So I was wondering, how did we get to a point where we now see through the lies and no longer believe the narrative as presented? How does one see, clearly, the truth of things?
Is there a secret tool to give others so that they too can discern the truth or are they all lost to us or us to them?
#asknostr 
I don’t know. Those are great questions
I also don’t know, I’d dearly love to get closer to the answer
I consult a couple of websites I find helpful, that often aggregate from multiple other websites and blogs:
LewRockwell.com and zerohedge.com
Doug Casey of internationalman.com is also an interesting analyst I pay attention to: https://substack.com/@dougcasey
But prior to all of the current events, you have to get a sense of what's been going on historically to make sense of the present and be able able to see through the lies. That requires a lot of self-education, unlearning indoctrination, an inquisitive mind, and healthy skepticism. That is, you have to take the red pill.
I agree with you on all of those. What prompted this line of discussion was spending time with my niece and her boyfriend who appear to be fully onboard with all the lies upon lies out there and cannot see the truth. I’d dearly love to give them something subtle that would allow them to see it all. They are both incredibly intelligent individuals. So here I am pondering what was it that we all saw or heard that made us “get it”. Was it an experience, a parent who taught us to question everything or an article. How did we take our own mindsets and change those?
I suppose I’m looking for a ghost though 🤷🏼♀️
I'm sure it's different for all of us, since we all come from different backgrounds and experiences. There's no one "magic bullet" or single red pill; it varies for each person. And it seems some people never snap out of it.
My father bucked the trend from what was typical and it helped instill a contrarian and independent streak in me. Disillusionment with politics over the years and discovering libertarian and anarchist/voluntaryist thought has also helped me to see through the lies. And lots of reading, too, about the CIA, NSA and FBI (the sources of the psyops perpetrated on us now), their assassinations of JFK, RFK, MLK Jr. (and many, many others overseas). In college I realized Lincoln basically became a dictator and subverted the Constitution in prosecuting the "Civil War," which was really the War to Prevent Southern Independence. The South was legally right though wrong morally on slavery (but it was economics, not slavery per se, that started the war). In college I also read a book called "Bitter Fruit" where I learned how the U.S. government overthrew the democratically elected government of Guatemala and installed a repressive dictatorship more amenable to U.S. interests. Then they did it again in Iran, and other countries until failing in Vietnam. With 9/11, I realized Tower 7 was not hit but still fell like a controlled demolition, then I realized we were lied to about 9/11, WMDs, bin Laden, and so much more (Operation Paperclip, Operation Mocking, MKUltra, etc., etc.)
I was still a partisan as late as 2012 but Benghazi helped open my eyes, realizing the media and the regime were working to suppress the news and give disinformation to ensure Obama was reelected. The revelations of nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 also helped, and confirmed the illegal U.S. government spying I had already suspected. Then seeing how Trump was treated while in office, all the while learning more about the Deep State in the meantime, prepared me for the January 6th and COVID psyops... And again, LewRockwell.com has been a great resource.
How did you "wake up"?
*Operation Mockingbird
Thank you for taking the time to share your story, I enjoyed reading your experiences.
My path is similar but different (not in the US). My father taught me to question everything even if the person saying it was one of authority. He encouraged me to think for myself and allowed me the space to do so. He isn’t a reader but made sure I fell in love with books and then encouraged me to read widely and apply the “trust no one” mindset he instilled in me. I thought I was normal but I was wrong 😂 I was always an outlier.
But because this was my upbringing I assumed everybody did this, question review research think. Again I was wrong.
I grew up in Africa where we were highly propagandised that Apartheid was the only answer- except in my house with my unusual father who didn’t believe anyone in the media or government
Now I read loads and apply the principles I learned and am grateful to be able to see the wood for the trees.
I’m just not sure how to share this with others so that they may also get it. I’ve tried to say “have you thought about it?” “Does it make sense and add up?” Did you research that yourself? And then the inevitable “you’re crazy, you’re a conspiracy theorist “ blah blah blah “this or that is how we’ve been taught why should we believe you?”
Thank you for taking the time to share your story, I enjoyed reading your experiences.
My path is similar but different (not in the US). My father taught me to question everything even if the person saying it was one of authority. He encouraged me to think for myself and allowed me the space to do so. He isn’t a reader but made sure I fell in love with books and then encouraged me to read widely and apply the “trust no one” mindset he instilled in me. I thought I was normal but I was wrong 😂 I was always an outlier.
But because this was my upbringing I assumed everybody did this, question review research think. Again I was wrong.
I grew up in Africa where we were highly propagandised that Apartheid was the only answer- except in my house with my unusual father who didn’t believe anyone in the media or government
Now I read loads and apply the principles I learned and am grateful to be able to see the wood for the trees.
I’m just not sure how to share this with others so that they may also get it. I’ve tried to say “have you thought about it?” “Does it make sense and add up?” Did you research that yourself? And then the inevitable “you’re crazy, you’re a conspiracy theorist “ blah blah blah “this or that is how we’ve been taught why should we believe you?”
The inflation of money imo made this pretty obvious
the secret tool is see-listen-read-think-decide 😉
