The young in our country are the most malleable of any in our history. In all levels of our society they thrive. There is always a way to get anything that they need. Compared to centuries past, they are affluent though they vehemently deny this at every level. When anyone has too much of “things,” they tend to lack responsibility. They also become insular and narcissistic. They also have way too much free time with nothing constructive to do. When all of this happens to self-centered young people, they are fair game for the next Ideology that rears its ugly head. When this ideology is then presented seductively to the young, undeveloped mind, it turns into a “cause.” The “cause” doesn’t have to have meaning or great significance in their lives. It just has to be presented to them as the most important and vital, ”we must do something immediately”, movement given to them to deal with “now.” Neither historical facts nor logic need to be present. The all-important “cause” becomes paramount.
It is at this point that the “cause” is fueled by propaganda in order to indoctrinate the participants. It is also at this point that the promoters and the handlers become more involved. Funding and the complete support of the news media and social media are vital to the escalation of the movement. Colleges are especially helpful in this regard. They, for the most part, are fertile grounds for the teaching and dissemination of Marxism, Socialism, and the newest Woke inventions. The most basic reason for the “cause” to be so attractive and be able to seduce the young is that schools no longer teach students how to think. Learning is about knowing the rules and then opposing them to see if they really hold up. Thinking for yourself. Testing the knowledge. Learning about history, not trying to change what has already happened. When students don’t have these tools, they must look for other ways to become relevant. Actually, those other ways have the means and inclination to find them.
What happens then when the young are connected to the “cause”? They must find ways to bring it to the attention of as many people as possible, with the participation of the media. There is unlimited funding from above and unlimited instruction as to the means. Stopping the flow of systems that everyone uses daily, i.e. traffic, shopping, communication, travel, etc. These are all planned well ahead in order to affect peak times of traffic. Once they have our attention, then escalation begins, not only to keep our attention, but to involve us in the process.
Conservative opposition is suppressed in every way possible: politically, by the mass media, by infiltrating schools, churches, workplaces and companies, and also shaming by peers. Methods and opportunities for speaking out are severely limited and thwarted or shut down whenever possible. Censorship rules the land. Whistleblowers tend to disappear. The only opportunities left are books. Writing books and reading books are, at least at first, acceptable because they are used by such a small and seemingly insignificant group of people. This also will eventually end by mass book burnings to prevent any kind of independent thinking.
What is left for any individual with a sentient mind? Survival. The underground. Check out any socialistic or communistic country. Things that you need or desire are still available, but surreptitiously and at exorbitant prices. Even bartering. So these repressive types of governing are really sliding back to the same place that they were historically, before all of the fuss started. The dissension between the “haves” and the “have-nots.” Dictatorship, monarchy, totalitarianism, feudalism, slavery, etc., However you want to characterize these evils, they are to be found in history at all periods of time. Basically the oppressors and the oppressed.
So to come full circle (what goes around, comes around), beware of the “cause” that is so very attractive to the young, undeveloped mind. Its inevitability is death to a free society.
All of this is in a recurring pattern that has been used in China, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, etc. Check these out. How has it worked out for them historically and up to the present? The “cause” then, inevitably develops into the roads to Fascism, Marxism, feudalism, slavery, and then ultimately into Communism. It is at this point that the promotors of the “cause” are no longer needed, and so are disposed of, or absorbed into, the same stew as everyone else. One person or elite group in charge of everyone and everything. Basically the oppressors and the oppressed.
Will we ever learn? There is no free lunch! Freedom isn’t free. It takes constant observance to prevent what is happening now in our country. God bless America!
BOOKS:
Mao’s America – Xi Van Fleet
American Marxism – Mark Levin
Next Generation Marxism – Mike Gonzalez and Katharine Cornell Gorka
The Case to Impeach and Imprison Jos Biden – Mike McCormick