Apologies in advance for a week or so of coming silence, but I accidentally watched a few minutes of MSNBC. If you haven’t seen this remarkable discussion, a Democratic activist appearing on that psychological crisis posing as a cable network just said
I think the most amazing part of the Rhodes admission is not that he said it but that the media didn’t pay attention. He literally told them he will keep lying until they figure it out. And many of those people have then been lied to, repeatedly, probably by the same group of people. Wouldn’t you think at some point those same “journalists” would put 2 and 2 together? Or is it all in service of the “cause” by now?
They're all insane, in particular the young women like Miss Spring. But don't take too much time off: we need your gems about these sort of people: I can't watch much on TV because of them but need to know what they're up to. You may just have a touch of PTSD. For your medicinal treatment, I recommend a slightly dry, Sobieski Vodka martini, with blue cheese-infused olives, stirred, not shaken. Maybe several of them.
May 23, 2023·edited May 23, 2023Liked by Chris Bray
For a long time, my sister used to send me all the "died suddenly" she found on Facebook. And then after a while she started to slow down and finally there seemed to be hardly any at all. I said to her one day, "Well, the whole dropping dead [from the vaccine] thing must be better." She laughed sadly and said, "No. I just got tired of sending them." I guess we've just gotten used to the idea that 20 and 30 year olds drop dead from heart attacks. This is the world we live in now.
I feel for you. I read a lot of people coming at our current bout of madness from many angles, but the one thing that's true is that it never abates, it never lets up, and just when you think you've seen peak (or nadir) insanity, someone says, well, Florida is a terrorist state and I was just there for spring break. Nobody come here because DeSantis.
But honestly I think that's part of the "plan." You bombard people with this s--t until they give up. They say, "Have your reality. I don't want to fight you anymore. I can't take it." But we can't give up, unless we want to lose any slim chance we have of bringing the world back to equilibrium.
(1) When you mentioned recalling a Ben Rhodes quote, what immediately came to my mind was when Rhodes brazenly lied to the NY Times in 2018 saying he and Obama were completely clueless about the Clinton connection to the Trump/Russia collusion hoax and just learned about it in the newspapers.
(2) I marvel at your capacity for finding these outrageously hypocritical vignettes and admire your ability to quickly and humorously dissect the word salads, but I worry about how much more you can take. I am thinking about a journalist in the traditional Catholic world who tried to keep up with all the lies and obfuscations of the shameless Bergoglio crew wrecking the Church. The journalist went batshit crazy, nearly ruined his marriage, lost his faith and crossed over to the dark side.
I've been lied to by older people who were not creditable for all of my adult life or at least as much of it as I was even slightly aware of worldly happenings. Now I'm being lied to by both young and old - no surprise for me whatsoever. All of the alphabet agencies that are part of the tyrannical federal and state governments are totally and completely untrustworthy. Hey, we've gotten what we deserve - lazy citizens who want something for nothing. There was and is a leadership vacuum and evil has filled it.
My recommendation is that we all bow our knees, fall on our faces, and beg God for forgiveness. How have we managed to screw up the greatest country on the globe - a gift from God. Better get right with the Lord, as this out of control government is racing us towards WW III and bankruptcy. Probably going to get a lot worse before it gets better... be well.
I am so looking forward to hearing your plan! Hope it's simpler than mine, which is somehow regain control of the media, somehow stop Big Tech censorship, and somehow get rid of government corruption/control.
Since you're leaving anyway, you might as well watch this video in which the media proclaims DeSantis is a white supremacist like Trump and the rest of MAGA:
I'd say 95+% of the reality-friendly Substack writers have long reached and dwelt in this state, and only 5-10% of them, at most, are only just beginning to realize it: to wit, "I’ve spent a lot of time talking about things like this, breaking down the difference between what media and political figures perform and what they actually know and do, but it begins to feel like I’m telling you that another lump of shit is a lump of shit. “Chew it carefully, and you’ll see that this, too, has the distinct flavor of fecal matter.” It’s important to notice propaganda, and to say that hey, that’s propaganda!, but let’s not be tedious about it."
The UK has a particular obsession with racism in the United States. It allows them to ignore their own problems with racism and classism. Marianna Spring is endorsing fake twitter accounts to spy on Americans. Marianna, if you are reading this, I should let you know that you might have a screw loose. Is this the new ethical standard for investigative journalism in the UK?
Re: Florida. I read a similar article in the press yesterday. They're just hit pieces against DeSantis for his stance on trans issues. I wouldn't put more energy into it than that simple observation.
27-year-olds run DC. Yes we can be all concerned about septuagenarians in Congress and the White House, but the legislative staffers actually reading and writing stuff are children. It’s a little disturbing.
Perhaps this will be of absolutely no use in your quest, but I like it anyway. Because the engineered disconnect from reality and the problems that causes is the big theme of our time. Everything we are told is important or true is a lie, is fabricated, and it’s all harmful for anybody trying to live in the real world. Courtesy of Ayn Rand, (Objectivist Ethics 1961), partially via an investment newsletter I like:
“Man is a specific organism of a specific nature that requires specific actions to sustain his life. . . . That which his survival requires is set by his nature and is not open to his choice. What is open to his choice is only whether he will discover it or not, whether he will choose the right goals and values or not. He is free to make the wrong choice, but not free to succeed with it. He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he pleases, but not free to avoid the abyss he refuses to see. . . . Man is free to choose not to be conscious, but not free to escape the penalty of unconsciousness: destruction.”
We are embarked on a course of self destruction in the West.
Stay strong, Chris. I appreciate your outstanding abilities to separate the rare grains of wheat from all the 💩💩 (let’s call it chaff). I had a temporary roommate from December until May 1st who watched MSM every day, ad nauseum. He’s lucky I moved out before I started polishing my Ruger .38 in front of him on an hourly basis.
I think the most amazing part of the Rhodes admission is not that he said it but that the media didn’t pay attention. He literally told them he will keep lying until they figure it out. And many of those people have then been lied to, repeatedly, probably by the same group of people. Wouldn’t you think at some point those same “journalists” would put 2 and 2 together? Or is it all in service of the “cause” by now?
"I accidentally watched a few minutes of MSNBC."
See, now why would you go and do that? That's like whipping up a depleted uranium smoothie for yourself.
They're all insane, in particular the young women like Miss Spring. But don't take too much time off: we need your gems about these sort of people: I can't watch much on TV because of them but need to know what they're up to. You may just have a touch of PTSD. For your medicinal treatment, I recommend a slightly dry, Sobieski Vodka martini, with blue cheese-infused olives, stirred, not shaken. Maybe several of them.
Danny Huckabee
For a long time, my sister used to send me all the "died suddenly" she found on Facebook. And then after a while she started to slow down and finally there seemed to be hardly any at all. I said to her one day, "Well, the whole dropping dead [from the vaccine] thing must be better." She laughed sadly and said, "No. I just got tired of sending them." I guess we've just gotten used to the idea that 20 and 30 year olds drop dead from heart attacks. This is the world we live in now.
I feel for you. I read a lot of people coming at our current bout of madness from many angles, but the one thing that's true is that it never abates, it never lets up, and just when you think you've seen peak (or nadir) insanity, someone says, well, Florida is a terrorist state and I was just there for spring break. Nobody come here because DeSantis.
But honestly I think that's part of the "plan." You bombard people with this s--t until they give up. They say, "Have your reality. I don't want to fight you anymore. I can't take it." But we can't give up, unless we want to lose any slim chance we have of bringing the world back to equilibrium.
Chris, two things...
(1) When you mentioned recalling a Ben Rhodes quote, what immediately came to my mind was when Rhodes brazenly lied to the NY Times in 2018 saying he and Obama were completely clueless about the Clinton connection to the Trump/Russia collusion hoax and just learned about it in the newspapers.
(2) I marvel at your capacity for finding these outrageously hypocritical vignettes and admire your ability to quickly and humorously dissect the word salads, but I worry about how much more you can take. I am thinking about a journalist in the traditional Catholic world who tried to keep up with all the lies and obfuscations of the shameless Bergoglio crew wrecking the Church. The journalist went batshit crazy, nearly ruined his marriage, lost his faith and crossed over to the dark side.
We love you, Chris, but be careful out there!
I've been lied to by older people who were not creditable for all of my adult life or at least as much of it as I was even slightly aware of worldly happenings. Now I'm being lied to by both young and old - no surprise for me whatsoever. All of the alphabet agencies that are part of the tyrannical federal and state governments are totally and completely untrustworthy. Hey, we've gotten what we deserve - lazy citizens who want something for nothing. There was and is a leadership vacuum and evil has filled it.
My recommendation is that we all bow our knees, fall on our faces, and beg God for forgiveness. How have we managed to screw up the greatest country on the globe - a gift from God. Better get right with the Lord, as this out of control government is racing us towards WW III and bankruptcy. Probably going to get a lot worse before it gets better... be well.
I am so looking forward to hearing your plan! Hope it's simpler than mine, which is somehow regain control of the media, somehow stop Big Tech censorship, and somehow get rid of government corruption/control.
Since you're leaving anyway, you might as well watch this video in which the media proclaims DeSantis is a white supremacist like Trump and the rest of MAGA:
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2023/05/20/msnbc-previews-desantis-2024-labeling-him-pro-white-supremacy
You can see what the 2024 'playbook' will consist of..............
Chris, take time but in the end I hope you keep doing what you e been doing. I, for one, appreciate the analysis you do.
I'd say 95+% of the reality-friendly Substack writers have long reached and dwelt in this state, and only 5-10% of them, at most, are only just beginning to realize it: to wit, "I’ve spent a lot of time talking about things like this, breaking down the difference between what media and political figures perform and what they actually know and do, but it begins to feel like I’m telling you that another lump of shit is a lump of shit. “Chew it carefully, and you’ll see that this, too, has the distinct flavor of fecal matter.” It’s important to notice propaganda, and to say that hey, that’s propaganda!, but let’s not be tedious about it."
Marianna Spring: "We're able to look at maps!"
Well, goody.
The UK has a particular obsession with racism in the United States. It allows them to ignore their own problems with racism and classism. Marianna Spring is endorsing fake twitter accounts to spy on Americans. Marianna, if you are reading this, I should let you know that you might have a screw loose. Is this the new ethical standard for investigative journalism in the UK?
Re: Florida. I read a similar article in the press yesterday. They're just hit pieces against DeSantis for his stance on trans issues. I wouldn't put more energy into it than that simple observation.
27-year-olds run DC. Yes we can be all concerned about septuagenarians in Congress and the White House, but the legislative staffers actually reading and writing stuff are children. It’s a little disturbing.
Sublime contemplation of the madness around us. Hey, the governor of NC has declared a PUBLIC EMERGENCY!!!111!!! over school choice. Yowzah!
Perhaps this will be of absolutely no use in your quest, but I like it anyway. Because the engineered disconnect from reality and the problems that causes is the big theme of our time. Everything we are told is important or true is a lie, is fabricated, and it’s all harmful for anybody trying to live in the real world. Courtesy of Ayn Rand, (Objectivist Ethics 1961), partially via an investment newsletter I like:
“Man is a specific organism of a specific nature that requires specific actions to sustain his life. . . . That which his survival requires is set by his nature and is not open to his choice. What is open to his choice is only whether he will discover it or not, whether he will choose the right goals and values or not. He is free to make the wrong choice, but not free to succeed with it. He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he pleases, but not free to avoid the abyss he refuses to see. . . . Man is free to choose not to be conscious, but not free to escape the penalty of unconsciousness: destruction.”
We are embarked on a course of self destruction in the West.
Stay strong, Chris. I appreciate your outstanding abilities to separate the rare grains of wheat from all the 💩💩 (let’s call it chaff). I had a temporary roommate from December until May 1st who watched MSM every day, ad nauseum. He’s lucky I moved out before I started polishing my Ruger .38 in front of him on an hourly basis.