Dissent is necessary

Here's something that might be interesting for those who like to think about things... There was a video about saying the uncomfortable thing. People don't like doing that, but if you don't, you may regret not saying something when something needs to be said. What is worse-- the feeling you get when something goes wrong, and you saw it and said nothing; or the feeling you get when everybody goes against you?

Good outcomes will require the latter. That's because the lack of negative feeback will certainly lead to bad outcomes. This talk I mentioned was about engineering applications. But it can also said to apply to social systems. Therefore on the larger scale, if you prohibit criticism, you will be ensuring bad outcomes. Negative feedback is necessary in finding problems that may otherwise remain hidden. Indeed, it may lead to "bubble" like scenarios. It is not good to live in a bubble.

Consequently, this drive to silence everybody will guarantee a darker future. A better future will occur if we keep our right to dissent firmly protected within our political system.

So the Democrats think all is lost if they lose an election. This is absurd. Indeed, the entire exercise is designed to gin up a lot of fear. It's the fear that is the problem. If they succeed in ginning up a fear of Trump, they may succeed in winning power. But the outcomes of that power will not be good ones. If anyone should fear anything at all, they should fear that instead.

Who can forget the COVID madness? The lockdowns? The masks? The "vaccines"? Who can say with a straight face that that was a high point in our common experience? The only ones who won that one were the fear mongerers. The rest of are now paying a price for allowing ourselves to be driven like a stampeding herd of frightened animals.

There is talk about Civil War if the Democrats lose. Or if the GOP loses. However, I'd think the worse outcome is going to come if the Democrats win. The reason is that the Democrats are the ones who tend to rely upon closing off all dissent. All this talk of dictatorship coming from the Democrats is precisely the kind of thing that prevents people from asking the important questions of "why?"

By the way, the prohibition against dissent is not something you'll find in a Democracy. All of this was on my chest, and I'm glad I said it. Be sure you do the same while you still have the chance. Even if it might offend somebody.