Siren Song of the Echo Chamber; Lullaby of the Coward
…They’re coming…
Be smart…
[BE SCARED, BE AFRAID…]
They’re going to attack…
[WE MUST PROTECT OURSELVES; WE MUST ATTACK FIRST]
They’re not like us…
[THEY’RE DANGEROUS; THEY’RE IMMORAL; THEY MUST BE STOPPED]
Their differences are aggressive…
[WE MUST STOP THEM; WE MUST NEUTRALIZE THEM; WE MUST PREVAIL AND BE THE HEROES]
Our fear is objective reasoning…
[ONLY FOOLS INVESTIGATE AND ASK QUESTIONS. ONLY IDIOTS AREN’T AFRAID. BE SMART; BE SCARED TOO…]
They’re taking advantage of us…
[THEY’RE TRICKING US; THEY’RE EMBARRASSING US; THEY’RE OUT TO GET US]
Who could disagree?
[OUTRAGE, CONTEMPT; MUST CENSOR, MUST SILENCE, MUST HUMILIATE ALL OBJECTORS AND SUPPRESS ALL QUESTIONING…]
Our differences make us superior…
[WE DESERVE MORE! WE DESERVE COMFORT, SECURITY AND FREEDOM, AND THEY DESERVE PUNISHMENT, UNCERTAINTY AND SUFFERING]
Their unchecked freedom threaten ours…
[WE MUST SUBDUE THEM. WE MUST PUNISH, OPPRESS AND CONTAIN THEM…]
Violence against us is unfair, but violence against them is warranted and necessary!
[THEY’RE PREPARING TO ATTACK, IF NOT ATTACKING US ALREADY!]
They would absolutely destroy us if they could!
[WE MUST PROTECT OURSELVES BY TAKING FROM THEM, AND BY DENYING THEM COMFORT, SECURITY AND MOBILITY]
Their mere existence is an act of hostility against us! Any action or inaction they take is either a show of defiance or sign that our aggression is warranted and working!
[WE MUST INJURE, HUMILIATE AND SCORN THEM WITHOUT FAIL, SO AS TO JUSTIFY AND SANITIZE OUR AGGRESSIONS AND DESIRES TO EXPLOIT THEM]
Our fear is warranted, and therefore makes us rational and noble…
[WE DESERVE TO LIVE AND BENEFIT AT THEIR EXPENSE BECAUSE WE’RE SUPERIOR TO THEM… OUR SUPERIORITY IS LEGITIMATED THROUGH OUR FEAR AND BELIEFS]
Anything that ultimately verifies that they’re bad and we’re good MUST be true!
[NOTHING THAT CONFIRMS OUR BELIEFS, FEARS OR SUSPICIONS CAN BE WRONG, BUT EVERYTHING THAT DOESN’T CONFIRM OUR BELIEFS, FEARS AND SUSPICIONS MUST BE FALSE, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, BIASED AND UNRELIABLE]
They’re coming…
[DON’T THINK, JUST BE SCARED AND REACTIVE WITH US…]
Our beliefs make us special, and we’re special for simply belonging to groups that allow us to believe!
[FIGHT AGAINST ALL WHO DON’T BELONG, AND WHO DON’T BELIEVE!]
You deserve to be rewarded!
[ATTACK, SUPPRESS, CENSOR AND SUBDUE ALL WHO SAY YOU DON’T DESERVE REWARDS! THERE’S NOT ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE! THERE’S ONLY ENOUGH FOR US — THE DESERVING!]
You deserve praise and attention for being good!
[SMEAR AND DEVALUE ALL WHO ARE NOT MORAL, BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT IN LINE WITH AUTHORITY! JUSTIFY AND SANITIZE YOUR AGGRESSIONS AND DESIRES TO EXPLOIT OTHERS!]
Fight for authority!
[YOU DESERVE AUTHORITY, AND THE THINGS THAT REPRESENT YOU SHOULD HOLD AUTHORITY OVER EVERYONE!]
You deserve to consume ahead of the bad people and to live and benefit at their expense!
[YOU DESERVE TO CONSUME! CONSUME, CONSUME, CONSUME…]
You’re just being smart…
[BE SMART; BE SAFE; BE SCARED AND AGGRESSIVE…]
They deserve punishment!
[THEY’RE ASKING FOR IT BY SIMPLY EXISTING IN OPPOSITION TO YOU]
You deserve better! You deserve more!
[TAKE FROM THEM AND GIVE TO YOURSELF]
You are the hero!
[YOU ARE THE PUPPET]
You are the good guy!
[YOU ARE THE RUBE]
You will save us all!
[YOUR FEAR IS JUST ANOTHER STONE IN A POORLY CONSTRUCTED PRISON]
You are the hero.
[YOU ARE THE WEAKLING…]
You are the rock.
[YOU ARE THE MOLD]
You are the cure.
[YOU ARE THE INFECTION]
Fear the mirror…
[FEAR THE MIRROR…]