[SEGMENT 1-1] The identity crisis 1 The identity crisis is real. And it’s intentional. What’s interesting about identity is we are told that we need to know ourselves. I remember in the 70s when people would talk of “finding himself or herself”. I didn’t know what it meant at the time, but I learned far later in life. Elon Musk brought up a profound concept recently in an interview with Tucker Carlson. Essentially Musk said that American society has lost its religion, and thus many Americans have a hole in their souls. Musk then declared, “Nature abhors a vacuum…they need something to fill that void. So they adopt a religion, but it’s not a real religion… Woke.” Elon Musk says the West is declining because people are abandoning belief in God and replacing it with the religion of the “woke mind virus.” Elon also said he identifies as “culturally Christian” and grew up Christian “For most people, they need something to fill that void, and… pic.twitter.com/AXTmL3o4MI — George (@BehizyTweets) October 7, 2024 What Musk insightfully points out is the identity crisis in America. And the identity crisis of today touches on timeless philosophical debates about self, individualism, and collective identity.
[SEGMENT 1-2] The identity crisis 2 Obama and other Democrats are famous for the phrase: That’s not who we are. As if they know who we are. I’ve never met a Democrat close to knowing who I am, much less the soul of this nation. Who are you? Have you ever been asked that question? I know when I first started dating, I “fronted” like a big dog. I borrowed one of my buddy’s car, so I could look cool. I even used to have a bank slip that I found with tens of thousands of dollars on it, and I would leave it around my apartment for my date to find. Stupid stuff. The idea of knowing who you are is critical. Although I barely knew my deadbeat father, a part of me longed to know him. For a while I thought my longing was about him. However, I learned that it wasn’t about knowing him at all, but about trying to find out more about myself. The conundrum of nature nurture. Which part defines us. The obvious answer is both. However, we find ourselves wondering which part dominates.
[SEGMENT 1-3] The identity crisis 3 [X] SB – Sara Sidner of CNN (partial) Trump is known…
[SEGMENT 1-4] The identity crisis 4 [X] SB – Sara Sidner of CNN full Need to do more to explain to the public what her policies are Distinguish herself from Biden. Introduce her to the public? Her upbringing… Sure they know! Growing up, society taught me individualism. Be yourself. Be who you are. You’re special. And so on. So why does society want so desperately for me to be part of the collective? I have collectives. First, I’m a human being. Second, I’m an American. Those are my collective, or in today’s vernacular, “my pronouns” Why is the Left obsess with identities. For example, the LGBTQ distinction? Why would people want to lead with sexuality over humanity? Given that sexuality isn’t necessarily something one can see, why make that an issue. I can generally tell a person’s gender, so it’s easy to separate men from women. And most people recognize a Black person from a white person. While we recognize these distinctions, none of them should matter in terms of judging people, yet society does judge. So why add a category that I can’t possibly know, i.e. sexuality into the equation. In math we call this an “unknown”. Too many unknowns makes it impossible to solve for the answer to the equation. I’m convinced that Leftism has devolved back to where people no longer want to find and embrace their individuality, but instead to find their dysfunctional collective. The things that bind us together as humans are universal. And some would argue that being American is much the same. And while I admit there is truth in “the Black condition”, I put Americanism ahead of cultural blackness. Further, what it boils down to is a belief in self.
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