I think Caitlin nails it with her comment about - it depends how attached you are to a feeling of security - that’s a big source of the problem.
Think about it, the modern progressive movement - successor ideology - is all about creating feelings of security. They create safe spaces and talk of trigger warnings and bemoan micro- aggressions. Successor Ideology, woke, intersectionality, social justice warrior, call it what you will, it is all about protecting people from feeling vulnerable. The vagaries of life are the enemy.
Caitlin is not writing about progressives in this piece she’s just talking about the challenge people face escaping the vertically integrated narrative.
But her words made me realize, the entire woke project is about protecting people and increasing their sense of security, precisely the need to feel secure that makes people so easy to manipulate and deceive.
Agreed on the "sense of security" points - I think it was Ben Franklin who said = "those willing to sacrifice their liberty for their security shall have neither." When it comes to "wokeness" - I believe that this is just a CIA "Loaded term" (like hippie/toadie or appeaser) - with specific reference to a cult movie "They Live" - it is just another way of dismissing fellow citizens who may not have the same views as you - like crazy, never-Trumper or sh*t-lib. These are used to diminish fellow citizens and keep the fight amongst ourselves while a Ruling Class rapes our society of everything grass roots movements of the People have accomplished. I recommend patience with our fellow citizens who are still under the "Spell". SWJW.
I am sorry but you must miss-understand the Importance of the Quote - it is stating that Liberty is actually something we must be diligent and unwavering in our support of - when we cower and allow a ruling class to strip us of our civil rights for "security or safety" - we are in fact surrendering those rights to said Ruling Class. - we are then at the mercy of those whom have stolen our rights (Patriot Act/Surveillance State) Virtue Signaling is what Trudeau does or citizens still wearing masks (proven ineffective) do - performative theatre re-enforcing the lies & manipulations that have brought us to this place. In America at the time, you couldn't shake a stick around without hitting a slave owner - not trying to be an apologist - Slavery is the greatest stain on Western Democracies in their entire history - and should be taught in schools so that we never repeat it. As far as Franklin doing bad things to First Nations people - that I am not aware of - if you would be willing to share that info I would appreciate it.
If they are concerned about increasing security, they must feel threatened and frightened -- which, given the world as it is, is not such an odd thing to be feeling. And it's going to be hard to get through to people (or other large animals) who feel threatened and frightened and maybe also angry.
I think Caitlin nails it with her comment about - it depends how attached you are to a feeling of security - that’s a big source of the problem.
Think about it, the modern progressive movement - successor ideology - is all about creating feelings of security. They create safe spaces and talk of trigger warnings and bemoan micro- aggressions. Successor Ideology, woke, intersectionality, social justice warrior, call it what you will, it is all about protecting people from feeling vulnerable. The vagaries of life are the enemy.
Caitlin is not writing about progressives in this piece she’s just talking about the challenge people face escaping the vertically integrated narrative.
But her words made me realize, the entire woke project is about protecting people and increasing their sense of security, precisely the need to feel secure that makes people so easy to manipulate and deceive.
Agreed on the "sense of security" points - I think it was Ben Franklin who said = "those willing to sacrifice their liberty for their security shall have neither." When it comes to "wokeness" - I believe that this is just a CIA "Loaded term" (like hippie/toadie or appeaser) - with specific reference to a cult movie "They Live" - it is just another way of dismissing fellow citizens who may not have the same views as you - like crazy, never-Trumper or sh*t-lib. These are used to diminish fellow citizens and keep the fight amongst ourselves while a Ruling Class rapes our society of everything grass roots movements of the People have accomplished. I recommend patience with our fellow citizens who are still under the "Spell". SWJW.
Brother I am with you - patience
Wasn’t Benjamin Franklin also a Slave owner, and did bad things to the Indians? You sure he wasn’t just virtue signalling?
I am sorry but you must miss-understand the Importance of the Quote - it is stating that Liberty is actually something we must be diligent and unwavering in our support of - when we cower and allow a ruling class to strip us of our civil rights for "security or safety" - we are in fact surrendering those rights to said Ruling Class. - we are then at the mercy of those whom have stolen our rights (Patriot Act/Surveillance State) Virtue Signaling is what Trudeau does or citizens still wearing masks (proven ineffective) do - performative theatre re-enforcing the lies & manipulations that have brought us to this place. In America at the time, you couldn't shake a stick around without hitting a slave owner - not trying to be an apologist - Slavery is the greatest stain on Western Democracies in their entire history - and should be taught in schools so that we never repeat it. As far as Franklin doing bad things to First Nations people - that I am not aware of - if you would be willing to share that info I would appreciate it.
If they are concerned about increasing security, they must feel threatened and frightened -- which, given the world as it is, is not such an odd thing to be feeling. And it's going to be hard to get through to people (or other large animals) who feel threatened and frightened and maybe also angry.