This article so clearly takes me back to that time of 'Covid Panic' and the very real 'Hypnosis of the Masses'. Being of a certain age, I have many times run into individuals who disagree with me. I can handle that. But Covid was the 1st time I have dealt with such hatred as to wish me dead on a grand scale. Plus censorship. All for tryi…
This article so clearly takes me back to that time of 'Covid Panic' and the very real 'Hypnosis of the Masses'. Being of a certain age, I have many times run into individuals who disagree with me. I can handle that. But Covid was the 1st time I have dealt with such hatred as to wish me dead on a grand scale. Plus censorship. All for trying to put out reasonable, factual bodies of information. Not adding any language to persuade, just presenting the few but potent materials.
It truly awakened me to how easy it is for a person(s) viewed to have authority to turn the larger majority of humans into nothing more than a cattle call to slaughter. It's scary because it will happen again.
What is it that creates this within us? Is it an area of the brain certain individuals know to manipulate like a subliminal message, is it something we learned as children (as in don't question your elders/persons of influence), is it the fear of missing out, is it all the above? I don't know, but we sure as heck need to start teaching the young to listen/trust that inner self that says "STOP, TAKE SOME TIME AND THINK, study the situation and do your own research as best you can.
Find a community (like this Substack), close to home and spend time together saying "What if?".
It's going to get even more confusing, but imperative to do so, as computers and tech advance. It's not hard to envision a Wizard behind the curtain manipulating the machinery to make us comply.
This article so clearly takes me back to that time of 'Covid Panic' and the very real 'Hypnosis of the Masses'. Being of a certain age, I have many times run into individuals who disagree with me. I can handle that. But Covid was the 1st time I have dealt with such hatred as to wish me dead on a grand scale. Plus censorship. All for trying to put out reasonable, factual bodies of information. Not adding any language to persuade, just presenting the few but potent materials.
It truly awakened me to how easy it is for a person(s) viewed to have authority to turn the larger majority of humans into nothing more than a cattle call to slaughter. It's scary because it will happen again.
What is it that creates this within us? Is it an area of the brain certain individuals know to manipulate like a subliminal message, is it something we learned as children (as in don't question your elders/persons of influence), is it the fear of missing out, is it all the above? I don't know, but we sure as heck need to start teaching the young to listen/trust that inner self that says "STOP, TAKE SOME TIME AND THINK, study the situation and do your own research as best you can.
Find a community (like this Substack), close to home and spend time together saying "What if?".
It's going to get even more confusing, but imperative to do so, as computers and tech advance. It's not hard to envision a Wizard behind the curtain manipulating the machinery to make us comply.