We need to say it loud and clear to all the leftists. NO! YOU DO NOT "OWN" SOLIDARITY!
If anything, the left's "solidarity path" is in essence destructive of the spirit and of well-being.
No, leftist politician! You do not "know" something that the rest of us "ignore". Oh, we know what you think you know. And it's mostly a bad idea that has been proven lacking over and over. It is artificial and does not compound with human nature. Plus, we don't want YOU, in particular, making decisions for us. Because we understand how you think, and the emotions that drive your actions.
Of course! All of us want general well-being. Who doesn't want to live in a city or town where everyone has their basic needs covered? Who prefers a dump over a thriving, native ecosystem? Who wants the polar bears to die?
Only a psychopath. And psychopaths tend to be leftists. Neurotics who think the world should and eventually must work according to their egotistical paradigms. Like an out of control child, who throws temper tantrums because he didn't like a gift.
Something both an enlightened laic and a decent spiritual or religious person will almost always share is the acceptance of the principle of free will - FREEDOM- and all it entices: a human being has both a will and a potential to determine their private selves and to achieve the best expression possible per his and her condition.
This includes, necessarily, that our family, community and environment are as well as they can possibly be, in a holistic sense.
Does that depend on politicians? Of course not! As a matter of fact, normally, when citizens create ground roots movements and civil coalitions, it is bureaucracy that stands in the way of achievement. As people with sensory systems, our conscience is specific, and our objectives should also be specific. Even though we are one with humanity and with Earth in the most essential level, our sensory system dictates our experience and our actual, material interactions with others and with our surroundings. And for all the advances in statistical modeling and multivariable computing, we are the soul proprietors of our future and of our life. Even in hardship. Especially in hardship! That is humanism! Our need for strife! Our sense of self determination and of accomplishment.
Enter the sense of entitlement.
The promises of salvation by humans no different than us, their magic potions and formulas, philosopher stones and archetypical quests, amount most of the times to mere prosaic forms for garnering power. And almost never -when they have been summoned-, have they delivered what was promised.
A leader will help us reach our potential. A tyrant will determine ours for us. And sadly, many lost souls will buy those branded potions thinking they are receiving them for free, when they're actually paying for them with their souls, with their freedom.
Why did we let a group of politicians act like the saviors of humanity? Didn't we separate the Church from State exactly because of the all-too-common demigod wannabes? The ones with the power of foresight, that can speak to the gods and that can foretell that we will be punished unless we succumb to their superhuman intelligence? Most are just lawyers that like to say science a lot, you know? They should stick to building efficient roads, ports, airports and keeping us safe from foreign and domestic violent loons.
Don't let politicians tell us that it is up to them to balance Nature. That's just shamanic talk.
Why are so many people comfortably hiding behind the cliche that "the science has been settled" and wait for some magical document or international forum to do the job we as citizens should be doing? You know, since "everything is settled and we already know it all". "But, but, it's those damn corporations' fault! They are the ones creating all the damage!" Are you sure? Have you ever been to a Third World fishermen village? If you think large American corporations are worse to the environment than Third World undeveloped economies, you clearly have never been outside of your bubble. Plus, it is also the private sector, people like you and me engaging in enterprise, who are also the ones creating all the cool stuff, all the alternatives, all the innovation, and you are the one buying all that stuff.
Instead of boycotting come up with a better alternative. Or just zip it and let the markets develop more efficient stuff without you being in our face and in our wallets.
Almost everyone can tell you a story of personal development from dire situations and unbearable conditions. Either of a family member, a friend or a member of their community. And almost everyone has given a hand to someone really making a difference. Not only blood relatives but also members of a community they belong to. This is the best way to help someone, with actual face to face accountability. Central planning will never be as efficient as an empowered individual acting within a real, spatially defined community. Especially because a community is much better at balancing rights with civil responsibilities.
Anyone and everyone who wants to make it in life can, and will, eventually. They must want to help themselves first and they will most definitely find friendly and helpful hands that will be there to assist them in their path. Real hands with real faces. True people. Accountable people. We see it every day, don't we?
So enough with leftist politicians and leftist activists lecturing the rest of us libertarians, conservatives, independents, Jews, Christians and regular people without any particular affiliation about solidarity or empathy. We stand by each other! What we don't stand by is global and foreign bureaucracies deciding for our families and making it harder for our businesses to succeed.
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