Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“We don’t need horror movies. We’re creating our own horrors in places like Gaza. We don’t need dystopian fiction. We’re living in dystopia right here in our own society. We don’t need fantasy stories about scary monsters. The scary monsters run our government. Westerners will create a waking nightmare, psychologically compartmentalize away from its existence, and then go watch a movie about a fictional waking nightmare to give themselves a thrill. We’ll sit on the edge of our seats watching made-up tales about psychopathic killers while psychopathic killers rule the world. We’ll turn our backs on horrific acts of human butchery and then go watch fictional acts of human butchery, getting ourselves through any discomfort we might experience by reminding ourselves that what we are watching isn’t happening in real life.” (05/05/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/05/05/waking-up-from-the-nightmare-of-western-civilization/