Awakening From The Empire Propaganda Begins With One Small Act Of Heresy

Awakening From The Empire Propaganda Begins With One Small Act Of Heresy

Jan. 1, 2025

THE U.S. EMPIRE - FOLLOW THE MONEY

Caitlin Johnstone

Escaping from the matrix of the mainstream western worldview is like escaping from a cult: it starts with one tiny heresy. One small, secret thought that goes against all your indoctrination.

It actually tends to play out this way when it comes to leaving any psychologically abusive relationship. A little spark forms in the back of the victim’s mind questioning whether the thoughts their partner put in their head are really true... and noticing who would benefit if they weren’t. Enough little sparks like that, and you eventually get a fire that burns the whole relationship down.

Those are the kinds of sparks we’re trying to get flying when working to wake people up from the indoctrination of the empire. We’re trying to get those first tiny heresies to form in people’s minds, using whatever’s happening in the news at the moment or whatever relevant ideas are trending.

We don’t need to get anyone to wake all the way up in one go... we just need to get the snowball rolling. One little heretical thought can be all it takes to get someone seriously questioning whether everything they’ve been taught about the world is a lie.

So we point out the lies wherever we find them. Any glaring plot hole in the official narrative anywhere it pops up. Right now Gaza is a constant deluge of information and raw video footage that can spark some major heresy if it is truly seen and ingested. The way we were just told to cheer for Syria being taken over by Al Qaeda is another. The lies we were told about Ukraine and the events that led up to the war is another.

Every day there’s something coming up that you can show anyone who will listen to you, saying, “See? Look at that! They lied! They’re lying right now! I wonder what else they’re lying about?”

Reading by Tim Foley

Article with supporting links: https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/01/02/awakening-from-the-empire-propaganda-begins-with-one-small-act-of-heresy

Original: https://youtu.be/GZ2BVZsYrxc

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