5/26/17 - "Muted Voices" As much as it seems to be common sense, the idea that you have a choice in most of what you do is trivial, and ideological. People have affirmed to one another throughout history that they have a thing such as "free-will", and the extreme example in modern society is a violent insistence from others that "Everything you do is your choice, and where you end up is entirely your fault." This is a load of crap that I want to flush down the toilet. Certainly, there is an illusion that creates the concept of free-will, but the question is, "What can you do with it?" There are things that can be identified that are clearly not your choice. You don't get to chose who you are. You don't get to chose whether you need to eat or sleep. Some people try to fight choices such as these, despite how blatantly unmalleable we know they are; but, anorexics die, insomniacs go crazy, and transvestites get harassed. In short, it's no way to live, and not accepting these truths is not ideal. What do you prove in any case?? So, then, what else might be like these things that we are unaware of? Some people recognize that they don't have a choice whether or not to work, since it goes right back to essential need. You didn't have the choice to not go to school, and skipping out of high school is not a good idea. If you don't pass college, which is very difficult, you won't get a high-paying job, and will never realize the American dream. If you weren't born a tall, black male, you probably won't make the cut for professional basketball. You don't have as much say in your life as you think you do, but we are led to believe, through the ideology, that we do. So, they say, "Accept what you have, and make the best of it!" Ok. What if I'm born an artist. Let's say a musician. I'm particular about my art, and don't want to work with a dysfunctional band. The industry is dominated by bands that conform to a trend of sound, and fits the current marketing ploy from executives. I can't be a professional musician. If I'm not going to be fueled by the thing as a profession, I'm probably not going to want to do it with any passion. The choice is being made for me by Fate. I am condemned by the petty influence of unworthy representation for art in our culture. So they say, "Give me the strength to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen." Ok. How about I make all the assholes who are f**king fine with things pray?? Why should I have to accept things that are clearly the influence of cultural criminals? I'd like to change the things I can, but when I can't, it's not really acceptable. I'm not a chump or a push-over. I'll try to realize the goals I deserve no matter what... But, regardless, my free-will is limited. I don't truly have a choice to bow down to unworthy authorities when who I am is existentially opposed to them. I could, but why would I? So, I fight you with words, and faith in God. That's what Fate has dictated for me. People that get trampled over don't deserve to have the strength to fight. They don't feel a just energy or obstinance necessary to invoke any action. Or, they mis-channel it and resort to petty violence. Their lack of righteousness leads them to those ends, and their Fate is decided for them. This is just a personal example of how predetermined choice functions in an individual's life. Whether or not you "chose" to believe it is "up-to-you" ;) To explain, consider that God has predetermined all the choices you'll ever make in your life. Does it really matter if you accept that information? Yes, but the effect is trivial, and you are better off to accept the reality. You'll gain a more ideal position given the influence of such. Now, what if you LIKE your Fate? What if your choices are actually predetermined for you, but you love to say that you made all the right choices to get where you are. THAT's where the ideology comes from! The people that are in control of cultural ideology are those who have the most economic and sociological influence. The poor and disadvantaged are silenced by their sheer weight. They are a very fat-bottomed man, squatting on their heads. I'll bet it's fun to sit there, all gluttonous and cheery, dictating the lives of others over a glass of wine. It must feel good to get something you don't deserve handed to you, and make others acquiesce to your "privilege". Then again, you would certainly know if you are unworthy of your position, and are accepting choices that you were forced into in a contradictory sense. Even the pigs of society are not really in control of their ability to decide their own habits. It's a wicked mix of personality, physical traits, and the line of events that composed their predetermined lives. I can't blame them for their position, as it was created for them. But, if the circumstance were to arise that they should recognize the injustice of their nature, the possibility would be available that they might absolve their egos. That's that! Now all that's left to do is wait for Fate to play itself out, along the reel of film. Take part, if it suits you. Be ineffectual, complacent or apathetic if you don't feel any particular intuitive zest. I'm trying to conduct the orchestra myself, but that's just me. |