"If you can be convinced to believe in absurdities. You can be convinced to commit atrocities."
Christopher A.W. Maider
As I mentioned in the opening of this series one of the things that kept Soviet Union society cohesive and peaceful was NOT the KGB, Secret Police or the Gulag. What kept the day-to-day life predictable and even keel was the ability of the citizenry to plug away each day knowing the lines would be long, bread would run out, gas rations never lasted the month, and the light was always broken on the street corner. It was an innate feeling that this is just how life is under Communism; that in time they would rise above, overtake those selfish Capitalist pigs and Communism would be the future of the world.
It is the ability of the human animal to endure the unendurable in order to survive. It is why camps full of Jews in 1940 went to the chambers under a handful of armed guards. It is why truckloads of Christians were slaughtered by a handful of ISIS holding AK-47's. It is why tens of thousands of Venezuelans are held at bay by a couple dozen police with water cannons and tear gas.
It is the same reason why former Soviet citizens would stand in line for hours waiting for bread.
If we revisit the Five Points we can close the loop at this point. One can enter this closed loop system at any point and all Five Points fall right into place exposing the Leftists.
A Lack of Principle allows for a Cognitive Dissonance. This separation of reality and removal of foundational truths makes it easy for one to be Convinced of their Position on an issue regardless of how it may run counter to a related issue a Leftists may be for or against. This is Selective Outrage. (As I quoted in the last segment from Dr. RD Laing).
If we revisit the Five Points we can close the loop at this point. One can enter this closed loop system at any point and all Five Points fall right into place exposing the Leftists.
A Lack of Principle allows for a Cognitive Dissonance. This separation of reality and removal of foundational truths makes it easy for one to be Convinced of their Position on an issue regardless of how it may run counter to a related issue a Leftists may be for or against. This is Selective Outrage. (As I quoted in the last segment from Dr. RD Laing).
The employing of all these points demands a contortion of one's mind in order to make sense.
It requires an Acceptance of The Absurd.
Not far from the town I grew up in there is a plaque in the Westborough Mass. District Court House that bears a decidedly Orwellian inscription. "Obedience to The Law is Liberty". This is a constant reminder to the poor saps who have to stand before a Judge with no idea of their Constitutional Rights. George Orwell himself wrote in '1984' about the ability of the masses to carry on their assigned tasks, waiting in line, keeping quiet. Once and awhile being Selectively Outraged because one of them dared to rebel.
It requires an Acceptance of The Absurd.
Not far from the town I grew up in there is a plaque in the Westborough Mass. District Court House that bears a decidedly Orwellian inscription. "Obedience to The Law is Liberty". This is a constant reminder to the poor saps who have to stand before a Judge with no idea of their Constitutional Rights. George Orwell himself wrote in '1984' about the ability of the masses to carry on their assigned tasks, waiting in line, keeping quiet. Once and awhile being Selectively Outraged because one of them dared to rebel.
In the movie version Winston meets his neighbor in prison. He asks why his neighbor is there. The neighbor says his own son turned him in because he heard him uttering 'un-words' while in his sleep. Though fictional, in this one scene all Five Points are employed at once culminating into the final Acceptance of The Absurd. Winston's neighbor is actually proud of his son for turning him in.
Today, our society is rife with oxymorons and contortions of the mind. The level is palpable to the point where 1 in 10 average persons are clinically, yet functionally insane. (Cornell U.). I wrote years ago about how between 2012 and 2014 the amount of school aged children nationwide on SSRI drugs reached 17%. (CDC). With this emerged a side affect of that epidemic.
The school shootings.
Yet, our societal-wide Cognitive Dissonance to the growth of mental illness in America ignited the Selective Outrage towards guns. The latest in school shootings has revealed a bizarre manifestation over 'white guilt'. Media and the FBI worked hard to hide the manifesto written by Audrey Hale. The focus (as always) was to remain on the guns.
In other words, ignore the fact that people are fucked in the head and keep pushing the narrative that guns need to be banned.
Audrey Hale accepted the absurd notion that white supremacy is a real thing. Hale also bought into the absurd notion that he can become a woman. People and the media are calling for the release of the manifesto. In an article by Kathy Fung of Newsweek there is pushback from the LGBT crowd.
"Calls for police to release the "manifesto".... has prompted concern among LGBTQ+ groups, who caution against the publication of such a document."
And I don't blame them! People already think this whole transgender thing is nuts. Imagine if society got a whiff of this document!
Social Media has expanded upon this 1 in 10 concept. The billions of people who are logged in on the multitude of platforms can be narcissistic, antagonistic They can be trolls, angry feminists and more than willing to shut you down. The algorithms from these companies are set up to allow the antagonist while censoring the person who points it all out.
Insanity has gone viral.
You can argue facts all you wish. It won't matter. There are too many people Convinced they are right in how they 'feel'. A perfect example is the Climate Change hysteria. Leftists have accepted the absurd notion that the world is going to end in a few years. Children have been brainwashed. The Green New Deal will pump billions into the energy sector, most of it to China and the environmental laws will become so restrictive that average Americans won't be able to travel.
Leftists think this is great! And the Elitists don't care about the damage it does. Rules for thee, not for me.
One of the best textbook examples of Acceptance of the Absurd was all the Trump Derangement Syndrome during that Administration. It all started with a fake dossier (admitted so by the author) that became the basis of an investigation and impeachment. This launched a nationwide, governmental witch hunt. Twenty months and $50 million later no evidence has surfaced. Then, the focus turned to a spurned porn star (we believe survivors-when it suits our needs). Sadly, the same people who were convinced of a failed Russian Collusion accusation were as convinced this porn star had all the answers. Every Congressional Hearing from witnesses where the media was convinced this was the smoking gun, none of this presented the evidence that President Trump was guilty of anything.
The Acceptance of the Absurd has now entered the litigation phase to charge the President with meddling in the 2020 Election. Again, Leftists are sure (this time).
None of this matters. An entire media industry and scores of Americans are sure that President Trump is guilty of.... Something. And it fuels this societal-wide psychosis.
It will have deep and lasting political ramifications our Republic won't recover from.
As we always see. The Left thrives on crisis. A crisis (as Rahm Emmanuel once said) should never go to waste. There must always be some 'fear'. The Newspeak term is 'Existential threat'. In fact, it has become so commonplace with the Left that it is losing its ability to mean anything anymore.
None of this matters. An entire media industry and scores of Americans are sure that President Trump is guilty of.... Something. And it fuels this societal-wide psychosis.
It will have deep and lasting political ramifications our Republic won't recover from.
As we always see. The Left thrives on crisis. A crisis (as Rahm Emmanuel once said) should never go to waste. There must always be some 'fear'. The Newspeak term is 'Existential threat'. In fact, it has become so commonplace with the Left that it is losing its ability to mean anything anymore.
People get tired of this crap after a while.
In the book, 'The Tea Party-Three Principles', Elizabeth Price Foley puts forth her premise:
1; Limited Government
2; Unapologetic American Sovereignty
3; Constitutional Originalism
If you take these three 'principles' then all "feel-good" arguments lose merit. The entire Conviction of Position of beliefs and feelings hold no bearing on what is rooted in our Foundation. The entire Leftist mantra is lost in its own (as Jefferson said) "..foggy field.." Outside the preview of these principles. Outside the purview of our Constitution.
The Bible states clearly about a house built upon sand. That, as political winds shift that house cannot stand. However, a house built upon rock (principle) can weather any shifting sand (or, political wind).
And it is where we find ourselves today. Always shifting. Always holding a wet finger to the wind to see which way we should go. Inside that 'foggy field' our foundation has become lost.
Remember David Hogg? The 17 year old who became the poster boy for gun control. David Hogg was once considered the point person who had his finger on the pulse of America that demanded more gun legislation.
In the book, 'The Tea Party-Three Principles', Elizabeth Price Foley puts forth her premise:
1; Limited Government
2; Unapologetic American Sovereignty
3; Constitutional Originalism
If you take these three 'principles' then all "feel-good" arguments lose merit. The entire Conviction of Position of beliefs and feelings hold no bearing on what is rooted in our Foundation. The entire Leftist mantra is lost in its own (as Jefferson said) "..foggy field.." Outside the preview of these principles. Outside the purview of our Constitution.
The Bible states clearly about a house built upon sand. That, as political winds shift that house cannot stand. However, a house built upon rock (principle) can weather any shifting sand (or, political wind).
And it is where we find ourselves today. Always shifting. Always holding a wet finger to the wind to see which way we should go. Inside that 'foggy field' our foundation has become lost.
Remember David Hogg? The 17 year old who became the poster boy for gun control. David Hogg was once considered the point person who had his finger on the pulse of America that demanded more gun legislation.
That is until Kyle Rittenhouse showed up.
Would you take marriage advise from a 17 year old? Investment advise from a 17 year old? So, why was it we once put this kid up as the arbiter of the 2nd Amendment?
Because we Accept the Absurd.
Laura Ingraham was called a 'Nazi pig' for pointing out this charade. Rittenhouse was put on trial.
Rush Limbaugh was sure that the Feminists would call out the Ingraham issue. How dare you call a woman a pig.
Because we Accept the Absurd.
Laura Ingraham was called a 'Nazi pig' for pointing out this charade. Rittenhouse was put on trial.
Rush Limbaugh was sure that the Feminists would call out the Ingraham issue. How dare you call a woman a pig.
No, this didn't not fit the narrative. No Feminist came to her defense. As a bumper sticker once displayed, 'It's not that she is a woman, she is a Republican'.
If you are proposing that you cannot own a weapon until 21 then why would we listen to a 17 year old on guns? On that same level, why then would you claim that a person is unable to own a gun, drink, rent a car until the age of 21 yet demand that the voting age be lowered to 16 (Guterriez/Braude)?
If you are proposing that you cannot own a weapon until 21 then why would we listen to a 17 year old on guns? On that same level, why then would you claim that a person is unable to own a gun, drink, rent a car until the age of 21 yet demand that the voting age be lowered to 16 (Guterriez/Braude)?
How do you square this round hole?
Leftists don't. Because they don't have to.
Leftist Ideology demands reactionary-ism. It demands a constant manufacturing of anger, separatism, victim-hood, class warfare, a constant barrage of the 'have's' and the 'have-not's'. Conservatism knows none of these bromides. Leftist Ideology must constantly indoctrinate the youth of America to supply a fresh generation of 'useful idiots'. A fresh generation of the disenfranchised.
Leftists don't. Because they don't have to.
Leftist Ideology demands reactionary-ism. It demands a constant manufacturing of anger, separatism, victim-hood, class warfare, a constant barrage of the 'have's' and the 'have-not's'. Conservatism knows none of these bromides. Leftist Ideology must constantly indoctrinate the youth of America to supply a fresh generation of 'useful idiots'. A fresh generation of the disenfranchised.
In one of many interviews I had with 2014 and 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate for Massachusetts Dr. Scott Lively spoke about this very subject.
His thesis was simple; that God has set into motion certain laws and these laws are immovable. Our human interpretation of these laws has lead us from our Judeo-Christian roots to that which our nation is founded upon. These laws are also found in the Torah, 10 Commandments, many Buddhists texts, Hindu texts and our Constitution. What we are experiencing now is a complete repudiation of all we have known for over two millennia. It is as if all the laws of God (and science) are now up to interpretation.
And more absurdly, the adulteration of those laws.
If we are able to negate God we can negate our individualism. We negate our sovereignty. We can negate our principles. Everything becomes interpretative. It becomes how one 'feels'.
We even adopt the idea that our self absorbed man-centric absurdity is what we believe.
In a brilliant article written April 8th 2018 by Dr. Michael Hurd he opines with this perfect assessment of society today:
" Common sense used to be a great concept. Unfortunately, it has been co-opted and abused by irrational people. Today’s culture is FULL of irrationality and irrational people, more than ever before."
"What is common sense? It refers to the self-evident based upon the fairly easily provable. The way we use the phrase common sense today is not that way.
At its best, common sense is not a substitute for highly technical or specialized knowledge. It’s a way of coping with the limited knowledge most of us have in a highly specialized world. It’s a way of insisting we reason and think about both what we do know and do not know."
" People who say "common sense", in today’s context, often want to bypass the reasoning required to make their claim about something highly questionable, radical or untenable."
" Increasingly, common sense is a tactic of intimidation.... The purpose of such shaming is to arrest or obliterate dissension or discussion. It’s intellectual dishonesty or fraudulent elitism at its worst...The death of common sense was inevitable in a culture where reason has been slowly perishing for some time...."
This lack of collective (common sense) understanding of our Constitution further erodes our collective (common sense) understanding of our system of government.
It has been ever thus as my mother would say. Franklin was correct when he remarked to the woman outside Independence Hall; ".. a Republic, if you can keep it.."
In a stunning display of dysfunction, one of the characters from the Parkland shooting, Emma Gonzalez, openly admitted she bullied and taunted Nikolas Cruz for years. She is now one of the spokespeople for national disarmament. Her challenging of Dana Loesch was seen as brave, but it was the way her question was perfectly scripted to fit the narrative and how CNN posted the question on the screen.
Watch..
It takes a contortion of the mind and a purposeful disregard of Common Sense that fractures normal thinking. Is it any wonder why mental illness is on the rise? Why so many people are prescribed psycho-active drugs by the millions?
An entire media industry promotes, extols upon and insists that The Absurd is the paradigm. Any challenge to it is summarily singled out. There is no more rational behavior, let alone moral behavior. The FBI gets away with whatever it wants, The Elite gets away with whatever they want. Murder, rape, human trafficking, rigged elections.. The attempted take down of a Presidency...
We are so afraid to see the cage we are born into. We are so afraid to see the farm we are forced to work in. We Accept the Absurd because it keeps life steady, keeps life quiet. It is the reason why nothing ever gets done. Nothing gets solved. Diseases never cured. People still poor. Entire nations wrenched with war. Religion and Ideologies at each other's throats. Constantly, all of it always constantly..
To lose your Principles you become Cognitively Disconnected as you Selectively Outrage, Convinced of your Position (however Impossible) until you find yourself one day Contorting your mind and....
Accepting the Absurd.
To see the cage is to be free....
....And That Is The Diatribe....
It takes a contortion of the mind and a purposeful disregard of Common Sense that fractures normal thinking. Is it any wonder why mental illness is on the rise? Why so many people are prescribed psycho-active drugs by the millions?
An entire media industry promotes, extols upon and insists that The Absurd is the paradigm. Any challenge to it is summarily singled out. There is no more rational behavior, let alone moral behavior. The FBI gets away with whatever it wants, The Elite gets away with whatever they want. Murder, rape, human trafficking, rigged elections.. The attempted take down of a Presidency...
"... And if that wasn't evil enough. We get the drunken and passionate pride of the citizen along for the ride..." Rush.
We are so afraid to see the cage we are born into. We are so afraid to see the farm we are forced to work in. We Accept the Absurd because it keeps life steady, keeps life quiet. It is the reason why nothing ever gets done. Nothing gets solved. Diseases never cured. People still poor. Entire nations wrenched with war. Religion and Ideologies at each other's throats. Constantly, all of it always constantly..
To lose your Principles you become Cognitively Disconnected as you Selectively Outrage, Convinced of your Position (however Impossible) until you find yourself one day Contorting your mind and....
Accepting the Absurd.
To see the cage is to be free....
....And That Is The Diatribe....
