Probably a few short years after unification and the civil war. There are always internal and external forces acting to control things, and that often means undermining, subverting and destroying a nation or platform in order to capture it.
Ironically enough, a decent amount of isolation IS necessary in order for a nation to actually be of its people and for its people.
Low_Literature_7646 on
Probably from the start , but not much, but as years go by they find out how much they can get away with , which has snowballed into what is happening now.
kymira3301 on
1999
fart_monster23 on
For me personally, I would say somewhere between 2016-2020. It took a while for me to fully open my eyes.
etxsomm on
I suspected it since high school in ‘92 when I did a book report on Jim Garrison’s “On the Trail of the Assassins.” Fast forward to 9/11 and going down those rabbit holes confirmed it. My childhood was one of abuse and knowing from a very early age that authority figures in my life couldn’t be trusted. I was practically born to be a cynic and a skeptic.
Ok-Coconut-3748 on
2019 lol Covid finally woke my ass up 😆
Ambitious-Leave-3572 on
2001
smokeypapabear40206 on
2000 into 2001… 9/11, specifically WTC7, ripped my blinders off.
Shizzle4Rizzle on
2004, I took a college course about South American history and the US’s influence/involvement. It was shocking. Around 2009 I realized about 9/11 and didn’t sleep for 2 weeks straight.
SadApplication2316 on
1983
Aggressive-Sir-3793 on
1775
Money_Magnet24 on
For second there, I thunk this was the Gen X sub
Fleet_Street88 on
2001
SAT0R777 on
2025 after my 10th booster
sweet_tea_pdx on
2008 financial crisis… bankers drinking champagne as people lost their homes and the USA bailed them out
QuesoDrizzler on
Never
A_Boosted_FA20 on
Long before I was born but November 22, 1963, approximately 12:30PM CST.
tjrouseco1 on
Y2K
Artistic-Ease6528 on
2008. The crash. And I started looking into conspiracy theories. And I’ve just binged on stuff for years
Used_Sort_6444 on
When I read CIA and The Cult of Intelligence and found out the U.S. Government was over throwing democratically elected governments of foreign countries for international corporations. I seriously was so outraged after I read that and then I went around thinking this was knowledge that everyone else had but I was wrong, I was labeled a conspiracy theorist and mocked.
barkallnight on
September 10th, 2001.
Lazy-Ad-1740 on
Operation Condor
Vietnam War
Frustrateduser02 on
Probably 1775 if I’m understanding correctly.
TheDapperPegu1n on
My freshman year of high school, 2003. Did a history project on the assassination of JFK. Redpilled the fuck out of myself after it got me to dig into everything else.
thesnazzyenfj on
1776
beardedbaby2 on
That’s a good question. At some point in my adult life I acknowledged corruption was part of the country. However until COVID came through I had no idea it was basically what our country runs on.
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1999
Probably a few short years after unification and the civil war. There are always internal and external forces acting to control things, and that often means undermining, subverting and destroying a nation or platform in order to capture it.
Ironically enough, a decent amount of isolation IS necessary in order for a nation to actually be of its people and for its people.
Probably from the start , but not much, but as years go by they find out how much they can get away with , which has snowballed into what is happening now.
1999
For me personally, I would say somewhere between 2016-2020. It took a while for me to fully open my eyes.
I suspected it since high school in ‘92 when I did a book report on Jim Garrison’s “On the Trail of the Assassins.” Fast forward to 9/11 and going down those rabbit holes confirmed it. My childhood was one of abuse and knowing from a very early age that authority figures in my life couldn’t be trusted. I was practically born to be a cynic and a skeptic.
2019 lol Covid finally woke my ass up 😆
2001
2000 into 2001… 9/11, specifically WTC7, ripped my blinders off.
2004, I took a college course about South American history and the US’s influence/involvement. It was shocking. Around 2009 I realized about 9/11 and didn’t sleep for 2 weeks straight.
1983
1775
For second there, I thunk this was the Gen X sub
2001
2025 after my 10th booster
2008 financial crisis… bankers drinking champagne as people lost their homes and the USA bailed them out
Never
Long before I was born but November 22, 1963, approximately 12:30PM CST.
Y2K
2008. The crash. And I started looking into conspiracy theories. And I’ve just binged on stuff for years
When I read CIA and The Cult of Intelligence and found out the U.S. Government was over throwing democratically elected governments of foreign countries for international corporations. I seriously was so outraged after I read that and then I went around thinking this was knowledge that everyone else had but I was wrong, I was labeled a conspiracy theorist and mocked.
September 10th, 2001.
Operation Condor
Vietnam War
Probably 1775 if I’m understanding correctly.
My freshman year of high school, 2003. Did a history project on the assassination of JFK. Redpilled the fuck out of myself after it got me to dig into everything else.
1776
That’s a good question. At some point in my adult life I acknowledged corruption was part of the country. However until COVID came through I had no idea it was basically what our country runs on.