@thatsfunnymel@AldoBMartin @Janja_Lalich @sarahjedmondson I had the honour of chatting with @AndeyTheFellow about this subject in ep. 94 of my podcast. Andey has a TONNE of content about this & much more on his channel. His work is also appearing in this documentary. If you want to learn more I recommend this - https://t.co/viJZCWGhw4
laughter can topple empires so is it any wonder cult leaders don't like you to laugh (unless it's in a controlled way)? Here's my experience of how not seeing the funny side can make extreme thinking more likely: https://t.co/lNwUo5jfld
Now that enough time has passed for conspiracy theorists to be proven right (or wrong) The claim around mandates, for example, does it stands up? And if so, how well? https://t.co/5DtB41Mnek
Reserve the right to examine it all thoroughly and think actively about it all - without worrying too much about what everybody else will think of you if decide something is true or false. 9/9
There are multiple ways to arrive at the same conclusions. Most times when you agree with someone about something, you're seeing the tip of the iceberg of their belief system. Just because you have that in common, doesn't mean you will see even related things the same way. 8/9
I'm an extremist but I have superior morals so I'm the good kind. If you don't agree, you're part of the problem and I rain judgement upon thee like piss rain.
@ContraPoints Or evil. If I'm watching an American show and there's a British guy popping up I'm immediately like... "It's him. He's the secret villain." I'm usually right.
It'd be sweet if we could invest the frenetic I-drank-too-much-monster-&-now-I-wanna-smash-fools energy into fighting for respect, dignity & heartfelt kindness. & if there's some left over, quality of life, independence of spirit & freedom of mind.
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