These 2 images were posted on facebook on the same day, and it struck me that they both illustrate just how far we have yet to go, as a society, in overcoming the 'us vs them' mentality.
Add to that, the extreme political polarizing taking place in the US right now. There has always been rivalry between Democrats and Republicans, but I don't recall ever seeing any president being labeled the 'anti-Christ' before. Yesterday someone posted a pic of Obama's mother, as a young woman, nude. As though that should somehow incriminate her son! The caption said something about "so that's why he is so immoral."
I found it very tasteless. Not the nude, but the caption. We have no idea what the circumstances were for her to pose nude...maybe it was for her husband! Even if it was for pay or whatever, how is that any worse than all the movie stars who routinely do nude roles in movies? If Obama's mother had been a movie star, he would be respected for it. Instead, this smut is being circulated around the internet, as though his mother's action somehow made him turn out 'bad.' It's senseless bigotry.
Why do people still not see the contradiction? The very same people who criticized Bush's wars (and rightly so) now cannot recognize that Obama is doing the same and worse. The very same people who were in an uproar over elementary school children being shot, look the other way when it's happening in another country...by our very own president.
I realize I just touched upon some hot button topics here, and if this discussion gets political, it will get moved to the Politics forum. But I'm putting it here for now, because what I'm really interested in discussing is the tendency to not recognize these contradictions...it's called cognitive dissonance...and what that means from a spiritual perspective. Is this catalyst unutilized? Is it a safety mechanism designed by our Logos? Is there a plus side to this coping mechanism?
In other words, why do people react with cognitive dissonance? Does anyone understand the Mind, as explained by Ra, enough to even begin to tackle this question?
And, what is the best way to respond to cognitive dissonance when we encounter it? What is the best way to respond to selective compassion? Do we simply look the other way? Or do we gently, lovingly speak up? If you were unaware that you were subconsciously walling off a realization about an important topic, would you want it pointed out to you? Say, for example, about US drones killing children...
I find this a troubling issue because it seems to be increasing, if anything. Maybe I need to quit reading facebook and remain blissfully unaware.
Which brings up another question: Is that the way to attune to 4D? How do we balance being proactive with not giving power to the negativity?
Just some musings...
Add to that, the extreme political polarizing taking place in the US right now. There has always been rivalry between Democrats and Republicans, but I don't recall ever seeing any president being labeled the 'anti-Christ' before. Yesterday someone posted a pic of Obama's mother, as a young woman, nude. As though that should somehow incriminate her son! The caption said something about "so that's why he is so immoral."
I found it very tasteless. Not the nude, but the caption. We have no idea what the circumstances were for her to pose nude...maybe it was for her husband! Even if it was for pay or whatever, how is that any worse than all the movie stars who routinely do nude roles in movies? If Obama's mother had been a movie star, he would be respected for it. Instead, this smut is being circulated around the internet, as though his mother's action somehow made him turn out 'bad.' It's senseless bigotry.
Why do people still not see the contradiction? The very same people who criticized Bush's wars (and rightly so) now cannot recognize that Obama is doing the same and worse. The very same people who were in an uproar over elementary school children being shot, look the other way when it's happening in another country...by our very own president.
I realize I just touched upon some hot button topics here, and if this discussion gets political, it will get moved to the Politics forum. But I'm putting it here for now, because what I'm really interested in discussing is the tendency to not recognize these contradictions...it's called cognitive dissonance...and what that means from a spiritual perspective. Is this catalyst unutilized? Is it a safety mechanism designed by our Logos? Is there a plus side to this coping mechanism?
In other words, why do people react with cognitive dissonance? Does anyone understand the Mind, as explained by Ra, enough to even begin to tackle this question?
And, what is the best way to respond to cognitive dissonance when we encounter it? What is the best way to respond to selective compassion? Do we simply look the other way? Or do we gently, lovingly speak up? If you were unaware that you were subconsciously walling off a realization about an important topic, would you want it pointed out to you? Say, for example, about US drones killing children...
I find this a troubling issue because it seems to be increasing, if anything. Maybe I need to quit reading facebook and remain blissfully unaware.
Which brings up another question: Is that the way to attune to 4D? How do we balance being proactive with not giving power to the negativity?
Just some musings...
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