When I went to law school, I vividly recall the professor hallway covered with angry anti-GOP propaganda. The era of “General Betray-us”. I wasn’t political at the time (though voted for W), but was struck at how overt and aggressive the messaging and remembered thinking how hostile that must have been to one who held contrary positions. That’s the point; it snuffed them out. This was the great liberal enlightenment going awry ... becoming a form of systematic capture, indoctrination, and social-engineering.
I concur, though I have a longer memory -- I attended the University of Connecticut School of Law from 1986-1989 (First Quintile.) At that time, there was still civility and exchange of ideas. Since then, my alma matter has become an embarrassing woke Orwellian conditioning facility -- and its national ranking has plummeted precipitously.
But even before my time before the world went dark, Orwell and Huxley (among others) warned us loudly about this very threat. Huxley offered several observations that seemed fantastical then but are visible in this New Nazism:
"The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats."
"This Power Elite directly employs several millions of the country´s working force in its factories, offices and stores, controls many millions more by lending them the money to buy its products, and, through its ownership of the media of mass communication, influences the thoughts, the feelings and the actions of virtually everybody. To parody the words of W. Churchill, never have so many been manipulated so much by few."
"Reality cannot be ignored except at a price; and the longer the ignorance is persisted in, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid."
"... the greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled."
"Medical science has made such tremendous progress that there is hardly a healthy human left."
"The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human."
“The coercion has taken on a whole new tone, a new form. No longer is it just “Your political candidates are evil!”; no, it’s YOU are evil for not acquiescing.”
I saw this in a recent facebook interaction with a family member. This family member posted vile stuff mocking Christians, and when challenged, was constitutionally incapable of recognizing how obnoxious they were being. Eventually I deleted the thread and mourned.
I can’t believe how incredibly effective the left’s progressive agenda completely captured me my entire life. It started out attracting us with the idea that to be truly happy we must become fully SELF actualized, freedom to “follow YOUR bliss”is the mantra. Don’t be tied down by duty,obligation or gratitude to previous generations. We must protect Mother Earth hippie culture. This is a New Age Religion . We have all been captured in some degree, it is the air we breathe and it is slowly destroying mankind. Our only hope is strong men, and I do mean Men. That is why they started with the “women’s liberation” movement. That is why every commercial you see white men are groveling bumbling idiots. No more, the gloves have to come off and don’t expect any rules to be followed by The Weathermen of 2024.
Hang on! I get it but not every Feminist is short haired...and nothing wrong with short hair! Or glasses!
I'm a Feminist. I'm not bought by the gender woo and I object to ppl telling me what to think and say.
I'm older so I don't give a damn anymore. But we all need to speak up for free speech and the right to our own opinions. Disagreeing agreeably.
Acquiescence is not the answer. People have to stand up to bullies. Not easy though for sure.
Hear hear!
I concur, though I have a longer memory -- I attended the University of Connecticut School of Law from 1986-1989 (First Quintile.) At that time, there was still civility and exchange of ideas. Since then, my alma matter has become an embarrassing woke Orwellian conditioning facility -- and its national ranking has plummeted precipitously.
But even before my time before the world went dark, Orwell and Huxley (among others) warned us loudly about this very threat. Huxley offered several observations that seemed fantastical then but are visible in this New Nazism:
"The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats."
"This Power Elite directly employs several millions of the country´s working force in its factories, offices and stores, controls many millions more by lending them the money to buy its products, and, through its ownership of the media of mass communication, influences the thoughts, the feelings and the actions of virtually everybody. To parody the words of W. Churchill, never have so many been manipulated so much by few."
"Reality cannot be ignored except at a price; and the longer the ignorance is persisted in, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid."
"... the greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled."
"Medical science has made such tremendous progress that there is hardly a healthy human left."
"The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human."
And here we all are.... :(
“The coercion has taken on a whole new tone, a new form. No longer is it just “Your political candidates are evil!”; no, it’s YOU are evil for not acquiescing.”
I saw this in a recent facebook interaction with a family member. This family member posted vile stuff mocking Christians, and when challenged, was constitutionally incapable of recognizing how obnoxious they were being. Eventually I deleted the thread and mourned.
Connecting with the divine source helps
Obsta Principiis is my new Modus Operandi :)
I can’t believe how incredibly effective the left’s progressive agenda completely captured me my entire life. It started out attracting us with the idea that to be truly happy we must become fully SELF actualized, freedom to “follow YOUR bliss”is the mantra. Don’t be tied down by duty,obligation or gratitude to previous generations. We must protect Mother Earth hippie culture. This is a New Age Religion . We have all been captured in some degree, it is the air we breathe and it is slowly destroying mankind. Our only hope is strong men, and I do mean Men. That is why they started with the “women’s liberation” movement. That is why every commercial you see white men are groveling bumbling idiots. No more, the gloves have to come off and don’t expect any rules to be followed by The Weathermen of 2024.
Obsta Principiis.