In de strijd tegen "Het Narratief" ga je vanzelf overdenken hoe het toch kan dat zoveel mensen zich vastklampen aan een rammelend pseudo-wetenschappelijk verhaal dat voornamelijk steunt op de autoriteit van degene die het verkondigt en de media en wetenschappers die tot diens beschikking staan. Vanmorgen postte vrijdenker Robert Malone een blog artikel dat het een en ander in perspectief zet, samen met synchrone fenomenen in de samenleving. Een verbredend en verdiepend perspectief dat niet mag ontbreken op virusvaria. Hieronder de vertaling. Het originele blog can be found here. Subscription to its Substack is highly recommended.
Cancel, Woke and Gender Dysphoria Culture; In search of shelter and protection
The world is a rough and turbulent place. There are differences of opinion. That is good.

Zoals velen ben ik diep verontrust door de alomtegenwoordige opkomst van "Cancel" en "Woke" cultuurtrends (waaronder overgevoeligheid voor genderdysfore voornaamwoorden en het pleidooi voor geslachtsveranderingschirurgie bij jeugdigen). Mijn zorgen gaan echter niet alleen over hoe deze trend de politiek, het publieke discours of onze scholen, kinderen, werkplekken en gemeenschappen schaadt, of hoe het ons allemaal verdeelt in verschillende groepen, stammen en belangen. Naast al het bovenstaande stoor ik me aan hoe deze golf van beledigden tot stand is gekomen. Waarom nu? Waarom deze problemen?
In mijn ervaring zijn dit soort sociale en culturele trends meestal zelfbeperkend en zelfcorrigerend. Dat gaat natuurlijk voorbij aan de effecten van "algoritmische" (computationele) versterking via legacy en sociale media die in toenemende mate de publieke dialoog en sociale trends beïnvloeden. Maar waarom nu, waarom dit?
Consider the following hypothesis.
Looking over the current discussion space, those who advocate Cancel and Woke cultural patterns of behavior are people seeking shelter and protection from the rough and turbulent world of human cultural diversity and thought. And this tendency to seek shelter from unpleasant thoughts and ideas allows for the development of citizens with weak minds and poor mental health, who are psychologically fragile and ill-prepared for the roughness and turbulence of life in the real world.
That was a lot of words. Let's see if I can break that down into subparts. Here's the logic behind this idea.
1) Veel psychologen beschouwen "cognitieve dissonantie" als de belangrijkste oorzaak van de meeste psychologische pijn. Wat is cognitieve dissonantie? "Mentale stress of ongemak ervaren door een persoon die twee of meer tegenstrijdige overtuigingen, ideeën of waarden tegelijkertijd heeft" (Wikipedia).
2) In de afgelopen twee decennia is er een toename van "Overprotective Parenting". Pamela Li, de oprichter en hoofdredacteur van "Parenting for Brain", definieert overbeschermende ouders als degenen die "bewakingsgedrag vertonen dat buitensporig is gezien de ontwikkelingsfase van het kind en het werkelijke risiconiveau in hun omgeving."
· "De eenzijdige focus van overbezorgde ouders is het veilig houden van hun kinderen, niet alleen fysiek maar ook emotioneel.
· These parents are obsessed with the physical safety of their children, even though they usually live in a relatively safe environment. The levels of protection exceed the much lower level of actual risk.
· Ze zijn ook bezig met het behoud van het emotionele welzijn van hun kinderen door hen te helpen alle obstakels te verwijderen en de klap van het dagelijks leven op te vangen. "
3) Cancel, Woke and gender dysphoriaassociated patterns of behavior all share a core idea that individuals have an innate right not to encounter facts, ideas, or beliefs that are inconsistent with their own. The core position is that they have the right to encounter only authority-approved or approved information and ideas in their daily lives. Essentially, these belief systems revolve around the idea that people have the right to be protected from experiencing cognitive dissonance and the psychological pain that this mental process can bring. In short, the argument underlying these emerging cultural belief systems consists of an appeal to authority to serve as an overprotective parent and protect the individual from psychological obstacles and protect them from both the blows of everyday life and from all other individuals who think differently.
4) These patterns of behavior are often associated with a personal sense of victimization if the individual encounters someone who causes psychological stress or cognitive dissonance as a result of not sharing the belief system of the person who defines himself as a victim.
5) There is a significant overlap between the characteristics of children raised under overprotective parents and what I see in the statements and behaviors of people caught up in these current cultural trends (Cancel, Woke, and related behavior patterns). Traits of children raised by overprotective parents (per Pamela Li) include:
b. Lack ofcoping skills
c.Social anxietyandphobia
e.Depressionanddamaged sense of well-being
f.Low feelingandself-motivation
g.Poor conflict managementandpsychological self-defense skills
i.Feeling oflaw andmaladaptivenarcissism
j.Functional somatic symptomssuch as pain, fatigue and gastrointestinal distress
I leave it to you to determine which of these traits of children and adolescents you perceive in those who show the signs of Cancel, Woke, and related behaviors and communication patterns. In any case, I argue that many of these immature and dysfunctional behaviors of overprotected children are also observed in adults, particularly young adults, who invest heavily in cancel and woke cultural practices.
I've also come to believe that the urge for censorship and propaganda stems in part from the same need to be protected from unpleasant information, comments, and thoughts that can cause cognitive dissonance and some degree of psychological pain.
Er zijn zeker velen die actief censuur, propaganda en laster gebruiken als instrumenten om hun politieke of sociaaleconomische agenda's te bevorderen, en deze zelfde mensen of organisaties kunnen merken dat propaganda en censuur zeer complementair zijn met andere autoritaire methoden voor politieke controle van bevolkingsgroepen.
Maar ik ben er steeds meer van overtuigd dat een groot deel van de bevolking juist op zoek is naar leiderschap dat het comfort en de veiligheid biedt van autoritaire ouderlijke vervangers. Velen willen niet vrij zijn; ze willen te horen krijgen hoe de wereld is, wat ze moeten denken en wat ze moeten doen. En voor deze velen kunnen propaganda, censuur en autoritair gedrag in hun leiders voldoen aan wat in wezen een onvolwassen, kinderlijke behoefte is aan onderdak en bescherming tegen een verwarrende en snel veranderende wereld met zijn inherente diversiteit aan gedachten, informatie en meningen. En de multigenerationele druk van zoveel ouders om hun dierbare kinderen te beschermen tegen de risico's en grillen van het leven (en het milieu) kan hebben bijgedragen aan de toename van cancel en woke culturele praktijken. Onze beschutte kinderen zijn maar al te vaak uitgegroeid tot volwassenen die de stress en angst die inherent zijn aan een wereld van uiteenlopende meningen en gedachten niet kunnen verdragen. Ze willen zich gewoon veilig voelen, zoals toen ze een kind waren.
Again quoting from the article on overprotective parenting by Pamela Li:
"Om veerkrachtige kinderen op te voeden, bieden ouders een veilige haven in tijden van stress en tijdens periodes van rust. Stel grenzen, maar houd ook rekening met aanpassingsvermogen.Only when children have the ability to interact effectively with the outside world can they develop into capable, resilient and socially responsive future generations."
Or in short.
The masses want to be bullied and they don't care what this costs, as long as they feel safe.
Whether the cause is "only" with the parents I doubt, the government is no different than pampering. Age limits in movies, for example, or a chorus of a roller blind should be min. 1.5 meters above the ground are otherwise children hang themselves en masse and much more of that nonsense. The government takes a lot of responsibility away from parents and society through nonsensical regulations that are therefore unenforceable. The masses go along with it and the few have shit on everything and cause the nuisance and the government's solution is even more rules.
Rutte promises fewer regulations and there will be many more, including the constant lying of governments is widely accepted. How do you know if Rutte is lying? As soon as he says something.
Yes agree. Now the next thing: how do we get a safe and engaging story for the masses that offers more than the current lies that keep going in like cake? Without a better story, we are nowhere. The hard facts (cognitive) are threatening. We're not helping the masses with that. How? I'm worrying........and how much time do we have left?
Maybe with a TV series like the old "Van Kooten en de Bie" or the hilarious "Jiskefet" you could still reach people since people like to be entertained via TV. These programs were real with a critical and satirical opinion and approach. I'm sure something like this will have an effect, maybe not on everyone, but it will loosen tongues and make 😉 iig play thoughts
It may be that we grew up unprotected between 1937 and 1957, but learned to protect and choose. Anxious time brings good and bad into the light.
Firmly believe that the last generations come from n pamper culture. After the wartime there was not only freedom, but also progress and prosperity. Unfortunately, people don't think about what they do and don't know if they ever did. The fact is that the media determines opinion, operates and brainwashes like a god in the church. Since politics controls the media and people apparently prefer to get something chewed up rather than gain insight themselves; it looks more like a media addiction that we know (by now) just like smoking is bad for you, but it is so cozy and cozy on the couch in front of the tube with a fireplace on and a glass of wine and a cigarette. etc etc 😉.. And oh well let's hope it all blows over on its own; even though it is with air pollution and hypocrisy in rising costs which is all due to Russia of course.. And the rest of the natural disappears in our wood-biomass plants, but fortunately we do not see that because that comes from other countries that are being cut down.
In short, I am very happy to have found this site, since I live in a very small community and find few votes, is this really a relief for me not to feel like I am the only one who questions everything?!
Want to join us,
In 1940 my sister died, she was 16, because the medicines were not there in those first months of the war.
My Mother's brother was head of the NSB, she finally banished him from her memory and passed him by like nothing. She has never been to Germany again. Brother got 25 years.
What I am saying is that we are encountering a power that is effectively too great, but affectively does not exist. The mind is boundless, we also touched Lubbers by showing him our backs.
Think of the Power as a train, sometimes you have to get in, travel for a while and then get off again
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