What are some topics where we are all a little, or a lot brainwashed?
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Climate change
How so?
I think there is bias on both sides, each following their own agenda. On the one hand, liberals argue that climate change caused by human activity is a reality, but their claim is scientifically refuted because it is based on measurements taken over just a short period of time. On the other hand, conservatives argue that climate change is false, but they fail to consider that, in fact, the climate is not static and is constantly changing.
Thanks for the reply!
What you say of the left is true.
I’m not sure you are correct about the right. What prominent figure on the right is saying that?
The Middle ground on an issue doesn’t have the high ground. The truth owns that.
I think a more objective summation of the issue is:
The left has weaponized “climate issues” to implant increased control by the state.
The right has resisted that and is open to sensibly steps to a healthier planet.
The ongoing pandemic where everyone either thinks one bioweapon or the other is "gonna make them stronger"
No retards, weapons do damage, not make you stronger. Both the viral bioweapon and the fake vaccine bioweapon will weaken, dumber, and/or kill you, as they're designed to do, not make you stronger.
*dumben, apparently autocorrect in the modern AI age isn't advanced enough to understand the "n" could possibly be on purpose right after "weaken"
Recycling of plastic.
It isn’t recycling at all, it’s manufacturing of new plastics.
The only things that can be recycled are glass and metals.
Plastics are a modern marvel that will require new lifeforms to emerge that consume it, forever altering the biology of the planet.
If your assets and income out paces the rate of currency debasement, then you don’t need fiat exits rails.
World War ll
Interesting, how so.
From where I sit, one of the big ones is that the war most certainly should have ended in Moscow not Berlin.
https://www.samuelsadams.com/ssa/victory-exists-only-in-totality?rq=Moscow
Mostly due to the sheer volume of Hollywood propaganda that initial was pushed following the war with a singular narrative that it was good vs Evil and any non interventionist view should be seen as evil.
democracy
Algos that prioritise engagement over accuracy, leading to the spread of sensationalized or and/biased content.
Who decides accuracy?
Even though there are thousands of incompatible gods obviously created by people, people still think their god is real.
This one is so deep. If you have the time, I would love to hear more of your thoughts here.
I have a portion of my blog dedicated this topic.
Staring at screens all day is normal.
Atheism/antitheism/materialism
Feminism/egalitarianism
Post-war consensus
Crusades
Puritans/colonial America
If you have the time, I would love to hear more on why.
As far as the crusades are concerned, I could not agree more.
I wrote this article on the topic:
By *more on why*, do you mean why I think these are areas most people are brainwashed about?
Yes sir
Sure, so each one is a substantial topic of discussion in itself but they actually all overlap on a number of points. I'll give an overview on each and am happy to zero in further if you have interest.
Atheism/antitheism/materialism:
These are not all the same, to be clear, but all center on a denial of God and spiritual reality (by implication, all of reality as it actually is). Atheism is fundamentally a poisonous worldview and no civilization that embraces it stays healthy/in tact for long.
Feminism/egalitarianism:
This arose in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution as a result of the removal of men from the home and, ultimately, a fragmentation of the whole family. I can sympathize with some of the reasons for the first wave but ultimately it is a distorted anthropological framework that leads to competition between the sexes, the eradication of the things that distinguish the sexes, flattens hierarchies God intentionally designed, caused the slaughter of millions of unborn children, made men effeminate, and made women bitter.
Post-War Consensus:
Tough one to sum up but ultimately after WWII and the rise of globalism, the narratives around the war itself as well as around what constituted a nation and a citizen changed pretty dramatically. As did the ideas and ideals around money, international diplomacy, and peace relations. I'm not of the mind as of now that it is all bad, but that it is a tightly held dogmatic narrative of modern history that should be scrutinized much more than it has been.
Crusades:
History is complicated and people are messy, but overall there has been a very long running smear and propaganda campaign against the crusades. The Christians were, we are told, the aggressors and the Mohammedans were largely a peaceful religious group. In reality the jihadist atrocities the Mohammedans committed against the Christians, particularly in the east and near east, were unspeakably wicked. The Christians crusaded in a desperate response to defend their people. Those that went to war, especially in the first crusade, were not power hungry zealots but wealthy nobility who, in many cases, gave up everything to go and fight because they were the only ones who could afford to do so. Many of the crusaders were faithful, honorable, and based Christian heroes.
Puritans/colonial America:
Post-industrial and postwar perspectives grew more and more hostile to heritage America, teaching that the Puritans were cold, joyless, legalistic, and rigid people who subscribed to a fire and brimstone theology and were obsessed with witch hunts. In reality they laid the cultural and spiritual foundations of what would eventually become America. And that spiritual foundation was one of joy, perseverance, faithfulness, reverence, and humility. As with the Crusaders, we have become a people too quick to disavow and repudiate our fathers, when in reality we have become squandered, undisciplined, and unworthy sons.
TL; DR:
Atheism frees us, in our minds, from submitting to Christ.
Feminism frees us, in our minds, from patriarchy and hierarchies.
Postwar consensus frees us, in the globalists minds, from love of nation and a true sense of personhood which undermines their goals.
Propaganda against the Crusades makes us hate our fathers.
Propaganda against the Puritans makes us hate our heritage.
Loved reading that.
Which one is most dear to your heart?
Here is an article I wrote on the western American church. I’d be interested in your thoughts on it. If you prefer to listen, there is audio imbedded.
Good question. I think feminism/egalitarianism. But more so because of the larger issue it is couched within, that if the fragmentation of the household.
Everything else I listed is, in some sense, downstream of healthy, in tact, integrated, faithful, and productive households. Households have, until the industrial revolution, been the economic and cultural engines of civilization. They are, as many Puritans saw them, little churches. They are the primary place where life, work, and education happened for ages. They are the lifeblood of local communities.
Feminism didn't cause the fragmentation and degradation of the home, and by extension, the rest of society, but it has perpetuated and accelerated it.
As goes the household, so goes the world.
If I can read the article, I'll share some thoughts. Thanks for posting.
What are some things you think people are brainwashed about?
Many of those issues you mentioned.
Particularly the destruction of the greater family unit. The Clan, the Great House.
The ruling class has long feared their own banner-men; they needed and feared the different Clans in their own territory. They feared the Great Houses in their own lands. They feared the people living in real community. Most of all, they feared those communities uniting together.
Before they tore apart the immediate family, they planned to keep grandparents away. Before they removed the Matriarch and Patriarch, they tore apart our affiliation with like-minded friends and family who possessed the ability to effectively collectively bargain and stand against edicts from above.
Now they, the state, the ruling elite, have the only banner; they are the only clan, there is but one house sigil, THEIRS. They can inflate the money, put a diaper on our face, fire us for not getting a shot, take us to court for nothing, and so on. No one really has our back. We are alone. We haven’t a house; we have no banners to call, the clan is gone, and its stronghold has crumbled.
“Breakfast” foods
Those who serve in the military are heroes.
Jason Brennan changed my mind on this topic.
https://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2014/11/what-makes-someone-a-hero/
It’s a valid take that most will not even consider.
Here is an article I wrote on the topic.
Reading.
Zionism
How so?
Judaism is an ancient and beautiful religion spawning 2 of the world largest religions (Christianity and Islam). About 150 years ago Judaism became infiltrated by the cult of Zionism which essentially involved killing people and stealing their land which has culminated in a genocide which everyone can see. Judaism needs to free itself from Zionism to survive. Jews are disgusted by the slaughter.
Religion
A man is not a person
Interesting, explain.
A person is a persona, a role, mask, fictional character, corporation..
Even more interesting!
Would love to hear more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD8ISiJfgW4
Also, a man is not a human being
Human being is a category created by the Catholic church so it could not inherit. Picture Templars going and impregnating women around Europe.
Most people are brainwashed that parents always deserve our time/attention/love, EVEN when they were abusers, people give them excuses because "They're your PARENTS."
You don't have to associate with abusive people, even if they're your parents.
I think the list is shorter on things we’re NOT brainwashed on
I’m right there with you.
What topics do you think most folks think clearly about?
Everyone is equal
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Tell me more!
Depends on what you mean by "equal", but given that genes are real and determine everything from body type to intelligence to temperament, it follows that people will have different capabilities.
It does NOT follow (as many would try to push, in an effort to not have to confront harsh reality) that everyone is good at something, in a way that balances out. Some people are better than most at most things. Some people are worse than most at most things.
The world is not fair and genetics determines much more than is socially acceptable to talk about publicly.
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