I know quite a few people IRL who are very red-pilled, but who have given up. It’s sad to see. I can’t tell why in each case. Probably because they’ve set themselves a time limit for when things “had to get wrapped up.” (For my spouse, it was 1/6. For others, it was the 20th). Maybe because they’re so used to ‘bending over’ that it’s become second nature. It’s all the harder to see these kinds of people dispirited, because they already know so much. They have never been taken in by the narratives on Covid, for example. They see right through that sham. They believe the election was stolen. But at the same time they’ve come to the firm conclusion that the white hats failed, we are in full blown tyranny now, the Great Reset/Tribulation is right around the corner, and there’s nothing we can do about it.
I think I’ve failed the ones in my life in some respect, failed to give them good reasons not to give up. I am so thankful for these threads and the discussion here. It has been so helpful to my own critical thinking. I am the kind of person, though, who grasps broad concepts quite easily, but then is at a loss to explain them well in nitty-gritty detailed terms to others. I see them clearly in my mind, but without many words attached. Just the ideas, like a light bulb going on. In order to explain them, I have to re-hash them somehow into words.
I send lots of memes. I can send these people links that explain the ideas better than I could, but they won’t read them, unless I make a good case for why they should. Otherwise, they dismiss them as nutty conspiracies without looking. It’s frustrating at times. My spouse tells others to pay me no mind, like I’m crazy. We both believe God is in control. I do have faith that things are not over, not by a long shot. And I hope that one day, I’ll somehow be able to help these people understand what happened, when we did not get the Great Reset that they were dreading.
This took me a long time to put into words. Words are not my forte. Ha.
I know EXACTLY what you're saying. Good to find out I'm not the only one with this issue. I don't feel lonely anymore :)
I'll get so frustrated with my inability to explain something that I end up saying "I wish you could SEE what I'm saying" and actually mean to look into my mind to see the picture.
AS to the rest of your post, Many may be conditioned into the "rinse repeat syndrome" Maybe it wasn't mean to be. We'll see in four years, maybe it won't be so bad. Many liked President Trump but many didn't "get" him. Didn't understand his character, didn't understand that he does not give up. He's a fighter. He's a real man.