Manipulated into Optimism

A few years ago, nearly everyone was manipulated into fear. Now, at least a portion of the West is being manipulated into optimism, which informs me that very few people learned anything from the campaign of manipulated fear.

Some of the most egregious examples of recent and ongoing optimism manipulation: The lack of protests over certain “rightist” political victories.The increasing hope that the sort of people who will look after us are being put in place.Less-bad or slightly “better” politicians replacing “bad” politicians in Western countries.The consensus that democracy and voting are working again.The notion that wars will end or decrease in number soon.
The media is getting better and more balanced.The sudden and inexplicable “right” to expound potentially “racist” views.The promulgation of outrage and concern stories in the mainstream media that were taboo to even think about let alone publicly express a few years ago.Free speech is winning.Companies, especially social media and tech companies, sudden abandonment of certain odious policies, including climate stuff, D.I.E., trans, etc. Politicians and leaders who stomped on freedom four years ago are now heralded as freedom fighters.Alt-right/Christian types on venues like the Joe Rogan Experience.Rebranding of certain business/finance/CEO types as masculine and macho.Bitcoin will break the System and set everyone free.Increased interest in things like Christian nationalism.Increasing sentiment that the Catholic Church will improve and reassert itself as soon as the current pope dies, which can’t be far off now.Even the dullest of leftist dullards are increasingly becoming aware of how utterly retarded a leftist/woke society as evidenced by events like the fires in California.The unsupported but rampant belief that the masses won’t be taken in by future fear campaigns.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Remember, it’s still the System, and as far as I can tell, the System is not in any sort of “creating” mood.