THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES đ
REVISITED
A little over two years ago (September 17, 2021) I wrote the following letter which I would like to share with you again. I believe we went from bad to worse since the plandemic, as we have a lot more to deal with since then. The topics have multiplied and we still have the masses admire the Emperorâs New Clothes. This is my post from two years ago:
I am moderately active on Twitter. Admittedly I read, connect, and share Tweets I like, more than creating a lot of content of my own. I have found a few very interesting people and have even had the privilege to make new friends. So just for that it is worth my while.
Since I am not that active it is logical that I do not get a lot of feedback, which is fine. There was one tweet I posted a while ago though that apparently struck a nerve. It was an analogy that resonated with quite a few people. I didnât even consider it to be especially witty but I believe there is so much truth in it and it describes the current situation we are living in rather perfectly.
âThis is what I wrote
For those who do not remember the tale, here is a brief summary.
Once upon a time, there was an Emperor who was only interested in beautiful clothes. He was so in love with it that he did not care much for anything else. One day a few impostors appeared and told him that they were excellent weavers and that they could make the most beautiful fabric in the world. It didnât take long to get the Emperorâs attention. They told him they made fabrics of wonderful samples and colours with a specific feature. They were invisible to anyone who was stupid or incapable of doing his job.
The impostors ordered some of the finest materials and secretly they sold them to make a profit. To fool the Emperor and his servants they started to weave but there was nothing there. The Emperor sent his most loyal servants to check up on them. When they saw that they couldnât see the alleged fabric they were terrified to get fired or worse for being stupid or incompetent to do their jobs. So they simply lied, claiming they saw magical fabrics.
In the end, the Emperor decided together with many helpers to look for himself and see the fabrics and find out how the weaverâs work was going. Everyone who accompanied him was afraid to come off as a stupid person so they admired the fabric that wasnât there and advised the Emperor to put that nothing on himself. The impostors showed him the cape, trousers, and coat but they were actually empty-handed.
The Emperor took all his clothes off of himself and the impostors dressed him in the invisible clothes. The Emperor started a procession where his servants walked behind him with their hands raised to hold the cape. Everyone admired him and his new clothes until one boy yelled that the Emperor had no clothes on.
Why did my short tweet resonate with people?
This classic tale raises questions about self-deception, conformity, and obedience to authority. Sound familiar? For the past 18 months, almost the entire world has been following a narrative of constant fear. It has put the world in the state of a civil world war, turning people against one another in appalling ways. It may sound harsh but I donât define war by falling bombs and gunshots. The world population has been perfidiously divided from within. Anyone who does not follow the general narrative is quite officially being named antisocial, dangerous, and reckless, to name but a few of the friendlier ones.
âFear is your best friend or your worst enemy. Itâs like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you canât control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn.â
â Mike Tyson
In the meantime, it has come to a state in many countries that anyone who does not follow the approved narrative, anyone who does not allow themselves to be put into a state of constant fear, anyone who dares challenge certain measures and even refuses to give in and give up their civil rights must reckon with severe consequences, restrictions, and repressive measures. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Just one example:
As of Wednesday of this week, unvaccinated people in Austria have to wear an FFP2 mask in non-food retail shops and shopping centres. This regulation does not apply to vaccinated persons. Unvaccinated people do not get an armband, but they might as well as they are now clearly marked in public. The retail sector does not know how this regulation is to be controlled or enforced, but apparently, the shop owners themselves should carry out random checks in their stores. The simple very fact that something like this is even being considered shows how far the division has already progressed and how little we have learned from the past.
What many hopelessly underestimate is that the propaganda has worked so thoroughly that peopleâs fear is absolutely real â even if this may be difficult to comprehend. The psychology behind this is no coincidence. Like in THE EMPERORâS NEW CLOTHES, something is suggested to humanity that does not exist in the severity that is propagated. In the meantime, there is not even an attempt to hide the contradictions any longer. There are now so many nonsensical measures that the masses no longer even notice â and even if they do, they simply accept them. Once again, people are becoming followers of a narrative that has been achieved not through logic or scientific proof, but through constant public address and induced fear.
And this speaks for itself:
Fear can keep us alive and it can also prevent us from living!
So we need not cease to shout from the top of our lungs when we have doubts, when something feels wrong and doesnât make sense. We need to question what we do not understand. We need to dare say when we see the Emperor running around stark naked. Sometimes it takes just one voice to get started and wake people up to use their common sense again, provided they are not part of those who would do anything to maintain a certain narrative.
You need not agree with me, I even appreciate a respectful discussion. All I ask for is to keep an open mind and my greatest wish is that this war ends without further collateral damage, even if it is just wishful thinking.
I stand by everything I wrote then and I believe we need to call out the absurd narrative for what it is.
âIt does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.â â Samuel Adams
đ¶My Song of the Week
Is by an artist who would have been 60 this year - George Michael with Freedom! â90
For more good music, go to this Spotify playlist where you can find all the songs from the Change & Evolve Letters!
đMy Poem of the Week
It is not a poem but I would like to quote the Bible instead
Isaiah 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
đImpressions
Last week in Brighton with my daughterâŠ
Do you call out the Emperor?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments or send me a message. I very much enjoy hearing from you.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Yours
Tanja đ€
Tanja - I remember your post and am staggered that 2 years have passed since you wrote it. It was important then and even more important today when everyone is trying to pretend that this terrible COVID dictatorship never happened. Thanks for reminding us. I loved the Samuel Adams quote which I hadn't seen and only thought today about the Isaiah 5 quote which reminds us that nothing is new under the sun. I always enjoy your videos and photos. Brighton looks wonderful and even appears as though you had great weather. Thanks for reminding us to stand up and declare that "the emperor has no clothes"!