A powerful exploration of human nature and psychology, Christine! Agreed with every word. After reading and pondering, I will say what you were on the verge of saying: It seems we are simultaneously both inherently evil and inherently good. I am reminded of the Native American story about each of us having two wolves inside--one evil and one good. Which one becomes stronger depends on which one we feed. Sadly, we may be realizing for the first time that fully half of our nation--ironically the "Christian" half--chooses to feed the evil wolf, their inner shadow. That's pretty hard to take. I think most of us thought or at least hoped our nation was better than that. 😢
Yes! Thanks for the A+ comment for explicitly stating where I was going! Seeing some of these choices as feeding the evil wolf and the inner shadow really brings a new lens to what's going on. No matter what Tuesday's results are (and obviously I have strong preferences about that 😅), it will keep alarming me and breaking my heart how many people are fully comfortable living into the shadow side. 😢
Excellent reflections as always, including the ones on the very not excellent subject matter. I'm with you. Baffled, yet grimly unsurprised, at how blind people choose to be about the state of affairs.
Thanks, Stephanie -- even the so-called "economy voters" I still don't understand -- first, it's not accurate (our recovery from the pandemic was astonishing compared to other countries, blah blah blah); second, have we absolutely no moral compass anymore? *Sigh*
You've touched on something essential here; the timing of the election right after All Saints Day and Samhain feels eerie this year. Things are dying and we pray for resurrection next spring
A powerful exploration of human nature and psychology, Christine! Agreed with every word. After reading and pondering, I will say what you were on the verge of saying: It seems we are simultaneously both inherently evil and inherently good. I am reminded of the Native American story about each of us having two wolves inside--one evil and one good. Which one becomes stronger depends on which one we feed. Sadly, we may be realizing for the first time that fully half of our nation--ironically the "Christian" half--chooses to feed the evil wolf, their inner shadow. That's pretty hard to take. I think most of us thought or at least hoped our nation was better than that. 😢
Yes! Thanks for the A+ comment for explicitly stating where I was going! Seeing some of these choices as feeding the evil wolf and the inner shadow really brings a new lens to what's going on. No matter what Tuesday's results are (and obviously I have strong preferences about that 😅), it will keep alarming me and breaking my heart how many people are fully comfortable living into the shadow side. 😢
Excellent reflections as always, including the ones on the very not excellent subject matter. I'm with you. Baffled, yet grimly unsurprised, at how blind people choose to be about the state of affairs.
Thanks, Stephanie -- even the so-called "economy voters" I still don't understand -- first, it's not accurate (our recovery from the pandemic was astonishing compared to other countries, blah blah blah); second, have we absolutely no moral compass anymore? *Sigh*
“...new prejudices will serve as well as old ones to harness the great unthinking masses.
Immanuel Kant
Thanks, Kant -- I guess we've been humaning in pretty similar ways for a long time, sadly...
Wolves in Elephant's Clothing: Trump, Epstein, and the GOP’s Twisted Legacy
The party that preaches family values while enabling abuse, spreading lies, and betraying the innocent in pursuit of power.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-151168540?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
You've touched on something essential here; the timing of the election right after All Saints Day and Samhain feels eerie this year. Things are dying and we pray for resurrection next spring