My mom talked to a 20-something during it all. He listened and respected her (she's a retired dr) but could not "believe" her because it meant all the institutions in the entire world were in on it and lying. That's a lot for a young person to wrap their head around. This operation was a "shock and awe" operation and it worked so well because it is easier to believe there are a few crazies yammering about things than to face that much of what you believed about reality is completely wrong--and in a deeply negative direction.
Definitely running into that with my own family. One family member will only believe "official" sources so I had trouble getting him to look at pretty much anything. Discouraging, but I completely understand why they feel that way!
PermieGeek - this is such a good point. The scope of what we’ve been up against is massive. For young people or anyone who hasn’t developed a skepticism gauge, it’s unbelievable. Not only are we telling them that the news and politicians are lying to them, but it’s doctors, teachers, community leaders…seemingly everyone! The gaslighting was so effectively done that it may well take a cataclysmic, life altering event in their lives to even begin the realization that they were lied to.
My mom talked to a 20-something during it all. He listened and respected her (she's a retired dr) but could not "believe" her because it meant all the institutions in the entire world were in on it and lying. That's a lot for a young person to wrap their head around. This operation was a "shock and awe" operation and it worked so well because it is easier to believe there are a few crazies yammering about things than to face that much of what you believed about reality is completely wrong--and in a deeply negative direction.
Definitely running into that with my own family. One family member will only believe "official" sources so I had trouble getting him to look at pretty much anything. Discouraging, but I completely understand why they feel that way!
PermieGeek - this is such a good point. The scope of what we’ve been up against is massive. For young people or anyone who hasn’t developed a skepticism gauge, it’s unbelievable. Not only are we telling them that the news and politicians are lying to them, but it’s doctors, teachers, community leaders…seemingly everyone! The gaslighting was so effectively done that it may well take a cataclysmic, life altering event in their lives to even begin the realization that they were lied to.