Are You Suffering from Learned Helplessness?

American Thinker ^ | September 8, 2023 | Peggy Ryan

[Kenny]

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once bragged, “We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.” This plan to conquer us without ‘firing a shot’ was put in effect and Manchurian candidates took up positions in our government, media, education, and entertainment sectors.

Of course to actually take down the most powerful nation on earth, the enemy must first subdue the people, must tamp down resistance. Thus the insurgents have spent decades beating the American people into submission. This abuse isn’t physical but then abuse isn’t limited to fists. Verbal, emotional and psychological abuse can be even more debilitating than physical assaults.

“Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior in which the perpetrator insults, humiliates, and generally instills fear in an individual in order to control them.”

Insults/Humiliation: We’re cast as “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, irredeemable (can’t be fixed) deplorables". We’re labeled white supremacists/terrorists by our own government, treated as the enemy by those assigned to protect us.

Fear: Bank runs; a looming financial disaster; a hyped-up reportedly life-threatening pandemic; even nuclear war are all disasters either here or hovering on our horizon. Plus we’re told the planet’s dying, global warming/boiling is destroying the earth.

So yes, we’re victims of abuse. . . This overpowering, ever-present abuse can trigger a self-destructive condition in the people, learned helplessness where the victim loses hope, stops trying to escape. . .

Still we’re only helpless if we stand down. We are citizens of the greatest country on earth and we are the majority. We can wrench our nation back from these tyrants. Many are already fighting back in a new American Revolution but they can’t do it alone.

[Kenny]

“But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people . . This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution.” - John Adams

[tomkat]

             

[ridesthemiles]

MY MOTTO most of my life has been :

LEAD-——FOLLOW-—OR GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY.

NOT changing that at age 83.

[beethovenfan]

Khrushchev was a bit early.

[Noumenon]

Amen, bro. As long as you have a rifle, pistol or a blade, you’re not helpless. I’m 72 and I can still swing with any of those.

[Openurmind]

“MY MOTTO most of my life has been :

LEAD-——FOLLOW-—OR GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY.

NOT changing that at age 83.”

But I know your situation and you are unique, my Grandmother had the same fire. Not many like you left in this world.

All the guys will be right behind you riding drag, just as soon as the superbowl is over...

[dpetty121263]

Much truth to what Stalin said as the average American is deaf,dumb and blind and who is on Dancing with the Stars...

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once bragged, “We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.” This plan to conquer us without ‘firing a shot’ was put in effect and Manchurian candidates took up positions in our government, media, education, and entertainment sectors.

[SaveFerris]

[Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once bragged, “We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.” This plan to conquer us without ‘firing a shot’ was put in effect and Manchurian candidates took up positions in our government, media, education, and entertainment sectors.]