I’m over the idea that I need to bend toward the chaos to bring it back with me. I realized that mirrors a double standard common in Christianity today: that the rest are lost and bewildered and need to be saved, but don’t let your own guard down because you’ll get dechristianified in no time. - ThreadSky

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hellocontrol.dev • 112 days ago

I’m over the idea that I need to bend toward the chaos to bring it back with me. I realized that mirrors a double standard common in Christianity today: that the rest are lost and bewildered and need to be saved, but don’t let your own guard down because you’ll get dechristianified in no time.

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hellocontrol.dev•112 days ago

It’s a false dichotomy based on the premise that rejectionism begets strength of faith, when true strength comes from challenging it. They are told that closed-mindedness is a virtue, to the extent that they measure themselves by the magnitude of opposition they can withstand.

hellocontrol.dev•112 days ago

The more you push, the more self-righteous they are in standing their ground. The goal is to win, regardless of the means or the nature of that victory.

I also found, in that realization, that the best way to show what is right and good is to model it yourself, esp when it hasn’t been earned.

hellocontrol.dev•112 days ago

It’s the exact opposite of how they operate, because you are be measured by the magnitude of the injustice you can absorb for the good of others. And by that I don’t mean sticking around and being willing to talk, and certainly not over social media.

hellocontrol.dev•112 days ago

I mean freeing yourself of the burden of trying to convince people so you can put energy into action and a way of living that shows rather than tells.

All that to say - I don’t think it’s my responsibility to inform those around me, because it’s not a question of information or knowledge.

hellocontrol.dev•112 days ago

That’s been demonstrated over and over, with every horrific thing DT does. It’s a question of moral character and the conflation of that with what is ostensibly a the justifiable means to better ends. I just can’t spend all my energy and time on trying to reverse the backwards logic, so I don’t.

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