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Eric J. Lee  

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Preachy: Suppression

Journal Entry: Tue Jun 17, 2008, 9:43 AM
  • Listening to: muse- thoughts of a dying atheist
  • Eating: nothing yet
  • Drinking: PURE GLORY
all forms of suppression are malignant. People parade in the streets, holding hands and wearing bright colors because of it. People declare jihads and strap bombs to their chests because of it. People become child molesters because of it.

Of course one might argue that one should suppress sexuality and violent thoughts towards another due to the fact that we live in a society that would condemn such manifestations of mentioned impulses. I say one should not SUPPRESS sexuality and violent thoughts, because these impulses build up within like how a river would build into a reservoir against a dam, and when that dam comes crashing down, the stored energy of that reservoir would come down as a torrent with the destructive energy of millions of rivers.

Instead of suppression, it would be better to subliminate these impulses into more beneficial causes. Meaning to redirect the energies behind these impulses into more creative purposes. Such as art. Because any form of suppression is an attack on one's ability to express themselves. Humans were designed to express themselves on a multitude of different levels, whether it'd be expressing their identity, their tastes, emotions, ideas, religion, nationality, ect. ect. ect.

Suppression too is a form of expression nonetheless (all actions preformed by humans are an expression irregardless of the purpose what they're meant to achieve). That expression is the expression of fear. When a politician is the target of smear tactics, in his FEAR he attempts to disperse the rumors. When a minority's power is threatened, in their FEAR they suppress the majority. When a majority is threatened by a minority, in their FEAR they would cut off the minority from the rest of the population like a gangrenous limb that needs amputating.

The worst type of suppression is self-suppression, because a person is afraid of themselves. They could be afraid to express their sexuality or their creativity. They could be afraid of speaking out an injustice that needs of rectifying. Therefore in turn they seek to suppress others. That is why homophobic people seek to suppress homosexuals, because of an inward fear that they might be gay themselves, or to say it more broadly, how some people seek to suppress people that can express what they are afraid to express themselves.

Why is this? There are many factors contributing to these causes: bad experiences, suppressive parents, the media, people who claim to "look after you", the culture ect. But what these factors have in common is SOMEONE telling YOU that form of expression is WRONG, and that if you express yourself in that manner, YOU shall be SHUNNED. But these are merely factors. The real reason why people suppress themselves is this one truth.

They have no love for themselves. They live their lives based upon the validation of others because they can't validate themselves, and because of that they're afraid of losing approval, because they can't approve of themselves. When a person learns to love himself, they no longer need this vampiric cycle of validation, they begin to trust in their own judgements, they begin to live by their own values instead of the values of others. They are then free to express themselves with no guilt because their integrity no longer comes from the approval of other self-suppressing people, but from yourself.

HURRRRRRRRRR BREAKFAST TIME.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 17
  • Current Residence: away from home
  • Interests: going home
  • Favourite movie: V for Vendetta, Nacho Libre, The Matrix, Borat, The Network, The Gods Must be Crazy
  • Favourite band or musician: Muse, Radiohead,The Killers, Tenacious D, Franz Ferdinand, Gnarls Barkley, Coldplay
  • Favourite artist: ueda hajime, jamie hewlett, katsuhiro otomo
  • Favourite poet or writer: Orwell, Bradbury, Douglas Adam
  • Operating System: simian crease
  • Favourite game: Half Life 2, Gunz: The Duel, Starcraft

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~JongBom:iconJongBom: 4 days 17 hours ago
that cat be slammin dunks
~ozfinn:iconozfinn: 5 days 14 hours ago
Thanks for the favourite. Much appreciated :D

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~Koncombre:iconKoncombre: 6 days 7 hours ago
YOU ARE GOOD.

OHOHOH.
~JongBom:iconJongBom: Jun 25, 2008, 2:43:55 PM
i was probably in class when you called
~Renevatia:iconRenevatia: Jun 24, 2008, 5:55:28 PM
uh..no did u change #..i call and no one picked up

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~JongBom:iconJongBom: Jun 24, 2008, 5:37:07 PM
WHOOOOOAAAAAAAA AWESOME. DID YOU KILL ANYBODY IN LAS VEGAS?
~Renevatia:iconRenevatia: Jun 24, 2008, 4:53:53 PM
hmm i am in cali just thought u'd like to know

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~v4n1ll4gur1:iconv4n1ll4gur1: Jun 20, 2008, 10:41:32 AM
lol~ ur welcom :love:

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~mindmovie:iconmindmovie: Jun 8, 2008, 6:48:56 PM
coldplay fan.
awesome in my book already.
your art is amazing!

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~Zeela12:iconZeela12: May 31, 2008, 8:00:49 PM
lol I see.. well if you have the stuff ready, join, because you can always just quit later.

Remember that game I was making? Well actually a group of us started a game development team, and we're planning on releasing a game for the Wiiware or xbox live, and if Nintendo is too much of an asshole to listen to us even though they trusted Nnooo, then we'll probably just release it for PC.

You know, if you still want to help out, feel free to say so!

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~JongBom:iconJongBom: May 31, 2008, 7:27:14 PM
hmmm... how is it going...

still deciding whether or not to join ocbc.
~Zeela12:iconZeela12: May 31, 2008, 6:53:24 PM
hey, been a while since I checked in with you, how's it going man?

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"The World is Not Black and White"
---Zhenghua Yang
Get free games, wii points, and more: [link]
~AirIight:iconAirIight: May 30, 2008, 4:55:12 PM
JOOONNNNG BOMMMBBB

dammn, your watercolored work looks TIGHT AS HELL. watch.
~JongBom:iconJongBom: May 21, 2008, 9:09:25 PM
hey hey HEY.

thanks
~V6-Fluke:iconV6-Fluke: May 19, 2008, 6:14:15 PM
OH snap that DA icon of yours is ultra fancy I love it

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~v4n1ll4gur1:iconv4n1ll4gur1: May 16, 2008, 2:02:05 AM
i like your style :D
nice profile, keep up!

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WHO'S GOING TO AX08??!!!!
:llama::llama::llama::llama::llama::llama: DUCK!
~Corny63:iconCorny63: May 13, 2008, 4:18:55 PM
Le gasp it's jongbom must waaaatch

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~ArtemisFowllovesYaoi:iconArtemisFowllovesYaoi: May 10, 2008, 9:02:59 PM
Thanks for the fave~

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*LaughingAstarael:iconLaughingAstarael: May 8, 2008, 6:45:13 PM
Thanks so much for the fave. I really appreciate it (:
~JongBom:iconJongBom: Apr 16, 2008, 7:40:41 PM
nuh. I unwatched a bunch of people before i went on da vacation.
~JongBom:iconJongBom: Apr 16, 2008, 7:39:39 PM
nope, i've been lying in your face. I hope i broke your heart. HO HO HO HO HO.
~Sixtem:iconSixtem: Apr 16, 2008, 6:14:44 PM
Thanks for the wa-- HEY ASSHOLE, I thought you were watching me this entire time!