I saw and wanted to expand the efforts.
We all know there is an official narrative that you're not allowed to question. We are indoctrinated into it by our parents, by teachers, and through the legacy media. Not only are we subconsciously programmed to believe it, the programming is such that it imbues the subject with a strong desire to attack those who question the official narrative. You could be talking to an otherwise intelligent and reasonable person, but the wrong word or phrase could set them off: the Agent Smith syndrome. It's an emotional and not a logical response.
If confronted with evidence to the contrary they might admit that exceptions to these rules do exist, but they are so rare that they're statistically indistinguishable from zero.
If you point out something horrendous that the US government did in the past (eg the Tuskegee experiment), they'll say that was then, and that we don't live in that society any more. Those are things of the past.
Writing down the official narrative makes it obvious just how absurd their beliefs are. The list could also be a useful tool in debate--just quote verbatim the position they are trying to defend and see if they double down on the absurdity.
Here are just a few random ones off the top of my head. Feel free to expand it.
The COVID vaccines are safe and effective.
Government agencies like the FDA have the best interest of the citizens in mind.
Newspapers and the legacy media tell us the truth.
The government is good and cares about its citizens.
Women never lie about rape.
Teachers are chronically underpaid.
Public schools are struggling because they don't have enough money.
Democracy is the best form of government.
Unions care about and are good for the workers.
Russia is an evil warmonger and Putin is a dictator.
Kids who are homeschooled grow up to be socially retarded. Public school is needed for proper development.
Government schools teach our kids The Truth about both US and other countries.
Women have been oppressed until they were given the right to vote.
Minimum wage laws help the poor.
The vastly disproportionate number of blacks in prisons is entirely due to a racist justice system and racist cops.
Boys should be circumcised to keep their penises clean and to prevent penile cancers.
I saw [Zerohedge do this](https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/official-story) and wanted to expand the efforts.
We all know there is an official narrative that you're not allowed to question. We are indoctrinated into it by our parents, by teachers, and through the legacy media. Not only are we subconsciously programmed to believe it, the programming is such that it imbues the subject with a strong desire to attack those who question the official narrative. You could be talking to an otherwise intelligent and reasonable person, but the wrong word or phrase could set them off: the Agent Smith syndrome. It's an emotional and not a logical response.
If confronted with evidence to the contrary they might admit that exceptions to these rules do exist, but they are so rare that they're statistically indistinguishable from zero.
If you point out something horrendous that the US government did in the past (eg the Tuskegee experiment), they'll say that was then, and that we don't live in that society any more. Those are things of the past.
Writing down the official narrative makes it obvious just how absurd their beliefs are. The list could also be a useful tool in debate--just quote verbatim the position they are trying to defend and see if they double down on the absurdity.
Here are just a few random ones off the top of my head. Feel free to expand it.
The COVID vaccines are safe and effective.
Government agencies like the FDA have the best interest of the citizens in mind.
Newspapers and the legacy media tell us the truth.
The government is good and cares about its citizens.
Women never lie about rape.
Teachers are chronically underpaid.
Public schools are struggling because they don't have enough money.
Democracy is the best form of government.
Unions care about and are good for the workers.
Russia is an evil warmonger and Putin is a dictator.
Kids who are homeschooled grow up to be socially retarded. Public school is needed for proper development.
Government schools teach our kids The Truth about both US and other countries.
Women have been oppressed until they were given the right to vote.
Minimum wage laws help the poor.
The vastly disproportionate number of blacks in prisons is entirely due to a racist justice system and racist cops.
Boys should be circumcised to keep their penises clean and to prevent penile cancers.
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