Are we being sucked into the war psyops?

Does it feel to you that we're being manipulated into accepting that, at some point in the not too distant future, we will be involved in World War Three (WW3)? I don't know about you but, it's increasingly feeling like we're being subjected to a number of psyops aimed at conditioning us to accept the inevitability of conflict and that there's nothing we can do about it. From a quick internet search, I found this small selection out of many articles and commentaries talking about the threat of WW3 - here they are:

Russia threatens to attack British targets as World War 3 fears explode - Alessandra Scotto Di Santolo | Daily Express | 23.5.24

WW3 fears explode as UK Army chief sends horror warning about three huge threats - Paul Withers | Daily Express | 9.5.24

Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote - Sumi Somaskanda & Holly Honderich | BBC News | 18.4.24

Is the UK preparing for war amid threats of conflict? Here is what Sky News has found - Deborah Haynes | Sky News | 3.4.24

I for one hate being manipulated and psychologically coerced into accepting a fate I do not wish to be inflicted upon humanity. Many of us had more than enough of that during the Covid 'crisis' with the pressures to mask up, (anti)socially distance, accept all of the lockdown restrictions and last but by no means least, to take an experimental mRNA jab or face exclusion from many aspects of society. This was a manipulation that led to a considerable amount of resistance and consequently, a massive loss of trust in authority from a significant minority of the populace. That loss of trust has led to a fair few people questioning the psyops we're now being subjected to in a bid to get us to accept the inevitability of WW3.

I've written a few posts looking at the ways the powers that be are trying to manipulate us into accepting that, whatever we may privately think, WW3 is going to happen at some point. I'm not entirely sure what impact, if any, they've had. I have a nagging doubt that unintentionally, they may actually be a part of the problem. Anyway, here they are:

Digging for victory? 7.4.24

A 'Dig For Victory' campaign is essentially the state marshalling our labour to fulfil their malevolent war aims. It has absolutely nothing to do with our principles of the decentralisation and localisation of food production which is aimed at lessening and eventually eliminating our dependence on the state and the corporations, neither of which have our interests at heart. We hope that is abundantly clear to all of our supporters and readers and also, any warmongers who may be tempted to co-opt and twist our principles to suit their nefarious aims.

Militarism = Authoritarianism 28.1.24

A fair number of people who were on the anti-lockdown protests in 2020 and 2021 are saying that after what was done to them during those years, why should they or their sons and daughters put their lives on the line to defend this country? On top of this, living in a country where everything feels like it's failing or falling apart and where nothing really works properly, they're asking just what is it we're supposed to be defending?

Are we being nudged towards a war with Russia? 24.1.24

Had this call to arms taken place before the Covid 'crisis', it may well have had more resonance with only the Left raising opposition. Given the strength of opposition to the restrictions that were imposed upon us during that 'crisis', people across and beyond the political spectrum are a heck of a lot wiser to psyops and can see when they're being nudged towards accepting a certain point of view. What will be interesting is whether the Left dominated anti-war movement here in Britain accepts the fact that opposition to sabre rattling from the likes of General Sir Patrick Sanders stretches across and beyond the currently accepted political spectrum.

To be honest, there's a lot more I could have written over the last couple of months but, I've managed to hold myself back. Why should I be holding myself back on writing about an existential threat to all of us? Surely, I have a duty as a polemicist to highlight this insidious drift towards a cataclysmic war, and to do what I can to help mobilise the resistance to it? I can't deny that I do indeed have a responsibility to use this platform to help further the cause of resistance against being propelled towards WW3. The question is, how can I best exercise that responsibility without falling into the trap of doom-mongering? The kind of doom-mongering that could inadvertently lead to many people accepting defeat when it comes to resisting the drift towards WW3. I'll be honest and admit that there are no easy answers to this dilemma.

As already mentioned, we're being subjected to a number of psyops, perpetuated by a range of actors, all aimed at getting us to accept the inevitability of WW3 and, the sacrifices that those who presume to rule over us expect us to make. Compared to the run up to WW1, the level of psyops and propaganda we're being subjected to is on a completely different, and considerably more sophisticated plane. So sophisticated that in some cases, trying to counter it feels like we're being sucked into a dastardly game of three dimensional chess against multiple opponents.

All of which is making me ask this question - are the critiques I and many others are making about the way we're being manipulated into accepting the inevitability of WW3 ending up as just part of the background noise of the drift towards war? From the point of view of those who presume to rule over us, coverage is coverage and it doesn't always have to be in support of their aims. Critical pieces could be seen as adding to the general background of noise pushing us to accepting the inevitability of war. Merely talking about the prospect of war, regardless of the perspective taken, could be seen as adding to the overall volume of commentary and coverage - for some elements of the powers that be, that in and of itself is enough to serve their nefarious ends.

Are our critiques of the drift towards war being weaponised against us? Bear in mind the sophistication of the psyops and propaganda we're being subjected to, the answer to that question could well be yes. Could this piece be seen as a part of that process? Convoluted, and possibly paranoid thinking but, we do live in very weird and disturbing times. All of this means I need to apply some thought as to how I write about resisting this drift to war as we go forwards. It's not something I can hold off doing because like the vast majority of us, I have skin in the game.

The skin in the game being two grandchildren I'd like to see grow up and also, to not get sucked into the war machine. Also, I have a health condition which has left me reliant on an external supply of medical equipment in order to be able to function. Briefly, I had a urethral dilation which successfully dilated the urethra but, left me with without a properly functioning bladder. This means I have to self catheterise six time a day to ensure my bladder is emptied. So, I have to rely on a supply of intermittent catheters coming through at regular intervals in order to keep functioning. Needless to say, I have sought out alternative therapies to do what I can to get my bladder back to full functioning and a situation where I don't have to rely on external medical supplies.

So, should we sooner rather than later end up in a conflict and a subsequent shit hitting the fan (SHTF) situation where supply chains end up broken and, assuming that I haven't made the recovery I want, I can't secure the supply of catheters I need, to put it bluntly, I'm f**ked. As will be many, many other people with varying levels of disability who rely on an uninterrupted supply of medical equipment in order to keep functioning. I do wonder whether the armchair generals opining in the media about the inevitability of war and the need for all of us to make sacrifices actually realise what they may be asking for? In a SHTF situation where those of us with disabilities can't access the equipment we need to keep functioning, what becomes of us? Will we be seen as dependent, so called 'useless eaters' who will be deemed surplus to requirements and somehow shuffled off of this mortal coil? Questions like this are starting to keep me awake at night...

To conclude, we have a duty to expose the agenda of the war mongers. We have to do so in such a way that we don't end up getting sucked into their agenda by becoming part of the general background noise of war. It is not going to be easy and mistakes along the way are inevitable. However, we can't shirk the responsibility we have - we will be judged by history. As history is written by the winners, the point is to make sure we're the ones writing the history. On a more profound level, it's about making sure there are still people around to write that history...