The Real Enemy

I’m not going to help you much with fixing what’s wrong with the world.
We are at war. Only a fool would deny it. Bad things are going to happen and your life will be afflicted with unwanted changes, and the changes will be radical and quick. That’s what wars do. But going after a tank with a sharp stick is not very effective. Even though we are at war, it remains mere background noise against the real danger.
I read seriously on the Net. There is a list of regular sites; I scan them for items which actually interest me. If I find such an item, I read deeply. I take time to follow links and dawdle over comments, etc. I may even research terms and ideas which arise from such reading. A great deal of my reading does include keeping an eye on all the awful things being done to us by TPTB. More, I want to drill down to how those threats are actually going to change my life.
Unlike most of the sites I read, I seldom have any interest in what I can do to stop them. I’ve lived long enough, and read enough history all the way back to ancient times, to realize that’s the wrong approach. Granted, it’s partly my individual character, my philosophical orientation, etc. But even though I know how to use some pretty serious weaponry, even if I had access to such, I’d not likely use it much. Indeed, even though I affirm by my own moral standards TPTB deserve to die by the hands of those they oppress, it really isn’t going to do much good.
I rather expect there will be a significant armed resistance at some point here in the US, even as there already is and has been in other parts of the world. I have no idea what will serve as the straw that breaks the camel’s back, nor on what scale or degree of effectiveness the resistance will be. I’m also utterly convinced the outcome won’t change anything really important to me.
For those who are just passing by, or you haven’t been paying much attention, when I discuss the awful things coming our way, and the vast evil global conspiracies against mankind, it’s not with an eye to physical countermeasures. Sure, I intend to resist in virtual space by keeping at hand the computer tools needed to maintain as much personal prerogative as possible. I’ll be glad to tell you all I know about that. But I also rather expect my particular use for the Net will be considerably ruined by future events. I can’t predict whether future events will provide an outlet for my urge to write and publish. I intend to take advantage of what is. My emphasis is not changing the world around me, but keeping control of what really matters internally. I want that for you, too.
I won’t spill too many electrons advising you how to change your world. I’m going to blather for days and years without end about how to change yourself. Even when I talk about physical fitness and survival, the real aim is not readiness to strike back against external threats. We have all we can do overcoming the problems we make for ourselves.
The real enemy is the person in the mirror.