1/ Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.
2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.
3/ Fear of death is only rivaled by the fear of social disapproval. The latter could be stronger.
4/ Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago. Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser.
5/ Anything and everything can and will be politicised by the media, government, and those who trust them.
6/ Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations.
7/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.
8/ Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong.
9/ Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviours – for better or worse.
10/ When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it.
11/ People who are dismissed as ‘conspiracy theorists’ are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative.
12/ Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said ‘safety’ is merely an illusion.
13/ Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to ‘normal’.
14/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.
15/ ‘The Science’ has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West. This religion has little to do with science itself.
16/ Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right thing, rather than actually doing the right thing.
17/ Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees. Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians.
18/ If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt. You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment.
19/ Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach.
20/ It’s easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Bonus thought:
21/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good) As a result, most people deeply struggle to understand that some people, including our ‘leaders’, CAN have malicious or perverse intentions (this is bad).
ht/ nm
22/ A US Presidential election can be stolen outright and the country basically says “meh”
“Welcome to the party, Pal”
seriously though, very glad that other good folks recognize the real truths of living in a stable, orderly society
Biden looks like the king of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings 2nd movie, before Gandalf freed him from the demon.
He’s a little slow on the uptake. We have been discussing all of this for so long I can’t even remember when we started.
Not a thing that we hadn’t identified and discussed at length here.
He did a great job of compiling his list though
Number 4 is the key. Stop the first part and the second goes away when the truth gets out.
Excellent list.
And he’s a Brit! We need all the help we can get!
Now, there’s an intelligent man who’s been paying attention.
@JDHasty, he’s not the slow one – Zuby has been speaking out about this stuff for a long time. He is one of the few good things left about Twitter, which I suppose he stays on because he has a fairly large platform and speaks for people like us. He doesn’t pick fights but he does educate people. And he never shies away from correcting someone talking a lot of junk.
If you (or whoever) don’t know a lot about him, check out his interview with Candace.
The world needs to become a lot bigger if we’re going to survive as a species.
Launch an EMP.
Despite the “rap” background this guy has all of his brain wiring correct.
He has a good grasp on our flawed human nature.
@Lisl
What’s the link for this interview with Candace of this Zuby you speak of?
I like #11 😏
Here you go, @ChickenCheeks ~ it’s a bit long but so worth it!
https://youtu.be/snVPjWYAdEg
I like ’em all, but what I really like is his common sense approach to life. I watch his interview with Candice Owens and was very impressed!
I’d also add the stupidity of people that are making their health decisions solely based on politics and supporting building these THE science ‘experts’ up to cult leader status like Fauci. Seeing liberals tattooing themselves with their vax card details or carrying their vax cards in Ouchi Fauci packets they buy on Etsy and make Tik Tok videos about. It truly is amazing liberals went from I’ll never take a vax that Trump supports to give it to me right now when Biden ‘won’ and reversed course on taking it. And they are so deluded they can’t see it.
“Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)”
Agreed. Even people I know who fear I’m not gonna get vaccinated (My doctor one of them!) and die do come from a good place. I guess I’m okay to hang with after all. LOL!
That’s a “BINGO!”
Had no idea he was a rapper but I’ve been enjoying his posts for quite a while. He’s always on target.
He’s also a Christian, Oxford graduate and fitness book author.
Where’s the story? I want to share on fakebook so I can educate some people before I get banned.