Thanks, good summary. And realistic comments. These people are going nowhere until sent there by us. Whatever tactical readjustments they are obliged to make by circumstance their strategy is constant. And for as long as we allow them to remain in place they will keep shifting their shapes in pursuit of what they appear to view as their right to absolute control. St Helena beckons as a venue for these people where they and their apparatchiks can apply their policies to each other and leave the rest of us alone. They should feel free to ESG, conscientious capitalise, or even euthanise themselves to their hearts delight in the privacy of their bunkers.
Perhaps I am too naive - but to me Klaus Schwab's and the the World Economic Forum's knavish scheming and plotting over the many years since the beginning have become ever less important and makes ever less sense. Of course, it subscribed to the Malthusian fear of mankind overpopulating the world. It sort of made sense 50 years ago - but most certainly that fear now exists no longer. Human beings are not like rats or rabbits - as simple as that. We aren't silly animals. We can and will choose to have offspring depending on whether we can or will care for them.
Quite the opposite : depopulation is now the big problem. The "Great Reset" and all its manifold ramifications (both cultural and economic) are now in the process of dying a natural death - being killed by old-fashioned economic common sense and economic realities. That is what I read into J. J. Dawson's fascinating article.
Yes, I am confident "we are winning" - moreover, I don't think we need worry about the same evil forces somehow re-inventing themselves.
Hey Andy, let's not call it naivety, let's give it the positive moniker of "optimism". I'd like to get into this topic because it's coming up a lot from various angles for me right now and yours is not an uncommon position -- that common sense will prevail. Unfortunately I'm about to take off for the weekend and have a mountain of stuff to get through before Friday morning including a tax return (joy) so I'll keep this initial response brief.
I agree with you -- depopulation is certainly the problem. The issue though is that the people with all the money and power are still pretending it's the opposite. They are moving ahead with their agenda and I see no reason to expect it won't be implemented. I think we're only a year or two away from the next 'existential crisis' at which point things will get really nasty for most of us. I'd like to share your optimism but I just don't see the evidence to support such a mindset. That does not mean I am resigned to defeat -- no we must fight to the end. But I don't see things getting better in the short term. Hence, vis-à-vis this latest essay, we may be winning the culture war, but the people who hate us still hold most of the cards, and given the sheer scale of their hubris, I think we'd be fools to assume that they have any interest whatsoever in 'old-fashioned economic common sense and economic realities' -- their behaviour to date proves this beyond any doubt.
Naturally I could be wrong and we may be about to enter a golden age, which is why I value your input. Maybe you could tell me what signs you've seen -- mechanical, empirical changes for the better in our society and economy (not cultural victories), and how these indicate that we need not worry about the same evil forces re-inventing themselves. I'm genuinely curious. It may take me a week to respond but I will get around to it.
Thank you, J. J. I want to add to my own comment that in no way do I belittle your strenuous efforts to fight woke'ism. In no way do I mean that we naturally and automatically will "enter a golden age". I am so grateful we have individuals like you who have an investigative journalist’s way with words - together with an ethical, sharp intellect. As you know, there are very many like you.
What I read into what you so passionately point out is that we have to fight – and that we will win only if we succeed in convincing our legislators never to curb free speech. If we make it illegal to block free speech in any way (and that means the evil “cancelling” of peoples’ statements or opinions or ruining peoples’ careers if they utter their opinions) – that means that ultimately “we will win”.
In your reply you ask for “.....what signs [I’ve] seen -- mechanical, empirical changes for the better in our society ........”. I could mention quite a few – but will just mention two :
1. The US Supreme Court has just now struck down race-conscious admissions programmes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, effectively prohibiting affirmative action policies long used to raise the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students on American campuses.
2. Michael Shellenberger (I'm sure you know him) reports very recently : “I had the pleasure on Monday of giving a keynote address to the students and faculty of the University of Austin titled “Escape The Woke Matrix.” In it, I argue that Western civilization is being rapidly taken over by a psychopathological religion, and that we must resist it by exposing it for what it is, and re-grounding our institutions in love of humanity, civilization, and freedom. You can hear the emotion in my voice. The global crackdown on free speech has left me feeling angry and afraid. Despite my emotional state, or perhaps because of it, the students gave me a standing ovation at the end”.
Those same students were brainwashed with woke’ism since babyhood – yet here now, in their late teens, they can and do think their own thoughts. That really gives me hope for the future.
Hi Andy. Finally getting around to this after my time away. You offer up two very cogent and compelling examples here. And yes, these do give me hope. I do note with Harvard - they have simply decided to circumvent the Supreme Court by adjusting the way in which they select for race. My personal view on the Supreme Court is that it's overrated and real power lies elsewhere as evidenced by the fact that Harvard can essentially say, yeah, nah, we're gonna do it anyway. But the second example gives me more hope. As opposed to a piece of conservative theatre which is what I think the Supreme Court amounts to right now - young people pushing back is a real and powerful force, and not just a culture war victory. Without the youth, there is no hope for our cause.
I still have my doubts though. As I've often said - I see no evidence that those with the real power (the banks and corporations and NGO interests that coalesce around the WEF and UN) intend on backing off their plan to enslave humanity. The financial system is on its last legs and we are one crisis away from complete authoritarian clamp down. I don't think many on our side even realise how close this is. More and more I see the biggest threat as CBDCs and digital ID. This will be the control matrix which all but a handful will be helpless against - me included at this stage, reliant as I am on urban infrastructure and corporate income. As always I could be wrong, but encouraging though it is that young people appear to be waking up (though how widespread this is I'm really not sure) it think... maybe... it could be too late.
Anyway, I will continue to discuss these issues and look forward to your views as we move forward.
Thank you friend. Conscientious capitalism... got a nice ring to it huh? Sounds so... WHOLESOME! Lol. The black pill is indeed a suppository, and you'll find no defeatism here; a ruthless realism perhaps, and a disinclination to 'trust the plan' as so many glib conservatives urge, but I'll always maintain that the human spirit is capable of triumph over evil. We will find a way through, though as I've said a time or two before, the ride may get very bumpy in the interim.
Thank you very much for help clarify these complex systems in place. Awareness is one of the enemies. Cheers mate!
Thank you Jason!
I heard you on William Ramsey podcast.
Fantastic - quite a few readers have found me through William's podcast. Tune in again on August 11 when William and I will be chatting again!
Thanks, good summary. And realistic comments. These people are going nowhere until sent there by us. Whatever tactical readjustments they are obliged to make by circumstance their strategy is constant. And for as long as we allow them to remain in place they will keep shifting their shapes in pursuit of what they appear to view as their right to absolute control. St Helena beckons as a venue for these people where they and their apparatchiks can apply their policies to each other and leave the rest of us alone. They should feel free to ESG, conscientious capitalise, or even euthanise themselves to their hearts delight in the privacy of their bunkers.
Well said sir, bravo!
Perhaps I am too naive - but to me Klaus Schwab's and the the World Economic Forum's knavish scheming and plotting over the many years since the beginning have become ever less important and makes ever less sense. Of course, it subscribed to the Malthusian fear of mankind overpopulating the world. It sort of made sense 50 years ago - but most certainly that fear now exists no longer. Human beings are not like rats or rabbits - as simple as that. We aren't silly animals. We can and will choose to have offspring depending on whether we can or will care for them.
Quite the opposite : depopulation is now the big problem. The "Great Reset" and all its manifold ramifications (both cultural and economic) are now in the process of dying a natural death - being killed by old-fashioned economic common sense and economic realities. That is what I read into J. J. Dawson's fascinating article.
Yes, I am confident "we are winning" - moreover, I don't think we need worry about the same evil forces somehow re-inventing themselves.
Hey Andy, let's not call it naivety, let's give it the positive moniker of "optimism". I'd like to get into this topic because it's coming up a lot from various angles for me right now and yours is not an uncommon position -- that common sense will prevail. Unfortunately I'm about to take off for the weekend and have a mountain of stuff to get through before Friday morning including a tax return (joy) so I'll keep this initial response brief.
I agree with you -- depopulation is certainly the problem. The issue though is that the people with all the money and power are still pretending it's the opposite. They are moving ahead with their agenda and I see no reason to expect it won't be implemented. I think we're only a year or two away from the next 'existential crisis' at which point things will get really nasty for most of us. I'd like to share your optimism but I just don't see the evidence to support such a mindset. That does not mean I am resigned to defeat -- no we must fight to the end. But I don't see things getting better in the short term. Hence, vis-à-vis this latest essay, we may be winning the culture war, but the people who hate us still hold most of the cards, and given the sheer scale of their hubris, I think we'd be fools to assume that they have any interest whatsoever in 'old-fashioned economic common sense and economic realities' -- their behaviour to date proves this beyond any doubt.
Naturally I could be wrong and we may be about to enter a golden age, which is why I value your input. Maybe you could tell me what signs you've seen -- mechanical, empirical changes for the better in our society and economy (not cultural victories), and how these indicate that we need not worry about the same evil forces re-inventing themselves. I'm genuinely curious. It may take me a week to respond but I will get around to it.
Cheers, JJ
Thank you, J. J. I want to add to my own comment that in no way do I belittle your strenuous efforts to fight woke'ism. In no way do I mean that we naturally and automatically will "enter a golden age". I am so grateful we have individuals like you who have an investigative journalist’s way with words - together with an ethical, sharp intellect. As you know, there are very many like you.
What I read into what you so passionately point out is that we have to fight – and that we will win only if we succeed in convincing our legislators never to curb free speech. If we make it illegal to block free speech in any way (and that means the evil “cancelling” of peoples’ statements or opinions or ruining peoples’ careers if they utter their opinions) – that means that ultimately “we will win”.
In your reply you ask for “.....what signs [I’ve] seen -- mechanical, empirical changes for the better in our society ........”. I could mention quite a few – but will just mention two :
1. The US Supreme Court has just now struck down race-conscious admissions programmes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, effectively prohibiting affirmative action policies long used to raise the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students on American campuses.
2. Michael Shellenberger (I'm sure you know him) reports very recently : “I had the pleasure on Monday of giving a keynote address to the students and faculty of the University of Austin titled “Escape The Woke Matrix.” In it, I argue that Western civilization is being rapidly taken over by a psychopathological religion, and that we must resist it by exposing it for what it is, and re-grounding our institutions in love of humanity, civilization, and freedom. You can hear the emotion in my voice. The global crackdown on free speech has left me feeling angry and afraid. Despite my emotional state, or perhaps because of it, the students gave me a standing ovation at the end”.
Those same students were brainwashed with woke’ism since babyhood – yet here now, in their late teens, they can and do think their own thoughts. That really gives me hope for the future.
Hi Andy. Finally getting around to this after my time away. You offer up two very cogent and compelling examples here. And yes, these do give me hope. I do note with Harvard - they have simply decided to circumvent the Supreme Court by adjusting the way in which they select for race. My personal view on the Supreme Court is that it's overrated and real power lies elsewhere as evidenced by the fact that Harvard can essentially say, yeah, nah, we're gonna do it anyway. But the second example gives me more hope. As opposed to a piece of conservative theatre which is what I think the Supreme Court amounts to right now - young people pushing back is a real and powerful force, and not just a culture war victory. Without the youth, there is no hope for our cause.
I still have my doubts though. As I've often said - I see no evidence that those with the real power (the banks and corporations and NGO interests that coalesce around the WEF and UN) intend on backing off their plan to enslave humanity. The financial system is on its last legs and we are one crisis away from complete authoritarian clamp down. I don't think many on our side even realise how close this is. More and more I see the biggest threat as CBDCs and digital ID. This will be the control matrix which all but a handful will be helpless against - me included at this stage, reliant as I am on urban infrastructure and corporate income. As always I could be wrong, but encouraging though it is that young people appear to be waking up (though how widespread this is I'm really not sure) it think... maybe... it could be too late.
Anyway, I will continue to discuss these issues and look forward to your views as we move forward.
Thank you friend. Conscientious capitalism... got a nice ring to it huh? Sounds so... WHOLESOME! Lol. The black pill is indeed a suppository, and you'll find no defeatism here; a ruthless realism perhaps, and a disinclination to 'trust the plan' as so many glib conservatives urge, but I'll always maintain that the human spirit is capable of triumph over evil. We will find a way through, though as I've said a time or two before, the ride may get very bumpy in the interim.