I feel the same way about RKBA/2A. I and my now-departed darling (spouse of 30 years) carried everywhere, with the oath to put ourselves on the line to protect others if necessary. And yet most of the people where we live would revile us as "gun nuts" even though we are thinking of THEM and THEIR FAMILIES.
I wish they could just wear t-shirts that say, "If a lunatic attacks me and my family, let it happen coz that's better than GUN NUTS." And, "I don't care if a lunatic attacks you and your family, coz I hate you all as I was taught to do."
But in answer to your question? The repetition is a sign that they are in a cult, and were brainwashed into it, probably via fear (fear of not fitting in, and being attacked for that), pride/ego (wanting to hold themselves over others), or just being sound asleep/having no capacity for self reflection or input from others.
When I was taught the principles of m!ndf!ck in graduate school, I was utterly devastated to see what we were being trained to do. I went into that study to use media "for good"--then learned that wasn't the prevailing model. And BOY, the rewards they offer you for going along!!!!
I said no and made other choices--taking that technical knowledge to people so they could defend against these psychological and spiritual attacks. Never made much money at it. But seeing our national Wizard DJT, these past 10+ years, learning the Captors' media methods, and using it against them...I have given thanks daily that this was possible/has happened. Where it goes from here, only God knows...all I know is, I'm tired. And still not giving up.
I have not read it, AE, given it comes out of the "business expert tells you how to do Thing X" genre. My training was more in the roots of all that--the literal 1A psychology, neurology, social psychology, etc. That's what freaked me out as I started piecing together what I was being groomed to be part of. And how they gloated over "successes," and how they ridiculed and reviled the people whose minds and souls they were messing with. While massively profiting from their confusion and destruction. (Especially the permawar types in "both" "parties.")
Have you seen this 2019 interview (actually two related ones) of Steve Bannon?
He goes deeply into the issue of the "elites" (powerful) using media to profit from "managed decline." And how Andrew Breitbart and others pushed back against that (including himself)...and how Trump is a master of it, partly because he understands media...and partly because he truly loves this republic and its people...and partly because he has the instincts of a once-in-five-generations LEADER.
Well put.
I feel the same way about RKBA/2A. I and my now-departed darling (spouse of 30 years) carried everywhere, with the oath to put ourselves on the line to protect others if necessary. And yet most of the people where we live would revile us as "gun nuts" even though we are thinking of THEM and THEIR FAMILIES.
I wish they could just wear t-shirts that say, "If a lunatic attacks me and my family, let it happen coz that's better than GUN NUTS." And, "I don't care if a lunatic attacks you and your family, coz I hate you all as I was taught to do."
But in answer to your question? The repetition is a sign that they are in a cult, and were brainwashed into it, probably via fear (fear of not fitting in, and being attacked for that), pride/ego (wanting to hold themselves over others), or just being sound asleep/having no capacity for self reflection or input from others.
When I was taught the principles of m!ndf!ck in graduate school, I was utterly devastated to see what we were being trained to do. I went into that study to use media "for good"--then learned that wasn't the prevailing model. And BOY, the rewards they offer you for going along!!!!
I said no and made other choices--taking that technical knowledge to people so they could defend against these psychological and spiritual attacks. Never made much money at it. But seeing our national Wizard DJT, these past 10+ years, learning the Captors' media methods, and using it against them...I have given thanks daily that this was possible/has happened. Where it goes from here, only God knows...all I know is, I'm tired. And still not giving up.
Unrelated, would you recommend Robert Caldini’s Influence book as well, before dropping coin and time?
I have not read it, AE, given it comes out of the "business expert tells you how to do Thing X" genre. My training was more in the roots of all that--the literal 1A psychology, neurology, social psychology, etc. That's what freaked me out as I started piecing together what I was being groomed to be part of. And how they gloated over "successes," and how they ridiculed and reviled the people whose minds and souls they were messing with. While massively profiting from their confusion and destruction. (Especially the permawar types in "both" "parties.")
Have you seen this 2019 interview (actually two related ones) of Steve Bannon?
https://rumble.com/v5fxyfp-ustoppable-drive-americas-great-divide-steve-bannon-frontline-interview-mar.html
He goes deeply into the issue of the "elites" (powerful) using media to profit from "managed decline." And how Andrew Breitbart and others pushed back against that (including himself)...and how Trump is a master of it, partly because he understands media...and partly because he truly loves this republic and its people...and partly because he has the instincts of a once-in-five-generations LEADER.