I think that this is the thing that’s starting to really get me about this crowd. The pure unashamed hypocrisy and contradictions, accompanied by zero self reflection or awareness.
“I love freedom of speech and expression! Now shut up and get out of my sight, gay people.”
“I care so much about the kids, so I’m supporting politicians that want to marry and fuck them.”
“I can’t stand these feminazis acting like all men are ok with rape, now excuse me while I listen to the latest sermon from Andrew Tate.”
“I’m sick of DEI ruining my precious meritocracy. That’s why I’m voting for an ex reality TV star to be my president and why I’ll defend him putting a news reader in charge of the military.”
I feel like I could actually go on and on and on with more examples of this if I really tried. And I know that we’re supposed to be kinder to these people or some shit, so that they don’t crap in their nappies and their temper tantrums and vote for even bigger pieces of shit next time. But at this point, tell me, how does one view these people as anything other than cruel, profoundly fucking stupid hypocrites?
how does one view these people as anything other than cruel, profoundly fucking stupid hypocrites?
Unfortunately, by also viewing them as victims. Humanity was not ready for the internet or multi-billion dollar media conglomerates, horizontally integrating across almost all sources of information in an endless stream of emotionally manipulative and intellectually degrading “content”.
Many of these people are profoundly fucking stupid hypocrites, but they weren’t born that way, they were made. Either as byproducts of greed seeking “engagement” and attention, and/or direct products of a deliberate decades-long effort to push society to the tipping point that it is facing right now.
A handful of powerful individuals and faceless corporations have manufactured the consent of the masses by dismantling and weaponizing education and communication.
They are responsible for taking fringe, outdated elements of society - people that are usually ignored, shunned, or left behind in times of progress - and instead gave them a platform, legitimacy, power, and a sense of community.
People like this were always a part of humanity, but it isn’t natural for there to be so fucking many of them all at once, all in one place. It usually requires incredible societal upheaval, like the aftermath of a “war to end all wars”.
But in the modern day? All it took was a steady influx of fear and hatred, experimentally perfected over the lifetime of radio, TV, and finally the internet.
All delivered by Murdoch, Koch, Zuck et al through the mouthpieces of complicit bastards like Limbaugh, Hannity, and Tate.
I think that this is the thing that’s starting to really get me about this crowd. The pure unashamed hypocrisy and contradictions, accompanied by zero self reflection or awareness.
“I love freedom of speech and expression! Now shut up and get out of my sight, gay people.” “I care so much about the kids, so I’m supporting politicians that want to marry and fuck them.” “I can’t stand these feminazis acting like all men are ok with rape, now excuse me while I listen to the latest sermon from Andrew Tate.” “I’m sick of DEI ruining my precious meritocracy. That’s why I’m voting for an ex reality TV star to be my president and why I’ll defend him putting a news reader in charge of the military.”
I feel like I could actually go on and on and on with more examples of this if I really tried. And I know that we’re supposed to be kinder to these people or some shit, so that they don’t crap in their nappies and their temper tantrums and vote for even bigger pieces of shit next time. But at this point, tell me, how does one view these people as anything other than cruel, profoundly fucking stupid hypocrites?
Unfortunately, by also viewing them as victims. Humanity was not ready for the internet or multi-billion dollar media conglomerates, horizontally integrating across almost all sources of information in an endless stream of emotionally manipulative and intellectually degrading “content”.
Many of these people are profoundly fucking stupid hypocrites, but they weren’t born that way, they were made. Either as byproducts of greed seeking “engagement” and attention, and/or direct products of a deliberate decades-long effort to push society to the tipping point that it is facing right now.
A handful of powerful individuals and faceless corporations have manufactured the consent of the masses by dismantling and weaponizing education and communication.
They are responsible for taking fringe, outdated elements of society - people that are usually ignored, shunned, or left behind in times of progress - and instead gave them a platform, legitimacy, power, and a sense of community.
People like this were always a part of humanity, but it isn’t natural for there to be so fucking many of them all at once, all in one place. It usually requires incredible societal upheaval, like the aftermath of a “war to end all wars”.
But in the modern day? All it took was a steady influx of fear and hatred, experimentally perfected over the lifetime of radio, TV, and finally the internet.
All delivered by Murdoch, Koch, Zuck et al through the mouthpieces of complicit bastards like Limbaugh, Hannity, and Tate.
Always remember who the real problems are.
It is just double speak
And she’s not even a doctor.