Thanks so much for this, Lex - you speak to our souls! Here's an inspiring message that's making the rounds lately, from a French general who understands the heroic journey. His words speak to all facets of the present times, the times we see the mythic battles come to life again, when we understand why the classic tales are retold. He sounds a bit like you!!
"Even if I were fully vaccinated, I would admire the unvaccinated for standing up to the greatest pressure I have ever seen, including from spouses, parents, children, friends, colleagues, and doctors.
People who have been capable of such personality, courage, and such critical ability undoubtedly embody the best of humanity.
They are found everywhere, in all ages, levels of education, countries, and opinions.
They are of a particular kind; these are the soldiers that any army of light wishes to have in its ranks.
They are the parents that every child wishes to have and the children that every parent dreams of having.
They are beings above the average of their societies; they are the essence of the peoples who have built all cultures and conquered horizons.
They are there, by your side, they seem normal, but they are superheroes.
They did what others could not do; they were the tree that withstood the hurricane of insults, discrimination, and social exclusion.
And they did it because they thought they were alone and believed they were alone.
Excluded from their families’ Christmas tables, they have never seen anything so cruel. They lost their jobs, let their careers sink, and had no more money… but they didn’t care. They suffered immeasurable discrimination, denunciations, betrayals, and humiliation… but they continued.
Never before in humanity has there been such a casting; we now know who the resisters are on planet Earth. Women, men, old, young, rich, poor, of all races and all religions, the unvaccinated, the chosen ones of the invisible ark, the only ones who managed to resist when everything fell apart. Collapsed.
You’ve passed an unimaginable test that many of the toughest marines, commandos, green berets, astronauts, and geniuses couldn’t pass.
You are made of the stuff of the greatest that ever lived, those heroes born among ordinary men who shine in the dark.”
I've seen that quote, but not the attribution. I looked up General Blanchon, and he is a real person, which is refreshing.
I have a lot to say about the specific methods of behavioral psychology and marketing that were used to promote the shots. I'll be posting about that soon!
I'm looking forward to hearing your insights. I find the attraction to the shots very weird- it's like a junkie thing, isn't it? And people who have the obsessive/compulsive germ phobias (who've always been around) remind me of Lady MacBeth, and (like the dear lady), there's a strong aggression underlying the "poor me." I don't know much about psych or marketing, but it feels like a deep sense of collective guilt, and fear of an enemy that's actually very close to home, but that can't be faced, so the fear wanders off chasing shadows instead. We're all social creatures, and being part of a collective is natural to us. It's not a bad thing itself, but one has to preserve autonomy and pay attention to who's driving the bus. I believe a lot of people have given up parts of their souls to a collective and are becoming dimly aware that something is terribly wrong but they don't know what to do. Even worse for those who don't believe the soul even exists. The question is- are the psychopaths at the top mentally ill in these ways and transferring it to their followers, or are they just evil and deliberately exploiting the mental illness of their followers?
I actually grew up in a very germ-phobic household. My dad would cringe when somebody sneezed, and my mom hasn't eaten food prepared by another person in probably 35 years. So, for them (and, I suspect for other actual germphobes), the Covid fear mongering didn't change much about their behavior. It was the people who had NEVER thought about washing their hands before they ate or thought twice about someone coughing next to them that really freaked out.
Although some percentage of the population seems to have been permanently traumatized, I am very happy to see that most people have reverted to their previous norms. Once again, I see people eating finger food with unwashed hands and packing themselves into spaces crowded with strangers, seemingly with little to no anxiety.
That's my personal opinion. As far as psychological research and marketing techniques go, there was a lot of very systematic (and largely conventional) work that went into promoting the cover narrative in the exact same way that any other policy or product would be promoted. I'm working on that article now!
Myths are true, as I see it, not because they are a good story, which most are, but because they reflect some deeper truth about reality. It is like seeing The Matrix when it first came out. It was clearly science fiction. However, as its truth emerged as a reflection of the real world, it could be seen more as science fact. The question therefore is not what is myth, but how should a myth be represented in the actions of those who believe and trust in those myths. For this is where these narrative connect with reality.
Thanks so much for this, Lex - you speak to our souls! Here's an inspiring message that's making the rounds lately, from a French general who understands the heroic journey. His words speak to all facets of the present times, the times we see the mythic battles come to life again, when we understand why the classic tales are retold. He sounds a bit like you!!
"Even if I were fully vaccinated, I would admire the unvaccinated for standing up to the greatest pressure I have ever seen, including from spouses, parents, children, friends, colleagues, and doctors.
People who have been capable of such personality, courage, and such critical ability undoubtedly embody the best of humanity.
They are found everywhere, in all ages, levels of education, countries, and opinions.
They are of a particular kind; these are the soldiers that any army of light wishes to have in its ranks.
They are the parents that every child wishes to have and the children that every parent dreams of having.
They are beings above the average of their societies; they are the essence of the peoples who have built all cultures and conquered horizons.
They are there, by your side, they seem normal, but they are superheroes.
They did what others could not do; they were the tree that withstood the hurricane of insults, discrimination, and social exclusion.
And they did it because they thought they were alone and believed they were alone.
Excluded from their families’ Christmas tables, they have never seen anything so cruel. They lost their jobs, let their careers sink, and had no more money… but they didn’t care. They suffered immeasurable discrimination, denunciations, betrayals, and humiliation… but they continued.
Never before in humanity has there been such a casting; we now know who the resisters are on planet Earth. Women, men, old, young, rich, poor, of all races and all religions, the unvaccinated, the chosen ones of the invisible ark, the only ones who managed to resist when everything fell apart. Collapsed.
You’ve passed an unimaginable test that many of the toughest marines, commandos, green berets, astronauts, and geniuses couldn’t pass.
You are made of the stuff of the greatest that ever lived, those heroes born among ordinary men who shine in the dark.”
—French General Christian Blanchon
Thank you for the kind words, Sky!
I've seen that quote, but not the attribution. I looked up General Blanchon, and he is a real person, which is refreshing.
I have a lot to say about the specific methods of behavioral psychology and marketing that were used to promote the shots. I'll be posting about that soon!
I'm looking forward to hearing your insights. I find the attraction to the shots very weird- it's like a junkie thing, isn't it? And people who have the obsessive/compulsive germ phobias (who've always been around) remind me of Lady MacBeth, and (like the dear lady), there's a strong aggression underlying the "poor me." I don't know much about psych or marketing, but it feels like a deep sense of collective guilt, and fear of an enemy that's actually very close to home, but that can't be faced, so the fear wanders off chasing shadows instead. We're all social creatures, and being part of a collective is natural to us. It's not a bad thing itself, but one has to preserve autonomy and pay attention to who's driving the bus. I believe a lot of people have given up parts of their souls to a collective and are becoming dimly aware that something is terribly wrong but they don't know what to do. Even worse for those who don't believe the soul even exists. The question is- are the psychopaths at the top mentally ill in these ways and transferring it to their followers, or are they just evil and deliberately exploiting the mental illness of their followers?
I actually grew up in a very germ-phobic household. My dad would cringe when somebody sneezed, and my mom hasn't eaten food prepared by another person in probably 35 years. So, for them (and, I suspect for other actual germphobes), the Covid fear mongering didn't change much about their behavior. It was the people who had NEVER thought about washing their hands before they ate or thought twice about someone coughing next to them that really freaked out.
Although some percentage of the population seems to have been permanently traumatized, I am very happy to see that most people have reverted to their previous norms. Once again, I see people eating finger food with unwashed hands and packing themselves into spaces crowded with strangers, seemingly with little to no anxiety.
That's my personal opinion. As far as psychological research and marketing techniques go, there was a lot of very systematic (and largely conventional) work that went into promoting the cover narrative in the exact same way that any other policy or product would be promoted. I'm working on that article now!
Myths are true, as I see it, not because they are a good story, which most are, but because they reflect some deeper truth about reality. It is like seeing The Matrix when it first came out. It was clearly science fiction. However, as its truth emerged as a reflection of the real world, it could be seen more as science fact. The question therefore is not what is myth, but how should a myth be represented in the actions of those who believe and trust in those myths. For this is where these narrative connect with reality.