If you are in the Palm Desert area on March 28, please consider coming to the Joslyn Center where I'll be talking about #Alzheimer's: #Grief, #Guilt, #Memory, and #love. I will discuss the many years it took to get the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's, his suffering, our pain, what I wish I knew when he was sick, & the importance of sharing our experiences.
If you are in the Palm Desert area on March 28, please consider coming to the Joslyn Center where I'll be talking about #Alzheimer's: #Grief, #Guilt, #Memory, and #love. I will discuss the many years it took to get the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's, his suffering, our pain, what I wish I knew when he was sick, & the importance of sharing our experiences.
All through the Christian ages, and especially since the French Revolution, the Western world has been haunted by the idea of freedom and equality; it is only an idea, but it has penetrated to all ranks of society. The most atrocious injustices, cruelties, lies, snobberies exist everywhere, but there are not many people left who can regard these things with the same indifference as, say, a Roman slave-owner. Even the millionaire suffers from a vague sense of guilt, like a dog eating a stolen leg of mutton. Nearly everyone, whatever his actual conduct may be, responds emotionally to the idea of human brotherhood.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1939), “Charles Dickens,” sec. 6, Inside the Whale (1940-03-11)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/orwell-george/75463/
DORINE: Those who have the greatest cause for guilt and shame
Are quickest to besmirch a neighbor’s name.
[Ceux de qui la conduite offre le plus à rire
Sont toujours sur autrui les premiers à médire.]
Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 1, sc. 1 (1669) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]
Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/moliere/41528/
Expropriation from the European Jews transfered properties billions worth. From then on, the grabbed money and wealth mostly followed laws of ownership and capitalism. Only in #Germany, they grew into companies and assets in the realm of between €300 billion and €1 trillion.
In their book , Katharina and Zachary #Gallant write:
"Hitler didn't produce Zyklon-B and profit off of its use in the murder of millions: Degesh, Degussa, Henkel, and IG Faben did. Hitler didn't rip the shares of major companies from their Jewish owners, … major German businesses did… And it wasn't Hitler who took over houses and properties that had belonged to Jews through Aryanization, it was everyday Germans, many of whose families still live in those homes today."
mock-up: https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/hitlers-nazis-and-how-germany-became-good-again/ 
“This Is All Your #Fault”: When Your #Adult #Child Blames You
How to respond without #defensiveness or #guilt when your #adultchild #blames you.
There are some people who will tell you that they reject #religion because of the imposition of #guilt, specifically, #Catholicism.
And then when you tell them that the “#Beatitudes are #woke”, they don’t understand and shut down because now you’ve made them feel guilty.
Life is meta af.
"Spreading fear and silencing
[…]
"As it silences and threatens to sanction any dissent against Israel, its apartheid system, and its crimes against humanity as antisemitic, it is obvious that the government and parliament intend to spread fear of being branded antisemitic, being criminalised and persecuted for expressing your opinion as a basic individual citizenship right.
[…]
"From the very beginning of Zionism in the late 19th century, #Germany has joyfully and wholeheartedly embraced what Theodor Herzl offered to the “West”.
"By demanding support for the Zionist movement from European powers, he submitted the offer that in Palestine the Zionists would “form a portion of the rampart of Europe against Asia, an outpost of #civilisation as opposed to barbarism”.
"God’s chosen people": https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/germany-not-holocaust-guilt-entrenched-racist-superiority
The German state has bound its own re-birth into the “realm of civilized nations” through a particular protective relationship with the figure of the Jew, where (always Jewish) Israelis are a prime embodiment of Jewish life.
"As long as the figure of the Jew remains a medium through which German post-unification identity is articulated and experienced, the performance of Jewish collective difference and political agency will be exclusively relegated to the State of Israel. The figure of the Palestinian, as well as Palestinians’ political subjecthood and demands for equality will, in turn, be addressed as either an annoyance to be ignored or a threat to be criminalized—rather than as a crucial prism through which the multiple layers of legitimatized moral violence in Germany have to be recognized."
Hannah Tzuberi & Nahed Samour in 2022: https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/the-german-state-and-the-creation-of-un-desired-communities/
Shocking #Psychology of #Masturbation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc1UWouns2w
Have you ever wondered how masturbation impacts your #emotions, #relationships, or overall #wellbeing?
Or why it can sometimes bring up feelings of #guilt, even when it’s a private act?
Whether you’re #single, in a #relationship, or just curious, we’ll explore the complexities of this topic, from its #psychological benefits to the moments it might create challenges.
Germany’s main parties each have a state-funded political foundation. Boasting thousands of employees, they have enforced a collective silence on the genocide in Gaza out of obedience to German foreign policy
Ali Nobil Ahmad: https://jacobin.com/2024/11/germany-stiftungen-genocide-gaza-censorship
Remember every #Republican #accusation is an #admission of their own #guilt, so she is the one who #hates #America!
This #Trump #activist #vowed to #fight “#sexuallydeviant” #secularism. He was #caught with #childporn.
#JasonYates, former #CEO of #MyFaithVotes, already had a similar #prior #conviction.
— Every #Republican #Accusation is an #admission of their own #guilt.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hypocrisy #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
#DonaldTrump, an actual #threat to #democracy, #claims #transkids are a ‘#threat to #democracy
Remember, every #Republican #Accusation is an #admission of their own #guilt. They sure love to project (Psychological term Projection).
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.advocate.com/election/trump-calls-transgender-kids-threat
New #reporting makes the #Trump-#branded #Bibles #Grift look even more #absurd.
The “God Bless the U.S.A. Bible” are being printed in #China.
— When #Trump #falsely #accused President #JoeBiden of being #compromised by China you have to remember rule 1. Every #Republican #Accusation is an #admission of their own #guilt.
Attention Citizen Jerome-R-SJL:
Facial monitoring cameras in your vicinity indicate that you may be feeling guilty about something.
Please remain where you are, and an Internal Security detail will rendezvous with you and determine the cause of your guilty conscience posthumously.
Thank you for your compliance.
On August 20th from 1 to 2 pm ET, I'll be on Zoom leading a discussion about #grief, #dementia, #guilt, #caregiving, and #love with the NYC Alzheimer's Association community. Please join if you are able.
