@moonbeam My problem is I am not as intellectually elevated as most of you to grasp some of these concepts.
However, I agree with what moonbeam said totally. I apologize - I wish I understood the rest of it, but I didn't and don't. I am sent things from time to time that claim that covid was somehow released on the world (conspiracy theorists). I don't believe that. What I thought someone did on the board was debunk that covid has some sort of tracking device. Then someone said - I thought - that this virus presented an opportunity for certain people to use the virus (by not controlling it) in a detrimental way (re the 6 points). I thought I agreed with that. I can't read everything that was posted here now as it's nearly 4 a.m.
But maybe Jeanne can kindly delete everything I said. I thank Moonbeam for realizing that I am a lesser being and just read it wrong. Part of it is due to fear and depression.
@Suspira44 please do not refer to yourself as a lesser being. You are definitely not! I often have moments like these with my friends through app. People follow different thought patterns, that's all to it -> ergo lost in translation. My comment was aimed at everyone ?
Don't feel bad about yourself, please. ❤️
@suspira44 Please don't refer to yourself as being less than than anyone. It's just not true. There is so much information out there that it's hard to process it all, and often hard to know what to even believe.
I remember when people did believe that AIDS was released into the world to kill certain people (take your pick). The fact the so many gay men and other marginalized people were allowed to die looked suspicious, leading many to believe the whole thing was deliberate when it was only the result of incompetence, but people believed it was deliberate for a long time. It was hard to discern the truth.
That the Tuskeegee Experiment happened, or that the early, harmful clinical test of the birth control pill that were done on Puerto Rican women without full disclosure, are two examples of government using its own citizens as guinea pigs.
The origins Lyme Disease were questioned for a long time and now appear (I believe, correct me if I'm wrong) to have been part of a military chemical weapons experiment, but I'm not even sure if that's known for sure.
I don't think COVID was unleashed deliberately, but I can see how the toll it's taking on communities of color might make people think it was. The very fact that Obama started a program within the gov't to deal with the challenges of novel viruses makes me think it was just inevitable. A better president would have dealt with it differently.
In any event, we're all doing our best here. Please be kind to yourself.
@lynnventura
Beautifully and so very kindly and mindfully expressed.
@Suspira44, you know how dear you are to me, ease be extra mindful and caring in mind, body, and spirit dear friend.
You are suffering from an excess of situational happenings most recently the death of your dear friend that you tried so valiantly to share, and have us all share,love, prayers and healing prayers.
We are all reeling now from the loss of America that we once knew. All afraid of getting sick or dying from a virus we cannot see or be sure of knowing whether we ready have or have had.
As corny as it always sounds, we really are all in this together. Many of us are rowing upstream in your boat. But there is strength in numbers and we have a lot of loving, experienced, caring rowers in this boat and we are surrounded you and our shared situation with great great energy and love.
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It was probably my post about my daughter's former teacher thinking Bill Gates is using covid to control the population that started it all. First of all, I am notorious for typos and omitted words in my posts because I'm typing on a phone while chasing after 3 toddlers. It takes a degree in linguistics to understand some of my posts if you read them before I can get back to edit my typos.
There is no way you're a lesser being for misreading or misinterpreting a post. I can guarantee you that every single person in here has done that in the last 6 months. The world is going to hell, the plague is here, race riots, federal occupation, a wannabe Hitler in the WH, and every single person here is on this site looking for some sense of security and return to normalcy. Stress breeds mistakes and there isn't a time I can think of in the last century that there has been this much stress for the entire nation.
Just a few quotes (sorry, unattributed) to help us remember that we are all in this together. No one has accused anyone on here of anything. We are anxious about the future of our world, our friends and families, our communities and country. We are trying to make sense of it. Kindness and love.
”Remember whose you are, whose power is behind you and the mighty work He has called you to do.”
“Be kind to your body, gentle with your mind and patient with your heart. Stay true to your spirit, cherish your soul and never doubt yourself. You are still becoming, my love, and there is no one more deserving of the nurturing grace of your love.”
“We are nice; but we’re broken.”
Just a few quotes (sorry, unattributed) to help us remember that we are all in this together. No one has accused anyone on here of anything. We are anxious about the future of our world, our friends and families, our communities and country. We are trying to make sense of it. Kindness and love.
”Remember whose you are, whose power is behind you and the mighty work He has called you to do.”
“Be kind to your body, gentle with your mind and patient with your heart. Stay true to your spirit, cherish your soul and never doubt yourself. You are still becoming, my love, and there is no one more deserving of the nurturing grace of your love.”
“We are nice; but we’re broken.”
So great. Thank you for posting.
So nice to open this forum this morning to all of this love. What a group of beautiful souls is here! @Suspira, thank you for giving us all a chance to heal this morning. If you are a lessor being, then we are all lessor beings. We certainly are all trying to evolve right now, and you gave me a chance to do that today.
One way to save exhausting myself from dark theories is to watch my sources. I hardly look at facebook anymore. I have removed myself from "friends" email lists who might traffic that stuff. I had a friend who is reliable but he in turn has some friends who pass along dark theories, so I block his emails. On this site, I ask people to provide links when we assert controversial statements of fact.
Next up - an article to share if you need it. If, like me, you have friends or relatives who are clinging to the outdated centrist idea that there is a fine line between First Amendment protesting and rioting, this should do the trick:
NYT: Videos Show Soldiers Initiate Violence in Portland
Sorry if I "snapped" at your reply - I'm just exhausted and tired of putting out fires left and right.
You are not a lesser being. The only lesser beings are those who willfully choose to remain ignorant when others show them the light. That's not you nor anyone on here.
This week has been particularly trying on social media, so I'm going to take a break for a day or a few.
As for my points, sorry if it was unclear that these are my opinions, based on knowledge and also intuition. I'm not trying to propagate conspiracy theories, far from it. In fact, a phrase I learned from my husband this week that I think will be useful going forward:
ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE IS NOT EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE