A great article Peter. It’s difficult to see how we came to this space where the world has been so divided on what people construe as facts against their feelings. In any other time I could argue that we are here because of unrelated accidents if different events and there is no concerted effort to control the agenda.... except having watched the early journey of Greenpeace, one of the early masters of mass manipulation through communication and spin, you can see how the dots start to fit together across a range of causes and issues, with an increasingly small group of people at the head if the discussions. I am not as confident that people will wake up on masse but I still live in hope.
I know this is really bad form and I hate to be negative but I feel I just can't be bothered anymore. If they are still too lazy or thick to see it then I just don't want to waste my time anymore. I teach my kids to question everything, to avoid the woke agenda to be aware of the BS, that's what matters. My brothers are all aware, my sister in law - not at all, head in the sand and it's not my business to argue with my brother's wife. My kids tried once, said the cops pepper sprayed a 12 year old at a protest in Melbourne, she said well their parents shouldn't have taken him! FFS. Her Dad was a cop...after that my kids didn't bother either.
So anyway, the people that matter to me personally are awake. The rest of the world I have tried with linked articles on masking, side affects, you name it and they just spit back sound bites of ignorance. I've come to the conclusion that people can either think for themselves or they can't. They wish to continue believing fairy tales that the government has your best interests at heart and big pharms is here to cure us.
> I have friends and family in this stage right now, they’re at the point where they realise something is up, but don’t quite get it.
Super sensible sage advice here. I'm in the same boat and tend to be as basic as I can about my stance when the question comes up.
A new one for me is proceeding into viruses as a whole. Can start with a statement like Sars-cov-2 has not been isolated and watch the incredulous expression appear, then follow into being perplexed they realise they dont know how a virus is proved to exist.
A well versed and reasoned piece , we need thick skins , many friends became condescending and dismissive as we quietly toughed it out . Some have gone way too far so pride and face makes it almost impossible for them to turn their moral and intellectual compass around . For me the tell has been the abandonment of process across many facets of our lives . The incremental changes in thinking to awaken the masses must continue if we are to endure .
Excellent article. It is very easy to want to get other people on board asap and easy forget how long it took to get where you are. Thanks for the tips and reminders
I try to limit the information I share with potentially receptive friends (most are either too brainwashed or apathetic to bother with) to digestible chunks, mindful that it wasn't that long ago that I dismissed as far-fetched many of the explanations that I now entertain.
Like you, I recognise that I might not be right about everything - including the unifying theory of all the bad things that are happening now (which is, as you say, almost too "huge" to contemplate) - but, while I would once have been embarrassed to subscribe to a conspiracy theory that turned out to be unfounded, I feel that the daily dishonesty of the corporate media and political establishment over these past 2.5 years justifies my distrust.
Once the scales have fallen from your eyes, it is hard to view the world in the same way as before.
Having always been baffled by the disproportionate attention lavished on the statistically minor trans issue, for instance, I wonder if these systemic attempts to dissolve the traditional boundaries of biological sex are a sinister bridge to a transhumanist future, or if I might be connecting dots that have no real link.
For the sake of our own sanity and credibility, it is important to keep critically interrogating our perspective.
A great article Peter. It’s difficult to see how we came to this space where the world has been so divided on what people construe as facts against their feelings. In any other time I could argue that we are here because of unrelated accidents if different events and there is no concerted effort to control the agenda.... except having watched the early journey of Greenpeace, one of the early masters of mass manipulation through communication and spin, you can see how the dots start to fit together across a range of causes and issues, with an increasingly small group of people at the head if the discussions. I am not as confident that people will wake up on masse but I still live in hope.
I know this is really bad form and I hate to be negative but I feel I just can't be bothered anymore. If they are still too lazy or thick to see it then I just don't want to waste my time anymore. I teach my kids to question everything, to avoid the woke agenda to be aware of the BS, that's what matters. My brothers are all aware, my sister in law - not at all, head in the sand and it's not my business to argue with my brother's wife. My kids tried once, said the cops pepper sprayed a 12 year old at a protest in Melbourne, she said well their parents shouldn't have taken him! FFS. Her Dad was a cop...after that my kids didn't bother either.
So anyway, the people that matter to me personally are awake. The rest of the world I have tried with linked articles on masking, side affects, you name it and they just spit back sound bites of ignorance. I've come to the conclusion that people can either think for themselves or they can't. They wish to continue believing fairy tales that the government has your best interests at heart and big pharms is here to cure us.
I guess it all boils down to "is anyone you really care about still asleep?". For me, because the answer to that is yes, I have to keep trying!
It’s exhausting Simon. I had taken a break from it all. I had some successes but mainly my efforts had been a failure.
> I have friends and family in this stage right now, they’re at the point where they realise something is up, but don’t quite get it.
Super sensible sage advice here. I'm in the same boat and tend to be as basic as I can about my stance when the question comes up.
A new one for me is proceeding into viruses as a whole. Can start with a statement like Sars-cov-2 has not been isolated and watch the incredulous expression appear, then follow into being perplexed they realise they dont know how a virus is proved to exist.
Fantastic advice Pete. May I suggest an addition to your advice number one? Send them some credible information on detoxification.
A well versed and reasoned piece , we need thick skins , many friends became condescending and dismissive as we quietly toughed it out . Some have gone way too far so pride and face makes it almost impossible for them to turn their moral and intellectual compass around . For me the tell has been the abandonment of process across many facets of our lives . The incremental changes in thinking to awaken the masses must continue if we are to endure .
Excellent article. It is very easy to want to get other people on board asap and easy forget how long it took to get where you are. Thanks for the tips and reminders
Paul
A great read… I will try some of the suggestions :)
Very sound advice, Peter.
I try to limit the information I share with potentially receptive friends (most are either too brainwashed or apathetic to bother with) to digestible chunks, mindful that it wasn't that long ago that I dismissed as far-fetched many of the explanations that I now entertain.
Like you, I recognise that I might not be right about everything - including the unifying theory of all the bad things that are happening now (which is, as you say, almost too "huge" to contemplate) - but, while I would once have been embarrassed to subscribe to a conspiracy theory that turned out to be unfounded, I feel that the daily dishonesty of the corporate media and political establishment over these past 2.5 years justifies my distrust.
Once the scales have fallen from your eyes, it is hard to view the world in the same way as before.
Having always been baffled by the disproportionate attention lavished on the statistically minor trans issue, for instance, I wonder if these systemic attempts to dissolve the traditional boundaries of biological sex are a sinister bridge to a transhumanist future, or if I might be connecting dots that have no real link.
For the sake of our own sanity and credibility, it is important to keep critically interrogating our perspective.