The censorship itself, that's not the worst evil. The worst evil is -- and that's the product of censorship -- is the self-censorship, because that twists spines, that destroys my character because I have to think something else and say something else, I have to always control myself. I am stopping to being honest, I am becoming hypocrite -- and that's what they wanted, they wanted everybody to feel guilty.
Yes, I keep finding myself evaluating if it's worth saying what I think here and risk of being closed down or keep the page alive and provide an opportunity for people to meet and think together!
It's like walking on egshells on a fine line over thin ice! :)
For the time being, I think, I have managed to retain my personal integrity as far as such a thing is possible. All I can say is what the guy who fell out a window from the 100th floor and kept telling himself all the way down, "So far, so good."
“It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact goes unchallenged.”
— Bruce Babbitt
“But everybody’s afraid to take physical action because we tend to be optimists. We tend to hope for the best, as we do right now. We hope that this will blow over, and maybe it will. But it boils down to what will you do, maybe five minutes from now, when you’re confronted one-on-one with an apparatchik from the State who gives you an order.”
The truth is never popular, but I don't consider myself the Oracle for the Truth. I tend to be quite reliable, but if I were one of my readers, I wouldn't bet on following my ideas for preserving my life and my identity, even if my ideas are 98% correct. Only the person can be responsible for their own decisions. This site is journalism and not the Fountain of Eternal Wisdom! :)
The Barnett article also touches upon the subject. For some reason, he and I have been saying pretty much the same (not in everything, but we are close), although I discovered him well after I had written down my thoughts and published my articles. He confirmed my stances, but never gave me any new ideas, but I noticed he published about the same problem as I had with not much delay. I don't think it's plagiarism: all these things are in the air; one only has to grasp and verbalize them! :)
In my experience, hope takes the person out of the present, disabling him quite a bit.
Still, it is essential to prepare for future events with decisions for which there will be no time, when the time comes:
WHO takes on C.S. for what he's shown to have a competancy in regarding past events for their behavioral insights team, I wonder why. Corbett gives you some of his recent assignments in the past decade on shutting down dissent, declaring him a winner. I am just making some simple connections, nothing concrete if tht is what you need, I don't have it.
Most people don't like thinking, or at least they don't like thinking deeply which for me, is REAL thinking. Also, those who may think deeply can and do lie to themselves and fail to challenge their prejudices and biases and preconceived notions and in so doing, deep thinking is transformed into a hunt for validation versus a quest for greater understanding.
Take the whole spectacle of Alex Jones and Infowars. Infowars is baby food. It's Gerber. It's predigested veggies and meats and fruits tainted with toxins so all you have to do is swallow. No chewing required. Think about the morons who harassed the Sandy Hook victims' families based on Infowars "reporting." There was no thinking going on. There was Alex Jones and Infowars manipulating people with conspiracy garbage in order to sell them nutraceuticals and make tens of millions of dollars exploiting their naivete.
When I used to teach, I told my students at the first class of the semester that most people can only think one step ahead. "If I do this, what happens?" is a good example. I said I was expecting them to develop the ability to go at least one step further: "Okay, then what?"
Anybody, who is not willing to write down what they claim, in my opinion, is suspicious. I am difficult to manipulate, but even I hardly ever watch videos; spend 95% of my time collecting information from written sources. Reading gives me enough time to think. While I am a rapid reader, I spend a considerable amount of time digesting what I read. I could do a 100 or more pages an hour, but I prefer to settle for 25, because processing good information is a trillion times more important than "reading everything."
Couldn't agree more about Alex Jones. When I took a look at his stuff last time about two years ago, the quality seemed to fluctuate to the point that it made me nervous. As I'm not a masochist, I stopped considering his materials. There are better things out there.
Sandy Hooks is a different topic. It could make a good one for one of the following weekends. There are weird similarities between SH and the last "school shooting."
Goodness that’s why I read and reread slowly to in order to better read the writer, get into the shoes and perspective and context of the writer.
Going fast through a book, like a fiction Michael Creiton pretty much zips by as a TVShow. It’s been a while since I’ve read a quickie 😝. Examining the world that I find myself in has overtaken my interest.
The censorship itself, that's not the worst evil. The worst evil is -- and that's the product of censorship -- is the self-censorship, because that twists spines, that destroys my character because I have to think something else and say something else, I have to always control myself. I am stopping to being honest, I am becoming hypocrite -- and that's what they wanted, they wanted everybody to feel guilty.
MILOS FORMAN
Yes, I keep finding myself evaluating if it's worth saying what I think here and risk of being closed down or keep the page alive and provide an opportunity for people to meet and think together!
It's like walking on egshells on a fine line over thin ice! :)
For the time being, I think, I have managed to retain my personal integrity as far as such a thing is possible. All I can say is what the guy who fell out a window from the 100th floor and kept telling himself all the way down, "So far, so good."
“It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact goes unchallenged.”
— Bruce Babbitt
“But everybody’s afraid to take physical action because we tend to be optimists. We tend to hope for the best, as we do right now. We hope that this will blow over, and maybe it will. But it boils down to what will you do, maybe five minutes from now, when you’re confronted one-on-one with an apparatchik from the State who gives you an order.”
--Doug Casey
The truth is never popular, but I don't consider myself the Oracle for the Truth. I tend to be quite reliable, but if I were one of my readers, I wouldn't bet on following my ideas for preserving my life and my identity, even if my ideas are 98% correct. Only the person can be responsible for their own decisions. This site is journalism and not the Fountain of Eternal Wisdom! :)
The Barnett article also touches upon the subject. For some reason, he and I have been saying pretty much the same (not in everything, but we are close), although I discovered him well after I had written down my thoughts and published my articles. He confirmed my stances, but never gave me any new ideas, but I noticed he published about the same problem as I had with not much delay. I don't think it's plagiarism: all these things are in the air; one only has to grasp and verbalize them! :)
In my experience, hope takes the person out of the present, disabling him quite a bit.
Still, it is essential to prepare for future events with decisions for which there will be no time, when the time comes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2ci9CyiwI
Mind infiltration blitzkreig in action prevents thinking? https://www.bi.team/people/cass-r-sunstein/
https://www.minds.com/CorbettReport/blog/sunstein-won-cognitive-infiltration-of-the-alternative-media-1283971671316762628
Please, explain what you mean and also the reason for your links.
To me, anyone with any worldwide acknowledgement is suspicious, but I'm open for listening...
WHO takes on C.S. for what he's shown to have a competancy in regarding past events for their behavioral insights team, I wonder why. Corbett gives you some of his recent assignments in the past decade on shutting down dissent, declaring him a winner. I am just making some simple connections, nothing concrete if tht is what you need, I don't have it.
Thank you for the explanation! :)
Most people don't like thinking, or at least they don't like thinking deeply which for me, is REAL thinking. Also, those who may think deeply can and do lie to themselves and fail to challenge their prejudices and biases and preconceived notions and in so doing, deep thinking is transformed into a hunt for validation versus a quest for greater understanding.
Take the whole spectacle of Alex Jones and Infowars. Infowars is baby food. It's Gerber. It's predigested veggies and meats and fruits tainted with toxins so all you have to do is swallow. No chewing required. Think about the morons who harassed the Sandy Hook victims' families based on Infowars "reporting." There was no thinking going on. There was Alex Jones and Infowars manipulating people with conspiracy garbage in order to sell them nutraceuticals and make tens of millions of dollars exploiting their naivete.
When I used to teach, I told my students at the first class of the semester that most people can only think one step ahead. "If I do this, what happens?" is a good example. I said I was expecting them to develop the ability to go at least one step further: "Okay, then what?"
Anybody, who is not willing to write down what they claim, in my opinion, is suspicious. I am difficult to manipulate, but even I hardly ever watch videos; spend 95% of my time collecting information from written sources. Reading gives me enough time to think. While I am a rapid reader, I spend a considerable amount of time digesting what I read. I could do a 100 or more pages an hour, but I prefer to settle for 25, because processing good information is a trillion times more important than "reading everything."
Couldn't agree more about Alex Jones. When I took a look at his stuff last time about two years ago, the quality seemed to fluctuate to the point that it made me nervous. As I'm not a masochist, I stopped considering his materials. There are better things out there.
Sandy Hooks is a different topic. It could make a good one for one of the following weekends. There are weird similarities between SH and the last "school shooting."
Goodness that’s why I read and reread slowly to in order to better read the writer, get into the shoes and perspective and context of the writer.
Going fast through a book, like a fiction Michael Creiton pretty much zips by as a TVShow. It’s been a while since I’ve read a quickie 😝. Examining the world that I find myself in has overtaken my interest.