When I was very involved in martial arts politics (for 12 years I was main translator English/Spanish for Hatsumi Masaaki, head of Bujinkan Dojo International), one day I got totally fed up with the BS coming from 2 top instructors in my area.
I decided to pay a visit to this couple (man and woman), who were causing lots of problems. I would constantly be getting complains from ex-students of them and they claimed to be the top honchos for all Catalonia (province of Spain). They would injure people, do dirty things and were ruining the reputation and name of our organization here.
I tried to form a local committee (in Sweden, first European country to teach Bujinkan they had formed a committee of high grades and when there is a major problem, they get together and find a solution). Other top instructors, talked a lot but when the time came to go, they’d put excuses.
So, I decided to confront them on my own, in their ‘dojo’. I phoned and asked for lesson days when they both would be there. Those next 2 days I though quite a lot, both trying to evaluate situation as to what I would say in front of their students and also I was preparing for violence. In the end, I realized that many of their students were as sinister and rotten as them - I would change nothing and just cause more problems, as well as risk me going to jail and / or hospital.
A few years later, they asked me to translate an event and I did so, that’s a long story too. One day, in Japan she grabbed me by the lapels and threatened me, because I would not back them up with Sensei. I started counting, she let go - I started laughing and walked away - in Japan you do not cause any problems. I’ve seen them in Japan from time to time, I just wave and smile.
Taking this experience, I apply it to other areas. I just finished watching a video & reading an article about a crazy leftist woman who has just tried to wrap an issue with racism - MSNBC analysts, like hosts try this waza (a martial arts technique) over and over - it has become boring. I headed to her X profile and went on to read it, and read a few posts.
This woman claims to be a lawyer, I believe she’s a grifter! (like so many or all on MSNBC) - I was holding a party, needed clowns and was going to contact MSNBC for a sad clown, but I realized they are very expensive clowns.
I was going to counter one of her stupid claims with info. She claims that a public prosecutor is top notch and honest, I’ve heard the contrary but do know that he has gone from being worth a few million to some 40 million in a few years. A public servant? No wonder people join politics!!
When I do counter with a comment or a post, I research and make sure that the info. I have doesn’t come from a meme, a psyop trap, a misinformation trap or just a novice SM Right wing enthusiast who read it somewhere and just repeats it.
I started reading comments from both [her] detractors and fans. Her fans and followers gave me the impression of true loyalty and even thank her for what she writes and does. I imagine some of these people as insecure, MSM consuming folks, who buy (like I used to buy Fox BS). A couple of women called my attention, they seemed the typical 30-40 Karen living in a city, undergoing some mental emotional therapy with chemical meds and woke BS.
I will not start a back and forth with the lawyer or her followers, it’s useless! They are emotionally tied, dependent on each other, so even if you prove your points in correcting them, they will just block and ignore you. They are free to be as they like, believe what they like (just like I am).
What I am learning and achieving is in the degree that these lunatics, degenerated baby killers, drug users (legal or not) affect me. I am now getting to the point where I have drawn boundaries in what I can do and can’t reach, while doing my ‘crusade’ to making things better.
The most (and really only) important ones are those I Love, care about and myself. Sticks and stones will break my bones, words and actions can have a meaningful effect on me - but it depends who they come from and why. Media Kabuki theater is a profitable business for some, not for me. Most of those ‘big mouths’ make money from the show - I don’t.
Priorities are such as: Oxygen, fresh water, food, a place to sleep and live, tranquilitym a few more goods - from there on, it’s extras. Feeling good is related to what I do and things that happen to me. I do know that we are at war, this information affects my plans for now and future - best thing to do is prepare, train and gain knowledge from the right people.
Talking heads who drink their machiatos and go to a styled gym are not well informed of true reality - boots on the ground, objective folks (especially ex-mil or ex-LE) are best source.