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It seems to be the unconscious psychic maternal and familial upbringing of a child that is the most determining. — One aspect of years of observation in Russia(n).

Politicians

After decades of experience, observations, and reflections, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson that those only who rule should be “sad”, ie buffeted by life, wise by suffering and experience.

No matter what claims are made as if from some “moral high ground”, often in politics and society – and this worldwide – acts and deeds are as if there is no abyss.

Directions to profession,… manners and etiquette in society,…general morality in relationships… yet a general wisdom of life, experience, growth, maturing, insights to life… “wisdom” is so little offered… it can take decades to wring from life, world and experience.

Beyond the established traditions of answers, be they religious, philosophical, scientific, academicals, even existential and atheistic, to come to a lived actual relation to the question of the Meaning, or not, of Existence, Being…

Fear is the greatest sociopolitical force.

It seems probable to assume that the lack of knowledge and sense of History present so massively in our time, was common during most in times prior.

Those who are willing to embrace even nonsense, in order to support their opinions.

Most I know are more concerned with “Heaven”, or antiplace Hell, than living and dying Wise.

And while they are not especially misosophical or antisophic, they are and live more asophically.

In other words: religion dominates philosophy in and for them.

Those who send money to a billionaire for his having unsuccessfully herded them.