Aldous Huxley knew very well...

submitted by Orangutan from self.politics

“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior ‘righteous indignation’ — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.”

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[–]QueenBread 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (6 children)

Everytime I see the trans lobby supporters I half-expect them to start chanting "orgy porgy", too.

[–]Alienhunter 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (5 children)

Children's drag shows are essentially that.

[–]QueenBread 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Let's not forget that in Brave New World, children were exposed to sex and taught to indulge in promiscuous sexual activity since a very young age. Teaching them to disrupt the family unit and not form lasting bonds. I still remember that creepy scene in the novel where the little kid cries because he doesn't want to play sex games.

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah Brave New World was pretty great. They're definitely not making a movie about that one.

I think I most enjoyed the part where the women all freak out about giving birth the natural way (eewwww) reminds me of some crazy girls I knew in college.

Not that it isn't gross but you could tell the city kids from the kids that had more, natural experience.

Like you ever seen those toilets that got the "sound feature" so you can hide the sounds of your own shit? Hilarious. Can't think of anything more obnoxiously modern than that. What would those people who use those ever do if they ended up in some third world country with no indoor plumbing? I went to a tourist spot in one once. Toilet consisted of a huge ass pit they dug with a plank across it, you walk out over the plank and squat.

Better not drop your phone lol. I kid of course like you'd have service anyway.

[–]QueenBread 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I guess in a way it's natural - the more you get used to stuff the less you can accept not to have it. Compare the childish behaviour of a pet doggie with that of a wild wolf. We're kinda bringing this weakness to ourselves. Might also be how all this whole "words hurt!" trend started.

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Children have been offended by words ever since the first time they get told "no".

If they are raised right they grow out of that childish attitude.

[–]grassfed 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

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[–]UncleWillard56 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

How many of these campaigns have happened since 2016? Vax/mask, Ukraine, Trans Rights...the list goes on. The vax shit really amazed me. Literally within like a day, anyone who said "nah, I'm good" or even dare suggested that vaccination wasn't the answer was the worst person in the world. "Let the unvaccinated die in the street!" "Kill them" "Jail them!" It was shocking.