When someone hates someone else for telling/doing the truth, it compels one to secure a support base. Noone is an island.
The darkside seeks to isolate and desolate. It wants to depress and fool people into thinking they are alone. This isn't true, unless people are beaten down and they believe the narrative.
I've mentioned this tale of treachery before. This spikes it. Or it puts a stake through its heart.
Noting the passing of some local talent reminds me of good times in theater locally. Also the bad. I was blacklisted. Called cancelling now. I spoke up and out and got censured.
We know over the years in politics etc how treachery winds itself like a python round Freedom principles and the people living them. It's that isolation I spoke of. But many reach out and like minded people form groups to fight the choking tyranny.
There are people nationally and locally who let power go to their heads. They revel in telling others what to do, to control. And if their victims don't knuckle under, they actually enjoy inflicting pain.
As mentioned in a previous post, when I ran afoul of two people prominent in local theater, I found myself no longer able to get parts in local productions. Of course I auditioned. But it was easy to not pick me. Mind you, there is always an average for such things. I went on to win, yet I won some and lost some. Not anymore. Nothing. And finally I got it. And word got to me.
I was popular enough. One of the owners of a local theater had hired me and taught me a lot re acting and the business of theater. Then he distanced himself. Not always abrupt, to make it less obvious, but noticeable. Same for actors etal.
The complicity was complete. Not one place gave me a job. Mind you most was community theater, but there was a fine quality. One of the plays I did was likened to professional work even from NYC.
The enabler/bully wife had some student actors carrot and sticked. The only carrot was to submit. I was doing a favor with my work. I told the kids to complain, but the bully had them with grades and career restraints. She tried to withhold my pay. I complained and walked out. I was paid.
She didn't like being thwarted. And she was influential in local theater. She could have ruined anyone. That theater owner caved for fear of losing funding.
You might ask how/why I'd be such a center of attention. She was pathological in her control and knowing how her hubby victimized late teen/young adult males, she sought to discredit me. She could say I was just jealous or petty. Talk about projection!
Now, her influence was limited. Sure, she could drop a word and dominolike word of mouth might extend her. Or not. NYC/LA teachers, friends, associates never heard of her. As for a few lower level friends of friends, they were easy to avoid. Big ducks in small ponds shrink.
BTW, she was a liberal or whatever moniker you pick. And her cancelling technique is exactly what the collectivists use now. Some things never change.
One thing. Some black musicians/singers didn't backstab me. I performed with them. And I got positioned to do some work elsewhere. They encouraged me.
Well, all the sinister bs led to me doing what I was planning anyway. I left and studied with notable people from NYC and LA. I profited artistically, financially and socially.
And my wife and kids are the main pillar of my support! And so is my brother from another mother.
My writing makes use of my acting. I play all the parts lol.
There was a wonderful woman, a great singer/actress. She trained with my wife's grandmother and went on as a rising star on Broadway.
Unfortunately, she married a grifter who used her and forced her to return to her hometown.
We were friends as she was friends with my wife's family.
She certainly encouraged me and warned me.
She told me not to let them do to me what they did to her. She gave up.
To her now I say they did NOT. They couldn't and wouldn't.
My future is brighter and even better success is coming!
