tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post6218590391147263136..comments2024-03-19T03:23:27.062-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: Resistance is PersonalKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-1307923490329529162015-10-03T11:16:50.919-07:002015-10-03T11:16:50.919-07:00That's a lot about food. Given your careful m...That's a lot about food. Given your careful methods, I'm sure before each meal that you include the most important preparation -- thanking the Lord for his generosity in providing for us.little dynamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380746207592226835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-72865709301226227222015-10-03T06:32:56.733-07:002015-10-03T06:32:56.733-07:00Wayne,
I did not take Keoni's post in the way...Wayne,<br /><br />I did not take Keoni's post in the way you did. As way of analogy, look at the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18:9-14). Both claim to be Christians, both fast, both tithe, both pray. Outwardly, they look the same. But the Pharisee's heart is boastful (look at how I fast! look at how I pray!), while the Publican's heart is humble (Lord, have mercy on me).<br /><br />I believe, and read, that Keoni's heart was much more Publican than Pharisee. Certainly he could have not written the post and simply lived his purified and purifying life. But then you and I wouldn't get the benefit of his teaching.<br /><br />Keoni is living (or attempting to live) what I call the greater Caveman diet. He is certainly showing much greater discipline than I. The GCD is simply: monitor and govern your intake on all five (or more ;-) senses. Of course food is one input channel. But so is sound. So is urban vs rural living. So is choosing less or more advertising.<br /><br />I do a LOT of outdoor work. Some work needs hearing protection. My choice of protected sound is silence, or some form of sound: talk, music, etc. Even during times of no hearing protection, these choices are present. I have been choosing the sounds of wind, rain, leaves, over informative or entertaining sounds more and more. Furthermore, to live in the city is to be utterly deprived of these "silent" sounds.<br /><br />My point is simple. Keoni was conveying his sentiments with sincerity. And his posts help and encourage me. So K, keep it up. And thanks.<br /><br />CageyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-70388591259808447892015-10-02T22:41:00.678-07:002015-10-02T22:41:00.678-07:00After the anger passes (if I've not defused it...<i> After the anger passes (if I've not defused it with this lame intro), please spend time considering what I say here.</i><br /><br />LOL<br /><br />No anger. I appreciate the critique. Perhaps my post was a bit tone deaf if it comes across as an attempt at status signaling-cum-new-age-rebel without-a-clue. This post is just an idea I've had for awhile now, whenever I go through my routine and stop to think just how much I've changed it and the things I consume and use on a daily basis in the last 6 years or so.<br /><br /><i>So....you escape the consumer cum locust life that we are all taught to be the end game growing up, so that you can be....an even more highly sought after grass chewing consumer? Spending five times as much for status symbol items?</i> <br /><br />Not a thing in this post was meant to be portrayed as a status symbol, or a signal of my higher awareness and enlightenmen...but after reading your critique and re-reading this post, I can see how it comes across this way.<br /><br />All these things I mention, are based on my status as a CONSPIRITARD. I truly do believe THEY are out to get us, to poison we the sheeple and to actively profit off our ill health that results from the pesticides they put in our food and drink; from the aluminum and other toxic substances in our toiletries and hygiene products; to the fluoride in our drinking water and toothpaste; to the GMO crops fed to CAFO animals that are the majority of the animal food we consume; to the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the CFLs and potential mercury poisoning hazards if they happen to break; to the teflon and aluminum cookware that are common and ubiquitous, to the BPA linings in canned foods and bottled water.<br /><br />We exist in a literal environment of active slow-motion poisoning, and this post represents my attempted adaptations to understanding this reality.<br /><br /><i>you're describing the morning of the nobadfeels hipster silicon valley SNAG who will sip no coffee before its fair trade. His Prius runs on smug.<br /></i> <br /><br />Thanks for the laugh! I do see what you're saying. <br /><br />I could give a shit about "fair trade" coffee..but I do care about the poisons used to farm them and if they are GMO sourced or not. And I certainly wish grass fed, pastured animal food products were not so expensive.<br /><br />Fact is, I'm "working poor" and barely scrape by on a monthly basis. But what little money I do have, I spend carefully, trying to maximize the quality of nourishment from the food I buy, and minimize and eliminate the amount of toxic substances found in most common, every day consumables we all use. Oh, and by the way, most of the grass fed beef I consume? It's from the manager's special 50% bin at my local supermarket - the meat that is just on the edge of spoiling and either must be cooked that day, or frozen. If I'm putting forth an image of a high status, consumer conscious elitist while blowing smug out of my ass, I thank you for pointing it out. That was not my intent, but I see what your saying.<br /><br />This post was my attempt to portray how I see myself navigating the minefield of modern day consumer culture. I was also trying to show how many of these choices I made were all a part of a deliberate and conscientious decision making process that eventually become automatic and routine. But I do take this as a deadly serious subject matter.<br /><br />THEY are actively seeking to poison us all...of this I have no doubt whatsoever. I consider this my attempt at a personalized survival guide - not a I ONLY SHOP AT WHOLE FOODS social media status update whoring for likes. But you're right, your critique is well received and I thank you for it. Most people only bother with an ad hominem or a curt dismissal discounting my sanity. lozlzolzol<br /><br />Aloha!<br /><br /><br /><br />Keoni Galtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-2853057296708016652015-10-02T19:04:38.127-07:002015-10-02T19:04:38.127-07:00I think Wayne Earl has missed HL's point.
HL ...I think Wayne Earl has missed HL's point.<br /><br />HL seems to be saying that he has taken all the essential elements of his life and chosen them to reflect his values.<br /><br />Wayne Earl seems to be saying that self-expression through consumer choices is always bad.<br /><br />HL mentioned that he gets some of his food without money. He mentioned eggs laid fresh - presumably by his own chickens. If HL is a farmer to that degree, he is no longer a consumer in Wayne Earl's sense.<br /><br />I think there are two conversations going on here, and Wayne Earl is talking past HL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-42431504703033409222015-10-02T17:18:09.672-07:002015-10-02T17:18:09.672-07:00First, this comment isn't meant to be insultin...First, this comment isn't meant to be insulting, but it should be - insulting in a constructive feedback way. I am.not a troll. I am someone who's worked in online advertising for two decades, and have the experience of modeling and reinforcing behaviors based on high ticket, high margin, low value consumables. After the anger passes (if I've not defused it with this lame intro), please spend time considering what I say here.<br /><br />And Google me. Pull my paperwork. Ask around the sphere. I'm a little crazy, buy im legit. <br /><br />So....you escape the consumer cum locust life that we are all taught to be the end game growing up, so that you can be....an even more highly sought after grass chewing consumer? Spending five times as much for status symbol items? While there is some basis for some of your claims, you're describing the morning of the nobadfeels hipster silicon valley SNAG who will sip no coffee before its fair trade. His Prius runs on smug.<br /><br />Your intentions may be noble. Of course they are. Every single bit of marketing used for these items reflect identity. The advertiser is the bard of the modern day, teaching you about who you should be. You've been sold a vision of you that is just as empty as before, only now, you are a source of higher profits. <br /><br />In our crony banker owned world, one can never, ever change by purchasing or consuming. something. <br /><br />Generally, I find your posts well worth reading and consideration. This one....you've gazed into the eyes of the beast for too long. <br /><br />The greatest conformist is always the non-conformist, the rebel, unique....just like everyone else. We cannot escape society, no matter what we try to tell ourselves. We can live better, but your status signaling ain't it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236446426625064158noreply@blogger.com