The Covidian Cult

[Open Minded Dude]

Two great articles both with the same title and a philosophical-social commentary on what is happening around us.

One is in German and sent by me through the google translator but I think it is good enough, just some minor mistakes (e.g. 'relatives' should actually be just read as 'members'). I always loved Gunnar Kaiser's calm and down-to-earth philosophical videos already. He's really good also in talking. The second one by CJ Hopkins with the same title is also good and even is quoted from in the first article.

Gunnar Kaiser - The Covidian Cult


Cultists are usually in the minority — if an ideology manages to infiltrate the majority, it becomes dangerous totalitarianism. Exclusive print from "The Cult".

Is the Corona mainstream a sect that we just don't recognize as such because so many people belong to it? Sometimes you could believe that. Certain characteristics point to this: a firmly established belief that is in no way swayed by facts. Stubbornness and exclusion of "heretics" are widespread. An enormous mental effort is made to maintain a "narrative" that is true to the line, which makes it difficult to see the error in the second step. The philosopher, moderator and video influencer Gunnar Kaiser early on advocated the thesis that with the pronounced orthodoxy furor of those loyal to the Corona line, we are dealing with a cult that only knows how to camouflage itself well with reason and science. In this excerpt from his book Der Kult:About the Virality of Evil” Kaiser deals with, among other things, how a belief system can become established in the minds of many people despite or precisely because of its irrationality.

Entire article: https://www-rubikon-news.translate.goog/artikel/der-covidianische-kult-2?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

CJ Hopkins - The Covidian Cult


An official narrative is being implemented. A totalitarian official narrative. A totally psychotic official narrative, no less delusional than that of the Nazis, or the Manson family, or any other cult.

Most people cannot see that it is happening, for the simple reason that it is happening to them. They are literally unable to recognize it. The human mind is extremely resilient and inventive when it is pushed past its limits. Ask anyone who has struggled with psychosis or has taken too much LSD. We do not recognize when we are going insane. When reality falls apart completely, the mind will create a delusional narrative, which appears just as "real" as our normal reality, because even a delusion is better than the stark raving terror of utter chaos.

This is what totalitarians and cult leaders count on, and exploit to implant their narratives in our minds, and why actual initiation rituals (as opposed to purely symbolic rituals) begin by attacking the subject's mind with terror, pain, physical exhaustion, psychedelic drugs, or some other means of obliterating the subject's perception of reality. Once that is achieved, and the subject's mind starts desperately trying to construct a new narrative to make sense out of the cognitive chaos and psychological trauma it is undergoing, it is relatively easy to "guide" that process and implant whatever narrative you want, assuming you have done your homework.

And this is why so many people -- people who are able to easily recognize totalitarianism in cults and foreign countries -- cannot perceive the totalitarianism that is taking shape now, right in front of their faces (or, rather, right inside their minds). Nor can they perceive the delusional nature of the official "Covid-19" narrative, no more than those in Nazi Germany were able to perceive how completely delusional their official "master race" narrative was. Such people are neither ignorant nor stupid. They have been successfully initiated into a cult, which is essentially what totalitarianism is, albeit on a societal scale.

Entire Article: https://cjhopkins.substack.com/p/the-covidian-cult

[Denise/Dizi]

There seems to be a sect of the population that believes that these "vaccines" are the saving grace of humanity. They will verbally assault those who refuse them, refuse to accept that they are not immune, as they have had the shots, they will carry it, spread it, and all while being self righteous, and claim that those refusing the shots are killing everyone, or are somehow less than human. Yet they have read or listened to zero professionals on the downside of the same shots. (The ones you must boost almost monthly these days )

I recently got to watch two of said individuals eat crow when they got Covid, and one nearly died from it. It took a near death experience for one of them to humble themselves and ask for help... From their mouth, never again will they lecture about the jabs...

If it wasn't for an unvaccinated individual who actually researchs therapies rather than believing hype, they very well probably would have died. They ignore the damage and deaths vaccines are causing, and seem to believe they are self righteous and the rest, well they're ignorant people who should die. At least this is the feeling in my area. Sad indeed.

I would never tell another what they should or should not put in their bodies. These 2 individuals ran around without face masks, shaming everyone who wore them, exclaiming had they gotten the jab they wouldn't need one, fully unaware they could still get it and spread it, and as elderly folks, even a slight case could kill them... Until it actually hit them...

The fact of the matter is, this should be uniting us, not dividing us... Yet it has created a sub culture of hate, disdain, and tearing families and friendships apart... It is sad to see... I stand in the middle on the subject, which I believe is a healthy place to stand.

I hope everyone stays well, no matter where you stand in the matter, and remember, anyone can get the virus... so have some sympathy, not self righteousness when people are definately dying from this. It is not the time to divide people but rather a time for everyone to come together as one community facing a crisis.

I truly believe that everyone should stop believing they know it all, and have an open mind. Believing anything to the point of zero tolerance, well that's just stupidity, no one knows everything... and this goes for those on either side of the fence, as what works for one may harm another... it is when you believe that you do know it all, that you get bitten...

I am sad to see families torn apart by their own beliefs, people losing employment after lifetimes of noble service., etc.. Let's hope some of these people wake up.... and become humane humans again

[mizo]

I honestly cannot comprehend that it's such a blatantly obvious fact these vaccinations are responsible for worldwide situation of increased illness, bodily harm and fatalities.

The mainstream media is reporting daily ever increasing amounts of hyperbolic lies and nonsense to cover up this fact.

My conclusion there has to be something in these vaccinations that is the reason for all the cognitive dissonance of the masses of vaxxed not to realise what's been done to them.

It is just tragic!

[lunaflare]

I hope everyone stays well, no matter where you stand in the matter, and remember, anyone can get the virus... so have some sympathy, not self righteousness when people are definately dying from this. It is not the time to divide people but rather a time for everyone to come together as one community facing a crisis.

Anyone, it seems, can get the virus, but is there is conclusive evidence that people are "definitely dying from this"?

[s7e6e]

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This is genocide.

[Mike Gorman]

This absolutely demonstrates the immense power of using precise labels: we knew from the outset that the 'emergency status' confers magical powers - it is agreed that in an emergency situation governments and the corporate world are totally absolved from observing ALL normal laws and rules of engagement. The sanity of having checks and revisions is removed and it becomes 'Open Season'. Originally the emergency conditions were written into our statute books (across the western world) to provide the elastic potential for governing entities to operate completely without obstruction, War time, and natural disasters, terrorist attacks and so forth!
Once the Emergency powers were executed we were all sunk. All usual bets were off.
The ability of the pharmaceutical manufacturers to label their products 'Vaccines' was absolutely necessary if Mandates were to be even considered and of course to overcome the many voices of dissent which were expected and planned for.
Once we voice our opposition we automatically become dissident, threatening and dangerous extremists: what kind of sane, orderly person would oppose a Vaccine in a Pandemic?!
We have been thwarted at every turn because we just cannot break through to the 'Normal Population' that they have been taken for a big ride, WE KNOW THIS.
I know I am not telling you anything, but I am freshly shocked at the scale and scope of this: Vaccine/Pandemic, these are difficult words to counter when they are pronounced from 'OFFICIAL' quarters.
The Fog of War, and once again we witness the Truth as being the primary casualty.
Language is so very critical for all of this to work for them, and it is our most fearsome adversary.
You can really tell the planning and the precision of their movements in all of this. Sorry if this seems bleedin' obvious, I am still coming to terms with the audacity of it.

[Mike Gorman]

There seems to be a sect of the population that believes that these "vaccines" are the saving grace of humanity. They will verbally assault those who refuse them, refuse to accept that they are not immune, as they have had the shots, they will carry it, spread it, and all while being self righteous, and claim that those refusing the shots are killing everyone, or are somehow less than human. Yet they have read or listened to zero professionals on the downside of the same shots. (The ones you must boost almost monthly these days )

I recently got to watch two of said individuals eat crow when they got Covid, and one nearly died from it. It took a near death experience for one of them to humble themselves and ask for help... From their mouth, never again will they lecture about the jabs...

If it wasn't for an unvaccinated individual who actually researchs therapies rather than believing hype, they very well probably would have died. They ignore the damage and deaths vaccines are causing, and seem to believe they are self righteous and the rest, well they're ignorant people who should die. At least this is the feeling in my area. Sad indeed.

I would never tell another what they should or should not put in their bodies. These 2 individuals ran around without face masks, shaming everyone who wore them, exclaiming had they gotten the jab they wouldn't need one, fully unaware they could still get it and spread it, and as elderly folks, even a slight case could kill them... Until it actually hit them...

The fact of the matter is, this should be uniting us, not dividing us... Yet it has created a sub culture of hate, disdain, and tearing families and friendships apart... It is sad to see... I stand in the middle on the subject, which I believe is a healthy place to stand.

I hope everyone stays well, no matter where you stand in the matter, and remember, anyone can get the virus... so have some sympathy, not self righteousness when people are definately dying from this. It is not the time to divide people but rather a time for everyone to come together as one community facing a crisis.

I truly believe that everyone should stop believing they know it all, and have an open mind. Believing anything to the point of zero tolerance, well that's just stupidity, no one knows everything... and this goes for those on either side of the fence, as what works for one may harm another... it is when you believe that you do know it all, that you get bitten...

I am sad to see families torn apart by their own beliefs, people losing employment after lifetimes of noble service., etc.. Let's hope some of these people wake up.... and become humane humans again

Beautifully expressed Denise, I am not patronizing you, I appreciate the clarity of your words.

[BMJ]

My conclusion there has to be something in these vaccinations that is the reason for all the cognitive dissonance of the masses of vaxxed not to realise what's been done to them.

It is just tragic!

Replying to your comment and going a little of track here.

I believe it's not the vaccine it is constant psychological conditioning from the government and MSM to believe in the narrative and disregard the facts. Via your mobile phones and TV.

For example two techniques, when you hear politician repeating the same word or phrase three times as they do here in Australia you might think it is to reinforce the point in actual fact it a technique to imprint that message on your subconscious then there is also subliminal messaging.

So literally the normies have been brainwashed into believing the COVID narrative.

[yelik]

Brainwashing, mind control and cults have similarities, but you never role out vaccines during an outbreak - these are vaccines in name only.

I suspect big pharma have been randomly experimenting and distributing a whole range of different concoctions were some do kill and maim quickly and slowly. Because it is random and unknown it will be almost impossible to prove.

[Open Minded Dude]

Maybe this was misunderstood a little. Actually this thread (OP) was more supposed to be about the ingrained CULT-like behaviour of the Covidians, not another vaccine/mask/lockdown discussion which is (for me and most of us here at least) settled anyway.

So my question to you all would be if you do like me also witness strange (rather slight and secondary) ritualistic behaviours that go with the Covid Cult and Belief?

Some outright dogmatic, strange and most of all 'ritualistic' behaviour that seems sillly if you look at it outside the box and wasn't there before?

This is what makes me feel being in a real Zombie Apocalypse movie but one which is real. It is scary and awkward.

I give you examples of strange secondary behaviours that seem 'common' now among Covidans - next to the obvious primary ones of wearing masks everywhere and all the time possible (driving alone in the car ...), keeping (anti-)social distance with even 'jumping' out of your way when you pass them too close, preaching about the importance of getting the vax to save granny's life, blaming anti-vaxxers, Trump, the AFD Party (in my country) or Putin for everything that happens to them, etc.:

Example 1:
I witness many people wearing the mask around their ankles to have it 'ready any time' even if it is not to be expected. For example if I take a walk in the forest and see them walking their dogs (alone) they have it ready although why would you use it outside and in the woods? It makes no sense. I have a feeling they meanwhile feel absolutely 'naked' with out it. It's is like you don your hat or cap when leave the house. Or just want to feel 'safe'. The New Normal took them over. This is what I mean with a secondary subconscious behavioural pattern they all adopted now.

Example 2:
And a true recent incident: My Mom and I had a visit at our home (where I live upstairs, Mom downstairs) from an aunt and a cousin of mine.
First thing the aunt said when I entered Mom's living room to say hello to them was: 'Oh, do we all have to wear masks now?'
:facemask:

Well, probably she knew from my Mom hat I am unvaxxed and it was meant in a nice way to protect ME? Or to protect THEM - the vaxxed - from an unvaxxed, or whatever she meant if she knew at all why she said that? It was REALLY the first thing she had to say to me. Gosh. I ignored it.

The second thing that was said came from my cousin stating that 'Oh, no worries we are all (meaning himself and his aunt) double vaxed and also 'boostered' (meaning: triple-vaxed)', I suppose to reassure me that 'they' are okay with or for me .... I also ignored it. I'm good at ignoring to some degree.

Then it got even worse: They did the FIST GREETING thing to me. This one I could not ignore. And I had to perform it with them for politeness. The Covidians' Hitler Salute if you will (the mask being their swastikka). I was disgusted.

:facepalm::facepalm:

I don't know if it is common in your countries (also my question to you) but in my country the Covidians still 'touch' each other to replace the usual handshake by either touching the elbows or the knuckles of the fist. I wonder though isn't this contradictory to their dogma actually? Admittedly, it is 'safer' than using the inner palm of the hands (especially if there's a sweaty one) but it still is a kind of skin-to-skin 'touching', so they break their own rules 'somehow' accoding to the motto 'this is as far as we still may go' ....

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

I am not much of a handshaker anyway just so - never liked it - and could do al without it. But out of politeness I had to perform this awkward ritual which I had not expected , and again also when we said good-bye then in the end.
:(

I mean they are really very nice people and I don't want to blame them. But it is spooooky. They are not themselves anymore. Like empty shells that were filled with this BS.

I'm still traumatized. :blushing:

So anyone of you had to 'suffer' from any 'imposed' or witnessed strange ritualistic behaviours among and of the Covidans in your social surroundings or family? Maybe also some subliminal ones we even don't realise at first?

[Michel Leclerc]

Maybe this was misunderstood a little. Actually this thread (OP) was more supposed to be about the ingrained CULT-like behaviour of the Covidians, not another vaccine/mask/lockdown discussion which is (for me and most of us here at least) settled anyway.

So my question to you all would be if you do like me also witness strange (rather slight and secondary) ritualistic behaviours that go with the Covid Cult and Belief?

Some outright dogmatic, strange and most of all 'ritualistic' behaviour that seems sillly if you look at it outside the box and wasn't there before?

This is what makes me feel being in a real Zombie Apocalypse movie but one which is real. It is scary and awkward.

I give you examples of strange secondary behaviours that seem 'common' now among Covidans - next to the obvious primary ones of wearing masks everywhere and all the time possible (driving alone in the car ...), keeping (anti-)social distance with even 'jumping' out of your way when you pass them too close, preaching about the importance of getting the vax to save granny's life, blaming anti-vaxxers, Trump, the AFD Party (in my country) or Putin for everything that happens to them, etc.:

Example 1:
I witness many people wearing the mask around their ankles to have it 'ready any time' even if it is not to be expected. For example if I take a walk in the forest and see them walking their dogs (alone) they have it ready although why would you use it outside and in the woods? It makes no sense. I have a feeling they meanwhile feel absolutely 'naked' with out it. It's is like you don your hat or cap when leave the house. Or just want to feel 'safe'. The New Normal took them over. This is what I mean with a secondary subconscious behavioural pattern they all adopted now.

Example 2:
And a true recent incident: My Mom and I had a visit at our home (where I live upstairs, Mom downstairs) from an aunt and a cousin of mine.
First thing the aunt said when I entered Mom's living room to say hello to them was: 'Oh, do we all have to wear masks now?'
:facemask:

Well, probably she knew from my Mom hat I am unvaxxed and it was meant in a nice way to protect ME? Or to protect THEM - the vaxxed - from an unvaxxed, or whatever she meant if she knew at all why she said that? It was REALLY the first thing she had to say to me. Gosh. I ignored it.

The second thing that was said came from my cousin stating that 'Oh, no worries we are all (meaning himself and his aunt) double vaxed and also 'boostered' (meaning: triple-vaxed)', I suppose to reassure me that 'they' are okay with or for me .... I also ignored it. I'm good at ignoring to some degree.

Then it got even worse: They did the FIST GREETING thing to me. This one I could not ignore. And I had to perform it with them for politeness. The Covidians' Hitler Salute if you will (the mask being their swastikka). I was disgusted.

:facepalm::facepalm:

I don't know if it is common in your countries (also my question to you) but in my country the Covidians still 'touch' each other to replace the usual handshake by either touching the elbows or the knuckles of the fist. I wonder though isn't this contradictory to their dogma actually? Admittedly, it is 'safer' than using the inner palm of the hands (especially if there's a sweaty one) but it still is a kind of skin-to-skin 'touching', so they break their own rules 'somehow' accoding to the motto 'this is as far as we still may go' ....

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

I am not much of a handshaker anyway just so - never liked it - and could do al without it. But out of politeness I had to perform this awkward ritual which I had not expected , and again also when we said good-bye then in the end.
:(

I mean they are really very nice people and I don't want to blame them. But it is spooooky. They are not themselves anymore. Like empty shells that were filled with this BS.

I'm still traumatized. :blushing:

So anyone of you had to 'suffer' from any 'imposed' or witnessed strange ritualistic behaviours among and of the Covidans in your social surroundings or family? Maybe also some subliminal ones we even don't realise at first?


Lieber Open Minded Dude,

I would like to reply to your post in detail – but would recommend only one point (see below). (For context: Similar things happen to me. Unlike you, I live in a part of France which is still largely sceptical to anything that comes from the "State" ("l'État"), whereas in Germany, as far as I can infer from my German friends’ stories (I suppose you’re living in Germany), "ich mache, was die Regierung mir sagt" (I do what the Government tells me to do) is a more evenly spread majority reaction than in France – apart from that, I guess "cult adherence" is equally strong in both countries.)

My recommendation: stop being polite. Given that asymptomatic “jabbees” have to be supposed to “transmit” more or less “damaged” spike proteins (although it is not clear how and to what extent), what they transmit is inherently more dangerous than what is spread by a symptomatic "non-jabbed person" who may be a carrier of the omikron variant for instance – and as I suppose you belong to the younger part of the population, you are likely to rather belong to the second category than to the first category. In that case, meeting with any "jabbee" let alone a group of "jabbees", the only person who should really be entitled to wear a mask is you yourself, because in the family configuration you describe, you have only your natural immunity to fight against many potential hazards (each one of the "jabbees" you encounter).

Knowing that the masks are of no great avail, it might then be only fair that the other parties take into account that they represent a greater risk to you than you to them – and additionally, that they themselves present a greater risk to each other than you represent to them.

I myself have totally given up.. maybe not so much politeness, because one can deliver this message politely, but respect for decorum. Wilful stupidity is insulting.

But... I am occasionally shy as well. This very afternoon I visited an excellent veterinarian with my dog. He, oddly and surprisingly, greeted me with the knuckle knock (the symbolic nature of which (“actually I want to hit your face") only escapes the dull) and I obliged. I should have said however: “If you are "vaccinated", are you aware that this very exchange of bodily touch puts me (the non-symptomatic and non-spreading un-"vaccinated" one) at a greater risk of being "shedded on" by you (the non-symptomatic but potentially transmitting "vaccinated" one) than you by me?” But I did not do so. I wanted him to check my dog. He is a good vet.

That the very explanation of this state of affairs is opaque to the "jabbees" because of lacking discernment and lacking empathy (mediocre IQ and mediocre EQ) does not make life easier: hence I try to avoid such situations. But then I live alone – in a weakly populated area.

I fear it is impossible for the non-"jabbed" to avoid recognising the inherent aggressiveness of any behaviour displayed by the "jabbees". As a result, I tend to think more and more that the un-"jabbed" are destined to create forms of community life where they can uphold the real values. During the Middle Ages, the monks were the people who continued to show and ensure some form of humanity by caring for the victims of the plague.

***

As for the cult-like aspects – I sense them, you are right to point them out … well, it is probably "mediocre IQ" that makes them unable to grasp to what extent the crisis may be managed by AI for instance, or at least by quite sophisticated macroplanning of macro-psychological warfare and social engineering, or even by such a simple thought as David Icke’s "problem --> reaction --> solution" (I may be misquoting him). Their IQ does not exceed simple cause --> effect relations, and most of the time recognises just one of them.

And it is "mediocre EQ" which makes them unable to desire the well-being of others – they are shunned by dogs, no bird lands on their outstretched hands – which leads to narcissic fear and bad sex.

It is difficult to have meaningful conversations with them about anything, and they mostly do not qualify as partners to play with. They are unseducible and do not seduce. They are unpersuadable and unconvincing.

Depth psychology reveals more.

Their lack of discernment gnaws away their self-respect. They feel unworthy (in part they are because they are too lazy to think) and hence have themselves jabbed. They think they deserve to die and use the authorities to suicide them in their place.

Their lack of empathy destroys their reflex to rescue, keep alive or let live. They volunteer for jabberhood. They tell their children that to be a jabber is a great profession. They visit the jabber workshops with them.

***

"Why do you want to kill yourself? You deserve to live.”

"Who tried to kill you so that you want to kill me?"

***

The good news is ...some of them do get smarter and sweeter.

I have written about the crisis to 120 people since the beginning. I have "converted"... let’s say 10.

[Spiral]

Since this thing has started I've met several local groups of people against the tyranny, some vaxxed, mostly unvaxxed, all against compulsory & child vaxxing.

I have a kind of odd interest in psychology & so I've asked lots of people searching questions about why they could see the scam while all around them couldn't, and there is one common denominator, and no it's not education or intelligence, nor is it age or political leaning.

Those who could see some thing was totally "off" with this are all people who are "outsiders", people who don't fit in, don't watch hours of TV, don't eat fast food, don't follow sport, don't read newspapers, & don't get the dopamine hit every time they virtue signal or parrot the BBC or the Guardian.

En revanche, those who are "true believers" are people who have been fully in the embrace of the system their entire lives, they get giddy at the mere thought of complying, they love the restrictions & the ability to feel "part of it" by taking peoples names addresses when they turn up at church, by taking covid tests every single day, by isolating when the BS test tells them they have it (which they don't question even though they are jabbed up) , because the papers & the TV tells them they are "clever" for doing so.

As a kind of side point, if you want to know how they got that good at making people feel clever for complying then I'd say look at the endless coverage of the Madeline McCann case, all complete BS but had people hooked while they were being played in a gigantic open air experiment in belief manipulation by media.

[Denise/Dizi]

Maybe this was misunderstood a little. Actually this thread (OP) was more supposed to be about the ingrained CULT-like behaviour of the Covidians, not another vaccine/mask/lockdown discussion which is (for me and most of us here at least) settled anyway.

So my question to you all would be if you do like me also witness strange (rather slight and secondary) ritualistic behaviours that go with the Covid Cult and Belief?

Some outright dogmatic, strange and most of all 'ritualistic' behaviour that seems sillly if you look at it outside the box and wasn't there before?

This is what makes me feel being in a real Zombie Apocalypse movie but one which is real. It is scary and awkward.

I give you examples of strange secondary behaviours that seem 'common' now among Covidans - next to the obvious primary ones of wearing masks everywhere and all the time possible (driving alone in the car ...), keeping (anti-)social distance with even 'jumping' out of your way when you pass them too close, preaching about the importance of getting the vax to save granny's life, blaming anti-vaxxers, Trump, the AFD Party (in my country) or Putin for everything that happens to them, etc.:

Example 1:
I witness many people wearing the mask around their ankles to have it 'ready any time' even if it is not to be expected. For example if I take a walk in the forest and see them walking their dogs (alone) they have it ready although why would you use it outside and in the woods? It makes no sense. I have a feeling they meanwhile feel absolutely 'naked' with out it. It's is like you don your hat or cap when leave the house. Or just want to feel 'safe'. The New Normal took them over. This is what I mean with a secondary subconscious behavioural pattern they all adopted now.

Example 2:
And a true recent incident: My Mom and I had a visit at our home (where I live upstairs, Mom downstairs) from an aunt and a cousin of mine.
First thing the aunt said when I entered Mom's living room to say hello to them was: 'Oh, do we all have to wear masks now?'
:facemask:

Well, probably she knew from my Mom hat I am unvaxxed and it was meant in a nice way to protect ME? Or to protect THEM - the vaxxed - from an unvaxxed, or whatever she meant if she knew at all why she said that? It was REALLY the first thing she had to say to me. Gosh. I ignored it.

The second thing that was said came from my cousin stating that 'Oh, no worries we are all (meaning himself and his aunt) double vaxed and also 'boostered' (meaning: triple-vaxed)', I suppose to reassure me that 'they' are okay with or for me .... I also ignored it. I'm good at ignoring to some degree.

Then it got even worse: They did the FIST GREETING thing to me. This one I could not ignore. And I had to perform it with them for politeness. The Covidians' Hitler Salute if you will (the mask being their swastikka). I was disgusted.

:facepalm::facepalm:

I don't know if it is common in your countries (also my question to you) but in my country the Covidians still 'touch' each other to replace the usual handshake by either touching the elbows or the knuckles of the fist. I wonder though isn't this contradictory to their dogma actually? Admittedly, it is 'safer' than using the inner palm of the hands (especially if there's a sweaty one) but it still is a kind of skin-to-skin 'touching', so they break their own rules 'somehow' accoding to the motto 'this is as far as we still may go' ....

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

I am not much of a handshaker anyway just so - never liked it - and could do al without it. But out of politeness I had to perform this awkward ritual which I had not expected , and again also when we said good-bye then in the end.
:(

I mean they are really very nice people and I don't want to blame them. But it is spooooky. They are not themselves anymore. Like empty shells that were filled with this BS.

I'm still traumatized. :blushing:

So anyone of you had to 'suffer' from any 'imposed' or witnessed strange ritualistic behaviours among and of the Covidans in your social surroundings or family? Maybe also some subliminal ones we even don't realise at first?

Sorry about my long post above.. But this is what is happening in my area. We have gone past the silly behaviors for the most part to ndivision among the people...Distain from those that are vaxxed to the unvaxxed population, and those that are not vaxxed trying desperately to help those that are and who still get sick... They have dropped formalities and the funny things noted above and opted for public shame and ridicule instead...

I live in America, and people have little patience and time, most stopped the behaviors you listed above over a year ago... However we still have those that do things that make me laugh... Or worse, cringe...

For example... Things I see all the time...

Driving in a car alone with a mask on
Riding a bicycle alone with a mask on
Walking a dog (Alone) with a mask on
Delivering the mail to boxes on posts, with a mask on

There is still the elbow tap... (My Dr does this)
The fist bump...
The wave from 2 feet... (As if a hello won't work, and this is their new hug)
Air hugs
Air Kisses

In my area people have had enough of dealing with Covid, and instead are mostly returning to normal... But there are some who are now displaying their Vaccine records openly.. Yes... Taking their little folded paper and putting it out for everyone to see, so no one will feel uncomfortable around them.


And the cringe worthy, I work in a jewelry shop...

People CONSTANTLY remove their masks to lick their fingers so they can pull their rings off... And then they want to hand them to me... Um... no thanks... While I am healthy, that is just not cool..

I always offer a spray which helps the rings come off, and they always decline it.. SOOOO when they try to hand me a ring like that to look at, I have to put it on a pad I can later clean, and dump it in the ultrasonic to clean it before I can touch it. They seem to get offended... and offer up their vax cards...As if this is some protection against any and all germs that they may have, not even caring that their offing me spit to hold. So Gross...

In my area the vax card, or claims of having one seem to now trump any other odd behaviors, and in fact people seem to think the cards are now like a "Get out of jail free card" I try my best to smile and be polite..

For the most part people behave as normal now.. Those odd behaviors fell away.. and we are just left with the division of those that are intolerant of the personal choices of others.