Whoa. This was the bipolar uniparty under the non dissenting Democrat Plantation Party with their Democrats that run as establishment Republicans that began in the 1990’s with Bush/Clinton and onward. Leave President Trump and MAGA out of this. At the very least MAGA police’s their own and have been working since the ‘90’s to unravel both of these conjoined cancers.
"It would be one thing if these people were avowed Machiavellians who regard humanity with unapologetic contempt. The most singularly revolting thing about them is that they regard themselves as people who care about social justice."
I share your disgust with the state of affairs, but I don't believe "avowed Machiavellians" take any care to be honest with the world. Therefore, whatever they say is moot. They are different species, like wild animals, and we should start treating them with appropriate gravity, not as fellow diplomats in politics.
It seems our biggest problems are really about the inevitable rise of intelligent psychopaths and sociopaths in all organizations (the dark side of the iron law of oligarchy). Combined with inexorably rising sophistication in technologies of all kinds, the threat from psychopathy using technology seems to be a far greater problem than, say, choosing from among ideologies like capitalism and socialism, yet we barely know how to recognize it, never mind manage it.
I neglected to connect dots here at the beginning: These people -- the true thought leaders, not the copy-cat suck-ups -- *are* avowed Machiavellians. Machiavellians are psychopaths. No one who consistently pursues power for its own sake can be assumed to care about others.
"Their odious habit of virtue signaling suggests that they have succeeded in flattering themselves that they are genuinely nice people." -- No, they are virtue signaling to do just that, to merely signal virtue when there is no real virtue. They are lying for the purpose of controlling others.
You are right. The moral imbeciles, as they were rightfully called until early 20th century are intraspecies predators feeding on humans. Until and unless the humans learn how to differentiate them and make sure they do not ever get anywhere close to any sources of power all of this debate will be just talk, and their reign will continue for the simple reason that this media-driven "democracy" is the perfect way for them to get on top, so they will always be there, robbing humans ruling them and telling them how to live.
Joe was never anything other than a pitiful façade installed through blatant systemic election fraud which of course became perfectly evident the minute vote counting stopped in states which were about to determine a presidential election, followed by in your face ballot box stuffing. We simply don't know who was in control of the executive branch for four years as a result of the fraud but we do know they are mentally diseased sociopaths/psychopaths. The same self serving power lusting monsters then tried to install another compliant imbecile as façade (Harris), necessarily to remain in control. And they will do so again no doubt.
A thought and a suggestion: 1) Self-deception is the most dangerous form of a lie, as the perpetrator is completely disarmed. 2) I suggest you watch the old TV special, "I, Claudius".
what is my favorite novel for a long time, though Robert Graves had this funny literary notion that Claudius wasn't so foolish and self deceived after all, that in fact, he knew what was going on around him
Biden lost his favorite, precious, highly regarded son. Massive money allocated to cancer research. Biden convenes cancer think tank at UPenn during Trump's first term. Mrna therapy front and center. Darpa is involved. Biden secretly wishes all will want a blanket, quick fix, cancer cure as quickly as he does. His deep grief drives him to sacrifice many in the name of progress. Ignores all safety signals. Why can't they experience all the loss I have ? Get over yourselves ! And get on with the campaign "operation guinea pig". My child was just as precious as yours !!
Worst case scenario, but the only thing that might possibly make sense, and stemming from deep abiding arrogance, self importance, and maybe even some revenge as further impetus to put it all in place. Add dementia, decline, and the fact that US political system greatly rewards narcissism and extreme political division as an engine to drive capitalism. And voila; perfect storm.
I'm not being glib. This is all completely and incredibly sad. I wake up in deep state of grief every day now. The news just keeps getting worse with the self replicating and recombinant vaccines in use and research. Bioweapons still being developed and large scale gain of function bird flu vax factory being built in the Uk. Does humanity's self destruction have no end ?
Biden's deceptions did more than hurt the credibility of the political class. It undermined the public's trust in all things political, most especially so on the Democrat side of the aisle. Even before Biden, the motto of the Democrat party was ,"by any means available". This meant attaining power while discarding all pretenses of integrity. Anything that could be said to try to smear or discredit an opponent (Trump most recently) would be said regardless of the truth. A cheerleading media loath to call Democrats out for their prevarications set the pattern in stone and ever since Hiliary decried the "bimbo eruptions of the 1990s which oddly seemed to plague her husband, the pattern became lie, deny, limited hang if necessary. Of course, those who weren't inclined to latch onto spoonfed drivel as truth saw right through it, but by and large the strategy proved useful and productive, allowing first the Clinton's, then Obama and Biden to skitter out of lies and legal misbehavior time after time. Add to that the constant projecting of wrongdoing onto political opponents fueled by modern social media and you end up where we are now - a world of sharply disparate views fomenting contempt and hatred between camps, and the inability of the greater public to reach a stable consensus as to what constitutes reality.
Inject into that chaotic order a "novel" virus which is presented as sure death to anyone who gets it, while in the midst of questionable reports of massively overflowing hospitals, bored nurses find time all over the world to make tim Tok dance videos. The cognitive dissonance grows as the narrative continues to spin, but never mind, it can't possibly be true until CNN and the NBC nightly news declares it to be so. The cognitive dissonance widens as people begin to die from injections the Biden administration forces people to take in order to put food on the table. The "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil" CDC maintains a straight face while urging Americans to line up for more and more boosters, and yes, bring your babies too. Any talk of harm from the ever safe and effective injections is labeled "misinformation". Problem solved, we have zero liability, you poor dears are having anxiety, functional disorders, and no, that's not a stroke, you are making it up because of stress, so go home, take some Advil and an Ambien for sleep and call back in 7 months if you feel you need to. In the meantime those who waited cautiously on the sidelines - well THEY are the villains fueling the Pandemic of the UNVACCINATED! They are the murderers, the selfish grandma killers, the reason we can't have a normal life. WE HOPE THEY DIE shouted the angriest and most fearful of the true believers...while on their 3rd and 4th bouts of COVID. Well "thank God I GOT THE SHOT,it WOULDA BEEN WAY WORSE without it" was the proper parroting chorus modeled by the hippest of the hip including former President Obama, who still must have been giving leg tingles to his weak at the knees admirers because they happily chanted right along when given the proper celebrity cues.
In the midst of all of this, some - actually a lot of people are suffering horribly, their lives and health destroyed by an injection they were instructed to trust. And for speaking up and seeking help, they and their advocates become the targets of malevolent vitriol hurled from haughty cocksure followers on the other side of the propaganda divide. ANTI-VAXXERS! CONSPIRACY THEORISTS! ATTENTION SEEKERS! FRAUDS!
And with all of this as a backdrop, now that our former mealy mouthed, confused, addled President is being exposed for deception over his own serious mental and physical health problems, we are now actually pondering the erosion in trust of our leaders because he didn't come clean about having cancer?
As in, gee, I wonder if he lied.
Duh.
We're awash in lies. More power to the truth tellers. May God be with them.
Yeah, the fact the media is now making such a big deal about Biden's personal health cover-up and still no mention of the mass murdering fraud that was the plandemic and subsequent vaccine mandates, is extremely telling. The politicians and media figures who promoted the fear and enforced the mandates are complicit in mass murder.
"Whether the timing of Biden’s cancer announcement is a particularly disgusting part of the scheme to cover all this up or truly a complete coincidence, the last few days have made it clear that the damage the political class did to its credibility with its attempted cover-up of Joe Biden’s condition has not gone away."
I don't know about anyone else, but I am far more concerned with the damage these people have done to this nation's social, cultural, and economic foundations and future, not to mention to the lives of each individual citizen. Every one of these people deserves to be hanged publicly for what is nothing less than high treason.
Sorry if you suffered financially from your disgust. I suggest that you couple disgust with cynicism. Cynicism will allow you to play the game even knowing it is rigged. Just don't ever become a believer (sucker).
9/11-GWOT and the assassinations of Kennedys and MLK all vie for primacy:
"This scheme was, without question, the most disgusting action that people have ever done in a civilization that pretends to value to the concepts of truth, fairness, and justice."
I mentioned to a very good friend back in 2020 that I thought Biden did not look well enough for the job. She, a Democrat of religious-like commitment, brushed off the concern—it doesn’t really matter because he has a good team in place. I have heard that notion from others. Could it be a symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome? Anything is better than Trump?
I value your insights and keen critical thinking skills. I am a fan. Dr. McCullough and yourself make a formidable team helping many people see through the fog of gaslighting that is integral to today's information dissemination.
However, you have lost both in your introduction to Connor O'Keeffe's essay. The left is clearly and squarely aware of their actions and do not believe they are good people doing good things. They just want power and have sold their souls long ago in pursuit of it.
We live in Machiavellian times. Take off the rose colored glasses, please, we need clarity, not fogginess.
Exactly, it was a major cover-up that mostly only the Democrats believed. How many lies will they keep buying? Even the lies they told about how accomplished and joyful Kamala was in order to get her elected were unbelievable, but, obviously, some bought it. Will they never come to their senses? It appears there are a lot of stupid and gullible people in our country.
Biden health cover up. American democide cover up. Both sides guilty. Whole of gov guilty. Truman show.
Whoa. This was the bipolar uniparty under the non dissenting Democrat Plantation Party with their Democrats that run as establishment Republicans that began in the 1990’s with Bush/Clinton and onward. Leave President Trump and MAGA out of this. At the very least MAGA police’s their own and have been working since the ‘90’s to unravel both of these conjoined cancers.
Precisely
"It would be one thing if these people were avowed Machiavellians who regard humanity with unapologetic contempt. The most singularly revolting thing about them is that they regard themselves as people who care about social justice."
I share your disgust with the state of affairs, but I don't believe "avowed Machiavellians" take any care to be honest with the world. Therefore, whatever they say is moot. They are different species, like wild animals, and we should start treating them with appropriate gravity, not as fellow diplomats in politics.
It seems our biggest problems are really about the inevitable rise of intelligent psychopaths and sociopaths in all organizations (the dark side of the iron law of oligarchy). Combined with inexorably rising sophistication in technologies of all kinds, the threat from psychopathy using technology seems to be a far greater problem than, say, choosing from among ideologies like capitalism and socialism, yet we barely know how to recognize it, never mind manage it.
I neglected to connect dots here at the beginning: These people -- the true thought leaders, not the copy-cat suck-ups -- *are* avowed Machiavellians. Machiavellians are psychopaths. No one who consistently pursues power for its own sake can be assumed to care about others.
"Their odious habit of virtue signaling suggests that they have succeeded in flattering themselves that they are genuinely nice people." -- No, they are virtue signaling to do just that, to merely signal virtue when there is no real virtue. They are lying for the purpose of controlling others.
Correctamundo. You're right on the money.
You are right. The moral imbeciles, as they were rightfully called until early 20th century are intraspecies predators feeding on humans. Until and unless the humans learn how to differentiate them and make sure they do not ever get anywhere close to any sources of power all of this debate will be just talk, and their reign will continue for the simple reason that this media-driven "democracy" is the perfect way for them to get on top, so they will always be there, robbing humans ruling them and telling them how to live.
Exactly. Well put.
Joe was never anything other than a pitiful façade installed through blatant systemic election fraud which of course became perfectly evident the minute vote counting stopped in states which were about to determine a presidential election, followed by in your face ballot box stuffing. We simply don't know who was in control of the executive branch for four years as a result of the fraud but we do know they are mentally diseased sociopaths/psychopaths. The same self serving power lusting monsters then tried to install another compliant imbecile as façade (Harris), necessarily to remain in control. And they will do so again no doubt.
A thought and a suggestion: 1) Self-deception is the most dangerous form of a lie, as the perpetrator is completely disarmed. 2) I suggest you watch the old TV special, "I, Claudius".
what is my favorite novel for a long time, though Robert Graves had this funny literary notion that Claudius wasn't so foolish and self deceived after all, that in fact, he knew what was going on around him
Biden lost his favorite, precious, highly regarded son. Massive money allocated to cancer research. Biden convenes cancer think tank at UPenn during Trump's first term. Mrna therapy front and center. Darpa is involved. Biden secretly wishes all will want a blanket, quick fix, cancer cure as quickly as he does. His deep grief drives him to sacrifice many in the name of progress. Ignores all safety signals. Why can't they experience all the loss I have ? Get over yourselves ! And get on with the campaign "operation guinea pig". My child was just as precious as yours !!
Worst case scenario, but the only thing that might possibly make sense, and stemming from deep abiding arrogance, self importance, and maybe even some revenge as further impetus to put it all in place. Add dementia, decline, and the fact that US political system greatly rewards narcissism and extreme political division as an engine to drive capitalism. And voila; perfect storm.
I'm not being glib. This is all completely and incredibly sad. I wake up in deep state of grief every day now. The news just keeps getting worse with the self replicating and recombinant vaccines in use and research. Bioweapons still being developed and large scale gain of function bird flu vax factory being built in the Uk. Does humanity's self destruction have no end ?
Biden's deceptions did more than hurt the credibility of the political class. It undermined the public's trust in all things political, most especially so on the Democrat side of the aisle. Even before Biden, the motto of the Democrat party was ,"by any means available". This meant attaining power while discarding all pretenses of integrity. Anything that could be said to try to smear or discredit an opponent (Trump most recently) would be said regardless of the truth. A cheerleading media loath to call Democrats out for their prevarications set the pattern in stone and ever since Hiliary decried the "bimbo eruptions of the 1990s which oddly seemed to plague her husband, the pattern became lie, deny, limited hang if necessary. Of course, those who weren't inclined to latch onto spoonfed drivel as truth saw right through it, but by and large the strategy proved useful and productive, allowing first the Clinton's, then Obama and Biden to skitter out of lies and legal misbehavior time after time. Add to that the constant projecting of wrongdoing onto political opponents fueled by modern social media and you end up where we are now - a world of sharply disparate views fomenting contempt and hatred between camps, and the inability of the greater public to reach a stable consensus as to what constitutes reality.
Inject into that chaotic order a "novel" virus which is presented as sure death to anyone who gets it, while in the midst of questionable reports of massively overflowing hospitals, bored nurses find time all over the world to make tim Tok dance videos. The cognitive dissonance grows as the narrative continues to spin, but never mind, it can't possibly be true until CNN and the NBC nightly news declares it to be so. The cognitive dissonance widens as people begin to die from injections the Biden administration forces people to take in order to put food on the table. The "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil" CDC maintains a straight face while urging Americans to line up for more and more boosters, and yes, bring your babies too. Any talk of harm from the ever safe and effective injections is labeled "misinformation". Problem solved, we have zero liability, you poor dears are having anxiety, functional disorders, and no, that's not a stroke, you are making it up because of stress, so go home, take some Advil and an Ambien for sleep and call back in 7 months if you feel you need to. In the meantime those who waited cautiously on the sidelines - well THEY are the villains fueling the Pandemic of the UNVACCINATED! They are the murderers, the selfish grandma killers, the reason we can't have a normal life. WE HOPE THEY DIE shouted the angriest and most fearful of the true believers...while on their 3rd and 4th bouts of COVID. Well "thank God I GOT THE SHOT,it WOULDA BEEN WAY WORSE without it" was the proper parroting chorus modeled by the hippest of the hip including former President Obama, who still must have been giving leg tingles to his weak at the knees admirers because they happily chanted right along when given the proper celebrity cues.
In the midst of all of this, some - actually a lot of people are suffering horribly, their lives and health destroyed by an injection they were instructed to trust. And for speaking up and seeking help, they and their advocates become the targets of malevolent vitriol hurled from haughty cocksure followers on the other side of the propaganda divide. ANTI-VAXXERS! CONSPIRACY THEORISTS! ATTENTION SEEKERS! FRAUDS!
And with all of this as a backdrop, now that our former mealy mouthed, confused, addled President is being exposed for deception over his own serious mental and physical health problems, we are now actually pondering the erosion in trust of our leaders because he didn't come clean about having cancer?
As in, gee, I wonder if he lied.
Duh.
We're awash in lies. More power to the truth tellers. May God be with them.
Yeah, the fact the media is now making such a big deal about Biden's personal health cover-up and still no mention of the mass murdering fraud that was the plandemic and subsequent vaccine mandates, is extremely telling. The politicians and media figures who promoted the fear and enforced the mandates are complicit in mass murder.
"Whether the timing of Biden’s cancer announcement is a particularly disgusting part of the scheme to cover all this up or truly a complete coincidence, the last few days have made it clear that the damage the political class did to its credibility with its attempted cover-up of Joe Biden’s condition has not gone away."
I don't know about anyone else, but I am far more concerned with the damage these people have done to this nation's social, cultural, and economic foundations and future, not to mention to the lives of each individual citizen. Every one of these people deserves to be hanged publicly for what is nothing less than high treason.
Sorry if you suffered financially from your disgust. I suggest that you couple disgust with cynicism. Cynicism will allow you to play the game even knowing it is rigged. Just don't ever become a believer (sucker).
You presume it is a game. What if it isn't a game at all.
There is no way his last PSA was 2014.
The greater the virtue identification, the bigger and deeper the shadow.
Point of Order, John:
9/11-GWOT and the assassinations of Kennedys and MLK all vie for primacy:
"This scheme was, without question, the most disgusting action that people have ever done in a civilization that pretends to value to the concepts of truth, fairness, and justice."
Jake Tapper is “highly respected”. Says who? Respected by whom? Mr. O’Keeffe needs to review all of Tapper’s broadcasts over the past several years.
Yeah, I can't imagine anyone respecting that clown. He's a deceiver. Plain and simple. And a sanctimonious one to boot.
I mentioned to a very good friend back in 2020 that I thought Biden did not look well enough for the job. She, a Democrat of religious-like commitment, brushed off the concern—it doesn’t really matter because he has a good team in place. I have heard that notion from others. Could it be a symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome? Anything is better than Trump?
"Plato's cave " ..... it's been going on forever .....but once you step outside and see the light ....it's easy to pick out the shadows .....!🤷🏻♂️🙏🙏🏾
Spot on!
Mr. Leake,
I value your insights and keen critical thinking skills. I am a fan. Dr. McCullough and yourself make a formidable team helping many people see through the fog of gaslighting that is integral to today's information dissemination.
However, you have lost both in your introduction to Connor O'Keeffe's essay. The left is clearly and squarely aware of their actions and do not believe they are good people doing good things. They just want power and have sold their souls long ago in pursuit of it.
We live in Machiavellian times. Take off the rose colored glasses, please, we need clarity, not fogginess.
Exactly, it was a major cover-up that mostly only the Democrats believed. How many lies will they keep buying? Even the lies they told about how accomplished and joyful Kamala was in order to get her elected were unbelievable, but, obviously, some bought it. Will they never come to their senses? It appears there are a lot of stupid and gullible people in our country.