There is definitely a lot of false reality going around. Certainly the preponderance is NOT on the right. I wonder why you would post such a thing and make it try to fit into politics. There was a young native American man who joined the service during Vietnam. He was captured and tortured, then rescued after 18 long months. He went back to his home, but couldnt fit in. He began to drink, do drugs, abuse his friends and girlfriend. People pitied him for what he had gone through, but began to avoid him. One morning the tribal shaman went to visit the young man. The young man was hung over and NOT in the mood for company. The shaman went in, pulled the curtains wide, and wouldn't go away. "What do you want from me?" The young man said. "I want you to come home" said the shaman. "What are you talking about, old man, I have been here for 3 years!" Shouted the young man. The shaman said, "Really? I have not seen you since before you went to war." The young man thought he knew where the shaman was going. He said, "You dont know what they did to me!! I was a helpless prisoner!" The shaman said, "Do you hate them? Do you think of that time?" The young man said, "Yes, I hate them! I think of that time every moment!" The shaman said, "Then you are still a prisoner."

Never be a prisoner to your hate and fear. It will destroy you.

Shameful, rumi, that you would allude to Plato's allegory to post an obviously prejudicial political argument. In case you didn't know this, there is a real world outside the bubble of politics. This real world is not driven by any political or ideological agenda. There is an unbridgeable gap between those who politicize EVERYTHING and those who don't.

Those who perceive the world only through the senses are pitiable creatures to say the least. These are the ones who do not think for themselves, they merely look at the world and its marvelous manifestations rather than seeing through things. There is an abundance of these types in this world. Atheists most likely top the list. Empirical evidence is all they have to inform them. Such a shame.

In Plato’s theory, the cave represents people who believe that knowledge comes from what we see and hear in the world – empirical evidence. The cave shows that believers of empirical knowledge are trapped in a ‘cave’ of misunderstanding.

The Shadows

The Shadows represent the perceptions of those who believe empirical evidence ensures knowledge. If you believe that what you see should be taken as truth, then you are merely seeing a shadow of the truth. In Plato’s opinion you are a ‘pleb’ if you believe this (their insult for those who are not Philosophers)!

The Game

The Game represents how people believe that one person can be a ‘master’ when they have knowledge of the empirical world. Plato is demonstrating that this master does not actually know any truth, and suggesting that it is ridiculous to admire someone like this.

The Escape

The escaped prisoner represents the Philosopher, who seeks knowledge outside of the cave and outside of the senses.
The Sun represents philosophical truth and knowledge
His intellectual journey represents a philosophers journey when finding truth and wisdom

The Return

The other prisoners reaction to the escapee returning represents that people are scared of knowing philosophical truths and do not trust philosophers.

There is definitely a lot of false reality going around. Certainly the preponderance is NOT on the right. I wonder why you would post such a thing and make it try to fit into politics. There was a young native American man who joined the service during Vietnam. He was captured and tortured, then rescued after 18 long months. He went back to his home, but couldnt fit in. He began to drink, do drugs, abuse his friends and girlfriend. People pitied him for what he had gone through, but began to avoid him. One morning the tribal shaman went to visit the young man. The young man was hung over and NOT in the mood for company. The shaman went in, pulled the curtains wide, and wouldn't go away. "What do you want from me?" The young man said. "I want you to come home" said the shaman. "What are you talking about, old man, I have been here for 3 years!" Shouted the young man. The shaman said, "Really? I have not seen you since before you went to war." The young man thought he knew where the shaman was going. He said, "You dont know what they did to me!! I was a helpless prisoner!" The shaman said, "Do you hate them? Do you think of that time?" The young man said, "Yes, I hate them! I think of that time every moment!" The shaman said, "Then you are still a prisoner."

Never be a prisoner to your hate and fear. It will destroy you.

In my opinion conservatives CONSERVE what is good, be that assets, more, morals, etc. The current iteration of liberals and progressives want to throw the baby out with the bath water (figuratively and, sadly, literally) and conserve nothing. They dont want to build upon a solid foundation but constantly reinvent the wheel, all the while shrieking like Chicken Little

Rumi, you and I have agreed on some things and disagreed on others. May I please share with you what I see coming from the liberal left, aka, the Democrat party? The following items seem to be their platform:
Unbridled sex legalized for any and everyone, despite age or perversion, mounting taxes and spending, often for nonsense, demonization of Christians and the Judeo-Christian ethics on nearly every issue, killing of babies, born and unborn, elevation of the environment and government to deity status, open borders with nearly unlimited immigration, confusion of genders, passage of legalizing pot and other drugs, stifling of free speech for conservatives (but not liberals). You can say this is untrue, but there are news reports and videos to substantiate what we see (some clips posted above), not mere shadows on a wall. This what the Democrat party is presenting to the American public and most of us don't like it.