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The only people forced to learn a language are immigrants navigating a system that is hostile to them.

Therapy is a band aid for the alienation we feel under capitalism. We are an increasingly isolated society. It’s every man for himself out there. We’re not meant to live like this. We need other people. We need people to share our experiences and feelings with. Therapy fills that role very well. I have been in therapy for 6-7 years and it’s helped me a ton. I would recommend it, but I’m also of the opinion that if we ever were able to make to communism, very few people would need therapy.

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I would invest it. It’s a good chunk of money but it wouldn’t change my life.

Lol good one bro you sound just like someone who just uses a bunch of words without actually understanding what they mean. It’s not like you nor the OP mentioned anything about policy. And you definitely got a legitimate counterpoint about the character of the CIA that is relevant to understanding how the world works today. It’s easy to dismiss claims about the CIA if you’ve never actually read anything about how they’ve operated for decades.

If you are interested in understanding why people make those claims about the CIA, I will suggest reading “The Brothers” by Stephen Kinzer or “The Jakarta Method” by Vincent Bevins. It’s pretty sobering. I also highly recommend the podcast series “Blowback” particularly season 2. You know since I know it’s important to someone like yourself to be educated on the stuff you talk about.

Yeah but the people from the 50s trained everyone who came after them. I’m actually reading a book about the Dulles brothers (who basically set CIA philosophy, ethos and hiring practices) and there’s no way that the CIA isn’t still using a lot of the same practices and setting the same goals.

I don’t mind specific morals I think I mind the way they’re told or if they’re pushed down our throats in ways that don’t feel genuine.

But any time media portrays war as good or cool or badass or necessary. Basically every movie from the 2000s carries a secret pro War message.

Heart can continue to beat but if there’s nothing to pump through the blood vessels, you won’t feel a pulse.