The constant strife and hurly-burly in the public forum and on social media suggests we are suffering from a collective Histrionic Personality Disorder.
"Conflict can significantly affect dopamine levels in the brain. Engaging in heated debates or arguments can lead to a temporary increase in dopamine release, providing a rush of excitement and a sense of engagement. However, this behavior can also lead to compulsive conflict-seeking, where individuals seek out situations that stimulate dopamine release, often through confrontation or drama."
Dopamine, often dubbed the “feel-good” neurotransmitter, plays a crucial role in our motivation, reward, and pleasure systems.
I dont think the species would have survived without selfishness and a dash of greed.
Violence or its potential also seem part of the package so groups have always had to defend themselves or submit to conquest.
Violence in the later part of the 20th century and into the 21st now often requires moral spin to justify its employment.A good book on the topic is WAR IS A RACKET by Gen.Smedley Butler.
Well said. Dopamine, pure and simple. It doesnt matter if it comes from social media or the group of baby mamas or unemployed OGs out in front of the trailer or apartment.
Chad Bird is a devotional writer whose daily essays I read on Facebook. He posted this morning about the idea of the intoxicating feeling of rage and hatred that overtakes the mind when we visualize the actions of revenge we hope and plan to take against those who offend us. It is akin to a drug that coopts our ability to perceive reality. I think the displays of TDS and Ice hate are truly examples of that kind of malice. The rage unresisted has created a mental delirium in those who have yielded themselves over to the passion of hatred. 2 Timothy 3:6 speaks of the effect upon women especially - I observe many, many of those active in these assaults are women. They seem more prone to buy in to these ideologies, ism and anarchist programs. And many of these women seem to be bitter people with a wake of disastrous relationships in their past.
As a senior citizen...I can only speak for myself. I grew up in a household where cow boy shows like Bonanza and Maverick were what the family watched in the evening. Sometimes we saw Dr. Kildare {what a name!} Those shows now seem so tame....Guys would have a "shoot out" and then the bad guys would drop dead cleanly or go to jail. I was appalled later when I had my own children when I saw what was on t.v. Even the cartoons were violent. so we disconnected the television receptor and just played old movies and Walt Disney for the kids on the week end.
I hate seeing people hurt, bleeding and dieing. I guess I was overprotecting. Now when I go on-line I visit forums like this one where issues are attempted to be explored in a calm and lucid way. I don't know what other Americans do. Perhaps I should find out?
my big shocker came after graduating from college after a hiatus of no TV of 5 years!
I was so pissed at one show I actually called up the local TV station and tried to raise hell at them showing a woman's rape by other women using a broom stick on Prime time.
My complaint had no effect, of course. . . . in 1974.
It cannot be overstated the positive effects in my life of zero television in my home for the last 15+ years. None. Once you slip completely out of considering a blathering television "normal" in your environment, upon hearing one you're really able to realize how detrimental it is to your mental health. It's also easier to spot the psychological manipulations in almost everything on television ...managing your emotions, your mood, your state of mind, your outlook on life.
I totally agree--when I go to my daughters house and hear the senseless noise of the television raging in the background-- I do not know how they can stand it.
As to the "innate violence of the American public" I cannot estimate this, but I believe that many of horrors we have witnessed in the recent past starting with 9/11 were done with the aid of big government and big funding. For example the fires that turn a place into a raging inferno in a matter of minutes that happened in L.A. Maui and Paradise Valley looked suspiciously as if someone made a big profit off burning homes down with DEW weapons, as in destroy the homes and buy up the "worthless" real estate....I wonder if their home insurance policies covered their losses?
The belief that Americans love violence and destruction legitimizes tyranny of the very rich and powerful "elites"....
I have tried to figure out who "they" are....Bill Gates? Soros? Larry Silverstein?
I think subliminal messaging is being added to audio tracks and know now that radiation and blue light are dangerous. Listen to Dr.Jack Kruse on Youtube about decentralized medicine.
What we are seeing is the years-long result of indoctrination and propaganda by government run schools (aka public schools) and lamestream media. We are in a spiritual war. Satan, the father of lies, roams to and fro around the planet.
I further submit they have an inability to think ahead; i.e. they cannot synthesize the future ramifications of their actions which is why the live exclusively for the moment.
In Europe, the CIA ran OPERATION GLADIO, and "the years of lead" - to maintain Imperial Hegemony, through a 'strategy of tensions', when they felt they wouldn't be able to control things through the democratic processes of lawful civilian government.
They created and fostered allegedly communist armed factions (Bader Meinhof, Red Army Faction, etc.), and encouraged bombings and kidnappings, etc., for the purpose of discrediting the ideas of the left (that 'the West' cooperate with the Eastern Bloc, rather than engage in warfare against them), and creating a desire in the population for right-wing authoritarianism. Chaos always favors the establishment - OPERATION MH CHAOS, particularly, so.
John I believe that there are some similarities between the flagrant competition for winning the chariot battles in Rome and NFL football contests.
On the other hand, the hatred engendered by scrutinizing the details of police / nutcase "resistors" ad infinitum serves to confuse, divide the classes and polarize further the political partys, and make ready the country for bigger things-- revolution by one side or the other.
Those seeking the devolution of our country are finding success . . .
It resonates with those who cannot be at ease with silence and create white noise....all the time. No inner life because of the self work it requires. Add this to historic epidemics.
FIGURE 1 ESTIMATES OF POTENTIAL OPIUM PRODUCTION (TONS) AND OPIUM POPPY CULTIVATION (HECTARES) IN AFGHANISTAN, 2000-2025
mid '21 american military left, in '23 the opium production goes almost to ZERO! hm..............
drugs anyone, soldiers fighting so bravely for foreign freedom?????
Btw., it is a JOKE, OR CRIME ACTUALLY, to give away $1.5 TRILLIONS for WARS from American Taxpayers, who can't slowly effort food not to speak about own homes!!!!
Has anyone read Hegel and can briefly summarize his idea of dialectic?
A good book describing elite capitalism's secret control of communism is Skousen's THE NAKED CAPITALIST.He goes on to claim 'globalism' is really Anglo-American.
100%
We are witnessing the deliberate deployment of every possible wedge issue to keep people in a constant state of ‘fight or flight’ - ON REPEAT
It’s psychological warfare - at its finest
All planned and by intention.
Conflict effect on dopamine levels:
"Conflict can significantly affect dopamine levels in the brain. Engaging in heated debates or arguments can lead to a temporary increase in dopamine release, providing a rush of excitement and a sense of engagement. However, this behavior can also lead to compulsive conflict-seeking, where individuals seek out situations that stimulate dopamine release, often through confrontation or drama."
Dopamine, often dubbed the “feel-good” neurotransmitter, plays a crucial role in our motivation, reward, and pleasure systems.
https://neurolaunch.com/do-people-with-adhd-get-dopamine-from-arguing/
that's pretty terrifying to contemplate!
I dont think the species would have survived without selfishness and a dash of greed.
Violence or its potential also seem part of the package so groups have always had to defend themselves or submit to conquest.
Violence in the later part of the 20th century and into the 21st now often requires moral spin to justify its employment.A good book on the topic is WAR IS A RACKET by Gen.Smedley Butler.
Well said. Dopamine, pure and simple. It doesnt matter if it comes from social media or the group of baby mamas or unemployed OGs out in front of the trailer or apartment.
Chad Bird is a devotional writer whose daily essays I read on Facebook. He posted this morning about the idea of the intoxicating feeling of rage and hatred that overtakes the mind when we visualize the actions of revenge we hope and plan to take against those who offend us. It is akin to a drug that coopts our ability to perceive reality. I think the displays of TDS and Ice hate are truly examples of that kind of malice. The rage unresisted has created a mental delirium in those who have yielded themselves over to the passion of hatred. 2 Timothy 3:6 speaks of the effect upon women especially - I observe many, many of those active in these assaults are women. They seem more prone to buy in to these ideologies, ism and anarchist programs. And many of these women seem to be bitter people with a wake of disastrous relationships in their past.
Your are dead on RIGHT.
Histrionic Personality Disorder?
We can give it all sorts of fancy names...To me it is just plain hate unrestrained.
As a senior citizen...I can only speak for myself. I grew up in a household where cow boy shows like Bonanza and Maverick were what the family watched in the evening. Sometimes we saw Dr. Kildare {what a name!} Those shows now seem so tame....Guys would have a "shoot out" and then the bad guys would drop dead cleanly or go to jail. I was appalled later when I had my own children when I saw what was on t.v. Even the cartoons were violent. so we disconnected the television receptor and just played old movies and Walt Disney for the kids on the week end.
I hate seeing people hurt, bleeding and dieing. I guess I was overprotecting. Now when I go on-line I visit forums like this one where issues are attempted to be explored in a calm and lucid way. I don't know what other Americans do. Perhaps I should find out?
Yep, same here Kathleen.
my big shocker came after graduating from college after a hiatus of no TV of 5 years!
I was so pissed at one show I actually called up the local TV station and tried to raise hell at them showing a woman's rape by other women using a broom stick on Prime time.
My complaint had no effect, of course. . . . in 1974.
It cannot be overstated the positive effects in my life of zero television in my home for the last 15+ years. None. Once you slip completely out of considering a blathering television "normal" in your environment, upon hearing one you're really able to realize how detrimental it is to your mental health. It's also easier to spot the psychological manipulations in almost everything on television ...managing your emotions, your mood, your state of mind, your outlook on life.
I totally agree--when I go to my daughters house and hear the senseless noise of the television raging in the background-- I do not know how they can stand it.
As to the "innate violence of the American public" I cannot estimate this, but I believe that many of horrors we have witnessed in the recent past starting with 9/11 were done with the aid of big government and big funding. For example the fires that turn a place into a raging inferno in a matter of minutes that happened in L.A. Maui and Paradise Valley looked suspiciously as if someone made a big profit off burning homes down with DEW weapons, as in destroy the homes and buy up the "worthless" real estate....I wonder if their home insurance policies covered their losses?
The belief that Americans love violence and destruction legitimizes tyranny of the very rich and powerful "elites"....
I have tried to figure out who "they" are....Bill Gates? Soros? Larry Silverstein?
the Clinton? Trump? Klaus Schwab?
More importantly what can we do about it?
I think subliminal messaging is being added to audio tracks and know now that radiation and blue light are dangerous. Listen to Dr.Jack Kruse on Youtube about decentralized medicine.
REALLY????? what show was that? A woman getting raped by another woman WITH A BROOMSTICK??
Surely you jest....
What we are seeing is the years-long result of indoctrination and propaganda by government run schools (aka public schools) and lamestream media. We are in a spiritual war. Satan, the father of lies, roams to and fro around the planet.
the best and most accurate statement in all the comments.
I further submit they have an inability to think ahead; i.e. they cannot synthesize the future ramifications of their actions which is why the live exclusively for the moment.
In Europe, the CIA ran OPERATION GLADIO, and "the years of lead" - to maintain Imperial Hegemony, through a 'strategy of tensions', when they felt they wouldn't be able to control things through the democratic processes of lawful civilian government.
They created and fostered allegedly communist armed factions (Bader Meinhof, Red Army Faction, etc.), and encouraged bombings and kidnappings, etc., for the purpose of discrediting the ideas of the left (that 'the West' cooperate with the Eastern Bloc, rather than engage in warfare against them), and creating a desire in the population for right-wing authoritarianism. Chaos always favors the establishment - OPERATION MH CHAOS, particularly, so.
"If you desire peace...prepare for war..." War Games, anyone..?
John I believe that there are some similarities between the flagrant competition for winning the chariot battles in Rome and NFL football contests.
On the other hand, the hatred engendered by scrutinizing the details of police / nutcase "resistors" ad infinitum serves to confuse, divide the classes and polarize further the political partys, and make ready the country for bigger things-- revolution by one side or the other.
Those seeking the devolution of our country are finding success . . .
The inability to cope with peace.
It resonates with those who cannot be at ease with silence and create white noise....all the time. No inner life because of the self work it requires. Add this to historic epidemics.
These sorts of folks go full retard, never go full retard.
It certain does seem like Americans are Addicted to Conflict and Drama!!
nope, but certainly having Pavlovian responses as expected by the marionettes twiddlers.
Through no fault of their own.
about american addiction:
https://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/Afghanistan_Opium_Survey_2025.pdf
on page 8.
FIGURE 1 ESTIMATES OF POTENTIAL OPIUM PRODUCTION (TONS) AND OPIUM POPPY CULTIVATION (HECTARES) IN AFGHANISTAN, 2000-2025
mid '21 american military left, in '23 the opium production goes almost to ZERO! hm..............
drugs anyone, soldiers fighting so bravely for foreign freedom?????
Btw., it is a JOKE, OR CRIME ACTUALLY, to give away $1.5 TRILLIONS for WARS from American Taxpayers, who can't slowly effort food not to speak about own homes!!!!
Just tells you how many people grow up in a toxic caldron of anxiety and fear. I think parenting is a lost art.
Has anyone read Hegel and can briefly summarize his idea of dialectic?
A good book describing elite capitalism's secret control of communism is Skousen's THE NAKED CAPITALIST.He goes on to claim 'globalism' is really Anglo-American.