Something is at war with us, “us” being regular citizens who want things to work and to be left alone. We’re slow to react because we think in terms of nations. Our enemies are mafias that wear our governments like a cloak to defeat our eyes, and fly our flags to disarm our minds
These hidden mafias partner in ways that nations wouldn’t, and they fight over things we don’t expect—because they aren’t nations. They don’t care about us, or our national identities, except as tools. Tools that are valuable, but in the end, disposable. Our rights are obstacles.
They manipulate us into doing their bidding. Most visible activity of these mafias is done by people who have no idea what they’ve partnered with. That element of the game is messy, but not difficult. They shape our understanding and create niches which people discover and fill.
This is why our social media environment is such a disaster. The generality of our awareness must be kept below a threshold. If too many people become aware of too much, the control structure breaks. The bots, sock puppets and useful idiots are a vital asset of these mafias.
Our perceptions can be shaped because our public truth-seeking institutions are all compromised.
That isn’t an accident.
Those outside the institutions who have the ability to seek and find truth are punished. Those who persist in spite of the punishment, find their reputations attacked. It produces ‘managed helplessness’ of the citizenry.
We’re forced into artificial factions that don’t get along
That’s what I think.
It wouldn’t matter except I’m smart, with a good track record, and I’m not corrupted. You know that because I keep electing to seek the truth when it’s costly and dangerous to do it. I could be doing a lot better if doing personally better was my top goal.
So the rap on me must be something like: ‘You used to be good. Now you’re gross. What happened to you?’ Or ‘You didn’t know Covid was a psyop on day one, so you’re actually dumb.’ Or ‘You’re vague and not saying anything we can actually evaluate.’
I’m trying to do a job that has no name, and for which there is no reliable method. I’m doing it as well as I can. If someone else has a better way, I’m all ears. Until then, here’s what you’ve got:
A smart guy with a good track record, thinks all the things above.
Is he wrong?
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