don't subscribe create your own

the bigest problem with philosophical, ideological, social, political, economical models is that a lot of their followers adopt them for the wrong reasons, namely in opposition to something else. what follows is they concenrate on what's wrong with the something else rather that what's right about what they 'believe in' or even what it really is. and a lot of people are this way subscribed to things they don't fully understand or ever analyse or question. as long as such people dont spread their 'philosophy' (which often is just thinly vailed haterid) under a good sounding name with some well known good slogans (and a whole load more they don't really go into) attached to it, that's their problem. but if such a person is charismatic and develops following it can cause a lot of damage.

reasoning with followers of ideologies often proves unworthy of your time and energy becaue they will not listen. they can't reallyor they maight end up being made aware (or having to admit, some are aware all right) of what they are actually promoting and that is not something they need or want. if you point out flaws in their adopted model to such a person they will always have stronger arguments than you becasue they will completely ignore the flaws you just pointed out and bring out the flaws in what they are opposing as if you were it's strongest believer. and what they are oposing will often be something nasty so the arguments against 'you' will be heavy.

confession of a moth

just for a brief moment
I longed for such a pair
of colourful flapping wings
self-assured and self-posessed

and I smiled knowing what
I was not

impotence

mixed messages miscommunication miscomprehension
nothing vetured nothing gained nothing to lose

regret already there ready to take over from hope
accompanied by the insidious mindset: everything happens for a reason

"And somewhere still roam lions who understand
in their majesty, nothing of impotence"*

*The Duino Elegies: The Fourth Elegy, Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Alison Croggon