"Being unaware all but guarantees your drift down the Dark Path. That’s a feature of the Machine. It ensnares you. Cares for you until you depend upon it. Then it feeds upon you."
"The battle, in this moment at least, might not be overthrowing the Machine, but it is daily, hourly even, resisting the Machine. Continually countering the deceptive spells with righteous ones."
I think there is a lot of hope in the movement to resist the Machine. I witness it on the homeschool front. Helping to guide children in staying grounded in reality, appreciating beauty, books, language, and history, is a crucial step in "countering the deceptive spells" of the Machine.
Rich, just a quick note to let you know that I am integrating a quote form your article here on my next post "How to Train Sheeple" which discusses John Taylor Gatto's educational Machine resistance.
"Being unaware all but guarantees your drift down the Dark Path. That’s a feature of the Machine. It ensnares you. Cares for you until you depend upon it. Then it feeds upon you."
This is brilliant!
"The battle, in this moment at least, might not be overthrowing the Machine, but it is daily, hourly even, resisting the Machine. Continually countering the deceptive spells with righteous ones."
This echoes Pilgrims in the Machine's last essay on A Fire that Purifies - Disruptive spirituality inside the Machine https://pilgrimsinthemachine.substack.com/p/a-fire-that-purifies
Thank you for pointing me there! It was an encouraging read.
I think there is a lot of hope in the movement to resist the Machine. I witness it on the homeschool front. Helping to guide children in staying grounded in reality, appreciating beauty, books, language, and history, is a crucial step in "countering the deceptive spells" of the Machine.
Absolutely. We homeschool as well.
Rich, just a quick note to let you know that I am integrating a quote form your article here on my next post "How to Train Sheeple" which discusses John Taylor Gatto's educational Machine resistance.