Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

Ernest Benn once famously said that "politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." This is of course a funny way of looking at it, especially because it's true. However, there's a deeply disturbing aspect to this that we mustn't overlook.

Politicians are so eager to be our caretakers that they frequently incur damage on us for the sole purpose of fixing it. They suffer from what's known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and never before in history has this been more clear than now. Enormous economic and psychological damage has been wrought by politicians for no other reason than to come across as caring and helpful.

Large swaths of the economy has been shut down due to a flu that is only marginally worse than average. People have been forced to stay at home. Livelihoods have been destroyed, and freedoms removed, all in order to save us from the sniffles. The economic hardships created by this has then been papered over with government hand-outs, and politicians have been quick to point out how benevolent this has been. Everyone was saved from the sniffles and everyone was helped through the economic hardships. Without the great foresight and benevolence of our loving and caring politicians, things would have been so much worse.

All of this fits the description of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and proves that most politicians do indeed see themselves as our caretakers. They think of themselves as our parents. But this would not work unless their subjects play along. Grown men and women have no need or desire for an extra set of parents, and see the scam for what it is. Only people with a deep desire for a caretaker will play along with the sick desire of other people to take care of us.

What's truly shocking in all of this is the large number of people playing along with the political circus, allowing complete strangers to make all sorts of decisions for us. I truly pity these people who clearly refuse to grow up and take charge of their own lives, because they are at the mercy of very sick people who will create much more damage than they will ever be able to fix. Those who think that politicians will take care of them as they grow older, help them when they get sick, and educate their children, are delusional.

Politicians are all deranged to some extent. To trust them with anything is extremely dangerous. That's why we have to take care of our selves and our children. We must put aside money (gold) for a rainy day. We must save for our retirement, and we must above all teach our children to grow up to be healthy adults with no desire for a caretaker to guide them through life.

Only when most people act and behave as responsible adults will there be a real return to liberty. Sadly, that's unlikely to happen soon. Only when the current system falls apart to such an extent that the scam is clear to see to even the most gullible are we likely to see a change of course. Only when the fourth horseman comes along will people finally realize what sort of mess they've been lured into.

Four horsemen of the apocalypse

By Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov - http://lj.rossia.org/users/john_petrov/166993.html, Public Domain, Link