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Fitness and self-sufficiency are beyond my reach

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The regime of fitness and self-sufficiency is a fantasy that i can never achieve I want to be physically fit and self-sufficient to survive collapses and shocks afflicting the current capitalist system, which centers around the false doctrines of infinite growth and profits. I want to limit my weight to 55 kg. Physical fitness and freedom from life stress are my frequent fantasies. I fantasize about being able to carry heavy loads. Because i am overweight (75 kg), i can only create AI alternates of myself being in those fantasies. The images are edited, but they attract many viewers. The development implies that people want me to get physically fit. I know that exercise and other physical movements must be maintained constantly and by various methods. I know that fitness takes time and effort. The same goes for self-sufficiency. Sadly, negativity rules me all the time. Everything is self-serving and ultimate

Thailand's Fearless Cop – documentary review

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Title: Thailand's Fearless Cop Program: 101 East Documentary Publisher: Al Jazeera Published: 22 April 2022 This documentary by Al Jazeera describes the challenges of cleaning up defense and law enforcement, especially amidst moral depravity among the higher-ups and the more powerful. Here, Paween Pongsirin, a renowned former police officer, is strongly determined to enforce the law, even if it risks his freedom. It is disturbing that in Thailand, many so-called military and police officers promote crimes instead of delivering justice. As Pongsirin performed his duty, disturbing results came up. Many high-ranking officials started hating Pongsirin, which escalated into grave threats. The insurmountable circumstances had Pongsirin forced to seek asylum in Australia, working for a mattress manufacturer. When the higher-ups own expensive things, they say that those things are borrowed to avoid being imprisoned for corruption. The criminals disguised as military or

No way to mandatory military or ROTC

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Supporting mandatory military is counterproductive hypocrisy I just read a Manila Times article saying that most Filipinos support mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) service with reservations. The survey discussed in the article said that the reasons cited the most by the respondents were discipline (88%), leadership training (73%), and sense of teamwork (71%). For those who have no idea, ROTC is a national service training component that is intended to orient people in the basics of military service. While it is mandatory in several academic institutions and programs, to require or to keep voluntary is divisive. When oppositors of military conscription express their views, advocates of it tend to cite countries that require military service. For instance, conscription supporters forward pictures of Korean soldiers and then put captions such as "in Korea, your beloved idols join the military." The Philippines has 741,937 military reservists ; this is far more