© Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/Deviant Art Cannikin1701Canadian PM Justin Trudeau • Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
For over two years now, populations across the Western world have been bombarded with public messaging incantations that boil down to one basic formula:
Freedom = Compliance. However, the formula appears to have lost its magic.
Despite the aggressive use of
Neuro Linguistic Programming and Behavioral Nudging to "reframe" the government's pandemic response as an effort to save humanity from a deadly virus with a 99% survival rate,
the world has seen just how badly the self-styled Western "elite" can miscalculate, and overestimate its own intelligence. Contrary to the typical conspiracy theory script where everything goes just as planned,
the establishment's historic miscalculation is no exception, but rather the rule. Oligarchies by their hubristic and prideful nature have always been prone to miscalculation. The demise of every empire across history serves as a constant reminder.
In reality, the Western elite's uncreative cynical outlook on average working-class people and their outright disdain for hard-working citizens has caused them to
underestimate the natural creative impulses of people in a time of crisis. So, we see the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" phenomenon burning right through all the hard work and diligent behavior modification programs imposed by Western governments over decades of deception.
Comment: Putin has surrounded himslef with intelligent, cool-headed advisors. While the U.S. response to Russia's proposal is insulting in the extreme, Russia (along with China) is playing a long game. Rather than being baited into a misstep, Moscow's patience and ongoing efforts at dialogue may cause the Empire to stumble instead. Only time will tell.