“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command”. ~ George Orwell 1984
Posted by Exeter232
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command”. ~ George Orwell 1984
Posted by Exeter232
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I don’t think they seem shocked. It’s entirely performative rituals with each other to affirm that it’s okay to keep rejecting all the bad information that would make them feel wrong, ignorant or ashamed, and it’s good to hate the ‘elites’ for lying to them.
Trump and MAGA are a political movement based on resentment against ‘elites’ and those different. Not a movement that cares what’s actually true and works.
January 6th riot is the same story.
We were all trapped at home in lockdowns, with 24-hour news channels covering the entire thing live.
There were producers for news channels scrambling to cover as much of it in real time as best they could.
It was fucking live action cops. Don’t tell me what I did and didn’t see.
It fails? I’ve seen it fuckin working
I worked in a big city. I saw the mobile morgues parked outside hospitals. How about that ventilator shortage? Remember that? Can’t fool me. I lost two family members to Covid.
MAGA then: “It was all fake! Just Antifa actors pushing the big lie!”
MAGA now: “Why did Fauci let it happen?”
I always wonder what these people would say if you gave them truth serum or had them tied up in Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth. Would they be like, “Yes, I lied. They’re all lies. I do it for money. Lots of money.” Or are they true believers of their own bullshit?
They can’t even find Mitch McConnell.
Left working at a retirement community just as Covid was ramping up. They were using one of the conference centers and an event space for patient overflow for the county and it was just getting started.
There’s just something about people’s faith in things they want to believe to be true. People are easily manipulated, and our brains are easily broken and fooled. As much as it sucks, and I hate it, it seems that the truth is just a lie that hasn’t been repeated enough times yet, and the truth is just a lie that hasn’t been repeated enough times yet, but also the truth is just a lie that hasn’t been repeated enough times yet.