I am skeptical of this one but hey, I turned off my phone because that is a pretty easy thing to do. I also have my modem/router wrapped in a shroud. I do think some conspiracy theories are psy ops, but I refuse to shame anyone for believing in any of them, especially after the past few years.
I spend most of my media time in a Jimmy Dore/ Max Blumenthal/ Trish Wood/ CHD/ Wesley Yang/ Bret Weinstein/ Kim Iversen/ Clifton Duncan/ Matt Taibbi/ Walter Kirn nexus. I'm always surprised to find that a lot of people still consider that media nexus and those corresponding ideas "beyond the pale." That's what I find shocking.
I've had the "flat earther" and "lizard people believer" and "anti-Semite" labels flung at me for doing something as benign as posting my support for RFK, Jr. on my Facebook page (this by supposed "friends" who think they have an "own" with a CNN headline or a Reuters fact check). I'd much rather hang out with people who are open to counter narratives. I have even met (again, to my surprise) some highly intelligent flat earthers (https://hxlibraries.substack.com/p/behind-the-curve-and-outside-the/comments) and although I'm not sold on that one (and had assumed it was a psy op), we do keep learning entirely new concepts about space, so I will give them that.
There are some young up-and-comers from across the political spectrum who I think are doing really interesting work in regard to questioning narratives on podcasts such as PsyOp Cinema, Rare Candy, and Subliminal Jihad. They seem to me like dream students in that they are self-motivated to do a lot of in-depth research on various subjects. Not sure if that is still something the educational system is encouraging.
I didn’t expect much to happen, and even less so after all the hoopla, but I turned off my phone and enjoyed some time outside and it was lovely.
Like you, I have friends who believe a whole range of things that I may or may not agree with… and some that I don’t know enough about to have an opinion on. I’m more concerned with what we expect of other people and how we treat other people, regardless of their beliefs.
I have changed my mind on some "conspiracy theories" in terms of initially writing them off and then, as more evidence presented itself, finding them more credible. So I always keep that in mind.
Ironically, if it was okay in general society to say something like "vaccines have never been tested against placebos" without people losing their minds, I probably never would have had much contact with a lot of additional conspiracy theories.
Rolling Stone! Ugghh! I still remember when it was a must read for counter culture kids like me who thought with our love (and the right combination of drugs) we were going to change the world. What happened that turned them, Mother Jones and others into cheerleaders for the establishment? In today’s Kennedy Beacon Nikko House dives into the dark world of Mockingbird journalism revealing who’s calling the shots and why. This is, although scary, one of the best overviews of the slimy way the mainstream narrative is being used to brainwash anyone who isn’t careful enough to ask questions. The only hope is watching our numbers soar as fewer folks than ever trust a word they say. https://open.substack.com/pub/thekennedybeacon/p/how-two-of-hollywoods-top-talent?r=59dck&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Thanks. I’ll check it out. I actually have not explored this topic at all. I was just pointing out how many these things are conflated to undermine the credibility of anyone making an “outside the lines” claim.
Sometimes some of us free critical thinkers can be our own worst enemy. I appreciate Jason Shurkas insight and I believe his heart is in the right place, but if the the powers that be are going to do something really bad. I don’t think they would warn us in advance. They’ve already poisoned our food and medical institutions. Not to mention the public school system which indoctrinates children on what to think and not how to think. Please bear in mind that the monsters in power are coming for us
I am skeptical of this one but hey, I turned off my phone because that is a pretty easy thing to do. I also have my modem/router wrapped in a shroud. I do think some conspiracy theories are psy ops, but I refuse to shame anyone for believing in any of them, especially after the past few years.
I spend most of my media time in a Jimmy Dore/ Max Blumenthal/ Trish Wood/ CHD/ Wesley Yang/ Bret Weinstein/ Kim Iversen/ Clifton Duncan/ Matt Taibbi/ Walter Kirn nexus. I'm always surprised to find that a lot of people still consider that media nexus and those corresponding ideas "beyond the pale." That's what I find shocking.
I've had the "flat earther" and "lizard people believer" and "anti-Semite" labels flung at me for doing something as benign as posting my support for RFK, Jr. on my Facebook page (this by supposed "friends" who think they have an "own" with a CNN headline or a Reuters fact check). I'd much rather hang out with people who are open to counter narratives. I have even met (again, to my surprise) some highly intelligent flat earthers (https://hxlibraries.substack.com/p/behind-the-curve-and-outside-the/comments) and although I'm not sold on that one (and had assumed it was a psy op), we do keep learning entirely new concepts about space, so I will give them that.
There are some young up-and-comers from across the political spectrum who I think are doing really interesting work in regard to questioning narratives on podcasts such as PsyOp Cinema, Rare Candy, and Subliminal Jihad. They seem to me like dream students in that they are self-motivated to do a lot of in-depth research on various subjects. Not sure if that is still something the educational system is encouraging.
I didn’t expect much to happen, and even less so after all the hoopla, but I turned off my phone and enjoyed some time outside and it was lovely.
Like you, I have friends who believe a whole range of things that I may or may not agree with… and some that I don’t know enough about to have an opinion on. I’m more concerned with what we expect of other people and how we treat other people, regardless of their beliefs.
I have changed my mind on some "conspiracy theories" in terms of initially writing them off and then, as more evidence presented itself, finding them more credible. So I always keep that in mind.
Ironically, if it was okay in general society to say something like "vaccines have never been tested against placebos" without people losing their minds, I probably never would have had much contact with a lot of additional conspiracy theories.
Rolling Stone! Ugghh! I still remember when it was a must read for counter culture kids like me who thought with our love (and the right combination of drugs) we were going to change the world. What happened that turned them, Mother Jones and others into cheerleaders for the establishment? In today’s Kennedy Beacon Nikko House dives into the dark world of Mockingbird journalism revealing who’s calling the shots and why. This is, although scary, one of the best overviews of the slimy way the mainstream narrative is being used to brainwash anyone who isn’t careful enough to ask questions. The only hope is watching our numbers soar as fewer folks than ever trust a word they say. https://open.substack.com/pub/thekennedybeacon/p/how-two-of-hollywoods-top-talent?r=59dck&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Thanks for sharing. I’ll take a look!
When someone can explain to me where the universe began and when time ends, I’ll be willing to accept the possibility that the earth is flat.
Ironically, the earth is flat.
https://rumble.com/v3i5kh4-the-flat-earth-reality-is-what-your-eyes-actually-see-6h-docu-eric-dubay.html
I once read this logical thought, "If the earth was flat cats would have knocked everything off it by now."
Thanks. I’ll check it out. I actually have not explored this topic at all. I was just pointing out how many these things are conflated to undermine the credibility of anyone making an “outside the lines” claim.
Sometimes some of us free critical thinkers can be our own worst enemy. I appreciate Jason Shurkas insight and I believe his heart is in the right place, but if the the powers that be are going to do something really bad. I don’t think they would warn us in advance. They’ve already poisoned our food and medical institutions. Not to mention the public school system which indoctrinates children on what to think and not how to think. Please bear in mind that the monsters in power are coming for us