The World is Irony. First, they tell you to get rich. Right?! Then, you do. It’s hard, takes everything you go, but you do it. Right?! Then, they tell you to stop being so goddamn materialistic. Crazy, right?! Right?! And when you ask why, they tell you it’s for the sake of the planet. But do not fret, they tell you. You just stop travelling, consuming, existing, and it’s all going to be good. Right?! If you believe that, you really deserve your fate.
Do you ever wonder how slogans come to be and why? Wonder no more. It’s easy. You’ll soon see.
If you believe in the No pain, no gain adage, then you must make a choice. Do you want to live a life free from pain? If so, you chose the yoke of Comfort. If you want to retain agency in your life, then you have chosen wisely. You chose Painful Freedom.
Moral hypocrisy is a fixture of the human species. We are naturally born hypocrites. The whole lot of us. And we keep making the same mistake of assuming that Justice can be achieved Peacefully. Justice is not an act of Peace but of War. Justice is all about making War on Injustice.
What happened in Israel on October 7, 2023, is not unexpected. In fact, the State of Israel was created in 1948 exactly for this exact reason. To prevent any future acts of genocide from state or private actors that might finish what the European and Russian pogroms and Nazi genocide started.
George Carlin once famously said about the American Dream that it was called like that because one had to be asleep to reach it. Same thing goes for Democracy. It is quickly turning from a clear reality into a figment of imagination. And boy, does one need to use their imagination to get the feel they live in a Democracy or what. As it happens, Tolerance is undermining Democracy. We are asked, forced, nay compelled to tolerate others but nobody else follows suit. Tolerance cuts both ways. But nobody else tolerates Us. How come?
It is said the road to hell is paved with the good intentions of those who’ve undertaken the journey. But what about the one leading up to heaven? The road to heaven is paved by those who stood up against the system and challenged its Dogma. Jesus was one of those radicals who proposed a new way of looking at life. For this, the Romans put him on trial for his life. Next to him stood the bandit Barabbas. It is said Pilate of Pont had the crowd decide by acclamation their fate. The crowd chose poorly but did they now?! Have you ever considered the consequences of their choice, throughout time?
Indolence is our single greatest enemy. It is there when we wake up in the morning and it beckons to us at night. It is there when we feel the frozen winter wind blasting our face white. And it is there in summer's scorching heat. It is there to remind us of our weakness. But we must not give in to its cunning allure. For indolence, physical and mental, is what turns men and women into mere animals. Perseverance separates Man from Beast. And Perseverance is the archenemy of Indolence.
Freedom is not just a state of mind. Freedom is a stage in life. It is both a sign of maturity and mental development. Babies are wards of their parents. And most people are wards of the State. A few People are Free.
Democracy is not the plaything of the few. It does not cater to the elites. And the People should not pay attention to those who don’t like democratic results. Democracy has not failed us. We may have failed democracy.
Götterdämmerung 