"And yet I am grateful. The pandemic woke me up." YES! I too am grateful. It is the proverbial silver lining in this immense dark cloud. Thanks for reminding me. Stay strong.
Sometimes I wish I could feel that. Instead I think 'disappointment' has overshadowed other emotions and leaves no space for those.
I watched what was happening in Canada. Horrific treatment of courageous people who deserved to be taken seriously by their government. I think the anger builds to lividity/wrath when we see those who should come out on top instead lose everything to a system - THE system. Isn't that human nature? It's part and parcel of Justice.
Thank you for sharing this with us. You can take solace in the fact that you pushed against the goads when it mattered.
Thank you for your grit and integrity Christina. I have wondered - but acknowledge that I will never know - how widespread was or is the dissent from patronizing, oppressive orthodoxy in Canada. How fortunate for you that you had wild woods to escape to when the going along got tough.
"I’ve been gutted by the voices of friends, dripping with scorn as they lectured me with their narrative-approved pseudo-science." It was disturbing how quickly and easily mindless conformity ensued, with hostility for all non-believers. Know you are not alone.
if I had to sum up the convid in one word, for me it would be 'anger' as well. but I also had to recognize how many people in different parts of the world, had it so much worse than most of us in 'red' states, here in the US. I live 1.5 miles away from the Indiana border with Chicago and it might as well have been another planet. the contrast was stark and absolute insanity, defying any logic, let alone actual scientific fact. if I hadn't already been red-pilled 15+ yrs earlier, I'm sure that would have done it. I'm heartened to see so many wake up but saddened at the same time, that it took such a horror show to do it.
"And yet I am grateful. The pandemic woke me up." YES! I too am grateful. It is the proverbial silver lining in this immense dark cloud. Thanks for reminding me. Stay strong.
Nothing good happens, when conformity is the goal.
It's okay to be livid.
Sometimes I wish I could feel that. Instead I think 'disappointment' has overshadowed other emotions and leaves no space for those.
I watched what was happening in Canada. Horrific treatment of courageous people who deserved to be taken seriously by their government. I think the anger builds to lividity/wrath when we see those who should come out on top instead lose everything to a system - THE system. Isn't that human nature? It's part and parcel of Justice.
Thank you for sharing this with us. You can take solace in the fact that you pushed against the goads when it mattered.
Thank you for your grit and integrity Christina. I have wondered - but acknowledge that I will never know - how widespread was or is the dissent from patronizing, oppressive orthodoxy in Canada. How fortunate for you that you had wild woods to escape to when the going along got tough.
"I’ve been gutted by the voices of friends, dripping with scorn as they lectured me with their narrative-approved pseudo-science." It was disturbing how quickly and easily mindless conformity ensued, with hostility for all non-believers. Know you are not alone.
I feel ya. I hope the writing was like screaming into a pillow for a while; sometimes that actually helps.
Heading for the woods was an excellent call... I sincerely wish you all the best. Hang in there!
if I had to sum up the convid in one word, for me it would be 'anger' as well. but I also had to recognize how many people in different parts of the world, had it so much worse than most of us in 'red' states, here in the US. I live 1.5 miles away from the Indiana border with Chicago and it might as well have been another planet. the contrast was stark and absolute insanity, defying any logic, let alone actual scientific fact. if I hadn't already been red-pilled 15+ yrs earlier, I'm sure that would have done it. I'm heartened to see so many wake up but saddened at the same time, that it took such a horror show to do it.