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AlmostLastRepublicaninSeattle's avatar

It was explained to me by someone here on Substack & then I understood why so many are blind to what others are seeing.

When everything started with pandemic fear was high right? Off the charts at times and the media was a huge part of it. Then, came Fauci to explain this or that, and things didn’t seem so bad. Still scary, but not like the unknown.

People got so scared & they needed to fill that “ unknown” , with something that made sense. ( it didn’t even need to be true, just somewhat logical)

Then came Fauci to the rescue & ALL the mainstream media seemed to agree, etc.

The big fear gap of the “ unknown” was filled. Fear seemed to subside & people felt a sense of relief. ( They will find a vaccine & it’ll all be fine”.) The vaccine came.. etc.

To step back & question ANY of the drama we dealt with for the last 3-4 years, would mean that horrible fear of the “ unknown” would have to come back too. Consciously or unconsciously, most people, at least 1/2 of us, simply CAN’T handle that. It’s easier to not question because the truth sounds super scary. It sounds childish but it makes sense to me. Fear is powerful & people will do almost anything to not feel it. It’s like all the Covid fake information was a sort of salve on an open wound, to these people.

So, it doesn’t matter what you say to these believers. You can show them legit proof, trials, graphs, witness testimonies, etc. & they simply won’t believe any of it.

I had 2 Moderna shots & THEN I researched. Very unlike me but I trusted our health agencies & I have M.S. Mostly, I bought into the fear.

This was the ( imaginary) scenario that made me snap out of believing the media any longer. It also came from a post or reply here on Substack! I love this app.

It read, “ Imagine for one day, just one full day, that all of it is a lie. Imagine that the media really is bought & paid for and social media too. Imagine all the gov. & health agencies, are all lying. International leaders are all corrupt & lying too.” And the scenario went on & on. But, just for one day I paused & imagined it really was a big lie with huge consequences. And literally everything made sense! All the pieces fit & continued to fit for the entire day.

And it’s scary, hello?! But, I’d much rather know and research & learn the truth, than be coerced into believing an absolute lie that makes no sense & might potentially enslave, or end most of civilization.

And Sasha Latypova & Katherine Watt were my daily research buddies, along with Berenson & 2nd Smartest. Many have come later to fine tune my knowledge and what a ride it’s been.

Don’t give up on others too quickly & maybe offer the “ one day” scenario to them. It worked for me.

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Warrior Mom's avatar

a very astute synopsis. I value the insight from everyone who started out believing and then came around; similar but not identical stories. every one is so important.

its super difficult for people to come around to realizing that our leaders (health, govt, etc) are not trustworthy, that the conflicts of interest are massive and most importantly, it all is NOT NEW. many in the movement (health freedom - a substantial chunk of which morphed from the autism/vax injury community that's been around for 20 yrs,) speak of the 'silver lining' to the covid debacle and that's people like you coming forward to say they have snapped out of their blind trust. the only reason that I called bullshit from day one was because I already KNEW the perilous lies of the 'sick care' system. otherwise, I likely would have been just like you. but tell ya what... even knowing what I already knew, I did NOT see this coming. definitely did NOT think that the majority of people (and many still do!) bought into the fear frenzy, the terrible health advice, the nonsensical policies, the intense gaslighting and canceling of highly respected people in their fields. zero decent tolerated, which is STILL going on (thank goodness lots of people aren't listening).

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AlmostLastRepublicaninSeattle's avatar

It also helped, not being in the medical field, to read “The Real Anthony Fauci”- by Kennedy Jr. I wasn’t even done with the foreword & I was completely shocked! 😳 How could we have allowed this for so long? Absolutely shocking all the conflicts of interest & FDA regulating patents it owned??!! Unreal & unethical business practices, let alone pharmaceuticals. From there, my trust was GONE.

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