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Rob D's avatar

Those of us who have been speaking out since day one have always known we are truly the majority. The only entities who have been saying we are a fringe minority with "unacceptable" views have been the very entities who have been imposing this dystopian nightmare upon us. We absolutely have to remember that we do have all of the power. Stand firm! Be brave! Listen to your gut! And let's march into the future victorious.

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Brave Zebra's avatar

Very true. Trudeau comes to mind as one of those entities. Definitely still standing strong on my convictions

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Kathy Lloyd's avatar

Absolutely well said. Thank you

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David Watson's avatar

When you're wounded, your first reaction is to stop the bleeding. But you need to quickly determine the source of the wound and prevent getting wounded again. Other surveys are showing greater numbers are recognizing the source is socialist despots, and are turning away from them in great numbers leading up to the November elections. If we don't succeed, and maintain our vigilance thereafter, more injuries are expected. Successful people, and successful societies, learn to recognize and mitigate threats. Our success is not yet determined, but is never assured.

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Kathy Lloyd's avatar

We must be vigilant even after the Nov elections and beyond bec most people vote, get the results they wanted and then just think all is well when we should be holding these newly elected people's feet to the fire to ensure they do what they were elected to do.

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David Watson's avatar

That's the important lesson from this disaster -- no government can be trusted, ever. Especially in an emergency.

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PDG's avatar

"there are many brilliant activists and citizens in the developing world especially who actually do care about human rights and have been willing to stand up for them". Michael, you fall into this category. We need more on our side. However I look at that survey and think:

China 1 - Free Nations 0 - Read Michael's book.

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Michael P Senger's avatar

Thank you PDG, likewise! Agreed.

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Lucy's avatar

From your lips to God’s ears. Im not religious….put im praying. I need some hope.

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Marius's avatar

The amount of rights and freedoms lost should have been exactly 0

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Bhavik Patel's avatar

Well looks like the UK starts us off, 40+ people resign.

Multivariable reasons but worth noting the preference falsification of everything for the last two+ years was less strong in the UK

Not quite at cascade failure points, but I'd imagine we'll see more rapid political shifts depending on the countries tradition of open debate.

Our govt's have been strong and incredibly brittle

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Michael P Senger's avatar

Yep. The UK started off horribly with two long, strict lockdowns, but has rectified itself pretty impressively.

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GeroDoc's avatar

Wonder what nursing home residents would say if asked

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Chris Boyle's avatar

There is likely to be a vicious war now pitting factions of globalist technocrat utopians against each other:

we’re going too fast

vs

we’re not going fast enough

They started their big Revolution without full control of the steering mechanisms. Elite hubris.

And given that the elites will panic, as they have most to lose, they will respond to democratic populist pressure by either withdrawing and raising the drawbridge - narrowing their opportunity window - or accelerating into their takeover - which has shown little success to this point, other than amongst legions of cowards.

In either case, there is only 1 countermove:

Apply more *pressure*

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Brave Zebra's avatar

This gives me hope for the future, seems like a lot more people than I thought around the world has had enough

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Chris Hartsfield's avatar

I am new to Substack. Can I unsubscribe email and still see the articles in Substack?

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David Watson's avatar

Yes.

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