Using the Past Tense

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.

- Mark Twain

My stepdaughter had plans to go out with a friend of hers the other day, but the date had to be cancelled because her friend was sick as a dog from having taken the booster. So it appears that many are still completely hypnotized by the media. Even young people who run no risk of falling seriously ill from the virus are taking the mystery serum that is known to cause serious illness.

My stepdaughter thought it supremely stupid of her friend to take the booster, but said nothing to the effect. She told her friend instead to take care of herself, giving her the customary advice we used to give people when they fell ill from a cold: Take it easy, stay warm, and get some rest.

There's no point in telling people that they've been conned because no-one will admit to it. With a majority of people now conned, there's enormous resistance to facts that go against the official narrative. People are not going to wake up by us pointing out the flaws, inconsistencies and lies in what they've been led to believe. A different approach is required.

I suggested back in October that we should start talking about Cough It as something that has passed. The idea being that it's easier to admit to having been conned in the past than to admit that we are currently being deceived. The faster we put the whole thing behind us, the sooner we'll get out of this mess. However, Omicron came, and the spin doctors managed to incorporate this harmless virus into their narrative. The people who had been conned embraced the scare crow given to them.

But time is on our side. The use of the past tense becomes more appropriate for every day that passes. Two year old news is so distant that even the most hypnotized will let criticism of it pass without objection. We can point out the deception and mention that it was a well orchestrated con job.

We don't have to tell people that they are currently being deceived. There's plenty of old stories to point to, and no-one gets offended by that. However, such talk is corrosive to the official narrative, and will eventually lead to doubt and a disengagement from the narrative by those who've fallen for it.

One by one, people distance themselves from the deception. Given a few months, they can congratulate themselves for having seen through the scam. They are no longer the deceived ones. They too can point out inconsistencies.

When this happens, we must congratulate them without mentioning their past opinions. It's important to forgive them, and not tell them off for having finally seen the light. This is the central idea behind the concept of forgiveness. It allows people to better themselves, and join the ranks of the righteous, despite errors made in the past. That's a good thing and something to be applauded.

Liberty