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The Grand Struggle

Smug cruelty on the left is pushing more people right
The left has become a status game based upon privilege (and shame) hierarchies. They really need to stop with the self-flagellation. It is morally and…
Apr 5 • 
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New Burnout Recovery Community!
Exclusive offer for my paid members
Mar 30 • 
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Healing the Mother Wound with Mother Ayahuasca
My mother died suddenly at 14, and that's a wound I've been carrying for the last 24 years.
Dec 9, 2024 • 
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US v China: We're in the Geopolitical Middle Game Now
In the grand chess game of geopolitics, competition between nations isn't just inevitable—it's how humanity evolves toward unity.
Nov 23, 2024 • 
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Political Codependence—Not Political Nihilism—Is what this reckoning is about
When performative progress meets systemic "benign neglect": understanding political codependence in modern America.
Nov 15, 2024 • 
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The Grand Struggle has Reasserted Itself
Trump won. Neither political party really represents my values, but with that said, I can't be agnostic because I'm an American. Here's how narratives…
Nov 6, 2024 • 
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