I am extremely disheartened by the loss of friends and professionals from my life for whom I have a lot of respect. Many of them are decades-long friends or colleagues who have been nothing short of consummate professionals.
I had an argument with someone whom I thought to be very smart over my worries about the new vaccine. I'm neither anti-vaxx nor pro-vaxx but prefer waiting until it's safe before taking it. But he, like many others, start throwing labels like "You don't care about public health" or "you're drinking the Kool-Aid".
It's annoying how so many people are so willing to embrace "science" and not question it when the very point of science is to question everything.
It's really sad knowing I'll probably never work with these excellent people again.
How are you doing? How are you coping?
It sucks. I dont really have any way to cope other than just keep being the anxious person i am lol. My own fam thinks everything ive warned them about is complete lies. They got the vaxx. Shit prob vaxxing my niece and nephews too. They dont tell me anymore bc they know how i feel. Oh and got told my parents wont visit me until we are vaxxed, which isnt going to happen. It is some serious brainwashing we are dealing with. At least we have each other!
Let them go none of them are worth worrying about. You cannot convince them of anything they just have to find out themselves.
This is the only way. Sorry frens it is hard.
https://foreignaffairsintelligencecouncil.wordpress.com/tag/panic-paper/?fbclid=IwAR2sINgnUqXhflIaU766z223m4DgFQeQHChmXrEh7NFl7a1Ocw-sK6U5Hcw
The Joy of the Lord is my strength, I keep my eyes on him and keep busy.
This. Call it the great sort, If you know what to look for. Never has there been a more visual indicator of the IQ of the people around you than masks. And vax shit.
Nothing to do with IQ. I have a high IQ (and I'm modest, too) but I'm also logical and a great "lateral thinker". I'm great at finding solutions. IQ is all about pattern recognition which, by itself, is not enough.
I have high IQ friends but when it comes to seeing what's really happening, they are surrounded by a self-imposed fog. And, sorry, I don't know how to clear it for them.
I lost everything. They jumped ship like Rats leaving a sinking ship. A very select few remained. I moved forward and didnt look back. Those that could keep up are still on board, those that couldnt are memories.
I'm coping just fine. I follow my earned wisdom, my own research and mostly my trust in God over everything else. He will always provide me with what is needed. My fellow man and science has let me down more than once, God never has; never will.
Same here; felt hurt at first but then concentrated on using this time of isolation to get closer to God. Its turned into a blessing; I am more at peace now and content; happy to wait to all this to end knowing He is in charge of everything.
Not everyone is an early bird when it comes to waking up. Give it time, fren. Eventually, they'll start to wake up, and when they do, they will remember the conversations they had with you.
It’s a process, for me it was at least. It’s is easier to fool someone, than to convince them they are being fooled...
It’s not about education, if anything it’s part of the problem. You’re awake and trust me this is the beginning. You’re vision off them will rapidly change.
Let everyone make their own decisions. Be there for them once the truth comes out. That’s all you can do really.
It gets easier.
This makes no sense. Why would you fool someone and then tell them?
Thank you for pointing out, nice troll. Happy Easter fren!
It’s sad - seeing what has been done to them, how utterly brainwashed they’ve become, how rude and condescending, merely msm parrots. They’ve been instructed not to listen to “naysayers” and to, in fact, deride us (we’re not “socially responsible” because we won’t take the vax) as they follow their orders from msm like good little lemmings. While I pray these vaccines aren’t harmful to them, I feel like, for every one of them, this is their journey in life and they’ve chosen to embrace a path which will lead them away from truth. They are literally rejecting truth, rejecting any information which their msm hasn’t fed them. It truly is sad. I keep thinking of the Yuri Bezmenov interview when he was saying exactly this - that you cannot reach these people.
I haven’t had any yet say they won’t see me unless I’m vaccinated, but if they did, there’s really no option - we can chat on the phone, but I will not take the experimental drug that’s being pushed. I don’t fault them, to each their own, but their unwillingness to explore the associated risks speaks volumes about their capacity to make informed choices. Cognitive dissonance — live by it and die by it. Life is a choice, Truth is a choice. Me. I just SMH. It’s unfortunate, frustrating and very sad.
I just wrote a bit about my family last night. I basically do not mix any of my beliefs at work as I feel its inappropriate for me to do so, and honestly I do not really like anyone enough to confide in. But obviously the family thing sucks, mostly my sister whom I have been very close with my whole life. However, seeing her reaction made it a lot easier for me. She basically called me crazy for questioning shit and doing my own research, all the while she is in the medical field, knows first hand, but doesn't want to come to grasp with reality. It breaks my heart in a way to lose her, for now, but honestly I feel as tho more is on the line right now than just one person. We need unity I totally agree with this, at it is the most important aspect of all of this, but one person no matter how important they are to me, is not going to bring me down or stop me from doing what I am doing. I think for me too my own family is more important and is who I need to focus on protecting while trying to do the things I can. I feel almost sad, that I am not too bothered with losing her, but in war you make sacrifices and that is just the way things are. I know she will come around eventually too, so maybe that is what makes this easier.
So for me I only on defensive I am not losing anyone. If they don't want to wake up they don't and those that do engage I walk back if I sense I'm losing them. So "you believe fraud" gets walked back to "I believe there was fraud in Georgia (easiest to redpill IMO). "I don't trust the vaccine" gets walked back to "I don't trust the mRNA vaccine, but I am open to taking the Vector valence one from J&J once it's been used for a while". You know stuff like that. One family member did not even know there was a difference between vaccines. He seemed really surprised maybe he has something to think about now.
Remember "It's going to lose its loose nut" then you won't "loose" anyone again.
lol I know I caught it edited and some reason it didn't update thanks again though!
Haven’t really talked to my toxic AOC cheerleader brother for the past 6+ months and I’m really happy. He’s toxic and I do t need to be told I’m a bad person because I like Trump. Yes it hurts but people like him are abusive and then Pretend like nothing happened are psychos. I don’t need it I’m too old for the annoyance
Had a "grandma" my son likes spending time with call me crazy to his face while I wasnt there to defend myself. Not in my house no no no. Looks like tgere will be alternative family my son will spend time with for awhile.
To elaborate the so called grandma is my exes ex mother in law. Good time to cut contact anyways.
You can't help everyone, it's the problem most Dems have. The world ain't fair and there are no so overs.
I deal with reality. They are not so 'excellent' as you think.
Meditation, prayer, forgiveness, exercise, translating ancient texts....
I just basically told my mom if we are to have any relationship at all we can’t even talk about religion or Gospel in addition to politics and our new world of Covid . She is active in our church but still supports everything liberal. She asked me why I have to get so mad and do I only talk to people who agree with me. Of course I don’t but I’m not going to just argue with people when there is no way to change their mind and they won’t change mine. I don’t get angry per say just disappointed and sad that we don’t value the same things. I told her exactly that, I can’t tell her much about anything because we disagree in how we interpret gospel and prophets. I can’t tell her about the people I met yesterday because it was because we were maskless. Even my kids! I can’t go visit my family in Az because we can’t drive 3 days and the airlines won’t let us fly with my special needs son. She can’t just sympathize with me, no she defends it. She defends it all.
In my opinion it used to make sense to talk to the other side before things got this crazy but lines have been crossed, stealing an election, forcing masks onto people, destroying economies, talking about vaccine passports, etc are acts of war and you don't talk to the enemy in war.
May God bless you fren. "Let the dead bury the dead."
I have Jesus. He is the only thing I need. “Trust ye not in princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation...”
I have found those that I have lost are of the "group think" set. They do not feel comfortable thinking different than their group. It makes them feel important and superior to follow the crowd. They are also the ones that can only regurgitate what the talking heads of the moment are saying. So, I go on with my life and wish them well.
He may have been infected heavily with junk in the tests... Have you seen the vids with little black fibers that move on their own in response to heat on the test swabs?
Do they feel bad? Do they respect other people's points of view? What does it say about them that they would allow this to destroy a relationship? Friends should be able to disagree and argue about some things. But why is it on topics such as this and other politicized topics do people become completely deranged? How much of it is authentic and reality based vs. programmed into them by the media and academics, etc? Created entirely out of thin air by a false paradigm programmed into their psyche?
They did the same thing with the election fraud. The media knows what it is doing in lockstep with these commie politicians, foreign interests like China, and corporate interests. They are not the majority. They lost big time and they are so unpopular that they need to lie, cheat, and steal.
They are psychologically manipulating the people that actually believe their bullshit to adhere to what they are being told is the popular, accepted, "expert" opinion (appeal to authority). But they are all just confused morons that can't see that the vast majority of "problems" are being manufactured and amplified by these diabolical narcissistic psychopaths.
You aren't the one who is wrong here. We see everything for what it is. We aren't gullible or naive. We see the scams and the deception. And we remember.
As far as I am concerned good riddence. I dont want these toxic people around me while they fight to be the first casualties of the vaccine. Let them go by the time they figure it out it will be way too late for them.
By saving a fuck ton of money. Don't sweat it fren. This too shall pass
I look at it two ways… My beliefs are firm, so it doesn’t matter what others are thinking and saying to me… It won’t change my mind although it may hurt temporary
Also please remember, that nothing lasts forever, and in the end, they may regret what they did by being so close minded. This is so much bigger than concern for the vaccine safety- because of the passport, fighting for freedom and the ability to preserve Regency over our own bodies! Such a basic human right!!
“If disagreeing with what is happening causes me to lose my seat at the table and to lose my status in society, I’m willing to sit alone.”
I don't deal because I don't give a fuck anymore. If you're in my tribe God bless you. If you are not, go fuck yourself. I used to care about what fucking people thought of me, no more. It's liberating not being held back by conformity and agendas.
I moved across the country to get away from everything I don't know fully yet how it will work out but I guess moving is how I'm dealing with it. My family aren't even leftists but they are too complacent with the horrible situation in California and they are taking the vaccine and constantly talk about the hoax virus
This happened to me thirty years ago as the publisher of an off-campus student newspaper.
We weren't a fraction as heterodox as today -- just a little and well within normal limits.
ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE ON US. Much as today but today is scaled up, since those students and professors of the early 90s are running the damned country today.
But they're the same people.
I learned then as a lad, having lost friends and romances, perhaps job opportunities since then (no one would have ever considered your private life in hiring / firing back then so long as it was legal) . . .
DO NOT CARE WHAT THEY THINK OR SAY ABOUT YOU.
Soon enough they move on to other targets to destroy.
You think too little of yourself. You deserve better friends and coworkers!
If you genuinely care what another person thinks about you,
you are forever under their spell.