighting words." Hard to define what they are and what makes one set of words in a particular setting justify taking direct action, but we have all heard them at some point and can fully understand why someone got socked in the mouth for saying them.

 

[Christobal]

Stonen web stuff

You’re more focused on the terminology than you are on the ISSUE.

If you put but a single spoonful of energy into the actual issues at hand that you so graciously pour into “terminology,” we could have a real, live conversation and get somewhere. I agree words can be powerful weapons, but they will never carry the immense weight of actions.

The time you spend arguing about the “politically correct” way to refer to homeless people could be better invested into actually volunteering your time to help them.

You leave us out of the conversation.

I see you — throwing around exceedingly LARGE and pretentious words the masses don't understand, attempting to intimidate anyone who isn't fluent in “pompous” from joining the conversation.

I know what you're doing; you're using BIG words as a method to posture — it's your brilliant game plan to avoid doing the hard work and answering the hard questions.

Why don't you attempt to have a real conversation with real people? How can you fight for “the people” when you don't speak in a language they understand? Instead of fighting your opponents on the way in which we should educate our children, try talking to one.

 

[Ishmael]

You’re more focused on the terminology than you are on the ISSUE.

If you put but a single spoonful of energy into the actual issues at hand that you so graciously pour into “terminology,” we could have a real, live conversation and get somewhere. I agree words can be powerful weapons, but they will never carry the immense weight of actions.

The time you spend arguing about the “politically correct” way to refer to homeless people could be better invested into actually volunteering your time to help them.

You leave us out of the conversation.

I see you — throwing around exceedingly LARGE and pretentious words the masses don't understand, attempting to intimidate anyone who isn't fluent in “pompous” from joining the conversation.

I know what you're doing; you're using BIG words as a method to posture — it's your brilliant game plan to avoid doing the hard work and answering the hard questions.

Why don't you attempt to have a real conversation with real people? How can you fight for “the people” when you don't speak in a language they understand? Instead of fighting your opponents on the way in which we should educate our children, try talking to one.

Whether you know it or not, you swerved into a truth there.

Charity, true charity, is given from the heart on an individual basis. You see a person in need so you give them, truly anonymously a boon. That is charity in its purest form, no quo quid pro.

Or you might donate to a charity. That is charity by proxy.

But the government is NOT charity. Monies, a part of the individuals life, is extracted by force, deadly force in some cases. The loss of life and liberty because you weren't charitable enough in the eyes of a group of politicians.

"Charity (and votes) is easily obtained when you're spending other peoples money." - Ishmael

Ishmael

 

[Christobal]

More stolen web stuff

People easily offended are consistent (or compulsive) complainers. Some complaining is natural to all of us, but they may take it to an extreme level. Those locked into extreme expressions of this may not realize they seldom engage in real conversations, that is, conversations about things not negative in nature or not focused on them and what they consider their problems.
They blame how they feel on others. Whether they use the statement or not, their mindset is, "If this would happen (If you'd just do what I want you to do), then I'd be happy." Even when someone does what the person wants, they aren't really happy. They may feel self-satisfied—temporarily—when they get what they want, but that's quite different from happy.
They don't tend to enjoy or appreciate what they do have because they focus on what they don't have or believe they have to have, or on what others "need" to do or aren't doing, in order to feel good about themselves or life. They don't realize how they victimize themselves, while believing it's others doing it to them.
Easily triggered, they tend to assume and presume rather than seek facts or seek to understand others' motivations or the bigger picture. A practical or logical approach about issues that come up may not be used, because their first and foremost goal is to eliminate the pain they feel when triggered into feeling offended. They often believe lashing out is the quickest, most effective way to ease the pain. Possible short- and long-term consequences of this action are not considered.
Their relationship with what-is is tenuous. It's likely the same for their relationship with Source. Their personal and/or spiritual growth is impacted because inner work is not foremost in their minds; getting others to adjust their behavior is.
They are more often than not angry, bitter, and unforgiving.
They may actually be generous and display generosity, but are often viewed as selfish—and often behave this way when triggered. This selfishness arises from insecurity. Insecurity stems from needing validation from others rather than relying on it from self and Source. When they don't get this validation, or feel they don't, they demand it in some form or another. Survival (according to their interpretation) rather than personal development seems to occupy their energy.
This insecurity causes them to be negative most of the time, always expecting the worst. This makes them miserable, within themselves and to be around. (Law of Attraction is not something they're aware of, or if they are, isn't paid attention to.)
All of this blocks the plan for their life, blocks their inner wisdom from expanding and working for them.
They are trapped in anger and conflict, having not learned that they can pick their battles in life. They feel everything is a battle, not realizing the most significant battle goes on inside them.
They see life and situations as always either/or, black or white, them against others, rather than that all are and everything in existence is interconnected, which may cause their thought process to be more mechanical than organic.
They relate to reality quite differently than those not as easily offended.
They tend to seldom be relaxed or calm, or to deliberately step mentally away from issues for a period of time each day. It isn't easy for them to have fun or enjoy ordinary moments, or even special ones in the way they might. They may even get angry if others around them are enjoying themselves or are calm. Rather than raise their vibration to join the merriment or serenity, they'll do or say something to bring others down to their vibration.
Their happiness is incumbent on others.
Happiness is not an emotion, it's a state of being, as is content, secure, and so forth. If you believe that you won't be happy or feel secure until others do what you think they should, you've given your personal power away. If you do this, you'll continue to try to get from others what you should be giving to yourself.

This is one reason many of us lead quiet, or not-so-quiet, lives of frustration. We believe anything we want must come from outside of ourselves. If you accept that what you really want is to feel a certain way, then you have to accept that the only way you reach that feeling is by choosing to—and by looking out for your best interests and honoring the best interests of others.

 

[LadyVer]

I mean no offense. Could you abbreviate your last comment into two or three sentences? I'm not sure what you're trying to say, and after telling a relative recently not to contact me anymore because he was unable to not communicate with me without insulting me, and then gaslighting me about it, I believe there are occasions where one needs to stop taking shit from people.

 

[Emerson40]

I mean no offense. Could you abbreviate your last comment into two or three sentences? I'm not sure what you're trying to say, and after telling a relative recently not to contact me anymore because he was unable to not communicate with me without insulting me, and then gaslighting me about it, I believe there are occasions where one needs to stop taking shit from people.

Hey, LOOK!

It's LadyVer!


Hi LadyVer.


http://38.media.tumblr.com/2ed6e19aae9d6bf2c87ad47094aa39fb/tumblr_nojamyIl9d1rz4sfeo1_250.gif

 

[LadyVer]

Hey, LOOK!

It's LadyVer!


Hi LadyVer.


http://38.media.tumblr.com/2ed6e19aae9d6bf2c87ad47094aa39fb/tumblr_nojamyIl9d1rz4sfeo1_250.gif

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Whether you know it or not, you swerved into a truth there.

Charity, true charity, is given from the heart on an individual basis. You see a person in need so you give them, truly anonymously a boon. That is charity in its purest form, no quo quid pro.

Or you might donate to a charity. That is charity by proxy.

But the government is NOT charity. Monies, a part of the individuals life, is extracted by force, deadly force in some cases. The loss of life and liberty because you weren't charitable enough in the eyes of a group of politicians.

"Charity (and votes) is easily obtained when you're spending other peoples money." - Ishmael

Ishmael

You cant be more wrong.

I dislike many of the people I treat kindly. Quite often the kind deed helps me more or serves some purpose I desire. I rarely act to kiss ass and be liked.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I mean no offense. Could you abbreviate your last comment into two or three sentences? I'm not sure what you're trying to say, and after telling a relative recently not to contact me anymore because he was unable to not communicate with me without insulting me, and then gaslighting me about it, I believe there are occasions where one needs to stop taking shit from people.

In a nutshell he exhibited what we call the' I'M OK, YOURE NOT OK' bottom line. It's one of 4 bottom lines in the Transactional Analysis school of psychotherapy. The poster served up a garbage bag fulla justifications for his bottom line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wCXr_6wgns