Posted on 07/09/2021 10:17:06 AM PDT by Mr.Unique
1/ Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.
2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.
3/ Fear of death is only rivalled by the fear of social disapproval. The latter could be stronger.
4/ Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago. Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser.
5/ Anything and everything can and will be politicized by the media, government, and those who trust them.
6/ Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations.
7/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.
8/ Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather to commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong.
9/ Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviors - for better or worse.
10/ When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it.
11/ People who are dismissed as 'conspiracy theorists' are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative.
12/ Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said 'safety' is merely an illusion.
13/ Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to 'normal'.
14/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.
15/ 'The Science' has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West. This religion has little to do with science itself.
16/ Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right thing, rather than actually doing the right thing.
17/ Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees. Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians.
18/ If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt. You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment.
19/ Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach.
20/ It's easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Bonus thought:
21/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)
You mean like “ You can’t fix stupid”?.. or think about the regular person you know and realize half the population is dumber than him or her..
Your neighbors, even the friendly ones, won’t hesitate to snitch on you if they think you are doing something they personally couldn’t get away with or just disagree with.
Great list. I would add: China owns us. As for the bonus thought, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Another one - The only thing scarier than dying from the plague, is running out of toilet paper.
The Bible is right: Pride is the cardinal sin.
Regards,
I sure noticed how many people would complain about my lack of mask or even caring about distancing or any of it in general. They would raise a stink because they think they can’t do it too.
Reality was that if everyone just did it like I did, there wouldn’t of been a pandemic, it would of been life as normal.
also here...
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3973680/posts?q=1&;page=1351
post #1355 from 17 strings.
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If I was on Twit I’d follow this guy!!!
“At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.”
Read Elias Cannetti, “Crowds and Power”
Lots of people will do things in a crowd they’d never dream of doing on their own.
Or as they say it on the street: “Small dogs run in big packs.”
The truth becomes the enemy of mass hysteria. If the masses believe the masks will make us safe, no amount of scientific evidence against it will overcome that belief because it is not based on science. It’s more like a religious belief.
What happened to the fight in Americans? What happened to the can-do spirit?
one more:
Learned that some people would disconnect your life support to plug in their cell phone.
Lots of good thoughts, one minor quibble:
“2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.”
Never use a number you just pick out of the air. The use of “significant” in another sentence was a better way to get the message out.
In general, I find people that are ignorant of technology & science can be easily convinced of almost anything - especially if they lack critical thinking skills. Unfortunately, this is now the norm.
This whole thing was handled in exactly the opposite manner that it should have been. That alone is highly suspicious. Once we knew it was a disease, like many, that hurts old people with other problems our policies should have reflected it. They never did, in fact we doubled down by forcing COVID patients into nursing homes. Shutting down small businesses so everyone has to go into the same big businesses is absurd. Wearing these masks is absurd. Shutting down schools is absurd. Arresting people outside for not wearing a mask is absurd.
I can go on - but all these things were claimed to be appropriate because of ‘the science’. There’s no ‘science’ that comes to these conclusions. These are nothing but authoritarian policies created by older folks (politicians) because it made THEM feel safer and make them more wealthy (stocks in big business and kickbacks from them for campaigns). This has been nothing but a massive violation of peoples’ rights yet nobody is going to be accountable.
How on earth does any free country allow the destruction of small businesses by labeling them as “non-essential”? Essential to whom? They’re certainly essential to the millions of small business owners and their employees. What a massive overreach by government.
The continued government checks are keeping small business employees from returning to work. This is also by design and deliberate. It’s as if they only want big business employers or people dependent on government. Easier to control everyone? It can be the only answer. The USA has become what it is due to entrepreneurs starting their own business and thriving, this is being systematically destroyed. It’s all part of the ‘lower all boats’ philosophy of the left - to gain ‘equality’, which is the only way that can be achieved.
...just 3 weeks to flatten the curve.
/rant
Thomas Edison said it best, “5 percent of people think, 10 percent of people think they think, and the other 85 percent would rather die than think.”
There is a Heaven and a Hell More people would risk going to Hell than to take advantage of the opportunity to go to Heaven...
Great post.
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