From: https://www.stevenfranssen.com/why-i-am-on-strike-from-politics/
I have talked about this a good deal in my community at Franssen.Locals.Com but I have not yet delineated it in a free, public forum.
My reasons are very simple and impersonal but a lot of people refuse to process the reasons, I think because they would then have to apply this to their own lives – which would cause discomfort and perhaps even suffering.
My reasons are thus:
-society at-large has gone beyond reason (loss of free speech; will-to-power world)
-attempting to bring reason to politics is increasingly dangerous
-it is self-sacrifice to care about people more than they care about themselves
-at great cost to myself, I gave great advice via politics for years and there was no fundamental change in society (if anything, a marked decline)
-I am on-strike from politics in the same way a doctor may simply refuse to treat a morbidly obese patient who refuses to help themselves
I went into politics because there was a bonafide opportunity to lift the lid on the corruption that was going on in the West. I stayed in politics beyond the loss of free speech because of reasons having to do with my personal history, which I have since addressed.
This is a simple line of thinking but some people will invent any kind of mental backflip possible to malign me so as to not process these basic reasons, which are universals and observable in reality by anyone.
I have yet to encounter a good argument as to why I should remain in politics. I suspect there isn’t one. Threats and derision aren’t arguments.
When you give people good advice and they attack you for it, you are freed from caring about them. If you’re on the wrong side of this equation, the only way to gain redemption is to fully apologize for having attacked the good advice giver and to best incorporate as swiftly as possible the good advice they once gave you. I am hard at work in this endeavor.
Having a look at one of Miles Mathis' "favorite films" and the social commentary relevant at the time.
A longer look at the evils of Section 8, the undue advantage it has granted, and the destruction it has wrought on Middle America. Enjoy!
Per AI - “What is Philosophy and wisdom meant to protect us from?”
Philosophy and wisdom are meant to protect us from different kinds of self-destruction. At a practical level, they protect us from:
Deception — being fooled by others, trends, propaganda, or our own biases.
Impulsiveness — sacrificing long-term goals for short-term pleasure.
Meaninglessness — drifting through life without purpose or direction.
Fear — especially fear of death, failure, rejection, and uncertainty.
Pride and ego — overestimating ourselves and making avoidable mistakes.
Emotional chaos — being controlled by anger, envy, lust, greed, or resentment.
Poor judgment — repeatedly making decisions that harm our future.
Many philosophers believed wisdom is less about becoming smarter and more about seeing reality clearly.
For example:
Socrates believed wisdom protects us from ignorance.
Epictetus believed it protects us from suffering caused by trying to control what we cannot.
Aristotle believed it protects us from ...
