#complex issues

[jello-the-frog]

Major tw; feces talk, dead bodies, sureal dreams, venting, poor living conditions

So I just wanted to vent the fact that I've Just had this dream where in my house there was a dead body, I was sick and shitting myself, no I don't have a scatt fetish, I think it's because one of our dogs is experiencing diarrhea, I have no idea about the dead body part, it was super vivid, I keep seeing this beautiful top in my dreams, all pink frilly with gemstones and pearls, like it was so vivid I was questioning a real conversation me and my dad had before the dream thinking it was apart of the dream, 3 people died in it, and near the end I was dreaming of cats and a better living space, my parents are depressed and my mom has menopause and trying their best to keep the house clean so please don't leave comments like "I'm calling cps". or similar, it's way more complex. I also want to rant the fact that my house is always covered in clothes and somewhere in the pile there's a piece of dog shit, it feels like every part of the floor at some point has had dog poop on it, it usually gets taken care of but sometimes just sits there, we can't afford cleaning services, even if we did cps might get involved, and that scares the hell out of me, I love my parents and my biggest fear is loosing them. In the past there's been in the kitchen under all the trash piles of rotting vegetables that smell rancid and are covered in maggots, maggots have been so present in my life sense I was 6 that every time I see a piece of lone rice my brain tells me its a maggot, and I want to help clean I swear but I'm also struggling with depression and adhd, yeah, adhd, the QuIrKy neurological dysfunction disorder, for sometimes hours on end I think of cleaning and tearing myself up for not doing it while I sit there blankly or while doing something I'm supposed to enjoy, I hate, hate hate, with every fiber of my being when someone puts down adhd as a super power, or quirk, or [insert dismissive statement to my own suffering], because it sure doesn't fucking feel like a super power as my body refuses to move while my mind is going for my jugular while I feel like I want to cry, same thing with autism, I hate it that people's pain gets dismissed and rebranded as a super power while those same people call us lazy un-ambitious, ect, I fucking hate it here, what did I deserve to get the near perfect family yet have such a fucked up childhood and teenhood. What, did, I do. Nothing. And I want to cry every time I look at those grades that keep getting lower while I try to survive the day, ripping myself piece by piece till my mouth and stomach has ripped up every part of me then swallowed itself into nothing. My own parents have said I'm lazy and it makes me want to scream, I don't want to be but everything around me is so draining to see that there's no energy left for me to get anything done, I feel like I'm working on 5% constantly, I can technically still function but I'm so close to shutting down at any moment. I want to earn that switch,I want to earn my own games but everything is so draining and screaming for attention that I just shut down and get nothing done but a few extra hours of sleep and my electronics taken away while my now non distracted brain tries to eat me alive with all the nasty horrible things it calls me. I'm so fucking tired and I can't even own a car yet, and now I'm thinking about the dream where the dead body of somebody is rotting in my parents room, surrounded by shit and piss, thinking about the fact people out there are living that reality, I feel so helpless and no matter how much they clean the house it always returns eventually to the rotting maggot infested house. And the only reason it ever happens is because I snap and yell at the people I'd kys for. Maybe jumping off a building would end this vicious cycle of pain.

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These images fit well with how my mental state feels fragile at the moment. Maybe all of this is over exaggerating and I'm the issue and being dramatic and traumatized

Rant over, bleh

[bluebunnyears-08]

How Rusty Rose Could Be Darker: Analysis Of A Rusted Rose

Alright, so I really want to talk about how the very concept of Rusty Rose could be even more messed up. So here's a post on our robotic queen <3

So you guys are wondering, how can the concept of one of the sweetest Sonic characters becoming nothing more than a robot of destruction, used for 5 dictators' purposes be darker than it already is?

Well, what if I presented the ideas of both lobotomy and body removal, not to mention the mental issues that Rusty has? Yep, we're going to explore that!

First let's speak about body removal, the easier one. Let's take a look at Rusty's design, shall we?

She has no real body parts save for her head, and only by a little. Her arms and legs have clearly been removed as well as the rest of her body, including her organs, which is horrifying. Even her hair is nothing more than a helmet.

This makes you think, well not ALL of her organs are removed, I mean she still has a heart right?

Well...

Yeah, It's not pleasant. She has a flicky in place of a heart which is horrifying, both for the implications that the flicky is being used as an energy source, and that Rusty shows no attachment to it. The only thing that has been saved is a side of her face. The rest of her is nothing but Robo limbs. It's seen in the pirate episodes that Rusty is also waterproof. And in the first two episodes, it's shown she's fireproof.

In fact, she doesn't even have her other eye, it's just a red dot now. Not to mention her emerald eye, her real eye, looks robotic as well.

Rusty isn't human anymore. She lost that to the Council, who use her as a tool. Which makes me all the more curious about what the hell happened to make Rusty this way? What made her decide to damage herself to become a killer cyborg?

We probably won't find out until season 2, so I'm just going to go on to my next point.

Lobotomy.

Now I know some of you are saying that what Rusty does is in code, but wouldn't they have to get to her brain in order to do that? Not to mention, Rusty can be programmed to change sides without question. And when that happens her red dot turns to yellow, which is probably just because Nine was the one in control with his signature color of yellow.

Rusty doesn't act like the Amy we know, she's cold, apathetic, and robotic. But Rusty shows emotions, but it's just barely expressed. Most of the time she has a stoic frown on her face.

The effects of lobotomy are a change in the subject's personality, emotions, empathy, and ability to function on their own. However, a long-term side effect is a mental dullness.

Lobotomy is a process where the subjects (I'm never saying patient to such a horrible thing) have neural connections between the frontal lobe, a part of the brain that controls the person's memory, emotions, and problem-solving skills severed by a sharp surgical tool.

I think the process Rusty went through was the Transorbital Lobotomy, which is where the process done through the person's eye sockets. Something must've gone wrong or something because her left eye is no longer there. So they replaced it with the grate and dot, which could be something planted inside Rusty's eyesocket (Yeah I know, I'm getting squirmish too).

The effects of transorbital lobotomy (which is used to eliminate excess emotion and stabilize a personality, which the Council might've used to remove any strong emotions) can cause the subject to be childlike and less prone to worry.

Now I know some of you might be saying that Rusty isn't childish, not really, but Rusty's needs to look to others for orders and random bouts of emotions evoke a childlike feel to her. Like she's a child looking to adults for guidance.

This brings me to my last point in this post; Rusty's complex issue.

When it's looked into more, Rusty doesn't seem to serve on the council because she just wants to, it's probably to feel validated or appreciated. Instead of giving herself validation and accepting herself, she undergoes robotic implants and lobotomy to please a group of dictators.

Rusty doesn't love herself.

And when she probably realized earlier her mistake, she gives up on fighting it, instilling a dull and emotionally suppressed mindset (not that it wasn't already). But then Nine programs her to fight for the Rebels, and we see that Rusty's more expressive, more lively than she was.

She expresses herself more because she's not alone anymore.

Then Nine abandons her and the Rebels, and we see this.

When Nine abandons them, Rusty doesn't show shock or surprise; she shows tired disappointment, not at Nine, in fact, she seems to accept his betrayal. In the first picture, her self-disappointment is on full display, she's saddened at the fact that Nine didn't think of her as good enough and left her.

The second picture has her looking down, still sad, still loathing herself.

Then the last one has her finally break into tears, not just at the betrayal, but at her self-thought failure to be useful. She looks angry at herself.

Knuckles is furious, and Rouge is hurt, but Rusty is the one that truly breaks down at that moment. Knuckles and Rouge escape, and we see Rusty. Her sadness was suddenly gone, a small smile on her face.

It's relieved in a way. It shows what Rusty truly thinks. She doesn't want the city to be a punk-dystopian city, she regrets her choice to join the Council, and she wants freedom like the others. But then this happens.

She gets reprogrammed to the Council, and her thoughts are overridden by code and she serves the Council once more. She doesn't look too happy about it either.

Then we'll skip to episode 6, with Nine getting captured. When Mister Dr. Eggman announces that Nine has been captured we see a brief look of some sort of sadness on Rusty.

Only for it to harden.

Rusty didn't seem happy when the fox she worked under briefly got caught, there's a sense of sadness. Only for it to be squashed down into cold aloofness. She goes back under the Council's plan.

Then in the pirate episode, Rusty sees Black Rose, and both are understandably shocked. Rusty glitches out and refuses to bomb the rest of the ship. Her face as she calls for the robots to stop and her voice both sound panicked.

She doesn't seem to want to hurt Black Rose for some reason. A reason we'll find out in season 2. Hopefully Black Rose'll make her find peace with herself.

Anyway, this was just another messed up theory, and thank you for reading it! I hope you liked it, and I'll see ya when I come up with another crazy theory.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Do you ever feel that your life is too complex for God to understand? Remember, God created the entire universe, and nothing is too difficult for him. God created you; he is alive today, and his love is bigger than any problem you may face.

[marcogiovenale]

today, 22 oct, online talk by william reckmeyer: "part smart | whole stupid. the relevance and value of cybernetics-systemics in the 21st century"

Part Smart | Whole Stupid The Relevance and Value of Cybernetics-Systemics in the 21st Century William Reckmeyer  today: October 22 at 7pm LINK TO THE MEETING Expectations about the rosy future of humanity in the 21st century have changed profoundly over the past 35 years, since the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the World Wide Web ushered in a new era of hyper-globalization that has…

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22 oct, online talk by william reckmeyer: "part smart | whole stupid. the relevance and value of cybernetics-systemics in the 21st century"

Part Smart | Whole Stupid The Relevance and Value of Cybernetics-Systemics in the 21st Century William Reckmeyer  October 22 at 7pm LINK TO THE MEETING Expectations about the rosy future of humanity in the 21st century have changed profoundly over the past 35 years, since the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the World Wide Web ushered in a new era of hyper-globalization that has raised…

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JERUSALEM | Republicans celebrate opening of US embassy in Jerusalem

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JERUSALEM | Republicans celebrate opening of US embassy in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — The opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem attracted more than a dozen Republican members of Congress, two billionaire GOP fundraisers and the president’s eldest daughter, putting on a display of political muscle and Republican unity rare for the Trump era.

Even as it sparked deadly protests in the Mideast, President Donald Trump’s decision to relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem united a cross-section of the GOP. It injected new energy into the evangelical movement, which has long wanted the embassy moved because of the deep religious significance of the area. And it pleased big donors and allowed Trump to claim another campaign promise kept.

“Above all else, we’ve shown that the United States of America will do what’s right. And so we have,” declared Trump’s chief Mideast adviser, son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The celebration underscored the power of the evangelical wing of the party, which has set aside early skepticism of Trump to deliver some the president’s most loyal — and rewarded — backers. The outpouring of support Tuesday, initiated by a president who isn’t steeped in the complex issues, even surprised some of the movement leaders.

“This is one thing that’s most visible, tangible, recognizable by the evangelical community,” said Tony Perkins, who leads the social conservative Family Research Council. “It’s actually taken me aback a bit to see just how strongly this is received.”

Top officials with the Republican National Committee, along with a delegation of four Republican senators, 10 Republican congressmen and one Republican governor, cheered Kushner from the gallery.

The RNC’s new finance chair Tom Ricketts attended. The GOP’s most powerful political donor, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, watched from the front row minutes earlier as Ivanka Trump and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin unveiled the embassy’s new facade. “I did it for my constituents — their love and affection for the people of Israel,” said Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., who organized the U.S. delegation’s visit. He was also pleased by the Adelson family’s reaction.

“Just to see their joy was a moment of happiness for me,” Wilson said of Adelson, who in recent days donated $30 million to a super PAC focused on helping the House GOP retain its majority this fall. Amid this week’s parades and receptions across Israel, however, partisan divisions back home were rising to the surface.

Not a single elected Democrat attended the celebration in Israel. Most were silent Monday as the ceremony unfolded on television. A few, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, issued written statements of support.

“Every nation should have the right to choose its capital. I sponsored legislation to do this two decades ago, and I applaud President Trump for doing it,” the top Senate Democrat said in a rare moment of agreement with the Republican president.

Wilson said he personally invited “a significant number” of Democrats to attend the festivities in person, but many cited scheduling conflicts.

The politics on the left are far more complicated. Liberal groups such as Indivisible have opposed moving the embassy, warning it would be provoke violence and demolish trust with the Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as a future capital.

Violence broke out along the Israel-Gaza border Monday, leaving more than 50 Palestinians dead. The move appeared to end — at least for now — America’s chances of becoming a neutral peace broker in the Middle East.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called the deadly protests in Gaza “just heartbreaking.” She called on the administration to state its “unequivocal support” for a two-state solution and restart negotiations.

“The location of the embassy is a final-status issue that should have been resolved as part of peace negotiations where both sides benefit, not just one side,” Feinstein said.

Ralph Reed, chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, was among the evangelical leaders invited to the ceremony. He called the absence of Democrats “sad.”

Reed had little to say on Pastor Robert Jeffress, the leader of a Dallas-area Baptist church, who delivered the opening blessing at Monday’s ceremony. Jeffress has previously called Islam a cult, called Mormonism “a heresy from the pit of hell” and declared Jews “can’t be saved.”

His participation drew criticism from one prominent Republican, Utah GOP Senate candidate Mitt Romney, who called the pastor a “religious bigot.”

Jeffress told The Associated Press he believed his comments were taken out of context.

“I think it’s sad that Mitt feels the need to lash out in anger on such a historic day, but it’s not going to overshadow what is happening here,” he said.

White House spokesman Raj Shah said he couldn’t explain how Jeffress became involved with the event. But he said those views, “if they’re accurate reflections of what was said, wouldn’t be embraced by this White House.”

Despite the spat, Monday undoubtedly marked a new high-point for the Christian conservatives, already pleased with Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court. Trump, who rarely speaks about his faith and used to support abortion rights, had not been an obvious ally.

Perkins noted that Trump himself was initially confused by the connection between America’s evangelicals and Israel. The issue came up during a recent meeting at the White House.

“He made the comment that in New York, he didn’t think that Christians and Jews got along that well,” Perkins recalled. “But he saw that the evangelicals have a deep appreciation for the Jewish people and for Israel and stand strongly with them. So it’s been kind of an educational process for him to understand how important this is to the evangelical community.”

The impact of the embassy rippled across Iowa, where some religious conservatives have struggled to accept Trump’s comments about women and his three marriages, said Bob Vander Plaats, who leads the Iowa-based Family Leader.

“People are high-fiving. What a historic day,” he said. The historic move overshadows “any flaws or baggage that Trump may carry that evangelicals are uncomfortable with.” In a video address shown at the ceremony’s opening, Trump said the

U.S. still remains “fully committed” to pursing a Mideast peace deal. “It’s been a long time coming,” Trump said of his decision.

He continued. “May there be peace, may God bless this embassy, may God bless all who serve there, and may God bless the United States of America.” ___ Peoples reported in New York. AP writers Anne Flaherty, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller and Josh Lederman in Washington contributed to this report.

By STEVE PEOPLES and ARON HELLER ,By Associated Press – published on STL.News by St. Louis Media, LLC(R.A)

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Parallel Realities

You’ve heard of the concept of parallel timelines, right?

If you’ve seen Community, think of the episode where the roll of the dice introduces a new timeline for every possible outcome.

Or on Futruama, the paraboxes

In these examples, the different realities, or timelines, or universes - however you want to describe and perceive them - exist outside of what is interpreted to be the reality we all share.

But what if we don’t all share that reality? And I don’t mean to say that people with mental illness, or people with different upbringings, or people who are otherwise fundamentally different or other from ourselves will experience things differently... I just mean that any two people (really, ANY two people) can view the same situation entirely differently.

For example, if a stranger follows me around for a week to discover my likes and dislikes in order to ask me out on a proper date by gifting me some of my favorite things, this stranger might interpret that as cute while I might interpret that as terrifying.

Or, another example, a student in a classroom will see the fact that a teacher is hollering at them to be quiet is hypocritical and thus it is permissible for them to holler since the teacher is doing it has a very different take on reality than the teacher who thought hollering was needed in order for students to hear the command to quiet.

Let’s take another, more complex issue, with many different takes and stances and a lot of emotion involved. Gun violence. This is a big beast to tackle because it has so many different facets: Second amendment rights, political biases, school safety, policing, event protection, poverty, small business growth, etc. This issue cannot be solved with one blanket policy or even a few small tweaks to the system. In order to get at an issue so embedded into our culture and political frameworks, we have to understand that no one person has the right answer. We have to understand that everyone’s version of reality surrounding their interpretation of gun violence and their understanding of how it could be fixed... is valid. Even if we don’t agree with it. We need to work together and decide that whatever we come up with together is going to be stronger than if we worked on it alone, because everyone brings something to the table. We are therefore not working towards a compromise we can live with, we are working together to fill in the gaps of each other’s realities because we all have access to each other’s realities, but we don’t all live in each other’s realities. These issues are complex and nuanced and there is no right answer. There is no wrong answer either - except inaction... and settling in a world where you decide to not even try to understand another person’s point of view. That’s the wrong answer.