The Story So far: Center Stage Topic ArchiveWould you risk violence for your own basic human right?Interesting question. Yes in many scenarios I could imagine.I am far more open to using violence in defending other peoples human rights than my own. But in the right situations violence is merely one tool at our disposal. No different than a hammer or lever or chainsaw.Most violence is just not that great a tool for the fine craftsmanship our world needs to become what we want- although sometimes, like a dash of paprika, it is what a moment calls for.A far better tool than violence is merely to use facilitation of perfect egalitarianism. If you trust giving all people a right to speak will lead to a good outcome, then egalitarianism is a rock solid tactic.The greatest powers in the universe will always be those beings who facilitate the hive of all conscious beings while making a reasonable effort to treat all conscious beings as equal in value- in so far as the conversation participation rights go.This leads to a fundamental weak spot in egalitarianism: The problem that lots of people want to talk a lot- while lots of people do not want to listen to everyone randomly speak. This is a challenge, but not unsolvable.The solution to the egalitarian filibuster tactic is the magic of open space technology. No one is forced to stay in any one conversation, ever. You may leave any time you want. There will be a handful of alternative options available at any one momentI believe the root of much anger and hatred in the world is merely the lack of the feeling of freedom to end a moment when you want to end it. We feel we lack the right to immediate social suicide to no be a part of what is happening here right now. PredPredators, naturally and is to be fully expected, use this common tendency of people to fulfill selfish ends. You have something they want, so they dont want you to leave the present moment without giving it to them.If you can quickly simply recognize what the person pressuring you to stay in the present moment wants, be it your body or your mind or something else, you can then decide whether or not to give it to them.Human beings whether alone or in groups are powerful manipulators of space and time. We only know space and time through our descriptions of it, through our stories, our narratives.So any person speaking to you is by definition attempting to insert their narrative of truth into your mind stream.You always, at every single moment of your conscious existence, have the absolute right, if not duty, to tell a person to shut the fuck up and stop if they attempt to insert themselves into your mind or body.You can first say this gently, slowly building your firmness until whatever slug minded being you are speaking to remembers that they are not god and do not have the right to whatever they want from you ever.If you are short on time, you can escalate your communication to a very loud sharp brief "No!" After expressing this, wait for 15 seconds.Yelling "No!" or "Stop!" and waiting triggers a primal bit of programming code inside the mind of a predator. Everything up and to that moment no longer matters, the command "No!" must be immediately and carefully evaluated- for the predators life dependdepends upon it.Every predator lives a cycle of take take take STOP! take take take STOP! take take take STOP!Every predator knows how to stop on a dime and change course. So if you loudly, as loud as you can, yell "NO!" you will get their full attention. But here is the hard part. You must look them in the eyes.The eyes are the window to the soul and if a predator has their eyes set on you, then you must turn your soul to meet them head on when you decide it is time to take your stand.You also must look into the eyes of a predator when you take your stand, because you have to very carefully watch the predators next move. For the predator has two basic options: Retreat or escalate the attack.The moment after you yell "No!" (and feel free to add their name into the statement for further power, such as "____ No!"), you must watch to see if the predator is retreating or escalating their attack. You must watch very carefully, because their is athere is always a chance, the predator decided long ago they were taking you down at all costs. If thats the case, you need to be ready with plan V.Plan V when you are under attack by a weaker force, is to simply use force to mollify the attackers. Plan V when you are under attack by an obviously superior force is to immediately strike a debilitating attack to the powers weakest point.
there is always a chance, the predator decided long ago they were taking you down at all costs. If thats the case, you need to be ready with plan V. (hivelink)