Posted on 11/12/2023 4:17:06 AM PST by 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...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
A scholarly presentation and absolutely correct.
But it has one major flaw:
It does not outline a realistic plan or means of preventing the destruction of our country.
Our representatives in the US House could stop it in 24 hours if they had the courage, and were not idiots, through the power of the purse.
These things happen in the US only because we have fools for representation who pay for it.
Sadly I believe that is true.
I’ve told people “You think things will just continue to go along as it always has.”
The sheep are content. The shepard’s smile is not warm but malicious.
The baby steps toward tyranny became giant steps with covid as the excuse. The fascists who occupy high places in government were ready to take full advantage of the situation.
Trump is the only one who understands the situation and who will change it.
As usual, American Stinker is a hundred years behind the times...
Next big story will probably be about the Stamp Act...
Bump
“Normalcy bias” is driving me crazy. I cannot have a legit conversation with anyone about real, verifiable events without being called a conspiracist. I recently tried to discuss the goals of communism with a millennial and they called it conspiracy.
I told that person that anything that makes you uneasy or challenges your worldview is not automatically a conspiracy. Geez.
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