The Nebuchadnezzar magazine

Henry David Thoreau’s essay, “On Civil Disobedience,” holds true today.

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” – Henry David Thoreau.

“What I have to do is to see, at any rate, that I do not lend myself to the wrong which I condemn.” – Henry David Thoreau.

There are times when a leader has gone too far, and projects on to others. Trump has done this. He has gone too far.

Considering the recent stream of events, the callous nature of his public outrage and the derivate nature by which Trump’s post has garnered his network of supporters has further split the MAGA crowd from those who believe in human decency.

We are experiencing a moralistic split.

What then do we do in times of unrest?

It is plausible that we make take the path of our predecessors. It is plausible that we start from where the Civil riots began.

But it is more important to remember history. It is more important to recognize that we as human beings are the free agents of our marked free will. Violence is not the answer. It never is, and I could have used choice words I should not have, but I did speak out and say it wasn’t right. We as human beings have the ability to take a step back, pause, and reflect at the outcomes of our circumstances, and that we have a choice to conduce how change will occur.

Accountability it seems for the President is quite difficult. It takes one to know one who must be accountable. It also takes one to know that accountability is the only way forward, especially for forgiveness to occur for others and oneself.

Glossing over an error, does little address the issue. In fact it compounds it by several factors, and it requires an acknowledgement of the thought patterns that brought you to where you are in the first place. I have come to understand that truth distances us from the person we once were. It embodies wisdom officially, as it is practiced on a daily basis.

It’s a challenge, but it is a challenge worth undertaking, because in that process (and this is new to me), you discover more of who you are.

There are times when balance is needed. Stoicism, I suppose — not in the sense of avoiding the emotion, but in acknowledging erroneous behavior.

People are not vessels of responsibility, or reproach. If an electronic system such as a circuit is malfunctioning, factors could be considered such as the resistors, or motherboards that are contributing to the issue. At certain points the person in question may be blamed for its construction, but not from natural wear and tear of the system.

Such is the same case.

You don’t resolve something like this with more violence. You resolve his rebuttal with personal reflection, stoicism and art. Through the process of creation as a part from his fake A.I. video one creates realism.You learn to satiate your anger, and let it not cloud your judgement.

We are born for times such as these.