We've been living in a type of alternate reality for a year now. A completely man-made alternate reality. Like "virtual" reality, it isn't reality at all - by definition. Simulation would be a more appropriate word. Not to say that the pandemic wasn't real, only that it shows us how dependent we are on outside sources of information when forming our beliefs and opinions, or in assessing risk. Our current virtual reality has been created for us mainly by governments in cooperation with the media. By emphasizing certain topics and views, while others remain hidden, the public perception is guided. It is good to keep in mind just how much of what we believe was simply handed to us, and accepted, with very little critical examination. Let's face it, how many of us really understand how viruses work? How many of us really understand how the immune system works? How many of us really understand how traditional vaccines work, let alone this new mRNA "platform" (their word not mine) which is also being classified as a vaccine. Most of us, not knowing the science, are compelled to trust the "experts". We need to trust that they really do understand what they are doing. We need to trust that they have no conflicts of interest, that they do not stand to profit on the sale of an inadequately tested technology. And, we need to trust that there is no hidden agenda, that these "experts" really have our best interests at heart. Trust, like belief, is something we resort to in the absence of true understanding. We have been conditioned by society to be trusting, cooperative, and obedient. Let's see, where else do these qualities come into play? Domesticated animals tend to display these qualities. We want them to be trusting, cooperative, and obedient. Domesticated animals also tend to be less intelligent than their wild counterparts, as well as more overweight and weaker. Therefore, they need our protection, they wouldn't be able to survive in the wild. We also need to vaccinate them because they are weak, and the poor quality of the feed they are given results in weakened immune systems. Get the picture? Are you a domesticated animal? All of the finger pointing, blame, and controversy that has been generated over the response, or lack of response, to the pandemic has been based on, what I believe to be, a flawed assumption: that humans are able to control nature. There is no evidence for this, especially over the long-term. Throughout all of history we can see example after example of humanity's failure to control nature. There are always unforeseen consequences to any new technology, and every new discovery reveals ever increasing levels of complexity. Perhaps, nature can't be controlled. That's because nature is wild. As soon as you tame a wild animal they are no longer natural, they are domesticated and therefore dependent. This is what is meant by "breaking" an animal. You are "breaking" their spirit. Wildness is the opposite of domestication. It is skepticism, in place of blind trust. It is rebellious, rather than cooperative. It is disobedient. It is intelligent. It is strong. All of these things are the opposite of domesticated. One more thing, wild animals will fight to the death, a domestic animal will go limp right before you cut their throat, offering no resistance. Wild animals are programed to survive. Domestic animals are programed to be food. So, I'll ask the question again. Are you a domesticated animal? Are you going to be trusting, obedient, cooperative, weak, and stupid.? Or, are you ready to get in touch with your wild side?
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