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Worzels World - Applied cognitive dissonanceThe rooster crows me awake on another day in paradise. It is no matter that it is tainted by the vain strivings of men. It is a new day and there is an irrational but very pleasant feeling of hope in the air. It feels good to be alive. Then I make my first mistake of the new day and turn on the radio to catch the news.
In these enlightened times where people believe that science is god and God is a paradox there exists a prevalent belief that we have somehow gradually evolved from a simple unintelligent life form into a more complex thoughtful variety. Listening to the morning news will dispel any such fanciful notions. Writers, columnists, reporters and other commentators seldom report good news. If I were to devote a column entirely to good news I may struggle to flesh out my allotted eight hundred words. Why is this so? Could it be that across the board modern man has lost touch with reality? Past centuries produced the likes of Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, yet today we must make do with Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber. Our forebears developed great art and literature. They discovered laws governing our physical world. They covered the fields of philosophy and religion and built structures like the pyramids that are impossible to replicate today. They constructed roads and bridges that have lasted thousands of years when our current highways are patched and potholed within a year or two. Past civilisations achieved all this without the aid of modern labour saving devices, supersonic jet travel, computers, calculators, cars and facebook, and without ever needing to diagnose mental health disorders. Come to think of it, perhaps the absence of all these needless appendages to contemporary life left them free from mental health issues and more able to achieve what they did. For all of our so called progress and the undoubted ability of computers to design better, faster and smaller computers, are we happier for any of it? We can solve technical problems at the speed of light but have made no significant inroads on solving the human problems of the fear and evil that dwells within the heart of men and has bedevilled us throughout the ages. In spite of all the evidence to the contrary there are many, perhaps most, who in their baseless pride insist we are at the pinnacle of progress and this present time is the most advanced and enlightened in human history, yet we daily see signs of increasing dysfunction and dystopia, of devolution rather than evolution. Cognitive dissonance is a new tag bandied about by contemporary media to describe our response to such conflicting data. That such a term is invented is another sign of the times in which we live. We can’t just simply be confused, nonplussed, perplexed or vexed but rather we must experience ‘cognitive dissonance‘. Not being a watcher of reality TV, I was in no way a Trump supporter prior to his election but having seen what he has achieved I wonder what is it that so many people have against him? Mainstream media attack him mercilessly, and usually without any substantive evidence to show. The whole thing has aroused my inclination to support the underdog. Although how I can see a millionaire who has been elected President of the US as an underdog speaks of some form of cognitive dissonance. He is demonstrably smarter than George Bush and more honest than Barack Obama or John Key. He is the first president to my knowledge to actually keep some of his election promises. Is this why so many don’t like him? Is it because he refuses to play the game as it has traditionally been played? He’s not a politician nor, by all appearances, a subscriber to the ‘old boys’ club or cabal or what have you. Well I suppose you can’t go around keeping promises, talking to Russians, and Korean dictators. Restoring a sense of national identity and actually seeking answers to problems rather than merely exacerbating them, without attracting some trouble. Now with Isis kicked out of Syria, North Korea playing ball, and talks with Russia going well the world may be poised on the brink of peace. This simply does not suit the globalist elite. After all how can they run this world if they have to keep dealing with outbreaks of truth, righteousness and cooperation? This could easily lead to such things as fairness, happiness and contentment. Peace might run rampant and unchecked amongst people and nations. In such circumstances it might be very difficult to get things back to normal. Feedback? Email prof_worzel@hotmail.com We can solve technical problems at the speed of light but have made no significant inroads on solving the human problems of the fear and evil that dwells within the heart of men and has bedevilled us throughout the ages. |