I actually have recently (just a thought experiment) tried to shy away from the news. I work a lot and I spend time with a lot of people. I don't watch tv or play video games (i do listen to a lot of music, I'm addicted). However, the years of 2013-2016 have seen me do a lot of soul searching, a lot of learning. I believe that there are at least dozens of outcomes that are still possible, in reference to our civilization. I believe we as human beings are a lot more powerful than they allow us to think, growing up. As far as your question goes, I really feel like I can sum it up in short by saying, take a look at what's going on in politics.. Donald Trump or Hillary or Ted Cruz.. Those are our possible future leaders of the "free" world. I mean look at ISIS, the whole freaking world knows who created them, who still funds and supports them despite being caught. The people are being dumbed down and forced to accept more subtle authoritarianism every day. It's only a matter of time before the rock enters the hard place.

I have also experienced this. But I'm telling you, the veil is lifting; they are sloppier than any of us can imagine at this point; hubris is the inevitable end of absolute power. They could slip up, for real.

To what end though? So that a few rich Europeans can fuck everyone over for eternity? If you have sold your future to that one possibility then please repent of that kind of thinking. The power they have over us is bullshit, it's smoke and mirrors. The people in the militaries and police forces of the world are brainwashed, without them they have nothing.

The father?

Right.

I would definitely say both, while the scale of stupid is off the charts. Though it doesn't matter, from a "purely numerical perspective", simply, because in a "high alert", "high stress" environment.. stupid people die.

Is it scary/evil that part of me "feels good" about that? I'm just bored watching all these fat drones shove burgers and chicken wings in their mouth and act like they're country's doing this world any kind of service.

No positive nature to humanity? I think that's the only sentiment I disagree with my friend, it seems to go against even all the things I just read; there's plenty of good within us. However, the physical world itself is indeed evil; there is no escaping that fact. We are in the Kali Yuga (if you believe in such things). This is the darkest before the dawn, when creation will truly experience harmony, post the destruction and passing through fire of everything negative on this planet. Rest assured, the evil in the world does not scare me, it enlivens me, reminds me that we ARE still alive, still kicking; still trying to figure this puzzle out. The game isn't over yet. You can make it serious, or you can make it into a joke; that is for you to decide; personally I have to laugh to keep from crying. Godspeed

I resonate completely with what you are saying; thank you. It's good to know there are others out there who can bare this burden. It truly is quite an exciting spectacle to me. One thing though, my friend; have a little faith. Maybe there is a scenario where we actually DO make this hell into a paradise one day. It could happen. Anything could. I'm not saying that it even matters, there could be endless universes out there right now in which we're experiencing all of the possibilities and polarities of life. Or, it really could be a bleak, temporal, celestial joke being played on our souls; either way we're trapped here on Earth and environment isn't friendly. I really wish we could work together but it'll never happen; people just don't care. We have to, like your saying, let all this evil shit come out of us and be addressed (I.e. Let the wars, chaos, death, disease, bigotry, selfishness, and fear come forth) and be disposed of.

I respect your decision to hide from the painful truth, that everything you do effects everyone else. I do not have a family, and have taken a different path. I will be a sacrifice. I will gain all of their knowledge, and I will use it against them as much as a I can. Your ancestors deserve your allegiance. We owe it to them to break the cycle.

First of all let me start by saying you are an incredibly intelligent, well grammared, forward thinking...prick. You don't know anything. War, famine, disease, rape, pillage, etc HAVE been around forever and always will be around. On Earth, and likely many other places. You are so caught up in being small and insignificant that you actually have become such. By all means, have a beer with your friends, spend $12 on a margarita at Tomorrowland or whatever. I could care less. For me, I live a life of moderation and servitutude to my fellow man, at least my fellow men who give a shit. Men like you can fade away from memory. So many fucking people have given their lives throughout history to see this thing out and you just spit on their graves. You give up, you consent. You swallow the pill of existentialism as if it were the oxygen you breathe. Your materialist, atheist, Lazaie-faire attitude towards suffering disgusts me. I was hoping you had soul, you are intelligent. Think again about your bold claims to their being no boogeymen, they'll be on your doorstep before you can say, "told ya so"

Perhaps I'm too hard on you. You just sound like someone who has a lot of excuses floating around in their mind. If I could defeat the wicked militaries and principalities of his world tonight through force I would, but I can't. I'm sorry for being a dick, your certainly a good person; I guess I just wish intelligent people would get as excited about the possibilities as I am, instead of adhere to the luxury of a normal life; it's just boring.

Look man, I'm getting nauseated with these long expressions of blah blah blah; all I hear is acceptance and apathy; been drinking too much to water? I keep reading these long ass, substance-less posts to no avail. You have said nothing of value, other than your clear dissociation with the evil in the world. Well that's great, buddy. Keep having the time of your life because it is important to be happy; but I really doubt you are gonna be willing to lay down your precious life for truth. Sounds like your perfectly content with the way things are. If you haven't been able to tell by now, I'm not. Just a difference of perspective, I'm sure that you will learn that rather than nothing in life mattering at all, everything.. Every little thing.. Down to the smallest particles, have purpose. If you don't feel that then I cannot help you. I cannot be with you. I cannot reeeeeeally know you. This is the conundrum that we are in as a species; we have both corrupted and forgotten the spiritual realm of life.

I am literally reeling. Truth bomb! Haha! My dad's actually a pastor and I've been trying for years to reason with him. It's very difficult and I feel like the universe is putting me through a real test because the people I love are engaged in nonsense and will likely continue till they pass on doing so. My father, while being very close to me and respecting me the most of his children (seeing as how I'm the only one with his own living situation and jobs and schooling) looks down on me sometimes because of my openness to the rest of the world. He does great things; he moved to a po-dunk town in the middle of nowhere and is single handlely saving lives out there. He does a lot of good. But his hubris, his devotion to Jesus, and his arrogance in his own teachings's morality in the place of other's, while subtle, is very disturbing to me. To put it in perspective; I have a brother who has literally done nothing but squander our familiy's time and money with drugs and theft. My dad, the big ol' preacher, decides to give him a house, a truck, a job, etc in his town with him...because he totally vibes with Christainity (I've taken psychedelic drugs with my brother, he literally is caught in between the dichotomy of "either it's the Christian God, or its Nietchze's way of thinking and NOTHING matters, so we're in hell..talk about the worst night of my life). My father, when I mentioned just moving out there, on my dime, just in passing, had all kinds of reasons and excuses why I need to change before I do anything like that. The people down there hate Obama, but thy just LOVE America. So he thinks I won't fit in (I won't). I'm not even trying to move there is the funny part, I was saying it to make my dad feel closer to me because we live hours away from each other for the first time in my life. It was hurtful to dig that deep into his mind about God, and always will be because he is so set in his trust in Jesus. Anyway, I'll stop blabbing. Keep up the good work man, but realize that it may not be up to us to change these people's hearts and minds. You are the subject of your life. Change yourself and change will spread. Godspeed.

It's a metaphor. I mean.. It's 2016. I'm surprised to be alive.. Happy, but surprised. There is hope. The "switch" is change. It's the growing sense that something isn't right.