thats exactly the perspective i approached this with. i'm not oblivious to the disinformation campaigns, false flags, and controlled opposition of the past ~5y or so, far from it.

i've also lived in the bay area for the last 8y now. i'm a conservative in the belly of the beast, and i can definitely tell when i'm being fed a steady diet of bullshit because i've lived in other parts of the country that weren't so "woke". it allows me to view this bubble with an objective eye.

i've never stopped questioning things, and i think it is that inquisitiveness and general skepticism that has prevented me from taking the vax (or allowing my family to take it either), tell everyone (that cares to listen) to vote Trump, and to turn off cable news/MSM and take in a healthy diet of alternative media.

i think hearing/seeing a variety of viewpoints (even if they seem a bit "out there" is the best way to keep your bullshit meter calibrated in this crazy world where we cant even seem to agree on the difference between a girl and a boy.