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Cheers to those that Walk the Shadows
3 months ago
'w'! I thought I'd do a more positive journal...
This is a salute to those who walk the shadows, so that those who are vulnerable are protected, those who are weak can be pushed up, those who are evil can be exposed, and those who cannot grow can still shine.
There are those of us who walk the dark side of fandoms, of groups, of communities, to gather intelligence to help authorities of any kind finally bring to justice the fiends who hide in the shadows and prey on the weak, innocent, and defenseless. Villains who manipulate the world to make themselves into heroes, when they're doing the most harm. Sometimes, some people need to tread into the darkness to rescue people from it as well.
I've been part of the shadows my whole life for one reason or another, an observer. I've seen horrible shit happen to good people, I've seen vulnerable people groomed, blackmailed, and hurt, and I've seen so much manipulation to get those who are confused to do horrible things.
These heroes need not be named because then their job will be done. They don't do it for fame, they don't do it for money, they do it to help others, to save others. That is what a true hero does. The human ego gets too big... When you get well known in this kind of work, you can no longer do it. You have to erase yourself to do it. That is why I salute the silent and hidden heroes.
We must shed our egos at times, and let our hearts combine. We must understand one another. We must also understand, not all villains are actually evil, but some are merely being used by greater evils because they too are broken and must be fixed. I've seen genuinely good people come from groups that groomed or manipulated them into doing horrible stuff. It's getting harder and harder to pull people out of these pits because so many witch hunts happen. It's getting harder and harder to pull people away from the rhetoric that turns people into sycophants and fanatics because people want to have someone to hate. It's getting harder to show empathy... People want villains, to justify being a hero in their own story... That they forget that every villain has a reason they're a villain... And that villain is the hero in their own story as well... So some people need to step into the shadows, and try to free these people before it is too late, before they fall too far, before the shadows themselves consume them... And I salute those people.
Humans are easily manipulated, especially in this age of misinformation. One man's villain is another man's hero... So it becomes harder and harder to fight... Like trying to pull a parasite out of them that hooks itself into them... I fight for the truth, for science, and for reality. I fight for empathy, for kindness, and for compassion... And sometimes, you have to use the enemy's tools to fight for that... But not use them enough to become like that... I feel the sacrifice to those who wade into the darkness, so that we do not have to.
I salute those who walk the shadows, so that we do not have to. And I give my heart to those they have rescued.
... Be kind, but take no shit. Be compassionate, but do not let them take advantage of you. Show empathy, but do not let them manipulate you. Stay strong, so that you can be a beacon to those who cannot shine as bright, but know, that there are many who are dim for a reason.
This is a salute to those who walk the shadows, so that those who are vulnerable are protected, those who are weak can be pushed up, those who are evil can be exposed, and those who cannot grow can still shine.
There are those of us who walk the dark side of fandoms, of groups, of communities, to gather intelligence to help authorities of any kind finally bring to justice the fiends who hide in the shadows and prey on the weak, innocent, and defenseless. Villains who manipulate the world to make themselves into heroes, when they're doing the most harm. Sometimes, some people need to tread into the darkness to rescue people from it as well.
I've been part of the shadows my whole life for one reason or another, an observer. I've seen horrible shit happen to good people, I've seen vulnerable people groomed, blackmailed, and hurt, and I've seen so much manipulation to get those who are confused to do horrible things.
These heroes need not be named because then their job will be done. They don't do it for fame, they don't do it for money, they do it to help others, to save others. That is what a true hero does. The human ego gets too big... When you get well known in this kind of work, you can no longer do it. You have to erase yourself to do it. That is why I salute the silent and hidden heroes.
We must shed our egos at times, and let our hearts combine. We must understand one another. We must also understand, not all villains are actually evil, but some are merely being used by greater evils because they too are broken and must be fixed. I've seen genuinely good people come from groups that groomed or manipulated them into doing horrible stuff. It's getting harder and harder to pull people out of these pits because so many witch hunts happen. It's getting harder and harder to pull people away from the rhetoric that turns people into sycophants and fanatics because people want to have someone to hate. It's getting harder to show empathy... People want villains, to justify being a hero in their own story... That they forget that every villain has a reason they're a villain... And that villain is the hero in their own story as well... So some people need to step into the shadows, and try to free these people before it is too late, before they fall too far, before the shadows themselves consume them... And I salute those people.
Humans are easily manipulated, especially in this age of misinformation. One man's villain is another man's hero... So it becomes harder and harder to fight... Like trying to pull a parasite out of them that hooks itself into them... I fight for the truth, for science, and for reality. I fight for empathy, for kindness, and for compassion... And sometimes, you have to use the enemy's tools to fight for that... But not use them enough to become like that... I feel the sacrifice to those who wade into the darkness, so that we do not have to.
I salute those who walk the shadows, so that we do not have to. And I give my heart to those they have rescued.
... Be kind, but take no shit. Be compassionate, but do not let them take advantage of you. Show empathy, but do not let them manipulate you. Stay strong, so that you can be a beacon to those who cannot shine as bright, but know, that there are many who are dim for a reason.
Hurt people hurt people.
amazing speech <3
The worser it gets when both of the sides are right in some way about such a particular person.
Perhaps in its essence the majority of causes of evil commited by 'common people' are trivial. People need someone to hate because they need to release their frustration in a way that is more justifiable and pleasantly rationalized. One can think of themselves as an alleged defensor of an abstract 'nationality/religion/subculture' etc, whilst deep inside in reality they are releasing their frustration about life failures, poverty, deep childhood trauma, the global insignificance of a person as an individual, or just wants to feel themselves 'powerful'. The need for one's self-determination if also a devil that creates so many acolytes for different group that cause harm while pretending to be just and benevolent, especially recruited from younger generations.
But naturally, the causes of an 'evil act' are often so much complexed and varied among persons that an entire book could be written about it and still the majority would not be covered I guess.. Where are those who genuinely think they are doing something good while causing harm? Or those who just enjoy it but also have a dillema in themselves?..
How much better would be the world if the national heroes would be doctors or inventors of different devices that really contributed to the improvement of living standards (at least in the most developed countries, since majority of earth, unfortunately, still did not have the oppurtunity to benefit from them), instead of warriors and military captains...
History will certainly not learn us to not commit the same mistakes, but at least it shows how ilusive, temporary and changeable are such ideas like nations or religions.. And many others..
"This is a salute to those who walk the shadows"
I can also admire those people that can find enough light in this darkness to walk confidently and act; I have neither so much courage and nor an ego tamed enough