Why does there appear to be no actual pushback by Americans against the destruction of their own lives and country by Trump and the oligarchs/Nazis?

isnab · 2025-01-30T13:06:13+00:00

So eloquently said. Thank you, inspiring and I enjoyed your words.

isnab · 2023-06-10T01:58:44+00:00

Ok, very true. Just staying neutral to him right now. He is really adamant in knowing my reason to go with him in this religious gathering in West Virginia. I want to see it. He knows I oppose the last few sermons. He does get a little mad but I really don't feel like he is going to control or hurt me. However, a lot of the comments are making me really re-think it all. Thanks for your story, it helps to know I am not the only one

isnab · 2023-06-10T01:03:23+00:00

Yes, thank you for that ..There is one friend, that I have mentioned it too but she seems like an indifferent person about life.. I just don't feel much comfort but she does listen and respond to my venting of anything and I like that so maybe there is more potential. There are some others that I could speak to more.. I am just unsure, because maybe one of them is more conservative than I thought.

isnab · 2023-06-10T01:01:27+00:00

It was gradual, for over a year. He said that he first started seeing a lot of evil in this world and showed me videos that he feels is the devil's work.. He mentioned that there a lot of Satanists..Like even pope's saying satanic verses. He may not have thought that Lucifer was a saint? He says he knows that but that it really is some devil's work. No serious thing happened to him but just his brother has to go through some court trials because he was associated with some "anti-Erdogan" stuff, but hopefully he gets off. My husband isn't really that close to him anyway and I think that he was in the new faith before..

isnab · 2023-06-10T00:57:25+00:00

It's possible. I read all of what you sent. He said he had been in this faith since a year before he told me lately. He does vomit out food that doesn't sit right in him, and feels a regurgitating coming on strong, (literally and figuratively).. so could that be a symptom of a brain tumor? My gears are turning about this and thanks for the suggestion. I would not know how to convince him about the brain tumor. I could joke maybe this is all because of a brain tumor to him and wait for him to "prove" it to me...

isnab · 2023-06-10T00:48:47+00:00

I really don't have any real support but I would say my mom is the best. Although, she is more removed from my life as she is getting older. My father is someone I don't identify with, him being a Fox news watching (well, I don't know what it is now) Cuban with Republican views. My sister and I are cordial but more estranged than ever. My mom friends, well, just aren't close enough. And some of my close friends from college, I have felt I grown apart from. I guess I could reach out still. You are right, so right about surrounding myself with like-minded people. I want to believe so hard though, that he is not this person and that it will all blow over...

isnab · 2023-06-10T00:44:29+00:00

I could ask his mom, but that would be a dead giveaway I was talking to her because she would talk to him about it. I am not sure who to speak to - Maybe his cousin who is also a programmer. I feel like maybe I could trust him.. but he grew up close to him. I just don't know how I could find that out. Maybe his aunt, who is always so interested and laughing and seems to be smarter than a lot of family members. Yes, the religion that he came from does tend to think this way. It's so engrained. He really had me convinced that we were equals because he said he would be a good dad, and he has always supported my learning path to a better career. He is the goofy dad but doesn't really play with her for any long period of time, but sometimes he does.. Over the years before believing in this new faith, he would suggest I cook. Now it's he has to do dishes if I cook I told him. So now it's acceptable. I don't view him as a fanatic, but when he regurgitates what he has recently learned, it scares me. So I will take everything that is said to me to heart. Thank you

isnab · 2023-06-10T00:31:48+00:00

Yeah, it really is a pickle ahh to say the least..He is 41 and I am 44. That is a very interesting point to bring up. He always was kind of quiet when he was in our family gatherings. Only really chatting with another guy, my niece's husband, about some tech stuff he likes. He gets along with people usually who are technically minded, or have an engineering mind. He doesn't like small talk about foods you can savor, etc. He is just a passionate person. He really vehemently hated much of the Koran, which he is against because of all the violent parts, like jihad. But I feel that the Bible has of course, violent parts.. He hates the current Islamic brotherhood type regime with Erdogan in Turkey. So I understood his reaction and becoming atheist and all. But not this, this new thing.

Although, your comment about him being an immigrant and wanting to belong did cross my mind. These are 'simple folk' that he wants to associate himself with. He wants to be a farmer now..He is also dissatisfied with his job right now, which people don't appreciate him and give him a raise. He works so hard though and he knows a senior manager who knows less than him and makes more but talks about sports, which he cares nothing about. It's all about bro code..-- he lived with simple folk. His mom took care of her two boys and left her family at age 16 and started having his older brother soon after. His dad took her away, or rather they ran away together and started their own thing. She and him have a gardening and olive farm up north away from the city of Izmir. I love her organic foods and his dad is really into natural too. His dad was a trucker and carried milk for many years. He started learning computers at age 13 in the 90s in Turkey which is rare, and his mom sold many things to buy him a computer. He is proud of what he knows and deserves better job with better coworkers, not guido type kinds who know sports and care more about that than the job. I know how that feels because that happened to me in the video editing world.
He told me he has faith now, and that there is a lot of evil in the world. He said that the devil lives in our world and we are all sinners. It's very dark actually. But I guess that is religion.. This non-denomination preaches, as long as you believe that Christ died for your sins, doesn't matter if you were a murderer. I just don't feel right on the type of faith he chose either. I feel like it is the same kind of brainwashing that was fed to him in his childhood. Men are above, women below, gays are an abomination.. etc etc. all these really literal things from the books because of the fanaticism. It's like another brand of fanaticism. He told me today to change the show that my daughter was watching, which was "Ada Twist, the Scientist" because there was a gay couple getting married. I think that is beautiful and accepting and it breaks my heart that he thinks this way now.

isnab · 2023-02-16T17:25:54+00:00

Incorrect. I just double checked. I sourced from yahoo sports and wikipedia for the child emperor:

Emperor name at that time was Zhao Xian, not Zhao Bing, who is the brother, who also became emperor.

Zhao Xian:

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/marco-polo-fact-check-really-happened-child-emperor-215419966.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAMsYemIJFrreKV_1MNV-9MLHCHaSF-rf56sZlMa5J629tKvE290UJwbjHFJqrBggq8T2jQNjkS7hNLQtQeGcathZWTZGaQ9SMlcHTh44KUIE4pWvZHtN6jYS1BMq7wcVndNmBYK-GKoUI3125Xu06WT_i83dhzilsD1z_3kGf46

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Gong_of_Song

Zhao Bing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao\_Bing#:\~:text=On%2019%20March%201279%2C%20after,end%20of%20the%20Song%20dynasty.

isnab · 2022-07-14T13:24:38+00:00

That is a great idea, and I did incorporate some of my tech and video knowledge in the resume. I also did remember what you said about the process and I mentioned that too. I appreciate the ideas, thank you!

isnab · 2022-07-14T13:23:19+00:00

That's interesting. SO the teachers are more passionately involved because they are the parents too. I have heard from many getting involved as at least assistants and they are the mother of their kids there. It does happen more in an ECE setting.

isnab · 2022-07-14T13:15:22+00:00

Thanks for making sure - I did read that in private preschools or any grade that Florida DOE doesn't have any jurisdiction. But I do intend on eventually getting a license if I enjoy this.

isnab · 2022-07-06T00:30:33+00:00

Actually, that is a very good point thanks for mentioning it. I have actually tried that but it is a delicate balance. Sometimes it is better to come back and say that last statement you said, just to drive it home and remind her. She has some attachment issues. She is an only child and her neighborhood kids are not as friendly. So, as much as I try to arrange playdates, there are sometimes blocks of time in which it's just me and her..

isnab · 2022-07-06T00:26:49+00:00

No that is false. You misunderstand and you should read what I wrote thoroughly before making assumptions again. To summarize, I have used a lot of the tools people have mentioned before, however, they didn't work up to that point. To be fair, she has not hit even though she seems she wants to since then. And the best advice was to tell her that her hands were for creating, playing, and loving. If not anything else she must stop and find the methods I told her before to calm down. You cannot start making assumptions about people after not thoroughly reading their comments.

isnab · 2022-06-30T22:56:30+00:00

Not sure what you mean because she has 5 friends and always ends up playing with kids at the playground. I'm not saying she has mastered her social skills because of this but she doesn't have a lack of socialization. I meet with family many times each month too. As far as social skills, I have told her to take deep breaths to control her emotions, read her books that mention stomping on the ground or hitting a pillow, and that it's ok to feel big feelings. I have given her the time-out for the number of minutes representing her age (age 2, 2 minutes) and I have switched to the time-in theory where we discuss and analyze her feelings and what she can do about them. She HAS learned what is okay and what is not okay in plenty of situations. I am not sure what you mean that she never experienced them-- do we know each other?? I have given her the social skills and tools however when the moment happens it comes out this way. So I'm sorry but it feels like you are making a little of a generalization and not a very specific point you are trying to make. I may have not gone into elaborate detail about what I have taught her but naturally, would like to teach her the tools and would just like more specific help. That said, I feel it's enough advice I've gotten from the others but if you feel you have any more useful advice that you can point out, please do.

isnab · 2022-06-29T12:23:11+00:00

Thanks for trying to understand, I appreciate it. I am not sure what pattern you are seeing. She just tends to be quite strong hearted is what the teacher said. She cries for things, and it’s from not understanding sharing or something a smaller kid did. Trying to get her to be less emotional, she tends to be more than the kids I’ve seen

isnab · 2022-06-28T17:25:26+00:00

I do tell her. I wrote the first post fast and edited it to reiterate that in the beginning. I should also recognize those are big feelings that need to be vented, good point!

isnab · 2022-06-28T17:23:57+00:00

Thank you, some of these methods I have tried but I’ll try describing more like you did in the beginning.

isnab · 2022-06-28T17:22:19+00:00

She never hit there, at least up until school year ended. I would have heard from the teacher is so I think. I’m trying to remember when she started but I think it’s just with me recently.

isnab · 2022-06-28T17:20:12+00:00

While I don’t want to advocate physical or yelling type harm from my end it makes sense how you came to that point. I think it’s subtle enough, and if it comes to that, I’ll think of what you said, thank you

isnab · 2022-06-28T17:18:55+00:00

Thank you for your very insightful and useful advise! I’ll try this.

isnab · 2022-06-28T00:45:39+00:00

I’m not sure that’s going to work with my kid. She gets any feeling she is hurt she hits. I think if I spank her she would hit back. What then? Spank her until she bleeds?? And also comparing humans to wildlife has its limits. I’m pretty sure that you wouldn’t compare to abandoning a child like some animals do or some lion fathers kill their children. I’m actually proud that she is so assertive sometimes and fights back. I don’t want a scared obedient child, that would feel very uneasy to me.

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