I was thinking about Bezmenov. And about the idea of four stages of ideological subversion:
- Demoralization
- Destabilization
- Crisis
- Normalization
.. and it hit me that I have, within what's about to be fifty years of life, through this loop multiple times.
And the latest round is in normalization. It's gone like this:
- "What you believe to be true is fake news." Demoralization
- "What you believe to be true really was fake news a time or two." Destabilization
- "We've started a shooting war that makes no sense and we don't cover it at all." Crisis
And now, it feels as if we're just in blind acceptance. That there's nothing we can do (the consequence of demoralization), and there's no one to really believe (destabilization). It feels, in darker moments, like the use of rage bait as a form of pacification is well and truly successful.
What are we to do?
We tend to dismiss the "strongly worded letter", and yeah, I feel that. On the other hand, I can't believe that it makes no difference. The people selling us out need to know that we see them.
We know them for what they are. We are not afraid for them to know this. They cannot arrest us all.
So here's what I'd suggest.
- Do not pour your heart into what you see and hear from the media. It's a false song meant to expend your passion and energy into meaninglessness so that you won't be present when it matters, and that moment is coming.
- Cast out fear. Don't be afraid to tell people about what's really happening, to the best of your knowledge.
It feels like apathy, or resignment, but it isn't. Think of the lioness, patiently waiting for the right moment. The prey can laugh and jeer all that it likes. Their moment will come.