This livestream just popped into my feed (I'm subbed) wth is S-Africa thinking,,, apart from maybe ending this whole artificially sustained polity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITlxFmV-nKM

True or not true. Can someone please verify this?

I made a clip today from the "DPA Open Mic" I attended on Sunday, which I share here as an example of how it could look for us if we were to a self-moderated livestream on say Youtube. I'd say, having being on-cam is the main prerequisite for joining, since that's quite effective at filtering out trolls that would otherwise try to raid the live. Got at least one more I plan to get up, hopefully by tomorrow, and will be more focused on the Iran. @Armin Navabi Something like this is how it would look, should you consider to host a livestream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0oKWXnur60

It's crazy to think about the fact that most of the world grew up with the Christian/Zoroastrian idea of the dualistic devil. To think about the consequences of that dualistic belief is difficult, but here's what I see: When you believe in two opposing cosmic forces battling it out, you externalize evil. "The devil convinced me to do it". Evil becomes something out there attacking you, not something you're responsible for navigating. And when hardship comes, there's no meaning to find. It's just bad. The enemy won this round. No lesson, no growth. Just senseless suffering. This makes everything more extreme, more hopeless. You're not being shaped, you're being attacked. Add cheap grace on top. Sin, confess to Jesus, repeat tomorrow. Where's the pressure to actually become better? But in a monotheistic beleife, hardship becomes something else entirely. A loving father educating his son. An act of love. Painful, yes. But it propels you forward. It refines you. It means something. Dualism robs people of that. It leaves them swimming in darkness instead of growing through it. What do you guys think, did I get it right? (A photo of the persian devil below)