They can't get out of their own way. What does "anti-vaxxer" even mean these days? They altered the definition to include people who are against government mandates, so do all the "pro-vaxxers" still want mandates for kids to go to school?
Millions of people don't realize they're ALREADY "anti-vaxx" simply by being anti-mandate.
The "elites" have been marinating in the academic idea that political power is everything - the Foucaultian notion that what is said to be by the authorities will be - despite observable reality, but the people who still listen to the news think they're not being lied to.
I'm friends with some of the latter. I told him I was kicked off social media for saying that the vaccines do not prevent infection, and he replied "we've always known that". I was flabbergasted. This is a good guy who spent his life as an engineer. He has to forget things in order to prevent the cognitive dissonance - he's old, but not feeble minded.
It's so astonishing that boomers in particular have not caught on to the total lack of credibility the news media has.
"OK, so there might be a fire in the building you are pointing to at this current point in time. But, on average, it is mostly burning at a very low temperature, thus almost every person in this city will be just fine." So I guess we're all right, and just don't know it.
The psychopathy is real and is the proverbial "forest" that gets missed for the "trees" of ideology. The psychopaths are after power, which to them means primarily the ability to inflict suffering on others, and the agreeable folks just want to go along to get along. I hope you're right that a critical mass of the agreeable folks are experiencing sufficient cognitive dissonance to withdraw their agreement from the psychopaths schemes!
And on the subject of psychopathy being at the root of so many of our political and cultural problems, Harrison Koehli has an entire blog devoted to the subject (political ponerology). This essay, about midwit psychopathic leaders, is a good one: https://ponerology.substack.com/p/danger-zone-psychopathy
And now for something completely different, the Justice Department sues the state of Tennessee claiming that the 14th amendment to the Constitution protects minors (or their mentally deranged parents as their “guardians”) to receive “gender affirming healthcare”.
People have a near infinite capacity for denial in the face of objective reality when reality is unpleasant. We all do it. And we want to belong to groups we perceive as desirable or necessary for survival. That part is embedded in our biology. The interface/intersection between those phenomena is what the propagandists pushing the Regime narrative exploit everyday. After a while however the pattern of puppetry emerges and people realize they are being manipulated. Some of us figure it out faster than others. Some of us don’t want to see the truth. But every day the Regime loses more credibility and compensates by doubling down on the lies and absurdities, because they feel it slipping away. The question at this point is simply how much damage gets done before these neo-Commie trash bags are heaved into the dumpster of history.
A complete dumpster fire and no one notices. I think the Hive mind has grown numb to the constant emotional, shock positions of the activist crowd. Any sense of community has been shredded by this constant emotional trauma.
You're in fine form Sir. The phrase, "midwit sociopaths serving a self-dealing kakistocracy of mediocre kleptocrat scumbags", conveys, in less than ten words, exactly how you view this despicable group. I'll try to figure out a way to work your line into a column. (With attribution, of course)
You had me at “high on its own supply” Thanks as always Chris. Man I’ve been waiting for this. Who knew Germany would lead the way in breaking through the censorship of injuries?? I know it’s happening but also that they’ll keep lying about it. I realize this is what is meant by “the revolution will not be televised”
Quit being so polite, they aren't "agreeable" they're cowards.
“Conquered men, women, children, elderly people — they don’t spontaneously rise up and try to kill people who abuse and oppress them. Most people are not heroic. Most people are easily terrified, especially once they have already been placed in subjugated position. And if they are heroic, they usually die heroic deaths, alone. It continues to happen all over the world. Right now, somewhere, someone is being beaten and horribly abused and even if given the opportunity to strike back at the person doing the abuse, they won’t take it.
In Roman Britain, the tribes didn’t stage a successful coup against the occupying forces even when given ample opportunity and more than enough reason to unite. On three separate occasions, the governor of Britain broke off from the empire. Even in a state of Roman civil war, the tribes were unable to eject the Romans. The one very notable case of rebellion was during Suetonius Paulinus’ campaign in what is now Wales. The leader of the Iceni, Boudica, was beaten and her daughters were raped because Boudica challenged the transition of her late husband’s authority to the Roman governor (Paulinus). Only with Londinium essentially vacated of military forces did the Iceni and Trinovantes dare to attack. They were successful in causing a huge amount of civilian damage, but in the end, Paulinus’ troops rolled over the Iceni and routed them. The nearby Brigantes provided essentially no help to the Iceni and at least one source suggests Boudica may have even been poisoned by the Brigantes’ queen. Someone mentioned Nero earlier; it’s worth noting that all of this happened under Nero’s rule and Rome still easily held Britain despite Nero’s general lack of… being good as an emperor.
This pattern can be found a lot in history. It’s rare for spontaneous uprisings to happen against conquerors. Or rather, it’s more appropriate to say that it is extremely common for abusive occupation to go effectively uncontested for years, decades, or even centuries.”
This all must reach a tipping point soon. I remember how 1989 really started properly in Romania (not East Germany) and the moment that Ceausescu appeared on the balcony to be cheered, bit it had been one secret police crackdown too many, and nobody cheered but people started booing and then came that joyous Christmas day. You will probably all feel the recent acceleration of tyranny in a selection of countries, most of all the US and Germany. I feel it's all coming to a head.
What is truly amazing to me is the amount of people who cough as they breathe in the smoke, they feel the heat and see the ash, but still choose the words and agree “that building isn’t on fire.”
Two quotes come to mind:
1) "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." (Francis Bacon)
2) "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away." (Philip K. Dick)
They can't get out of their own way. What does "anti-vaxxer" even mean these days? They altered the definition to include people who are against government mandates, so do all the "pro-vaxxers" still want mandates for kids to go to school?
Millions of people don't realize they're ALREADY "anti-vaxx" simply by being anti-mandate.
The "elites" have been marinating in the academic idea that political power is everything - the Foucaultian notion that what is said to be by the authorities will be - despite observable reality, but the people who still listen to the news think they're not being lied to.
I'm friends with some of the latter. I told him I was kicked off social media for saying that the vaccines do not prevent infection, and he replied "we've always known that". I was flabbergasted. This is a good guy who spent his life as an engineer. He has to forget things in order to prevent the cognitive dissonance - he's old, but not feeble minded.
It's so astonishing that boomers in particular have not caught on to the total lack of credibility the news media has.
"OK, so there might be a fire in the building you are pointing to at this current point in time. But, on average, it is mostly burning at a very low temperature, thus almost every person in this city will be just fine." So I guess we're all right, and just don't know it.
The psychopathy is real and is the proverbial "forest" that gets missed for the "trees" of ideology. The psychopaths are after power, which to them means primarily the ability to inflict suffering on others, and the agreeable folks just want to go along to get along. I hope you're right that a critical mass of the agreeable folks are experiencing sufficient cognitive dissonance to withdraw their agreement from the psychopaths schemes!
And on the subject of psychopathy being at the root of so many of our political and cultural problems, Harrison Koehli has an entire blog devoted to the subject (political ponerology). This essay, about midwit psychopathic leaders, is a good one: https://ponerology.substack.com/p/danger-zone-psychopathy
And now for something completely different, the Justice Department sues the state of Tennessee claiming that the 14th amendment to the Constitution protects minors (or their mentally deranged parents as their “guardians”) to receive “gender affirming healthcare”.
People have a near infinite capacity for denial in the face of objective reality when reality is unpleasant. We all do it. And we want to belong to groups we perceive as desirable or necessary for survival. That part is embedded in our biology. The interface/intersection between those phenomena is what the propagandists pushing the Regime narrative exploit everyday. After a while however the pattern of puppetry emerges and people realize they are being manipulated. Some of us figure it out faster than others. Some of us don’t want to see the truth. But every day the Regime loses more credibility and compensates by doubling down on the lies and absurdities, because they feel it slipping away. The question at this point is simply how much damage gets done before these neo-Commie trash bags are heaved into the dumpster of history.
A complete dumpster fire and no one notices. I think the Hive mind has grown numb to the constant emotional, shock positions of the activist crowd. Any sense of community has been shredded by this constant emotional trauma.
You're in fine form Sir. The phrase, "midwit sociopaths serving a self-dealing kakistocracy of mediocre kleptocrat scumbags", conveys, in less than ten words, exactly how you view this despicable group. I'll try to figure out a way to work your line into a column. (With attribution, of course)
We are in Canada for sure.... BREAKING: Trudeau gov’t internet censorship Bill C-11 becomes law.....
The bill passed via a motion with 52 votes for, 16 against, and 1 abstention, with one Conservative senator who voted against the bill saying its passage is a 'sad day' for Canada. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trudeau-govt-internet-censorship-bill-c-11-passes-senate-will-become-law/?utm_source=daily-canada-2023-04-28&utm_medium=email
You had me at “high on its own supply” Thanks as always Chris. Man I’ve been waiting for this. Who knew Germany would lead the way in breaking through the censorship of injuries?? I know it’s happening but also that they’ll keep lying about it. I realize this is what is meant by “the revolution will not be televised”
Chris,
Quit being so polite, they aren't "agreeable" they're cowards.
“Conquered men, women, children, elderly people — they don’t spontaneously rise up and try to kill people who abuse and oppress them. Most people are not heroic. Most people are easily terrified, especially once they have already been placed in subjugated position. And if they are heroic, they usually die heroic deaths, alone. It continues to happen all over the world. Right now, somewhere, someone is being beaten and horribly abused and even if given the opportunity to strike back at the person doing the abuse, they won’t take it.
In Roman Britain, the tribes didn’t stage a successful coup against the occupying forces even when given ample opportunity and more than enough reason to unite. On three separate occasions, the governor of Britain broke off from the empire. Even in a state of Roman civil war, the tribes were unable to eject the Romans. The one very notable case of rebellion was during Suetonius Paulinus’ campaign in what is now Wales. The leader of the Iceni, Boudica, was beaten and her daughters were raped because Boudica challenged the transition of her late husband’s authority to the Roman governor (Paulinus). Only with Londinium essentially vacated of military forces did the Iceni and Trinovantes dare to attack. They were successful in causing a huge amount of civilian damage, but in the end, Paulinus’ troops rolled over the Iceni and routed them. The nearby Brigantes provided essentially no help to the Iceni and at least one source suggests Boudica may have even been poisoned by the Brigantes’ queen. Someone mentioned Nero earlier; it’s worth noting that all of this happened under Nero’s rule and Rome still easily held Britain despite Nero’s general lack of… being good as an emperor.
This pattern can be found a lot in history. It’s rare for spontaneous uprisings to happen against conquerors. Or rather, it’s more appropriate to say that it is extremely common for abusive occupation to go effectively uncontested for years, decades, or even centuries.”
Cracks are showing in the edifice tho. Tucker out at Fox will redpill a bunch of trad Republicans.
This all must reach a tipping point soon. I remember how 1989 really started properly in Romania (not East Germany) and the moment that Ceausescu appeared on the balcony to be cheered, bit it had been one secret police crackdown too many, and nobody cheered but people started booing and then came that joyous Christmas day. You will probably all feel the recent acceleration of tyranny in a selection of countries, most of all the US and Germany. I feel it's all coming to a head.
Amen!! A perfect assessment!
What is truly amazing to me is the amount of people who cough as they breathe in the smoke, they feel the heat and see the ash, but still choose the words and agree “that building isn’t on fire.”
It's hard to believe covid is what the governing powers staked their credibility on--and they're still gambling on it.