Our mid-week missive aims to be uplifting, and perhaps we have been falling a little short of that lately. No matter, amends will be made with this one!
Some of you might wonder how this topic relates to cults and coercive control. I’m reading Combating Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan, where he tells of people who have been brainwashed by cults losing their ability to find humor in something.
What’s the natural antidote? Funny YouTube videos! Can you laugh? Test passed!
More than that, so many warnings about our culture are just depressing. I’m looking at you, Chris Hedges. Even if he is right, and we are on the verge of a fascist bloodbath, he never gives any solution or constructive action for a peace-loving citizen to take. It’s why this Substack was created.
Screaming goats are surprisingly funny.
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