The Woke Are Afraid Of The Mob – and so they should be!
A useful trick in life is to be as successful as possible without upsetting the rest of society which may generate envy and jealousy. A balance has to be found. Otherwise, you risk destruction by an outraged mob that seeks retribution for highlighting their failures of not working hard enough or grasping freely available opportunities.
Today, we call this equity - the desire to ensure that everyone has exactly the same regardless of personal input or work ethic.
Jealousy and envy are powerful human characteristics that wreak havoc in our lives and across society. When we see others with more than we have acquired, the dark side of our nature comes to the fore - for surely it is not fair and deception must have occurred.
Envy is the pain we feel when we want what someone else has - it is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Jealousy is the feeling of insecurity of not having what others possess or losing what we already have, such as a spouse. Both traits, if not controlled, lead to an unhappy life.
We hardly ever rationalise that other people must have worked hard over many long years to have achieved success - only they must have cheated along the way. Why do we think that? Because we know deep down inside that we would cheat the system to be successful if given a chance. We see in others what we are. I have noticed that the most jealous individuals in romantic relationships are the ones who are already cheating.
In the Bible, the first murder was the slaying of Abel by his brother Cain for he was jealous of Abel's relationship with God. Many religions try to warn us of the evil of such emotions and how they turn hearts black.
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's." - Exodus 20:17, King James Bible
The French Revolution may have started due to poverty, hunger and governmental corruption. But it allowed bitter individuals to exact vengeance on those they felt responsible for their suffering. The magnitude of this bitterness can be measured by the number of children who faced the guillotine.
The same can be said for the Russian Revolution where people were sent to the gulag prison camps for achieving more than their neighbours and therefore seen as criminals. Individuals with land-owning ancestors were also punished for the 'so-called' crimes of their capitalistic grandparents.
"Socialists……. don't love the poor, they hate the rich." - Jordan Peterson
Bitter people are always waiting for an opportunity to seek vengeance for the success you have enjoyed at their imaginary expense. I saw this first hand during my temporary public cancellation in 2020 – if this would have happened a few centuries earlier, I would not have survived the onslaught.
The persecution of the Jews is another good example. Jews were never persecuted for working hard and becoming successful. A narrative had to be created that they were only successful due to manipulation, dishonesty and corruption. If hard work had been given as the explanation for success then this would have led to an internal review of one's own personal reasonability and work ethic – this is a journey that no one wants to make.
Envy and jealousy may have some individual benefits and be the reason why they were developed in the first place. If witnessing success makes you copy the same actions and work harder then this is a positive trait that increases your survival. Tribal life was communal to a large extent where most people were related and resources were shared when needed. In this scenario, it would be beneficial to be aware of fraud and hoarding of resources for this would place the tribe at risk. The punishment for such behaviour would be severe – as we see today when the mob attacks the unholy.
As with all traits, they were fine-tuned over millennia for a different way of life than we have today. They still influence us and our actions, sometimes in ways that harm us. We crave fats and sugars for they are high in calories - these were hard to resource thousands of years ago. Sugar was only found in ripe fruit and honey, and fat was only obtained if an animal could be hunted down. But today we find these ingredients everywhere and in everything. Our brain tells us to eat as much of these items as possible - this is why we have an obesity crisis.
Have you ever wondered why the Woke are mostly middle class and financially secure? They are hiding their privilege with a cloak of virtue. They are trying to avoid the gaze of an unforgiving mob – they are subconsciously following an inherited survival strategy. If a sacrifice has to be made to quell the desires of bitter people then the Woke do not intend to be it – hence why they are always suggesting who the sacrifice should be. Racists. Homophobes. Fascists. In June 2020, the offering was Nick Buckley the 'compassionate Nazi' – as one woman described me online.
This is not a new phenomenon. Throughout history, rich people have linked themselves to religious institutions, built places of worship for the masses, and donated money to the poor. They set up foundations and scholarships to help the underprivileged, and sponsored wings of hospitals. All of this was done with as much publicity as possible to appease the bitter people in case a revolution was due.
Today is no different. Why do you think that blue jeans are so popular in our society? They are basically working men's clothes. They are a subtle way of advertising that you are a normal everyday person for you are wearing the clothes of a manual labourer – ignore the fact that the jeans may cost over £1000. Businessmen will wear jeans and a tailored jacket to look 'casual' for this says I may be successful, but I am like you poor folk so please do not kill me. The same can be said of embracing urban culture.
The Woke are very good at this – we call it virtue signalling. Celebrities fly around the world to attend net-zero protests and conferences. Police officers wear rainbow flags. Men say they are feminists. Rich people buy electric cars.
The Woke may be trying to survive a future mob for one is always impending, but they also gain other tangible benefits for society has tilted towards a 'holier than though' attitude. These are called 'in-group' benefits which help to increase confidence, and self-worth and raise social status. They are also linked to increased success at securing promotion at work. We are social creatures and desperately want to fit in.
The Woke are correct to be worried about the mob for they do not take prisoners, they tear down and destroy. A mob is a living entity that can change focus, direction and opinion in a split second, and woe betide anyone found on the wrong side for they feast on their own.
No one can be Woke enough to satisfy the demands of the new progressives for it is a never-ending descent into hell.
My advice is to get off the ride today. Admit your foolishness for believing and promoting such lunacy - and hope that others follow your lead.
If not, then beware of the next knock on your door.
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