An interesting turning

A personal take on how a black woman got slowly red-pilled and became a Trump supporter.

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 A personal story worth sharing.

Will Matrix Resurrections be a woke nightmare?

This is just a hunch, but I think Matrix Resurrections is going to be a woke film. Lana Wachowski (formerly Larry Wachowski of the Wachowski brothers who brought us the original Matrix trilogy) is bringing Matrix Resurrections to theaters this December (and HBO Max at the same time, due to astoundingly inept Warner Brothers business decisioning).

The Wachowski brothers brought us the whole notion of Red Pilling someone. But clearly, they'd like to change what the Red Pill means.  They are going to want it to mean a traditional progressive liberal woke, not awakened to the truth about a society that is pushing that very wokeness hard, in an almost machinelike way.  

I see hints of veiled wokeness in the trailer. From the opening scene looking like it's San Francisco to the word "triggered" and a few other potential indicators, I'm worried about the film.

As much of a fan of two-thirds of the original trilogy as I am, I really am not looking forward to a re-imagining of what it means to be red-pilled. While there are also signs that the red pill still means what we've been using it to mean, those are secondary.  I hope I'm wrong but I don't think I am.

How to Red Pill someone; a step by step guide

The one thing even leftists tend to support is democracy.  Of course their twisted definition of democracy equates to mob rule.  I don't know if they still teach that the Constitution was established in the way that it was to prevent majority tyranny.  The separation of powers between Executive, Legislative and Judicial was designed to prevent a concentration of power. The extremely high hurdle required to create Constitutional amendments was designed to prevent mob rule.  The structure of the Congress and Senate was designed to slow legislation.  The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution) was designed to limit government power.  All of these things were designed to ensure liberty and individual freedom.

But freedom is not what leftists want.  They want a democracy, and specifically a democracy in which everyone thinks the same way they do - no diversity of thought allowed. So freedom is actually anathema to their twisted version of democracy.

Set aside their twisted perceptions.  Set aside to that the United States is technically a representative republic and no a democracy per se, in fact no country is truly a pure democracy. If you even disregard those things, there are some undeniable deductive reasoning results that may be able to persuade leftists to reconsider their positions.

Here's an approach to having a red pill conversation with a progressive socialist.  It begins with a series of questions and answers.  These are designed to draw out the thought processes of a person from within, rather than lecturing to them.  Self-realized thoughts are going to resonate far better than a lecture.

1.  Do you think freedom is important? The typical answer to this is yes, or yes - within reason.  Those are acceptable answers.  If someone says no to this, that's a different, and probably impossible conversation.  Nevertheless, it is still important to ask why because perhaps that view can still be altered.  That's a conversation for another time, for now let's assume they agree that at least some level of freedom is important.

2.  How is freedom achieved? Typically democracy is part of the answer because it means you get to have a say in how society works. Some might reply with answers like revolution but then you must probe further and ask how it is maintained. This makes the conversation easier to steer towards democracy. No one would reasonably argue that dictatorships or monarchies or similarly structured governments can provide freedom because they are structured to centralize power.  If you do that you strip away individual choice. Removal of choice is removal of freedom.

3. If they do mention democracy, then ask if democracy is granted by government or by corporations, as if they were monarchs, or whether governments are only put in place (via democracy) to establish and maintain a societal structure that protects freedom. If they argue that governments grant democracy, ask (i) why governments and not corporations and  (ii) if they are granting it to you is it not a privilege rather than a right? (iii) if it is granted cannot it not also be taken away (iv) if it can be taken away, are you truly free?

4. If you have gotten this far you have effectively established that the person you are talking with values freedom, which requires some level of democracy, and that democracy is not granted by a government.  Next comes the red pill portion. Ask this: If a government creates a law that restricts your rights, does that reduce your freedom?  This is a tough one, because some laws make sense - do not murder, do not steal for example.  If they answer yes, move on, but if they hesitate or hedge, grant that laws such as those that disallow murder or theft are necessary. You do not want to delve to far into a side conversation about reasonable restrictions, or 'your rights end where mine begin'.  That is tangential. Instead provide an example; if the government or corporation restricts your ability to state your opinion openly, have they reduced your rights and therefore freedom?  There is no way to argue out of that. Ultimately most reasonable people will agree.  And remember, many people who support socialists and big government are reasonable people, they are simply misinformed.  These people are the low hanging fruit of red pilling. These are the people who are less difficult to red pill, and when you need numbers desperately, that's who you need to go after.

5. Therefore if a government is too empowered to do whatever it wants on a whim, are your freedoms at greater risk? Put another way, if government, even in a democracy can reduce your freedom, and corporations can do so too, how do you ensure that a democracy does not, over time, decay into a totalitarian dictatorship?   Is it reasonable to put restrictions on government the way we do on business?  This may devolve into a side conversation. You may need to point out that government can be corrupted just like businesses can be, because ultimately they consist of people, and people can become greedy for money or power. That is not to say most will, but it is possible.  They only way to ensure it does not happen is to put in safeguards to protect us from government, so that government will continue to protect us from rule breakers fairly and impartially.

6. If you want to put limits on how the government can limit you then you need to demand adherence to the original intent of the Constitution, which was designed to put limits on government power and to enable and empower individuals.  It was not meant to empower groups, just individuals.  Why? Because groups are just another way that individual liberty can be reduced. That's not to say groups are bad, just as corporations or governments are not inherently bad, as long as they do not have too much power.

That's it, if someone comes away from a conversation agreeing with the above points, you have red-pilled them. But that is the fundamental minimum threshold for a red pill awakening. It's just the beginning.  But you want to go further though, don't you?  If so, try this as an add-on to the conversation:

7. What does freedom give us? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness means something.  What?  It means you can pursue your own goals.  It means you have opportunities open to you.  The key word is opportunities.  Freedom means opportunities. Without freedom, opportunity cannot exist.

8.  Opportunity unleashes creativity that can lead to invention and innovation.  Invention and innovation benefit all of society because invention is driven by societal needs. But this can only happen if there is incentive to do so. That incentive can be personal fulfilment or it can be economic in nature (personal wealth).  Wealth is a primary incentive for a large portion of the population, therefore to maximize wealth, shouldn't we make it possible for people to benefit from their invention and innovation?  The only route to doing so is capitalism. But fair capitalism, not one where the most powerful (big business and government) manipulate the rules so that only they can benefit and prevent others from having the same opportunity.

Try it on someone you know who you think you might be able to awaken.  Let me know in the comments if you have any success.

Whistleblowers not allowed.

Russell Brand continues his red pill journey.  Brand is no conservative, but when you compare his latest content with say the insane rantings of Joy Behar, he's clearing moving towards sensibility at least.

 

As I commented in the comments section for this video, 

Great post, 1 correction though: "There is never a party standing for election that says we don't do stuff like that...we're gonna end lobbying..." Does drain the swamp ring a bell? President Trump tried to change the way Washington worked and was beset on all sides to try and stop him from succeeding. Yet many Republicans tried to stand with him to do it. His presidency was a wasted golden opportunity for America. Thanks mainstream media for killing it, great job there.

Now set that aside, whistleblowers are being jailed.  Doesn't that ring a massive number of alarm bells for you?

Oh NOW you come around!

It's a little late, but at least you're here now -- welcome to the Red Pill world Russell Brand.  We knew this back then but no one would listen.  Maybe you'll come a little further now that you know we weren't crazy.

Wake up woke people!

 For the woke:

Bill Maher red pilled?

Probably not, but at least he's coming around a little.  That doesn't excuse the bashing he has done in the past, but one more awakened person instead of woke person is still good.

Why people are being red pilled

"Why don't they believe us?"  Here's why.  A fantastic article, as read on The Crigler Show:

   

Here's a link to the article itself.

He Red-Pilled Himself

 This guy did his homework and red-pilled himself.

FBI investigating election fraud & how to red pill someone

In the middle of this video, Tim Pool offers some great advice to conservatives, "open the door".  You can refer a liberal to a video like his or a story about voter fraud, where the source identifies the issue in a reasonable manner.  Let them walk through the door.

In any case, the evidence is there.  Let them Red Pill themselves.

Window Wednesday is #WalkAway Wednesday this month too

More personal stories by those who have been red-pilled by truth.  The awakening continues. These videos are inspiring.

Window Wednesday is #WalkAway Wednesday

A few videos of recent Red Pill moments from the #WalkAway movement.

Sunday Not Funnies: United States of Obamastan

This might have been funnier to the select few not in Obama's thrall back in 2009, but I was on Big Government yesterday morning being disturbed by this image, while simultaneously enjoying the wit of both Jason Bradley and Stephen Marche concerning Obama-worship. There are still those it turns out, who deify The One.

While I'm sure they are loath to elevate Captain O to a religious level (they aren't religious after all), I can still envision their O-topian future in the United States of Obamastan (en route to the new name of the Democratic People's Republic of Obama).