I agree. And the similarities to the "Woke" are not accidental. The Left is Marxist. All things permitted to this group because as they view the existing order through their own glasses and are convinced their crusade is just.
The linked article in your first paragraph is excellent. Much appreciated!
"modicum of compliance and ideological consensus enforced by terror"
Kind of like a psychopathogenic "cancel culture."
A culture that at its very core is one of torture, hate, racism, and humiliation.
A collectivist culture with no redemption, forgiveness, morality, apology, mercy, or compromise existing in its possibilities. Only surrender, never success. Only submission, never freedom.
I think the missing link is the psychopath's inhumanity, or sometimes even, evil.
Very helpful to, as you say, describe what's in the periphery. Trying to rationalize the horrors hasn't worked, and saying that people are crazy, greedy or incompetents hasn't covered it either.
Psychopaths in charge explains the callous arrogance and virtue signalling.
The fact of the “high functioning” psychopath is real and all around us. Basically if we cannot see what is going on all around us as the work of psychopathic, sociopathic, insane fascistic monsters then perhaps we have gone blind. Wonder how it felt to be immersed in the Weimar Republic with the rise of Nazi Germany all around? Now you know.
I agree. And the similarities to the "Woke" are not accidental. The Left is Marxist. All things permitted to this group because as they view the existing order through their own glasses and are convinced their crusade is just.
The linked article in your first paragraph is excellent. Much appreciated!
"modicum of compliance and ideological consensus enforced by terror"
Kind of like a psychopathogenic "cancel culture."
A culture that at its very core is one of torture, hate, racism, and humiliation.
A collectivist culture with no redemption, forgiveness, morality, apology, mercy, or compromise existing in its possibilities. Only surrender, never success. Only submission, never freedom.
I think the missing link is the psychopath's inhumanity, or sometimes even, evil.
Very helpful to, as you say, describe what's in the periphery. Trying to rationalize the horrors hasn't worked, and saying that people are crazy, greedy or incompetents hasn't covered it either.
Psychopaths in charge explains the callous arrogance and virtue signalling.
Thanks for the repost! If you're interested in more ponerology, check out my other stuff on substack.
The fact of the “high functioning” psychopath is real and all around us. Basically if we cannot see what is going on all around us as the work of psychopathic, sociopathic, insane fascistic monsters then perhaps we have gone blind. Wonder how it felt to be immersed in the Weimar Republic with the rise of Nazi Germany all around? Now you know.
Will do.