stillnessinthestorm--2020-10-09--Trump Slams Michigan Governor After She Blamed HIM For Plot To Kidnap Her

( Steve Watson ) President Trump hit out at Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer late Thursday , after she blamed him over a plot to kidnap her , despite the fact that the Feds and the DOJ foiled the plot .
Related She ’ s Violating the Law : Michigan Governor Vows to Continue Coronavirus Measures Despite State Supreme Court Ruling “ Rather than say thank you , she calls me a White Supremacist—while Biden and Democrats refuse to condemn Antifa , Anarchists , Looters and Mobs that burn down Democrat run cities , ” Trump tweeted .
The President went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has done multiple times before despite Democrat claims to the contrary .
He also called on Whitmer to open up Michigan again , following extremely draconian coronavirus lockdown policies .
The plot , uncovered by the FBI , reportedly involved six people who were watching Whitmer ’ s home and planned to snatch her with the aim to “ overthrow of certain government and law enforcement components.
” Whitmer has come under fire for implementing particularly authoritarian lockdown methods , including using the State ’ s emergency alert system to order residents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previously issued an executive order requiring residents to wear face coverings while in public .
Whitmer also called small business owners “ racist ” and “ neo Nazis ” for protesting her lockdown orders .
She also made complete u-turn over the use of hydroxychloroquine within a four day period back in March , begging the federal government to send her the medicine just four days after she threatened to revoke the medical licenses of doctors who prescribed it .
She was also criticised recently for joining Black Lives Matter protesters in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay shut down .
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(Steve Watson) President Trump hit out at Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer late Thursday, after she blamed him over a plot to kidnap her, despite the fact that the Feds and the DOJ foiled the plot.
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Source – Summit News
by Steve Watson, October 9th, 2020
“Rather than say thank you, she calls me a White Supremacist—while Biden and Democrats refuse to condemn Antifa, Anarchists, Looters and Mobs that burn down Democrat run cities,” Trump tweeted.
Governor Whitmer of Michigan has done a terrible job. She locked down her state for everyone, except her husband’s boating activities. The Federal Government provided tremendous help to the Great People of Michigan. My Justice Department and Federal Law Enforcement announced… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2020
…today that they foiled a dangerous plot against the Governor of Michigan. Rather than say thank you, she calls me a White Supremacist—while Biden and Democrats refuse to condemn Antifa, Anarchists, Looters and Mobs that burn down Democrat run cities… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2020
The President went on to condemn any violence, which he has done multiple times before despite Democrat claims to the contrary. He also called on Whitmer to open up Michigan again, following extremely draconian coronavirus lockdown policies.
…I do not tolerate ANY extreme violence. Defending ALL Americans, even those who oppose and attack me, is what I will always do as your President! Governor Whitmer—open up your state, open up your schools, and open up your churches! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2020
The plot, uncovered by the FBI, reportedly involved six people who were watching Whitmer’s home and planned to snatch her with the aim to “overthrow of certain government and law enforcement components.”
#BREAKING: Feds have charged 6 people with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to newly unsealed court records https://t.co/KIPspXWVso — Detroit Free Press (@freep) October 8, 2020
Join us live in Lansing. https://t.co/wftm2A3sDy — Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) October 8, 2020
Whitmer has come under fire for implementing particularly authoritarian lockdown methods, including using the State’s emergency alert system to order residents to wear face masks.
The governor previously issued an executive order requiring residents to wear face coverings while in public.
Whitmer also called small business owners “racist” and “neo Nazis” for protesting her lockdown orders.
She also made complete u-turn over the use of hydroxychloroquine within a four day period back in March, begging the federal government to send her the medicine just four days after she threatened to revoke the medical licenses of doctors who prescribed it.
She was also criticised recently for joining Black Lives Matter protesters in the streets after lecturing small businesses for weeks to stay shut down.
To those who have taken to the streets to peacefully protest the structural inequities Black Americans face every day – I’m with you. Tonight, I urge you to stay home and stay safe. Tomorrow, find a peaceful protest to join and make your voice heard. pic.twitter.com/O8fNNVM8fS — Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) June 2, 2020
The biggest hypocrite of the day goes to @GovWhitmer, who violated her own social distancing guidelines at a protest march after telling the state that protesting would bring a surge of the #COVIDー19 virus. It's time to FULLY open the state!!!pic.twitter.com/swNcXdaOJR — William Davis (@davis1988will) June 5, 2020
This is Gretchen Whitmer.
She threw Michigan residents in jail and stripped them of their livelihoods if they did not “social distance.”
She called a group of peaceful protesters “terrorists.”
In case you were still wondering if the lockdowns were a vicious hoax to hurt Americans pic.twitter.com/PoOnuQFAke — Benny (@bennyjohnson) June 5, 2020
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-10-09--The End of Covid Hysteria, Trump’s COVID Diagnosis

( David Prentice ) Most of the nation was stunned by the news that Donald and Melania Trump had contracted COVID .
I found out early morning the night after it was announced .
Already the Democrat/media complex was gleefully hoping for death , reportedly focusing on Trump ’ s “ cavalier attitude ” towards COVID precautions .
As the center-right media began to report the left ’ s response , the obvious was clear .
Few on the right would have reacted that way had Biden contracted it .
Recognized by a few heavies in the leftist echo chamber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rants down .
Related Trump Bans U.S. From Doing Business With Those Who Promote ‘ Harmful ’ Far-Left Critical Race Theory The amount of insanity and hysteria poured into Trump ’ s diagnosis by the Democrat/media complex the rest of the weekend was almost funny to watch .
Did his doctor lie ?
Did he lie ?
What about the 25th Amendment , the procedure of presidential replacement , the coming election , the pending Supreme Court appointment , the number of people surrounding him who were infected ?
How dare he take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to thank his well wishers !
Non-stop around the clock hysteria .
Almost none of it was helpful , and most of it was true as believing the sky is falling .
Now that Trump has communicated how well he is doing — no fever , no difficulty breathing , that he was only at the hospital for precautionary reasons — there is hope that this new hysteria could die a deserved death .
News that he is back working must be sending a chill up the spine of the hysteria shills .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , he is doing well , with no issues at this point .
Now , things could change , but in the likely event he fully recovers , prepare for the beginning of the end to this “ COVID-crisis ” .
Fact is , most of the country is sick of the hysteria .
Most simply want to live their lives , intelligently with caution , and return back to what we all remember was a decent life .
Let me give some personal anecdotal examples : Everywhere I go , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintenance , dentists , doctors , dinner , you name it : A masked conversation is ended by saying I can ’ t wait until we don ’ t have to wear these masks ( governor ’ s orders ! )
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We could see each other and communicate again .
In hundreds of conversations , ALL have responded how much they look forward to that .
My reply : I can ’ t wait until we only see masks in hospitals .
The agreement is quick , affirmative , robust .
Most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this….. ” Yes , anecdotal , but most polling reflects this as a major cultural current .
People are worn out from the hysteria .
They want a return to normalcy .
I recall noticing the first time Trump pivoted his stance to reopening the country on April 4 .
Since then , he has been pushing how important it is to open the economy , open schools , open most everything with appropriate caution , with intelligence .
And of course , the Democrat response has been “ to not let this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s try to hurt Trump ’ s re-election prospects by blaming it on him , by shutting down Democrat-run states with harder lock downs .
It ’ hiding behind “ protecting the public ” in order to hold down economic data so Trump can be blamed for a poor economy .
You might ask , what kind of people would do that ?
Well , the modern Democrats would .
Let me say it loud and clear , the Democrat-media complex has attempted to use this crisis with hysterical responses to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American people ?
Who cares ?
They don ’ t care .
What kind of people do that in the middle of a pandemic ?
Rhetorical .
Before the debate , Trump said what most of us on the right thought : The left was trying to harm him politically .
He intimated it again during the presidential debate .
The message : Democrats like the control they have , and will use it again .
So here it is .
The election issue this week ( maybe to November ) is about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normal .
Trump repeated the Democrat talking points back to Joe , and to Joe ’ s friend the moderator , that Democrats would lock down America again .
Making them eat their words , Trump set up one of the top issues heading into November .
He framed it perfectly .
They will lock you down in a heartbeat .
Trump wants America free .
They will mandate masks everywhere .
Trump wants you to be informed , but to head towards normalcy .
They want to continue the hysteria .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this has now becoming the issue .
A way-too-drunk-on-its-own-power big state/media complex is telling you what you need to do , preventing you from going to church .
Opening your business .
Going to work .
Going to dinner .
Going to school .
Playing sports .
Living life .
Pursuing happiness .
Most want what Trump has wanted since April , is to open America up .
Fully .
There has been serious push-back in the scientific community on the Democrat position of cowering in place .
Yes , that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they want .
Do you see people walking alone outside with a mask on ?
Or riding bikes masked ?
Or those who drive masked in their car by themselves ?
Yes , those are the ones who have succumbed to the Democrat/media hysteria .
They are the ones they want all of us to be like .
Uninformed , emotion-based , fearful , unscientific , but above all , hysterical .
And that ’ s the battle that must be won , the battle against hysteria .
Going back to my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other than the occasional masked driver alone in their car , the message the American public ( the wanting-to-live American public ) wants is return to normal .
This is going to be an amazing thing to watch as Trump recovers .
Does anyone believe he is not going to use this experience as a way to bolster his reopening position ?
Does anyone think the hens in the media clucking about how dangerous this all is are going to win the narrative now ?
I ’ m going out on a limb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue , brought up in the most providential way possible , that turns elections .
Michael Moore ( decoded ) says : Oh crap , he got it , and will fight it off , because there is less than 1 % chance that he ’ ll die .
So I ’ m going to start a conspiracy theory that he ’ s faking it .
Yep , that ’ s the ticket .
Meaning , that Michael Moore , as crazy as he is , understands narratives .
Heck , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before , so he knows what a true one can do .
And the truth is , this is the beginning of the end for COVID hysteria .
The president , and first lady , are not likely to have a big issue with this , just like the vast majority of 99 % -plus , of Americans .
And this will become the story , in spite of Democrat/media complex attempts to claim the contrary .
Think of sleepy Joe and his absence of a campaign .
As Trump runs the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lid most days before 10 in the morning .
Let ’ s just say this highlights the difference between two men , and two campaigns .
The one has had a massive , and mostly unreported , outpouring of sympathy and good-will from his supporters .
The other has supporters who wished death to the president , and a media that will be neutered from furthering their hysteria .
Trump will beat them again .
Because now the public will know that if the president can beat it this easily at his age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too .
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(David Prentice) Most of the nation was stunned by the news that Donald and Melania Trump had contracted COVID. I found out early morning the night after it was announced. Already the Democrat/media complex was gleefully hoping for death, reportedly focusing on Trump’s “cavalier attitude” towards COVID precautions. As the center-right media began to report the left’s response, the obvious was clear. Few on the right would have reacted that way had Biden contracted it. Recognized by a few heavies in the leftist echo chamber, Twitter actually began taking these ugly rants down.
Related
Source – American Thinker
by David Prentice, October 9th, 2020
The amount of insanity and hysteria poured into Trump’s diagnosis by the Democrat/media complex the rest of the weekend was almost funny to watch. Did his doctor lie? Did he lie? What about the 25th Amendment, the procedure of presidential replacement, the coming election, the pending Supreme Court appointment, the number of people surrounding him who were infected? How dare he take a five-minute ride with Secret Service agents to thank his well wishers! Non-stop around the clock hysteria. Almost none of it was helpful, and most of it was true as believing the sky is falling.
Gotta love our responsible, fact-driven media.
Now that Trump has communicated how well he is doing — no fever, no difficulty breathing, that he was only at the hospital for precautionary reasons — there is hope that this new hysteria could die a deserved death. News that he is back working must be sending a chill up the spine of the hysteria shills. Trump’s physicians have all confirmed it, he is doing well, with no issues at this point.
Now, things could change, but in the likely event he fully recovers, prepare for the beginning of the end to this “COVID-crisis”.
Fact is, most of the country is sick of the hysteria. Most simply want to live their lives, intelligently with caution, and return back to what we all remember was a decent life. Let me give some personal anecdotal examples: Everywhere I go, for business, the grocery store, car maintenance, dentists, doctors, dinner, you name it: A masked conversation is ended by saying I can’t wait until we don’t have to wear these masks (governor’s orders!). We could see each other and communicate again. In hundreds of conversations, ALL have responded how much they look forward to that. My reply: I can’t wait until we only see masks in hospitals. The agreement is quick, affirmative, robust. Most saying, “I am so over this…..”
Yes, anecdotal, but most polling reflects this as a major cultural current. People are worn out from the hysteria. They want a return to normalcy.
I recall noticing the first time Trump pivoted his stance to reopening the country on April 4. Since then, he has been pushing how important it is to open the economy, open schools, open most everything with appropriate caution, with intelligence.
And of course, the Democrat response has been “to not let this crisis go to waste.” Meaning: let’s try to hurt Trump’s re-election prospects by blaming it on him, by shutting down Democrat-run states with harder lock downs. It’ hiding behind “protecting the public” in order to hold down economic data so Trump can be blamed for a poor economy.
You might ask, what kind of people would do that? Well, the modern Democrats would. Let me say it loud and clear, the Democrat-media complex has attempted to use this crisis with hysterical responses to everything to hurt Trump. Hurting the American people? Who cares? They don’t care.
What kind of people do that in the middle of a pandemic? Rhetorical.
Before the debate, Trump said what most of us on the right thought: The left was trying to harm him politically. He intimated it again during the presidential debate. The message: Democrats like the control they have, and will use it again.
So here it is. The election issue this week (maybe to November) is about opening America up, coming back to normal. Trump repeated the Democrat talking points back to Joe, and to Joe’s friend the moderator, that Democrats would lock down America again. Making them eat their words, Trump set up one of the top issues heading into November. He framed it perfectly.
They will lock you down in a heartbeat. Trump wants America free.
They will mandate masks everywhere. Trump wants you to be informed, but to head towards normalcy.
They want to continue the hysteria. Trump wants to end it.
Providentially, this has now becoming the issue. A way-too-drunk-on-its-own-power big state/media complex is telling you what you need to do, preventing you from going to church. Opening your business. Going to work. Going to dinner. Going to school. Playing sports. Living life. Pursuing happiness.
Most want what Trump has wanted since April, is to open America up. Fully. There has been serious push-back in the scientific community on the Democrat position of cowering in place. Yes, that’s what it is. That’s what they want. Do you see people walking alone outside with a mask on? Or riding bikes masked? Or those who drive masked in their car by themselves? Yes, those are the ones who have succumbed to the Democrat/media hysteria.
They are the ones they want all of us to be like. Uninformed, emotion-based, fearful, unscientific, but above all, hysterical.
And that’s the battle that must be won, the battle against hysteria. Going back to my anecdotal discussions, let me say, other than the occasional masked driver alone in their car, the message the American public (the wanting-to-live American public) wants is return to normal.
This is going to be an amazing thing to watch as Trump recovers.
Does anyone believe he is not going to use this experience as a way to bolster his reopening position? Does anyone think the hens in the media clucking about how dangerous this all is are going to win the narrative now?
I’m going out on a limb, but this is the kind of issue, brought up in the most providential way possible, that turns elections. Michael Moore (decoded) says: Oh crap, he got it, and will fight it off, because there is less than 1% chance that he’ll die. So I’m going to start a conspiracy theory that he’s faking it. Yep, that’s the ticket. Meaning, that Michael Moore, as crazy as he is, understands narratives. Heck, he’s made up some huge false ones before, so he knows what a true one can do.
And the truth is, this is the beginning of the end for COVID hysteria. The president, and first lady, are not likely to have a big issue with this, just like the vast majority of 99%-plus, of Americans. And this will become the story, in spite of Democrat/media complex attempts to claim the contrary.
Think of sleepy Joe and his absence of a campaign. As Trump runs the country vigorously with COVID, Joe calls a lid most days before 10 in the morning.
Let’s just say this highlights the difference between two men, and two campaigns. The one has had a massive, and mostly unreported, outpouring of sympathy and good-will from his supporters. The other has supporters who wished death to the president, and a media that will be neutered from furthering their hysteria.
Trump will beat them again.
Because now the public will know that if the president can beat it this easily at his age, the rest of us can, too.
We’re so over this…….
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The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-10-09--Ben Swann: President Trump: “Total Declassification” of Any/All Documents Related To Russia Investig

Ben Swann: President Trump: “Total Declassification” of Any/All Documents Related To Russia Investigation

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stillnessinthestorm--2020-10-09--17th Letter Updates (Positive Military Alliance): “Keep firing, Nancy.”– October 7th to 9th 2020 (48

17th Letter Updates (Positive Military Alliance): “Keep firing, Nancy.”– October 7th to 9th 2020 (4833 – 4841)

Related 3 Year Old Prediction is Coming True : Mass Arrests of Deep State Actors Might FINALLY Be Here Why did POTUS select as Dir ?
What happens if CIA was actively involved in domestic targeting and surv of US person ( s ) [ direct _indirect ] ?
How does one agency attach itself to another ?
“ the CIA is restricted in the collection of intelligence information directed against US citizens .
Collection is allowed only for an authorized intelligence purpose ; for example , if there is a reason to believe that an individual is involved in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CIA ’ s procedures require senior approval for any such collection that is allowed , and , depending on the collection technique employed , the sanction of the Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General may be required.
” DO NOT LOOK HERE : CIA What happens if CIA was actively involved in domestic targeting and surv of US person ( s ) [ direct _indirect ] ?
How does one agency attach itself to another ?
“ the CIA is restricted in the collection of intelligence information directed against US citizens .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence purpose ; for example , if there is a reason to believe that an individual is involved in espionage or international terrorist activities .
The CIA ’ s procedures require senior approval for any such collection that is allowed , and , depending on the collection technique employed , the sanction of the Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General may be required.
” DO NOT LOOK HERE : CIA Did you notice the missile within the drop re : 25th amendment ?
Was the 25th amendment ‘ arrow in the quiver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be in a critical [ health ] state re : C19 ?
Next : ‘ mentally incapacitated ’ re : C19 language [ “ people are dying ” ] _safety and security to the well being ……… .
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Source – QAnon.Pub
Oct 9 2020
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Keep firing, Nancy.
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Senators: Show that you put country above politics. Gina Haspel is a competent, experienced, & highly qualified intelligence professional. Ask her tough questions, listen to her answers, & then decide but don’t penalize her for previous policy decisions or because DT picked her. — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) May 7, 2018
Why did Brennan endorse?
Why did POTUS select as Dir?
Buckle up.
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What happens if CIA was actively involved in domestic targeting and surv of US person(s) [direct _indirect]?
How does one agency attach itself to another?
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/top-10-cia-myths.html
“the CIA is restricted in the collection of intelligence information directed against US citizens. Collection is allowed only for an authorized intelligence purpose; for example, if there is a reason to believe that an individual is involved in espionage or international terrorist activities. The CIA’s procedures require senior approval for any such collection that is allowed, and, depending on the collection technique employed, the sanction of the Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General may be required.”
Look here: FBI
Look here: DOJ
DO NOT LOOK HERE: CIA
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Who was DNI?
Who was AG?
CIA leads to the top?
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Oct 8 2020 23:27:24 (EST) NEW
What happens if CIA was actively involved in domestic targeting and surv of US person(s) [direct _indirect]?
How does one agency attach itself to another?
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/top-10-cia-myths.html
“the CIA is restricted in the collection of intelligence information directed against US citizens. Collection is allowed only for an authorized intelligence purpose; for example, if there is a reason to believe that an individual is involved in espionage or international terrorist activities. The CIA’s procedures require senior approval for any such collection that is allowed, and, depending on the collection technique employed, the sanction of the Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General may be required.”
Look here: FBI
Look here: DOJ
DO NOT LOOK HERE: CIA
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Did you notice the missile within the drop re: 25th amendment?
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Was the 25th amendment ‘arrow in the quiver’ planned?
How long ago?
Was it expected POTUS would be in a critical [health] state re: C19?
Recovery unexpected?
Impossible to unwind?
Next: ‘mentally incapacitated’ re: C19 language [“people are dying”] _safety and security to the well being ……….
Combat tactics, Mr. Ryan.
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We need Justice!!!! We are ready!!!! Let’s go!!!! WWG1WGA
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Nothing is random.
Everything has meaning.
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Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
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– Justin
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-10-10--Obama is Responsible for Racial Tensions in America Today

( Robert Spencer ) Racism is America ’ s original sin , and despite a century and a half and more of efforts to put it behind us , it is more of an issue than ever .
A great deal of this is the responsibility of a man whose election to the presidency was hailed as the beginning of a new , post-racial era in American society , a man who was supposed to embody America ’ s rejection of racism : Barack Hussein Obama .
Related Amazon Has Pizza Hail Satan Baby Clothes For Sale , Satan Stuffers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Celebrate Pedophilia are on the Rise There were many people who opposed Obama who nonetheless hailed his election to the presidency for what it showed about the United States .
There are vanishingly few countries that have ever elected as their head of state someone from a minority group that previously faced discrimination .
Obama ’ s election was supposed to herald the end of racism and the beginning of an era in which human beings truly were judged by the content of their character rather than by the color of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out that way .
As Rating America ’ s Presidents : An America-First Look at Who Is Best , Who Is Overrated , and Who Was An Absolute Disaster demonstrates , throughout his tenure , Obama stoked racial tensions rather than calming them .
When he took office , the Justice Department was pursuing a case against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation in Philadelphia .
Obama ’ s attorney general , Eric Holder , abruptly dropped the case in May 2009 and refused to cooperate with further investigations , giving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting away with voter intimidation because of their race .
Even worse , Obama ’ s response to several widely publicized incidents also exacerbated racial tensions .
On July 16 , 2009 , black intellectual Henry Louis Gates found himself locked out of his Massachusetts home and began trying to force his way in .
An officer arrived to investigate a possible break-in ; Gates began berating him and was arrested for disorderly conduct .
Obama claimed that the police “ acted stupidly ” and noted the “ long history in this country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police disproportionately , ” although there was no indication of racial bias in the case .
He invited Gates and the police officer to the White House for a “ beer summit , ” which the media hailed as a manifestation of his determination to heal racial divisions , when in fact it was just the opposite : he was taking a case of misunderstanding and disorderly conduct and portraying it as a racial incident requiring presidential reconciliation .
Obama also made matters worse yet again when a young Hispanic , George Zimmerman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot dead a young black man , Trayvon Martin , in what was widely reported as a racial hate crime .
NBC edited a recording of Zimmerman ’ s call to the police to give the false impression that Zimmerman was suspicious of Martin solely because he was black .
Instead of trying to calm the situation , Obama stoked the idea that Zimmerman acted out of racial hatred and said , “ If I had a son , he ’ d look like Trayvon.
” Yet Zimmerman was acquitted of murder and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a hate crime .
Obama made a similar rush to judgment in the case of Ahmed Mohamed , a Muslim high school student who was arrested in September 2015 after bringing what appeared to be a suitcase bomb to his Texas high school .
Mohamed claimed it was a homemade clock and that he was a victim of “ Islamophobic ” bigotry .
Obama invited him to the White House , making the boy a symbol of the nation ’ s “ Islamophobia ” and the need to overcome it .
Mohamed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the school district , which was dismissed when he failed to establish that the school had engaged in any prejudice or discrimination .
In line with all this , shortly after taking office , Obama embarked upon two world tours that critics quickly dubbed the “ apology tours , ” as at every stop the President of the United States had some negative words for the country he governed .
He had little to say about America being the most generous , and most free , nation on earth .
As Rating America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing to heal America ’ s racial divisions , and a great deal to make them worse .
Bob Woodward is claiming that Trump called Obama “ overrated.
” That ’ s a generous assessment .
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He is author of 19 books , including the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam ( and the Crusades ) and The Truth About Muhammad .
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(Robert Spencer) Racism is America’s original sin, and despite a century and a half and more of efforts to put it behind us, it is more of an issue than ever. A great deal of this is the responsibility of a man whose election to the presidency was hailed as the beginning of a new, post-racial era in American society, a man who was supposed to embody America’s rejection of racism: Barack Hussein Obama.
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Source – American Thinker
by Robert Spencer, September 14th, 2020
There were many people who opposed Obama who nonetheless hailed his election to the presidency for what it showed about the United States. There are vanishingly few countries that have ever elected as their head of state someone from a minority group that previously faced discrimination. Obama’s election was supposed to herald the end of racism and the beginning of an era in which human beings truly were judged by the content of their character rather than by the color of their skin.
Things didn’t work out that way. As Rating America’s Presidents: An America-First Look at Who Is Best, Who Is Overrated, and Who Was An Absolute Disaster demonstrates, throughout his tenure, Obama stoked racial tensions rather than calming them. When he took office, the Justice Department was pursuing a case against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation in Philadelphia. Obama’s attorney general, Eric Holder, abruptly dropped the case in May 2009 and refused to cooperate with further investigations, giving the impression that the Black Panthers were getting away with voter intimidation because of their race.
Even worse, Obama’s response to several widely publicized incidents also exacerbated racial tensions. On July 16, 2009, black intellectual Henry Louis Gates found himself locked out of his Massachusetts home and began trying to force his way in. An officer arrived to investigate a possible break-in; Gates began berating him and was arrested for disorderly conduct. Obama claimed that the police “acted stupidly” and noted the “long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by police disproportionately,” although there was no indication of racial bias in the case. He invited Gates and the police officer to the White House for a “beer summit,” which the media hailed as a manifestation of his determination to heal racial divisions, when in fact it was just the opposite: he was taking a case of misunderstanding and disorderly conduct and portraying it as a racial incident requiring presidential reconciliation.
Obama also made matters worse yet again when a young Hispanic, George Zimmerman, on February 26, 2012, shot dead a young black man, Trayvon Martin, in what was widely reported as a racial hate crime. NBC edited a recording of Zimmerman’s call to the police to give the false impression that Zimmerman was suspicious of Martin solely because he was black. Instead of trying to calm the situation, Obama stoked the idea that Zimmerman acted out of racial hatred and said, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” Yet Zimmerman was acquitted of murder and the Justice Department declined to prosecute him for a hate crime.
Obama made a similar rush to judgment in the case of Ahmed Mohamed, a Muslim high school student who was arrested in September 2015 after bringing what appeared to be a suitcase bomb to his Texas high school. Mohamed claimed it was a homemade clock and that he was a victim of “Islamophobic” bigotry. Obama invited him to the White House, making the boy a symbol of the nation’s “Islamophobia” and the need to overcome it. Mohamed’s father filed a lawsuit against the school district, which was dismissed when he failed to establish that the school had engaged in any prejudice or discrimination.
In line with all this, shortly after taking office, Obama embarked upon two world tours that critics quickly dubbed the “apology tours,” as at every stop the President of the United States had some negative words for the country he governed. He had little to say about America being the most generous, and most free, nation on earth.
As Rating America’s Presidents shows, Obama did nothing to heal America’s racial divisions, and a great deal to make them worse. Bob Woodward is claiming that Trump called Obama “overrated.” That’s a generous assessment.
About The Author
Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is author of 19 books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His latest book is The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process. Follow him on Twitter here. Like him on Facebook here.
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– Justin
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-10-11--9 Ego Defense Mechanisms That Kill Self-Growth

( Mateo Sol ) You ’ re hopeless , useless , burdensome .
Nothing will ever go well , everyone is always better than you , you ’ ll never be perfect .
You want to be liked , but you ’ re unlovable , and a failure at life .
Sound familiar ?
Related The Price of False Expectations : How “ Romantic Culture ” from the Past Destroys Relationships in the Present To the majority of people this language does .
Mental traps – or ego defense mechanisms – serve as the rusty cogs that continue the mechanic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hopelessness within us .
In many instances , they are so deeply ingrained in the mind , that we are completely oblivious of their existence .
The most important thing to realize about these cognitive errors is that they ’ re maladaptive ways of dealing with the world and the self .
In fact , living in the world of mental distortions is like living a lie .
Your perception is constantly tainted with melancholic negativity that brings forth unrealistic and untruthful thoughts .
But it ’ s not your fault and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this feeling of stuckness .
In this article , my goal is to help you identify , reframe , and deprogram these ego defense mechanisms .
Doing so will allow you to experience more inner peace , self-love , groundedness , trust , and spiritual connectedness with life .
Ego defense mechanisms ( or mental traps ) are psychological strategies that help us deal with the uncertainty and ambiguity of existence .
When a painful truth or reality is too much for us to bear , you can be sure that an ego @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
Think of it like a knight in shining armor that protects your sanity .
The only difficulty is that , often , this inner knight is unwilling to let go of its desire to protect us due to fear and trauma .
When this happens , we are left with old , outdated , and dysfunctional inner programming that runs on repeat , wreaking havoc in our lives .
17 Signs Your Ego Defenses Are Harming You Pay attention to the following signs : • You suffer from low self-esteem and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with people • You feel on-edge around others for no apparent reason • You often feel like an innocent victim • You feel like the world is against you • You see the world in black and white ( “ good or bad , ” “ right or wrong , ” “ friend or enemy , ” “ us or them , ” etc . )
• You tend to jump to extremes in relationships , i.e.
, one day you love your partner , the next you hate them • You tend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rarely accept blame ( because you “ haven ’ t done anything wrong ” ) • You are a cynic but at the same time an idealist • You have high expectations for yourself and others • You feel dissatisfied with yourself/life a lot of the time • You have an addictive personality • You tend to be obsessive • You often feel like a phony/fake • You feel disconnected from your true self and life How many signs can you relate to ?
The nine basic ego defense mechanisms are : An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make an assumption , we believe that something is true based on what we think is true – without proof .
Assumptions can be about others , yourself , or a certain situation in life .
Assumptions often sound like this : “ He treats me this way because ____ ” , “ They think I ’ m a ____ ” , “ I always do this because ____ ” .
Why it ’ s harmful : Assumptions create a lot of unnecessary emotional and mental pain , especially if you always assume @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you to make false judgments about others .
This can harm and even destroy relationships with the people you care about .
A belief is a conviction that something is true , even if it may not be .
Often , beliefs are very extremist or black-and-white in nature .
Beliefs often sound like the following : “ I will never be able to speak normally , ” “ He/she hates me , ” “ Other people are always out to get me , ” “ No one will ever like me because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental traps , beliefs are unconsciously held : they can be so deep-rooted that they evade the conscious mind .
Why it ’ s harmful : Beliefs are very blinding by nature .
If they ’ re false they can also affect your self-worth profoundly as they can be so deeply held .
When you struggle with low self-worth , every aspect of your life is negatively impacted and crippled .
A comparison is a judgment we make when we measure two or more people/things against each other .
Comparisons , for example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for instance , “ He ’ s way smarter than me ” and “ My body is so fat in comparison to hers.
” Comparisons can also exist between ourselves and our ideas of what should happen , e.g.
, “ I should be able to work harder , ” “ I should be better at socializing.
” Dissatisfaction and low self-esteem are the two characteristics that drive comparison : we want to be better , more perfect , more ideal , and excel over others .
Furthermore , comparison also drives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our ideals as a yardstick of success .
Why it ’ s harmful : Comparison breed tremendous jealousy and envy resulting in anger , pain , and frustration .
These angst-ridden emotions put a large strain on our relationships with others and frequently destroy friendships , family connections , and romantic partnerships .
To desire is to want something you don ’ t have .
We do this because we ’ re discontent and feel as though , somewhere deep inside , we ’ re lacking .
When we desire , we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have enough .
WE are not enough .
Desires often sound like the following : “ I want to be like ____ but I can ’ t , ” “ I want to buy ____ because it will make my life better , ” “ I want to be funny just like him.
” Desires are closely linked to comparisons .
When we compare ourselves to others or a mental ideal , we often find ourselves falling short , and thus arises desire .
Why it ’ s harmful : The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desire equals pain .
Often , desire results in lust , and lust results in idolization and obsession .
The result is often feelings of unhappiness , anger , and jealousy .
When we think of all the crime committed in the world ( thefts , murders , rapes , etc . )
they all result from an obsession which stems from desire .
When we desire what we can ’ t have , the result is usually pain .
To expect is to have the preconceived idea that something should happen or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the mind that likes to possess control – even over future outcomes .
When an expectation is challenged or not met , the result is anxiety , inner turmoil , and anger/rage .
For instance , if you unconsciously expect your boss to treat you nicely , and are let down by their arrogance , you feel upset and filled with anger .
Expectations stem from misguided certainty , and this is a symptom of security-seeking behavior .
You can also create expectations for yourself , for instance , you may unconsciously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stutter , ” and immediately … you do !
Why it ’ s harmful : Expecting certain behaviors from others usually results in disappointment , confusion , frustration , and anger – and this causes strain on our relationships .
Furthermore , setting high expectations for yourself also results in suffering as you are , after all , human and imperfect .
Expectations can also become self-fulfilling prophecies : they manipulate the outcome of a situation by predetermining whether it will be good or bad .
For example , if you expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time you will be .
This can have an immensely negative impact on your life when your mind is already biased against you .
An ideal is an imagined perfect outcome .
One example of a common ideal is to find the “ perfect lover ” ( the “ One True Love ” ) – which is unrealistic as everyone has flaws and a shadow self .
Other ideals we may possess might include wanting to find the perfect house , perfect job , or do everything right when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of perfectionismand they are usually set up as unrealistic goals that are almost always impossible to live up to .
Why it ’ s harmful : Because ideals are hard to achieve , we frequently feel like failures , like our lives aren ’ t good enough , and like nothing will ever go right for us .
Additionally , ideals can cause you to live under immense pressure , creating a lot of chronic anxietythat looms in the background .
When we frequently fail to match our inner ideal with the outer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which can trigger depression and sometimes an existential crisis .
Finally , as those who hold many ideals are often perfectionists , their loved ones constantly feel like they ’ re “ not doing enough ” or not being enough .
This can put tremendous strain on our relationships .
In psychology the technical term is “ reaction formation ” and this is something you ’ ll observe everywhere .
The nature of the unconscious mind is that it requires absolute certainties – it needs to see the world in black or white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ in-between.
” As a result , our minds tend to jump to one extreme or another .
Many people , for example , who have had very strict religious upbringings grow older and become disillusioned with the dogmatic ideas they ’ ve been taught .
Often , these people instantly jump onto the atheism bandwagon and become fanatical anti-God advocates – almost with the same level of dogmatism as the religion they were brought up in .
Another example of a reactive extreme is a person who struggles to accept their sexuality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become actively homophobic and discriminate against the LGBTQI community ( remember Colonel Frank Fitts from the movie American Beauty ) ?
Why it ’ s harmful : Jumping to reactive extremes , while natural , limits our capacity to experience , embrace , and express all authentic parts of us .
Not only are we usually harming others ( by reacting against them ) , but we are hurting ourselves in the process .
All too often we live with the inner tension of conflicting desires that we fear will be socially unacceptable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to laugh loudly and freely , but you know others will look at you strangely , so you suppress that authentic self-expression .
Or perhaps you like a movie or a song that you know your friends don ’ t like , so you bury that desire away and forget about it .
While suppression can be helpful in some situations ( like taking care of small , demanding children ) , it can be toxic when done regularly .
Suppression doesn ’ t make a feeling , impulse , or thought within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can make it build inside like a pool of lava that is ready to explode at any point in the future .
Why it ’ s harmful : Suppression is a major obstacle in self-growth and living a fulfilling life because it results in an inability to be authentic to yourself ( which is the key element in self-love ) .
The more you suppress within yourself , the more you have to adopt a false persona or mask to deal with the outer world .
The more you wear this mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an increasing level of disconnection from your Soul occurs .
Repression differs from suppression in one important way .
While suppression is initially a conscious process of having a desire and learning to avoid or ignore it , repression is an entirely unconscious process .
For example , you might have had a traumatizing experience as a child that was so scary or unsettling that it had to be immediately buried .
Of course , this was not your fault : it happened automatically as an ego defense mechanism .
Yet , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unconscious and can come out in your life in various destructive ways .
Why it ’ s harmful : The difficulty with repression is that it is automatic and unconscious .
As such , we don ’ t even become aware of what our original authentic desires were because they were squashed out before they had the chance to blossom .
The result is a feeling of being out of touch with your true self and alienation from life .
The solution to this is to do some conscious inner work and go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projection and splitting ( which are too long to go into here ) .
These are also ego defense mechanisms that can harm our wellbeing .
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Your clothes .
Your truth .
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The four ego defense mechanism roles are : One of the greatest hindrances in anybody ’ s journey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking they haven ’ t done anything wrong .
This may be why the recovering addict ’ s first step is to acknowledge that they have a problem .
Most people live in denial or avoidance , denying the need to take a good look at themselves because it keeps them from properly recognizing their more unsavory traits and capacities .
“ The world is screwed up but I ’ m completely guilt-free ” is their basic outlook on life .
They refuse to see the interconnection between their actions and lifestyle with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense mechanism is very similar to the Innocent Bystander , only this one avoids guilt by actively criticizing the world and people around them .
Criticizing is our way of rebelling against society and wanting to find a way out , of wanting to be outside of the ‘ herd ’ while still feeling a sense of false participation .
Don ’ t get me wrong : critical thought is a necessary instrument in any person ’ s self-growth .
But often these “ critics ” use critical thinking as a way of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the ‘ herd ’ who haven ’ t realized what the critic has .
Unfortunately , noticing what ’ s wrong with the state of affairs of the world isn ’ t enough unless you actively apply a solution to the problem .
I ’ m sure we ’ ve all come across an angry victim of life , someone who blames other people or the world for 100 % of their difficulties .
But everyone uses blame as a defense mechanism to some extent .
In truth , what we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility for dealing with the unpleasant experience we ’ ve been given .
To indulge in blame is to give up personal responsibility and mentally delegate it to someone else , convincing ourselves that we are not responsible for the state of our lives , and instead blaming it on some “ outside force.
” The blameless victim ego defense mechanism blocks us from seeing clearly just how we are contributing to our own suffering .
Essentially , the blameless victim is one of the fiercest protectors of our ego .
It causes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never failing ourselves , or that we lack the maturity or strength to come to terms with the reality of the situations we ’ re confronted with .
Instead , whatever happened is not evidence of our own inadequacy , but of someone else ’ s .
Finally , we come to the almighty controller – the ego role that adopts a guise of invincibility as a way of trying to misguidedly protect us .
Let ’ s take a moment to stop and appreciate this well-meaning part of us : after all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe .
The difficulty , however , is that this ego defense mechanism assumes a position of omnipotence .
It assumes that if we try to exert control over everything we will finally be “ safe.
” The opposite is actually true .
The more we try to control ourselves , others , and life , the more we suffer .
We end up oppressing ourselves , repelling our loved ones , and resisting the current of life .
In reality , the true power is not in fear-based control , but loved-centered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more below .
How to Free Yourself From Harmful Ego Defense Mechanisms Before you learn how to undo , rewrite , and deprogram your mind from the above ego defense mechanisms , I want to highlight something important : Not all mental patterns are bad .
Sometimes it ’ s necessary to have a certain belief in order to motivate yourself in the face of heart-breaking difficulty .
Sometimes we need to jump to conclusions and make assumptions in order to protect ourselves from danger ( e.g.
, assuming that the guy in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corner might try and mug you . )
And without desire , there could be no progress in life .
But mental patterns become mental traps when they start interfering with our mental , emotional , and spiritual wellbeingand we struggle to free ourselves from them .
Below , I ’ ll share how to liberate yourself from the damaging impacts of these ego defense mechanisms : When a negative emotion arises within you , inquire into it .
Think of yourself like a psychoanalyst , teacher , scientist , observer – whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nature of it .
Ask questions such as : • What thought is at the root of this feeling ?
• What evidence can I find against this thought/feeling ?
• What might be an alternative explanation ?
• What other options do I have ?
Be as open and curious as you can .
You might even like to journal about your experiences with self-inquiry if it helps .
When we examine the energy inherent in toxic assumptions , beliefs , comparisons , desires , etc .
we see that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we ’ re not enough , that we might miss out , that we may be hurt , that we may be abandoned – whatever the case , it ’ s all fear-based .
What is the opposite of fear ?
Fear constricts and closes whereas love opens and expands .
In order to deprogram ego defense mechanisms we need to approach ourselves , other people , and life itself with loving-kindness .
Yes , this is easier said than done , but remember that it takes time and practice .
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Can you be gentle with your lack of gentleness ?
Can you forgive your lack of forgiveness ?
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Be defiant and challenge yourself You have the right to ask “ is that true ?
” any time a thought about yourself or someone else arises .
By poking and prodding at the presumptions that emerge in your mind , you ’ ll be able to take away their power by undermining their authority .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like inner dictators that enslave us to painful emotions and demoralizing self-beliefs .
You don ’ t need to be a slave of your mind if you dare to question it .
Be defiant , be a rebel , be a provocateur .
When an assumption , belief , or comparison arises , ask “ can I be 100 % sure that is true ?
” Such a simple question has a liberating impact on your psyche .
Meditation is an ancient technique used as a way of accessing more inner peace , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you don ’ t need to be religious or even spiritual to practice it .
In this context , meditation is a dynamic technique for learning how to witness your thoughts instead of becoming them .
Most people are so attached and identified with their thoughts that they aren ’ t aware that there ’ s a great stillness inside of them that exists outside of thought .
If you ’ ve never meditated , this may sound confusing to you .
But think of it as the sky : the sky is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clouds in that sky that come and go .
No matter what cloud ( thought ) arises , the sky is always there underneath , unchanged .
The same applies to your consciousness .
To take a step back from assumptions , beliefs , comparisons , desires , expectations , and ideals , the most direct method is to meditate .
There are many free thought-witnessing meditations on youtube you can search for , or you can try downloading a free meditation app like Calm , InsightTimer , or Headspace to create a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first to meditating and try your best to be consistent .
Although the practice may be frustrating at first , it is the most powerful and scientifically validated practice I know of for undoing the damaging impacts of mental traps .
So keep persisting , even if you suck at it at first ( which you most likely will because we all do ) .
Here ’ s a simple five-minute meditation you can try : • If it helps to set the mood , play some quiet ambient music in the background @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cushion , keeping your back straight • Close your eyes ( or if you prefer , leave them slightly ajar ) • Bring your attention to your breath • Notice your chest/belly rise and fall , or the air enter and exit your nostrils ( whichever is easier for you ) • When your thoughts wander , notice the thought , and draw your focus back to your breath • Continue this practice for five minutes • When finished , do a little stretch and slowly transition to the rest of your day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notice the thoughts that arise more and more .
You ’ ll realize how busy and how much of a chatterbox your mind is ( don ’ t worry , all of us struggle with hyperactive minds ) .
But with constant meditation , your mind will begin to calm down and you ’ ll be able to catch ego defense mechanisms as they arise .
Don ’ t be put off by the simplicity of this practice .
It may be simple , but it is tremendously powerful and empowering .
Go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy to have a perfectionistic mindset even about the above healing techniques .
So realize that you ’ re human , you ’ re bound to make mistakes , you very likely will mess up , and this is all normal and okay .
When you adopt a relaxed attitude that allows room for failure , there ’ s less stress and tension .
Giving yourself permission to have a laidback mindset will also act as a natural guard against further ego defense mechanisms from taking root .
I hope the advice in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take your time and go easy on yourself .
Your ego is a complex and multi-layered force within you that requires time and gentleness to dismantle .
But by arming yourself with this knowledge and the above tools , you will eventually free yourself from dysfunctional patterns and negative habits .
The result will be an increased sense of inner freedom , centeredness , love , and self-understanding .
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Born into a family with a history of drug addiction , schizophrenia , and mental illness , Mateo Sol was taught about the plight of the human condition from a young age .
As a spiritual guide and teacher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help others experience freedom , wholeness , and peace in any stage of life .
See more of his work at lonerwolf.com .
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by Mateo Sol, September 14th, 2020
To the majority of people this language does. Mental traps – or ego defense mechanisms – serve as the rusty cogs that continue the mechanic cycles of pain, toxic shame, and hopelessness within us. In many instances, they are so deeply ingrained in the mind, that we are completely oblivious of their existence.
The most important thing to realize about these cognitive errors is that they’re maladaptive ways of dealing with the world and the self. In fact, living in the world of mental distortions is like living a lie. Your perception is constantly tainted with melancholic negativity that brings forth unrealistic and untruthful thoughts.
But it’s not your fault and there is a way of moving through this feeling of stuckness.
In this article, my goal is to help you identify, reframe, and deprogram these ego defense mechanisms. Doing so will allow you to experience more inner peace, self-love, groundedness, trust, and spiritual connectedness with life.
What Are Ego Defense Mechanisms?
Ego defense mechanisms (or mental traps) are psychological strategies that help us deal with the uncertainty and ambiguity of existence. When a painful truth or reality is too much for us to bear, you can be sure that an ego defense mechanism will jump in to save you. Think of it like a knight in shining armor that protects your sanity. The only difficulty is that, often, this inner knight is unwilling to let go of its desire to protect us due to fear and trauma. When this happens, we are left with old, outdated, and dysfunctional inner programming that runs on repeat, wreaking havoc in our lives.
17 Signs Your Ego Defenses Are Harming You
Pay attention to the following signs:
You suffer from low self-esteem and self-worth
You constantly get into fights with people
You feel on-edge around others for no apparent reason
You often feel like an innocent victim
You feel like the world is against you
You see the world in black and white (“good or bad,” “right or wrong,” “friend or enemy,” “us or them,” etc.)
You tend to jump to extremes in relationships, i.e., one day you love your partner, the next you hate them
You tend to be critical and sarcastic
You rarely accept blame (because you “haven’t done anything wrong”)
You are a cynic but at the same time an idealist
You have high expectations for yourself and others
You feel dissatisfied with yourself/life a lot of the time
You have an addictive personality
You tend to be obsessive
You overthink everything
You often feel like a phony/fake
You feel disconnected from your true self and life
How many signs can you relate to?
9 Basic Ego Defense Mechanisms
The nine basic ego defense mechanisms are:
1. Making Assumptions
An assumption is a supposition. When we make an assumption, we believe that something is true based on what we think is true – without proof. Assumptions can be about others, yourself, or a certain situation in life. Assumptions often sound like this: “He treats me this way because ____”, “They think I’m a ____”, “I always do this because ____”.
Why it’s harmful: Assumptions create a lot of unnecessary emotional and mental pain, especially if you always assume the worst. Assumptions can also lead you to make false judgments about others. This can harm and even destroy relationships with the people you care about.
2. Extreme Beliefs
A belief is a conviction that something is true, even if it may not be. Often, beliefs are very extremist or black-and-white in nature. Beliefs often sound like the following: “I will never be able to speak normally,” “He/she hates me,” “Other people are always out to get me,” “No one will ever like me because I’m ugly.” Like all mental traps, beliefs are unconsciously held: they can be so deep-rooted that they evade the conscious mind.
Why it’s harmful: Beliefs are very blinding by nature. If they’re false they can also affect your self-worth profoundly as they can be so deeply held. When you struggle with low self-worth, every aspect of your life is negatively impacted and crippled.
3. Negative Comparisons
A comparison is a judgment we make when we measure two or more people/things against each other. Comparisons, for example, can exist between you and others, for instance, “He’s way smarter than me” and “My body is so fat in comparison to hers.” Comparisons can also exist between ourselves and our ideas of what should happen, e.g., “I should be able to work harder,” “I should be better at socializing.” Dissatisfaction and low self-esteem are the two characteristics that drive comparison: we want to be better, more perfect, more ideal, and excel over others. Furthermore, comparison also drives competition: we use other people and our ideals as a yardstick of success.
Why it’s harmful: Comparison breed tremendous jealousy and envy resulting in anger, pain, and frustration. These angst-ridden emotions put a large strain on our relationships with others and frequently destroy friendships, family connections, and romantic partnerships.
4. Obsessive Desires
To desire is to want something you don’t have. We do this because we’re discontent and feel as though, somewhere deep inside, we’re lacking. When we desire, we are plagued with the sensation that we don’t have enough. WE are not enough. Desires often sound like the following: “I want to be like ____ but I can’t,” “I want to buy ____ because it will make my life better,” “I want to be funny just like him.” Desires are closely linked to comparisons. When we compare ourselves to others or a mental ideal, we often find ourselves falling short, and thus arises desire.
Why it’s harmful: The basic principle of Buddhist thought is that desire equals pain. Often, desire results in lust, and lust results in idolization and obsession. The result is often feelings of unhappiness, anger, and jealousy. When we think of all the crime committed in the world (thefts, murders, rapes, etc.) they all result from an obsession which stems from desire. When we desire what we can’t have, the result is usually pain.
5. Strict Expectations
To expect is to have the preconceived idea that something should happen or will happen. Expectations are usually created by the mind that likes to possess control – even over future outcomes. When an expectation is challenged or not met, the result is anxiety, inner turmoil, and anger/rage. For instance, if you unconsciously expect your boss to treat you nicely, and are let down by their arrogance, you feel upset and filled with anger. Expectations stem from misguided certainty, and this is a symptom of security-seeking behavior. You can also create expectations for yourself, for instance, you may unconsciously think “I will blush and start to stutter,” and immediately … you do!
Why it’s harmful: Expecting certain behaviors from others usually results in disappointment, confusion, frustration, and anger – and this causes strain on our relationships. Furthermore, setting high expectations for yourself also results in suffering as you are, after all, human and imperfect. Expectations can also become self-fulfilling prophecies: they manipulate the outcome of a situation by predetermining whether it will be good or bad. For example, if you expect to be anxious, 99.9% of the time you will be. This can have an immensely negative impact on your life when your mind is already biased against you.
6. Lofty Ideals
An ideal is an imagined perfect outcome. One example of a common ideal is to find the “perfect lover” (the “One True Love”) – which is unrealistic as everyone has flaws and a shadow self. Other ideals we may possess might include wanting to find the perfect house, perfect job, or do everything right when it comes to our self-growth. Ideals are a symptom of perfectionismand they are usually set up as unrealistic goals that are almost always impossible to live up to.
Why it’s harmful: Because ideals are hard to achieve, we frequently feel like failures, like our lives aren’t good enough, and like nothing will ever go right for us. Additionally, ideals can cause you to live under immense pressure, creating a lot of chronic anxietythat looms in the background. When we frequently fail to match our inner ideal with the outer reality, we experience an inward collapse which can trigger depression and sometimes an existential crisis. Finally, as those who hold many ideals are often perfectionists, their loved ones constantly feel like they’re “not doing enough” or not being enough. This can put tremendous strain on our relationships.
7. Reactive Extremes
In psychology the technical term is “reaction formation” and this is something you’ll observe everywhere. The nature of the unconscious mind is that it requires absolute certainties – it needs to see the world in black or white. There is no grey, or “in-between.” As a result, our minds tend to jump to one extreme or another.
Many people, for example, who have had very strict religious upbringings grow older and become disillusioned with the dogmatic ideas they’ve been taught. Often, these people instantly jump onto the atheism bandwagon and become fanatical anti-God advocates – almost with the same level of dogmatism as the religion they were brought up in. Another example of a reactive extreme is a person who struggles to accept their sexuality. As a result, they might become actively homophobic and discriminate against the LGBTQI community (remember Colonel Frank Fitts from the movie American Beauty)?
Why it’s harmful: Jumping to reactive extremes, while natural, limits our capacity to experience, embrace, and express all authentic parts of us. Not only are we usually harming others (by reacting against them), but we are hurting ourselves in the process.
8. Suppression
All too often we live with the inner tension of conflicting desires that we fear will be socially unacceptable. Let’s say you want to laugh loudly and freely, but you know others will look at you strangely, so you suppress that authentic self-expression. Or perhaps you like a movie or a song that you know your friends don’t like, so you bury that desire away and forget about it.
While suppression can be helpful in some situations (like taking care of small, demanding children), it can be toxic when done regularly. Suppression doesn’t make a feeling, impulse, or thought within you go away. In fact, it can make it build inside like a pool of lava that is ready to explode at any point in the future.
Why it’s harmful: Suppression is a major obstacle in self-growth and living a fulfilling life because it results in an inability to be authentic to yourself (which is the key element in self-love). The more you suppress within yourself, the more you have to adopt a false persona or mask to deal with the outer world. The more you wear this mask, the phonier you feel, and an increasing level of disconnection from your Soul occurs.
9. Repression
Repression differs from suppression in one important way. While suppression is initially a conscious process of having a desire and learning to avoid or ignore it, repression is an entirely unconscious process.
For example, you might have had a traumatizing experience as a child that was so scary or unsettling that it had to be immediately buried. Of course, this was not your fault: it happened automatically as an ego defense mechanism. Yet, that repressed content still lies buried within your unconscious and can come out in your life in various destructive ways.
Why it’s harmful: The difficulty with repression is that it is automatic and unconscious. As such, we don’t even become aware of what our original authentic desires were because they were squashed out before they had the chance to blossom. The result is a feeling of being out of touch with your true self and alienation from life. The solution to this is to do some conscious inner work and go Soul searching.
Also, check out projection and splitting (which are too long to go into here). These are also ego defense mechanisms that can harm our wellbeing.
4 Roles the Ego Adopts That Sabotage Self-Growth
The four ego defense mechanism roles are:
1. Innocent Bystander
One of the greatest hindrances in anybody’s journey of self-growth is to fool themselves into thinking they haven’t done anything wrong. This may be why the recovering addict’s first step is to acknowledge that they have a problem. Most people live in denial or avoidance, denying the need to take a good look at themselves because it keeps them from properly recognizing their more unsavory traits and capacities.
“The world is screwed up but I’m completely guilt-free” is their basic outlook on life. They refuse to see the interconnection between their actions and lifestyle with the external world around them.
2. Innocent Critic
This defense mechanism is very similar to the Innocent Bystander, only this one avoids guilt by actively criticizing the world and people around them. Criticizing is our way of rebelling against society and wanting to find a way out, of wanting to be outside of the ‘herd’ while still feeling a sense of false participation.
Don’t get me wrong: critical thought is a necessary instrument in any person’s self-growth. But often these “critics” use critical thinking as a way of boosting their ego and to feel smarter than the ‘herd’ who haven’t realized what the critic has. Unfortunately, noticing what’s wrong with the state of affairs of the world isn’t enough unless you actively apply a solution to the problem.
3. Blameless Victim
I’m sure we’ve all come across an angry victim of life, someone who blames other people or the world for 100% of their difficulties. But everyone uses blame as a defense mechanism to some extent. In truth, what we’re defending ourselves from is our own responsibility for dealing with the unpleasant experience we’ve been given.
To indulge in blame is to give up personal responsibility and mentally delegate it to someone else, convincing ourselves that we are not responsible for the state of our lives, and instead blaming it on some “outside force.” The blameless victim ego defense mechanism blocks us from seeing clearly just how we are contributing to our own suffering.
Essentially, the blameless victim is one of the fiercest protectors of our ego. It causes us to feel that we’re never failing ourselves, or that we lack the maturity or strength to come to terms with the reality of the situations we’re confronted with. Instead, whatever happened is not evidence of our own inadequacy, but of someone else’s.
4. Almighty Controller
Finally, we come to the almighty controller – the ego role that adopts a guise of invincibility as a way of trying to misguidedly protect us. Let’s take a moment to stop and appreciate this well-meaning part of us: after all, it just wants us to be safe. The difficulty, however, is that this ego defense mechanism assumes a position of omnipotence. It assumes that if we try to exert control over everything we will finally be “safe.”The opposite is actually true. The more we try to control ourselves, others, and life, the more we suffer. We end up oppressing ourselves, repelling our loved ones, and resisting the current of life. In reality, the true power is not in fear-based control, but loved-centered mindfulness. We’ll explore this more below.
How to Free Yourself From Harmful Ego Defense Mechanisms
Before you learn how to undo, rewrite, and deprogram your mind from the above ego defense mechanisms, I want to highlight something important:
Not all mental patterns are bad.
Sometimes it’s necessary to have a certain belief in order to motivate yourself in the face of heart-breaking difficulty. Sometimes we need to jump to conclusions and make assumptions in order to protect ourselves from danger (e.g., assuming that the guy in a dark hoodie lurking on the street corner might try and mug you.) And without desire, there could be no progress in life.
But mental patterns become mental traps when they start interfering with our mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeingand we struggle to free ourselves from them.
Below, I’ll share how to liberate yourself from the damaging impacts of these ego defense mechanisms:
1. Practice self-inquiry
When a negative emotion arises within you, inquire into it. Think of yourself like a psychoanalyst, teacher, scientist, observer – whatever word appeals to you – and examine the nature of it.
Ask questions such as:
What am I feeling?
What thought is at the root of this feeling?
What evidence can I find against this thought/feeling?
What might be an alternative explanation?
What other options do I have?
Be as open and curious as you can. You might even like to journal about your experiences with self-inquiry if it helps.
2. Approach life with loving-kindness
When we examine the energy inherent in toxic assumptions, beliefs, comparisons, desires, etc. we see that it all stems from fear.This fear may be that we’re not enough, that we might miss out, that we may be hurt, that we may be abandoned – whatever the case, it’s all fear-based.
What is the opposite of fear?
Answer: love.
Fear constricts and closes whereas love opens and expands.
In order to deprogram ego defense mechanisms we need to approach ourselves, other people, and life itself with loving-kindness. Yes, this is easier said than done, but remember that it takes time and practice.
Even the inability to approach life with loving-kindness can be approached with compassion. Can you be gentle with your lack of gentleness? Can you forgive your lack of forgiveness? Can you practice softness in the midst of hardness?
3. Be defiant and challenge yourself
You have the right to ask “is that true?” any time a thought about yourself or someone else arises.
By poking and prodding at the presumptions that emerge in your mind, you’ll be able to take away their power by undermining their authority. After all, unchallenged thoughts can easily become like inner dictators that enslave us to painful emotions and demoralizing self-beliefs.
You don’t need to be a slave of your mind if you dare to question it.
Be defiant, be a rebel, be a provocateur. When an assumption, belief, or comparison arises, ask “can I be 100% sure that is true?” Such a simple question has a liberating impact on your psyche.
4. Meditate to develop witness consciousness
Meditation is an ancient technique used as a way of accessing more inner peace, clarity, and Oneness. However, you don’t need to be religious or even spiritual to practice it.
In this context, meditation is a dynamic technique for learning how to witness your thoughts instead of becoming them. Most people are so attached and identified with their thoughts that they aren’t aware that there’s a great stillness inside of them that exists outside of thought.
If you’ve never meditated, this may sound confusing to you. But think of it as the sky: the sky is always there, and thoughts are like clouds in that sky that come and go. No matter what cloud (thought) arises, the sky is always there underneath, unchanged. The same applies to your consciousness.
To take a step back from assumptions, beliefs, comparisons, desires, expectations, and ideals, the most direct method is to meditate. There are many free thought-witnessing meditations on youtube you can search for, or you can try downloading a free meditation app like Calm, InsightTimer, or Headspace to create a daily practice.
Dedicate 5-10 minutes at first to meditating and try your best to be consistent. Although the practice may be frustrating at first, it is the most powerful and scientifically validated practice I know of for undoing the damaging impacts of mental traps. So keep persisting, even if you suck at it at first (which you most likely will because we all do).
Here’s a simple five-minute meditation you can try:
Find a quiet and undisturbed place
If it helps to set the mood, play some quiet ambient music in the background
Sit down on a chair or cushion, keeping your back straight
Close your eyes (or if you prefer, leave them slightly ajar)
Bring your attention to your breath
Notice your chest/belly rise and fall, or the air enter and exit your nostrils (whichever is easier for you)
When your thoughts wander, notice the thought, and draw your focus back to your breath
Continue this practice for five minutes
When finished, do a little stretch and slowly transition to the rest of your day
Eventually, you will be able to notice the thoughts that arise more and more. You’ll realize how busy and how much of a chatterbox your mind is (don’t worry, all of us struggle with hyperactive minds). But with constant meditation, your mind will begin to calm down and you’ll be able to catch ego defense mechanisms as they arise. Don’t be put off by the simplicity of this practice. It may be simple, but it is tremendously powerful and empowering.
5. Cut yourself some slack
Go easy on yourself. It’s easy to have a perfectionistic mindset even about the above healing techniques. So realize that you’re human, you’re bound to make mistakes, you very likely will mess up, and this is all normal and okay.
When you adopt a relaxed attitude that allows room for failure, there’s less stress and tension. Giving yourself permission to have a laidback mindset will also act as a natural guard against further ego defense mechanisms from taking root.
I hope the advice in this article has helped. Remember to take your time and go easy on yourself. Your ego is a complex and multi-layered force within you that requires time and gentleness to dismantle. But by arming yourself with this knowledge and the above tools, you will eventually free yourself from dysfunctional patterns and negative habits. The result will be an increased sense of inner freedom, centeredness, love, and self-understanding.
About The Author
Mateo Sol
Mateo Sol is a prominent psychospiritual teacher whose work has influenced the lives of thousands of people worldwide. Born into a family with a history of drug addiction, schizophrenia, and mental illness, Mateo Sol was taught about the plight of the human condition from a young age. As a spiritual guide and teacher, Sol’s mission is to help others experience freedom, wholeness, and peace in any stage of life. See more of his work at lonerwolf.com.
Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools.
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