Great post. I don't know a single raging leftist that has woken up, seen through the lies, and switched parties. Your story is encouraging. It's tough to not write off those who blackballed me out of my career for not wanting to inject poison, or who would gladly have thrown me in a camp for not doing so. I guess we will see if more ever wake up
Many conservatives were fearful of what Biden was doing to our future, but our brains did not turn to diahrea. And with Biden, there were concrete things, that if continued would bring down the country, which is the left's goal, so they can build their utopia. They are psychotic in a lot of cases.
From a point of view of a clinical hypnotherapist, I understand these highly suggestible, hard-core Trump haters were conditioned into this state of mind over many years. Suggestibility is strongly influenced by the repeated, relentlessly negative messages aimed at us through media of all kinds, but especially the fast-paced incoming data on our addictive electronic gadgets. Everything comes in sound-bites or quick clicks, overloading the psyche so we all are jumpy. Also, the biased reporting implying incoming threats of many kinds has dominated our news. Movies and many TV programs are full of aggression and violence. Fear has been deliberately programmed into suggestible people who have been conditioned to feel helpless. Their triggered reactions are now deeply rooted amid all the bad news. Think of the trauma we've been through over decades: natural disasters and alarmism over "climate change". Wars, one after another, mass shootings, race riots, economic woes, 9/11, Covid-19 and so on. In the blast decade we've seen Deliberately sewn division to render groups hating one another so that it's difficult to even debate. We to avoid being called pejorative names supplied by politicians and pundits. Repetitious innuendos and slander make it impossible to debate or even question anything that was not considered mainstream, which became dogma of course.
Repetious essages are a basic tool for hypnotic programming. And humans avoid negative stimuli when possible, gravitating to the positive.
We can perhaps heal some of this psychic damage by all being kind to one another, pointing out positive things instead of complaining about the negative, and gradually speak to each other in ways that invite looking at choices in policy that are practical, less judgemental, are hopeful and inclusive, while the new administration works to raise our spirits toward toward how we all would just like to live in harmony.
Anxiety can be reduced by cutting down on surfing social media, spending more time in nature, and learning how to focus on what you would like our world to be, instead of constantly anticipating disaster.
Appreciate your perspective so much and so well articulated. Much that is so strange now, starts to make sense when you apply the lens of psychology. (The whole pandemic shocked me in seeing how little psychological understanding most people have). I agree that so many people now are operating far more out of their survival brain....living in fear..because of how they have been manipulated and brainwashed. I think there's another root here: from what I understand, the jab also weakens the connection to the prefrontal cortex, the rational, executive problem solver. Plus the deliberately created soup of news, false news, manipulated images, truth sprinkled onto a bed of lies, till it becomes virtually impossible to discern the truth of almost anything.
I wondered if the jab impacted cognitive functioning in the way that you described. Can you send me links about this even you have a moment? I am really interested to look more into this aspect.
Well said, and welcome to the realm of common sense, real science and biology, truth in media and government, and a love for freedom as laid out in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Great article thanks, I Just finished reading Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind. Very insightful book, helps me have a better understanding of how other people think in relation to religion, politics, values etc.
I am an Irish woman who has Psychology qualifications but not practising, totally agree with your article and thank you for speaking out. Much of what you have stated I have been saying for years but in Ireland alternative views are silenced, labelled, demonised and attacked on a constant basis. I am a Trump supporter from Ireland. Ireland is also suffering under the UN's Far Left political Agenda and the WEF's Great Reset which Covid was the catalyst for.
One tiny bone to pick, perhaps our ancestors had more truly free time to reflect and contemplate. This coupled with the heightened awareness of having to live in the present, hyper sensitized to the subtleties of nature and realizing they are combined in a functioning whole. Maybe this is why we survived?
For example, Any hunter knows (food is pretty top requirement for passing DNA) patience, observation and understanding are vital.
Modern life is an occupied mind. Most external stimulus is unrelated (some might say anti) to the natural whole. It is nonsense that consumes us.
Agreed. My point is that those who did not act in extreme ways (fight, flight, freeze or fawn) IN THE PRESENCE OF IMPENDING DANGER, are less like to survive and pass on their DNA.
The path to wellness begins with awareness. When we develop the ability to understand and observe our nervous system, along with tools to recognize our energy states, we gain the power to harness our greatest assets—our body, mind, and Spirit. Epigenetics reveals that our emotions and environment influence our genes and DNA, empowering us to re-wire the limitations of our ancestry. We are not victims of our past but architects of our future.
Yes, it is for this reason that both sides are hyper-sensitized. I don’t see the stalemate as something that can be resolved by attempting to broaden one’s consciousness ON ONE’S OWN. But some would consider it rude to mention the healing power of Christ. After all, we ceded the definition of polite conversation to them
a long time ago.
How about “I’m sorry,
I can’t help you. But Jesus can !”
Who’s ashamed of Jesus now? Just about everybody. Sad.
Out of the ‘3 forbiddens’ of conversation, sex and politics have long been liberated. It’s time to liberate Jesus, in conversation. I’ve had many instances in my life where I make a fool of myself for much much less than Christ, my personal Savior. I like to trust that others do better, but I may be fooling myself.
I am not sure how old you are William. But for young boomers and old Gen X folks like myself can remember when the right wing reacted the same way. Being in Catholic High School and private college in the eighties I lived through some extreme periods of homophobia coming from the extreme right. In my life experience it has not been a left wing thing.
Great post. There one minor typo you may wish to correct. I would like to share with my elitist liberal friends, but if they encounter a typo the entire post is discredited.
Espevcially in the face of a perceived imminent threat to our personal safety.
interesting...my liberal friends can't hear anything that challenges their worldview, typo or not....I can drip out my point of view only in the tiniest of drops at a time, otherwise the hysteria begins.
I hear this a lot. I think you have inspired my next article. I did a talk at Peak Prosperity Annual summit about how to talk with left wing friends and family. I need to turn it into an article.
I did not end up writing it. Peak Prosperity is an online community. They have an annual summit weekend where people give talks on a variety of issues. They focus on self-reliance preparedness, and managing your sanity in our current culture.
Great post. I don't know a single raging leftist that has woken up, seen through the lies, and switched parties. Your story is encouraging. It's tough to not write off those who blackballed me out of my career for not wanting to inject poison, or who would gladly have thrown me in a camp for not doing so. I guess we will see if more ever wake up
Many conservatives were fearful of what Biden was doing to our future, but our brains did not turn to diahrea. And with Biden, there were concrete things, that if continued would bring down the country, which is the left's goal, so they can build their utopia. They are psychotic in a lot of cases.
Change people's diets ..feed them real food and give everyone magnesium to start with...
and get the toxins out, like fluoride and nano-tech, toxicity also impacts mental functioning.
From a point of view of a clinical hypnotherapist, I understand these highly suggestible, hard-core Trump haters were conditioned into this state of mind over many years. Suggestibility is strongly influenced by the repeated, relentlessly negative messages aimed at us through media of all kinds, but especially the fast-paced incoming data on our addictive electronic gadgets. Everything comes in sound-bites or quick clicks, overloading the psyche so we all are jumpy. Also, the biased reporting implying incoming threats of many kinds has dominated our news. Movies and many TV programs are full of aggression and violence. Fear has been deliberately programmed into suggestible people who have been conditioned to feel helpless. Their triggered reactions are now deeply rooted amid all the bad news. Think of the trauma we've been through over decades: natural disasters and alarmism over "climate change". Wars, one after another, mass shootings, race riots, economic woes, 9/11, Covid-19 and so on. In the blast decade we've seen Deliberately sewn division to render groups hating one another so that it's difficult to even debate. We to avoid being called pejorative names supplied by politicians and pundits. Repetitious innuendos and slander make it impossible to debate or even question anything that was not considered mainstream, which became dogma of course.
Repetious essages are a basic tool for hypnotic programming. And humans avoid negative stimuli when possible, gravitating to the positive.
We can perhaps heal some of this psychic damage by all being kind to one another, pointing out positive things instead of complaining about the negative, and gradually speak to each other in ways that invite looking at choices in policy that are practical, less judgemental, are hopeful and inclusive, while the new administration works to raise our spirits toward toward how we all would just like to live in harmony.
Anxiety can be reduced by cutting down on surfing social media, spending more time in nature, and learning how to focus on what you would like our world to be, instead of constantly anticipating disaster.
yes to all of it and especially your final suggestions.
Appreciate your perspective so much and so well articulated. Much that is so strange now, starts to make sense when you apply the lens of psychology. (The whole pandemic shocked me in seeing how little psychological understanding most people have). I agree that so many people now are operating far more out of their survival brain....living in fear..because of how they have been manipulated and brainwashed. I think there's another root here: from what I understand, the jab also weakens the connection to the prefrontal cortex, the rational, executive problem solver. Plus the deliberately created soup of news, false news, manipulated images, truth sprinkled onto a bed of lies, till it becomes virtually impossible to discern the truth of almost anything.
I wondered if the jab impacted cognitive functioning in the way that you described. Can you send me links about this even you have a moment? I am really interested to look more into this aspect.
Well said, and welcome to the realm of common sense, real science and biology, truth in media and government, and a love for freedom as laid out in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
“To thine own self be true” some days are easier than others 💫🥰
Great article thanks, I Just finished reading Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind. Very insightful book, helps me have a better understanding of how other people think in relation to religion, politics, values etc.
That book is on my list. I really appreciate his work
I am an Irish woman who has Psychology qualifications but not practising, totally agree with your article and thank you for speaking out. Much of what you have stated I have been saying for years but in Ireland alternative views are silenced, labelled, demonised and attacked on a constant basis. I am a Trump supporter from Ireland. Ireland is also suffering under the UN's Far Left political Agenda and the WEF's Great Reset which Covid was the catalyst for.
Well said.
Beautifully said.
One tiny bone to pick, perhaps our ancestors had more truly free time to reflect and contemplate. This coupled with the heightened awareness of having to live in the present, hyper sensitized to the subtleties of nature and realizing they are combined in a functioning whole. Maybe this is why we survived?
For example, Any hunter knows (food is pretty top requirement for passing DNA) patience, observation and understanding are vital.
Modern life is an occupied mind. Most external stimulus is unrelated (some might say anti) to the natural whole. It is nonsense that consumes us.
Agreed. My point is that those who did not act in extreme ways (fight, flight, freeze or fawn) IN THE PRESENCE OF IMPENDING DANGER, are less like to survive and pass on their DNA.
The path to wellness begins with awareness. When we develop the ability to understand and observe our nervous system, along with tools to recognize our energy states, we gain the power to harness our greatest assets—our body, mind, and Spirit. Epigenetics reveals that our emotions and environment influence our genes and DNA, empowering us to re-wire the limitations of our ancestry. We are not victims of our past but architects of our future.
Well said
Thank you for your inspiring article.
Yes, it is for this reason that both sides are hyper-sensitized. I don’t see the stalemate as something that can be resolved by attempting to broaden one’s consciousness ON ONE’S OWN. But some would consider it rude to mention the healing power of Christ. After all, we ceded the definition of polite conversation to them
a long time ago.
How about “I’m sorry,
I can’t help you. But Jesus can !”
Who’s ashamed of Jesus now? Just about everybody. Sad.
Out of the ‘3 forbiddens’ of conversation, sex and politics have long been liberated. It’s time to liberate Jesus, in conversation. I’ve had many instances in my life where I make a fool of myself for much much less than Christ, my personal Savior. I like to trust that others do better, but I may be fooling myself.
so why does this type of reaction only happen to leftists
I am not sure how old you are William. But for young boomers and old Gen X folks like myself can remember when the right wing reacted the same way. Being in Catholic High School and private college in the eighties I lived through some extreme periods of homophobia coming from the extreme right. In my life experience it has not been a left wing thing.
Great post. There one minor typo you may wish to correct. I would like to share with my elitist liberal friends, but if they encounter a typo the entire post is discredited.
Espevcially in the face of a perceived imminent threat to our personal safety.
I just corrected the typo. Thank you. Please forward to any and all elitists.
Thanks for the heads up. I will re-release with a correction.
interesting...my liberal friends can't hear anything that challenges their worldview, typo or not....I can drip out my point of view only in the tiniest of drops at a time, otherwise the hysteria begins.
I hear this a lot. I think you have inspired my next article. I did a talk at Peak Prosperity Annual summit about how to talk with left wing friends and family. I need to turn it into an article.
did you write it? also what is the Peak Prosperity summit?
I did not end up writing it. Peak Prosperity is an online community. They have an annual summit weekend where people give talks on a variety of issues. They focus on self-reliance preparedness, and managing your sanity in our current culture.