I went over to my mom's house earlier today. She's in her 70's. She grew up in the 1950s and loves Jesus and America and believes that we live in the "Land of the Free". She had the TV on and was watching George H.W. Bush's funeral. As soon as I saw it, I rolled my eyes and asked: "Why are you watching this crap?" I asked her to turn it off. She tells me: "It's IMPORTANT to honor our American heroes..." I told her that he wasn't a hero and that he actually was working for the New World Order and killed a bunch of people. She got mad and told me to shut up. (She has heard my conspiracy theories for years. She is not interested in hearing any more.) I tried explaining about how Bush was part of the Deep State but, she just tuned out. She turned off the TV and told me she didn't want to hear any more. Then, she changed the subject.
This is how it ALWAYS goes with my family. They think I'm crazy. They think I am into a bunch of tinfoil hat conspiracy theories. Nothing I ever tell them comes true. The TV assures them that everything is fine. Any "evidence" that I present to them -- they find some piece of "counter evidence" (from a Deep State source) and "prove" me wrong. They even send me links to Snopes and tell me that I'm wrong.
I can't redpill these people. They are God-loving, church-going, white Americans from the South. They vote Republican and think that the fake news they see on TV is what is actually happening in the world. Until we see some MAJOR arrests or some massive events (eg. the shutdown of the Federal Reserve) then I will never be able to get through to them. They just don't believe me. Even worse, they think I'm crazy.
When are we going to have some TANGIBLE, SOLID, REAL proof that we can point to and say: "See??! I told you so!" ???
Until that happens, we just avoid the topic of politics and I don't even bother trying to change their minds.
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[–] 15377790? 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
Big red pills are hard to swallow. The little ones go down much easier.
During this whole GHWB love fest, I keep pointing out to my family that the media’s new found love for 41 is odd given the vitriol they had for him and his son.
It’s a head scratcher that can open em up for the larger pills.
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[–] 15379669? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Go fuck yourself failure
[–] 15380445? ago
Sounds like you played yourself there, buddy
[–] 15378489? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
People will reject opinions if they cannot reconcile those opinions with their own strongly held beliefs. Cognitive dissonance. Be patient and trust that all will be revealed. I have been praying for 20+ years that light would be cast into the shadows and all would be made known. Patience.
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[–] 15378823? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The day I read that TV was created to control us was the day I stopped watching it. I have barely watched the tube since the late sixties. I thought it was just an advertising platform pushing greed. I knew it was also more than that but because I was a young teen I didn't know what the rest of the subliminal bullshit was called. I've lived for decades with a hatred and avoidance of TV. I tried Netflix for a while because my current husband is a TV addict, but Netflix was just as stupid.
Now that we have the internet, why would anyone watch the tube?
[–] 15379005? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The idiot box wasnt even invented until 1959 so she didnt grow up with that.
[–] 15381216? ago
Wow. Just wow.
How the heck did Elvis get on TV then?
[–] 15380385? ago
Before that they had newspapers which are even worse
[–] 15380747? ago (edited ago)
the Right has their share of fake memes/news, always research before spreading and have a critical mind with the right too. I found many fake news articles, especially the voice of Europe website is full of lies. So we share their links and look like fools and conspiracy theorists.
[–] 15379445? ago
So when do you think the internet was "invented" and by whom?
[–] 15378180? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Just love em where they're at. They'll figure it out eventually. People resist what you tell them, but if you lovingly and curiously ask them QUESTIONS you might get somewhere. Just drop your agenda of trying to be right and invite them to explore, and don't be attached if they choose not to. Truth will prevail brother. Let em wake up slow if they want, maybe they're not morning people.
[–] 15377799? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Then why do you continue to antagonize them with your rhetoric? Sounds like you’re more focused on proving your family wrong (and yourself right) than you are on the matters at stake. That’s vanity.
[–] 15377868? [S] ago
I am trying to wake them up to the truth. Would I like to prove that everything I told them has been correct? Sure. But, I care more about them learning the truth about how messed up our world really is. They just won't accept it. They think I'm crazy for believing this stuff.
[–] 15377946? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
They aren’t having it. Why would you talk to a brick wall? You’re bringing this on yourself and making them resent you. You can lead a horse to water.......
[–] 15381573? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I FEEL your pain. Every fucking day. My husband isn't interested in hearing it although he does think the politicians are crooks. He won't listen to me about the big arrests coming....pedogate etc. Anyway...I really hope we do see a full reveal on these things so we can be redeemed...eventually. I seriously do not want all the executions to be like McCain and Bush. I will lose it if they do this for Obama. I want to see him and the Clintons publicly dispatched.
[–] 15383204? [S] ago
You and me both! They should show it on national TV.
[–] 15385618? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Pay Per View...fund the wall
[–] 15379396? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Same here. We are the two crazy assed boomer grandparents who wear tin-hats and "need to get out more".