Freedoms Are Only For The Elite
Posted by freedomforall 2 years, 3 months ago to Philosophy
Excerpt:
"Arnold Schwarzenegger made news a few months back when he angrily denounced people who objected to being “locked down” like convicted criminals for health crimes they’d never committed. Not unlike millions of people in Arnold’s Austrian homeland who were treated similarly on account of the supposed threat to the health of the volk they presented.
Screw your freedoms, the aging bodybuilder growled.
It’s a sad thing – for those of us who made the mistake of admiring Arnold once-upon-a-time as a guy we were led to believe valued our freedom. As opposed to just his. He rode this image to stardom – and into the California governor’s mansion.
...
The unconsciousness shamelessness of people like this presents an interesting psychological study in the etiolation of a particular form of insanity which seems to attend becoming a celebrity – whether of the Hollywood or political-office-holder variety (Arnold being both).
They are in so deep they no longer see how far. Their talking points become reality, or its ersatz rhetorical equivalent. It’s the only plausible explanation for what would otherwise be clear evidence of mental derangement.
...
Just the same in DC, where the Biden Thing issues electrification decrees while exempting himself and high federal apparatchiks from having to abide by them. Special dispensation having been issued recently to ensure that a fleet of 5,500 pound V8 SUVs that average considerably less than 17 MPG (being heavily armored for the protection of the apparatchiks) will be available for them – for decades to come.
Screw your freedoms.
Indeed.
It’s the whole point of the thing, you see."
"Arnold Schwarzenegger made news a few months back when he angrily denounced people who objected to being “locked down” like convicted criminals for health crimes they’d never committed. Not unlike millions of people in Arnold’s Austrian homeland who were treated similarly on account of the supposed threat to the health of the volk they presented.
Screw your freedoms, the aging bodybuilder growled.
It’s a sad thing – for those of us who made the mistake of admiring Arnold once-upon-a-time as a guy we were led to believe valued our freedom. As opposed to just his. He rode this image to stardom – and into the California governor’s mansion.
...
The unconsciousness shamelessness of people like this presents an interesting psychological study in the etiolation of a particular form of insanity which seems to attend becoming a celebrity – whether of the Hollywood or political-office-holder variety (Arnold being both).
They are in so deep they no longer see how far. Their talking points become reality, or its ersatz rhetorical equivalent. It’s the only plausible explanation for what would otherwise be clear evidence of mental derangement.
...
Just the same in DC, where the Biden Thing issues electrification decrees while exempting himself and high federal apparatchiks from having to abide by them. Special dispensation having been issued recently to ensure that a fleet of 5,500 pound V8 SUVs that average considerably less than 17 MPG (being heavily armored for the protection of the apparatchiks) will be available for them – for decades to come.
Screw your freedoms.
Indeed.
It’s the whole point of the thing, you see."
