A # of problems would have been greatly reduced by white men simply liking themselves instead of measuring their self-worth by the oppression of others.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
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I felt that my self-hatred gave me defense mechanisms that made me insecure & treat others poorly.
I wanted to love myself in order to change my behaviors.
And it worked.
Morality is absolutely linked to good self-esteem!
If they condemn others, they are self-condeming.
If they criticize, reject, demoralize others - they're internally rejecting & demoralizing themselves as well.
Thus, self-forgiveness leads to forgiving others.
But I think it's also a Jungian insight. He said, what bothers you about others is something that bothers you about yourself.
We project our inner relationship - especially our denials - onto our external relationships, & work through inner problems via our treatment of others.
They think, if I suffered, others have to suffer too.
If I was rejected, others should be rejected too.
What a disgrace they are, but we live in a world where sexual predators and conspiracy nuts are a prerequisite for a Cabinet position. They are a cancer to America.
If people appreciate themselves for being themselves, then they won't spiral into these superiority-inferiority complexes - in which they need to degrade other demographics in order to build their self-worth.
In order to build your self-worth on being better than other people, you need other people to be worse.
It's a very fragile self-esteem that requires others to suffer.
But hating yourself never makes you more moral.
In fact, a large amount of immoral actions come from people who lack self-compassion, & thus, lack it for others.
For example, a self-hating republican hates Obama not just because he's black, but because he likes himself.
The self-hating Republican feels envy for this.
America attracts them.
They base their worth on having more than others, thus they need to be in a society with inequality, in order to surround themselves with people who have less.
If others are left out, the community has failed them.
Thus, to be individualistic & believe you're above others can get you shunned.
https://Indivisible.zoom.us
https://Oneflaginitiative.org
People who feel safe and normal and healthy don’t need to prevaricate.
When faced with this difference, male children are bullied by other male children yo get in line.
Male children need emotional support. They need the support to cry, to show affection..
Male children need understanding, love, to be soft, learn that respect is not earned by power, that they dont need to abuse eachother to be a boy.
If more of these oppressors had ever gotten right with their hearts they wouldn’t seek the company of other soul-less ghouls
https://www.jstor.org/stable/45295349
What occupation do we have that allows a bunch of mediocre undereachievers to get a job that gives them power?
Wouldn't be surprised if border patrol had the same psychology.