I am NOT talking about pacification. I am talking about AJ's anger being stuck in the ON position non-stop. Yes, anger is like a warning light on our dashboard. It is there to warn us that something is not right. It is a prompt to seek knowledge and take action. It is NOT a permanent attitude such as AJ has.
Sorry, I misinterpreted your original comment. I'm actually on the same page with you as far as Alex Jones goes. I think he makes a valid point in this video, but in general I don't take him seriously because he gives off a false sense of outrage.
Anger as a "prompt to seek knowledge and take action" is a very succinct way of putting it.
I lost a good friend who adopted the outrage from watching AJ. He couldn't understand why I was calmly processing facts and not red in the face screaming like he was. I think it's unhealthy and possibly irresponsibly triggering for some vulnerable folks.
As with any powerful emotion, anger can lead to loss of control if not handled with care. There are plenty of people who have unhealthy and irresponsible reactions to the feeling of love - they're blinded by a powerful emotion, just like your friend was.
That said, you have an advantage if you can recognize the underlying biological purpose each emotion serves.
The solution is not dismissing anger out of hand, nor treating it as the "black sheep" of our emotional array. We have a very good reason to be angry - our species is in a dangerous predicament, all of our institutions are collapsing around us and it seems there are very few in leadership positions who are on our side.
If that doesn't make someone angry, I would argue that they have been duped into a sociopathic response to emotion.
I am NOT talking about pacification. I am talking about AJ's anger being stuck in the ON position non-stop. Yes, anger is like a warning light on our dashboard. It is there to warn us that something is not right. It is a prompt to seek knowledge and take action. It is NOT a permanent attitude such as AJ has.
Sorry, I misinterpreted your original comment. I'm actually on the same page with you as far as Alex Jones goes. I think he makes a valid point in this video, but in general I don't take him seriously because he gives off a false sense of outrage.
Anger as a "prompt to seek knowledge and take action" is a very succinct way of putting it.
I lost a good friend who adopted the outrage from watching AJ. He couldn't understand why I was calmly processing facts and not red in the face screaming like he was. I think it's unhealthy and possibly irresponsibly triggering for some vulnerable folks.
As with any powerful emotion, anger can lead to loss of control if not handled with care. There are plenty of people who have unhealthy and irresponsible reactions to the feeling of love - they're blinded by a powerful emotion, just like your friend was.
That said, you have an advantage if you can recognize the underlying biological purpose each emotion serves.
The solution is not dismissing anger out of hand, nor treating it as the "black sheep" of our emotional array. We have a very good reason to be angry - our species is in a dangerous predicament, all of our institutions are collapsing around us and it seems there are very few in leadership positions who are on our side.
If that doesn't make someone angry, I would argue that they have been duped into a sociopathic response to emotion.
I completely agree with all of that. It is not to be dismissed, anger is a marker to be followed.