Nobody involved will want to hear this, but all this Pride Month stuff blasting from every branch of the government and military, plus every corporation and media outlet, is totalitarian. It's the definition of totalitarianism, in fact: no-escape political messaging.
The character of totalitarianism does not change because the people pushing are firmly convinced they are Good People whose political messages are Absolutely Correct and could only be challenged by Bad People. EVERY totalitarian thinks that way. It's basic operating system code.
Totalitarianism is the politicization of everything, and one of its goals is to ensure its messages are inescapable. No one is allowed to resist or argue - or even to ignore the Approved Message and peacefully get on with their lives. Everyone is required to care.
The totalitarian message blasts from every corner of life, floating in every nook and cranny, pumped into adults and children. You see it everywhere you look. Blind yourself, and it will be pumped into your ears. There are no "safe spaces" from the Official Narrative.
A good way to see the full outline of totalitarian machinery is to imagine programming it with other messages - good ideas supported by the majority of the people - and imagine how the Ruling Class would howl with outrage. Only THEY get to decide what Everyone Must Care About.
The Politicization of Everything should not become more palatable because a given movement thinks it would be an effective way to spread Good Ideas and Raise Awareness. The 1st Amendment prohibition against state religion was, in part, an effort to head off that kind of thinking.
A healthy society has room for everyone to express their ideas - and also to choose which expressions they wish to listen to. It has political freedom, and also freedom from politics. It's not just an endless scramble for control of an ideological bulldozer. /end
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