Brainwashed

Believing the unbelievable is not a rarity. It is the everyday reality for the vast majority of people in the "modern" world.

Have you been brainwashed?

Every time that you say “they” when it should be “he” or “she,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you use “her” for a man pretending to be a woman or “his” for a woman pretending to be a man, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you defend a tax-funded “safety net,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that there should be “background checks” and/or “permits” or licenses to purchase or own or carry a gun or that automatic weapons or explosives should be banned for individuals, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “some taxes are necessary,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say “we need the FDA/CDC/FBI/etc.” to “protect people,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say “gun violence,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you talk about “poverty” or “crime” rather than “poor people” or “criminals,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say “enslaved person” rather than “slave,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say “Native American” or “indigenous” or “First Peoples” rather than “Indian,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say “misinformation” rather than “lies,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that current societal problems are due to “the pandemic” rather than “the shutdown,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that there was a “pandemic” starting in 2020, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “equity” is bad—because our enemies misuse the word—rather than true equity being the essence of justice, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “masks” or Covid “vaccines” or “social distancing,” etc. “work,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that people have a “right” to health care/education/housing/food/clothing/safety/respect/etc./etc. simply because they exist, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you claim that “hate speech” is or should be a “crime,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that the government should be in control of our money, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that simply being ‘white” is racist and only “whites” can be racist, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say the “United Nations is a worthwhile organization,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you agree that plastics or pesticides or DDT or preservatives or chemicals or irradiated food are bad or that “green is good,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time you say that “climate change” or “global warming” or carbon dioxide or “carbon” are going to destroy the world or that “net zero” is a good idea, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “organic” food is better, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that recycling is a good idea (except for limited exceptions such as aluminum) and should be mandatory, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you support the idea of “social justice” or blindly oppose “the patriarchy” or “white privilege” or “systemic racism,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “coal or oil or fossil fuels are bad” or oppose nuclear energy, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you applaud institutional “diversity, inclusion, and equity” and ESG policies, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that tobacco/smoking should be completely banned or prohibited in businesses via government edict, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you unequivocally oppose GMO (genetically modified organisms) products, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you agree that access to medicines should require prescriptions or that recreational drugs should be banned, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that child care or schooling or medical care should be “free,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that peaceful discrimination should be outlawed, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you support government-funded and -controlled libraries, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you agree that government should be involved in establishing a marriage between or among consenting adults, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “immigrants” should be given welfare or special benefits, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that roads or garbage collection or housing or water or power or mail should be provided by or controlled by government, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that parks or recreational activities should be provided by government, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you support “net neutrality” or government interference in or censorship of communication or the Internet or social media, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that retirement funds should be provided by the government via Social Security and that the Social Security money you receive is “yours” and not welfare, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you agree that prostitution should be illegal, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that there should be a government-mandated “minimum wage” or “living wage” and that “benefits” are “given by” a business rather than subtracted from your actual wages, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you support “public schools,” a.k.a., government-controlled “education,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that government-mandated/-issued licenses and/or permits are a good idea for people in a myriad of occupations, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you agree that zoning laws and government-mandated building codes are necessary, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you support “altruism” or collectivism and oppose “selfishness” and individualism, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you laud “affirmative action” and oppose merit-based decisions, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “taxes are the price we pay for civilization,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you support “nation building” and “foreign aid” and accuse non-interventionists of being “isolationists,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that government-issued identification numbers/papers/cards/chips/passports or other means of mandatory identification are proper, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you think government-required drivers or car licenses are good ideas, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that conscription is a good policy to impose on young people and ignore that this practice is involuntary servitude, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that “X may be true for you but not for me” or talk about “my truth” versus “your truth” or that objective truth or morality or facts or reality or logic are not possible or at best “relative,” you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you let other people or organizations do your thinking for you and refuse to accept responsibility for your own actions and blame someone else for your woes, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you think one’s sex or race or culture or other collective identity is the defining trait in people’s lives rather than focusing on the person as an individual, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you say that the purpose of government is to “protect” us, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Every time that you think that every problem from minor to major in life is a concern of and should be “solved” by the State, you show that you have been brainwashed.

Brainwashing—most often voluntary—is rampant in our society and the world.

Stop letting yourself be brainwashed. Dry out your mind. Use your brain yourself and for your self. Don’t let your brain be used by people who hate you and only want to (ab)use you, who treat you like a slave. Your life belongs to you. Your mind belongs to you. Don’t abandon them for anyone or for anything else.

Accepting brainwashing is for fools…especially if you do it gleefully or eagerly or gladly or are “proud” of being brainwashed.

Be a man. Be a woman. Don’t be an NPC.

Your life—this life—is the only one you will ever have. Don’t waste it on other people’s whims or wants or wishes.

Don’t be brainwashed.

Be a hero.

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