( Watching Mitch McConnell summarizing his position relative to the impeachment of Trump)We should all be really concerned by the impeachment going on in the U.S! Not because it introduces a new level of corruption and indignity but rather because it highlights the corruption and indignity that is already occurring on a daily basis in the U.S-the corruption of Truth and indignities hurled at individuals in the courts of our nations as a regular ritual.It goes by various names- “adversarial” “rule of Law” and “spinning”.
This manouevre goes on as well in advertisements,in arguments about privacy,in ideological debates,in how bureaucracies prevent you from getting your rights! In fact it even happens in daily discourse with people you know well where I sense,especially amongst young people a reflex,even a need, to disagree(I am not talking only about adolescents but rather young adults and millennials)- as if they need to do this to preserve their very identity.Needless to say this is very corrosive to Truth and prevents them from listening to Reality instead of maintaining their biases!
This being said,I have never seen a better exemplar of this “spinning” than the current impeachment debacle.But make no mistake about it- this process is going on in our courts and public institutions as a matter of course. In fact it is the default process of our society!
No wonder people are confused!
Impeachment Day! Does Donald Trump deserve to be impeached?! Of course! But one could also argue,as no-one,certainly not the sheep-like journalists, is lol,that the U.S. Constitution itself should be impeached -because it is not working! The U.S. has the worst record on ALL social variables(crime,violence,efficiency of health care delivery,wealth distribution,childhood poverty etc.,etc.)of ALL developed nations.Shouldn’t that get people thinking?!
In my view,one of the major reasons for that is that the basic premises of the Constitution are false!”All men are created equal”(obviously false.Needs no explanation!).”They are endowed with inalienable rights to life(wrong! That is in the hands of God) liberty(no,there are all kinds of restrictions to liberty-especially if you believe in Divine Law) and the pursuit of happiness(a false goal as happiness,too,is outside of our control,the idea is often linked to hedonism and it is ultimately not our goal which should be acceptance and serenity about the Divine Will)-that is what brings peace of mind.So,and this may sound too strong,the American Constitution, despite the well-meaning intention of the founders to correct the excesses of monarchy,is corrupt to the core!It is a recipe for selfishness,superficiality and unreality! Put that in your pipe and smoke it,lol.
Two concepts explain why the political and legal processes that surround us almost never get to the heart of the matter- “adversarial” and “consistency”! If you look at the mindset of politicians and lawyers you will see that these are foundational ideas.
Now, ironically,these two are at antipodes to each other- completely inconsistent lol.So adversarial means that you are arguing only one side of the equation as in a formal debate.Supposedly through two opposing parties offering completely opposite viewpoints,one is supposed to be able to clearly see the Truth! Really?! Think of the O.J. trial for example, which is not as unique as the lawyers would like to pretend.You put enough opposing information in front of people and what happens? They get confused.
That’s all!
As to “consistency” ,the argument is that the truth can be obtained by taking a few facts or alternatively masses of data and logically extrapolating from those facts or ” crunching the data” and then you can see the truth emerging! Ever seen that at work lol?! Try looking at all the Commissions and committees investigating the Canadian medical system as it continues to degrade itself and you’ll see how well that works!
The metaphysical flaw here is to believe that Reality is some logical structure that can be taken apart and reconstructed when in fact Reality,itself,is full of contradictions and inconsistencies.(C.F. Jellalludin Rumi)The most potent instrument we have for detecting it is inner vision(basirat) intuition
and discernment- not logic.So,with these two concepts at the heart of the processes,no surprise that we are deeply mired in confusion-especially at the societal level!
If you carefully watch the Congressional hearings you will notice an underlying assumption-that if you get the facts precisely right and then use impeccable logic to elaborate from those facts .you will get to the Truth of the matter and be able to convince people of it.That is SO wrong in so many ways! Amongst others,it ignores the importance of the inner- the intentions,the unconscious bias,the ideological bias and the level of awareness(also an inner element of the Reality).False Epistemology =false conclusions.So don’t be surprised if they get to the wrong conclusions! It is totally predictable
If there is one word to summarize what is ruining our lives it is….EFFICIENCY!( We can include in that term cost-cutting as a financial form of efficiency).Efficiency,so touted by our politicians,economists and other management intelligentsia, is causing people to be more and more stressed out and overwhelmed at their workplaces.Efficiency is causing our foods to be contaminated with artificial fertilizers and pesticides and OGMs.Efficiency is causing our construction materials to be more and more contaminated with cancerogenic ingredients.And efficiency is causing us to abandon our children to commercial day-cares and our elderly to old peoples homes.Interesting that not a single Democratic candidate including the hallowed Bernie Sanders is bringing this up.That is because they are all socially conditioned by materialistic philosophies-Socialism/Marxism being just one amongst others.All of them value measurable results-another form of so-called efficiency.All of this is killing our hearts,ruining our relationships and creating a greedy,egocentric society!
Aha! Another “Democratic Illusion”-that if you generate conflict by your words or behaviour you are doing the wrong thing! Wrong lol! Consider this..Jesus,Mohammed saws and Moses all generated considerable conflict in their communities by asserting Truth.Truth trumps superficial,hypocritical peace.Sorry folks-there’s no easy way.The promoters of falsehood and distraction are persistent and hard-working.We have to be as well.
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The Supremely Foolish Court(yes,that’s the same court that stated that billionaires could spend as much money as they wanted on election campaigns because spending money is part of their constitutional right to Free Speech! I’m not joking!)meets today to consider gun control laws which are already insane in the U.S. but could potentially get even more insane.If you look carefully at the process you will understand why they are “Supremely Foolish”. They start with a set of principles designed at another period of time for another set of problems.Then they elaborate and extrapolate from those principles via their admittedly outstanding cognitive functions(the inheritors of Aristotle no doubt lol) .And from that you are supposed to arrive at Truth! The entire epistemology is wrong! But very few people,especially politicians,lawyers and journalists,can see it.We need men and women of wisdom and vision not Professor Nimbus,hypercerbral types if we ever want to have a just society.You can’t do that simply through brain power!
I don’t believe in consensus scientists.They are mostly sheep-like followers.I believe in geniuses-people of vision and insight like Copernicus and Einstein and Freud.Remember that at the time of Copernicus the consensus was that the world was flat and at the time of Einstein the world was static and Newtonian and at the time of Freud all psychological problems were neurological!
So as I watch the November freezes and snowstorms across the U.S. and Canada,I say to myself “H-m-m global warming caused by human activity.Maybe not?!” Yes,I know the trope about”It’s climate not weather”. A distinction without a difference as climate is simply accumulated weather.Get enough weather changes and you have climate change.So if you are interested in the geniuses in this area ,try looking up two Scandinavians-Henrik Svensmark from Denmark and Nils-Axel Morner from Sweden.(You can also dismiss most of their critics as you would dismiss the Pharisees criticizing Jesus and the Quraish doing likewise with Mohammed saws.)
At the risk of oversimplifying their position ,these two scientists believe that it’s mostly about the sun effects on weather and not about carbon imprint.
My only question here is why Allah,who is behind all these events,may be relenting on the final destruction of the planet? What good is man doing that could engender Mercy from our Creator?! Beats me.Then again the difference between God and the consensus scientists is that I trust and submit to His wisdom whereas I am seriously skeptical of theirs!
The psychoanalysts taught us that in order to communicate a Truth ,you first had to interpret the defense mechanism.So what is the primary defense mechanism of our society? Not listening! (Watch the Congressional hearings if you don’t believe me!).Where does this come from?-a whole set of social conditionnings including the emphasis on Rationnality and the ubiquitous marketing that we have learnt “to turn a deaf ear” ! Is there a solution?I don’t see one! If you tell them they are not listening or not hearing,they just get offended! Maybe prayer?! Or maybe we are truly on The Eve of Destruction” and this,too, is part of the Divine Plan!
From the wisdom of the Sufis: “And the renowned Master Ibn ’Ata’illah says in his Hikam: ‘May the pain of trial be lightened for you by your knowledge that it is He, be He exalted, who is trying you.’ There is no doubt that, for men(and women) of God, their best moment is the moment of distress, for this is what fosters their growth. He also says in his Hikam: ‘The best of your moments is that in which you are aware of your distress and thrown back upon your own helplessness….’ ”
There is no doubt that for men(and women) of God the best moment is the moment of distress. When there is no recourse to yourself. When we find ourselves helpless, that is the best moment, if you understand. It may be in distress you will find benefits that you have been unable to find either in prayer or in fasting.”
Understood and applied, any one of the posts on this site could change your life-forever!
