Freedom Convoy as InkBlot Test
Canada's Prime Minister talked himself into a tizzy - an irrational and hallucinatory state.
what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are
- C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
The above quote is from a children’s classic. In the context of that book, the narrator is explaining how five people respond to the birth of a fresh new world. As stars emerge from the void, as grass, trees, birds, and bees are brought into existence by a singing lion, two children and a cab driver are awestruck.
Two additional adults - narcissistic, grasping, power-hungry - recoil from the splendour. One flees (as did the Canadian Prime Minister). The other talks himself into a tizzy, an irrational and hallucinatory state that sounds an awful lot like the Canadian Prime Minister:
the longer and more beautiful the Lion sang, the harder Uncle Andrew tried to make himself believe he could hear nothing but roaring.
Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. [bold added]
The Freedom Convoy was an inkblot test. Was this a historic, legitimate protest by working people against government overreach, coercion, and discrimination? Or were the truckers white supremacists?
Journalists, politicians, and bureaucrats saw something very different than what thousands of people who spent time on the ground in Ottawa experienced firsthand. The contrast between these two worlds could not be more stark.
The problem, as the children’s classic tells us, is that human beings are fully capable of shutting down their own brains.
I gave a talk about perspective to Montana Surveyors a few years ago. Here is my introduction for fun:
What you see depends on your perspective.
I worked on the pipeline survey in Alaska north of the arctic circle. My office door was right next to the radio room. I overheard this discussion—Fairbanks this is Galbrath base.- Galbrath Fairbanks go ahead.- Fairbanks- Galbrath we need a new helicopter for Atagin.-Galbrath-Fairbanks we just started working south and all the 206s are busy. You'll just have to prioritize and do with the one you got. Fairbanks-Galbraith no we don't need another chopper we need to replace the one we had.- HAD! What do you mean? What is wrong with your 206? Fairbanks- Galbrath It doesn't work now-wont fly any more. WHAT is it's problem.-------Fairbanks -Galbrath Well I think its because its upside down but the pilot says it because its underwater.
What you see depends on your perspective.
MP Leslyn Lewis was one of the best leaders and Conservatives for actually getting involved. She walked amongst the Canadians gathered to listen and discuss their concerns. The media refused to show her efforts, only Rebel News. Leslyn is a good person and unlike many others , deserves to use the words Right and Honourable before her name....unlike our Prime Minister.