Sometime in the late 1980s, I was talking with a friend on my landline (the only kind of telephone we had then). We were discussing logistics for an...
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We used to share the same lies. Now we each get our own. Soon, we may not even agree that reality exists. Reality has been shattered into billions of pieces, each one perfectly tailored to fit someone’s worldview. The same event triggers completely different movies in our heads. The same evidence proves opposite truths. We’re not just disagreeing—we’re living in different universes, each one feeling absolutely real to the person inside it. This didn’t happen by accident. Someone broke it. Someone profits from the pieces. What follows is a diagnostic assessment. Five voices responding to the same events, each one convinced that they see clearly while everyone else lives in delusion. The question isn’t which voice is right. The question is: which voice sounds like you? mRNA Technology Person A: Life-saving innovation from our best scientists. The unvaccinated are selfish science deniers. Person B: Rushed experimental gene therapy with hidden side effects the media won’t report. Person C: White hats switched the poison vials with saline. Trump had to play along to expose Big Pharma. Person D: Probably helpful for high-risk people, but mandates went too far and honest discussion was censored. Person E: Doesn’t matter if it works or kills you. Pharma makes billions either way. Climate Change Person A: Existential crisis requiring immediate global action. Deniers are funded by oil companies. Person B: Natural climate variation weaponized for taxation and control. Follow the money. Person C: Weather modification tech hidden from public. Patriots will expose the real science after the Storm. Person D: Climate’s changing, humans contribute, but proposed solutions feel worse than the problem. Person E: Doesn’t matter what’s causing it. The people selling solutions caused the crisis. January 6th Person A: Violent insurrection threatening democracy. Trump’s brownshirts attempting a coup. Person B: Mostly peaceful protest that got out of hand. Compared to BLM riots, it was nothing. Person C: Patriots gathering evidence for tribunals. Trump told them to document everything legally. Person D: Some genuinely believed the election was stolen. Bad day, but hardly the crisis media made it out to be. Person E: Perfect theater. Trump got martyrdom, Democrats got their Reichstag fire. The 2024 Election Person A: Democracy’s last stand against fascism. This is the most important election of our lifetime. Person B: Chance to restore America and stop the radical left’s destruction of our country. Person C: Trump never left office. This is optics while the military cleans house behind the scenes. Person D: Lesser of evils again. Both parties are corrupt, maybe one’s slightly less terrible. Person E: Two masks, same face. Real decisions made by people whose names you don’t know. Ukraine War Person A: Democracy defending itself against Putin’s fascist aggression. We must support them. Person B: Not our fight. Billions overseas while Americans suffer. America First. Person C: White hats destroying deep state bioweapons labs and child trafficking networks. Person D: Russia’s clearly wrong, but endless escalation seems dangerous and expensive. Person E: Arms dealers profit, Ukrainians die, Americans pay. Same script, different war. Immigration Person A: Humanitarian crisis requiring compassion. Opposition is barely disguised racism. Person B: Invasion threatening jobs, culture, and safety. Legal immigration good, illegal bad. Person C: Deep state trafficking operation. Patriots tracking every movement for the trials. Person D: Immigration can help, but needs control and legal process. System’s broken. Person E: Cheap labor for corporations, voting blocs for politicians. You get screwed. Artificial Intelligence Person A: Transformative technology solving humanity’s greatest challenges. Regulation ensures equity. Person B: Threat to jobs and values, made by woke companies that hate America. Person C: White hat tech exposing deep state crimes. AI will reveal everything they’ve hidden. Person D: Powerful tool with real benefits and risks. Need wisdom, not panic. Person E: You trained your replacement for free. Tech billionaires ushered in the control grid, everyone else obsolete. Trump Person A: Fascist demagogue with nuclear codes. Threat to democracy and decency itself. Person B: Flawed but effective fighter for ordinary Americans against the establishment. Person C: Greatest president ever, still commander-in-chief. Assassination attempt was staged to wake people up. Person D: Says some good things but too chaotic and divisive. Need normal leadership. Person E: Perfect villain for the left, perfect hero for the right. Machine runs either way. Elon Musk Person A: Fascist tech bro with delusions of grandeur. Spreading hate and misinformation to millions.
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