Great analysis. I’m a bit past the conspiracy moderate but not totally black pilled. To be honest, I am quite depressed about everything. Having grown up believing most of what I read/heard/saw, I now find it very hard to believe or trust anything or anybody. I’m a Christian so do trust and believe in God but that’s about it. It’s good to know there are others that feel pretty much the same so it makes life a little less lonely.
Thanks Maggie. I am similar. To be honest I drafted this a while ago, my 'England is Lost Forever' piece is more where I am now! How to proceed is the question. Perhaps I'll write something on that.
You're certainly not on your own, Maggie. Lots grew up like us fully buying in to the narrative that in the "free west", differing ideas were debated, dissected, debunked or accepted. It's what differentiated us from the groupthink that emanated from behind the iron curtain, for example.
Then, there were genuine investigative mainstream journalists like Woodward and Bernstein, Pilger, Jonathan Dimbleby, whose work was almost completely about exposing wrongdoings in "high places".
Today, people like them are shunned by the mainstream, marginalised as crackpot by the vocal and powerful authoritarians, who have almost completely captured the mainstream broadcast media, who then in turn, peddle the *approved* narrative.
The Berlin wall came down, but it appears that groupthink survived the demolition.
I agree with you that the current situation looks a bit bleak, like being stood on the "dry side" of the Hoover dam, watching cracks appear in the concrete with just a bucket in your hand, but as Nick alludes to above, and to plagiarise Robert Shaw in "Jaws", we're just going to need more buckets.
I suppose my biggest reason for hope is that all this current woke bollocks is a very,very broad church,
just the same as our political groupings are in the UK, made up of factions within broad party banners.
A mere glance at today's broken parliament highlights this, as plain as day. Change is certainly coming in UK politics because the differences between the factions of each party are stronger than the glue trying to hold them together.
However, not all our MP's are idealistic titans. Some are there to use it to further their profile, make decent money, get a gig on daytime TV, get a spot on Celebrity Squares, do after dinner/motivational speeches, high profile board level employment, etc etc.
Now take those last two paragraphs there, and think about putting it in the context of some of those within the *social justice movement* (or Prince Harry, for that matter).
Good read Nick mate. The original matrix film was absolutely brilliant when it came out yeah, absolutely set the standard.
I would say I was the moderate, I was only red pulled out whatever when covid happened but I'm not too mental about everything haha. Some people are getting too much yeah, I can see it as a dangerous pursuit personally, obviously I am also a "pureblood haha" but some people are going a bit too anti vax, I would say.
Great analysis. I’m a bit past the conspiracy moderate but not totally black pilled. To be honest, I am quite depressed about everything. Having grown up believing most of what I read/heard/saw, I now find it very hard to believe or trust anything or anybody. I’m a Christian so do trust and believe in God but that’s about it. It’s good to know there are others that feel pretty much the same so it makes life a little less lonely.
Thanks Maggie. I am similar. To be honest I drafted this a while ago, my 'England is Lost Forever' piece is more where I am now! How to proceed is the question. Perhaps I'll write something on that.
You're certainly not on your own, Maggie. Lots grew up like us fully buying in to the narrative that in the "free west", differing ideas were debated, dissected, debunked or accepted. It's what differentiated us from the groupthink that emanated from behind the iron curtain, for example.
Then, there were genuine investigative mainstream journalists like Woodward and Bernstein, Pilger, Jonathan Dimbleby, whose work was almost completely about exposing wrongdoings in "high places".
Today, people like them are shunned by the mainstream, marginalised as crackpot by the vocal and powerful authoritarians, who have almost completely captured the mainstream broadcast media, who then in turn, peddle the *approved* narrative.
The Berlin wall came down, but it appears that groupthink survived the demolition.
I agree with you that the current situation looks a bit bleak, like being stood on the "dry side" of the Hoover dam, watching cracks appear in the concrete with just a bucket in your hand, but as Nick alludes to above, and to plagiarise Robert Shaw in "Jaws", we're just going to need more buckets.
I suppose my biggest reason for hope is that all this current woke bollocks is a very,very broad church,
just the same as our political groupings are in the UK, made up of factions within broad party banners.
A mere glance at today's broken parliament highlights this, as plain as day. Change is certainly coming in UK politics because the differences between the factions of each party are stronger than the glue trying to hold them together.
However, not all our MP's are idealistic titans. Some are there to use it to further their profile, make decent money, get a gig on daytime TV, get a spot on Celebrity Squares, do after dinner/motivational speeches, high profile board level employment, etc etc.
Now take those last two paragraphs there, and think about putting it in the context of some of those within the *social justice movement* (or Prince Harry, for that matter).
There is hope. Just keep on spreading the word.
Well written. It sums up how I feel. It's a strange land to inhabit. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Nigel!
Good read Nick mate. The original matrix film was absolutely brilliant when it came out yeah, absolutely set the standard.
I would say I was the moderate, I was only red pulled out whatever when covid happened but I'm not too mental about everything haha. Some people are getting too much yeah, I can see it as a dangerous pursuit personally, obviously I am also a "pureblood haha" but some people are going a bit too anti vax, I would say.