With the advent of social media, the concept of the "current thing’ has become evident to more people as they realize that what was formerly called "the 24-hour news cycle" has been condensed to 5 minutes. However, there are certain "current things" that the regime in charge wants us to focus on for months or, in some cases, years (Ukraine, COVID). It’s a given that the mockingbird media will go into full blitz mode when it comes to the regime’s "current thing," but what the phenomenon of social media has revealed is that a set portion of the population will quickly become sycophants for the regime as well. And those who advocate for the powers-that-be have a trump card at the ready for any argument you make that counters the narrative they’ve bought into.
Progs and bugmen calling people immoral... What can you do but laugh. The commandments of Moloch, Mammon and Beelzebub aren't particularly useful to anyone who likes civilization.
Pete, not directly related but I started reading Imperium finally and am about 140 pages in. Honestly the book is incredible with how quickly it gets to the point and lays it out, it could have been written yesterday to some degree with how perfectly he hits on all the problems. And to think it's just been sitting around for 70 years mostly neglected. I know you suggest and mention a lot of works for our elucidation but Imperium feels more like required reading.
Also liked this one from Bretigne Shaffer, You're Unlikely To Go Wrong Assuming Everything The Mainstream Media Says About Alternative Medicine Is False. The title says it all.
Online, no one hears your rebuttals either, they only arrive late to witness the intellectual pistol-whipping you may be doling out. They only see what appears to be a bully, further bolstering their sense of moral superiority.
Progs and bugmen calling people immoral... What can you do but laugh. The commandments of Moloch, Mammon and Beelzebub aren't particularly useful to anyone who likes civilization.
Pete, not directly related but I started reading Imperium finally and am about 140 pages in. Honestly the book is incredible with how quickly it gets to the point and lays it out, it could have been written yesterday to some degree with how perfectly he hits on all the problems. And to think it's just been sitting around for 70 years mostly neglected. I know you suggest and mention a lot of works for our elucidation but Imperium feels more like required reading.
Also liked this one from Bretigne Shaffer, You're Unlikely To Go Wrong Assuming Everything The Mainstream Media Says About Alternative Medicine Is False. The title says it all.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bretigne/p/youre-unlikely-to-go-wrong-assuming?r=berfq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Online, no one hears your rebuttals either, they only arrive late to witness the intellectual pistol-whipping you may be doling out. They only see what appears to be a bully, further bolstering their sense of moral superiority.
Well said, Pete!
Thank you, Pete!
Have you read this? https://open.substack.com/pub/richardhanania/p/why-the-media-is-honest-and-good?r=b5zww&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post