It's hilarious how many people have blocked me post-election, they walk the totalitarian-talk by taking on the censorial regime themselves. I've never blocked anyone, but mostly because I'm not sure how to and haven't looked into it HAHA!
All in all, it's crazy how quiet "the left" (i.e. the conformists) has become in my networks – they just run and hide and snivel in their aesthetically obsessed resentment. Whenever someone asks me about a particular topic I show them my "sources" and they either: go quiet, change the subject, block me, alley-oop qua ad hominem (or try to), or just passive-aggressively ghost.
I have no interest in getting up on a high horse, but it really feels like the "new right" (as operationalized by MAGA/MAHA, the "covid dissidents" too, "medical freedom movement", IDW, heterodox, etc) is altogether the honors-track of "Covid Academy". Team Blue constitutes the baseline curricula, prescriptive pedagogy with zero leeway for risk, responsibility or imagination.
Anyone who has thought for themselves voted for Trump 2024. Inasmuch as the Blue Team has inculcated an inchoate social capital system in which thinking itself incurs a steep "kook kost" they/them don't even need to be censored anymore because they've handed over their frontal lobes already—at the door of the algorithmic longhouse in which sycophantic popularity contests become the imperative. It's quite sad really how thoughtless so many people have allowed themselves to become. I'm still baffled how I only know a handful of red-pilled ex-liberals; literally only one (Yale educated) woman, whereas all the rest are max-TDS AWFLs.
Exit all political parties and all politics. None of it is favorable to your mental health, your regular health, your prosperity or your healthier living (unless you are on the inside thieving and grifting).
Politics is as toxic as all big pharma drugs and vaccines. It is never settled and they want to keep you on the treadmill so you never forget about all the good they are doing for you. It's a waste of time because ALL government is a waste of time.
What would a conversation with the "Science Keeps Your Dumb Ass Alive" sign holder be like? I wonder how many queries into the attitudes and assumptions of that sign they'd be willing to entertain:
- Whose "dumb ass" minds are being changed by this sign?
- What about those practicing the science -- are they beyond reproach, questioning, or a polite critique?
- Do they operate entirely apart from bias, self-interest, political motives?
- The process and progress of science endures through knowledge building. Why then the rush to call science "settled," to label challenges "debunked" and end conversation?
- Why the speed to apply a political framework to debates over science?
- How well did the leading lights of science serve their professions and the public when they appeared to allow political calculations to determine their proclamations on what was and wasn't acceptable during the pandemic? Lab-leak theory: refuted. Social distancing: mandatory except for left-aligned political protests.
- What happens to serving the public good when science, having been captured by status-seeking elites, becomes The Science?
- Are there any efficiencies to be found within the industry of science -- any subjects of study, any administrative bureaucracies we're allowed to question for value, ROI, operational effectiveness, fiscal responsibility?
The heat map illustrates how conservatives value family, friends and country more, while leftists invert that, valuing hostile foreigners, bacteria, the planet and even aliens from another galaxy more.
It's weird that these are the same people in my high school class in the 90's that were super against gay rights, but who are now super "liberal". It's almost like conformists are going to conform. They're always going to be in the wrong side of history but are desperately, self consciously, guilty about it so keep flip flopping with no understanding of society or politics. Meanwhile still letting my freak flag fly even if it's red these days.
I've spent my entire adult life in the counterculture. Two out of three people from these groups (goths, punks, supposed anarchists) joined the Branch Covidians with little persuasion -- and then got real angry at those of us who dissented.
I don't want to hear "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" ever again. Or "My body, my choice."
Mimesis is their currency. They can’t prevent it. In some ways, the dark right, I guess I’ll call it, does the same. They don’t have power, but they could. Never underestimate the extremes. Balance is the lesson the west has yet to learn properly, meditate at hot yoga as they might.
It's a constant game of reframing, distraction, and tactical forgetting.
However, it's hard to ignore all of the terrible policies out there: hiding alleged sex offenders in American cities from ICE, debanking people, housing males in women's prisons...
It takes (1) a kind of emotional recoiling from any hint of contrary data, (2) a well-enforced status hierarchy that punishes people for saying/thinking the wrong thing, and (3) a captive media environment.
Only professionals live in a condition which meets criteria (2)... and criteria (3) fades away a bit more every day.
The question I continue to ask myself is how so many of these people, who have invested so much time and intellectual energy (and professional reputations, in some cases) will react when the house of cards collapses. Right now we're in the 'management' phase, when cognitive dissonance isn't overpowering for bug people on a daily basis. The 'management' phase grows more tenuous by the day, though.
I actually think that the left's greatest weapon right now is distraction: Look at Trump! Look at Musk! Look at the bad things!
Why do you slam boomers? By far the highest percentage of nut job leftists are X and Z. Really getting tired of this stupid knee jerk anti-boomer shit, which is pure psychological avoidance foe the insanity and stupidity and incompetence of your own generation. You just can't face it
“They are fending off information because they don’t want to be caught in possession of it.”
– Bret Weinstein on people maintaining blinders.
Or this great koan-tweet from him as well:
"If you think tolerance of intolerance is wild, wait till you run up against intolerance of tolerance. It is going to blow your mind. 💥"
𝕏: https://x.com/BretWeinstein/status/1865262898760814869
It's hilarious how many people have blocked me post-election, they walk the totalitarian-talk by taking on the censorial regime themselves. I've never blocked anyone, but mostly because I'm not sure how to and haven't looked into it HAHA!
All in all, it's crazy how quiet "the left" (i.e. the conformists) has become in my networks – they just run and hide and snivel in their aesthetically obsessed resentment. Whenever someone asks me about a particular topic I show them my "sources" and they either: go quiet, change the subject, block me, alley-oop qua ad hominem (or try to), or just passive-aggressively ghost.
I have no interest in getting up on a high horse, but it really feels like the "new right" (as operationalized by MAGA/MAHA, the "covid dissidents" too, "medical freedom movement", IDW, heterodox, etc) is altogether the honors-track of "Covid Academy". Team Blue constitutes the baseline curricula, prescriptive pedagogy with zero leeway for risk, responsibility or imagination.
Anyone who has thought for themselves voted for Trump 2024. Inasmuch as the Blue Team has inculcated an inchoate social capital system in which thinking itself incurs a steep "kook kost" they/them don't even need to be censored anymore because they've handed over their frontal lobes already—at the door of the algorithmic longhouse in which sycophantic popularity contests become the imperative. It's quite sad really how thoughtless so many people have allowed themselves to become. I'm still baffled how I only know a handful of red-pilled ex-liberals; literally only one (Yale educated) woman, whereas all the rest are max-TDS AWFLs.
Lemmings don’t do what you’re insinuating, but, otherwise I agree.
Exit all political parties and all politics. None of it is favorable to your mental health, your regular health, your prosperity or your healthier living (unless you are on the inside thieving and grifting).
Politics is as toxic as all big pharma drugs and vaccines. It is never settled and they want to keep you on the treadmill so you never forget about all the good they are doing for you. It's a waste of time because ALL government is a waste of time.
“I find their lack of faith encouraging.” Darth Bezmenov.
The left has lost many things, but when you lose your sense of humor you are doomed.
What would a conversation with the "Science Keeps Your Dumb Ass Alive" sign holder be like? I wonder how many queries into the attitudes and assumptions of that sign they'd be willing to entertain:
- Whose "dumb ass" minds are being changed by this sign?
- What about those practicing the science -- are they beyond reproach, questioning, or a polite critique?
- Do they operate entirely apart from bias, self-interest, political motives?
- The process and progress of science endures through knowledge building. Why then the rush to call science "settled," to label challenges "debunked" and end conversation?
- Why the speed to apply a political framework to debates over science?
- How well did the leading lights of science serve their professions and the public when they appeared to allow political calculations to determine their proclamations on what was and wasn't acceptable during the pandemic? Lab-leak theory: refuted. Social distancing: mandatory except for left-aligned political protests.
- What happens to serving the public good when science, having been captured by status-seeking elites, becomes The Science?
- Are there any efficiencies to be found within the industry of science -- any subjects of study, any administrative bureaucracies we're allowed to question for value, ROI, operational effectiveness, fiscal responsibility?
I can tell you one thing for certain...she isn't in the sciences.
Also: Leave Hamas alone!
What does the heat-map represent again? I've seen this before!
The heat map illustrates how conservatives value family, friends and country more, while leftists invert that, valuing hostile foreigners, bacteria, the planet and even aliens from another galaxy more.
It's weird that these are the same people in my high school class in the 90's that were super against gay rights, but who are now super "liberal". It's almost like conformists are going to conform. They're always going to be in the wrong side of history but are desperately, self consciously, guilty about it so keep flip flopping with no understanding of society or politics. Meanwhile still letting my freak flag fly even if it's red these days.
I've spent my entire adult life in the counterculture. Two out of three people from these groups (goths, punks, supposed anarchists) joined the Branch Covidians with little persuasion -- and then got real angry at those of us who dissented.
I don't want to hear "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" ever again. Or "My body, my choice."
Yup. Yup. Yuppies.
Non so blind as those who refuse to see..blind leading the blind both fall into the ditch
Mimesis is their currency. They can’t prevent it. In some ways, the dark right, I guess I’ll call it, does the same. They don’t have power, but they could. Never underestimate the extremes. Balance is the lesson the west has yet to learn properly, meditate at hot yoga as they might.
It's a constant game of reframing, distraction, and tactical forgetting.
However, it's hard to ignore all of the terrible policies out there: hiding alleged sex offenders in American cities from ICE, debanking people, housing males in women's prisons...
It takes (1) a kind of emotional recoiling from any hint of contrary data, (2) a well-enforced status hierarchy that punishes people for saying/thinking the wrong thing, and (3) a captive media environment.
Only professionals live in a condition which meets criteria (2)... and criteria (3) fades away a bit more every day.
The question I continue to ask myself is how so many of these people, who have invested so much time and intellectual energy (and professional reputations, in some cases) will react when the house of cards collapses. Right now we're in the 'management' phase, when cognitive dissonance isn't overpowering for bug people on a daily basis. The 'management' phase grows more tenuous by the day, though.
I actually think that the left's greatest weapon right now is distraction: Look at Trump! Look at Musk! Look at the bad things!
That's not going to be sustainable forever.
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/unfalsifiable-belief
Yuri!! You forgot “Let Cuba Live!”. Please add!
https://www.letcubalive.info/
Thank you.
Great. Thanks.
Is there a special name for cartoons about memes?
Why do you slam boomers? By far the highest percentage of nut job leftists are X and Z. Really getting tired of this stupid knee jerk anti-boomer shit, which is pure psychological avoidance foe the insanity and stupidity and incompetence of your own generation. You just can't face it