Introduction
“99 44/100% pure. And it floats!” That was Ivory Soap’s tagline once upon a time. Being that pure does not float anymore. It is 100% or go fish.
That is the subject of today’s 10 minute episode.
Continuing
Beware the True Believers. QAnon and antifa are true believers, as are the many who believe that the 74+M who voted for Trump in 2020 are in league with the KKK and other white supremacists.
I am not talking about people who have a true belief in a higher power, a moral compass that guides their lives. We all need that in one powerful form or another. And we should all be True Believers in America, and in each other, but we’ll get to that. I am talking about those who hold the conviction that if you are not 100% with them on everything, that you fall short of the mark, that being 99.44% “right” does not qualify as acceptable.
Where did that 100% or nothing thinking come from? A. From being lazy. Okay, Will, how is that the correct answer to your question? Simple, seeing things in black and white is a lot easier than actually thinking things through, seeing if some parts of the other side makes enough sense to be credible. Said differently, it is far easier, lazier, to simply refuse to accept anything that is not 100% what you believe, and then reject the person making the argument if you cannot get them to think 100% the way that you do
My recent episode on https://revolution2-0.org/donald-trump-and-colorado-springs-beginning-to-end-ep-298/ (Donald Trump) is a prime example. I have upset subscribers who were clear that any criticism of Mr. Trump was completely unacceptable, and others who thought that any support for him whatsoever was equally unacceptable. In these cases, on the left and the right, it was 100% or nothing. That’s just lazy thinking–and downright dangerous thinking. And that kind of thinking is always doomed to failure. No two groups agree on everything, and no two people will either. If the l00% rule continues to be applied, then groups will splinter and splinter into smaller and smaller subgroups, logically ending up with “groups” of one. Here is a case in point. Antifa like protesters continue to protest and riot on the Northwest Coast, having moved the focus of their displeasure from the cops to the Democrats. The Democrats are not pure enough for them, so they continue with their tactics. But don’t blame the Dems; nothing will be pure enough for antifa, for they are True Believers.
One challenge with True Believers is that even if their initial demands are satisfied, they will change their demands, always asking for more. And then even more. In Menlo Park, CA, mere miles away from where I lived for 25 years in San Mateo, a woman’s livelihood and peace are being destroyed because she went to the Capitol Hill protest. She did not get anywhere near the Hill, but her presence in support at the protest was enough. Let’s hear from Suzi Tinsley, the owner of the now-closed Sugar Shack candy store in Menlo Park. “I do not have social media and did not post any images of myself at the rally. I was there for a peaceful march and shared photos via text with a few friends. I left the rally when the crowd became unruly and I was pushed to the ground. I returned to my hotel at that point, long before the agitators stormed the building. Just like every other American, I watched in horror as the chaos unfolded on television. I couldn’t believe my eyes and remain appalled at what I saw. I love my community, I love my country, and I hope those responsible for storming our Capitol Building are held fully accountable.”
The “leader” of the protest, which has closed the store and driven Ms. Tinsley virtually underground, says, “I don’t know whether she went into the Capitol or not. And I’m not saying that she did. And I’m not saying that she didn’t. But she partook in an anti-democracy protest,” says local youth activist, Henry...