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My folks have totally changed. Raising me, they taught me to question everything, never just blindly do what someone tells you. Now, I'm trying to teach that to them.

MORALITY is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. OBEDIENCE is doing what you are told regardless of what is right!

After 3 police broke into and raided my home with guns drawn on me "looking for a suspicious person" who had parked 1/4 mile away, I sued the department, and I put the story in the newspaper. Roughly half the people who read the story supported me, the other half derided my challenging authority. That was a real wake-up call on ethical and legal cowardice. I won my case.

Morality is about what you choose to do when you think no one is looking.

"When i find myself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect" - Mark Twain

"The obedient always think about themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly." - Robert Anton Wilson

“The only thing needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

"The purpose of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape fine oneself amongst the ranks of the insane" Marcus Aurelius

"Always stand up for what is right, even if you're the only one standing." My Dad instilled this in me years ago.

“No One Has Ever Complied Their Way Out of Totalitarianism” ~ Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

Best thing I learned from my mom, is what she used to say all the time..."You just do the right thing....do it because it's right". Knowing she was "standing behind me" gave me courage.

What desturbs me about students in schools is when bullies pick on certain students and other students choose to just stand and watch bullies cause trouble, instead of confronting bullies,who are causing trouble in schools.

As a child of immigrants who risked life and limb to escape Communism in their late 20's for a better life and "freedom" in America, this video hit the nail on the head. Viktor Pestov and many others are my heroes. We are surrounded by weaklings and cowards. And for my outspoken directness against all that is happening the past 2 years, I get wrongly labeled and ostracized daily. Hats off to my fellow brave souls.

“Historically, the most terrible things-war, genocide, and slavery-have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.” -Howard Zinn

As a child, I had no Parents, no Family. I was beaten, isolated and was the scapegoat for all problems. I was cowardly, but at 16 made a decision not to live my life in fear. I got on my bicycle and rode 250 mile down back-road in the middle of a Canadian winter to escape, I faced every fear I could from there on. I worked on towers 100's of feet in above the ground. First thing you find is you first trip up a tower is fearful. But after a week of climbing you start taking short cuts from one side to the other with no safety equipment. Fear can be overcome.

People are cowards because there are things that hold them back. Family, friends, peace, at times doing the right thing asks for sacrifice from all of these and sometimes even your own life.

I noticed even as a kid that most people are cowards. My peers would grumble and complain about something, a bully for example, saying how something needs to be done. I would take their words as an expression of willingness to take a stand so I would be the first to say something. As soon as I drew attention to myself my peers would gauge the response and cower like scared mice and pretend they never had a grievance with the situation. Many of them would immediately turn on me. I learned early in life that it was very wise to only pick the battles that are most important and to expect to make my stand alone.

"The society that separates it's scholars from it's warriors will have it's thinking done by cowards and it's fighting done by fools" - Epictetus

Very true. If you are outspoken today you are considered a jerk, outsider. Freedom is always in danger of being lost. You must stand firm and use your power to protect it!!!!

Yes & thank you. When something becomes precious to you, courage is natural. Courage motivated by fear turns into its own brute force. Get the message & then dump the conspiratorial tones. Forget what others are doing. Identify what makes you want to live and live for it. 💚

“When you stand for nothing, you fall for anything.”

Let's lead by example and continue to stay on the path of self development. Become smarter, stronger and more cunning to stay ahead in this corrupt world

Wow, KZfaq isn't complete crap. I endorse this video 1000% and it was refreshing to see. Nicely done.

"It's better to die on foot than living knelt down" -E. Zapata

"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.”

There’s only two kinds of people People who will do what they’re told no matter what is right And people who will do what is right No matter what they’re told It takes nothing to join the crowd It takes everything to stand alone

The reason most people are “cowards” is because human beings want to survive. The drive to survive is very strong so it’s a common sense thing to avoid confrontation until we have no choice but ti confront it. Another reason is the fear of losing your job/livelihood/being cancelled. We’re living in an age of job insecurity and financial insecurity. This is no coincidence, the Elite love normies not having any security and being kept in “their lane”. The last thing the Elite want are independent thinkers that are politically and socially active. They want us fat and distracted with bread and circuses.

Think for yourself and never let anyone else do it for you

Fear is a reaction, courage is a choice

“The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.” ― Banksy

We need this information out to the public repeatedly. People are blindly following the cult leaders in politics and religions. Thank you !

To stand up for whats right arent something you do for your own cause but for the future of those that comes after you. I am reminded of exactly this when i see small children playing in the yard.

"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth." -Mahatma Gandhi

“The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority." ~ Stanley Milgram

"Deifies the democratic ideal, and promotes the rights of the majority over the rights of the individual." This is so spot on. "Democracy" is never once mentioned in the US Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence. To know that the USA is a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, and that our rights and freedoms ARE NOT UP FOR A VOTE, might just be the knowledge that saves this country. Thanks for spreading this profoundly important message.

The themes being discussed here are what I witnessed first hand in Australia these last few years. Total conformity to medical and government tyranny and ostracizing of those dissenting voices by brutal force. It was eye opening and has left me with a deep distrust of all the institutions I once respected, as well as a deep disgust of the cowards who willingly accepted the yoke of totalitarian control. I’m mentally scared from it and will never be the same as I was before.

I’m so glad my parents taught me to always question authority and to never trust establishment politicians.

Two years ago on our first " small" Freedom protest in the UK, I said to my wife,If we don't stand up,why should anyone else. For those with integrity there is no alternative. I like my conscious clear when I look in the mirror. As I look around, its comforting to see there are millions and millions of people that feel the same. Respect and love to every defender of freedom across the world.

I really LOVE the intelligence in your teachings. I've watched many of your guiding videos and I've spoke to my children for years of similar topics throughout the last 20 years. I am truly interested. Thank you, please continue to teach and put forth the energy to engage in your teaching, it's all very empowering

“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Malcolm X

Those who surrender their liberty to gain security deserve neither, and will lose both.

"Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves." -Henry David Thoreau

Should be carefully and courageously watched, absorbed and applauded. Thank you.

As I read the coments here, I see that many people believe non conformity is simply issue, or cause based. If you see youself on one side or the other, believe me, you are a conformist. This is all so much deeper. Jmho.

Wow how timely, it does resonate with me. I just gave up my 14 year IT career and a pension plan this past Dec for my principles. I won't be on my knees.

"Weak men create bad times" This is simply where we are in history's cycle.

Pray to God and keep your faith in all things. HE is in charge

This was apt a few years ago especially and is still relevant, more than it has ever been. This really is the edge between the world any good, real strong person would like or one of slavery and emptiness. Ignorance and disinterest are not options any more, instead strength, courage and will

This is exactly what is happening in Canada. The people that stood up for freedoms were ostracized and labeled as being non conformists. They were punished, they lost their livelihood, their friends and even family. But they stood by their convictions and never gave up. I commend all the courageous people that are standing up against corrupt politicians and tyranny.

Fear=inaction. Inaction=compliance. Compliance=mental and physical death. Stay strong my friends!

Supporting free speech is a form of courage.

It is told that Bias of Pryene, one of the seven wise men of ancient Greece, had inscripted on the temple of Apollo in Delphi the following sentence: Most people are bad ( which means cowards etc.).

People have lived too soft. They are ignoring the warnings of those who have experienced tyranny.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Man, this is great, the most interesting and valuable KZfaq Channel i've ever seen! Humanity needs just this! Very grateful for your work here. You gave me hope in Humanity. i send you a big THANK YOU directly from my heart! ❤

For me, cowardice began in my early childhood when surrounded by 3 serious BULLIES: dad, mom & older brother. Group therapy helped me regain some of my natural courage & sometimes i actually feel powerful & self reliant. 😂

“The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” - Marcus Aurelius

I didn't get tested once. I didn't get vaccinated I was a hard working man who lost his job, due to my status I attended two protests actively The universe will reward me.. I can already feel it happening. I suffered. Now I will thrive.

Thank you for this eloquent exposé of sorts. So many points so well said. I will have to listen again.

My mom really helped me out in resisting the regime. Thank you, Mama

"... the stage where the government is free to do whatever it pleases, while citizens may act only BY PERMISSION." This has never been more relevant than today.

tyranny is not caused by tyrants its caused by the obedient .

This is so spot on. I felt attacked because I chose not to get vaccinated for covid but I’m not sure if I am a minority in that, I felt pressure and judgement but I never got it

How can people be such fools to not see that conformity is weakness, and moral courage is strength which guides wisdom.

I always knew I was different but it was this whole covid thing that showed me how different I am. I can't conform, I can't go along to get along when I know that evil is happening. It's been a long road these past 2 years. I've lost all my friends and almost all of my family but I have no regrets because I'd do it all the same. I'll never follow evil.

The sheep spend their whole life fearing the wolf, only to be eaten by the shepherd. And once you understand that, the game changes.

Western culture has been inundated with the following principles for at least the past 30 years: subjectivity and there is no “wrong”, compromise and tolerance. Maintaining a non-conformist attitude when being reminded that your non-conformity is antithetical to the collective good, makes it more challenging, not so much to remain courageous, but to remain committed to your principles, in the first place. The goal it seems is to rid the individual of the need and desire to fight for anything. Apathy & Indifference

I must've listened to this thing at least 10 times. It's so well put. Thank you for the videos you do. 🤗

An old proverb: *“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”*

This video is so relevant today for me. In a meeting at work while they were trying to roll out the vaccine mandate, I stood up and voiced my concerns, destroying the narratives that were put into place by the government. I was almost alone in my resistance. After awhile, some people also began to speak up and ask questions. Long story short, I was complimented much by the people who were afraid or unable to articulate their views on the subject. Thanks to the Supreme Court, the mandate was rejected the same day. The reason this video made so much sense to me is because despite all the good news, there was still someone who had been on friendly terms with me who completely changed and lashed out against me with weak arguments and blatant delusions that had no foundation. He is a conformist, very much upset by my nonconformity. He did his best to demonize me, just as this video laid out. I am glad he has been exposed for who he is.

Until the pain of change is perceived as less than the pain of staying the same, nobody will change...we love our comforts too much.!!

It is not just courage we need, but the courage to do what is right

It’s sickens me how cowardly people have become. The level of passive aggressiveness has gone through the roof. Everyone does things secretly like rats in the night

In my experience. When you stand up for what's right. The people will cheer you. But when you look over your shoulder? Nobody is there backing you.

Common culture not only in USA but also in other countries worldwide. Bless all

"We were keeping our eye on 1984. When the year came and the prophecy didn't, thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves. The roots of liberal democracy had held. Wherever else the terror had happened, we, at least, had not been visited by Orwellian nightmares. "But we had forgotten that alongside Orwell's dark vision, there was another - slightly older, slightly less well known, equally chilling: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Contrary to common belief even among the educated, Huxley and Orwell did not prophesy the same thing. Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think. "What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy. As Huxley remarked in Brave New World Revisited, the civil libertarians and rationalists who are ever on the alert to oppose tyranny "failed to take into account man's almost infinite appetite for distractions." In 1984, Orwell added, people are controlled by inflicting pain. In Brave New World, they are controlled by inflicting pleasure. In short, Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we desire will ruin us." From "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business". Thanks for all you do everyone. Paying attention, thinking about what you experience and discover, and refusing to cede power to those you determine to be evil; this is all it takes to remedy the situation we find ourselves in. Many people can't do this, those who suffer from amathia, but many can if they are informed of their responsibilities. Good luck all. I love you.

"Groups Search for Consensus, Individuals Search for Truth." -Naval Ravikant

Thank you!

OMG, YYYEEESSSS!!!!! I am older and have gone back to college. If you want to know how bad this problem is getting, spend any time on a college campus these days. I know it's not just the kids; for years I've been protesting what I call the tyranny of niceness. We've for most of my lifetime had this don't say or do anything that upsets people, morality equals niceness nonsense shoved down our throats as a way of controlling the masses. However, it has hit new levels in this younger generation. Many classes require online discussions between students of the topics being covered and most of these kids wouldn't express anything other than extreme consensus if they had to. Seriously, if a professor put in the syllabus that you must find a classmate's stated opinion about the topic and respectfully state a reason for disagreeing with it or you will flunk the assignment, 99% of these kids would choose to flunk. They simply CANNOT think for themselves or take a stand - about ANYTHING. Getting them to express an initial opinion for anyone else to agree or disagree with is like pulling teeth. If you require them to express a thought or opinion it becomes a traumatic event for them and they have to run to campus mental health services. It's bad; we've created an ever-increasing segment of the population that is incapable of autonomy.

People fear confrontation. It takes them out of their comfort zone bubble to engage in difficult conversations. It is much easier for them to try to stay under the radar, comply and hope for the best. The enemy thrives on this human weakness.

sadly, hyper conformity and blind obedience has infected not only the West, but the whole world :( . i am beyond grateful for the energy you both put in to making these videos freely available. thank you! ♡

I'm a former communist and one of the main reasons why I left is the realisation that the people, the masses, the majority of people simply don't care too much about organizing, rebelling, or protesting against the capitalist system. The vast majority of people are mainly concerned with thier own survival, they are willing to endure and live through injustices and torture if it means getting a single penny and maintaining stability. I am convinced that even if we break their chain, they'll just crawl back to their masters begging to be chained up again.

"We have to do it." "We have no choice." When I hear such lame excuses, it causes my blood to boil. I don't know why cowardice upsets me so.

As we’ve learned in the last few years, conformity is also enforced by an endless parade of overblown crises. It makes freedom appear greedy and irresponsible, and those who support it dangerous.

Your videos are so deep in meaning and so powerful, I thank you for collecting the ideas of great minds and putting it together in a video like this one. Your videos will surely wake up the sleeping human psyche one day, the real human being not the govt. controlled automata.

This remembered me on " I am a proud citizen and never a coward and do agree with everything you say no matter how wrong it is" 😄

This is exactly what I have been thinking about for a while now! This lack of ability to stand on your own ground, on your own convictions (if you even have any), no matter what, despite what others may think of you, is missing severely in this generation. As a 22 year old, I’m deeply concerned about the future of living in a world of extremely cowardice individuals. It’s never been more important to stand your ground, no matter the cost. Thank you for your work!

A great quote from a previous AoI video: "One man who chose not to lie, could bring down a tyranny" ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitzhen

This video offers so much information to think about,and understand.

100 % Truth . You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything. Aaron Tippen

Don't forget that what is happening right now, it has happened before many times. Obedience was never the way out.

To those who are shunned, ostracized and friendless for walking in your own truth/ the truth. You are not alone, we are free thinking humans. They are but drones, sheep, slaves. Liberty and knowledge above all else

Totally agree with this presentation! The prospective audience hopefully are reinsured. Our thoughts are well far reached on a grander scale. Awesome theories on humanity characters development.

It certainly appears we’re going to learn this lesson the hard way. It’s unforgivable because the world has already been taught this lesson at great expense. We’re just pissing on the graves of millions that suffered and died to teach it to us

The pandemic brought out the absolute worst in people everywhere. People on buses, in stores, malls everywhere!

We were warned about our cowardice in the beginning. It was fear that led to the complete downfall of man. You can reject the notion, thinking you're smarter but again, this has all been told.

It's here authoritarian in America. Those that stood up will be silenced

I agree that a feeling of helplessness is a main reason. People don’t know what to do, so they do nothing.

Courage is contagious. It only takes a martyr or two to get things rolling