Good article! But "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition" was from Monty Python, not Mel Brooks. The battle for the hearts and minds of the ambivalent 1/3 continues, and I'm optimistic. The censorship simply isn't working very well- there's too much information out there, the matrix of lies has gone too far, and more people have been harmed by having "gone along with the thing." Since humans are social creatures, some level of authoritarianism is to be expected, but there's a limit to the personal damage most people will tolerate before rejecting the authority. Perhaps it will collapse, and life will become more local, with local authorities.
I'm here through a link on another substack. Excellent summary of experiments showing human behavior....I knew about a couple of them but not the others. I'm currently reading a fascinating book called "Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Batallion 11 and the Final Solution in Poland" by Christopher Browning. It's a chilling and sickening read, actually, but it illustrates some of the things mentioned in your article.
This is actually a brilliant article and explains so much about what's happening in our world. I've already shared it in the comments in two other substacks.
Good article! But "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition" was from Monty Python, not Mel Brooks. The battle for the hearts and minds of the ambivalent 1/3 continues, and I'm optimistic. The censorship simply isn't working very well- there's too much information out there, the matrix of lies has gone too far, and more people have been harmed by having "gone along with the thing." Since humans are social creatures, some level of authoritarianism is to be expected, but there's a limit to the personal damage most people will tolerate before rejecting the authority. Perhaps it will collapse, and life will become more local, with local authorities.
"It's always easier to convince someone when yours is the only voice they hear."
That is why They want the masses under permanent house arrest with most communications between individuals on screens controlled by Their AI.
I'm here through a link on another substack. Excellent summary of experiments showing human behavior....I knew about a couple of them but not the others. I'm currently reading a fascinating book called "Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Batallion 11 and the Final Solution in Poland" by Christopher Browning. It's a chilling and sickening read, actually, but it illustrates some of the things mentioned in your article.
This is actually a brilliant article and explains so much about what's happening in our world. I've already shared it in the comments in two other substacks.