I think there's a large body of reasonable people getting sick of some of the NPIs who do no agree with mandates or passports, but go along to get along. Only a small minority who are rabid passport / vaccine advocates. Part of the problem is political capture by pharma and media capture by politics / pharma.
I am at the point now where I think we fight fire with fire, and generate a greater fear than the one(s) already part of the zeitgeist. Mainly because I do not think rational, reasoned discourse is really going to shift the needle enough to get us off this death spiral of control by corrupt actors.
A lot of people have and continue to consume daily doses of MSM lies, half truths, and outright propaganda. Many are unreachable and in the face of new or differing information they turn away or become angry. It seems that it is easier to con some people than it is to convince them they have been conned.
For me it seems best to focus energy on those who know me enough and trust my judgement in other areas and to focus it on those who still have at least a bit of an open mind.
Another excellent post, Sarah! I agree with you about the Brownstone Institute. I was thrilled to discover them. We need sources like that with very credible scientists and researchers and with a secular approach, so as to be as inclusive as possible.
I think there's a large body of reasonable people getting sick of some of the NPIs who do no agree with mandates or passports, but go along to get along. Only a small minority who are rabid passport / vaccine advocates. Part of the problem is political capture by pharma and media capture by politics / pharma.
I am at the point now where I think we fight fire with fire, and generate a greater fear than the one(s) already part of the zeitgeist. Mainly because I do not think rational, reasoned discourse is really going to shift the needle enough to get us off this death spiral of control by corrupt actors.
A lot of people have and continue to consume daily doses of MSM lies, half truths, and outright propaganda. Many are unreachable and in the face of new or differing information they turn away or become angry. It seems that it is easier to con some people than it is to convince them they have been conned.
For me it seems best to focus energy on those who know me enough and trust my judgement in other areas and to focus it on those who still have at least a bit of an open mind.
Another excellent post, Sarah! I agree with you about the Brownstone Institute. I was thrilled to discover them. We need sources like that with very credible scientists and researchers and with a secular approach, so as to be as inclusive as possible.