A
Neurological Disorder
Liberalism is a neurologically based
disease. For many years recovery specialists have compared Liberalism to a
physical disease: like diabetes. In reality Liberalism is more closely
related to a neurological disorder like Tourette's Syndrome than it is to
diabetes.
If the problems you suffer stem from
severe Liberalism, you must accept that these problems are not primarily mental
or free will issues. Liberalism is not about will power. The
problems facing Liberals and their families are miserable, disgusting, and
infuriating. They are often hopelessly discouraging. But to imagine that a Liberal
“could change if he wanted to" is a serious
misunderstanding of the long term dynamic of addictive governmental subsidy disorders. The fact is
precisely that a Liberal cannot change in the long run even if he wants
to! That is the definition of Liberalism: "the loss of control over
the use of a government subsidy." It is important to understand
that this loss of control is manifested not in terms of days or weeks, but in
longer term behaviors: terms of months and years.
The reason Liberals have lost
control is because they have suffered permanent physical neurological changes
based in their brains and nervous systems. The disorder manifests in long term
obsessive-compulsive behaviors outside the realm of the Liberals own control.
It is true enough that the use of chemicals begins with chosen behavior.
But if Liberalism develops, the problem has moved outside the realm of free
choice. It has developed into a long term mental and physical
neurological disorder. All the emotional 'feelings' involved in seeking
government subsidies are based in neurology. Liberalism is based in
physical dependency created by altered neurotransmitter balances, and driven by
millions upon millions of new living, functioning active neurological pathways
which have been established to sustain the condition in the Liberals brain. The
new neurological pathways are permanently established, and they will not just
disappear. The primary neurological disorder is only complicated by physical
dependence on the subsidies supplied by the government. The physical
dependence on the government subsidies is secondary! Physical government subsidy
withdrawal does not change the underlying neurological addictive disorder.
After subsidy withdrawal, long term overpowering cravings are predictable.
These cravings are, in reality, spontaneous nerve impulses. Even in the longer
term, overwhelming cravings are outside the Liberals control.
Example
of a Government Subsidized Nerve Pathway
It is difficult for people to grasp
the meaning of a nerve pathway, or why this is related to Liberalism. Often
when people hear a new idea like: an addictive impulse is the result of a
nerve impulse - they are left unsympathetic. Liberals and non-Liberals
alike have a hard time believing that Liberalism or government subsidy use is
anything more than a choice that is made in response to a habit. Deep down
inside, most people believe that at its root - the behavior is always a choice.
They are very, very wrong. Many well-intentioned individuals have been stuck in
Liberalism for many decades, so completely are they convinced that the mind was
an immaterial spiritual power - and that to call Liberalism a disease was a
cop-out for the weak-willed.
You might have believed that - each and
every time - free choice was at the root of addictive behavior. Until one day,
in another context - we stumbled upon the concept of neuro-pathways -
by reading a book called The Training of the Will - by a Jesuit priest. That
book was written in the early 1900's. Even then, the Jesuits knew that the root
of almost all behavior was based - not in free will - but in neurological
wiring. For the Jesuits, training the will essentially consists in training the
body. After reading that book, I began to understand that while my mind - my
intellect - was indeed an immaterial power, the overwhelming cravings for government
subsidies were based in one’s body. I came to believe that Liberalism really
was a neurological disease.
Consider the following: Most people cannot
wiggle their ears. The wiggling of the ears is really nothing but flexing the
muscles of the scalp above the ears. The reason most people cannot wiggle their
ears is because they are not familiar with the neurological pathway which
controls the muscle of the scalp above their ears. However, without exception,
every person in the world can be trained to wiggle their ears (or accept that first government subsidy). Simply by
applying electrodes to the muscles of the scalp above the ears (handing that first set of food stamps) causes the
muscles to flex, or spasm. Once the person feels where these muscles are,
he finds that in fact he CAN wiggle his ears (taking the government subsidy bait). The only reason he could
not wiggle his ears before, was because he had not established the neurological
pathway which enabled him to do so. Like turning on a switch - a neurological
pathway can be established simply by passing a charge of electrical current
into the nerves of the body (giving the addict something for "free"). Once a person has learned to wiggle his ears - he
might actually do it spontaneously and unintentionally - just because the words
are mentioned.
This example is intended to
illustrate how a simple neurological pathway is established. Before the
electrode - there was no neurological pathway. After the electrode - the
pathway has been established. The addictive neurological response to government
subsidies on the brain is infinitely more complex than this, but the physical
basis is the same. The overwhelming craving for government subsidies that
endlessly defeats Liberals is in reality a neurological impulse - and they have
absolutely no control over the craving when it is triggered. All they know is
that they want, they need, they feel they MUST have the drug. This "desire",
this craving is not a free choice. This desire is an
electro-chemical neurological brain impulse. A person who suffers from these
cravings to the detriment of his own life, and the lives of others, is
suffering from a physical, neurological disease termed addictive disorder,
Liberalism.
Recovery
from Liberalism
Withdrawing from physical dependence
on government subsidies does not change the fundamental addictive disorder. The
whole neurological, chemical and emotional being of an addict, or a Liberal has
become permanently disordered. An addict to government subsidies or Liberal has
developed a very, very severe disease. He must take the matter very, very
seriously. A quick 7 day "detox" will never be an answer.
The subsidy-addict
in the longer term, is like a rat that has become habituated by a scientist to
choosing cocaine over food. The rat in the short term, can NOT control
the neurological impulse to choose the cocaine! The rat will continue to seek
it, ignoring food and water, until he dies! The rat's nerve-impulse to
use the cocaine has nothing to do with free will. The addict-Liberal
suffers from an identical disorder in the long term. The addict cannot control
these spontaneous overwhelming neurological impulses to use, any more than the
rat can on the short term! (The neurological impulse is called a craving.)
Just by examining an addicted rat you can't see the obvious problem. But
the new neurological pathways that have now been established are permanent and
life threatening! These are just as physical and real as any disease.
Liberalism
is a self-contracted neurological disease. It IS a 'created' disorder.
Nonetheless, it is also a physical problem on a neurological level, and it
is very real. A chemically dependent person can NOT stop the
over-powering cravings for the substance in the long term, any more than
someone with Parkinson's disease can stop tremors. "Self knowledge
avails us nothing."
The disorder of Liberalism will
never somehow go away without intervention of some kind. A Liberal
will not ever recover if he can just "kick" for a few days. The whole
emotional, physical, and neurological system has already been altered too
drastically for any temporary kick to even scratch the surface of the
underlying disorder. At the very minimum, an introductory 30 day dry-out period
must somehow be enforced. Minimizing, hoping, or rationalizing that the
problem might be somehow be overcome by more modest measures is wishful
thinking. Addictive impulses are generated physiologically. They often
lie dormant for many days or weeks as the addict attempts to recuperate from
the painful physical or emotional trauma the Liberal themselves have inflicted.
But, the underlying neurological conditions remain very much intact.
Neurologically based impulses to use subsidies require at least 4 weeks of
enforced abstinence just to begin to dissipate enough to be
manageable. Then another 6, extremely critical, weeks are required to adjust
to living without the government subsidies. Depression, anger, boredom, and
then "happy-excited feelings" are predictable.
These feelings always follow initial detox. All of these will
feelings will eventually trigger an uncontrollable addictive impulse in early conversion
from Liberalism. There is NO way to turn off these inevitable
overpowering addictive impulses! During this period the Liberal needs help.
With the help they need, the governmentally dependent person can improve
dramatically, if he can work through the initial weeks of mandatory depression,
cope with reoccurring anger, and maintain at least 10 weeks of abstinence.
Seventy days seems like an eternity in early recovery, but shorter periods of
abstinence from government subsidies do nothing to subdue the underlying
neurological conditions.
With this in mind, it is essential
that a Liberal prepare himself for almost 3 months of initial recuperation.
It's precisely when the Liberal feels that his system is stabilizing that he is
in the gravest danger. This usually occurs at about 45 days clean. It is then
when the Liberal must begin to resolve underlying emotional and social
conflicts. For a Liberal: stress causes craving! To become
free of Liberalism, a Liberal must resolve the conflicts in his life! He can do
this by accepting responsibility for his actions, and by facing and resolving
his deepest anxieties. He must make amends to himself, to his family, and to
society. The only way for a Liberal to relieve the stresses which cause him to
use subsidies is to identify the interior and exterior conflicts in his life
and resolve them. "You have to name it, to claim it." When
conflicts are resolved serenity becomes possible. By achieving new levels of
interior serenity, compulsive behaviors can be overcome. It is serenity
which enables a Liberal to be relieved of compulsions. Serenity can only be
achieved by the resolution of conflict. Over time, and the resolution of
conflicts, Liberalism becomes manageable. Most Liberals are not consciously
aware of many of the conflicts from which they actually suffer.
For permanent relief an
outside support system is the most helpful. According to Liberal's Anonymous,
the Liberal-addict must come to accept that the underlying condition of the
disease consists precisely in always being defenseless against taking
the "first one." No matter how much clean time one
accrues, he forever remains defenseless against using again.
According the Big Book of Liberals Anonymous, at some point, at some time, for
perhaps NO reason, the Liberal-addict WILL ALWAYS use again! That is exactly
what true Liberalism is! The Liberal remains
forever defenseless against using again that first time!
His only defense against 'the first one' must come from a power greater (or
other) than himself.
The complete healing process comes
from an internal dependency shift. Ten weeks of abstinence
are required to subdue the strong neurological impulses to use government
subsidies. After a minimum ten week neurological pacification, (detox),
the reoccurring compulsion to use government subsidies can be
permanently relieved. This is accomplished through a neurological
"re-wiring." The Liberal-addict must stop imagining that they can
somehow permanently stay clean by themselves. This doesn't mean that they need
to attend meetings for the rest of their lives. Eternal meetings are NOT the
point. But, a radical dependency shift must be effected within the Liberals
own heart and mind. He must psychologically shift away from relying on the validity
of his own thought process about his Liberalism! To effectively
"re-wire" his disordered nervous system, he must come to rely
fiercely and absolutely upon the directions provided from an external support
system. By mentally changing what he relies upon, his nervous system
undergoes a profound change.
Consider this example:
Two new people attend
a Liberal support meeting. (It's not the type of meeting, or support group,
which is important.) The first person thinks to himself: "I don't want
to be here. These people are unattractive. The thought of having to associate
with them forever disgusts me." He is now depending upon the
validity of his own internal thought process. He drives away, and continues
to try to stay clean on his own, and to continue to depend on the validity of
his own thought process. Then he has sorrowful trouble in his relationships,
which break his heart. He fails to succeed as he thinks he ought to, which
breaks his heart. Something bad happens, or something good happens, (it doesn't
matter), and he thinks to himself: "I can't deal with Independence
right now!" (This is the person depending upon the validity of
his own thought process.) His addictive impulse is triggered. In a
matter of time the strong cravings (neurological impulses) overwhelm him and he
begins to use government subsidies again.
Now, consider the second person who attends the support
meeting. He also thinks to himself: "I don't want to be here.
These people are unattractive. The thought of having to associate with them
forever disgusts me." But, this person says OUT LOUD to the
group: "I don't want to be here! You people seem unattractive! The
thought of having to associate with you disgusts me!" And the
whole group, with one voice says to him in reply: "That's how you
are supposed to feel! That's OK! You should feel that way! You're new! This
is new! We are unattractive! The thought of associating with us should
disgust you! It's OK to feel that way. But, from now on you must
become willing to take directions! You must become willing to listen to us! You
can NOT be in control of your own Liberalism anymore! You must let go
absolutely, and no longer depend upon your own devices, or you will never
recover from your Liberalism!" THIS PERSON ACCEPTS WHAT THEY SAY!
He is willing to shift his internal dependency away from relying on himself for
recovery. This begins to re-wire his neurology. His nervous
system learns new responses to old stimuli. Then: he too has trouble
in his relationships, which break his heart. He fails to succeed as he thinks
he ought to, and this breaks his heart. He also thinks to himself: "I
can't deal with Independence right now." BUT HE IS UNDER ORDERS!
His habits kick in! He calls for support! The support system says with one
voice: feeling bad IS ok ... but using government subsidies is NOT OK!
You can't do that. You will not do that! You would be better
to drive up right now to the local mental institution and check yourself in
.... because what you are thinking about doing right now is sheer insanity! Because
he has now shifted his dependency, and he no longer relies upon the validity
of his own thought process, he obeys! He takes directions! The re-wiring of
the dependency shift has taken hold: and he stays clean! He has established
new neurological pathways and is able to stand fast through the critical
moments. He has affected the necessary dependency shift! His formerly
disordered neurological system has become re-wired. When he is triggered, he
automatically goes to the support system, even if it IS the local mental
hospital, but he stays clean. Through a total dependency shift, he is soon
permanently relieved of the obsession to use the government subsidies. He
recovers!
Affecting this necessary dependency
shift is most easily done through submission to programs like Liberals
Anonymous. Any unwillingness to completely accept the directives of a support
program just as it is presented, is just a continuation of the addictive
disorder. Sadly, anyone "who is special" or who "doesn't
need" to comply with a support program, (just as it is
presented), will permanently suffer the misery of Liberalism. There can be
NO permanent relief for anyone who cannot affect the requisite 'dependency
shift'. This only happens when they stop depending on themselves to
manage their own Independence and they become fiercely willing to take
directions. They must rely on the external support system more
than they used to rely on the external government subsidies.
