Should You Seek Alternatives To The Establishment?
The Power of Skepticism in a World of Blind Compliance
Hello everyone,
The ruling classes and elites have burned through goodwill. Ideally, our leaders should carry themselves with honor and dignity. Not all of their actions we will agree with. However, we can be confident those actions are done in the best interest of everyone. Similar to how a good parent guides a child by providing rational reasons for limitations and punishments.
Of course, it rarely works out that way. Our current set of elites and rulers are hedonists and users. They are corrupt, broken, and simply evil.
And when you look at this landscape of corporate bailouts, wealth inequality, increased crime, rampant drug use, depressed economy, rising inflation, and so on, it wouldn’t be wild to doubt the ruling class’s ability to, well, rule.
But to the weak individual, you, the skeptic, are the problem. It is not the politician's fault for failing to do their jobs. It is the skeptic who points out the failure.
And because the skeptic sees the failings, he is compelled to find new and inventive ways to survive the depravity of his time. He may buy Bitcoin or gold to offset inflation; he may seek guns to protect himself from crime because he can’t count on the police; he may look for alternative medicines to his ailments because he is deeply skeptical of medicine, particularly vaccines.
I’ve seen people complain that sellers of things like gold and prepping supplies are preying on average people's fears. Well, there would be no fear to prey on if the government did a good job. If the government did not debase the currency, start endless wars, allow crime to run rampant, and continue to support predatory corporations, then the average person would not feel the need to look for alternatives.
For example, the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately showed the corruption and faults of the medical industry. Goodwill was shattered. We were objectively lied to and deceived. There have been no apologies. And weak individuals have the gall to look at the skepticism towards the medical industry as if it’s some form of high treason.
The mob is not your friend. It is full of people who only care about power and will gladly support whoever has the most of it.
As always, you need to start by not debating weak individuals. They are happy slaves to the ruling classes and elites. Don’t bother trying to understand why or talking them out of it.
From there, focus, as always, on freeing yourself. You should look for alternatives, find ways to make your life anti-fragile, and gladly reject the noise of people desperate to fall in line with the government’s mandates.
Become An individual and ignore the ramblings of the weak.
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