That's wonderful, thank you! I've only read the first couple of pages so far, but this bit struck me, "... fears that Bolshevik influences might be at work in the AIF and that the returning soldiers carried with them the germs of something more potent than influenza". Over the last year, it's become increasingly apparent to me that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
[EDIT] I've finished reading it now, and it's like reading an account of what's gone on the last year, right down to pro and anti-mask arguments; staying six feet apart; the closure of theaters, schools, churches etc. and so much else. It even recounts the left using it as a way to cause trouble! It seems blatantly obvious to me that governments nowadays had no idea what to do about Covid and have basically copied all their policies from what was done in 1919, regardless of anything else (modern medical advances, evidence of Covid's lower fatality rate etc). If you're wavering on whether to spend time reading it yourself, I think you should.
Literally every comment on his Twitter post is along the lines of "She did, and you're a dumbass if you didn't know already". Hahahahaha!
Do you have sources about that? I've been trying to find out what restrictions were put in place back then, to see how many parallels there are to today, but I've not been having much luck finding anything.
I thought this comment about "leaky vaccines" by u/Trump2036 was pretty horrifying to read because it doesn't seem widely known, even among people who are skeptical of the vaccine. If this doesn't give people pause for thought about the reckless speed they're mass vaccinating people, then I don't know what will.
I think it was Mark Twain who wrote, "Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience".
And I'd also add, leftists don't debate in good faith anyway. They just want to browbeat you into submission, and they enjoy the buzz from the dopamine hit they get from arguing with you. Don't feed their habit!
It shows how dysfunctional leftists and their families are, that they think a husband calling his wife is a problem.
Well that's horrifying.
And sadly, it lines up with a lot of my suspicions over all this.
Rules for Radicals is effective, there's no denying it.
If you can use up your points without spending any more money, you should do it so it costs them the value of the product.
Nothing is ever settled, until it is settled right.
Witnessing the way the media did a massive 180 in their coverage of her was a massive redpill that the corruption really is global. She was a cause celebre right up until the second she stood up for her own citizens, and now suddenly she's a pariah.
Allow me to translate: "Kyriarchy is a dirty rotten commie lie designed to twist reality and make you feel so guilty for even breathing that you'll let corrupt politicians run and ruin your life."
And the two sequels - 'I'm Always Right' and 'It's Always Somebody Else's Fault'.
I thank God I woke up in my late 20s, before shit got truly insane. I can't imagine how bitter, unhappy and vindictive I might be by now if I hadn't (or what colour my hair would be!).
It ain't much, but it's honest work.
Yes, that certain pieces of evidence are willfully ignored because they don't 'fit' into the story of history certainly raises a lot of questions. (Egyptian stone vases with necks so narrow you can't fit your pinky finger down them - so how were they hollowed out?) If you haven't already listened to Graham Hancock on Joe Rogan, I highly recommend it!
Yes, it's amazing how many similarities there are between supposedly completely isolated cultures. I also really like Graham Hancock's theory that there was a globally connected, highly advanced culture that got wiped out sometime around 10,000BC, with some remnants surviving and being left scattered around the globe. I think history generally is very different to what we're presented with in school.
putting together another Linux-based laptop soon
As in, building your own from separate components? I would be hugely interested in how you do that. Can you share any good resources for a relative beginner? (Only put together Windows gaming PCs up to now, no idea about Linux.)
I saw a theory once that involved quantum physics and string theory. Namely, that certain particles (electrons I think) exist in multiple states simultaneously and only become 'fixed' in one state when observed. Combined with string theory (where experiments suggest that manipulating/observing a particle in one place will have an effect on a particle in another place), the basic idea was that the more people who 'observe' a particular meme, the more effect their 'observation' has on electrons in reality...
(I've probably explained that horribly, so my apologies to anyone who actually understands physics! Hahaha!)
That's wonderful, thank you so much!
And here was little old me thinking we were pro-individual freedom.
Have a lovely day!
Hahahahahaha! Poor ickle diddums.
That is spot on in my experience. Just as the left are the real racists for constantly thinking about what race everyone is, they're also utterly obsessed with sex and assume that everyone else is equally unable to control their base instincts and therefore must be controlled.
I'll try and get hold of a copy of that book. Sounds like it might be very insightful. Thank you!
Peterson has a tendency to hit the nail on the head. I guess it's a core part of human nature for people to cling to some sort of external higher power, whatever it may be.
Ugh, probably. I already saw a thing back in March last year that said there's a pandemic (overblown or not) every 100 years or so, so I wouldn't be surprised.