How to Deprogram Us.. Victor Davis Hanson

[Acer-m14]

.. just deprogramed your EV to use 100Kws per quarter mile instead of 5 watts .,.

 

[That_FNG]

They can deprogram deez NUTZ for all I care. I

 

[Saltwater60]

This reprogramming of society began many years ago. There are very few Americans that have not been reprogrammed in one fashion or another.

It may have started small, to the point where people do not realize, the programming has gotten larger and larger.

When I first received my degree back in the late 80's in Criminology, for example, Homosexuality was considered a deviant behavior. No longer is this believed by most. Society has been reprogrammed to believe it is normal. Not saying one way or another if it is, just that Americans were sold a bill of goods and they run with it.

Look at our courts and our bails; 10 years ago, near no issues from outside the Criminal Justice world, did people care. Now it is a huge concern of many. Years ago, a few fringe lefty wackos cared about prisoners and inmates, now, after propaganda and reprogramming, more people seem to care.

Ten years ago, cross dressing and intersex was a crime in some places and laughable in most places, now it is a common thing among us and so many seem fine. Are they really? Or just don't want to go against the grain?

A few years ago, if places like Twatter and Slavebook would have shut down free speech, America would be outraged; they seem fine now.

The list goes on and on, we are being programmed each and everyday, whether people want to admit this? That is on them.

I agree with this 100% and now it’s occurring with how bad white people are and I fear pedophilia will go the same way as gays and transgender did. It will be accepted in years to come with all this other deviant behavior being accepted.

 

[Blimey]

This reads like it was written by a child. More boogeymen kind of thought.

Not sure what you’re getting at with this comment.

here another one.

CNN's Anderson Cooper confronts ex-QAnon conspiracy theorist

Anderson Cooper shared a brief clip of his video call with Jitarth Jadeja an Australian native who was a QAnon 'believer until June 2019'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[GOPerfect]

Not sure what you’re getting at with this comment.

here another one.

CNN's Anderson Cooper confronts ex-QAnon conspiracy theorist

Anderson Cooper shared a brief clip of his video call with Jitarth Jadeja an Australian native who was a QAnon 'believer until June 2019'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I saw this video yesterday, another joke of journalism.

The article and the video, both make it appear that Qanon is a group that people join, have meetings and the such.

Like the Bogaloo boys, this is the MSM boogeyman.

 

[Robin]

Cooper, now there's an it you can rely on for truth and integrity.
Robin

 

[Mr. terzmo]

There are some americans who believe in things like a pedophile satanic cult running the country, that tom hanks drinks baby blood to stay young, and that at any moment the military is going to save trump and put him back in the oval.

In light of this, what is a good word to describe what these people need?

anyone see Tom Hanks lately...must be getting some "older" blood. Anyways...Uncle Joe is gunna take US all down to the river...dress US in white sheets(little more time used on the ladies) and baptize US to cleanse our Souls of the Trump virus. Verilly, verilly We will all have our minds right then. Hallaleula brother

 

[spat]

But so many will say this has been progress. I do not want this progress and I will continue to know what is right and what is wrong.

Progress indicates moving closer to a goal.

Before you can decide if "progress" is good or not, you need to evaluate the goal.

Progressives have indeed made a great deal of progress. But their goal is a dystopian nightmare that even their followers would be appalled by.

 

[libertysnake]

Not sure what you’re getting at with this comment.

here another one.

CNN's Anderson Cooper confronts ex-QAnon conspiracy theorist

Anderson Cooper shared a brief clip of his video call with Jitarth Jadeja an Australian native who was a QAnon 'believer until June 2019'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I don't think any of this is new. I think the difference between my take on how to "deprogram" anyone, and the Amsoc (what I've begun to call American Socialism) wish of deprogramming delusional people (whether on the left, or the right), is quite different.

The short version? This is all a grand experiment in free speech. We all have to engage in the big conversation which is "society." That is our obligation as citizens, and honorable men and women. To engage when we'd rather not; to talk when it's easier to bow out completely.

What has been on my mind as of late is how to go about that. I'm not entirely sure short format social media posts are a benefit to society. If anything, I feel as though a lot of social media actually works against critical thought. Social media should be the spark plug for the engine of thought. The problem is all we're doing in sparking, and we have no engine to run. There is no follow up deep discussion, just a shower of sparks. That's why things like QAnon sort of take off, because it's easier to throw a shower of sparks to get people excited, but hard to really hold a deep discussion.

That's why it is very critical that sane voices speak into the void. A lot of may be lost, I admit. The hope is that some of it reaches the right person, and enough of it makes a difference.

 

[GOPerfect]

I saw this video yesterday, another joke of journalism.

The article and the video, both make it appear that Qanon is a group that people join, have meetings and the such.

Like the Bogaloo boys, this is the MSM boogeyman.

A bit of funny...

About nine months ago, people that follow Q Anon said that John Weaver was a guy that enjoyed the company of little boys and girls. They were laughed at....

Lincoln Project Founder, John Weaver, is a pedo and not only did The Lincoln Project cover it up, members of the media did as well...For months. What else are they covering up?

John Weaver Accused of Sending Provocative Messages to Young Men

John Weaver, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project, has been accused of sending explicit messages to nearly a dozen young men.

www.breitbart.com

Looks like they were correct

 

[prambo]

Also posted elsewhere...

The Only Way To Win Is Not To Play

 

[Grimscale]

The article and the video, both make it appear that Qanon is a group that people join, have meetings and the such.

And that is how they continue to look at it.

'Recovering' QAnon Members Seek Help from Therapists, Subreddits, and On Telegram - Slashdot

"More than at any point since the QAnon conspiracy began, there is a tremendous opportunity to pull disaffected followers out of the conspiracy," writes FiveThirtyEight. And while it's just one of three possible scenarios, online posts suggest at least some members are abandoning the group, "but...

tech.slashdot.org

 

[Blimey]

I saw this video yesterday, another joke of journalism.

The article and the video, both make it appear that Qanon is a group that people join, have meetings and the such.

Like the Bogaloo boys, this is the MSM boogeyman.

Qanon is morphing into a conspiratorial way of thinking that has infected large amounts of the right wing "news" sites.

That forum I linked to is inundated regularly with people who've "lost" loved ones to it. Even those who do not adhere to qanon strictly are often influenced by it. Just hit that search button at the top and plug in soros or gates. Many even on these forums have a fetish for both of them as if they are evil incarnate. The bill gates thing is particularly laughable, given his vast amounts of charitable work. I've been reading about soros on these forums for years and never understood why so many have a hard on for him. It's just weird, really.

I'm not entirely sure short format social media posts are a benefit to society. If anything, I feel as though a lot of social media actually works against critical thought. Social media should be the spark plug for the engine of thought. The problem is all we're doing in sparking, and we have no engine to run. There is no follow up deep discussion, just a shower of sparks. That's why things like QAnon sort of take off, because it's easier to throw a shower of sparks to get people excited, but hard to really hold a deep discussion.

That's why it is very critical that sane voices speak into the void. A lot of may be lost, I admit. The hope is that some of it reaches the right person, and enough of it makes a difference.

Totally agree with this. Social media has been like shitting on the brains of about half the population. There are people who actually get what they believe to be news from facebook. They get their "news" from a damn facebook feed even though facebook--and they know this!--has algorithms that care nothing about putting in front of that person's eyeballs anything but what will attract their attention. Social media programmatically creates a fantastic echo chamber. Youtube did the same famously with flat earth videos until it realized that its own AI was creating a bunch of cretins who were consuming this stuff and actually believing the earth was flat. And to this day many adults, in the US, actually do believe the earth is flat. Given that a kid in preschool knows it's not flat, how do you reset a grown adult back to a good state when they are now literally more ignorant than a preschooler?

 

[GOPerfect]

Qanon is morphing into a conspiratorial way of thinking that has infected large amounts of the right wing "news" sites.

That forum I linked to is inundated regularly with people who've "lost" loved ones to it. Even those who do not adhere to qanon strictly are often influenced by it. Just hit that search button at the top and plug in soros or gates. Many even on these forums have a fetish for both of them as if they are evil incarnate. The bill gates thing is particularly laughable, given his vast amounts of charitable work. I've been reading about soros on these forums for years and never understood why so many have a hard on for him. It's just weird, really.
Totally agree with this. Social media has been like shitting on the brains of about half the population. There are people who actually get what they believe to be news from facebook. They get their "news" from a damn facebook feed even though facebook--and they know this!--has algorithms that care nothing about putting in front of that person's eyeballs anything but what will attract their attention. Social media programmatically creates a fantastic echo chamber. Youtube did the same famously with flat earth videos until it realized that its own AI was creating a bunch of cretins who were consuming this stuff and actually believing the earth was flat. And to this day many adults, in the US, actually do believe the earth is flat. Given that a kid in preschool knows it's not flat, how do you reset a grown adult back to a good state when they are now literally more ignorant than a preschooler?

What percentage of information needs to be found true, before they are found to be even somewhat credible?

I do not follow this group, barely ever listen to their stories, but, they have been correct quite a bit.

 

[Blimey]

What percentage of information needs to be found true, before they are found to be even somewhat credible?

I do not follow this group, barely ever listen to their stories, but, they have been correct quite a bit.

In fact qanon has been wrong with very high consistency, because they are making things up as they go along, and don't have a good grasp on reality so even the things they make up for fun don't come to fruition. Inauguration day being a mass arrest event (they like these events even though they never happen) was the most recent example.

 

[GOPerfect]

In fact qanon has been wrong with very high consistency, because they are making things up as they go along, and don't have a good grasp on reality so even the things they make up for fun don't come to fruition. Inauguration day being a mass arrest event (they like these events even though they never happen) was the most recent example.

Just think, the FBI said all capitolas were going to be attacked as well.... They were wrong.

 

[spat]

In fact qanon has been wrong with very high consistency, because they are making things up as they go along, and don't have a good grasp on reality so even the things they make up for fun don't come to fruition. Inauguration day being a mass arrest event (they like these events even though they never happen) was the most recent example.

I could say the same for CNN, just saying.

 

[Defilade]

Pedophiles? Thats right Pedophiles! The worse form of scum on the Earth! Weinstein, Epstein, Weiner, Hastert. Thats a scratch on the surface I'm sure. And people think Pedophiles are not in high places of power? How dumb do you have to be?... when you have that bag of shit Cooper over at CNN trying to paint groups or individuals as nuts or wackos guess what? That means they are dead on! Cooper gives a pass and idolized BLM, Antifa and George Floyd who has a rap sheet longer than a Grocery receipt!