Why we are sleepwalking into tyranny

American Thinker ^ | 12 Nov, 2023 | Bryce Buchanan

[MtnClimber]

The world is heading quite rapidly toward tyranny. We are in a revolutionary period that will dramatically change civilization. Few people understand the gravity of our situation. Here are some of the reasons why the majority of people seem oblivious to the danger. These psychological shortcomings explain why we are sleepwalking into tyranny.

The Normalcy Bias “is a cognitive bias that occurs in times of crisis, leading us to disregard any signs or warnings that we are in danger. ... Normalcy bias is a defense mechanism that lulls us into thinking life will just continue as it always has.” It is a reassuring presumption that things will get better, or, at least things will not take a dramatic change for the worse.

But steady progress is not the way the world works. History is a story of the rise and fall of civilizations. Tyranny, poverty, and servitude are the normal state of mankind, and it would not be difficult at all to return to that state. The pattern of history is that humans make some progress, and then evil men do evil things and stupid men do stupid things, and the civilization crumbles. The normalcy bias can stop people from seeing this.

You may have confidence in constant improvement because the people you know are good, productive people who are kind to others. You assume that most people are like that. But you need to notice that there are also evil people who have decided that their role is to manage your life. They are self-appointed shepherds, and they see you as their sheep. This is the essence of tyranny. If these evil people are also foolish, they may think that they can manage the world economy and force all the “little” people to act in a way that creates...

[MtnClimber]

It has been tried before and it won’t work this time either.

[SaveFerris]

[The world is heading quite rapidly toward tyranny.]

It will come (eventually); rest assured. It has been prophesied by the Lord God.

They'll be rather successful, for 7 years. But they will not cling well to one another, as iron does not mingle with miry clay.

Daniel 7:23
King James Version

23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon Earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole Earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7%3A23&version=KJV

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[central_va]

Few Republicans understand the gravity of our situation.

[SaveFerris]

[The Normalcy Bias “is a cognitive bias that occurs in times of crisis, leading us to disregard any signs or warnings that we are in danger. ... Normalcy bias is a defense mechanism that lulls us into thinking life will just continue as it always has.”]

2 Peter 3:4
King James Version

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%203%3A4&version=KJV

[SaveFerris]

Normalcy bias is a defense mechanism that lulls us into thinking life will just continue as it always has

[Psalm 73]

"Solzhenitsyn said, “The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie."

Do not take part in the lie - push back at every opportunity.

So what if they say you are a bigot, or a "transphobe" or anti-immigrant. Laugh in their faces, make fun of their warped ideology - they HATE to be mocked. Mock them.

[sauropod]

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[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

The new norm.

I have my own theory. I call it, "The new norm.". The older folks realize that things are changing for the worse. The younger ones who grow up with the extreme crime, rampant homosexuality and transgenderism, prostituton, drug dealing, shootings, homeless everywhere even at businesses one is patronizing, etc., ad nauseum frame that as the "new norm" as that is what they are living and seeing.

Therefore, in their minds, it IS normal because that is what happens all of the time. They do NOT understand that it didn't used to be like that and it can not be explained to them until they are moved into a society where things are normal and peaceful.

[MtnClimber]

Yep, laugh at them and mock them.

[Ann Archy]

Because TAYLOR SWIFT has a new BOYFRIEND, DON’T you know!

[C210N]

If you have not yet seen it, put it high on the to-watch list.

V for Vendetta

It's been posted on Telegram, available on PRIME, Amazon...

[FES0844]

Sad. So many refuse to see through the lens of the Bible. Watching and praying. God bless you Ferris.

[TalBlack]

The world is heading quite rapidly toward tyranny. We are in a revolutionary period that will dramatically change civilization.

The Normalcy Bias “is a cognitive bias that occurs in times of crisis, leading us to disregard any signs or warnings that we are in danger. ...

Raise your hand if you saw this coming before the turn of the century. The Left have been a law unto themselves for a long time.

[unread]

"So what if they say you are a bigot, or a "transphobe" or anti-immigrant. Laugh in their faces, make fun of their warped ideology - they HATE to be mocked. Mock them."

Sounds like a plan....let's go with it.!! :)

[Mr. Jeeves]

Huxley imagined “a prison without walls in which the prisoners would not even dream of escaping. It would essentially be a system of slavery where, through consumption and entertainment, the slaves would love their servitude.” He believed that “[t]he greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and ... is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.”

Well, here we are. Now what?

[Gideon300]

“Because TAYLOR SWIFT has a new BOYFRIEND, DON’T you know!”

Exactly! As long as the public is fat and able to kick back with a ribeye, a twelve-pack of Bud Light and a joint, they are way too lazy and comfortable to take notice of anything happening around them.

Apathy has consequences...for ALL OF US!

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Yes, since he’s our only ‘hope’....

major /s

[central_va]

Bread and circuses.

Are you not entertained!!!

[Openurmind]

“It has been tried before and it won’t work this time either.”

I’m going to have to differ with you friend and peer.

Step outside the box and look around, it already has happened and is now our new reality.

We just haven’t noticed because we have been slow boiled.