Becoming Unapologetic

When someone raises the subject of who or what is the first casualty in war, language is rarely mentioned. Most people do not recognize that having to curb language points to the fact that “truth” has already been assaulted and one side’s “truth” is accepted as “fact.”  

These people, who find themselves adjusting their language to fit the Zeitgeist, most often don’t even realize they are in a war and that one side is winning or has already won. Those of us who see through the fog of war often judge those who cannot. Social engineers are often the most cunning among us and craft narratives that circle the globe before we get a chance to debunk them. 

Becoming unapologetic in one’s communication is difficult. Those of us who stand for The Natural Order must be diligent in not allowing this to happen to us. Here’s an example I’d like to use as a jumping off point: 

This NPR headline has a couple of things to note. The quote, “I see good things about Hitler,” is obviously meant to not only make you click the link to the article, but to also trigger that part of your brain that has been programmed to react to the “most evil person to ever walk the planet.” But that’s secondary to the labeling of Alex Jones as a “conspiracy theorist.” 

How many of you have ever mentioned Alex Jones without throwing in a qualifier? “I know Alex Jones gets a lot wrong, but…” THAT is a perfect example of policing language. And it is clearly self-censorship. Hey, if you want to self-censor, you do you. But it may be a clever idea to examine why you are censoring YOUR OWN speech.  

I’ve been guilty of this in the past. I’ve examined past comments and concluded that I self-censored so I wouldn’t offend my “in-group.” Honestly, if you must censor yourself so as not to offend your friends and acquaintances, it may be time to find new ones. I had someone recently ask if I received pushback for hosting Thomas for 23 episodes of World War 2 revisionism where I never clutched my pearls and make statements like, “I don’t condone what the National Socialists did…,” yada yada, fuck off! Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto is one of the greatest treatises on the human condition ever written and I hope that I never made a “I know he killed people” qualification when I read the whole thing on my show. Same for State and Revolution by Lenin. 

Policing one’s own language is unmistakable evidence that you are neither free, nor in charge. Not being able to say “fuck” at work without consequence is not the same as not being able to mention Donald Trump around a “friend” without a qualification. I wonder how often we realize we do this. We are expected to act like children who know the limits of what they can get away with saying in front of their parents.  

I often use the phrase, “the slippery slope is undefeated.” What path will policing one’s speech lead to? Especially political speech. I would argue it’s the first step to tyranny and the one over which the overwhelming majority stumble. Be unapologetic. You may lose friends, but you may also wake them up.