Crazy people

We all know that there are a few crazies in this beautiful world of ours. They all come out in the comments section of Facebook. But I used to thing of them as marginal enough to ignore.

Recently, my eldest son came home from school and asked me, how do you convince someone that the world is not flat?

My initial thought was he'd heard something that the kids were laughing at that they'd seen on social media. But further discussion revealed that a fair few kids in his class firmly believe the flat earth thing. These aren't thickos. These are intelligent kids with the potential for a bright future. It seems such craziness is not just a fringe minority of tin hatters on Facebook. They're now everywhere.

When covid started, we had local folks trying to burn down the new 5G mast, and I've actually met people that have said with a straight face that covid doesn't exist and that the vaccine really injects a microscopic tracker chip.

I used to take mild amusement from such nonsense when it was just the odd crazy spouting it, but now I'm hearing it from more and more people that I'd otherwise class as pretty normal.

As a dad of two kids, this worries me. For now at least, they have the gift of reasoned objective thought, but I do wonder what will happen in ten or twenty years from now when today's kids run the show, and there's so much crazy nonsense being widely believed.

 

I couldn't believe the young mother asked what she thought of Liz Truss, on the day of her selection and she said, "Who is Liz Truss?". I came to the conclusion a long time ago that the bulk of the population are really pretty thick.

 

Perhaps not thick but certainly anaesthetised by television, Press and internet. When you read how 'the powers that be', including politicians, businesses et al. manipulate the general public, we're well into the era of mind control. Aldous Huxley had it about right....

 

I too don't give a hoot about politicians but you cannot have lived as an adult through the last few months without hearing the name Liz Truss.

 

We have lots of poo being throwen about here, if the words come from the right people it goes crazy and people belive it but if you try to put the true words back they won't belive you, some of the most basic things can be turned around and go poo crazy

 

I am waiting for the Conspiracy theorists to claim that the Queen was actually murdered so that Charles could become king.

 

Are you starting that one then?
Now I've got to think of another one.

 

I know she is new to the job but during recent events she has looked a bit out of her depth.
If she does the job that won't matter and I assume she will improve her image.

 

One of the main reasons is the Rise of the Influencers who spout their dribble, true or false, generally sponsored by big businesses or political enemies.

As said, what it will be like in 20 years time, shudder to think !

https://www.theweek.co.uk/social-media/952891/social-media-influencer-rise

 

Good grief! It's a parallel universe! It also probably explains why there was a high proportion of young girls over here this summer sporting over-inflated lips. Put me in mind of a chicken's bum just after it's laid an egg....
Somebody tell me that there are still 'normal', thinking-for-themselves people in UK...please?