Lloyd Dobler uses the Tao Te Ching to make sense of a tragedy in Washington DC: a National Guard member killed, another critically wounded, and a political system that turned grief into ammunition before the scene was even cleared. Lloyd traces the scapegoating of Afghan refugees, Trump’s threat to “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries,” and the creeping authoritarianism that arrives not with a bang but a slow-drip leak no one bothers to patch.What follows is a guided meditation through the Tao Te Ching Chapter 13— a chapter that warns that success is as dangerous as failure and hope as hollow as fear. Lloyd isn’t a guru; he’s stumbling through the same chaos as the listener. But together, they try to find balance, humor, perspective, and a sliver of humanity in a collapsing empire’s ER.A dark, comedic, meditative reflection on fear, compassion, and what it means to see the world (and each other) as ourselves.Send a text. Ask a question & I will answer, maybe in a episodeSupport the showABOUT / The Tao of Lloyd is a Zen-punk mixtape for late-stage everything—blending Tao Te Ching meditations, Gen-X philosophy, and anti-fascist satire from Lloyd Dobler, your reluctant middle-aged dissident. No ads. No paywalls. Just clarity, chaos, and sacred refusal. Support the show & get bonus episodes: patreon.com/taooflloyd. link tree: https://linktr.ee/TaoofLloyd