- Ernest Holmes
February 12, 2025
We want to get active, and that's good, but I also want to suggest honest good resistance we can do from home.
We are all sad and that's a rational response to what's going on. These people are destroying everything they touch. It's repulsive and immature, like children. It is also true, so majorities of people are sad together. When you are with people, don't try to cover up your sadness. If you need to say something, say it. If it's inappropriate, like at work where you are paid to work, hold it for later.
The best place to air your concerns is with like-minded friends.
Grief is another thing we feel. It reminds me of the fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January.
Another negative side effect of the events taking place, it can really take us down. Is it frightening - yes. But we have to look at it, feel the grief, tamp down the anger, realize this is real and we must stand up to it.
So how do we stand up to it?
You can start at home. Say you look up at the TV and there's new news that is extremely jarring and unwanted. Something like that can trigger a frightened, angry, mood, or it can make us feel depressed and helpless. This is what the fascists want - they want us to be terrified. And these are professional terrorists we're dealing with.
To resist the depression, we need to practice how to get back on our feet. Some people like to take a walk, maybe get out in nature, or gardening. Or there's music, books, movies, and other ways to get ourselves into a better mood. Moods are a consequence of the concerns we think about the most. So we can learn how to rise up as soon as possible and feel comfortable in our own skin again.
Even if these people have the best plan ever invented to overthrow the American government, that doesn't mean we have to surrender our love and good feelings to the dark dystopian conspiracy.
If you stay strong and find a way to elevate your mood when this gets to you, then you can help the people you meet. If you are present in the moment, instead of lost in anxiety, your strength can spread. Courage is contagious and we all need to spread courage instead of validating fear. It is scary, but maybe we can get our country back.
The dark conspiracy people like to break things and cause pain. It's hard to imagine, but they are broken adults, children in adult bodies.
We cannot blame ourselves for any of this. That's another tactic, their propaganda tries to blame others, or groups as the problem, or they blame women, or whatever. Tell your children they are not to blame for any of this.
We are the extras in this show. We didn't write the script. This is coming from the greedy and dark minds of people who worked apparently very hard to have this attack on our government ready to go on inauguration day.
But there is one more thing about staying strong, not bowing to the fear. If we remain sad but calm, and feel empathy for others, we may be able to deprogram the orange man's cult followers when they see what's really going on.
The latest poll suggested the orange man has only 47% support now.
For now the cult followers are not allowed to know all that is going on. The media holes where they get their news, they only know about the "good side" of what's happening. The anchors play the part of saintly pundits who know everything about everything. So they just don't need to read or watch any other news.
The orange man's cult followers are deprived of the truth. So this is a psychological war where knowing the truth would make them back away from the cult and stop supporting the orange one.
Most people eventually leave their cults. One thing that can really help is when a cult follower sees articles about what their guru has been doing, or what has happened in the cult organization.
Once somebody realized they have been deceived and used, they leave the cult and try to catch up on what they missed about their cult leader. Doing research like this can often convince ex-cult members they will never want to go back.
You may notice friends who seem depressed because their guiding light (the orange man) is not who they thought he was. Or they may feel guilty they voted for him, and can't take it anymore. If you are still on friendly terms, they open up to you for advice. Then you can gradually explain what happened. But be careful because they might also get defensive. In a cult, they teach followers to be defensive. It's "us and them."
If we get control over our fear and negative moods, we can be there for friends and relatives we love. Some may never come back to us, but the truth can set us free.
The Morning After
January 21, 2025
Last night I acknowledged that these people are trying to pull a fascist takeover of America. I felt scared when I woke up today, but when the sun came up I felt better. We need to be resilient and reach out to help people who are suffering.
Prepare to Feel Strong
January 19, 2025
I'm sure we all know about Dr. Timothy Snyder and his book, "On Tyranny," where he explains how we get through this together. As a reminder, I'm enclosing the table of contents below. If you need a refresher, you can get the paperback for $8, the e-book for $10, and the audio book for $8 narrated by the author. Amazon.com
I also found an editorial by Sharon Presley I posted on my website about five years ago. She mentions Prof. Snyder, which is how it came up in my search. I'm glad it did! Her editorial builds on Prof. Snyder's work, including introspective guidance to learn to resist. Read here: surrealist.org
Here's a nourishing statement from Robert Reich: robertreich.substack.com
Deepest sympathies and respect for Los Angeles County.
Stay on Track in 2025
November 8, 2024
A few weeks ago my predictions article for the Sedonal Journal of Emergence came out. I've written a predictions article for them every year and it's tricky because the deadline is in September, before any scheduled elections. However, I think my predictions article is responsive to the way the election turned out and what we are facing.
To get through this and hopefully land in a better place soon, here are my predictions for 2025: Stay on Track in 2025.
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