They really don't seem to understand the point in time that we currently occupy, either. They are stuck in 2020, where making inane, illogical arguments worked. At this point, 2/3 or more of the public has awaken to at least a partial truth about these "vaccines."
They really don't seem to understand the point in time that we currently occupy, either. They are stuck in 2020, where making inane, illogical arguments worked. At this point, 2/3 or more of the public has awaken to at least a partial truth about these "vaccines."
Really? 2/3? You think it's that high? I have my doubts, but I also dont talk to people about it. I hated listening to their stupidity a couple years back ("I'm glad I got vaxxed. Covid would have been sooo much worse if I hadnt!") A couple conversations cured me of asking their opinions.
Yeah - I _still_ hear that nonsense. "I just got my shot and feel like a train ran over me, but Covid...." And then they get it anyway a couple of times (or test positive for it, whatever that means) - and still can't see that these shots aren't working. :(
Yeah, I agree 2/3 is a bit too high. I have 2 friends that just got their flu/Covid shot combo over the weekend. I gave up trying to talk sense to them. Their docs recommend it, so got it without question. It's truly disheartening. I pray for them daily.
My mom listens but doesn't really believe. She told me after the fact that she went to CVS to get her yearly flu shot. The pharmacist asked her if she wanted straight flu or the combo shot with covid. Because she had listened to me somewhat she said just the flu shot.
Surprisingly, the pharmacist told her "that is a wise choice". That made me seem a little less crazy in her eyes I'm sure. I told her that I wished she hadn't taken any vaxx but always make sure they dont double them up and never take an mrna one. I also warned her about the shingle vaxx but she said she took that one last year....ugghh.
Saying it was a wise choice tells me they KNOW but aren't strong enough or have enough ethics to refuse to give the jab. I feel sorry for the ones who don't make a "wise choice". Idiot pharmacist!
I just re-connected with a very conservative couple who are very pro Trump, and had always seemed well informed politically. He told me he has something bad going on with his pancreas (didn't specify) but he's going to get some sort of stem cell treatment for it that will cost him $45,000. Something experimental that he credited Trump for being able to try. And he said his wife now suffers from bad asthma. I got into a conversation with him about the jab dangers, the fraud of covid and all that, and I was utterly astounded that they didn't know a thing about what I was telling them, totally clueless. Of course they were jabbed, not sure how many jabs, though. Hard to believe, and I'm guessing there are lots of others other there who are similarly brainwashed and uninformed. Sad to see.
And people are still testing themselves for Covid!? I can name 4 people off the top of my head in the last 3 weeks (all unjabbed) who have told me they were sick and had covid! I was like, how do you know it's covid? Oh, I tested myself, still have some home tests around. SMDH.
The mind manipulation is strong and long lasting. Back in Aug, my sister, who's never bought into the covid or covid shots hype, got sick and wondered if she should get tested for covid. I looked at her aghast and said, "do you even hear yourself? My gosh, get a grip."
That baffles me! Why in the hell would anyone “test” themselves!! If you were smart enough to not get jabbed…what happened to the brain cells that helped you decide that? SMDH too.
I just say, so...you trust the TESTS?! Which then leads to an awkward silence and at that point, I just change the subject. One did say, no, not really but said she had gotten the 'free tests' from the govt and so thought she might as well use one.
Yeah, I can believe this too. I just got over a cold that lasted 3 days and I didn't test for anything. Even when I got covid, I didn't get tested. I knew I had it with the loss of taste and smell and many other symptoms. There was nothing normal about covid. I was laid up for nearly a month since I couldn't shake it until I nebulized food grade hydrogen peroxide and saline. I was better in 2 days of nebulizing. I didn't even go to the doctor. No reason to since nothing seemed life threatening to me. What happened to common sense? There was no way in hell I was taking that jab. I haven't taken one since 1995 and never will.
My husband and I and his mother did not get the jab, she's 92 and lives with us. We got covid and recovered after about two weeks at home. We have friends who are jabbed, boosted and they have had covid twice. Not us. They are unapproachable and big followers of MSM. Our husbands are hobbyist musicians and host a music jam and we find people in the Arts lean to the left and don't question the covid narrative. It's so frustrating!! I'm a retired RN and I noticed so many red flags right away.
No one in my household took it either. None of them will ever take a jab after what they know now. We all got covid within the same week and our symptoms were almost the same. I think it hit me harder because I was injured in the military and fall under the Gulf War Syndrome umbrella. I've been to way too many doctors and hospitals since the mid 90's. I've had some strange health issues over the years and I was perfectly healthy before I went over there. My wife was only out for 9 days and went back to work. My children were back to normal within the same time frame. They all still had some lingering symptoms. I just couldn't shake all the drainage and congestion until I nebulized. Those who fall under the Gulf War Syndrome have sinus/lung issues. That's just one of many issues. They're not sure why but it may be due to all the toxic burn pits over there. We also have some friends and relatives who are the same. They're jabbed with some having the boosters while other didn't take the boosters. One of my wife's coworkers/friends who is left leaning has taken the jab along with all the boosters and doesn't understand why she keeps getting sick all the time. I believe my wife said she has had covid 2 or 3 times already. She also watches the MSM. Another one of her coworkers/friends who is right leaning took the jab. I can't remember if she took the boosters or not but she now has clots in one of her legs. I'm not sure is she watches the MSM. I don't understand why they're not seeing it's the jabs and boosters making them sick. It is frustrating. It's like you want to pound your head up against a brick wall. There are way more left leaning people we know who took the jab with some boosted. It's just the opposite for the right leaning. Very few took it. We don't always see eye to eye but the people on the left just can't keep their mouths shut. My sister-in-law has become miserable to be around. Everything will be fine then she'll find a way to make a comment like orange man bad. I kid you not and she's 64 years old. These people don't understand nor know how to talk to me when I tell them that all politicians are corrupt and hate us. They want me to pick a side but I will not because that's what I truly believe. I started questioning things after the Gulf War since it was based on lies and 9/11 was an eye opener for me. I've been digging ever since especially this past decade. I'm aware of many false flags in our past which pulled us into wars all the way up to the present day. I don't know if you recall the first videos coming out of China when covid hit. They aired a video of people falling down in the streets dying with foam coming out of their mouths. It was at the moment in time, I knew there was some lies. I didn't see it happen anywhere else. If it had been that bad, they would have had every border closed down tighter than a prison.
Sorry for your suffering with the Gulf War Syndrome. I have some friends like your sister in law. They have no idea that the country needs to be run like a business and that's what Trump did. People ignore that America has been bankrupted and can't afford billions of dollars of aid for foreign wars. The BRICS have been getting stronger. American cities are crumbling and orange man was good. I didn't ever think I'd like him but I see the good he did and what he was up against. Take care.
Every sniffle, every cold, people call it covid! As far as I know, even when they do their dumb tests it doesn't distinguish "covid" from other viruses. It just shows viral fragments of all sorts of things. No neon light comes on that blares "covid", although I think a lot of people view the test that way!
Exactly. I am certainly no scientist or medical professional but I think my BS meter works better than any covid test. You treat the symptoms (and have gotten smarter about that thanks to docs like Dr. McCullough and Dr. Zelenko) vs wasting a lot of time figuring out what it is.
Been sick since Friday evening. I will never know if it is Covid or not because I refuse to test. I have, however borrowed some horse dewormer from my horses, but I’m not sure how much it’s helping. At least I won’t have parasites! Bunch of people I go to church with did test positive for covid, for whatever that’s worth. Jabbed and unjabbed alike. I think I just have a bad cold or mild flu. 🤷♀️
I think so. The uptake of the new shots is very low. And suddenly, no one talks about this at work anymore. For years there was that subtle "I just wish everybody would get the shots so we can move on" dialog. Even 2 years in. Now, total silence. You can see it on live sports broadcasts as well. They know. They just won't say it. We're in the silent majority for sure. Is it 60% or 67%? IDK. But, IMO/IME it's definitely above 50%.
I wonder that myself. I personally am not seeing any evidence of that, but that doesn't mean anything. I'm in a very liberal area that still thinks the shots are the greatest thing.
I believe a lot did awaken to some truths. The reason being they're only saying 3% of the population in the US will take the new vaccine. You know the one Biden said will absolutely work this time.
Met with a friend yesterday. Has had all the shots prior to the most recent and as far as they know, have not had CoVid or any I’ll effects (even when other vaxxed family members had CoVid). Not getting the new one because all of the sudden, they are now questioning the “science” behind this mRNA technology. Still pointed out they have no issue with the old vaccines, but this new one is different! Despite the info being available since 2020-I’m going to take the new “revelation” as a win!
Yeah, I saw a conversation on twitter from a long covid covidian and it is bazaar how dedicated these people (or bots) are to the idea that a virus can last for years within a person’s body, but the vaccine with the same components could have no long-term damage. I wonder how many are still buying into the long covid scam.
That's my problem with twitter/X. 1) You just don't know how many are bots. 2) On top of bots, you have paid activists. You see these people show up in comments sections of Substack as well. 3) Even without those, Twitter/X is a very non-representative sample of the population. It skews heavily toward higher income, higher education, white collar, and therefore left/liberal. I'm not saying there isn't a strong conservative presence there. It's just not a representative sample of the overall population. And the vast majority of X users aren't vocal contributors. So, everything becomes a highly artificial and suspect partisan/divided dialogue.
I'm just going with observation and gut feel. I can just sense that the tide has turned. The signs are down. The masks are present on - maybe - 5% total, if that. This is in a very blue county in one of the bluest states. I think I just read it's below 20% that have taken the most recent shot. So, that's 80% not taking the shots. I don't think it's a stretch to say over 50% have realized they don't work. I'm not saying over 50% have realized they're actually dangerous. And even most of us here haven't yet realized the shots actually killed more people than covid.
True, I have not seen demographics on Twitter/X users since Musk took it over but what I have read is just what you said. Even saw an article in a mainstream business mag showing how the platform demographics is not a proxy for those targeting a mass market audience, and that companies should not use Twitter backlash to guide decisions. Shocked me as it seems that Twitter mob cows a lot of corporations (or they use it as an excuse). I deleted my Twitter when they kicked Trump off but now log on with my husband's account so I can see Jeff's Twitter references. Hubby has had the account for years and never tweets or comments; he just uses it to follow people and read their tweets. (I am so opposite, lol, it is so hard for me not to comment but I restrain myself since it's not my account)
I still think Twitter X is controlled controlled media, just in another direction. In America, there is the Uni-Party. One party is Radical Chic Woke Maoist, the other more 'Conservative'. Both parties are pro-MIC and warmongering.
What I am getting at is the rudder which guides us must be a rudder outside the insipid box of containment. Only then will we act upon instead of being acted upon by our political controllers.
I can't believe Twitter X has all that influence on most people. I don't know anyone who bothers with it any more, if they ever did. This includes people in their 20s, 30s, thru 50s. Also, I know more than a few people that don't want it on their phones because they are suspicious of it. Unfortunately, a lot of people rely on mainstream media and word of mouth from others.
Yeah I don't think it will be online, myself. Nothing online is set up to flower organically and uninterfered with by those that own/control/have burrowed into the platforms, the servers, etc.
I had to do this for work a few years ago. It took a while to find the data, but when I did (IIRC) it was estimated about 20% of the population was registered with Twitter, and about 5% of the registered users accounted for something like 90% of the content. So, less than 1 in 5 are registered. And a small fraction of that does almost all the "talking." It's also worth noting how weird this is. It shouldn't be hard to find this info, nor should it be difficult for the company to know the number of registered and active users vs bots. This is very different from other sites, which can provide this info very transparently in order to inform advertisers. (This level of murkiness is a clue, IMO, that it's not what we were told it is.)
Here's how I see it. Twitter was the "populist" arm of the liberal establishment's propaganda apparatus. It's how they manufactured the illusions of consensus and consent of the people. The covid and trans insanities would never have happened without the influence of Twitter posing as the "voice of the people." Of course, it wasn't actually the voice of the people. It was the voice of the liberal elite and their paid activists. IMO, it wasn't a coincidence the logo was a blue bird (as in: fly, rise up, liberal people of the world!) and verification was a hierarchically-designated blue check mark (as in: vote blue!).
Now that the "liberal" policies are failing the powers-that-be and they need to change direction, the establishment is taking a hard-right turn. And X is going to be the "populist" arm of the conservative establishment's propaganda apparatus. IMO, it's not a coincidence that Musk was allowed to buy this platform - without significant lawfare - and then renamed it and opened it up to "conservative" voices. And rebranded it with more masculine, militaristic-looking logo and color scheme (as in: X marks the spot, the target). Probably also not a coincidence that Musk is a MiC contractor. (It will be interesting to see if they allow Tucker to stay or if they try to rein him in in some way. Keep your enemies close?)
Either way, I just don't see Twitter/X as anything other than a propaganda tool. Who/What is allowed to stay on it, who/what gets amplified, etc. seems to serve a purpose. Despite branding itself as such, it's not an open market of ideas. There's clearly curation, false/manufactured voices, phony "likes," and bias being applied. Being "liked" or disliked is an extremely powerful social control tool.
Good points. I’ve never used Twitter myself. Seems like it’s a waste of time, or worse. As you mention - propaganda. Not a good use of our energy. Same goes for Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram, and all the rest.
I have heard a lot of left-leaning people say they’ve left Twitter lately, I think because of Musk doing things that didn’t march in lockstep with the Democrats.
I’ve left Twitter because the verification stuff makes me very uneasy.
On Nostr now and it’s great- you can control your own algorithm however you want and can choose from multiple clients (some have a Twitter-like format, others are more like Instagram, etc), so there’s no CEO to bribe or blackmail.
I'd bet a certain number of people are much like my late MIL, who placed doctors on a pedestal right up there near God and would never question anything a doctor says.
They really don't seem to understand the point in time that we currently occupy, either. They are stuck in 2020, where making inane, illogical arguments worked. At this point, 2/3 or more of the public has awaken to at least a partial truth about these "vaccines."
Really? 2/3? You think it's that high? I have my doubts, but I also dont talk to people about it. I hated listening to their stupidity a couple years back ("I'm glad I got vaxxed. Covid would have been sooo much worse if I hadnt!") A couple conversations cured me of asking their opinions.
Yeah - I _still_ hear that nonsense. "I just got my shot and feel like a train ran over me, but Covid...." And then they get it anyway a couple of times (or test positive for it, whatever that means) - and still can't see that these shots aren't working. :(
Yeah, I agree 2/3 is a bit too high. I have 2 friends that just got their flu/Covid shot combo over the weekend. I gave up trying to talk sense to them. Their docs recommend it, so got it without question. It's truly disheartening. I pray for them daily.
I agree...Definitely not 2/3s.
My mom listens but doesn't really believe. She told me after the fact that she went to CVS to get her yearly flu shot. The pharmacist asked her if she wanted straight flu or the combo shot with covid. Because she had listened to me somewhat she said just the flu shot.
Surprisingly, the pharmacist told her "that is a wise choice". That made me seem a little less crazy in her eyes I'm sure. I told her that I wished she hadn't taken any vaxx but always make sure they dont double them up and never take an mrna one. I also warned her about the shingle vaxx but she said she took that one last year....ugghh.
Saying it was a wise choice tells me they KNOW but aren't strong enough or have enough ethics to refuse to give the jab. I feel sorry for the ones who don't make a "wise choice". Idiot pharmacist!
I think they’re all mRNA now.
No, they are working on them. In stage 3 of trials. They are saying next year. Hope they get shut down before they get to release them.
My husband's doctor admitted they don't work and are all about the money.
Where can I find information about the shingles vax? Would you share links? Thank you!
I do t have any links or specific info. My understanding from what I've read is to avoid them.
If you have issues with shots that are created using aborted fetus cells. Shingles shots are one of them.
I just re-connected with a very conservative couple who are very pro Trump, and had always seemed well informed politically. He told me he has something bad going on with his pancreas (didn't specify) but he's going to get some sort of stem cell treatment for it that will cost him $45,000. Something experimental that he credited Trump for being able to try. And he said his wife now suffers from bad asthma. I got into a conversation with him about the jab dangers, the fraud of covid and all that, and I was utterly astounded that they didn't know a thing about what I was telling them, totally clueless. Of course they were jabbed, not sure how many jabs, though. Hard to believe, and I'm guessing there are lots of others other there who are similarly brainwashed and uninformed. Sad to see.
The Walking Dead ... Zombies. Remember all those shows and movies. 'They' really do 'tell' us what they think of us ... by indirection.
And people are still testing themselves for Covid!? I can name 4 people off the top of my head in the last 3 weeks (all unjabbed) who have told me they were sick and had covid! I was like, how do you know it's covid? Oh, I tested myself, still have some home tests around. SMDH.
My mom told me not to stick things up my nose, great wisdom in that. So I don't.
The mind manipulation is strong and long lasting. Back in Aug, my sister, who's never bought into the covid or covid shots hype, got sick and wondered if she should get tested for covid. I looked at her aghast and said, "do you even hear yourself? My gosh, get a grip."
We both laughed.
My usual answer is "who cares"? Same thing I would think if I got a cold. Did anyone ever test for that in the past? NO
That baffles me! Why in the hell would anyone “test” themselves!! If you were smart enough to not get jabbed…what happened to the brain cells that helped you decide that? SMDH too.
In acronym challenged!! 😧
Please, what’s SMDH? Thanks 😊
Shaking My Damn Head
Sorry I don't have emojis as I read and type on a laptop, so go with the acronyms instead.
I just say, so...you trust the TESTS?! Which then leads to an awkward silence and at that point, I just change the subject. One did say, no, not really but said she had gotten the 'free tests' from the govt and so thought she might as well use one.
Yeah, I can believe this too. I just got over a cold that lasted 3 days and I didn't test for anything. Even when I got covid, I didn't get tested. I knew I had it with the loss of taste and smell and many other symptoms. There was nothing normal about covid. I was laid up for nearly a month since I couldn't shake it until I nebulized food grade hydrogen peroxide and saline. I was better in 2 days of nebulizing. I didn't even go to the doctor. No reason to since nothing seemed life threatening to me. What happened to common sense? There was no way in hell I was taking that jab. I haven't taken one since 1995 and never will.
My husband and I and his mother did not get the jab, she's 92 and lives with us. We got covid and recovered after about two weeks at home. We have friends who are jabbed, boosted and they have had covid twice. Not us. They are unapproachable and big followers of MSM. Our husbands are hobbyist musicians and host a music jam and we find people in the Arts lean to the left and don't question the covid narrative. It's so frustrating!! I'm a retired RN and I noticed so many red flags right away.
No one in my household took it either. None of them will ever take a jab after what they know now. We all got covid within the same week and our symptoms were almost the same. I think it hit me harder because I was injured in the military and fall under the Gulf War Syndrome umbrella. I've been to way too many doctors and hospitals since the mid 90's. I've had some strange health issues over the years and I was perfectly healthy before I went over there. My wife was only out for 9 days and went back to work. My children were back to normal within the same time frame. They all still had some lingering symptoms. I just couldn't shake all the drainage and congestion until I nebulized. Those who fall under the Gulf War Syndrome have sinus/lung issues. That's just one of many issues. They're not sure why but it may be due to all the toxic burn pits over there. We also have some friends and relatives who are the same. They're jabbed with some having the boosters while other didn't take the boosters. One of my wife's coworkers/friends who is left leaning has taken the jab along with all the boosters and doesn't understand why she keeps getting sick all the time. I believe my wife said she has had covid 2 or 3 times already. She also watches the MSM. Another one of her coworkers/friends who is right leaning took the jab. I can't remember if she took the boosters or not but she now has clots in one of her legs. I'm not sure is she watches the MSM. I don't understand why they're not seeing it's the jabs and boosters making them sick. It is frustrating. It's like you want to pound your head up against a brick wall. There are way more left leaning people we know who took the jab with some boosted. It's just the opposite for the right leaning. Very few took it. We don't always see eye to eye but the people on the left just can't keep their mouths shut. My sister-in-law has become miserable to be around. Everything will be fine then she'll find a way to make a comment like orange man bad. I kid you not and she's 64 years old. These people don't understand nor know how to talk to me when I tell them that all politicians are corrupt and hate us. They want me to pick a side but I will not because that's what I truly believe. I started questioning things after the Gulf War since it was based on lies and 9/11 was an eye opener for me. I've been digging ever since especially this past decade. I'm aware of many false flags in our past which pulled us into wars all the way up to the present day. I don't know if you recall the first videos coming out of China when covid hit. They aired a video of people falling down in the streets dying with foam coming out of their mouths. It was at the moment in time, I knew there was some lies. I didn't see it happen anywhere else. If it had been that bad, they would have had every border closed down tighter than a prison.
Sorry for your suffering with the Gulf War Syndrome. I have some friends like your sister in law. They have no idea that the country needs to be run like a business and that's what Trump did. People ignore that America has been bankrupted and can't afford billions of dollars of aid for foreign wars. The BRICS have been getting stronger. American cities are crumbling and orange man was good. I didn't ever think I'd like him but I see the good he did and what he was up against. Take care.
Yup same. It’s so disheartening.
Every sniffle, every cold, people call it covid! As far as I know, even when they do their dumb tests it doesn't distinguish "covid" from other viruses. It just shows viral fragments of all sorts of things. No neon light comes on that blares "covid", although I think a lot of people view the test that way!
Exactly. I am certainly no scientist or medical professional but I think my BS meter works better than any covid test. You treat the symptoms (and have gotten smarter about that thanks to docs like Dr. McCullough and Dr. Zelenko) vs wasting a lot of time figuring out what it is.
And what would they do different regardless of the outcome?
That's crazy! Unjabbed testers!😳
Been sick since Friday evening. I will never know if it is Covid or not because I refuse to test. I have, however borrowed some horse dewormer from my horses, but I’m not sure how much it’s helping. At least I won’t have parasites! Bunch of people I go to church with did test positive for covid, for whatever that’s worth. Jabbed and unjabbed alike. I think I just have a bad cold or mild flu. 🤷♀️
You need to STDH! - Shake Their Damn Head
I think so. The uptake of the new shots is very low. And suddenly, no one talks about this at work anymore. For years there was that subtle "I just wish everybody would get the shots so we can move on" dialog. Even 2 years in. Now, total silence. You can see it on live sports broadcasts as well. They know. They just won't say it. We're in the silent majority for sure. Is it 60% or 67%? IDK. But, IMO/IME it's definitely above 50%.
Yes even if people *are* getting it, there is not that constant pressure or propaganda from them anymore.
I wonder that myself. I personally am not seeing any evidence of that, but that doesn't mean anything. I'm in a very liberal area that still thinks the shots are the greatest thing.
I believe a lot did awaken to some truths. The reason being they're only saying 3% of the population in the US will take the new vaccine. You know the one Biden said will absolutely work this time.
Met with a friend yesterday. Has had all the shots prior to the most recent and as far as they know, have not had CoVid or any I’ll effects (even when other vaxxed family members had CoVid). Not getting the new one because all of the sudden, they are now questioning the “science” behind this mRNA technology. Still pointed out they have no issue with the old vaccines, but this new one is different! Despite the info being available since 2020-I’m going to take the new “revelation” as a win!
The fact they are even question the new one is a win. They've had to come across something that changed their minds. I hope nothing happens to them.
Yeah, I saw a conversation on twitter from a long covid covidian and it is bazaar how dedicated these people (or bots) are to the idea that a virus can last for years within a person’s body, but the vaccine with the same components could have no long-term damage. I wonder how many are still buying into the long covid scam.
That's my problem with twitter/X. 1) You just don't know how many are bots. 2) On top of bots, you have paid activists. You see these people show up in comments sections of Substack as well. 3) Even without those, Twitter/X is a very non-representative sample of the population. It skews heavily toward higher income, higher education, white collar, and therefore left/liberal. I'm not saying there isn't a strong conservative presence there. It's just not a representative sample of the overall population. And the vast majority of X users aren't vocal contributors. So, everything becomes a highly artificial and suspect partisan/divided dialogue.
I'm just going with observation and gut feel. I can just sense that the tide has turned. The signs are down. The masks are present on - maybe - 5% total, if that. This is in a very blue county in one of the bluest states. I think I just read it's below 20% that have taken the most recent shot. So, that's 80% not taking the shots. I don't think it's a stretch to say over 50% have realized they don't work. I'm not saying over 50% have realized they're actually dangerous. And even most of us here haven't yet realized the shots actually killed more people than covid.
True, I have not seen demographics on Twitter/X users since Musk took it over but what I have read is just what you said. Even saw an article in a mainstream business mag showing how the platform demographics is not a proxy for those targeting a mass market audience, and that companies should not use Twitter backlash to guide decisions. Shocked me as it seems that Twitter mob cows a lot of corporations (or they use it as an excuse). I deleted my Twitter when they kicked Trump off but now log on with my husband's account so I can see Jeff's Twitter references. Hubby has had the account for years and never tweets or comments; he just uses it to follow people and read their tweets. (I am so opposite, lol, it is so hard for me not to comment but I restrain myself since it's not my account)
I still think Twitter X is controlled controlled media, just in another direction. In America, there is the Uni-Party. One party is Radical Chic Woke Maoist, the other more 'Conservative'. Both parties are pro-MIC and warmongering.
What I am getting at is the rudder which guides us must be a rudder outside the insipid box of containment. Only then will we act upon instead of being acted upon by our political controllers.
I can't believe Twitter X has all that influence on most people. I don't know anyone who bothers with it any more, if they ever did. This includes people in their 20s, 30s, thru 50s. Also, I know more than a few people that don't want it on their phones because they are suspicious of it. Unfortunately, a lot of people rely on mainstream media and word of mouth from others.
Yeah I don't think it will be online, myself. Nothing online is set up to flower organically and uninterfered with by those that own/control/have burrowed into the platforms, the servers, etc.
I had to do this for work a few years ago. It took a while to find the data, but when I did (IIRC) it was estimated about 20% of the population was registered with Twitter, and about 5% of the registered users accounted for something like 90% of the content. So, less than 1 in 5 are registered. And a small fraction of that does almost all the "talking." It's also worth noting how weird this is. It shouldn't be hard to find this info, nor should it be difficult for the company to know the number of registered and active users vs bots. This is very different from other sites, which can provide this info very transparently in order to inform advertisers. (This level of murkiness is a clue, IMO, that it's not what we were told it is.)
Here's how I see it. Twitter was the "populist" arm of the liberal establishment's propaganda apparatus. It's how they manufactured the illusions of consensus and consent of the people. The covid and trans insanities would never have happened without the influence of Twitter posing as the "voice of the people." Of course, it wasn't actually the voice of the people. It was the voice of the liberal elite and their paid activists. IMO, it wasn't a coincidence the logo was a blue bird (as in: fly, rise up, liberal people of the world!) and verification was a hierarchically-designated blue check mark (as in: vote blue!).
Now that the "liberal" policies are failing the powers-that-be and they need to change direction, the establishment is taking a hard-right turn. And X is going to be the "populist" arm of the conservative establishment's propaganda apparatus. IMO, it's not a coincidence that Musk was allowed to buy this platform - without significant lawfare - and then renamed it and opened it up to "conservative" voices. And rebranded it with more masculine, militaristic-looking logo and color scheme (as in: X marks the spot, the target). Probably also not a coincidence that Musk is a MiC contractor. (It will be interesting to see if they allow Tucker to stay or if they try to rein him in in some way. Keep your enemies close?)
Either way, I just don't see Twitter/X as anything other than a propaganda tool. Who/What is allowed to stay on it, who/what gets amplified, etc. seems to serve a purpose. Despite branding itself as such, it's not an open market of ideas. There's clearly curation, false/manufactured voices, phony "likes," and bias being applied. Being "liked" or disliked is an extremely powerful social control tool.
Good points. I’ve never used Twitter myself. Seems like it’s a waste of time, or worse. As you mention - propaganda. Not a good use of our energy. Same goes for Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram, and all the rest.
I have heard a lot of left-leaning people say they’ve left Twitter lately, I think because of Musk doing things that didn’t march in lockstep with the Democrats.
They’re going to BlueSky, where they can rail against censorship of pornographic children’s books in a censored social media environment.
Ugh 😡🙄
I’ve left Twitter because the verification stuff makes me very uneasy.
On Nostr now and it’s great- you can control your own algorithm however you want and can choose from multiple clients (some have a Twitter-like format, others are more like Instagram, etc), so there’s no CEO to bribe or blackmail.
Interesting!
Yeah I work in blue collar trade and twitter is regarded a joke for people who don't have real work to do.
I like that. “So the virus can do long term damage, but the vaccine can’t?”
Successful brainwashing.
I'd bet a certain number of people are much like my late MIL, who placed doctors on a pedestal right up there near God and would never question anything a doctor says.