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France's avatar

Absolutely agree it's not human nature to be a "manipulative sociopath", to be brutal, selfish, war-mongering, etc. I see so much kindness and generosity in the worst of situations and it takes my breath away. But unfortunately, it IS human nature for some to be manipulative and others, the majority, it seems, to be susceptible to manipulation, to fail to perceive the larger picture, to see through the lies and to have the courage to challenge them. It's human nature to trust appearances instead of digging deep for the underlying truth. And no, this isn't blaming the victim. It's just reality that most people choose comfort, what's familiar, what's right in front of them, what others appear to be choosing, conventional "wisdom" etc.

It's human nature to not be aware and to resist the pain of waking up. It's human nature to want to trust what's familiar, to not realize or own one's power, and to make choices based on unconscious drives.

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Jim Prues's avatar

One curiosity is that 'the good ones' among us are happy to go through our lives as best we can.

'the bad ones' seek power and control and whatever form of glory is manufactured in their fearful, distorted brains. Hence, we get Hitlers and Trumps and even the Bidens and Obamas and surely the Clintons. Same with tv personalities, 'industry leaders' like Bezos. We have to stop giving our power to 'the bad ones'...

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