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  • Scarmoge posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago

    • Going back to C.A. Fitts, as enough people practice “shunning”, i.e. excluding the propintainment discourse from their sphere of consciousness, that discourse collapses. We already refer to big media as “legacy”, so this state will soon encompass those parties pandering to propaganda. There may be some residual survivals, which will be about as significant as the monarchist movement in France.

        • A couple thoughts…
          This “shunning” tactic cuts both ways. “They” are employing it via mask wearers vs. non and jab takers (future passport bearers) vs. non. These are just two examples. And, it is my view that a large section (majority) of the population are very entrained into the mainstream narrative (to a dogmatic degree) – shunning their views will likely be met with a visceral response, not an “Oh really? Glad you brought that to my attention.” response.
          Bottom line, it is my view that “shunning” by those that understand and oppose “The Agenda” will have a limited effect on the overall outcome. It’s a tactic that can be used in conjunction with a bucket of other tactics but alone will not get the job done – in my opinion.

            • Agreed, though there may be a silver lining. The mask thing is certainly meant, among other things, to create automatic social pressure and shunning via an unmistakable visual signal, and most of society is going to shun non-enthusiasts of face coverings and immunity passports. Now, that’s fine with me. (I do understand it’s going to cause many other people a lot of distress, which is what bothers me.) But think of it this way: Someone without a mask is a lot more likely to be someone you might want to make friends with! That could be one way to jump-start local networking.

                • Yes. I do use this ‘tell’ to gauge local sentiment and as an indicator of approach-ability for discussion. What I have found is that while these people may be anti-mask and anti-jab, they still believe that in time, life will go back to the way it was. They’re, for the most part, just anti-tyranny still without any real concept of the larger picture and not real interested in gaining comprehension. It’s been, so far, rather disheartening.

                    • I can imagine. Well, anti-tyranny ain’t bad. You wouldn’t find even that much in a lot of places. As for people seeing more of the bigger picture, I agree with the seed-planting approach.

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                • Very good article that even points out the gate keepers like Noam the Foam. Chris Hedges, Glen Greenwald, and Matt Taibbi are also gatekeepers.
                  It remains to be seen if they jump over the gates.
                  The best book on this subject is: Into the Buzzsaw: LEADING JOURNALIST EXPOSE THE MYTH OF A FREE PRESS by Kristina Borjesson.
                  One thing one notices about these books is that Amazon will not ban them per se; they just make the price a Shakespearian outrageous fortune.
                  In Buzzsaw’s case; a small paperback costs $69.47. This is writ large by numerous other books of that high calibre.