In the shadows of election of 2024, the break-India forces are likely to expand their operations. Expect riots, religious altercations, bad publicity from western media and more.
What you are dealing with in India, is what we face here. I call it The Spectacle of the Real. It is the hub of a culture of simulation. The public is presented with a narrative that the average citizen has no way of verifying. The story is presented with the intent to generate anger, fear, and a sense of righteousness. The simulation manipulates public opinion to insure that people do not think for themselves. Instead they parrot the dominant narrative. The antidote is to believe nothing except that which you know by direct experience. Everything else, even that which fits with one’s values, keep at arms length in order to see it more objectively. Ask questions. Be hard to convince. Think fir yourself. All sides are using this approach to gain and secure power. Which means they recognize that the people have a power that they cannot produce. I produced a series of posts on this last year at https://edbrenegar.substack.com/p/the-culture-of-simulation-series.
What you are dealing with in India, is what we face here. I call it The Spectacle of the Real. It is the hub of a culture of simulation. The public is presented with a narrative that the average citizen has no way of verifying. The story is presented with the intent to generate anger, fear, and a sense of righteousness. The simulation manipulates public opinion to insure that people do not think for themselves. Instead they parrot the dominant narrative. The antidote is to believe nothing except that which you know by direct experience. Everything else, even that which fits with one’s values, keep at arms length in order to see it more objectively. Ask questions. Be hard to convince. Think fir yourself. All sides are using this approach to gain and secure power. Which means they recognize that the people have a power that they cannot produce. I produced a series of posts on this last year at https://edbrenegar.substack.com/p/the-culture-of-simulation-series.
Thank you Ed! I love your posts. Will definitely check these ones out.