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Riots

This surge in far-right violence is frightening me. I'm dreaming about it and having trouble focusing at the moment. My sensitivities seem to kick off badly when stuff like this is going on.

I keep away from the news best I can but it seems to be everywhere.

How do you deal with the issues out there today?

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  • That is absolute rubbish.There's a big difference between non violent, though at times very heated,debate and what those rioters are doing.Starmer is quite rightly against the latter. As is any civilised and decent person. I find it very disturbing the way some are quite happy to seek to legitimise the awful behaviour of these  rioters. The 'they're doing it because the working classes have been denied a voice for too long' bs. Or the 'they're not racists they have genuine concerns' bs. There are no excuses for such rioting. Anyone seeing Starmer's response to the rioting as showing his desire to turn the UK into a  'strict police state' are only comparatively less morally repugnant than those rioting.

  • I feel disgusted and sickened by the rioting during recent days. What happened in Southport is truly heart-breaking, and I think it's appalling that the rioting appears to have been triggered by misinformation on social media about the perpetrator.

    Whilst no time is ever a good time for rioting, it seems especially disrespectful for it to been happening so soon after the deaths of those young girls. Rather than allowing the families and friends of those girls to mourn in peace, those involved in the rioting appear to have seized the opportunity to behave like mindless hooligans and cause so much unrest.

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  • Thank you.  That is kind of you to say.

  • Your insight on these matters is incongruous to mine

    I read that in leonard nemoys voice lol  

    You gotta way with words, man, foreal, far out....  I do too.... In my own special.....way

  • You haven't answered my question about what you meant.  You used the term "sides" before I responded with what you claim is instigation.  I was asking what you meant.

    You are now attempting to disambiguate and confuse the issue.

    You''re last paragraph is an attempt to take the higher ground where non exists.

    I really don't wish to interact with you either. I like honest folk

  • Your insight on these matters is incongruous to mine.  Notwithstanding, I now feel the call of my bed, so I wish you a thoughtful goodnight, #lestat.

  • Well, diametrically opposed terminology (ie your use of the word "left") tends to lead to a conversation about "sides" - ie Left -v- Right.  This was not my instigation.

    You opted to elect the term "left" in your instigation.......so your question reflects back to you, for answer,

    Anyhow, I've been around the block a few times......and this "type" of interaction is not what I seek here.  Accordingly, I will bid you a good night #mellowjian.

  • Honestly tho i've learned nothin new for acid, cause i'm already a semi-genius to begin with. (so humble too ! lool) but it definitely gets you outside the box.And not at all unpleasant or scary, to me atleast.

    Umhhh....not sure that this moves us any further forward in this matter.......not that I was seeking progression.

    See , there's that robotic talk again. It is like spock. (call me.... kirk) The extreme male brain theory is right , autism is skewed towards overly, analytical, mechanical rigid style of thought, and studies have shown this theory to be valid. I'm saying, balancing the brain is important, now whether that's a progressive thing, is entirely subjective. And whether it should be sought, is entirely personal.

    You might say acid is  LEFT (progressive) side, and  Fear of psychedelics is a RIGHT (regressive) side thing. And this is historically the case.

  • Principled people tend to tell the truth. What did you mean when you first used the term "sides". And why are claiming I was the first to use the word?

  • Umhhh....not sure that this moves us any further forward in this matter.......not that I was seeking progression.

  • am content to be viewed as "rigid".....I am principled.

    I cannot imagine anything worse than "Acid" at this time, in my body and brain.

    People fear the unknown, thats understandable. Having values are one thing, but thinking outside the box is another thing also.

    You could say, autism is a kind of box, and if your horizon is limited, and you cant see outside the box, you literally, dont know what you dont know. Does anybody.....follow me? lol. nevermind

  • I am content to be viewed as "rigid".....I am principled.

    I cannot imagine anything worse than "Acid" at this time, in my body and brain.

  • I could not define 'the Left,' nor 'the Right

    It fluctuates through time. it's not a static thing.

    I would define it roughly as the people who want to preserve (conserve! a tism) the old ways of things, and the the ones who are pushing for new uncomfortable ways of things (more liberal, more for freedom). That's basically it. But things muddy the waters. But its basically new vs old.

  • I believe it was you who first used the word sides. I was merely asking what you meant.

  • You speak of "sides"....whereas that is not my way.

    As I stated to you...."I could not define 'the Left,' nor 'the Right' if my life depended on it.

  • Personally, I'm autistic, and an independent thinker.

    Hey, i noticed you're posting style appears very rigid. Have you ever tried Acid, it might help, idk

  • What did you mean by both sides then? Please explain further.