they double down to protect their psyches from their gut instinct that they have been duped into self-annihilating through their pride, ego, and ignorance.
The key component to join the cult was fear of death.
In the sea of modern atheism (declared or de-facto), fear of death was very very powerful. Some of these who fell to the cult and the vaccine tried to mask their personal fear of death as 'civic concern' or zeal towards weaker members of society, and some believed in 'my mask/my vaccine protects others' for real, but most covidians just feared dying full stop.
It is no coincidence that a lot of the genuine opposition comes from a place of faith.
Aww, thanks so much, Jerome. I appreciate your contributions to this pivotal discussion as we attempt to understand how we arrived at the place we are today and how to undo the damage.
One minor correction to your footnote: I coined the term “fact-choker” probably a year or so ago in response to a CTA from bad cat about what to call fact-checkers, and I’ve been using it ever since. I don’t think Russell Brand uses that term but would love to see him and others employ it widely to bring it into the mainstream lexicon.
A brilliant compilation! Thank you.
The key component to join the cult was fear of death.
In the sea of modern atheism (declared or de-facto), fear of death was very very powerful. Some of these who fell to the cult and the vaccine tried to mask their personal fear of death as 'civic concern' or zeal towards weaker members of society, and some believed in 'my mask/my vaccine protects others' for real, but most covidians just feared dying full stop.
It is no coincidence that a lot of the genuine opposition comes from a place of faith.
Aww, thanks so much, Jerome. I appreciate your contributions to this pivotal discussion as we attempt to understand how we arrived at the place we are today and how to undo the damage.
One minor correction to your footnote: I coined the term “fact-choker” probably a year or so ago in response to a CTA from bad cat about what to call fact-checkers, and I’ve been using it ever since. I don’t think Russell Brand uses that term but would love to see him and others employ it widely to bring it into the mainstream lexicon.