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## A Prayer for the Defenders
As I said earlier, I believe this is true, to some extent, for all personalities in the world. We need all of these perspectives to reinforce what would otherwise be a rather brittle and shallow existence. Yet as I write this - and I realize this now more clearly than when I began - this piece has become both a prayer for my fellow disagreeables and a reminder to myself of why we must persist.
As I said earlier, I believe this is true, to some extent, for all personalities in the world. We need all of these perspectives to reinforce what would otherwise be a rather brittle and shallow existence. Yet as I write this - and I realize this now more clearly than when I began - this piece has become both a prayer for my fellow disagreeables and a reminder to myself of why we must persist in the face of a world that would much rather we simply did not.
We may not like it, we may even mostly despise it, but we are all needed. It's just that the disagreeables have their moment, and it is now - now or never. The place where we might go if we don't encourage them to stand for us, knowing we are too cowardly to stand for ourselves, is not a place I care to visit in my lifetime. I feel quite content having read enough about such places to never need to experience them firsthand.
We may not like it, we may even mostly despise it, but we are all needed. It's just that the disagreeables have their moment, and it is now - now or never. As techno-feudalism looms and conformity tightens its grip through disingenuous codes of conduct and social credit systems, we stand at a precipice. The place where we might go from here if we don't encourage our more contrarian friends to stand for us, knowing we are too cowardly to stand for ourselves, is not a place I care to visit in my lifetime. I feel quite content having read enough about such places to never need to experience them firsthand.
But if the disagreeable do not defend us now, that is precisely where we are heading - of that I am deathly certain. My journey from self-loathing to self-understanding has taught me this: what seems like a curse - this inability to conform, this compulsion to question everything - may be society's last defense against the crushing weight of conformity. The very traits that make us difficult, that make us challenge and resist, are the traits that keep the doors of freedom propped open.
But if the disagreeable do not defend us now, that is precisely where we are heading - of that I am deathly certain, as much as I wish I weren't. My journey from self-loathing to self-understanding has taught me this: what seems like a curse - this inability to conform, this compulsion to question everything - may be society's last defense against the crushing weight of conformity that continues to slowly tighten its grip. The very traits that make us difficult, that make us challenge and resist, are the traits that keep the doors of freedom propped open.
And given my somewhat pessimistic nature, the most probable outcome is that we will, yet again, descend into utter enslavement - not just of body, but of mind. Yet still I myself, even if it is in vain, choose to remain true to my being, if just for once, in all my strengths and flaws, and I ask you - rather out of character for my usual way - to do the same.
Don't be fooled into thinking this a partisan issue, either. History shows us the truth - the very same loyalists who assisted Stalin were the _first_ to be lined up and shot when the "revolution" was finally accomplished. This isn't about left or right; it's about the fundamental nature of human freedom and those rare few willing to defend on either side.
Live, and live unashamedly, whether I am your political ally or your bitter enemy. I implore you to live true to yourself. Not this nonsense of living your truth - that's nonsense. There is only one Truth if the word truth is to have any meaning at all. And the only part of it that we might possess is the part that tells us we will never know what it is in its entirety, and for this very reason, you must endure.
And I'll be clear - I am pessimistic. The most probable outcome is that we will, yet again, descend into utter enslavement - not just of body, but of mind. Perhaps more deeply and fully than at any time in the past, perhaps never to return again. Yet still I myself, even if it is in vain, choose to remain true to my being, if just for once, in all my strengths and flaws, and I ask you - rather out of character for my usual way - to do the same. Even if the worst comes to pass, there is far less shame in remaining true to yourself and your convictions, in my estimation, at least.
So live, and live unashamedly, whether I am your political ally or your bitter enemy. I implore you to live true to yourself. Not this nonsense of "living your truth" - that's preposterous. There is only one Truth if the word truth is to have any meaning at all. And the only part of it that we might possess is the part that tells us we will never know what it is in its entirety, and for this very reason, you must endure.
For our sakes, and for yours. On this Christmas day, I salute you, my fellow disagreeables, on all sides, for if not for you, whether we know it or not, we'd all be in chains at this very moment. Thank you.