American Detention Centers vs. Nazi Concentration Camps

Pardon me while I rant a little. I've been reading where some people are comparing our refugee detention centers as Nazi concentration camps. Really? Sure, it's not a summer camp, and it's not meant to be, but comparing today to that horrendous past undermines the murdered people and reality of that time period. Maybe I can understand their ignorance; they probably haven't studied history and are reiterating bias media, or what their family and friends are saying, because it suits their purposes. But a lie is still a lie no matter how it's sugar coated or spun. And, before challenging this blog, spend a day or two checking the personal and historical articles on the internet, as I did, and not just the prejudice and exaggerated statements from any mainstream media. 

To continue, if you look at the definitions of words used for camps like concentration, internment, detention or refugee, you'll see that detention or refugee would be the proper words to use for America's current places. Even though "concentration camp" can be used, based on part of its definition, which includes the word refugees, many prefer to avoid that word because of what happened to the Jewish people, and others, in Europe. Those concentration camps, in all honesty, were “death camps,” because the main purpose was to torture and kill its prisoners. 

Nazi concentration camps were places of barbarous medical experiments and executions. Some were extermination centers with gas chambers. Millions of Jews were slaughtered in the Holocaust. Many others, including Gypsies, Poles, homosexuals and political dissidents were also victims of the Nazi concentration camps. Generally, Jewish women and children were not separated, because, immediately upon arriving at Auschwitz, they were often lined up to be murdered (picture). Under these savagely, cruel conditions, it's a wonder anyone survived but many did. Do an internet search for a man named Chaim Ferster. He was Holocaust survivor who cheated death in eight Nazi concentration camps during World War II. 

After a couple of days of research, I didn't find any similarities to compare today's temporary detention situations with what occured back then. We're not enslaving and murdering people. It's not a picnic. It's stressful. It's depressing. It's often more humane than putting them out on the streets, with no means of support, which could lead them into human or drug trafficking. It's required by our immigration laws, which has been in place for years, to protect our country from being invaded. We have similar laws that protect us from personal invasion. 

Even the recent outrage of the Shiloh Treatment Center, which "specializes in providing treatment services for children and youth with behavioral and emotional problems," has been treating children, since before the Obama administration, by giving them antidepressants and/or psychotropic drugs, when prescribed by a doctor. But, suddenly, it's an issue? Because of this administration? With that many people being placed, there's bound to be many various situations occuring and just as many reasons why they did. Incidents were first reported in 2014 but the government continued placing refugees there. However, it's a wait and see situation, because there's more than one side voicing their stories in order to weed through any hysteria or lies. And, as minors, their court records are often sealed. Yet, from what I've been able to read, to say it is anywhere near the Nazi's well-documented, unethical, diabolical, medical experiments is ludicrous. If that's the case, we should be questioning parents who are willingly giving similar drugs to their children, the doctors prescribing them, as well as any children's resentful behavior in being forced in taking them. What's the difference? 

Maybe all these protestors should consider cutting our government employees some slack, or giving them some help, instead of just protesting. Many have been overwhelmed with doing their job that we've hired them to do. Yes, it's not perfect, people aren't perfect, but how would you, say a middle income person, handle 25 family members and friends, for instance, suddenly showing up at your house asking you to provide refuge? Not a pretty picture. In fact, it may create a financially unstable situation, like capsizing an overloaded boat. Countries are no different. 

In fact, the only similarity I could find, mentioned by some Holocaust survivors, wasn't the concentration camps but the strict enforcement of American immigration restrictions to accept additional refugees. By 1939, up to 95,000 had immigrated to the United States via the immigration laws that were in place at the time. This meant they had to have multiple sponsors and secure a quota number in order to arrive... all during the time of America suffering a Great Depression. By 1941, due mainly to WWII and protecting our borders from enemies, immigration was temporarily stopped.

Lastly, for those saying they see this happening here (Nazi concentration camps): "it may not be now but, you'll see, it will get worse." One: where were you when it was going on in the past administrations? Two: have you suddenly been endowed with the gift of prophecy? Three: if you're that concerned about their welfare, be more productive than protesting and open your doors to them... without government support. 

Born This Way?

A long time ago, a warning went off in my mind when I head the phrase "born this way." I thought - well, how far down this rabbit hole are we going to go? I was concerned about it being used as a way to allow pedophilia. Well, I was right. It's all over the internet today with some saying they deserve our sympathy because they were born this way. What next? Allowing their fantasy? No! It's no different than gender dysphoria. It's a mental illness which needs psychological help. 

Let me explain. To me, this phrase made no sense, especially when we see pictures on the internet where people also claim that children aren't born racists. If so, where did it come from then? Is it possible that some acquired racism due to society's programming? We can also say that children aren't born hateful or murderers. So, what pushes people to hate and murder? What about those born with a disease? Allow it to be? No, that would be inhumane. We have to try and cure it. So, what's the difference? Just because it's mental and not physical?

Many feelings can change from birth. We have free will. I don't believe any birth feeling is our only choice. They can change with new or different information. I've seen this too often with people changing their minds. Remember the various, outrageous styles throughout history? Where are they today? Did we change our mind? Or did society change it or us? Every day, in every way, we live and learn... whatever our life's situations place us in... moral or immoral.

Which is why I've thought about this for a long time and decided that I'm not buying into the "born this way" ideology. It's flawed. I knew it was going to open a Pandora's box and it did. It's insidious, especially due to the physical and mental harm it does to another, whose innocence should be protected. 

Our Self-Destructive Ego

At times, our ego can be a very terrible thing. It can create a mental block in not allowing us to admit something is true when deep down inside we know it is. It can become a self-destructive enemy, because, sometimes, our ego doesn't want to admit failure. 

This is why it's in our nature to demand facts to prove we did or didn't fail at something. Yet, I've seen where people, including myself, have been shown facts and still go into denial. It's as if a ton of bricks have to hit us before, finally, acquiescing to the truth that we already felt.

I think this is the self-destructive path I've seen many on, who have poured their hearts out in the last presidential election. Egos who cannot or do not want to comprehend that a candidate just may have failed them, wherein creating a feeling that they failed. Like a failed relationship, we cling to our ego by repeating: It's just not possible! We argue and reason all that our ego demands. However, sooner or later, for our well-being, we have to admit that it is possible... and move on.

Today, I saw this acquiescing with my handyman husband. He had to concede that a home repair job was bigger than he could tackle by himself, without possible injury or death (picture). I could see his ego didn't want to admit failure. Thankfully, his common sense prevailed. The facts started adding up and he realized he didn't have the right tools or manpower. He knew he had to call in a professional and not be resistant to the facts.

I was very proud of him and took a well-deserved, deep breath when he decided to let go of that self-destructive ego. 

PS: This picture is a little misleading, because he's actually standing on our first story, slightly-pitched roof, looking up at the second story roof line where our aluminum fascia was blown off. 😊

Dream: Thought Seeding

I would like to share an interesting dream I had nearly thirty years ago, but first, have you ever ask yourself... who was the first who came up with that idea?

We've had many changes to many things since the beginning of time. For instance, who was the first to think same sex was okay? Who was the first to think of body piercing or tattooing. Who was the first with any particular clothing design or a weird hair style? I know we've had plenty of strange ones over history, especially in my life time. Who was the first cross-dresser or transgender? Who was the first who thought females should wear dresses and males should wear pants and then decided to reverse that idea?

Who was the first at anything, that thought it was okay to do something, and then go about convincing others it was okay, too? But... then be convinced it wasn't okay? Fads have died out. Science has intervened. Yet, we still have some who think it's important to push that extreme or cross that line. 

Have you ever wonder if earth is just one big science experiment being viewed by others under a microscope? Here's why I ask. As I said above, I had this dream, which I wrote about in my book called Eternity Proven. It was the ending question, from this man in my dream, that was thought provoking. 

In my dream, I saw the clouds parting and a weird shaped flying saucer appeared. Off to the left appeared two more. They, too, were weirdly shaped but not like the first one. Each one was different. They all landed and started walking towards my house… towards me. The people, two men and one woman, one in each ship, were wearing "punk" style clothing and spiked hair. The bigger man walked around grumbling, as the woman sewed clips to my head, with ribbons. She was telling me how pretty I looked and that no one would laugh at my hair now. I turned around looking at everyone. The smaller man sat quietly; never said a word. The woman was childlike. The bigger man looked at me and said, "You think we cannot seed your thoughts from where we live?" I woke up thinking… why not? Isn't that how we get these ideas of ours; from someone seeding our thoughts? Are we ever to know if someone "out there" is having "fun" with us?

Now, maybe you too will ask: who was the first who came up with that idea? And, even a better question: why?

Mental Illness

Mental = relating to the mind.
Illness = mind or body ailment.

When people hear the words mental illness, they often think of the extreme versions. Today, most adults know there are spectrums to mental illness. I've written about some causes, because of my education, and I realize there are some who may never be healed because of brain damage.

However, the mental illness I wish to discuss is the one that can cause this feeling of dis-ease. The feeling of hopelessness, that we see in many young people today. As well as a separation from reality, possibly due to drugs, bullying, taking a wrong path, or a dealing with a hurtful childhood... among other things that can cause someone to lose control and do harmful things to themselves or others. I relate it to someone drowning in their emotions... lost souls.

I want to share some things I've experienced with helping others. Unless someone has been diagnosed with a severe mental illness, or brain damage, most can be helped with love, compassion, patience and fortitude. They're often desperate.  They want help. They want answers. They want hope. They want change. Most are impatient with all of what they want.

Well, I've learned that I have helped in those areas. I offered help and hope with answers to their questions. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've done this throughout my life. I was once called a comforter, but my "tough love - no nonsense approach" is what I think they really appreciate. They need that reality to help ground them. They need that person who becomes a sound-minded lifesaver to prevent their emotional drowning. They don't like hearing they're often their real enemy... until they get it. Then the light of truth illuminates the darkness in their mind.

Over the years, I've also learned that many want a person in their life they feel they never had. Sometimes, they just need a shoulder to cry on or a person who will listen. What I see, in our troubled and hateful world, is often quite the opposite. There are countless emails and personal messages that I've received that will attest to this. People who I've offered support whenever needed. Young people who were suicidal and now living a mentally healthy life... because someone cared. Someone who showed them that life can and will get better. Someone who saw their "mental illness" and showed them a better path. Someone they believed in until they began to believe in themselves.

That's the mental illness I'm seeing in many of these troubled souls who are committing acts of violence. I know we aren't their saviour, they have to open the door to save themselves. I'm just hoping people will start seeing this too and start putting out the effort to show them the door that they can open. It can be done behind the safety of the internet, if one is unsure of the person, or reach out within your community. Whichever way feels the most comfortable. Either way, it's not just up to the government... it's up to humanity.

Tough Love

My friend, Janelle, allowed me to share her beautifully stated words a year ago on Facebook. As I was reading them again, I decide to blog what she shared because I agree, completely, and thought others might be helped by them. 

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Forgiveness is for the person who was wronged, not for he who has wronged.

It is a peace of mind and heart for the person who has been harmed. So it is important to love and to forgive and it is important to also never forget.

Ever hear the saying "fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me"?

Forgetting means that we may suffer the same pain and lesson over and over until we remove the thing, person, or situation that keeps us falling into the same pattern.

This is harmful and unecessary.

Ask yourself "When am I going to learn"?

No amount of love for someone should keep you in an abusive or toxic relationship. Forgetting that toxicity will hurt you permanently or worse.

I've met too many people who've wanted to end their life because they wanted to change someone or make it work with family, a friend, a boyfriend, or even with alcohol and drugs.

Life can never be trouble free. Problems make us stronger, if they don't kill us. But many problems, you choose to allow in your life.

Honor the boundaries you set.
Honor your goals.
Honor those who honor you (but don't excuse abuse).
Love and honor yourself.

It's tough love time for the collective forces who wouldn't want to be treated the way they treat you.

Depression: Is Suicide Really An Option?

Some may say that suicide is an option, when it comes to the darkness of depression, but I say it won't serve any purposeful good when you realize life goes on... eternally. In over 300 soul beginning videos, which I did on my Atomarane You Tube Channel, I started seeing a pattern of "learning life's lessons" and what we tend to avoid may keep returning until we understand it fully.

Why? Because we're trying to escape the emotions in our soul. How does one escape their emotions when we take them with us? Think about this: we pick up where we left off, even in another dimension or life; we are still who we are. Even in a different life, a soul is programmed... with one's emotions.

Ask yourself: what lesson was I here to learn and I'm trying to avoid? Better yet: what lesson am I here to teach and I'm trying to avoid?

Also, think about the times that were good when having depressive thoughts. Happy thoughts/emotions are to help ground us. I like using cartoons. Hey, whatever works! After all, life is a roller coaster of emotions and we know there will be good and bad times. Call back the good to help get you through the bad. It's called perspective. It's called salvation. It's called giving ourselves another chance of making it right within us.

Another thing one can do is meditate and think about where these thoughts/emotions are coming from. If there isn't anything one can, currently, do to change them, let them go. We can't change the world, or others, but we can change ourselves and that may take time. We need to give ourselves that time.

Like a sailboat when it loses the wind in its sails, we must change the sails' direction in order to keep going.

Be a survivor and not a victim.

Destruction: Nature and Humanity

I often wonder why some people, living in developed countries, feel the need to imitate destructive nature? In this "age of enlightenment," why does humanity need violence to change anything? After all, did this mentality work for past dictators? Evil rulers? The Mafia? Gangs? Eventually, their violent and destructive measures were overthrown, even if something similar was often used to stop it. 

Over time, we began to learn that we can make changes in the world in more constructive ways. For instance, by not spending our money on what we oppose. Obviously, there are some who didn't get that history lesson and think it's still okay to use threats, violence and destruction to get their way. 

I couldn't understand this violent mentality, that we still see today, until I realized the various amounts of media that perpetuates it. The gateway drug into real life violence. Has this created a new mental illness, which has some thinking that violence is only a fantasy that won't destroy them... invincible movie or video game warriors? Or, maybe they cannot live up to their fantasy standards and develop an intense hate of themselves, which is released only by projecting it onto others?

Either way, they still haven't learned that hate only perpetuates more hate. Either way, they may rebuke love because it's foreign to them. Either way, these soulless beings may not have salvation, because they're blind to what others know about peaceful solutions. Their hate shuts them down.

Obviously, these violent personalities may never go away, yet it's best to be mindful of them though. If not, you may get caught up in their frenzy... sucking you into their destruction... like objects in a tornado.

Conspiracy Theories: Unhealthy Obsession

A friend was discussing some people who become so obsessed/possessed in their conspiracy theories that they lose all sense of reasoning. I had mentioned that I had helped a few out of that unhealthy abyss but some, sadly, chose to stay.

Another friend made a comment that I wish to share, because I completely agree with it: "Yes, there can be a fine line between healthy analysis where you use it to benefit yourself and others, and unhealthy analysis where you are looking for the negative all the time and use it to criticise yourself and others in non-constructive ways. The shadow of a naturally analytic personality is to become obesssed with unhealthy mental toxins that undermine your wellbeing, and that leads to paranoia and vulnerability to darker energies. Healthy analysis on the other hand finds positive solutions and a balanced view of life. You can still experience difficulties, but these do not define you or prevent you from striving for the next goal. You use them for guidance instead."

Anything we become involved in, we must be mindful of crossing the line that could lead to an unhealthy obsessed/possessed mind. Conspiracy theories is only one area. Even science theories can lead to an unheathy attachment. People forget it's only a theory until proven but some become dogmatic.

Even with all my training, I am still ever mindful of becoming entrapped. I've learned to protect myself with having a somewhat diverse life that's filled with supportive family and friends as a check and balance system. We don't have to go along with another's beliefs, but it helps to be able to logically and reasonably discuss things to keep us from sinking into that dark abyss. Believe it or not, an occasional naysayer often helps to keep us balanced.

As the saying goes: life's too short to be miserable. It's important to prevent conspiracy theories becoming an unheathy obsession. However, as I mentioned above, I've also learned that some may choose the abyss. We don't save people - they save themselves. As a student once told me: You can tell someone that the fire may burn but they may still stick their hand in it.

President Trump Dream

I had an interesting dream about President Trump this morning. I was at the White House and there were a few people scattered about in front of him as he was talking. I was standing further back, with a bunch of other people, behind a small barrier. Suddenly, he stopped talking and told all the people who were standing in front of the barrier that they had to move on. They had enough time up front. He moved away from the podium and started, nicely, escorting them off to one side. Then he walked up to me and took my hand and gave it a little yank, telling me to get up closer. He walked over to some others doing the same thing. After that, I remember leaving the White House with a few miner odds and ends occurring. As I was leaving, I told someone that I had read that God chooses all our Presidents. He must have a greater understanding in why President Trump was chosen.

Later, after awakening and having time to think about this, I felt the dream was telling me he's "draining the swamp" of people who's been up front for too long. He was moving them away and new ones up front. Understandable. I certainly would prefer caring people in my circle: encouraging me - not belittling me. Anyone who's been on social media knows the feeling of false friends.

As far as God choosing him, I think it's all part of an important and necessary universal check and balance. Kind of like when a kid gets away with too much from mom, when dad's been away, and dad comes home and breaks bad. Yep, been there. Navy dad and all. Did I like it? Nope. Did it kill me? Nope. I learned to adjust. I learned that I can't always have things my way. Since my youth, I've also learned that the Universe will swing the pendulum the other way when our egos need adjusting.