The topic of this piece is what bothers me the most. I'm in my 60s, not long to retire, it doesn't matter what happens to me. It's my children and grandchildren that will face the future and I feel helpless to alter that. They won't listen to wisdom.
Hauntingly beautiful, as always. Well, if this is where the whole shit show is heading, some of us will just have to find another way. If the Amish can do it, why can't we? Let the masses live in their Metaverse, that leaves more room in the real world for the real people. And not all of today's kids want that virtual future, by the way. My teenage daughter has never had a social media account and her phone is permanently switched off. By choice. Now she just needs to find others who feel the same way and they can walk off into the sunset - the real one.
Karen, as always, I am really "moved" by your essays. I encourage you to keep writing, keep doing what you are doing by bringing light into this dark world that the Megalomaniacs want us to live in. This is another one of your powerful essays to clearly point out what is happening to the youth of this world. I pray morning, noon and night that Parents will wake up to what is going on in this crazy world. We are in deep trouble and sinking fast.
I just cannot understand why parents would vaccinate their children. My daughter vaccinated her son so that he could go to Disneyland, not knowing that it wasn’t a requirement. It’s almost like “normal” people have given up! How do we help them to see?
This is a beautiful article, in a sad and twisted kind of way.
There are many chilling things you point out, but something especially poignant were the two quotes by girls. Regarding the Canadian talk show, it was quite unnerving to hear from the young girl, "If they don’t have the vaccine it can put a lot of people in danger. So, like what the government does right now, we should cut everything from them little by little until they submit and get vaccinated." And followed by rapturous applause. Where else have we heard that?
Then there's the heartbreaking story in which the mother expressed her despair that her teenage daughter refused to take her mask off. When she asked her daughter why, the reply was, “I like my mask because I feel so ugly without it.” As if we don't already heap megatons of body image critique on girls and women. The peer pressure on adults is bad enough, but for youth still going through the twists and turns of self-identity, it is enormous.
I have my own confession to make. My wife and I went to Lowe's yesterday to get some ice melter. She said she wasn't going to wear a mask. I had one in my pocket. For most of our time there, that's where it remained. It looked like everyone else in the store was wearing one. So I chickened out and put mine on as we approached the check out line. My wife refused to put hers on. I knew I was giving into social pressure, even though I knew the mask was basically useless.
Thanks for your article. As a pastor (!), I especially appreciated the reference to Deuteronomy and the Hebrew slaves. I see it in a whole new light.
Lucky you getting “social pressure” for not wearing mask. In Toronto, few days ago, a man was apprehended by police in the most brutal abusive way for refusing to wear mask in Etobicoke Costco. He tried to explain that he has medical exemption, but police didn’t want to hear. While this horrible scene unfolded Costco employees were obstructing it from people who tried to videotape this dystopian-Orwellian moment.
Ilana, I agree with you. For me to say I bowed to "social pressure" is a slap in the face to those who have really been pressured. It is truly depressing that countries only a few months ago who would claim to be democracies are turning away from those principles. Some have instituted policies reminiscent of China. It's alarming how many in the US are calling for similar measures. So maybe I have another confession to make! I will try to be more conscientious and compassionate in my choice of words.
I especially was interested in the "trance warfare" idea. And what better way to utilize it than by suggesting wearing masks is sexy? Who could resist that? :)
Another brilliant thoughts from Karen. Many of us felt the whole Covid19 pretense is rehearsal to something more serious. Who would take “climate change” hoax seriously just few years ago? Who would allow to lockdowns, closure of business due to some abstract figure…? Virus is different story. It’s here. Among us. It can kill instantly. We all remember fake videos from China where people were dropping dead on the go.
That was scary.
Now “they” could start the execution of their plan.
Overlords “massaged” people to see the level of slavery we are capable to. Just few years prior to “pandemic” there was a wave of legalization of marijuana. Coincidence? The weak ones were drugged, their minds were taken away from reality. Last two years revealed: most of us are capable to give up a lot: Freedom, livelihoods, your personal body, kids. Excellent physiologists were involved in creation of mass psychosis around the globe but more in developed countries (people are lazier, inactive and trust authorities). My relative, intelligent and highly educated person locked herself for over a year at home, was afraid to attend close family events and on my questions why, WHY? she admitted understanding her fear is irrational but nothing she could do about it. On my blunt question what she is afraid of, she simply answered: suffering, I am afraid to get sick and suffer. Vast majority were like my relative. Some - played along because of their working positions. They didn’t want to lose convenient and well paid jobs while understanding that opposing rules would mean end of career. Public health is the perfect example. Public health played interesting role in the this spectacle. It was fully hijacked by politicians who ruled through them simply referring to science. Of course, public health is all about our health and safety and we have to obey to their orders. In this duo I see the parallel of mosquito aka public health who carry malaria parasite of our political authorities. The worst of it is that both are satisfied. Our PH personas got enormous fame. They became a “stars” and their unlikable faces were disgusting us throughout the whole time. The main ones - got bribed, became enormously rich, others had no choice other than losing their jobs, license, etc. For the “parasites” it was the best way to manipulate and achieve their goals… petty, but all these was predictable and really no one can do much about it. Protests, push back prompts them to give us back little crumbs of freedom just to take even more right after. As Karen sharply stated, that our love for convenience, desire to have this little world of immediate comfort, our impartiality are the worst enemies working against us and preventing us to stand up to the evil.
It continually boggles my mind how prescient many of the science fiction writers have been. Very eerie.
The path our supposed betters and leaders dangle in front of us is one I reject utterly. Likely those who feel the same will be a minority in time. But even should God let it all unfurl so that humanity learns a very painful lesson, I take a somewhat bitter satisfaction from that; for I predict things will not go as they have planned and the law of unintended consequences will undo much of it. Either way, they won’t have the last word. Still Lord, let this cup pass from us if possible. Give us courage and hope in the days ahead to honor You and stand for the things eternal which You created and gifted to mankind. Make us lights of Your goodness and wisdom in the darkness and deliver us from evil. Amen.
Once again you touch on all the important aspects of this nightmare and how they have come to be. Your article is truly magnificent. This is so horrifying- we must resist this evil plan and teach our children how to be close to God and rely on him- we must teach them what is real, what is good and what is right.
You describe precisely how and why we are where we are today. It's so scary and difficult to know how to stop it but we must for the sake of humanity! Other humans are all we need not these fancy technological play grounds. I grew up in an age before fast foods and 24/7 entertainment etc and appreciate the simple beautiful place that is our true playground! If only people could realise this now!
" He just says that “the less I focus on myself, the better I tend to feel…”" No irony there, right?
Karen, I'm always excited when one of your essays pops up in my reader. You are my absolute favorite stack and I'd gladly pay any fee to subscribe to you. I always wait until I have time to sit down with my coffee and read, and I always wait until I've read it two or more times before I comment.
I pay for many others; clearly they are valuable to me. But none like yours, so thank you. I also enjoy the commenters that choose you to speak to. You're growing a very fine community.
Like the trendy quote "Let's Make Orwell Fiction Again," I think so often, "Let's Make Science Fiction Fiction Again." Once enamored with Musk, Neuralink, Hanson Robotics (Sophia and Grace), cryptography, etc, I saw so much promise for good. Now, I tremble at what must surely be unleashed, proven by recent events, and I worry. Though I spent much of my life as a soldier and warrior, I don't know how to fight this one.
But, you have found a way, and it's beautiful, your writing and your artwork. Samizdat, really. I admire you.
I've been writing here for about six months now and I have been thinking about adding a fee, just wanted to wait until I built a solid audience. Thanks for the vote of confidence because it is a big transition and I want to make sure I do it in the right way. I plan on doing it in a couple of months or so.
Well, it’s early morning and my daughter just sent me this article. I can never wrap my head around why some billionaire would want to screw with us for more billions. But they do.
I believe in freedom. If you don’t want the vaccine, don’t take it. I hate the rules around denying unvaccinated people access. It’s so undemocratic.
In the democratic west we pretend that we take care of people… but that’s a laugh. I don’t get the vaccine hysteria.
Have we really saved everyone? I guess we’ll see in the years to come.
But what we’ve been doing to children is really sick.
The whole covid thing just reminded me of the crap that annoyed me in school and college: people prefer to believe in imaginary things, and ignore reality, no matter how intelligent.
This also applies to religions, as science and math play a similar role in the human brain.
Living in your head primes you to want to live in a metaverse.
So much to digest. I will continue to believe that they have over-reached and saner heads will prevail. Perhaps God will grant us grace and we will have peace now for a couple generations if the majority recognizes they have been duped?
The topic of this piece is what bothers me the most. I'm in my 60s, not long to retire, it doesn't matter what happens to me. It's my children and grandchildren that will face the future and I feel helpless to alter that. They won't listen to wisdom.
Hauntingly beautiful, as always. Well, if this is where the whole shit show is heading, some of us will just have to find another way. If the Amish can do it, why can't we? Let the masses live in their Metaverse, that leaves more room in the real world for the real people. And not all of today's kids want that virtual future, by the way. My teenage daughter has never had a social media account and her phone is permanently switched off. By choice. Now she just needs to find others who feel the same way and they can walk off into the sunset - the real one.
Karen, as always, I am really "moved" by your essays. I encourage you to keep writing, keep doing what you are doing by bringing light into this dark world that the Megalomaniacs want us to live in. This is another one of your powerful essays to clearly point out what is happening to the youth of this world. I pray morning, noon and night that Parents will wake up to what is going on in this crazy world. We are in deep trouble and sinking fast.
I just cannot understand why parents would vaccinate their children. My daughter vaccinated her son so that he could go to Disneyland, not knowing that it wasn’t a requirement. It’s almost like “normal” people have given up! How do we help them to see?
"There is none so blind as him who will not see..."
apparently we have to address the emotional frame first before presenting data or reasoned points ...
This is a beautiful article, in a sad and twisted kind of way.
There are many chilling things you point out, but something especially poignant were the two quotes by girls. Regarding the Canadian talk show, it was quite unnerving to hear from the young girl, "If they don’t have the vaccine it can put a lot of people in danger. So, like what the government does right now, we should cut everything from them little by little until they submit and get vaccinated." And followed by rapturous applause. Where else have we heard that?
Then there's the heartbreaking story in which the mother expressed her despair that her teenage daughter refused to take her mask off. When she asked her daughter why, the reply was, “I like my mask because I feel so ugly without it.” As if we don't already heap megatons of body image critique on girls and women. The peer pressure on adults is bad enough, but for youth still going through the twists and turns of self-identity, it is enormous.
I have my own confession to make. My wife and I went to Lowe's yesterday to get some ice melter. She said she wasn't going to wear a mask. I had one in my pocket. For most of our time there, that's where it remained. It looked like everyone else in the store was wearing one. So I chickened out and put mine on as we approached the check out line. My wife refused to put hers on. I knew I was giving into social pressure, even though I knew the mask was basically useless.
Thanks for your article. As a pastor (!), I especially appreciated the reference to Deuteronomy and the Hebrew slaves. I see it in a whole new light.
Lucky you getting “social pressure” for not wearing mask. In Toronto, few days ago, a man was apprehended by police in the most brutal abusive way for refusing to wear mask in Etobicoke Costco. He tried to explain that he has medical exemption, but police didn’t want to hear. While this horrible scene unfolded Costco employees were obstructing it from people who tried to videotape this dystopian-Orwellian moment.
Ilana, I agree with you. For me to say I bowed to "social pressure" is a slap in the face to those who have really been pressured. It is truly depressing that countries only a few months ago who would claim to be democracies are turning away from those principles. Some have instituted policies reminiscent of China. It's alarming how many in the US are calling for similar measures. So maybe I have another confession to make! I will try to be more conscientious and compassionate in my choice of words.
They have particularly targeted the young w mask compliance!
I looked into it and was amazed the unscrupulous intimacy with vulnerable kids (many of whom experience social anxiety) https://canadianpatriot.org/2022/01/24/unmasking-mind-gaming/
I especially was interested in the "trance warfare" idea. And what better way to utilize it than by suggesting wearing masks is sexy? Who could resist that? :)
Another brilliant thoughts from Karen. Many of us felt the whole Covid19 pretense is rehearsal to something more serious. Who would take “climate change” hoax seriously just few years ago? Who would allow to lockdowns, closure of business due to some abstract figure…? Virus is different story. It’s here. Among us. It can kill instantly. We all remember fake videos from China where people were dropping dead on the go.
That was scary.
Now “they” could start the execution of their plan.
Overlords “massaged” people to see the level of slavery we are capable to. Just few years prior to “pandemic” there was a wave of legalization of marijuana. Coincidence? The weak ones were drugged, their minds were taken away from reality. Last two years revealed: most of us are capable to give up a lot: Freedom, livelihoods, your personal body, kids. Excellent physiologists were involved in creation of mass psychosis around the globe but more in developed countries (people are lazier, inactive and trust authorities). My relative, intelligent and highly educated person locked herself for over a year at home, was afraid to attend close family events and on my questions why, WHY? she admitted understanding her fear is irrational but nothing she could do about it. On my blunt question what she is afraid of, she simply answered: suffering, I am afraid to get sick and suffer. Vast majority were like my relative. Some - played along because of their working positions. They didn’t want to lose convenient and well paid jobs while understanding that opposing rules would mean end of career. Public health is the perfect example. Public health played interesting role in the this spectacle. It was fully hijacked by politicians who ruled through them simply referring to science. Of course, public health is all about our health and safety and we have to obey to their orders. In this duo I see the parallel of mosquito aka public health who carry malaria parasite of our political authorities. The worst of it is that both are satisfied. Our PH personas got enormous fame. They became a “stars” and their unlikable faces were disgusting us throughout the whole time. The main ones - got bribed, became enormously rich, others had no choice other than losing their jobs, license, etc. For the “parasites” it was the best way to manipulate and achieve their goals… petty, but all these was predictable and really no one can do much about it. Protests, push back prompts them to give us back little crumbs of freedom just to take even more right after. As Karen sharply stated, that our love for convenience, desire to have this little world of immediate comfort, our impartiality are the worst enemies working against us and preventing us to stand up to the evil.
Another one hit out of the park! Thanks Karen for your wisdom and artwork!
It continually boggles my mind how prescient many of the science fiction writers have been. Very eerie.
The path our supposed betters and leaders dangle in front of us is one I reject utterly. Likely those who feel the same will be a minority in time. But even should God let it all unfurl so that humanity learns a very painful lesson, I take a somewhat bitter satisfaction from that; for I predict things will not go as they have planned and the law of unintended consequences will undo much of it. Either way, they won’t have the last word. Still Lord, let this cup pass from us if possible. Give us courage and hope in the days ahead to honor You and stand for the things eternal which You created and gifted to mankind. Make us lights of Your goodness and wisdom in the darkness and deliver us from evil. Amen.
Brave New World. Not brave, not much of a world. A hellscape of programmed marionettes and humanoid silhouettes. Welcome to the Hotel Mal-a-formia
Once again you touch on all the important aspects of this nightmare and how they have come to be. Your article is truly magnificent. This is so horrifying- we must resist this evil plan and teach our children how to be close to God and rely on him- we must teach them what is real, what is good and what is right.
You describe precisely how and why we are where we are today. It's so scary and difficult to know how to stop it but we must for the sake of humanity! Other humans are all we need not these fancy technological play grounds. I grew up in an age before fast foods and 24/7 entertainment etc and appreciate the simple beautiful place that is our true playground! If only people could realise this now!
Brutal and brilliant. As usual.
" He just says that “the less I focus on myself, the better I tend to feel…”" No irony there, right?
Karen, I'm always excited when one of your essays pops up in my reader. You are my absolute favorite stack and I'd gladly pay any fee to subscribe to you. I always wait until I have time to sit down with my coffee and read, and I always wait until I've read it two or more times before I comment.
I pay for many others; clearly they are valuable to me. But none like yours, so thank you. I also enjoy the commenters that choose you to speak to. You're growing a very fine community.
Like the trendy quote "Let's Make Orwell Fiction Again," I think so often, "Let's Make Science Fiction Fiction Again." Once enamored with Musk, Neuralink, Hanson Robotics (Sophia and Grace), cryptography, etc, I saw so much promise for good. Now, I tremble at what must surely be unleashed, proven by recent events, and I worry. Though I spent much of my life as a soldier and warrior, I don't know how to fight this one.
But, you have found a way, and it's beautiful, your writing and your artwork. Samizdat, really. I admire you.
I've been writing here for about six months now and I have been thinking about adding a fee, just wanted to wait until I built a solid audience. Thanks for the vote of confidence because it is a big transition and I want to make sure I do it in the right way. I plan on doing it in a couple of months or so.
Well, it’s early morning and my daughter just sent me this article. I can never wrap my head around why some billionaire would want to screw with us for more billions. But they do.
I believe in freedom. If you don’t want the vaccine, don’t take it. I hate the rules around denying unvaccinated people access. It’s so undemocratic.
In the democratic west we pretend that we take care of people… but that’s a laugh. I don’t get the vaccine hysteria.
Have we really saved everyone? I guess we’ll see in the years to come.
But what we’ve been doing to children is really sick.
The whole covid thing just reminded me of the crap that annoyed me in school and college: people prefer to believe in imaginary things, and ignore reality, no matter how intelligent.
This also applies to religions, as science and math play a similar role in the human brain.
Living in your head primes you to want to live in a metaverse.
(Alphabet vs the goddess lecture)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQuD62RxrU
PS- the reason why "bad things" happened leaving Afghanistan, is to give us a reason to stay there. We shouldn't have been there at all, period.
Remember folks, the right wing and the left wing are of the same bird of CORPORATISM.
State corporatism is also known as fascism.
So much to digest. I will continue to believe that they have over-reached and saner heads will prevail. Perhaps God will grant us grace and we will have peace now for a couple generations if the majority recognizes they have been duped?