Inquiry into the Nature of Meaning

Humans are a complex dual mechanism. On one side, we have a body, and on the other, our consciousness. Both are unstoppable and inseparable. Practically, it can be said that one supports the other, and the body maintains our consciousness while our consciousness operates our body. I refer to consciousness specifically, not our brain, as it makes a big difference. Our brain is a biological mechanism that operates as part of our body. It can continue to work without consciousness if the body is artificially maintained. This separation is crucial, as we will see, as it holds one of the main keys to understanding the human condition.

Differently from the physical world, we associate ourselves with our consciousness. While consciousness cannot exist in the physical world without its body and arguably does not exist without it. When referring to a person, we rarely refer to him/her as his body. A fascinating proof is that if a person's consciousness will be swapped with another body. People will no longer refer to the body as the person. At the same time, if a consciousness suddenly appears with another body, if showing enough proof for it, people will consider the new body as the old person (consciousness). When a person acts differently from what he is anticipating to be, sentences like “Who are you?” or “Where the husband/ friend/ brother that I know went?”. This human perspective shows how we currently perceive human existence. In many ways, it elevates and separates the human consciousness from the obvious physical mechanism called the body.

The two parts of human existence are separate mechanisms operating on different time scales. The body always operates in the present, reacting to external stimuli and maintaining itself, aiming for mechanical optimization and survival. For our body, there is no past or future, only a reaction to the present stimulus and constant maintenance for the sake of its survival. Our body functions by itself. The blood circulation, digestion, etc., are all self-operating mechanism that the consciousness take for granted. 

Moreover, for most people, it is only when a part of the body stops functioning smoothly that we become aware of it. We are aware of our eyes and sight only when something goes wrong with our eyes. We become aware of our hearing capacity only when it starts to ring or whistle, and we are aware of our heart only when it has a severe problem. To us, the body is so well self-managed that we often forget to recognize how significant it is in our existence.

On the other hand, consciousness is a mechanism mainly occupied with predicting the future based on past experiences, positioning its operation everywhere except the present. Our subconscious (which we will discuss later) is probably more attentive to the present. Managing all the external cues and connecting the data of the present. Our consciousness from the other side exists in three different states. It can operate in the past, revisiting our subjective perception of past events. It can be in the future, calculating the potential outcomes (especially the ones we prefer to avoid) or in the abstract. As a state in which wishful imaginary scenarios are constructed that are not part of our past or a real potential practical future. The consciousness is never in the present. As a processing mechanism, it is always one moment too late or too early.

Our lives have moments when both the body and the consciousness are aligned. It has been called in many names. Currently, the most spread word for it is “Flow.” This stage is usually categorized as a moment in which a person is so immersed in the present that nothing else matters. In this stage, many people lose the perception of time. We are all familiar with this state. It is always achieved when doing something we are physically habituated to do and find pleasure in doing. A “negative flow” moment is also achieved in extreme danger. In a “fight or flight” moment, our focus is so high on the present that everything around us disappears. Interestingly, moments can be categorized as moments in which our consciousness is not operating. Without any evidence, I will claim a mixture of our physical body patterns and our subconsciousness operates in those moments.

The brain and consciousness can be trained in and for different purposes. Our body can be trained toward optimization of muscle, reaction, or immunity. While our consciousness can be trained to ignore, add, or exist in different states. In our current day, both our body and our consciousness are not fully understood to us. We have made significant progress in both, but we are still far from starting to understand fully its essence or its details. Nobody can fully explain the mysteries of our body molecules, DNA, and even the functionality of our cells. When it comes to consciousness, we can map the brain and recognize patterns, but this is the best we manage to do.

We are only alive because we wake up in the morning. It is as easy as that! We cannot stop it from happening. We close our eyes when the physical system signals that it needs recovery, and after a limited time, we wake up, and here we are again. There is no nihilism in this sentence. It is just a fact we are all aware of. Our body, unlike our consciousness, is just running its mechanism. It is a question of the unpreferable continuity of any well-functioning system that is powered up and constantly continues to get what it needs to operate. On the other side, our consciousness is extremely different. It is a by-product of our body that wakes us up constantly without giving us a good explanation, as consciousness is busy calculating outcomes based on past experiences. It works by constructing inner mechanisms of “logical” and constant cause-and-effect structures. It is a reinforcing machine that is optimized to predict successful future outcomes. We know how to add things together, creating combinations that, in their turn, make new variations. After all, if one is searching to predict the future, some basic past cause and effect should exist. Without it, it is pure guesswork, which cannot be trusted for survival. In many ways, our consciousness can be described as a relentless self-correcting mechanism that optimizes for successful prediction and not survival.

When using the words trust and control, we mean predictability. Trusting someone eventually boils down to being able to predict one action. It reflects the consistency of patterns and our trust it will continue to do so. In many ways, we can trust our enemies to be who they are if they follow a certain code. Trust is a function of subjective belief in our capacity to predict one future behavior into the future. Sometimes, we agree upon it aloud; sometimes, it is part of an observation process. Control is not different. It is our capacity (or belief) that we have and will have the power to influence the future the way we want it to be. When referring to the idea that somebody is in control, it usually means that he has a conscious belief in his capacity to influence the future favorably. Anxiety comes from recognizing we do not control future outcomes, and mistrust is created when our predictive mechanism fails us. Both refer to future outcomes and our predictive capacity based on our past experience.

One of the by-products of advanced consciousness is the requirement of meaning. It is the essence of human existence and the common denominator of all of us. We require meaning; without it, our consciousness cannot truly validate its existence. Let me explain this statement. Our bodies exist as part of the physical and objective world. We feel hunger, pain, and variation of heartbeat that constantly validate its existence. The enjoyment of pain felt by some people is a consequence of the need to validate our body's existence or compensate for a lack of deeper meaning. Consciousness is not physical.

Moreover, it is not part of our present in most of our lives. In many ways, consciousness is the essence of what we call abstract, as it represents an entity that we know exists that is always there. One we cannot see, touch, or physically validate. We know it is there, but we cannot prove it. Due to that, humans require meaning. One that will justify and validate the existence of consciousness. It is an unstoppable process, as consciousness is unstoppable. It is part of the human mechanism. It is human's biggest blessing and its biggest curse.

Historically, human actions can be understood as a search and validation for meaning. Eventually, the human experience is based on the creation of meaning and its protection. It can come in many forms that all boil down to what we call Identity. Identity is meaning. It is the structure we attach to ourselves. One that allows us first to create a logical path that explains our existence and secondly (and more importantly) it validates our existence by attaching ourselves to something recognizable and accepted by other people around us (which is an extension of the physical world we are part of). As we will see later, meaning and identity come in many forms, and a lack of them will create havoc by forcing people into extremism. It is the only denominator of human existence and its capacity to flourish. All other aspects of our life are just a second or third order from it.

As I mentioned previously, conscience has two separate ways to validate itself. The first is to recognize its pattern and prove itself it is successfully constant over time and accurate in its capacity to predict itself, which is internal. The second is by external validation. This is done by associating itself with outside factors that react to it, validating its existence. It is unclear if only one can exist without the other for a functioning healthy system. Possibly, both are required to a certain extent, balancing and reinforcing each other. As we will see later, the need for power, obsessive need for control, religions, the pursuit of money, and most mental problems can be explained and traced to a lack of internal meaning or a general collapse of its validating principle. Relationships, family, and affiliation to society are also part of meaning in the form of purpose. (We will delve into it as well later on). Meaning is the essence of our existence. Whether we like it or not, it is built into us.

I believe that most, if not all, of the problems we face in the West are part of a meaning crisis. Extreme liberalism, depression, suicide, hate, extremism, and social crisis reflect it. It is a lack of internal meaning and a lack of positive and constructive external validation that makes us feel lost, detached, lacking control, anxious, and angry. God gave humans an internal source of validation by creating a relationship with his consciousness. In my latest book, “The Human Perspective- New Lessons from Genesis,” I discuss the idea that God can be seen as our consciousness. Based on that assumption, the “Death of God,” referred to by Nitzsche, can be seen as the death of our clear connection and pursuit of understanding with our inner world. By reaching this point, the only validation people are left with is external, making them more meaningful than they should be. This is also reflected in the little space and studies we apply to Philosophy in our current society. Philosophy is an alternative path toward internal meaning. By “killing our gods” and leaving philosophy behind, our capacity to understand, speak, and positively evolve from our meaning crisis seems complicated.

Before moving forward, I will add a short discussion about the subconscious. Without it, we cannot move forward peacefully and reach true conclusions that can help us understand ourselves, life, and the possible solutions. Zigmond Frued has popularized the concept of the subconscious. Making it familiar to most of the Western world. To explain it simply, subconsciousness is part of our thinking mechanism that works outside our consciousness. It works faster and on a larger scale. It constitutes a lot of different patterns and memories we cannot always recall. It is a mechanism that spits to the consciousness conclusions. Some parts of the subconscious process can be reached by a concentrated effort (as rebuilding a certain logic slower), and some other parts of it are unreachable. In other cases, we become aware of our subconscious assumptions only when reaching a new point in life.

A good example is the discovery most people reach when they first become parents. A complete set of beliefs and mental structures flood their consciousness from one moment to another. They are full of values and ideas about which kind of parent they should be (we will come back to), how they expect their spouse to behave, and what person they should become. These values were always there in the subconscious, built up over life but never addressed or reached. They become real and relevant from nowhere, moving forward to the consciousness.

While it is all true and fascinating, when it comes to meaning, I believe the role of the subconsciousness needs to be seen as a secondary machine that serves ideas to the consciousness. It is a bit like a coffee machine. It will spit coffee based on the capsule you insert into it. As long as the machine works (meaning the subconscious spits things out), what is happening in the machine is irrelevant. Life and meaning are, in many ways, all about what you do with the coffee once it is out.

Additionally, the relation between consciousness and the subconscious is not a one-directional path. Consciousness affects the subconscious and vice versa. Controlling and exploring the subconscious is a fascinating topic that can occupy a lifetime. Still, it is not relevant or practical if we are to understand the role and importance of meaning truly. The belief that there is an untouchable void in ourselves that we cannot reach and affect our lives is not helpful (and even destructive). If we are to bring ourselves from nowhere to somewhere, it is only the concentration on what we can control and our reaction to it that matters. Only our consciousness can be controlled, trained, and understood in this context. Making it the only relevant conversation worth having.

Consciousness is a given, and so is our need for meaning. It is not a question of will. As our body needs food, our consciousness needs meaning. How we handle it and the path we choose to adopt in the subject matter will determine our life, happiness, and peacefulness. There is not a single true meaning to fit them all. Oppositely, endless paths fit each person and possibly each period of an individual life. I believe that how we build and maintain this meaning makes all the difference to start with. I will develop the concept and detail it in my following posts.

When we lack purpose, life is meaningless. With a meaning, our consciousness gets lost and requires a power struggle and external extremism to validate its existence. Most people look for simple external answers to deep and complicated topics, making them vulnerable to bad actors that pull them into their madness for the sake of power and fame. I believe it is not our society that is broken but our capacity to create internal meaning and positive external validation. Only by addressing this subject can we start to understand how to get out of our current crisis united and with better youth. Our youth need guidance (and most of us, too). It is our duty to help them as they are our future. Meaning is the essence of the human experience and our shared denominator. If we stop arguing about gender, pronounce, patriarchy, politics, and all the rest of the temporary nonsense that mainly makes us feel weak, lost, and victimized, and start talking about shared meaning, internal purpose, and positive role models. Maybe we still have a chance. A chance to give ourselves and our children hope for a better future.

Lost of critical thinking in an era of confusion

During the pandemic, we all passed many changes as individuals and as a society. A long period of terror and confusion has been induced by the lack of clarity and incapability to fully understand what we are fighting against. One of the biggest development observed throughout the Western world in that period is the development of violence, frustration, and dichotomy. We have lost trust. Some of us in our government, some in sciences, some in their neighbors, and some in society.

In her book “The Shock Doctrine,” Neomi Klein describes in detail how the effect of an economic and physical shock can reshape society to its core. While we can disagree on how we change as a society in this covid era, I believe it is clear to all everything has changed. We all became something new, personally and as a society. 

The creation of society and its prosperity is based on some kind of social understanding and the willingness of its individuals to cooperate. This cooperation is the root of any prosperous society. Since society is based on the many actions of personal actors, the fundamental ideas of tolerance and acceptance are the core value of any productive society. Accepting others, accepting that others think and act differently, and accepting that we are all entitled to our thoughts and action, are the basis of any healthy social contract.

To maintain such a healthy relationship between individuals in a society, two things must exist: Tolerance and critical thinking. Tolerance is based on the capacity to accept that different people can think differently. Furthermore,, it is the acceptance that different thoughts are healthy and create the variety and riches of society itself. It is not only important that people think differently and can share it openly. It is a fundamental need to create progress, uniqueness, and advancement.

Critical thinking is probably more complicated but not less important. A person can question and doubt his assumptions. The world is complex and constantly changing. Many things that are true today will be false tomorrow. In many cases, many think that are good and relevant today change over time. The basic idea of critical thinking can be summarized as follows: when evaluating a thought, search to be proven wrong instead of seeking affirmation of what you already know. To pursue such a path, a person must confront (peacefully) another person holding different values. This is the only way. In most cases, a person cannot be aware of what he doesn’t know. It is a hard process that requires humility and honesty. Nevertheless, it is the only way to truly understand what is true.

In today's day and age, it seems our society lost both tolerance and critical thinking. We prefer to let the authorities dictate truths, as we are exhausted. We attack any person who thinks differently and categorizes him as a conspiracy theory radicalist because it makes us uncomfortable. This feeling of uncomfortability comes from the deep understanding that we could be wrong. We hate it! Not because we hate the idea that another person can be right. But because it reminds us how much we don’t know and how much it scares us.

Crises are temporary and pass over time, and Societal changes affect generations ahead. In this reality of fear and dichotomy, friendships are broken, and families are falling apart because of a lack of tolerance and critical thinking. Those losses and scars make us more lonely, fragile, and scared. Our society is falling apart, hailing for our government to save us all from what is eventually our incapability to recognize ourselves in the mirror. We can blame only ourselves for what we have become. Not the pandemic, our neighbors, or our government.

Let us try to listen to each other again. Accept and support each other regardless of our differences. Bring back small hopes and beautiful moments together. Slowly slowly, step by step. Because the happiness and health our each of us and our society as a whole

Learn more about the subject by reading my other post and my latest books.

The LGBH! movement — Separating Sexual Preference, Self Identity and Anger

“I Believe we are all unique but not special.” The Human Perspective — New Lessons from Genesis

This post is written due to a personal necessity. One that has been imposed on me as it has been imposed on many others. It addresses the general violent confusion about the ever-growing alphabet salad, which we should all accept and adopt regardless of our beliefs and our inner and unexplained confusion. It is a topic built on slogans that we must all repeat regardless of the inner dissonance it creates. Most importantly, we should all agree that it is the most critical subject of our time, regardless of the small to nonexistent minority that it addresses.

When I was first introduced to the subject, the topic seemed unimportant. It has been presented to me by exposing me to the “pronounce” idea. As a first reaction, I categorize it as something that sounds like an adolescent tantrum that should be ignored. I had an inner need to distance myself from it. There was something wrong with this topic. One that I knew, based on first principles, was wrong. But I couldn’t put it in words or build relevant logic to defend it. Over time, and as the subject became more prominent, I realized that I was not alone in this predicament, differently from the extreme and well-articulated slogan-based argument made by the defenders of this madness. I was not prepared, neither had the time to formulate a genuine idea about a topic that until yesterday seemed insane.

The creation of the infinite and ever-growing alphabet salad is not built in that way by mistake. It allows extremely small minorities to group around a bigger group that merits its existence. Doing so allows this angry and confused minority to downplay the importance of the original movement and elevate their unjustified cause. They do so by eliminating any obstacle in its march forward and making us all forget why we gather here in the first place.

After a long and painful process of trying to understand what all this mess is about, I came to realize that we are missing an essential point in our social debate (If you can still call it a debate). As we were busy trying to understand what their arguments are all about, we took one of their fundamental ideas for granted — The idea that it is all one unified group. I believe the key to solving this hellish alphabet salad is connected to this point. And I hope I will surprise you in the way I will present it all.

To seriously start a conversation about the topic, I believe a separation needs to be established. I would divide people and the general population into three separate categories representing the totality of any population on Earth. The first is a category of people that know what they are and have a certain sexual attraction to another category of humans. The second is a group that is obsessed with who they are regardless of their sexual orientation, and the third group is constructed by confused people that have a deep need to feel special and are in desperate need of attention.

I decided to call the first group LGBH! The acronym is for Lesbian, Gays, Bi Sexual, a Heterosexual. The exclamation point, in the end, is there to make sure no more letters exist in this acronym. This group is addressing a question of sexual preference. They clearly know what they are and normally are relatively certain about whom they find attractive. There is no confusion on the subject. The conversation occupying this group concerns one’s preference for his private life, generally in his private bedroom. The main fight (won to a certain extent in big part of the Western world) have to do with equality of opportunities (not equity…and yes, it is not the same) and legal rights in our society.

It is clear to me that there are many different people with very different aims in this group. A statement that is true regarding any kind of group. Douglas Murray famously said there is nothing in common between gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. While it is undeniably true, this statement does not help address the philosophical issue. If we are to make sense of this absurd alphabet salad, the construction of logic and not a deconstruction is what we should aim for. Following this statement, I will repeat my point. This group has something in common (yes, including the heterosexual); they want their sexual business to be a private matter that does not affect their status, opportunities, and rights.

I will intentionally ignore Asexual people, as their statement is something along the line of “I’m sexually nothing.” A statement that by itself declares that there is nothing to look or talk about. After some research, I didn’t encounter any oppression, negation of rights, or lack of equality for people who were sexually nothing. The only visible place where this can be uncomfortable is in front of one own family, as some questions will emerge over time about the family’s expectations for relationship and family creation. But this does not justify in any way the need for a general social discourse.

The second and third groups make all the rest of the letters (as many as they are). These two groups require a delicate observation (and no, not for the sake of not offending them). The reason for it is that without a clear understanding of what separates them, they can seem like one group. The distinction is extremely important if we are to move forward in our understanding, as it separates between a small minority that needs to be addressed properly in our evolving society and a big majority that need to be ignored and put back in its place.

The second group can be categorized as people that genuinely believe they are something else. Not too long ago, it referred only Transgenders, but now we must also include people that think they have multiple souls, wolfs, giraffes, etc. (a development I believe is not doing any favor for the transgenders).

Their main concern has to do with “Who” they are (different from the first group that has a clear answer for it). This is a metaphysical question that needs to be addressed in that way. The belief that one is mentally different from what he physically is is rooted in the notion we have a separate soul and body. It is an old argument, and transgender people can be seen as an extreme branch of this line of tough. The development of the virtual world of social media didn’t help either, as it reinforced the idea that one can and is something else online from what one is in the physical world. This group contains a very small minority that, in any other socio-political subject, will not even get mentioned due to their size.

Many people I spoke with on the subject conclude the argument by saying it is a mental disorder called “Gender Dysphoria,” and on many levels, they are right. Regardless, having an argument circling the question of mental sanity does not help us progress constructively, as it presents us with the same conclusion on both sides. If it is a mental problem, what should we do about it? And if it is not a mental problem, what should we do about it? Do you see my point?

My approach to it is a bit different. I believe the problem is not with its categorization but with its socio-political implications. Let us assume it is a mental disorder. It seems to me we all have some, each and his own. While many people with mental problems will justifiably search for help, I find that for some others, the solution is not to try and solve their disorder but to allow the person to live with it to the fullest. After all, all great artists or historical figures could have been categorized with a certain level of mental disorder. The fact that they took it to the fullest of its extent made them great. Looking at the transgender issue makes me believe that our problem is not with this small minority and their life choices but with their requirements from society at large.

Taking this logic forward, I would say a clear line should be drawn. One that has to do with the effect an individual’s mental disorder has on society. It is true for all mental illnesses and should be the gold standard. The line should answer the question — does this mental illness hurt anybody except the person in question? If the answer is no, it shouldn’t be addressed socially. If it does, the following questions should be — In what way? And how can we mitigate the danger? It is important to ensure that when we ask the first question, we judge it by the standard of physical harm and not the mental or philosophical aspects of the question. After all, if an adult man is convinced he is a woman and is willing to go as far as castrating himself for it, it probably proves something about his own conviction. As long as this change is not inflicting physical harm on another and is not pushed on kids, I don’t see why to stop him.

Following some reflection on the second group, I truly believe that if the Transgender community would peacefully handle their business, accepting they are a small and very peculiar minority. I doubt it would ever arrive where it is currently. The idea that we should all accept it as normal is the root of the social problem with the second group. To understand it fully, we must stop and define the word “Normal .” Everything that happens only occasionally or represents a small minority of people in a society is the definition of something that is not normal. Normality is a word that represents repetition and/or the majority. Asking people to address transgenders as “normal” created dissonance and started an important conversation based on a lie. If we all accept that it is not normal but still significant enough to address, we would have a better chance of finding good solutions for this new phenomenon.

Eventually, the majority of the second group is searching for recognition in society (Not acceptance, yes, there is a difference). At the same time, they are very different from the LGBH!. Their goal seems to be the same as the first group — Ensuring they have equal opportunities and rights as humans. I believe this request is something the majority of the people will agree with. and an argument we can and should address honestly and uncomfortably.

Transgender’s in the second group have attached themselves to the LGB because they eventually search for the same status. It is different people searching for the same end. The problem with this approach is straightforward. Since we are talking about a different category of people, they will have different needs. Meaning that the solutions need to be addressed separately. Adding themselves to the LGB, they lost the capacity to address their need and rob the other group from addressing their struggle.

Asking society to change and accept a new phenomenon is one complex task. One that requires delicacy, patience, humility, and endurance. If society as a whole needs to change, it is probably not the society that is the problem but the way a person approaches society and its problems. Before passing to the third group, I will conclude by saying the that the two first groups have the legitimacy of their own existence by being who and what they are in the real world. Democracy aims to give everyone equal opportunity based on meritocracy, equal rights, and the freedom to be what you are in your private space. None of the group seems to violate these ideas. Transgender’s are a relatively new phenomenon that must be addressed in this context. I believe they have the right to ask us to find a solution for their needs in a way that does not make us abandon our principles.

Now, let us move to the main issue at hand. The third group is currently our main problem, bringing all the alphabet salad issue into the main stage and defending it as if their life depends on it. This group, which can sometimes look like the second group, but sounds completely different, is making this topic a hell of sentimental confusion. It is constructed from people I will categorize as confused, attention sicker lost children. That needs to reinforce the notion that they are special and unique. The way they go about it is through hateful, violent victimhood. One that does not come from knowledge, logic, understanding, or wish for a positive resolution. Deep inside, They understood that adults don’t have the time or the patience to hear noisy kids (especially if they are not their kids) and that demolishing morals and social fabrics is easier to do than building something new and better.

Their problem is mental, and it is a problem that needs to be addressed on a social level. It shouldn’t be ignored by itself, as it is a cry for help. It reflects a generation of lost kids. They are afraid, lost, and hurt. Afraid of the world and afraid to face the fact that in life, to arrive from nowhere to somewhere, you need to fail and give it all and that sometimes it is not enough. They are lost as nobody slaps them and shows them the right direction, leaving them to rely on arbitrary influencers that tell them what they want to hear for momentary fame. They are hurt as they have been explained that they can be whatever they want and discovered that they are nothing. They cry for help since nobody ever taught them that they do not need external validation to be themselves. And most importantly, They believe that rights are given by birth and not a privilege you acquire by obligations, making them feel entitled to ideas they cannot even explain. For them, pride does not represent a value that signifies inner greatness. It represents the right to scream and get attention. Respect for them is not something you earn by actions but deserve by being alive. Victimhood is their weapon, and we are all their oppressors.

To achieve their infinite war against everything and everyone, they created absurdity and extreme, mainly because it reflects their inner world. It allows them to take us all on the hellish trip that they are trying to escape from. They demand everything at the price of nothing, explaining to us that it is our duty. This group is the real problem we all have. It feeds on the weakness of the good people, our current politicians’ greed and our loving parents’ fears. They do not promote peace, humility, love, or the creation of a better society.

When this group realized that the Transgender movement required real actions (such as starting to take medications and pass castration), they took a step back and then two steps forward. The invention of all the rest of the letters in the alphabet salad is a manifestation of the need for attention that does not require anything from the people that claim it. The “Pronounce” topic that jump-started this insanity is a wonderful example. It requires society to twist and redefine its language and inner world without requiring anything from the person that claims it. It is a perfect solution for this group, as it gives them the freedom and flexibility to always be oppressed while getting rid of the need to practically do or prove anything.

This group is at the center of all the general social movements in our society. They are the noisy few that understood that they could jump on the wagon of an even smaller minority for the sake of promoting their anger. They don’t represent the good of the group they claim to be part of. They are there to be noisy, angry, and hateful. Preventing us from seeing the real issues we need to address. Distracting us from having a real debate about possible solutions.

I believe a separation need to be done between the LGBH!, the transgenders, and the lost kids. It is the only way we can get out of it and bring back some sanity to our discourse and our life. It requires a clear understanding of this separation and each group’s problems. Each needs our attention, and non is unimportant. Continue to play this game, heart everybody. From the LGBH! People that need to make sure that what they achieved in our democracy is secured, to the Transgender that needs our attention and solution for their existing problems. And most importantly, to the lost kids that are crying for help and truly need a responsible assembly of adults that will discuss how to fix their predicament in a peaceful and respectable way.

The Alphabet salad is the poster child of our sickness. Our loss of philosophy, fear of talking about hard subjects, and the destruction of our family and community structure. It is time to separate this salad and start to address our problems with the right words. I hope and believe this article will give some clarity and to others words to express their thoughts. We have a hard road ahead of us. Ignoring it or hoping it will pass by itself is a delusional lie at best. We have come a long way and built great things as individuals and as a society. We are standing at a crossroad, and a decision need to be made.

Disclaimer: Do not search for my books if you feel offended or unsafe by reading this article. However, leave a comment. I am searching for people that are willing to debate with me. After all, if you have never spoken with people that do not think differently than you, it probably means you never truly spoke with anybody.