Can you change how you think politically?
Discover the Comical Struggles of Shifting Perspectives
Have you ever paused to consider an alternate point of view, or are you so entrenched in an echo chamber that you have become oblivious to your inability to think critically? Start with a simple test to take the first step. When you voted a couple of weeks ago, how much did you research ALL of the candidates in advance — looking at individuals from EVERY ideological leaning?
Be honest with yourself, because it’s too easy to tell yourself and frame your mindset around your self-image; or, how you view yourself. Have you ever considered how you would subjectively judge yourself from the outside in — if you were asked to explain yourself, could you do so from an honest point-of-view as if you were a third party talking about you to another person? The truth is, in our minds, we have this delusion of grandeur in the way we view ourselves.
The Echo Chamber of Our Minds
We all live in echo chambers, whether we acknowledge it or not. It’s like having a personal reality TV show where you are the sole contestant, and every decision is a dramatic twist. But what's the harm in that? The issue arises when we start believing our hype. With this inflated sense of self, the world becomes our stage, and everyone else is merely a supporting character. This is not hyperbole. When it comes to politicians though, we see a whole other level of misplaced reality. The problem is that they have the remote control and make sure nobody else can get their hands on it.
The Kamala Harris Scam
The shameless behavior we witnessed from the DNC and Democrat politicians, who misled the American people about the fitness of the sitting President, reflects a troubling reality. They orchestrated a coup to remove him despite his desire to remain on the ticket and then promoted Kamala Harris—who had historically low approval as Vice President—as a transformative figure capable of leading the nation.
Now that the campaign has concluded, it’s evident that if you cannot manage a campaign—spending $1.5 billion in three months and finishing $20 million in the red—you have no business being President. My concerns about media capture by political elites are an understatement of the serious violations in their collusion against the people they serve.
Inflated Self-Perception and Its Pitfalls
Once we venture down a path with an over-inflated perspective of ourselves, how could we ever be wrong? Sprinkle in a few life achievements like professional success or buying a home, winning an election, and suddenly, we're invincible. But without humility, empathy, and compassion, we're navigating life with a pair of rose-tinted glasses. This path leads to a land where we can't take advice, struggle to be resilient, and see risk management as a foreign concept. It's like trying to play chess with a deck of cards – confusing, chaotic, and utterly ineffective. This is ever true for politicians and how they interact with those they serve.
The Social Media Infection
Social media lends to this problem with how it encourages and enables narcissistic neurosis and engenders a child-like point-of-view that life is unfair. Just like Emma Stone’s character in the film, Easy A, you are so insecure with yourself that you’d rather have everybody think you’re a slut because ultimately it makes you feel good about yourself by having your version of a scarlet letter. For you, on the other hand, is a virtual blue checkmark on your social profile.
Everybody has become accustomed to prostituting themselves with technology. When it comes to reality and their relationship with politics it’s more closely aligned to being a sex worker who gets drugged, and taken advantage of by a scummy customer who should never be trusted simply because they pay you the money that you earn. Unfortunately, that very person you complacently trusted one time too many. For clarity’s sake, in that circumstance, politicians are the “John”.
The truth is that they look at you like a tool. They care about nothing other than using your vote to meet their needs and getting reelected. They will talk a big game until that part is complete — in return, they toss you a few bucks to keep your loyalty before shutting the door behind them. Don’t get it confused, the moment they leave, they’re marching back to focusing on ‘more important’ things that only they, the elite few can ‘fix’.
The Empathy Deficit: A Cultural Epidemic
What’s worse is the toxic narcissism that persists. The issue at hand is the fact that we are devoid of genuine empathy and a sense of relating to others. Consider Elon Musk, a man who has transformed mankind and was once admired universally. This was true up until a few years ago when he faced the wrath of public opinion for daring to change his political views. Did it stop there? No.
Since he put his fortune on the line and took a chance to buy Twitter for the sole purpose of protecting free speech, he has also endured the persecution of the US government. Let me remind you that this is the very US government he maintains Billions of dollars of government contracts with; however, to say there is not at a minimum, an equal level of reciprocation then you’re not paying attention. Suddenly, the hero became the villain. It's as if the world collectively decided to play a game of "hot potato" with current and future lives, and everyone lost.
Elon Musk: A Case Study in Perspective Shift
Elon Musk's journey is a textbook case of perspective shift. One moment, as a Democrat, he's the darling of innovation; the modern Thomas Edison, the next he's a villain, as soon as his support begins to shift, which was when he recognized that it was he who had to take a stand to preserve our most sacred liberty. It's a reminder that changing one's mind when you are a member of the left is akin to walking through a minefield of public opinion. Like joining the mafia, once you’re in you can never get out. The real challenge lies in navigating these treacherous waters with grace and resilience because leaving your political party should not be perceived as requiring jail or death repercussions.
Elon Musk knew exactly what he was doing when he purchased Twitter. Texts between him and others while raising capital for the acquisition clearly illustrate his ability to earn trust. A notable exchange with Larry Ellison encapsulates this: after Ellison expresses interest, he says, “A billion…or whatever you recommend.” Elon then suggests two billion or more, to which Ellison promptly agrees.
This interaction illustrates that two of the wealthiest and smartest men were fully aware of their involvement. Over the past two years, media reports have focused solely on short-term intrinsic value compared to the initial price. Did they think this short-term loss was unanticipated during the investment? Their text exchange's reference to "how significant the potential" highlights how the media deliberately engaged in politically motivated propaganda.
The Cost of Following the Crowd
Let’s remember what Elon Musk discovered after purchasing Twitter: a company that was censoring Americans, working with Intelligence Agencies to fragment the public square, and operating with an agenda of sculpting public sentiment and the political sphere. This was also an organization that was flooded with bots and was heading towards a cliff with their ideological dominant governance and how that superseded any semblance of a need to run the company like a business and for-profit. Well, $44 Billion later, you think he is going to keep those enemies from within on board? No. Are you going to be looking for new revenue streams and value streams to spark alpha from? Yes.
Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter revealed a company that was censoring Americans, collaborating with intelligence agencies to fragment public discourse, and pushing an agenda to shape public sentiment and politics. It was also plagued by bots and was careening toward failure due to its ideologically driven governance, which overshadowed the need for sound, profitable business practices. After spending $44 billion, do you think he will keep those internal enemies on board? No. Instead, he will seek new revenue and value streams to generate growth.
Everything Should Be Free!
The moment he announced that there would be a free tier, changing nothing for most, and an $8 premium tier, the uproar was as if he simultaneously told a bunch of people he slept with their mothers. Oh, poor me! I have to pay for premium features on a platform that used to be free—even though no one's forcing me to subscribe. But I want those shiny new features so badly, don't I?
White House Defendants have “significantly encouraged” and “coerced” social-media platforms to suppress protected free speech on their platforms. — Missouri v. Biden (July 2023)
It's that classic dilemma: wanting what everyone else has, just like following the latest high school fad. Social media platforms have become modern-day high school corridors, where the need to fit in is overwhelming. Users fall into line with trends and expectations, and in their desperate quest to belong, they sacrifice what makes them unique—trading their authentic voices for likes and followers in this digital popularity contest.
The Illusion of Social Media Validation
It feels as though you are under constant scrutiny, to the point where you can't even log on to your account anymore without first regaining that coveted blue check mark. You’re sitting there saying to yourself how you want the cool new features, and I mean he is smart, right? You want what everybody else has, so, yes, just like every other fad you always followed in high school, hoping it would make others like you has you left in a bit of a quandary.
I mean you can’t not use X/Twitter, especially with how much it has grown and become increasingly used by more and more people since Elon took it over. And yes the features are worth it, so I guess that means you have to give in unless you want to be one of these weirdos that goes over to Blue Sky or claims they are going to leave the country.
Blue Check Mark = False Flag
In this scenario, you become the pitiable individual who, unable to withstand the pressure, compromises your values and principles just to reacquire that validation symbol. It truly represents a real-life version of a false flag operation if there ever was one. It raises an important and thought-provoking question: are we genuinely prepared to sacrifice our integrity and self-respect in exchange for fleeting approval and validation from others?
This dilemma underscores a significant issue in our society today, where the quest for acknowledgment can overshadow our core beliefs. Unfortunately, that is the true detriment of social media in general —instead of it being a source for news and digital engagement, we have such deep-seated addictions to our relationship with technology and social media that it has genuinely eroded our agency as individuals.
The Politics of Change: A Necessary Evil
When the U.S. government pressures social media companies to control public discourse—aware of how this shapes opinions, causes, and voting patterns—it operates like a shadowy mafia organization, revealing the concentration of power in our nation. While politics may seem dirty, it is crucial; to consider it anything less than the nation’s nervous system would be naive. If we want real change, we must engage in the political process.
Has a focus on election misinformation originating from “domestic” sources across the United States. Emphasized that it wanted greater access to social media platform’s internal data and recommended that the platforms increase their enforcement of censorship policies…the primary repeat spreaders of false and misleading narratives were “verified blue-checked accounts belonging to partisan media outlets, social-media influencers, and political figures, including President Trump and his family”. — Missouri v. Biden (July 2023)
Voting is one avenue, but there are many others—holding representatives accountable by being vocal and persistent. The leftists don’t have a monopoly on protesting. This begins though with educating yourself. Cultivate a thirst for knowledge, and as your curiosity grows, you'll feel driven to vote and make your voice heard, recognizing your duty as an American to participate at the polls.
The Insecurity Epidemic: A Nation Off Course
We are inflicted with a malady that revolves around our basic insecurities. Operating with this false sense of urgency across all aspects of life leaves no room for candor, compassion, or integrity. The reality is that these are what we need to replace the insecurity plaguing our country, especially among our younger generations. Instead, we allow materialism to creep in and have aided and embedded this with subdued addictions to our phones and social media.
We have ignored and maybe even forgotten the urgent need to be a present parent. Parenting is at the core of a nation’s future. You very literally shape future leaders in the same way teachers do; albeit, the latter in recent years has proven to be a less than reliable group to blindly trust. You as a parent have a critically important role in building the foundation for our collective future, and that work starts at home.
Love, Hate, and the Quest for Genuine Connection
We need more love and less hate, more unity and less division—especially within our households. Parents and children must reconnect with the essence of family. Families need to thrive, contributing to our economy while earning enough to live healthy lives free from financial strain.
Taking your children on international vacations shows them firsthand the privileges of American life. These experiences naturally instill a sense of American exceptionalism—a powerful lesson that can help your children develop their perspective, even when faced with conflicting viewpoints from teachers.
Set up a “switchboarding” operation, primarily consisting of college students, to allow immediate reporting to social media platforms of alleged election disinformation. The “partners” were so successful with suppressing election disinformation, they later formed the Virality Project, to do the same thing with COVID-19 misinformation as for election disinformation. — Missouri v. Biden (July 2023
The Answer to Rogue School Teachers
Addressing the rogue teacher issue seen across the country is challenging, especially as younger teachers incorporate lesson plans that resemble those from a mental institution. Attempts by rogue teachers to indoctrinate their students can quickly be countered by your child, who has been equipped by fantastic parents, to recognize when a teacher is the one that students need protecting from. This makes it harder for any student, hopefully, your child, can stand up for themselves and what is going to typically be a naive group of classmates — vulnerable to exploitation by teachers unfit for the profession.
The Reality of Freedom and Its Misunderstandings
Many of our fellow citizens don’t realize how they have been steered off course and it’s our duty as Americans to meet them with humility and empathy — reminding them that it's okay to change. Heck, they may not be fully aware of it, but at one point or another, they likely weren’t so affiliated with Marxist principles, and may not realize it now. The truth is that at one point they had to have to change from traditional American values into what more closely resembles a Commie than a red-blooded American. How do you bridge that conversation?
The Answer to Confronting Derangement
I’ve found one easy fact to point to as an easy point-of-entry and icebreaker into such a conversation. Keep in mind that this is likely a person who will be defensive and ignite into rage easily. However, start by pointing out how millions are sneaking into the country, and no one is sneaking out. Few countries have such a dynamic and none have lines as long as we do attempting to get in legally and sneak in illegally as we do in the United States; then, contrasted by an empty line to get out. This in itself is a proclamation — a sign that we have something worth preserving. Unless you're all talk and no action, yes, that is a challenge to you.
Be Grateful You Can Change Your Mind
You have free will, so why not use it? If socialism and wealth redistribution like that seen in Soviet Russia don’t appeal to you, and the thought of letting the greatest nation in history decline frightens you, what is stopping you from lending a helping hand?
It may be time to fulfill your civic duty and engage in the process, even in small ways. Don’t just enjoy the freedoms of living in this country without practicing the values that support them. The unfortunate truth is that we cannot allow the alternative to become a reality, and this becomes clear when you gain an appreciation for what a true loss of freedom means.
The Power of Collective Action
Standing up to the loud voices demanding change whenever they don’t get their way can feel overwhelming, but, really, who are they? What do they know? Are people genuinely intimidated by overweight gamers in masks? Remember, you’re not alone—many have felt frustrated and isolated in the last few years. If we unite, we can achieve the change we need. This collective voice that seeks progress back to normalcy is essential for our country.
Even if you found yourself pulling the lever for Kamala last month, and did so with uncertainty, know that changing our mindset requires embracing discomfort, challenging beliefs, and opening our hearts. It’s a journey filled with both humor and insight, but it’s worth it for you, the nation, and our world. I am confident the best is yet to come.