"The covid denier comments are not worth reading". This comment is dangerously close to the comments you'd see from TRA on any article written by Erica Anderson, questioning puberty blockers and medicalization of minors. I even copied some in a note book, to regularly read to my kids, reminding them that this is what Woke Mindset is and …
"The covid denier comments are not worth reading". This comment is dangerously close to the comments you'd see from TRA on any article written by Erica Anderson, questioning puberty blockers and medicalization of minors. I even copied some in a note book, to regularly read to my kids, reminding them that this is what Woke Mindset is and does. One example, almost verbatim, is quite typical "Why have you opened comments on this article? People will be negative and disagree. There should be no discussion." In addition, Covid Denier is another demeaning blanket term to throw around, just like Transphob, that is basically a thought terminating cliche, drenched in derision. However, if you start looking critically, transphobs are not transphobs (surprise surprise!) and "covid deniers" question the policies, not the existence of the virus. But it is very convenient to just label and suppress. What does this rhetoric teach our ROGD children??
I thought about this more and you are so right. It is the same as "you're not a transphobe are you?" Or "you're not racist are you?" And all other similar things that are designed to shut down any ppl who are simply asking questions or who have different ideas that don't follow the current narrative. It is ironic being done here where ppl already know that the current narrative is not always correct. It really shows the cognitive dissonance. It also shows the aversion that ppl have to diversity of thought. If you think differently, you must be a phobe, ist, etc. Not just a person who has different knowledge or questions thinks that make no sense. Always the negative and they must silence any dissent by labeling ppl as the lowest of the low.
It is aversion to diversity, but even more so, it is fear and thus a physiological inability to think--left and right hemispheres disconnected. We are all succeptible in times of extreme stress. Fear for our children, fear we experiece when the structures around us collapse, and we need to cling to SOMETHING. Even labour camps prisoners and cult survivors would often still justify their beliefs, because if they wouldn't they'd succumb to utter darkness and mental illness.
"The covid denier comments are not worth reading". This comment is dangerously close to the comments you'd see from TRA on any article written by Erica Anderson, questioning puberty blockers and medicalization of minors. I even copied some in a note book, to regularly read to my kids, reminding them that this is what Woke Mindset is and does. One example, almost verbatim, is quite typical "Why have you opened comments on this article? People will be negative and disagree. There should be no discussion." In addition, Covid Denier is another demeaning blanket term to throw around, just like Transphob, that is basically a thought terminating cliche, drenched in derision. However, if you start looking critically, transphobs are not transphobs (surprise surprise!) and "covid deniers" question the policies, not the existence of the virus. But it is very convenient to just label and suppress. What does this rhetoric teach our ROGD children??
I thought about this more and you are so right. It is the same as "you're not a transphobe are you?" Or "you're not racist are you?" And all other similar things that are designed to shut down any ppl who are simply asking questions or who have different ideas that don't follow the current narrative. It is ironic being done here where ppl already know that the current narrative is not always correct. It really shows the cognitive dissonance. It also shows the aversion that ppl have to diversity of thought. If you think differently, you must be a phobe, ist, etc. Not just a person who has different knowledge or questions thinks that make no sense. Always the negative and they must silence any dissent by labeling ppl as the lowest of the low.
It is aversion to diversity, but even more so, it is fear and thus a physiological inability to think--left and right hemispheres disconnected. We are all succeptible in times of extreme stress. Fear for our children, fear we experiece when the structures around us collapse, and we need to cling to SOMETHING. Even labour camps prisoners and cult survivors would often still justify their beliefs, because if they wouldn't they'd succumb to utter darkness and mental illness.
Yea, that is a very good point. Fear is used to push ideology and ideas a lot. It is effective.
Very well said!