It must be because we are deeply committed to democracy, freedom, and human rights that Julian Assange remains incarcerated for a decade without charge. It must be because of our unflinching support of whistle-blower legislation that the snitch Ed Snowden remains exiled in Russia.
Our support for the war against Russia will not waver, regardless of the events on the ground, because of our compassion for the Ukrainian people. Wait, do you feel like vomiting. We are the responsible guardians of the international rules-based order and if we did sabotage the Nord-stream pipeline it is for the best of reasons.
Thankfully, collectively we possess poor memories. When yesterdays’ story proves false, we move to the next narrative without suffering any remorse or conflict. Who, for example, even remembers the Ghost of Kyiv? Why worry if we overreacted to COVID. We have long forgotten the ineffective mandated vaccines. It is because of our commitment to truth that we can forget our errors. If the vaccines and the boosters harmed or killed anyone, be assured, we did it for the best of reasons. If we made errors, we made them only because we were motivated by compassion. Our crime is that we care too much. Bucket! Where is the bucket?
After we bomb their cities, we embrace the refugees
In Western Culture we pounce on anyone who says anything that might hurt someone’s feelings. We do not stand for it. It does not matter what our politicians might do in our name, no matter the bombs they drop, the number of lives they destroy and impoverish. When we destroy a country, we the public are contrite, and we embrace the flow of refugees to our shores? It is a wonderful Christian now secular tradition. So everything is just fine.
It does not matter if everything our authorities and media tell us are all lies. We remain steadfastly justified to assume it is the truth. The priority is that we are solid and tight. Everyone loves to be part of a functioning team. It might not always be the most moral position, but it is the safest for the collective and the individual. If all my neighbors insanely think there is an imminent climate emergency and the Russians are a bloodthirsty Mongol horde, so be it. Perception is reality. And if perception later proves to be false, at least you were not alone in your delusion. If there are women who need you to pretend, they are men, and men who want you to treat them as women, where is the harm in it? Whilst, it might not be healthy for some, you are neither your brother’s keeper, nor a busy body. Move on and shut up.
The best of all possible worlds
Stephen Pinker has authored a powerful book “Enlightenment Now” which chronicles how there is little to worry about in the world. To be fair, he is a little concerned about the climate. But then there is Patrick Moore’s “Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout,” and his book “Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom.” Patrick is adamant that there is no climate change, crisis, emergency, or catastrophe. He persuasively contends that the increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere is really a godsend. And remember, Patrick was a founder and long-time leader of Greenpeace – and his got a few science degrees too.
Together, Pinker and Moore assure us global poverty has dramatically decreased, crime rates and wars are at an all time low, and that we have defeated famine and scarcity. They portray a world where nature thrives, species flourish, and forests expand. Humanity is not a scourge on the planet, that some would have you believe, but an unmitigated success. While they acknowledge there are areas needing improvement, they steadfastly assert that humans are not terrible stewards of the Earth, and we should all go forward and multiply. Have children, and lots of them, because we need them and what else is there to do?
Contrary to widespread belief, Monsanto is not destroying the food chain. Bleached coral reefs are part of a natural cycle. The reefs are not dying. Likewise, the earth’s temperature fluctuations are part of a natural glacial cycle. Global warming is a temporary phase of a cycle that will soon revert towards a long cooling period. Rather than posing a threat, an elevated level of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is essential for the survival of all life. According to Patrick, this is incontrovertible.
According to Pinker, there is less racism, misogyny, and homophobia than ever before in human history. People are more accepting of diverse cultures and religions, with fewer fundamentalists or religious fanatics. Women have greater equality, voting rights, employment opportunities, and positions of power, as do gay individuals. We make every effort to assist people with disabilities and provide opportunities for the disadvantaged. In summary, people are inherently wonderful. The question is why do we ignore this good news and instead bedevil ourselves with catastrophic fantasies?
We may not live in the best of all possible world’s but there is no doubt we in the western world are collectively the best of all possible people. Even if our elections are suspect, even if we are lying all the time about the weather, racism, gender, and printing money to bomb countries, and running all manner of Ponzi schemes – things are on the whole pretty good.
YouTube rabbit holes and free-porn sites
We might be obese, rich, slothful, depressed, over-medicated and suicidal, but the good thing is people are nice to each other. At least outside the digital space. No matter how meaningless life might become, you can always go down a YouTube rabbit hole. There is always a free porn channel to kill an afternoon. If things still bother you, throw a tantrum. Tell everyone you cannot cope, that it is all too much for you. Once the world can see that you have entirely lost any dignity, there is little doubt you will be overwhelmed with sympathy.
Confess, we do not need any heroes
The very last thing you want to do is to be some kind of hero. If you fight against the madness, elevate yourself to defend an archaic principle like truth telling, you end up like Assange or Snowden. People only like their heroes in history and movies. Real life heroes make people feel inadequate. We are all flawed and we do not need heroes reminding us of it. If you are presented with a choice between heroism or craven corruption, always choose the later. It is safer. And if you get caught-confess! People are all too ready to forgive you for being as weak as they are.
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