Episode 153: Times Wars, Episode IX: The Normies Strike Back
Episode 153: Times Wars, Episode IX: The Normies Strike Back
Alone and without Katie Herzog's aid, Jesse Singal finds himself trapped within one of Klaus Schwab's chthonic 15-minute cities
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During the spring of 2023, I was celebrating a Blocked & Reported meetup in California and found myself within the queer seaport of El Segundo. Deep in thought on the reaction to the Times letter and how, for once, the journalists appeared to be triumphing over the activists, my thoughts were interrupted by a strange voice.
“Hello”, one of the locals said. It appeared bizarre, as if he went outside and bathed regularly. “How do you do?” asked another, and I turned to see they had me surrounded. Unnerved by these strange normies, I began to flee for my life, but fell flat on my face. “Estás bien?” one called out in a strange, eldritch tongue as I sprinted to my car, only to realize to my horror that my keys were gone.
I turned to see the normie advancing, my keys in hand. Within a window, I spotted a tome with the word “recetas” and realized the horrifying truth — this town was occupied by Great Reset cultists! No doubt they attempted to ambush me and inject me with their foul mRNA vaccines. I pushed over another normie as I fled on foot, sweat and blood dripping down my face. In an attempt to flee my pursuers, I made three left turns in a row, only to find myself face to face with the same townsfolk — how had they found me so quickly? Now surrounded by a crowd of normies staring at me, I jumped into the sea and began to swim away.
This is a warning to the rest of humanity: pay heed to the good Dr. Peterson’s warnings… or the same fate may befall us all.
Updates and Errata
Katie amplifying Asyakhamsin’s post
Sam Brinton’s appearance in court
What’s Making Teen Girls So Unhappy?
Ross Douthat: American Teens Are Really Miserable. Why?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/opinion/depression-teen-social.html
15-Minute Cities: Walkable Neighborhoods or Fascism?
Oxford’s experiment with low-traffic neighborhoods
https://oxfordshireguardian.co.uk/oxford-15-minute-city-low-traffic-neighbourhood-ltn/
Vision News: Oxfordshire County Council Pass Climate Lockdown 'trial' to Begin in 2024
https://archive.md/PTxp7#selection-467.0-467.73
The WEF on the Great Reset
https://www.weforum.org/great-reset/
Jordan Peterson weighs in on 15-minute cities
Keith Olbermann’s response, astute as ever
Nigel Farage compares them to climate lockdowns
Katie Hopkins on TikTok, speaking on 15-minute cities
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Katie-Hopkins-Official-15-minute-cities?lang=en
The right’s response to Greta Thunberg “destroys the dystopian reality of 15-min cities”
Back To The Times
Vanity Fair on the drama between The Times and the staff union
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/new-york-times-journalists-letter-guild
“Ex-NYT Staffer Describes ‘Crying’ and ‘Bloodthirsty’ Colleagues Seeking Vengeance for Cotton Op-Ed”
Jesse on the latest developments in The Times Wars
The vibe, as they say, has shifted
Jesse asks Mirkinson for an example, to no avail
Wesley Lowery weighs in
Episode 153: Times Wars, Episode IX: The Normies Strike Back
So I agree with like 70% of these podcasts. I learn something new and have my mind changed by like 29% of these podcasts. And I think Katie and Jesse are elitist Coaster a-holes in 1% of these podcasts.
Like talking about 15 minute cities. Yeah, urban planning is awesome and if I could afford a home in a 15 minute city that wasn't full of filth and tents lining the streets, it would be amazing. But it also doesn't account for the reality of the vast majority of the physical area of this country that houses the farms and manufacturing and energy facilities that make the high density coastal cities run.
There is a significant amount of infrastructure that needs to be put in place before the whole world can live in these types of cities and who is going to pay for that to make it fair for everyone? My husband and I just moved from Seattle because I am an electrical engineer, my husband is retired, we were carless, and we could barely afford our rent for our tiny apartment in downtown. I watched the tent cities grow on a daily basis on my walk to work. How does homelessness fit into a 15 minute city?
And seriously, is Marin County going to make itself a 15 minute city? Not a chance. Are millionaires and billionaires going to give up there New Zealand emergency bunkers. No. This is a program to separate classes. It's like toll roads, reduce congestion for the people who can afford it. It's divisive. It's watching private jets go to Davos while we are told we shouldn't use our cars.
Yes there is some far out coverage, but the Great Reset, when you stop and really look at it, is pretty freaking weird and dystopian without a real plan to address the issues that are detracting from the existing 15 minute cities.
I'm sure I'm front running the next episode with this, but at the event last night, Jesse was circulating among attendees and came over to where I was sitting and he approached a young mom who was holding up her toddler son while she introduced herself and him to Jesse. Jesse said hello and something like, Do you know what a podcaster is?
And the boy started crying.