Some people will need everything to collapse around them before they will open their eyes. If you love them you just be there for when it does and help to guide them through.
You're damned right! I frequent the conspiracy subs on Reddit and there was a question posed a few years back; "What conspiracy do you believe that not many others believe?" or something similar to that question. People were posting various things here and there like "birds aren't real" or "earth is flat".
I put that global warming was a hoax, and boy did I get downvoted! That means I'm pretty close to the truth btw. I was floored! They'll believe in Bigfoot, UFOs, interdimensional beings, hollow earth, flat earth, hollow moon, hologram moon, etc. ad infinitum, but they have unconditionally accepted the tale of how setting your thermostat to 72 degrees is somehow killing the planet! And the irony was lost on them!!! It was frustrating to say the least.
Despite the insanely OBVIOUS stupidity of the ever-flip-flopping climate "flavor of the day", it is one of the MOST often repeated narratives out there. IMHO, the reason it is so widely-accepted is that, as the saying (truth) goes, "repeat a lie often enough and people will believe it".
A "few" examples to highlight the effectiveness and wide-spread acceptance of oft-repeated lies include:
*coof statements about how "dangerous" the coof is, that dying "with" the coof could be UNQUESTIONINGLY equated to dying "from" the coof, the necessity and effectiveness of masks, how "my mask protects you and your mask protects me", how lockdowns and shuttering of certain (small, privately-owned) businesses (but not big-box and liquor stores) and prevention of sales of certain items (seeds, American flags, etc.) would protect those who were ill (rather than simply quarantining the ill), effectiveness of the PCR test that was never designed to operate as a virus detector, social distancing, how "my jab protects others", the (never-before-used mRNA) jab as being not only "necessary" but "safe and effective" without standard trials and testing, how THOUSAND/MILLIONS can be dead/ill within minutes/hours/days/weeks of being jabbed yet it isn't pulled from the market and is STILL mandated, touted as being "safe and effective" and is recommended/provisionally-authorized for ALL age groups;
*TDS spiels about "orange man bad", the "illegitimate " 2016 election and "Russia, Russia, Russia";
*"gun free zones" in which everyone is a helpless sitting duck being safer than non-gun free zones;
*election spiels about "the Big lie", "computer glitches", Dominion machines being certified and not connected to the internet, recounts = "audits" and "the most secure election ever";
Some people will need everything to collapse around them before they will open their eyes. If you love them you just be there for when it does and help to guide them through.
You're damned right! I frequent the conspiracy subs on Reddit and there was a question posed a few years back; "What conspiracy do you believe that not many others believe?" or something similar to that question. People were posting various things here and there like "birds aren't real" or "earth is flat".
I put that global warming was a hoax, and boy did I get downvoted! That means I'm pretty close to the truth btw. I was floored! They'll believe in Bigfoot, UFOs, interdimensional beings, hollow earth, flat earth, hollow moon, hologram moon, etc. ad infinitum, but they have unconditionally accepted the tale of how setting your thermostat to 72 degrees is somehow killing the planet! And the irony was lost on them!!! It was frustrating to say the least.
Despite the insanely OBVIOUS stupidity of the ever-flip-flopping climate "flavor of the day", it is one of the MOST often repeated narratives out there. IMHO, the reason it is so widely-accepted is that, as the saying (truth) goes, "repeat a lie often enough and people will believe it".
A "few" examples to highlight the effectiveness and wide-spread acceptance of oft-repeated lies include:
*coof statements about how "dangerous" the coof is, that dying "with" the coof could be UNQUESTIONINGLY equated to dying "from" the coof, the necessity and effectiveness of masks, how "my mask protects you and your mask protects me", how lockdowns and shuttering of certain (small, privately-owned) businesses (but not big-box and liquor stores) and prevention of sales of certain items (seeds, American flags, etc.) would protect those who were ill (rather than simply quarantining the ill), effectiveness of the PCR test that was never designed to operate as a virus detector, social distancing, how "my jab protects others", the (never-before-used mRNA) jab as being not only "necessary" but "safe and effective" without standard trials and testing, how THOUSAND/MILLIONS can be dead/ill within minutes/hours/days/weeks of being jabbed yet it isn't pulled from the market and is STILL mandated, touted as being "safe and effective" and is recommended/provisionally-authorized for ALL age groups;
*TDS spiels about "orange man bad", the "illegitimate " 2016 election and "Russia, Russia, Russia";
*"gun free zones" in which everyone is a helpless sitting duck being safer than non-gun free zones;
*election spiels about "the Big lie", "computer glitches", Dominion machines being certified and not connected to the internet, recounts = "audits" and "the most secure election ever";
*9/11;
and
*JFK's assassination