Yeah, I agree; there is truth of course in what MI wrote, but it's not the whole truth obviously.
Human beings are individuals that are massively complex. This means 1) that we all have our very different lessons and circumstances that can help us learn those lessons and 2) that we should be very careful with judging others quickly. There may be so much that we can't see about them. Just going by one opinion or one issue that they might get wrong is very dangerous, and we can be easily fooled by our own self-importance.
Here's the thing: Humility is a precondition to seeing reality. Self-importance, in every way, shape or form, blocks our vision.
I know some amazing human beings who believe some very wrong things. Human beings I would be foolish not to learn from, because they can teach me many things in areas that I'm weaker than they are.
Yes, we can all agree that we should call out idiot authoritarian snitches for example. But there are many, many shades of grey here. If we just yield the hammer of judgement whenever someone doesn't get something right, we literally cannot perceive in any depth.
To give an extreme example: reading Mikovits' book recently brought home to me again how "little" I am and taught me some humility. She is a true hero who got crucified again and again, just for the love of truth and helping others. So what if she believes in Global Warming or any other thing that she might be wrong about? Or take Jordan Peterson, who was such a spectacular force for restoring some balance here on earth and who also got crucified. What if he believes vaccines will save us from Covid? Heck, if I called those people "morons" for touting the mainstream line on certain issues, this would just mean that I am the moron here. You know, sitting here, hiding behind a pseudonym on some internet forum, and reigning judgement on good and brave people just because I think they got something wrong.
There are other such examples in daily life - people who are little heroes in their own ways, no matter what they believe or question regarding various issues. People that are shining examples in different, humble ways.
What I find useful when I feel the urge to wield that hammer of judgement, for example in a conversation, is this: I consciously breathe out, while thinking of what the Cs said about STO being the mode of "gravity dispersal" and STS being the mode of "gravity collection". So I think of a gravity wave going out, instead of "taking it in". Remarkably, suddenly it's as if I became invisible; my "stuff", my self-rightous "filters" disappear for a moment. And suddenly I SEE: the other person. What he or she is actually saying and meaning, where he or she is actually coming from, the raw thoughts and emotions. At least I get a glimpse. And it often radically changes my judgement of the situation and of that person.
Again, humans are extremely complex. And interacting with them, learning to see clearly, to be of service in humble ways, to see our own errors become apparent in these interactions, are all things that are crucial for many of us. How much we should isolate, who to kick out from our sphere etc. are very individual decisions where hardly any fixed rules apply. We need to figure it out, and there are all kinds of different scenarios.
This is not to say that we shouldn't call a spate a spate, or a moron a moron, when appropriate. But again, humility is crucial for SEEING, whereas self-importance BLOCKS our perception. And oftentimes, direct interaction with a variety of people, and some closer relationships, are the best teachers for such things.
Each situation is different, just as each human being is different.
