I know it sounds ridiculous, but in the past few weeks I've had to cull certain people from my life. Some friends who I've had for many many years.
I never talk about PG around people who aren't already aware of it, I'm not some lunatic raving psychotic conspiracist either. This is the first proper "conspiracy theory" (i fucking hate that term) I've been so involved with. 2 weeks ago I gently tried to red-pill my closest group of friends, I tried to suggest and give reasons why they shouldn't really trust mainstream media, that everything in the world is ultimately bought and paid for and that there are certain people who run the world, because they have the money and means. Their response to this was "no that's bullshit, big corporations run the world yes, but not people." I wish I was joking.
I then segwayed into PG and presented them with intro evidence and a shit tonne of info, basically just asking "hey, don't you guys find this pretty fucking weird? Look at this instagram account, look at the art on this politician's walls" etc. then tied it all in. Anyone with a brain or any interest in the world, i would've thought, would be compelled by what I'd said or at least interested, in the same way I was when I found PG.
My friends completely wrote me off and abused me, gaslighted me and called me a fucking tin-foil idiot while ignoring every point I painstakingly thought out. They argued every single point with "no i don't think that's right, look here, look what the Washington Post said, it's debunked" while ignoring blatant links and evidence I showed them. These guys are all educated, smart people with good jobs and girlfriends etc.
I've had to cull this group of friends because our world views are irreconcilable and they've blatantly demonstrated they have zero respect for me or desire to look past themselves. It shows I fundamentally have nothing in common with these people.
Does anyone else know what I mean? Are you guys experiencing the same stuff? Have you managed to red-pill people? If so, how? I feel like I'm living in the twilight zone and slowly going insane, like I'm on the fucking Truman Show or something.
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gardenofbacchus ago
I've just been slowly trying to feed them info, I try and say things like "hey isn't it weird how John Oliver's entire show is just about Trump? Isn't it weird how his entire show is literally just ragging on the POTUS? Is that really all he wants his show to be about?"
Or "isn't it weird how on social media everyone seems to think identically and the only news you read is all from the exact same view point?"
Just subtle things, after Islamic terrorist attacks I'll try and suggest people think about why they might be occurring (Islamic refugees) and the possible ways to stop further attacks happening (limit Islamic refugees) but my friends have completely written me off, are brainwashed and can only respond with "racist bigot alt-right" etc. Why are these friendships even worth saving?
dingomeat ago
When you're trying to survive in a broken society, it's very dangerous to be alone. Ask people who lived in Soviet countries. If you have friends, you survive. If you don't, you're in danger. Friends are witnesses, friends will vouch for you. Friends don't make good confidants. There is such a thing as different tiers of friends. You have to compartmentalize.
Normies prefer to talk about the people and drama in their daily lives. If you lend them an ear for that, you will have many people who would vouch for you in a time of need.
Normies will automatically shy away from something like Pizzagate, because it involves powerful people, and they see it as potentially endangering their livelihood and their family. If they perceive you as connected to something dangerous, they will push you out of their lives. Don't blame them for this, not everyone is equally curious, and unlike us, these peoples' survival instincts are serving them well. When you meet someone who prioritizes truth and light over survival instincts, you'll know by the look in their eye.
gardenofbacchus ago
Great post, thank you. If I'm totally real with myself it wasn't so much the dismissal of what I was saying, more that they revealed how they truly think of me, that I'm, in their own words "just fucking dumb". That's what pissed me off the most, did not expect that sort of reaction
dingomeat ago
They might be actual assholes if they went so far to insult you, but, like the other poster noted, cognitive dissonance will make people say some pretty horrific shit. People will do anything and say anything to preserve their worldview. They fear going insane, which is what they think will happen if their worldview is compromised.