I visited Reykjavik last year, and while I truly enjoyed my stay, the signs of capture were umistakable everywhere (as, to be fair, they have been in every place I have visited, at least since the lockdowns ended, but Reykjavik was an extreme case). As another commenter at Ophelia Benson's excellent blog "Butterflies and Wheels" pointed out, the endeless rainbow flags (and let's not pretend that this still has anything to do with LGB rights or interests) are not just a sign that this is a "welcoming" or "safe" space for trans people. To everyone else (like the flag of a hostile occupying force) they're a warning and an implicit threat: "We own this place, and unless you're on board with medical experimentation on children, male rapists in women's jails etc., you better stay the hell out!"
The funny thing is that the new “inclusive” flag absolutely does not fly in actual gay spaces. If you visit the Castro District, a giant plain old gay rainbow flag flies on the corner of Castro and Market, and you don’t find a sign of the new flag in the entire neighborhood. It’s very clear that actual gays reject this ideology.
I ve just been to the gulf, mostly Saudi, but other countries there, too,and even there I came upon it. In a very moderate fashion still, of course,but still! Colour me gobsmacked!
The problem that I have with “leave the adults alone” is that my “adult” daughter who is 18 years and 14 days old is no more self aware than she was at 17 years and 364 days, but she now has an appointment at a gender clinic. She has been on the this path for a few years and is just now entering a time where she has enough life experience behind her that she can could perhaps start thinking deeply and break away. But the testosterone appointment is already scheduled.
I’m so sorry. I didn’t understand this until I heard Mia Hughes talk about past medical scandals. Her comment that “There is a special place in hell” for the people doing this to vulnerable young women, hit hard. I’m praying for an intervention in your daughter’s life that sets her free, and for peace and strength in your being.
I agree. I heard by 23 years old, most people who were struggling with their gender identity, have resolved their issues and settled into their biological sex. Plus there should be a process thar people need to go through, to make sure they don't have mental health issues before they medically transition people
My problem with the "adults can do with their bodies what they want" argument is that they give corrupt endocrinologists and surgeons a free pass to do harm. Endocrinologists deal with deseases of hormone-procucing glands such as thyroids, ovaries, testicles, adrenal glands or the pituitary gland. But the criminals of this brand itentionally disrupt a person`s endocrine system by pumping them full of wrong sex hormones because of an illusion in the patient`s head. They should be stripped of their license and thrown in a prison until they remember of "first do no harm".
I really enjoyed listening to Eldur but I'm impressed by how quickly he's managed to make an impact. I wish him all the best! It's a tough battle, we are smeared as transphobic and I can only speak for myself but I support trans people's rights to live the best lives they can. I don't support children being medicated, I don't support other forms of therapy being labeled "conversation therapy", I don't support Stonewall's "NO DEBATE" stance. This is a difficult nuanced subject. We should be looking into all areas of trans healthcare. Investigating why ROGD in girls has gone through the roof. I don't support using experimental drugs to block puberty despite having the data on side effects from the studies on the original uses of the drugs. I just want clear, honest information! It's very frustrating but I'm so glad to have Stella and Sasha to learn from. You two women have really helped me to understand what is going on. I want to be kind and make good decisions. Thank you for helping me to do that.
You said it all so beautifully, thank you. I find I’m unable to have conversations around trans issues with friends because they’re all so polarized. I also appreciate people engaging with the nuances in a compassionate manner.
In Order to understand why attending a Public School is mandatory here in Germany and in other Countries, you Must understand that at the time school was introduced 200 years ago it made Perfect sense. Kids at that time often were send to do labour for the Family, either as factory workers or before on their parents‘ land as Farmers, hence they had no Education whatsoever. In Order to get people educated and made available to the Military, they had to Go to school, so they made it mandatory. Since then it hasn‘t changed.
@@Wandering.HomebodyDas ist aber night Wahr. Compulsory education in Germany during the Third Reich and specifically to indoctrinate children. Government schools have always had this as a core.
2:07 “…and he blew my head off.” 😄 It’s so cute when non-native English speakers mess up American idioms and turn them into something horrifyingly hilarious. I think you mean to say he “blew your mind”. “Blowing your head off” would indicate that he shot you in the head with a powerful gun. The phrase is typically used when referring to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
This was great; made me think how incredibly interesting it is to hear about this debate from more different countries. Because this is one of the strange thing about these movements. I'm from Germany, myself, and we recently got self-ID laws, as if every country just copy-pastes something, and this ideology is everywhere and yet all our countries have a very different origin story of lgbt-rights from before every idea was so immediately globalized. So yeah, it's lovely hearing more about national differences and how these ideas are spreading in different ways and via different vectors, and how each country can find their way back to a more reasonable view on the issue.
Ebenfalls aus Deutschland und ich verfolge das Thema international. Ich bin einfach nur geschockt, dass und wie das "Selbstbestimmungsgesetz" durchkam. "Frau" und "Mann" als geschlechtliche Klassen wurden damit abgeschafft und ersetzt durch "Geschlechtsidentität". Somit betrifft es 100% der Bevölkerung und nicht - wie immer gerne gesagt wird - nur eine kleine Gruppe von Personen. Ich bin so wütend und so enttäuscht, dass Politiker, Journalisten und Institutionen allesamt auf so einen Unsinn hereingefallen oder einfach nur korrupt sind. Selbst bei "Logo" - dem Kinder-Nachrichtenprogramm des ZDF wird den Kindern erzählt, dass sie eine "Genderidentität" haben und dass diese von ihrem "zugewiesenen Geschlecht" abweichen kann (was natürlich Interventionen bedarf). Mir war mein Leben lang die CDU "zu rechts" - wenn Frau Wagenknecht dem Irsinn nichts entgegenzusetzen hat, werde ich wohl die AfD wählen müssen. Und vor Jahren hätte ich mit AfD-Wählern nichtmal Umgang gepflegt. 😕
It makes you wonder, how are these western countries benefiting from the self ID laws? They have to be using this for something sinister that is coming next. But what?
@@AnneFearon I agree that would be fascinating. Another thing though. I see Stella and Sasha as incredibly reasonable, kind and very thoughtful on this subject. Why won't people on the pro trans debate come and have a sensible discussion on how we move forward together. There are bad actors on both sides who will just dig their heels in and refuse to put their arguments over in good faith. Maybe it has just become such a toxic debate that it's not possible at the moment. I'm sure it's very hard to debate in favour of medicalising young children with off label medication without any robust data to suggest it produces successful outcomes. It is also difficult to support the less contentious (still very important) issues around women's spaces but I've seen plenty of videos on RUclips with people arguing that Transwoman have no advantage in female sport. That if you are against having biological men in a women's toilet then you are obsessed with genitals and should just stay out of that space! I think I may have answered my own question!
Homeschooling in most European countries is either illegal (Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Croatia) or severely restricted, as in Sweden, where it constitutes a rare exception from the law that states that all children must attend an organized and approved public or private school. You can apply for approval to provide home schooling for your child, but it is only granted in very special situations, e.g. for medical reasons.
@@ankavoskuilen1725 While you are correct and this is indeed commendable, how many parents, realistically, have the inclination, motivation, time, skills, energy, and resources available to start such an initiative, even as part of a collective?
People act like adults can’t also be misled. Of course they can. They’re also being sold misinformation about all of this. A lot of these adults are also mentally ill and vulnerable. Medicalisation is *the* go to treatment for gender dysphoria in a lot of places. They’re doing what they think is best based on the information which has been given to them.
I am looking forward to the states right’s versus parental rights fight. It is ridiculous that state taxes citizens at every point and the cost of raising a kid is high but parents do it anyway for their family and passing on their traditions. But through the insidious education system the state or federal then tries to take away their kids and encroach on their heritage and culture based on what? In the USA they hardly even touch on civil duty and national pride so on what basis should any parent trust the state or fed with their kids? People don’t have kids to become automatons for the state. Unfortunately, this seems quite suspicious endeavor when you think of low income families and the number of minorities kids going into the system due to drug and other issues that plague some areas. It gives question to the possibility that some of this breakdown may not be accidental. Ideological capture is another word for social capital blackmail. If you don’t capitulate then we take away your license. It’s coercion and blackmail.
There's nothing about the concept of blocking entire developmental phases of children that should even be up for discussion. I know we're in this difficult place because shame doesn't convince anyone to leave a cult but we need so much cultural reflection in the west about how we got here and how little critical thinking we do. All it took was for two doctors to say it and everyone else co-signed the irrational.
As a United States citizen, our founding fathers were wise, bold, and brave beyond their years. The separation of Church and state was encoded in our founding documents to keep the government out of faith more than it was to keep faith out of government, although both are wise in a multi-faith, multicultural society.
I had no idea that seperation of church and state didn’t exist there. I’m a former teacher that homeschools and one reason is that I’m concerned about peer influence at a young age. When I quit we didn’t have trans students but I did have a student tell me while I was pregnant that if I had a boy I could just change him into a girl because boys are stinky. I looked at her and said no you can’t do that. Another student with cognitive disabilities expressed wanting to be a girl from time to time. He was pretty effeminate but if I had to guess he would be one of those rare cases of actual gender identity disorder. He had a lot of early childhood trauma too prior to his adoption.
Wow Eldur has such interesting and rich background! I'm so glad to see someone with wide varied experience and skill go into politics, hopefully he'll have some impact on the other nordic countries too! 💖
Homeschooling also requires a certain state certified curriculum in US as well I imagine. Plus they must do periodic checkups to see if the child is learning? In Australia some areas are so remote you can only home school. You can’t just teach your child anything you want. Like cults or or extreme religious groups. Do Amish have to provide certain basic education?
In the US it depends on the state but there is no “certification” required to homeschool. You don’t even have to have a college degree or high school diploma yourself. Most states only require you to file a letter of intent, letter to withdraw your child from public school and agree to teach basic subjects (reading/writing, math, science, social sciences). There is no follow up, there is no accountability as to what they are teaching. Someone could teach the earth is flat and only use the Bible as their “reading material”. And make no mistake, there are people who do such things. They may have trouble if they try to get their GED certificate (general education development) later but there’s a growing number of people who are simply not qualified to teach basic foundational education, who are homeschooling their whole family. As for the Amish, it was codified by the Supreme Court that the Amish don’t need to keep their children in school past the 8th grade. Most stop their children’s education at 8th grade and they put them to work. Also, the Amish teachers, themselves, only have an 8th grade education as well.
Homeschooling in the US is a joke. There are some parents who take it very seriously and who band together to co-teach their students/children and give them really enriching experiences, but then there are super religious people who are just afraid that their children will be exposed to reality, so they just have them do workbooks and coloring books all day. They're usually pretty decent at reading and math, but the critical-thinking skills are usually horrible.
I’m in Texas in the US and the only requirements is that we teach math, reading, writing and citizenship with a curriculum. Thankfully we don’t have government officials coming into our home. In Texas homeschool falls under private education so the same laws apply to private schools.
I am over the moon for Eldur, and I'm not surprised there has been a voice over by Sasha (and not Stella 😅) pronouncing his name correctly. The ridicule I faced by him and Mr Meno for calling him 'Elton' might now be my new claim to fame! X
@@wanderlustpilgrimit’s also used to describe people in the general public who willingly support an ideology, often without fully comprehending it, without concern for the harm it does to others, without using balanced critical thinking or discernment to assess their beliefs/ideology. They will support & defend the ideology even when it contradicts other beliefs they claim to have. These people may not be working in circles where donations or political sway are involved and they may not “benefit” directly or gain any power from aligning with the ideology but they are captured ideologically nonetheless. Sometimes someone is captured by an ideology because they truly believe it is “good” or “godly” or “kind” etc. they can’t see clearly what the outcomes of ideology are & the potential harm, because they’re psychologically “captured”. It can be far right ideology, religious ideology, trans activism ideology… it can be any ideology that people become “captured” by and don’t use a balanced outlook anymore. All thoughts & beliefs filter through the lens of the ideology.
Tbh I agree with this, I think society should provide schooling for all children, parents homeschooling children with additional support needs lets society off the hook and can be very damaging to the family as it results in at least one adult being unable to work!
I visited Reykjavik last year, and while I truly enjoyed my stay, the signs of capture were umistakable everywhere (as, to be fair, they have been in every place I have visited, at least since the lockdowns ended, but Reykjavik was an extreme case). As another commenter at Ophelia Benson's excellent blog "Butterflies and Wheels" pointed out, the endeless rainbow flags (and let's not pretend that this still has anything to do with LGB rights or interests) are not just a sign that this is a "welcoming" or "safe" space for trans people. To everyone else (like the flag of a hostile occupying force) they're a warning and an implicit threat: "We own this place, and unless you're on board with medical experimentation on children, male rapists in women's jails etc., you better stay the hell out!"
The funny thing is that the new “inclusive” flag absolutely does not fly in actual gay spaces. If you visit the Castro District, a giant plain old gay rainbow flag flies on the corner of Castro and Market, and you don’t find a sign of the new flag in the entire neighborhood. It’s very clear that actual gays reject this ideology.
I ve just been to the gulf, mostly Saudi, but other countries there, too,and even there I came upon it. In a very moderate fashion still, of course,but still! Colour me gobsmacked!
The problem that I have with “leave the adults alone” is that my “adult” daughter who is 18 years and 14 days old is no more self aware than she was at 17 years and 364 days, but she now has an appointment at a gender clinic. She has been on the this path for a few years and is just now entering a time where she has enough life experience behind her that she can could perhaps start thinking deeply and break away. But the testosterone appointment is already scheduled.
Oh my! I didn't know anything at 18 .
Is she attracted to women?
I’m so sorry. I didn’t understand this until I heard Mia Hughes talk about past medical scandals. Her comment that “There is a special place in hell” for the people doing this to vulnerable young women, hit hard.
I’m praying for an intervention in your daughter’s life that sets her free, and for peace and strength in your being.
I agree. I heard by 23 years old, most people who were struggling with their gender identity, have resolved their issues and settled into their biological sex. Plus there should be a process thar people need to go through, to make sure they don't have mental health issues before they medically transition people
@@Mhome5924-i3v there is no such thing as gender identity, only personalities
My problem with the "adults can do with their bodies what they want" argument is that they give corrupt endocrinologists and surgeons a free pass to do harm.
Endocrinologists deal with deseases of hormone-procucing glands such as thyroids, ovaries, testicles, adrenal glands or the pituitary gland. But the criminals of this brand itentionally disrupt a person`s endocrine system by pumping them full of wrong sex hormones because of an illusion in the patient`s head. They should be stripped of their license and thrown in a prison until they remember of "first do no harm".
I really enjoyed listening to Eldur but I'm impressed by how quickly he's managed to make an impact.
I wish him all the best! It's a tough battle, we are smeared as transphobic and I can only speak for myself but I support trans people's rights to live the best lives they can.
I don't support children being medicated, I don't support other forms of therapy being labeled "conversation therapy", I don't support Stonewall's "NO DEBATE" stance.
This is a difficult nuanced subject. We should be looking into all areas of trans healthcare. Investigating why ROGD in girls has gone through the roof. I don't support using experimental drugs to block puberty despite having the data on side effects from the studies on the original uses of the drugs.
I just want clear, honest information!
It's very frustrating but I'm so glad to have Stella and Sasha to learn from. You two women have really helped me to understand what is going on.
I want to be kind and make good decisions. Thank you for helping me to do that.
You said it all so beautifully, thank you. I find I’m unable to have conversations around trans issues with friends because they’re all so polarized.
I also appreciate people engaging with the nuances in a compassionate manner.
So we'll said. I agree with everything you said.
In Order to understand why attending a Public School is mandatory here in Germany and in other Countries, you Must understand that at the time school was introduced 200 years ago it made Perfect sense. Kids at that time often were send to do labour for the Family, either as factory workers or before on their parents‘ land as Farmers, hence they had no Education whatsoever. In Order to get people educated and made available to the Military, they had to Go to school, so they made it mandatory. Since then it hasn‘t changed.
Is that the story now?
@@juliafox52ja, natürlich. Was denn sonst? That literally IS the story, indeed.
And we know you are a real German because you capitalized way too many letters in your comment 😂
@@Wandering.HomebodyDas ist aber night Wahr. Compulsory education in Germany during the Third Reich and specifically to indoctrinate children. Government schools have always had this as a core.
Isn’t the claim now is also to avoid indoctrination?
2:07 “…and he blew my head off.” 😄 It’s so cute when non-native English speakers mess up American idioms and turn them into something horrifyingly hilarious. I think you mean to say he “blew your mind”. “Blowing your head off” would indicate that he shot you in the head with a powerful gun. The phrase is typically used when referring to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
This was great; made me think how incredibly interesting it is to hear about this debate from more different countries. Because this is one of the strange thing about these movements. I'm from Germany, myself, and we recently got self-ID laws, as if every country just copy-pastes something, and this ideology is everywhere and yet all our countries have a very different origin story of lgbt-rights from before every idea was so immediately globalized. So yeah, it's lovely hearing more about national differences and how these ideas are spreading in different ways and via different vectors, and how each country can find their way back to a more reasonable view on the issue.
Ebenfalls aus Deutschland und ich verfolge das Thema international. Ich bin einfach nur geschockt, dass und wie das "Selbstbestimmungsgesetz" durchkam. "Frau" und "Mann" als geschlechtliche Klassen wurden damit abgeschafft und ersetzt durch "Geschlechtsidentität". Somit betrifft es 100% der Bevölkerung und nicht - wie immer gerne gesagt wird - nur eine kleine Gruppe von Personen. Ich bin so wütend und so enttäuscht, dass Politiker, Journalisten und Institutionen allesamt auf so einen Unsinn hereingefallen oder einfach nur korrupt sind. Selbst bei "Logo" - dem Kinder-Nachrichtenprogramm des ZDF wird den Kindern erzählt, dass sie eine "Genderidentität" haben und dass diese von ihrem "zugewiesenen Geschlecht" abweichen kann (was natürlich Interventionen bedarf).
Mir war mein Leben lang die CDU "zu rechts" - wenn Frau Wagenknecht dem Irsinn nichts entgegenzusetzen hat, werde ich wohl die AfD wählen müssen. Und vor Jahren hätte ich mit AfD-Wählern nichtmal Umgang gepflegt. 😕
It makes you wonder, how are these western countries benefiting from the self ID laws? They have to be using this for something sinister that is coming next. But what?
Blessings from Iceland 🙂
I'm so happy to hear Eldur is running for office!
Here in Florida the trans believers are stumped by these 4 words. Factually Scientifically Prove It.
We need to see that podcast where Eldur got the interviewer to change her mind; someone please add subtitles and share it around the world !
I second this!
@@AnneFearon I agree that would be fascinating. Another thing though. I see Stella and Sasha as incredibly reasonable, kind and very thoughtful on this subject. Why won't people on the pro trans debate come and have a sensible discussion on how we move forward together.
There are bad actors on both sides who will just dig their heels in and refuse to put their arguments over in good faith. Maybe it has just become such a toxic debate that it's not possible at the moment.
I'm sure it's very hard to debate in favour of medicalising young children with off label medication without any robust data to suggest it produces successful outcomes. It is also difficult to support the less contentious (still very important) issues around women's spaces but I've seen plenty of videos on RUclips with people arguing that Transwoman have no advantage in female sport. That if you are against having biological men in a women's toilet then you are obsessed with genitals and should just stay out of that space!
I think I may have answered my own question!
Yes, this will be educational.
Homeschooling in most European countries is either illegal (Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Croatia) or severely restricted, as in Sweden, where it constitutes a rare exception from the law that states that all children must attend an organized and approved public or private school. You can apply for approval to provide home schooling for your child, but it is only granted in very special situations, e.g. for medical reasons.
But in the Netherlands you can start a school yourself or with a lot of parents and it will be state funded if it meets all requirements.
@@ankavoskuilen1725 While you are correct and this is indeed commendable, how many parents, realistically, have the inclination, motivation, time, skills, energy, and resources available to start such an initiative, even as part of a collective?
I grew up in the Netherlands, and I knew people who homeschooled, but this was in the 80's and 90's and maybe the laws have changed?
wow didnt know that thanks
People act like adults can’t also be misled. Of course they can. They’re also being sold misinformation about all of this. A lot of these adults are also mentally ill and vulnerable. Medicalisation is *the* go to treatment for gender dysphoria in a lot of places. They’re doing what they think is best based on the information which has been given to them.
The state believes it owns people
Wonderful guest. Thank you Stella and Sasha.
I am looking forward to the states right’s versus parental rights fight. It is ridiculous that state taxes citizens at every point and the cost of raising a kid is high but parents do it anyway for their family and passing on their traditions.
But through the insidious education system the state or federal then tries to take away their kids and encroach on their heritage and culture based on what? In the USA they hardly even touch on civil duty and national pride so on what basis should any parent trust the state or fed with their kids? People don’t have kids to become automatons for the state.
Unfortunately, this seems quite suspicious endeavor when you think of low income families and the number of minorities kids going into the system due to drug and other issues that plague some areas. It gives question to the possibility that some of this breakdown may not be accidental.
Ideological capture is another word for social capital blackmail. If you don’t capitulate then we take away your license. It’s coercion and blackmail.
Very interesting discussion, I had very little idea of the Iceland position. Thanks to Eldur for all he does
You are all doing such great work!. People are waking up slowly from all this craziness
There's nothing about the concept of blocking entire developmental phases of children that should even be up for discussion. I know we're in this difficult place because shame doesn't convince anyone to leave a cult but we need so much cultural reflection in the west about how we got here and how little critical thinking we do. All it took was for two doctors to say it and everyone else co-signed the irrational.
As a United States citizen, our founding fathers were wise, bold, and brave beyond their years. The separation of Church and state was encoded in our founding documents to keep the government out of faith more than it was to keep faith out of government, although both are wise in a multi-faith, multicultural society.
Totally agree, Eldur. DOesn't make sense to talk about left or right in 2024. Good Luck with your election! * Greetings from LIsbon 😘
I had no idea that seperation of church and state didn’t exist there.
I’m a former teacher that homeschools and one reason is that I’m concerned about peer influence at a young age. When I quit we didn’t have trans students but I did have a student tell me while I was pregnant that if I had a boy I could just change him into a girl because boys are stinky. I looked at her and said no you can’t do that. Another student with cognitive disabilities expressed wanting to be a girl from time to time. He was pretty effeminate but if I had to guess he would be one of those rare cases of actual gender identity disorder. He had a lot of early childhood trauma too prior to his adoption.
Wow Eldur has such interesting and rich background!
I'm so glad to see someone with wide varied experience and skill go into politics, hopefully he'll have some impact on the other nordic countries too! 💖
Homeschooling also requires a certain state certified curriculum in US as well I imagine. Plus they must do periodic checkups to see if the child is learning? In Australia some areas are so remote you can only home school. You can’t just teach your child anything you want. Like cults or or extreme religious groups. Do Amish have to provide certain basic education?
In the US it depends on the state but there is no “certification” required to homeschool. You don’t even have to have a college degree or high school diploma yourself.
Most states only require you to file a letter of intent, letter to withdraw your child from public school and agree to teach basic subjects (reading/writing, math, science, social sciences). There is no follow up, there is no accountability as to what they are teaching. Someone could teach the earth is flat and only use the Bible as their “reading material”. And make no mistake, there are people who do such things. They may have trouble if they try to get their GED certificate (general education development) later but there’s a growing number of people who are simply not qualified to teach basic foundational education, who are homeschooling their whole family.
As for the Amish, it was codified by the Supreme Court that the Amish don’t need to keep their children in school past the 8th grade. Most stop their children’s education at 8th grade and they put them to work. Also, the Amish teachers, themselves, only have an 8th grade education as well.
Homeschooling in the US is a joke. There are some parents who take it very seriously and who band together to co-teach their students/children and give them really enriching experiences, but then there are super religious people who are just afraid that their children will be exposed to reality, so they just have them do workbooks and coloring books all day. They're usually pretty decent at reading and math, but the critical-thinking skills are usually horrible.
I’m in Texas in the US and the only requirements is that we teach math, reading, writing and citizenship with a curriculum. Thankfully we don’t have government officials coming into our home. In Texas homeschool falls under private education so the same laws apply to private schools.
Vote for Eldur!
I am over the moon for Eldur, and I'm not surprised there has been a voice over by Sasha (and not Stella 😅) pronouncing his name correctly. The ridicule I faced by him and Mr Meno for calling him 'Elton' might now be my new claim to fame! X
Good for you Eldur
Kjósið Eld!
Please don’t TYPE during the interview. It’s very annoying
Can you tell me what you mean by "Captured" ... I honestly don't know what you mean by that
Influenced by. Usually with donations, political support, power and promises. Basically, corrupt.
@@llkoolbean4935 thank you
@@wanderlustpilgrimit’s also used to describe people in the general public who willingly support an ideology, often without fully comprehending it, without concern for the harm it does to others, without using balanced critical thinking or discernment to assess their beliefs/ideology. They will support & defend the ideology even when it contradicts other beliefs they claim to have.
These people may not be working in circles where donations or political sway are involved and they may not “benefit” directly or gain any power from aligning with the ideology but they are captured ideologically nonetheless. Sometimes someone is captured by an ideology because they truly believe it is “good” or “godly” or “kind” etc. they can’t see clearly what the outcomes of ideology are & the potential harm, because they’re psychologically “captured”.
It can be far right ideology, religious ideology, trans activism ideology… it can be any ideology that people become “captured” by and don’t use a balanced outlook anymore. All thoughts & beliefs filter through the lens of the ideology.
It's more than influenced by. It means whatever it is is considered the default ideology or way of thinking.
44:55 Make the rainbow great again?
Good work on the pronounciation!!!
Thanks! 😃
Homeschooling is illegal in most of Europe, not only Iceland.
Tbh I agree with this, I think society should provide schooling for all children, parents homeschooling children with additional support needs lets society off the hook and can be very damaging to the family as it results in at least one adult being unable to work!
Exhausting to listen to Eldur interrupt continuously.
Bot.
If only.
That's disgusting to do that to Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Son of the most High God and represents everything. So sad!!!!
Wow!!! ❤️🇬🇧❌❌
Does anyone have a link to the other podcast he did that he mentions?