This blogger has long held an interest in things like conspiracies and metaphysics. Even though I do not practice the paranormal, I find the subject or subjects interesting.
A blog post that was never written concerned the pervasiveness of political correctness. Radio host Clyde Lewis, who is supposed to be a little more mondo than the late Art Bell or the staid George Noory, would have been my Exhibit A. The most open-minded man of Planet Earth who is not above ridiculing the lesser-enlightened, adheres to a rigid Leftist speech code and parrots many a popular political slogan. The hyper-cool dude who invites discussion of secret moon bases will not entertain the idea of Islamic terrorism. To suggest anything so ridiculous is to invoke a reflexive, "It's not Islam, it's extremism."
When I started monitoring Q, I was stunned at how many conspiracy gluttons were aboard. One tends to think of the anti-vac crowd as being Left Wing but they are extremely well represented in Q Land. The 9/11 Truthers, the believers in what yours truly used to call the world's stupidest conspiracy, seemed to comprise the majority. Jordan Sather talks about Antarctic colonies and secret space programs as if we had arrived at a consensus on such things. Of course, at the top of the conspiracy pyramid is the Illuminati or the Cabal (who else could it be?)
Which brings us to David Wilcock. Paranormal has gone mainstream and celebrities are born. David Wilcock plays the celebrity game well. He might have talked about The Cabal long before Q-Anon and Q-Anon might have supported his premises and prophecies but you can bet that Wilcock would do all that he could to distance himself from Trump. When it comes to media savvy, the Kardashians have nothing over these cosmic indigo chakra-stoking consciousness elevators.
I lose track of the David Wilcocks for years at a time. I don't remember how I stumbled onto his Youtube channel but I think it followed a Q-related video. Now, Wilcock is willing to discuss Q-Anon and touch the celebrity third rail that is Donald Trump.
If Wilcock is endorsing Donald Trump, that is a bigger event than it might sound. In 2016, DJT probably benefitted from Bobby Knight's seal of approval. That endorsement resonated well beyond the hardwood floors of Indiana. Coach Knight's words likely propped up a few pendant ears. The reincarnation of Edgar Cayce (Wilcock actually makes that claim) could carry a lot of clout.
I posted the Wilcock vid when I Aaron Doughty surfaced. Doughty is an up and comer who jumps timelines and universes. He seems harmless enough and truth is, I don't usually understand what he is talking about. I started following him more for his success as a Youtuber who does not seem to have a viable product or service and yet is able to make a living from his vids.
Doughty never, ever discussed politics. Never. In this recent vid he sticks his toe in the water and discusses the Greart Awakening. Yes, he is a bit vague but we understand what he is referencing.
Check it out.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
David Wilcock Has Joined The Q-Anon Movement?
So many comments that I need to make on David Wilcock. I hope I can get to this topic soon.
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Paul Krugman Masterclass?
Master of what? Prognostication? Flimflam? Propaganda?
I grabbed this from the comments section so I cannot guarantee its veracity but it sounds like something Krugman would say. Others have repeated this quote.
I grabbed this from the comments section so I cannot guarantee its veracity but it sounds like something Krugman would say. Others have repeated this quote.
Ivailo Enev3 months ago
Saturday, March 21, 2020
How We Became a Hotly Divided Nation
This could be a long post, a thesis, a book or some other pile of words. Can't do that right now. Cut past the chase to where the villain explains how he set his diabolical plan in motion. The good guy foils the bad guy and we move to the epilog.
We swapped religious fundamentalism for political fundamentalism. People are inherently fundamentalist. They might not want to acknowledge that about themselves but we cling to a philosophical position that is immutable and irrefutable. We all have our core beliefs that we are quicker to defend than to question.
The Catholic Church did not start this transition but they did kick it into gear. Vatican II concluded in 1965 and its tsunami ripples are still being felt. There would be fewer moral absolutes and more topics open to discussion. The term, "Cafeteria Catholic" had not yet surfaced. For tens of millions, the essence of life was practicing the faith, keeping the faith, defending the faith and drawing others into the faith. Suddenly, the reason for being was open-ended. What to do?
We are all fundamentalists, that bears repeating. Me, I am a fundamentally Anti-Leftist which is not the same as Right-Wing, but let's leave the semantics for another time.
People are selectively rational. Everyone. They might be open-minded and thoughtful about the merits and flaws of popular cuisine or electric automobiles or social media, but they will defend their dogma with reflexive zeal.
We sometimes believe that if we shed our faith, we default to a state of chronic rationalism. It doesn't usually work like that. What do we do after we dispense with our dogma? We find a new dogma.
What has happened to the Catholic Church since 1965? They lost about ninety percent of their members and humanity's oldest extant organization is a shadow of herself. Did all the former members of The Church live their lives without the vestiges of fundamentalism? No.
Ex-Catholics sought a fundamental belief system. They might have converted to Lutheranism or Anglicanism or Wesleyianism had not Protestantism followed a similar trajectory where the rainbow would displace the cross. Seeking the flooring that had been pulled out from under them, cradle Catholics filled up the pews at Kingdom Halls, Mormon temples and upstart Pentecostal churches. Many more would turn to politics.
Families who were avidly Catholic and nominally Democrat became avidly Democrat and nominally Catholic. The Democrat Party would alter their composition to quench the thirst of their members, assisting in their bias formation and bias confirmation. In due course, Leftism would drench every pore of Jefferson and Madison's love child.
Life was once more about practicing the faith, keeping the faith, defending the faith, and drawing others into the faith--the Faith in and of Leftism.
Fundamentalist groups all share certain characteristics. Irrefutability, the unification against a designated enemy, the rooting for proper noun over principle. Loyalty to proper noun explains how members of the Catholic Church could get away with sexual abuse perpetrated against her most innocent members. Both victim and witness thought it more important to serve the institution than the members of the institution. No sin, no matter how abhorrent, was as grievous as the sin of betrayal.
Today's Democrat lays witness to the misery and squalor that is Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, and most American cities. They tolerate the abuses of power, privilege, and money because to speak out would betray their tribe. Similarly, they don't address America's failed schools or the crimes committed by the past administration. Party is all.
A cult is a cult is a cult. Right?
Wrong. Religious cults are structurally different from political cults. Religious cults usually come equipped with a Hayflick limit. They institute reforms and revisions and then live with those alterations for a long time. Whatever is forbidden by the Amish was prohibited a long time ago. They might drive horse and buggy but they don't meet one year to prohibit buggy wheels and assemble the next year to prohibit horses.
Political cults are without a limiting factor. They are always at war. It is a war that cannot be lost and cannot be won but most importantly, it cannot be ended. The brutal religious wars of Europe gave way to centuries of peace between the belligerents. European political cults would surpass their religious predecessors in both bloodshed and fanaticism.
We are all fundamentalists but we are not all political fundamentalists. We settle our religious differences by self-segregation. That is not so easily done in the political realm. Political cults concern themselves with every aspect of their members--and worse, non-members--lives. Sports have become politicized. The weather has become politicized. Popular music. Entertainment. Literature. The grocery store. You name it.
Is there anything we can do to restore comity to the public square? Short answer: No.
We can do some damage control, however. As much as possible, we can self-segregate. Not easy, but we can try.
A better solution might be conscious fundamentalism. If a person entertains two belief systems, the more rigid system will win every time. Should we return to the narrow-minded to protect us from the mindless? It's an idea worth considering.
We swapped religious fundamentalism for political fundamentalism. People are inherently fundamentalist. They might not want to acknowledge that about themselves but we cling to a philosophical position that is immutable and irrefutable. We all have our core beliefs that we are quicker to defend than to question.
The Catholic Church did not start this transition but they did kick it into gear. Vatican II concluded in 1965 and its tsunami ripples are still being felt. There would be fewer moral absolutes and more topics open to discussion. The term, "Cafeteria Catholic" had not yet surfaced. For tens of millions, the essence of life was practicing the faith, keeping the faith, defending the faith and drawing others into the faith. Suddenly, the reason for being was open-ended. What to do?
We are all fundamentalists, that bears repeating. Me, I am a fundamentally Anti-Leftist which is not the same as Right-Wing, but let's leave the semantics for another time.
People are selectively rational. Everyone. They might be open-minded and thoughtful about the merits and flaws of popular cuisine or electric automobiles or social media, but they will defend their dogma with reflexive zeal.
We sometimes believe that if we shed our faith, we default to a state of chronic rationalism. It doesn't usually work like that. What do we do after we dispense with our dogma? We find a new dogma.
What has happened to the Catholic Church since 1965? They lost about ninety percent of their members and humanity's oldest extant organization is a shadow of herself. Did all the former members of The Church live their lives without the vestiges of fundamentalism? No.
Ex-Catholics sought a fundamental belief system. They might have converted to Lutheranism or Anglicanism or Wesleyianism had not Protestantism followed a similar trajectory where the rainbow would displace the cross. Seeking the flooring that had been pulled out from under them, cradle Catholics filled up the pews at Kingdom Halls, Mormon temples and upstart Pentecostal churches. Many more would turn to politics.
Families who were avidly Catholic and nominally Democrat became avidly Democrat and nominally Catholic. The Democrat Party would alter their composition to quench the thirst of their members, assisting in their bias formation and bias confirmation. In due course, Leftism would drench every pore of Jefferson and Madison's love child.
Life was once more about practicing the faith, keeping the faith, defending the faith, and drawing others into the faith--the Faith in and of Leftism.
Fundamentalist groups all share certain characteristics. Irrefutability, the unification against a designated enemy, the rooting for proper noun over principle. Loyalty to proper noun explains how members of the Catholic Church could get away with sexual abuse perpetrated against her most innocent members. Both victim and witness thought it more important to serve the institution than the members of the institution. No sin, no matter how abhorrent, was as grievous as the sin of betrayal.
Today's Democrat lays witness to the misery and squalor that is Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, and most American cities. They tolerate the abuses of power, privilege, and money because to speak out would betray their tribe. Similarly, they don't address America's failed schools or the crimes committed by the past administration. Party is all.
A cult is a cult is a cult. Right?
Wrong. Religious cults are structurally different from political cults. Religious cults usually come equipped with a Hayflick limit. They institute reforms and revisions and then live with those alterations for a long time. Whatever is forbidden by the Amish was prohibited a long time ago. They might drive horse and buggy but they don't meet one year to prohibit buggy wheels and assemble the next year to prohibit horses.
Political cults are without a limiting factor. They are always at war. It is a war that cannot be lost and cannot be won but most importantly, it cannot be ended. The brutal religious wars of Europe gave way to centuries of peace between the belligerents. European political cults would surpass their religious predecessors in both bloodshed and fanaticism.
We are all fundamentalists but we are not all political fundamentalists. We settle our religious differences by self-segregation. That is not so easily done in the political realm. Political cults concern themselves with every aspect of their members--and worse, non-members--lives. Sports have become politicized. The weather has become politicized. Popular music. Entertainment. Literature. The grocery store. You name it.
Is there anything we can do to restore comity to the public square? Short answer: No.
We can do some damage control, however. As much as possible, we can self-segregate. Not easy, but we can try.
A better solution might be conscious fundamentalism. If a person entertains two belief systems, the more rigid system will win every time. Should we return to the narrow-minded to protect us from the mindless? It's an idea worth considering.
Friday, March 20, 2020
The Cultural Divide Reflected In People's Attitude Concerning Corona Virus
You can pick the newsies out of the crowd. They are gallantly enduring a Hiroshima situation as they diligently apply disinfectant to all stationary objects. Mainstream say be fearful and they gladly comply. Mainstream say call Corona, "Covid19" and all comply. Them viewers, they smart.
Those of us who do not trust the mockingbird media seem to be more concerned about the economy, the imposition of martial law, and the extinction of civil liberties. These divisions are in my workplace and they also span our country. The bluer the state, the more likely the sheep will support and comply with a remain sheltered order.
Is this what it takes for Anderson Cooper, et al, to regain their once hearty audiences. It seems to be working for now. Just cancel all sporting events, and concerts, all dart games, all art exhibits, all everything, and even Brian Williams can find an audience. Amazing.
Those of us who do not trust the mockingbird media seem to be more concerned about the economy, the imposition of martial law, and the extinction of civil liberties. These divisions are in my workplace and they also span our country. The bluer the state, the more likely the sheep will support and comply with a remain sheltered order.
Is this what it takes for Anderson Cooper, et al, to regain their once hearty audiences. It seems to be working for now. Just cancel all sporting events, and concerts, all dart games, all art exhibits, all everything, and even Brian Williams can find an audience. Amazing.
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