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In all these situations, I find that my course of action following the experience of the melancholy is stable and aligns with my vision for the future in accord with the Order of the World.
Via these means to address melancholy, I have yet to take an action that I can say in hindsight was unwise.

There are times when I feel not regret for my decisions as they have led me to where I am today, but some melancholy.
In such cases, sometimes I let my emotions flow through the light of my consciousness. Other times, I ask myself pointedly if these emotions compel me to act, then what are these actions, and finally will these actions resolve the cause of the sadness. Still in other cases, I have a "conversation" with myself posing as a dear friend to aid...

I can see though that the political ground is not barren. There is potential to influence these younger people. The old folks are off in their own worlds going along with whatever there is.

Progress can be made gently, subtly, and with care to ensure that they believe they developed the correct means to build a healthy community that lives in accord with nature all on their own.

Also, I speak differently here than there, but the message is still the same though veiled as needed.

The females in this group of younger people (as I have seen in other groups) are all quite dominant as many eastern European or Mediterranean females can be.
The males act as your garden-variety liberal males, letting them drive the conversation.

Because what the females are saying is not original, I am pondering expressing my opinions as well. In social terms, this expresses dominance and drive while they pretend to do so by parroting male speech. Potential pitfalls exist of course...

I was in a group of Orthodox Christians today having a discussion, and the topic of Trump and Putin meeting was discussed.
Color me surprised but I heard one female state that she is "sick of the American Empire pushing feminism and globohomo around the world."

Those were her words. I'm glad she's listening to a male who says such things. I had an epiphany from the wider conversation as well...

The question of whether or not Communisim could work in theory was settled before even the rise of the Soviet Union. Ludwig Von Mises correctly identified the problem with all socialism, communist or otherwise: there is no method for economic calculation without the market.

We do not need to have this discussion again. If socialism is to be advocated then a logically consistent answer/solution must be provided to address this.

@Tfmonkey
A couple shows ago someone mentioned that a downside of being a trans woman is that the masons won't accept you. That is partially correct. Each state in the US has its own Grand Lodge, which are totally independent of one another. Some simply say you must have been "born a male". I would recommend anyone looking into Masonry check their state's Grand Lodge's ruling on the matter.

(This is a joke.)

St.Valentine's Day is great: all the fireworks are on sale from two day's prior.

@Mike_Microwave @shortstories @Based_Accelerationist @Mongoliaboo We will see what happens as I exert my influence within the community. I hope that my influence will lead people to conclude that indeed if the community is to grow, we have to do the opposite of female empowerment.

I had an excellent discussion with an Orthodox priest today. He agrees that the West is sick, that equality is a lie, and that divorce laws are terrible.

He agrees with all the specifics of TWRA, but his advice is hope that the right one can be found; so, there is hope for the younger part of the community provided they are willing to enforce patriarchy. Even if he doesn't openly advocate for patriarchy, I will take not standing in its way. Social enforcement of consequences is the key.

While TFM is correct about the West falling and the East rising, and I understand the point he was making, I believe in the Wed. show he wasn't thinking about the Chinese empires that were thriving during and after Rome.

The notion of "the known world" being ruled by a single dominant power is a bit flexible.

@KingOfWhiteAmerica I was just reading about The Divine Energies, and the language has given a more contemplative perspective on God.

"This supramental sensation of the Living God (which is experienced in contemplation) is accompanied by a vision of light, of light essentially different from physical light. Man himself abides in light because...he then neither sees nor feels his own material being or the materiality of the world."

This is great language for communicating this experience.

@Tfmonkey Do you think that we should put our 6 months of emergency cash into a money market or simply keep it in a checking account and forego the gains it could make in favor of full liquidity? I'm contemplating moving 5 out of the 6 months' funds. That would give me a month's worth while I pull the rest if I need it.

@Tfmonkey I'm not surprised you don't like soy sauce if all you've had is stuff from American Chinese restaurants. There is good tequila and there is gasoline; it's same idea.

Low-quality soy sauce is crap, but you could add a Tbsp of decent soy sauce to braising liquid like you would add a dash of liquid smoke to baked beans or a squeeze of tomato paste into chili. In all such cases, you add umami and increase the meat's "meatiness".

I believe that Mises can be forgiven for his mistaken understanding of female nature as an advocate of classical liberalism because at the time (1922), psychoanalysis was brand new, Evolutionary Psychology didn't exist yet, feminism was in phase 1, and its effects were not felt yet: most families unaffected.
I think if he were alive today, he would conclude that MGTOW is a perfectly reasonable reaction to the market and that female empowerment has brought about the dissolution of the family.

If you've not read "Socialism" by Ludwig von Mises, I would recommend it. In one of the earlier chapters he discusses how the feminist movement has at its heart socialism as a common end.

Additionally, I do not fully agree with some of his conclusions about the potential for female nature to be much more like male nature, but his assessment of the facts are accurate...

@Tfmonkey Here is feedback as you requested at the end of the Saturday show:

It's not gameplay as-such that is the issue. George can play any game, or you can play games like FGO or Killing Floor 2 without issue as you can still discuss things.

Gameplay requires too much concentration such as Path of Exiles 2 during a boss fight or Identity V's gameplay detracts from the show because it becomes visual-only.

If you want those high-concentration games, have another stream for just games.

A new video from Marcus remembering those of the community who are no longer with us and what the community once was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwqLa1xo-Rk