We discuss Black Lives Matter, Looters, Riots, Antifa, and if the root of it all is ENVY.Everyone agreed, across the board, that the George Floyd incident was horrible, but then they violated their argument.Was the goal to take down the oppressors? But then the oppressed become the oppressors or the oppressors.Elites were helping until they became targets.Three things are being conflated: Police Brutality protesters, Looters, and Antifa.Is Antifa organized? Probably not at the ground level.The mystery of the "palettes of bricks" just showing up 20xAntifa is anarchists - We disagree on the definition.The Shadows vs. the Vorlons (obscure Babylon 5 reference - creative destruction vs. status quo - Vorlons rebuild after the devastation)People cannot organize without purpose.Are cities done? Is the upside of living in a city over? Is it not worthwhile to live in a city anymore? We need to look at the number of people leaving cities.Isn't everything driven by envy? Maybe not the BLM folks, but the other 2, for sureRevolution is hard work.The difference between Anarchists and Libertarians.Leadership Lessons from the Dancing ManEnvy is one of the most potent emotions - is that the root of Buddhism - Buddhism says that the world is full of suffering (Duḥkha), and the reason people are suffering is due to envy. Eliminate envy, and you eliminate suffering.Living within yourself - leads to enlightenment.Determinism to Free will? Or is it Locus of Control - is it within or without?You have to be accountable for what you believe is right.You can experience anger via sporting events - but how can you socialize envy? How to bleed off the excess envy? Is there some other way, without giving them what they want?Learning Calculus, Blender, or Japanese? Do we need to climb that mountain?
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