The takeaway from my post, which could have a positive impact on society is to not support immigration, especially from countries whose people are more dissimilar to yourself. Immigration is terrible for society. A lot of our problems stem from immigration.
The average person has 0 power to truly do anything but why are you and I here? To discuss things. That in itself is about all the power we can do.
"Explaining" when you are basically preaching to the choir here (as if anyone here is pro-immigration and needs convincing otherwise) is largely pointless so I stand by my point that is whining.
I'm just an average person like you, but I know I have the power to do something. One part of that is suggesting constructive ways to build new communities. Another is actually contributing to building such a community in real life, using my brain to find individuals I can actually work together with, based on their actual values and beliefs, instead of using ineffective heuristics like skin color. That doesn't mean I think free-for-all immigration is a good thing, but rather, "solving" problems like that are beyond my pay grade, and all I can do is work with the situation I am in.
Last week I met up with some people from work and I "preached" the same thing. All of them were pro-immigration at one point in their life but they are beginning to shift given what they've seen and experienced in the world. One of the guys was heavily pro-immigration and still is but he's a little more open to why someone might be against it. Best I can do.
I contribute significantly to the community. I have been involved in numerous not-for-profit charity groups including being the treasurer of one that raised $100k in 1-yr. I've sat on the board of some of the more prominent associations in town. I also do work that contributes to the community and the last event I was at last week the mayor of the city was there along with councilors who I spoke with. I may in fact try running in the next election and was the finance manager for a man who ran as councilor (but did not win) in another city.
I sit on a committee the municipal government proposed in order to better streamline and manage regulations for residential development in the community.
I have been a part of political organizations that have attempted to promote their message to others in the community.
I have met a couple billionaires in person at private functions.
Just because I also spend some of my time posting here doesn't mean I don't do what I can in the community and posting here helps to focus my mind and improve my thoughts and arguments.
I've already found God. I'm good. Now onto the next order of business, fixing society. Do you want to help me or do you want to get in my way?
Okay, so what is your plan then? Because all I've seen is a lot of whining, and not a lot of fixing.
Explaining how reality works isn't whining.
The takeaway from my post, which could have a positive impact on society is to not support immigration, especially from countries whose people are more dissimilar to yourself. Immigration is terrible for society. A lot of our problems stem from immigration.
The average person has 0 power to truly do anything but why are you and I here? To discuss things. That in itself is about all the power we can do.
"Explaining" when you are basically preaching to the choir here (as if anyone here is pro-immigration and needs convincing otherwise) is largely pointless so I stand by my point that is whining.
I'm just an average person like you, but I know I have the power to do something. One part of that is suggesting constructive ways to build new communities. Another is actually contributing to building such a community in real life, using my brain to find individuals I can actually work together with, based on their actual values and beliefs, instead of using ineffective heuristics like skin color. That doesn't mean I think free-for-all immigration is a good thing, but rather, "solving" problems like that are beyond my pay grade, and all I can do is work with the situation I am in.
Last week I met up with some people from work and I "preached" the same thing. All of them were pro-immigration at one point in their life but they are beginning to shift given what they've seen and experienced in the world. One of the guys was heavily pro-immigration and still is but he's a little more open to why someone might be against it. Best I can do.
I contribute significantly to the community. I have been involved in numerous not-for-profit charity groups including being the treasurer of one that raised $100k in 1-yr. I've sat on the board of some of the more prominent associations in town. I also do work that contributes to the community and the last event I was at last week the mayor of the city was there along with councilors who I spoke with. I may in fact try running in the next election and was the finance manager for a man who ran as councilor (but did not win) in another city.
I sit on a committee the municipal government proposed in order to better streamline and manage regulations for residential development in the community.
I have been a part of political organizations that have attempted to promote their message to others in the community.
I have met a couple billionaires in person at private functions.
Just because I also spend some of my time posting here doesn't mean I don't do what I can in the community and posting here helps to focus my mind and improve my thoughts and arguments.