"We could certainly feel a massive censorship push with the faceless Big Tech “fact-checking” that still runs interference for the official COVID narrative. This is a process that won’t change whatever “emergency” may come after COVID. It will continue to be a goalpost-moving progression towards social control. Think of it as a pattern of psychological conditioning that nudges us closer to accepting their terms: the unconditional surrender of our fundamental First Amendment rights to think and speak freely. For our own good. Why is there such a persistent interest in enforcing political censorship? I believe it’s because it produces social isolation in us. This is key. Totalitarians must always isolate people in order to control them. When you can’t talk openly to others, you become increasingly atomized, uncertain of whom to trust. When you’re fearful of being demonized, it’s easy to give in to the conformity impulse. This whole process works like a charm for tyrants because our fear of ostracism then triggers a contagion of self-censorship. And, voilà, we comply with their agendas, no matter how insane they are. An extra bonus for them is that our compliance isolates us even further."
