General consensus is that normies are naive, brainwashed, believe everything the news tells them etc, etc... But is that really so? Maybe they are not as dumb as we think they are? Maybe most of them know it's a lie, they just choose to go along with the narrative?
Sure, there always will be some who are genuinely duped, but I'm not sure it's the majority. Like, when covid was going on, I met a lot of normies who publicly went along with the narrative, but privately it was obvious that they are not afraid of the scary virus at all. They didn't admit it out loud (even privately), but their actions were telling that (at least on some level) they know it's bullshit.
I find this thought a quite dark and depressing one. That would mean most of the people are happy to accept a lie and live with it just because it offers them some sort of benefit or simply because it's easier that way. Maybe this is why getting the truth out is not as effective as we'd like it to be. Also, that would mean mass awakening is probably not forthcoming, because there's nothing to awake from. Normies for the most part are already awake. They just don't care.
Yeah, but that wouldn't be a real belief. You can't simply tell yourself to believe in something. You either believe or you don't. It is not entirely voluntary process. If you simply tell yourself to believe in something, that's just make believe.
That's a nice one! I haven't read Huckleberry Finn. Didn't know about this.
Belief is real. They truly and sincerely believe in what was said, Sinceree and honestly. That's the deal - the main problem with TPTB is that they demand sincere believe in their narratives, That is why they hate anyone who don't believe, even if they picture believe demanded. If things was as what you said, then TPTB had no any chance to rule for so long. False believe means actual opposition. And people with false believe will use any opportunity to resist. That's how USSR ended. The problem was in false belief in all that communism narratives everybody demonstrated in public, but nobody really believe that narrative.
The horror and disgust of the Western society is that everybody is truly believe in capitalism and all that shit about democracy and freedom regardless of political color. Just different meanings attached, but nobbody question system as whole. That's the problem and curse, That's why Western system can't be changed for so long time and sink to the bottom day by day.
You really should. Mark Twain was in soviet school schedule, including Tom Sawyer and Huckeburry Finn. It was a bit in communism hoax failure. It could be a bit in capitalism hoax failure too.
Yes, and that's kind of an issue. Soviets were not that good at lies and deception. People went along with it, but only publicly. In private few of them did. Current regime is different in that regard. Most normies will defend it even in private.
I do actually have Huckleburry Finn and Tom Saywer books on the shelves. Just checked. It's a Soviet edition from 1970. Imagine that! I guess I'll check it out some of these days. In fact, I do not recall reading anything by Twain. Might as well pick up Sawyer or Finn.