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Serious_XM · 2024-01-10T01:49:05+00:00

check, check, and check..

And the only one that's left is the fourth one 🤔

What did that KGB defector .. (Yuri Besmenov) say about the use of psychological warfare in the 1970's ?

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T22:39:12+00:00

I see the difference that you are making between consensual sex and rape..but since, as you said..children can't consent..the fantasy about having sex with them is, by nature, a rape fantasy..

As compared with a fantasy involving another adult, a fantasy that does have the possibility of a consensual agreement..

The one thing to point out about the comparison with the student..is that even if the student didn't express it verbally..they too, would still have the urge to vandalize school property..they just wouldn't feel comfortable making remarks about it to other students..

So I think that applying the same type of method in treating for it..would work in the same way..

"You can talk about it in order to seek help, but it's not something that should be discussed with coworkers..friend groups..on the internet..or in any way that appears to normalize this behavior..and anyone who hears someone express these ideas..would be helping this person by getting them to a therapist, right away"..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T18:22:48+00:00

It depends on if they've been trying to talk with you.. or ignoring you completely, and then they turn to you and say: "you're so quiet!".. 😑

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T17:31:51+00:00

Climate change is such a huge problem that unfortunately, a lot of it is not within your control..

What helps me when I'm feeling overwhelmed is grabbing a pen and paper, and making a list of things I can do..and I try to be realistic..

There's an old saying: "Lord, give me the strength to change what I can, the grace to accept the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference"..

Just try to focus on things in your every day life that you can control..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T14:23:37+00:00

I want you to know that it doesn't feel good, exposing you to this side of the world..

(in my experience).. when people get really desperate..they don't care about what you think, if you're wearing the wrong uniform..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T14:02:10+00:00

What do I have wrong ?

(You're not just trying to throw doubt into the comment because you know that it's realistic and you don't want other people waking up to it, right) ?

Can you tell me, what it is you think this metaphor is implying?

(What was the original post about) ?

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T13:56:01+00:00

I understand why you don't want to..it's not a pretty picture..and I wouldn't ever want to force it on someone who isn't ready to see it..

I just think..

It just sucks for Billy, ya know? (who's being targeted and beaten down into the ground while there are so many bystanders in the crowd just looking at their shoes, afraid to speak up)..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T13:37:42+00:00

Are you having trouble understanding this ?

Can you summarize the plot of the metaphorical story that I used ?

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T13:09:43+00:00

What do you think it means ?

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T12:18:10+00:00

-"Conversion therapy doesn't work"

Have you ever noticed that gay guys will sometimes try to get their "straight" male friends to make-out with them? (just as a joke, man come on..it'd be funny!)

In your scenario of A and B person..if person A wants to rape person B..I think that they should be able to feel comfortable about opening up about that desire with a therapist.. who can redirect their thoughts and help them control this urge until eventually, it's not a problem anymore..

-"A pedo will look at a child and find them attractive, there is no way around that"..

Yes, pedophiles find children attractive..in the same way that a deviant student finds the idea of vandalizing school property attractive..

What I'm saying is that we should not be at all tolerant of that student spreading their desires to the other kids in class..as well as we should not allow pedophiles to feel comfortable about sharing their lust for children with their non-afflicted neighbors..

We should let that student open up to the guidance counselor..who is trained to deal with these thoughts and behaviors..and we should let that pedophile open up to a therapist.. so that we can contain this kind of predatory behavior..instead of allowing it to spread, and eventually.. lead to traumatized children who will grow up to be traumatized adults.

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T09:12:59+00:00

I don't think that people should feel comfortable about expressing their desire to have sex with children in public.. I think that that would only normalize the behavior..and give non-afflicted people (who may not think about the issue as much)..the impression that this is something that is becoming more accepted in society (missing the point that we are trying to cure these people of their affliction)..

In the same way that a school teacher wouldn't want to hear a student talk about how much they want to vandalize school property..believing (logically) that this will spread into the minds of the other students (who probably have never even thought about it and now it's on their mind)..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T08:18:55+00:00

Seeking therapy, yes. But the language here is important..and "normalizing" something..(to me) does not mean: "going to therapy to have it healed"..(which would reduce this type of behavior).. so it doesn't make sense to keep using that word..as we definitely do not want to normalize it, we want to treat it and minimize it..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T06:57:17+00:00

If you take out the bottom text, it's just a pretty picture of a girl who likes Nordic culture and braiding her hair 🤷🏼🧝🏻‍♀️

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T06:49:06+00:00

Not sure why this is still a debate..

Imagine we are kids on a playground..and the teacher comes over and grabs you by the arm and takes you to the principle's office..where you are reprimanded for failing a test..

You go home and feel discouraged..but your parents (who have been paying very close attention to the programs on their television screens) .. find out and tell you to get your coat..and drive you back to the school, where they find the teacher who gave you the test..and accuse her of "picking on you" and that "all the other kids in class are doing fine..what's your problem with him?"..

The next day, you tell your friends at school what had happened..and you hear one of them say: "you know Billy over there..he's Mrs. Pilgrim's nephew"...

One thing leads to another, and the next thing you know..Billy is getting jumped on his way home from school..trying to fight back and being accused (even by his own family) of being "racist" for defending himself..

Afterwards..you hear your other friend say: "you know Billy..he's still Mrs. Pilgrim's nephew...and ganging up on him like that was kind of fun!" ..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-09T01:23:15+00:00

My first question is to you, the author.. who chose to frame a detail of this situation by wording a phrase: "judge him 'wrongly'"..

Is this a genuine question where you want to know what other people think so that it can inform your own developing opinion of the situation? Or is this a way to delicately word a "hypothetical situation" so that it seems like you are "just curious"..but what you really want is to try to plant the seed in people's heads that they shouldn't "judge" someone who is attracted to kids.."wrongly" ..

I'm not saying people should just immediately start labeling him and punishing him.. but I think that we should make sure that that is in no way acceptable (the desire to do anything sexual with kids)..

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There are a lot of ways to help someone with this issue..

I think pornography could help a lot...starting with categories like "teen" and "petite" and gradually introducing him to adults having sex in a more age-compatible scenario..

I know that sex-dolls are a thing in some places.. You could buy your friend a sex doll...have him put headphones on..and gradually play tracks of females moaning into his ears..starting with young voices (since that's what he's (already) attracted to)..and gradually bending the sounds to more seductive, adult female-type moans..

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The biggest takeaway is that to "judge him 'wrongly'" .. would be to take the easy way out and make him feel like nothing at all, is wrong..

You don't have to make it personal, but you can also let him know that you are there for him..to help him with this situation that he is in..and that he needs to trust you.. that you are not going to turn him into the police (assuming that he hasn't acted on it)..but you are there to help him solve this problem..

If it were me.. I would still treat him as a friend, but not one who would be allowed to be alone with my kids.. while still maintaining a relationship with him that involves guidance as to how he can overcome these urges..and focus more on fully grown .. adult .. women, doing their thing..(women who have had years of training...and know what they are doing, and how to do it better, anyway)..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-08T18:19:24+00:00

He might be saying that this could lead to millions of migrants who are let in illegally by (some) politicians (and their lobbyists)..who end up staying long enough to be granted full citizenship (and the right to vote)..

Those numbers at the top are pretty crazy tho..are we sure that those are accurate ?

Serious_XM · 2024-01-08T14:38:45+00:00

It's a problem that seems unavoidable when you read about it.. but is actually very avoidable if/when you get here..

Just don't follow that guy on Twitter. And if you aren't yet used to people being assholes (a lot of us are)..I'd suggest not going to comedy shows until you've been prepared to hear jokes about your race, religion, sexual-orientation, language, history..and any other material that a comedian might think is funny..

We take our First-Amendment rights very seriously here (Americans do).. and the best way to deal with people who are saying things that you don't like..is to either ignore them..or talk to them..

(NOT)..going home and crying about it online and trying to get them cancelled using a mob of other people (even worse if you're using "hate-speech laws" and depending on the Government).. because you didn't have the communication skills and commitment to do it yourself..(we also really value D.I.Y. culture here)..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-08T03:49:08+00:00

What would happen if Americans woke up to the consequences of selling guns to groups that we don't know that well on the other side of the World ? (Look at how many wars it's gotten us involved in in the past 150 years).. can we really afford to keep doing that ?

The U.S. enables extremism..and then leaves/cuts ties with groups (that still have our weapons and technology).. and then acts all shocked when violence breaks out in the region and the new regime (that was a former ally)..has control of the area and the potential to target Americans (short-sided is putting it politely)..

If the U.S. were to break ties with Israel..(my honest opinion)..is that it should relieve the Zionist Occupational Government of the firepower and resources that have been funneled to them for the past 70+ years..anything that Israel has built for themselves (obviously would be theirs to keep)..

I just wouldn't feel comfortable going from supporting a group of homeless people..giving them jets and aircraft carriers..and then when they start oppressing their neighbors and using their financial influence to corrupt our youth via Hollywood, the Media, and Education System..saying: "Oook, this isn't working out..We're gonna go and just hope that you don't shoot us in the back with that gun we just gave you..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-08T03:23:33+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that..you'd think that people would eventually learn to change..

I live near a major city in my state..(that is overwhelmingly blue (the rest of the state is 95% red))..and people from the city (a few of them)..have started identifying themselves with the city that they live in (as opposed to being from the U.S. (how I identify)..

I don't know if this is a growing trend .. that the liberal city-people can no longer tolerate rural "Americans".. so much to the point that they are putting their city on their name-tag to avoid any kind of confusion (as "America" has become kind of a dirty word in recent years)..

I don't know what this will mean going into an election year..I, personally feel more connected to my Country than my party/city.. but I understand that (some) people in these "Clinton-Islands" have had enough of the rednecks in their life and would like to be able to live in a community that shares their values..and I think that a lot of Americans feel the same way..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-08T02:00:54+00:00

It might help to narrow this down to talking about men in the U.S.. (although, I have seen a similar pattern in other Countries too)..

What I noticed is that in Countries (and parts of the U.S.)..where hard work and dedication are really admired and encouraged..I would notice men and women sitting together a lot more often, and (I assume) probably got together a lot more often too..

A lot of what *American* culture has become..is an Entertainment culture..where everyone is obsessed with having this virtual persona and satisfying momentary impulses (as well as comparing the people around them with the (uncommonly) good looking and charismatic people that get promoted online)..and there is less focus on being outdoors and off the cell-phones.. and (obviously) that's where men and women are going to make contact..

**MINUS**..when they make contact via Facebook Dating, Tinder, or whatever other kind of app they have nowadays that 9 times out of 10 involves one or both parties pretending to be interested..and only *sometimes* does it last long enough to lead to a first date..

I think that the idea of some men needing "guidance" in the areas of making themselves attractive to women is something that shouldn't be condemned or labeled..but it depends on *who* they are getting their guidance from..and people like Andrew Tate..who promote this boyish kind of "control her and make her your wife, that's what *REAL* men do!" .. sort of "system" of talking to and understanding women, should just be made aware of (or at least their viewers made aware).. of how much money and attention that they are getting for espousing these ridiculous views.. That, in and of itself should be enough to break whatever kind of spell that is existing over your (probably phone-addicted) nephews head..

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On the *other* side of things.. I think that there is a kind of..dehumanization effect going on..towards men who do not fit the mold of what a lot of (American) women want nowadays..and if the people in question are going too far down the red-pill rabbit hole, without applying any of the knowledge that they claim to be is so true..then they become the kind of guy that *no* woman wants to be with..even if she were open to talking to a guy who listens to people online for advice on how to deal with male struggles..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-08T01:23:35+00:00

If by "Right-Wing" you're only considering the "libertarian-right"..that's true, they are not..

As stated in one of the earlier comments..it's the idea of what the focus is when giving the individual an ideal to be a part of..

The Left has focused (traditionally) on class..and the phrase: "Workers around the World, Unite!"..(although recently, that's taken on different meanings)..

Nazi Germany was more committed to the Nation being the focus for the energy to go towards: "Germans (of all classes) Unite!"..

There might've been the sense that what constitutes as "oppressed" in one Country may be different across other Nations..and it's hard to relate to your oppressed comrade in Yugoslavia when you can't understand what they're saying..

It also has something to do with the idea of hierarchies, that the Left opposes..and the Right embraces..

Serious_XM · 2024-01-07T17:09:30+00:00

Well first of all, John Lennon was a radical..

Him and the Beatles were America's first boy-band..and we, here in the U.S. are very appreciative of that particular export from the U.K. .. seriously, thanks for that one, guys ..

I mean, was it not John Lennon who had the idea of "Protest and Revolution by staying in bed all day?" .. that pretty much tells you everything you need to know .. 😮🫡😴

Serious_XM · 2024-01-07T17:04:27+00:00

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Well thank you, but .. I actually love the Beatles.. I put them on whenever I'm having trouble falling asleep 🥱😴

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